Clyde life was essentially rural with the only visual reminder of the big city being the newspaper from the store or the trains running twice in the morning and returning in the afternoon. Maintaining a farm along with limited cash meant that the community needed to provide its own social life, sport and cultural activities. From among your neighbours were the same people who you saw at church, the dance, the annual school concert, at farewells for departing residents, at the cricket match, at the clearing sales, or at the store. They belonged to the same committees, their children were at the same school and mostly the only people they visited outside of the Clyde area were relatives.
This section shows the diversity of community life in Clyde. Does the reader have any further information on the following groups?
1. |
Clyde-Cardinia Rural Fire Brigade | 9 |
Debating and Mutual Improvement Club |
2. |
Clyde Cricket Club | 10 |
Clyde Progress Association |
3. |
Sporting Venues | 11 |
Dancing and Social Club |
4 |
Country Women's Association groups | 12 |
Klyde Klub Social |
5 |
Melbourne Hunt Club | 13 |
Individual Sporting Activities |
6 |
Tennis Club | 14 |
Returned Soldiers group |
7 |
Football Club | 15 |
Fund Raising Sporting Events |
8 |
Band of Hope | 16 |
Girl Guides |
An interesting newspaper item from the 1880's showed that permission from the Cranbourne Shire Council was required for a public hall to become a dancing hall.