In the day when kings and queens wore white on their green battlefields, lawn bowls was a dominant force.
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Now, with bowling numbers in younger people declining, one bowls club is looking to turn that around.
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The Robertson Bowling Club has gone through changes, adapted and progressed. Things have changed but the club is still going strong.
Eric Pull, a long time member, has seen the social aspect change but some things stay the same.
"There are a lot more members in the club now," Mr Pull said.
"It's more along the lines of a social club than a bowling club nowadays. The game hasn't changed all that much from my day. You still get your hidings (laughs)."
Jim Wilson has seen not just Robertson but surrounding clubs develop over his time playing.
"There weren't many bowling clubs back in 1949 when the original club was founded," Mr Wilson said.
"They were virtually unheard of when I first started. But the men and women who were members would get out there and enjoy a game or two."
In 1984 the club re-opened its doors at its current location. The game had traditions and rules that have fallen to the wayside of today. Some players from the original years still uphold them, but it is a dying aspect of the game.
"The ladies used to have their whites on when playing and now they can play in casual," Mr Pull said.
"They did have a different club to the men. The women also weren't allowed to take their hats off till the madam president took hers off. They were some older traditions, now you see people with their bare feet on the greens (laughs).
"At the old club, beer was rarely taken out onto the green. They would leave their refreshments inside and come in to have a drink half way or quarter way through a game.
"The skipper would call you in for a drink and we'd all follow. Now they all have schooners out there (laughs). Things change and progress."
The original Robertson Bowling Club was located across the road from the one that stands now. With 305 members at the original club, the club has grown.
Secretary of the Robertson Bowling Club Stuart Whyte wants to get bowls rolling again.
"The club as a whole is just shy of 800 members," Mr Whyte said.
"Bowling members' numbers have decreased but the social numbers bring us up. The bowling aspect of the club is secondary but we're looking to reverse that."
This year the club will celebrate its 70th year on November 8 and 9 with a dinner and show. Adam Harvey will perform with support acts. Tickets are $50. For more information please ring 4885 1306.
