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Laurel Bank club holds its August bridge party

Clusters of golden wattle and Iceland poppies decked the club house when the members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their August bridge party. The visitors were received by the president (Mrs.…

Trove2 min read14 August 1941
HeadingTHE SOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateThursday 14 August 1941, page 3Thu 14 Aug 1941, p. 3
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

lusters of golden wattle and Iceland poppies decked the club house when the members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their August bridge party. The visitors were received by the president (Mrs. P. S. Priest), who wore a black fur coat over her teal shaded woollen material frock. Others present were Mesdames E. Duggan, A. Lamb, J. Wilson, M. Davis, M. Riethmuller, B. Kuhneman, J. Carver, H. Samuels, S. Dennis, F. Bongers, J. Platz, R. Relton, J. Lamb, W. H. King, L. Dunsdon, F. Fett, L. Cook, W. Frood, W. Fox, F. Hopkins, M. O'Connell, McGowan, Lawton, J. Tate, E. Stone, Stumbles, L. Gilbert and M. Rowe. The bridge prize was won by Mrs. Tate and the prize for the hidden number by Mrs. Frood.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 14 August 1941. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 14 August 1941. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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