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Balmain Ladies’ Swimming Club 1894-1897

Amateur women's swimming association formed in 1894. Annual meetings were held at Elkington Park and it was decided to move their headquarters moved there in 1897. In 1894 the club's medical officer Dr Iza Coghlan established the first life-saving class for women.

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25 Oct 1894
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