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Melville Glades Golf Club > Records

POEM BY IAN METCHER 1997

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1997

Overview

This poem, written by club member Ian Metcher, was apparently prepared just 20 minutes before the 25th Anniversary celebrations of MGGC.

The poem is one of many that appear in the book 'Ian Metcher Biography' that is also in the archive (Item 2021.153).

Member Jess Spencer states that Ian was renowned for his poetry writing.

For ease of reading the poem has been transcribed from the scanned page and appears in the second attachment.

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cwa-org-186-2021.86

Keywords

Silver (25th) Anniversary Of Golf

Year

Last modified

Sunday, 15 March, 2026

Completeness

72

Melville Glades Golf Club

Melville Glades Golf Club

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Topic	Association	Dates
Silver (25th) Anniversary of Golf	Poem by Ian Metcher	1997

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