Naomi Wolinski

Naomi Herman Wolinski, MBE (b. 26 March 1881, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - d. 14 September 1969, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian sports activist/administrator, who organised fundraising and the production of clothing for servicemen during World War II.

Early years

The daughter of a Polish-born rabbi, Solomon Herman,^[1], she and her husband took up lawn bowls in the late 1920s, playing at the Wollstonecraft Bowling Club.

NSWLBA

In 1930 she co-founded the New South Wales Ladies' Bowling Association, serving as inaugural vice-president, honorary secretary (1931-32), and president (1933-58), becoming a life member in 1938. Wolinski also co-founded the association's journal, Women's Bowls News.

Australian Women's Bowling Council

She was elected foundation president of the Australian Women's Bowling Council in 1947, and was V.P. (1938-50) and President (1950-64) of the National Council of Amateur Sports Women of New South Wales.

Honours

In 1953 she was awarded Queen Elizabeth II's coronation medal. In 1960, she was appointed MBE.^[2]

Death

Naomi Wolinski died in 1969, aged 88, in Sydney.

References

1. ^ JWA profile
2. ^ Biography

Source

• She's Game: Women Making Australian Sporting History, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2007

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Name	Wolinski, Naomi
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Date of birth	26 March 1881
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Date of death	14 September 1969
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