{"id":130,"date":"2022-02-11T09:25:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T01:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrvetsgolf.wordpress.com\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2025-09-17T08:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T08:36:27","slug":"the-atchy-files","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/the-atchy-files\/","title":{"rendered":"The Atchy Files"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A history of the Margaret River Golf Club through a series of newspaper articles, personal photos and golf club minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ray Atcheson (1929 &#8211; 2022) was a member of Margaret River Golf Club since 1960. He served on committee for 17 years and has been President, Vice-President, Vice-Captain as well President and Vice-President of the South West District Golf Association. Ray also was a keen reporter for the golf club, which was the catalyst for his collection of newspaper articles.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1-1536x1036.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1-600x405.jpg 600w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1982lifemem1.jpg 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Herb (Smiler) Gale presenting Ray with his Life Membership in 1982. (Edith Kevill in foreground was also a Life Member)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1955.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"1957-photos.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photos of Opening Day 1955<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1957-AGM-start.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Minutes of AGM 1957<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201211174045-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Laurie Bedford Life Member<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/History-Pt1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"history-pt1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">History of Margaret River Golf Club (1952 &#8211; 2002) &#8211; compiled by Laurie Bedford and Ray Atcheson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1960s-articles.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"1960s-articles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1960&#8217;s Newspaper Articles and Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1970s-articles.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"1970s-articles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1970&#8217;s Newspaper Articles and Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1980s-articles.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"1980s-articles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1980&#8217;s Newspaper Articles and Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1990s-articles.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"1990s-articles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1990&#8217;s Newspaper Articles and Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2000s-articles.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"2579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2000&#8217;s Newspaper Articles and Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2010s-articles.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2010&#8217;s Newspaper Articles and Photos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1985lifemembers-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1985lifemembers-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1985lifemembers-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1985lifemembers-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1985lifemembers-600x396.jpg 600w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1985lifemembers.jpg 1498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Doris Arthur receiving her Life Membership along with other Life Members Gerry Ryan, Norm Scott, Edith Kevill and Ray Atcheson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2020-veterans-newsletters-2.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"2020-veterans-newsletters-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2020 Veteran&#8217;s Newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2021-vets-news.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"2021-vets-news.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2021 Veteran&#8217;s Newsletters<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hobby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hobby.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hobby-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hobby-768x740.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/hobby-600x578.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Roy Hobson, Life Member (photo :Rod Bishop)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/p8030313.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/p8030313.jpg 480w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/p8030313-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alan Forward &#8211; Life Member<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vets-golf-09-027.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vets-golf-09-027.jpg 640w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vets-golf-09-027-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/vets-golf-09-027-600x415.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Norm Scott, Life Member (photo :Rod Bishop)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20200512144033-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">oppo_0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/margarethouse.com.au\/mrvets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/img20201027135603-edited-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mike Basford, Life Member (Photo: Bruce Darby)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated 14 September, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A history of the Margaret River Golf Club through a series of newspaper articles, personal photos and golf club minutes. 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