Dalby ladies meet to form a croquet club

H*eading: CROQUET Club for Dalby. ESTIMATE OF COST.*

*Newspaper: The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette*

*Date: Saturday 12 October 1935, page 4*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article285065121), National Library of Australia*

DALBY, Thursday. — "I have no doubt that this venture will be a big asset to Dalby. It is something we have needed for a long time, and will provide outdoor recreation for people not desiring strenuous games," said Mrs. W. J. Vowles to-night, when she thanked a large number of ladies for their attendance at a meeting held in the bowling club house, to discuss the formation of a croquet club in Dalby.

Mrs. Vowles went on to say that she did not see why Dalby should be without a croquet green, and, in closing the meeting, asked all ladies to get as many as possible to join.

The motion "that it is desired to form a ladies' croquet club in Dalby, to be known as the Dalby Croquet Club," was the first business, and it was moved by Mrs. J. B. McLean, seconded by Mrs. White, and carried.

Mrs. White was appointed provisional secretary, and all present formed themselves into a provisional committee.

Mrs. Vowles said that she had prepared a list of rules, but this could not be considered until the Town Council had been approached. From plans of a club house prepared by Mr. L. G. Homer, Mrs. Vowles informed the meeting that the clubhouse only, with conveniences, would cost £250, and she had learned that a club house and green would cost about £700. With a good membership, that should not be difficult to achieve.

It was agreed to place the report of the meeting, membership, aims, and wants of the club before the Town Council, and on a receipt of a reply to convene another public meeting. At this meeting a membership fee will be fixed, and office-bearers appointed.

A vote of thanks to the bowling club for the use of its club house concluded the meeting.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 12 October 1935. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)