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Laurel Bank November bridge party

The Laurel Bank Croquet Club house was decorated beautifully with gladioli and larkspurs when members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their November bridge party. The visitors were received by…

Trove2 min read15 November 1941
HeadingTHE SOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateSaturday 15 November 1941, page 3Sat 15 Nov 1941, p. 3
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he Laurel Bank Croquet Club house was decorated beautifully with gladioli and larkspurs when members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their November bridge party. The visitors were received by the president (Mrs. P. Priest), who wore a navy frock lightened with white accessories. Those present included Mesdames L. Dunsdon, J. Platz, L. Cook, N. Fox, S. Dennis, R. Relton, C. Higgins, M. Garrahy, M. Tate, Lamb, Duggan, Davis, Beer, Matthews, Lawton, McGowan, F. Bongers, Ashford, Collier, Collas, W. Frood, F. Gilbert, F. Hopkins, F. Peet, W. H. King; Misses McGregor and Rowe. The bridge prize was won by Mrs. Tate. The prize for the lucky number was won by Mrs. Lamb.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 15 November 1941. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 15 November 1941. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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