Most of the women in the study were middle class, conservative, Protestant and white.
The sport was tied with croquet, billiards, chess, fishing, field hockey, horse racing, squash, table tennis and shooting.
[2] Local championships were being held for women in South Australia during the 1950s.
[3] Australia had their first women's national team compete on the international level in 1961.
[4] Darwin's Tank Crewman, has been a formidable training partner for the national women's side for the past 15 years.