The first women's bowls match played in Australia took place in Stawell, Victoria, in October 1881.

[1] That same year, the Kenningston Gardens Bowling and Tennis Club was created in South Australia.

[1] In 1926, a women's only bowls club was created in Loton Park, Western Australia.

The event was organised by the Victorian Women's Amateur Sports Council and held at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds.

The purpose was to increase women's interest in sport by providing them opportunities to play.

Sports that were included on the programme included cricket, field hockey, women's basketball, bowls, rowing, swimming, athletics, rifle shooting, baseball, golf, tennis and badminton.

A field hockey tournament featuring Australian, Kiwi and Fijian teams was played.

Women's sport organisations had largely remained intact and were holding competitions during the war period.