[2] During the 1870s, the sport was being played in Queensland as part of a culture of hunting, that encouraged women to shoot kangaroos and wallabies as the local government had put a bounty on the animals and this provided a source of income for outback women.

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.

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

The sport was tied with croquet, billiards, chess, fishing, field hockey, horse racing, squash, table tennis and shooting.