Mavis Edna Meadowcroft (1926-2008) was an international

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competitor for

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. She won the triples

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and fours

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at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in

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. She was 14-time Stanhope club champion, was selected for the Victoria state side from 1966 to 1988, and was inducted into the Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2011.

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