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Well attended bridge party at Laurel Bank

The bridge party held by Laurel Bank Croquet Club was well attended in spite of inclement weather. The president (Mrs. P. S. Priest), who was smartly gowned in a navy and white coin spotted frock…

Trove2 min read25 November 1949
HeadingWOMEN'S INTERESTS SOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateFriday 25 November 1949, page 3Fri 25 Nov 1949, p. 3
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he bridge party held by Laurel Bank Croquet Club was well attended in spite of inclement weather. The president (Mrs. P. S. Priest), who was smartly gowned in a navy and white coin spotted frock allied with a hat to tone, welcomed the guests. Among those present were Mesdames Jackson, M. Barron, W. Pettinger, S. Greenbury, R. McGowan, T. Collie, E. Leschinski, H. D. Tracy, L. Lawton, J. Penfold, W. Cannon, W. Warrian, Kuhneman, K. Goldin, T. Riethmuller, J. B. Mackay, B. Stephens, G. Stewart, L. Oliver, J. Duggan, S. Johnson, C. E. Connell, P. C. Adams, J. McIntyre, G. Gace, E. Cooling, F. Brunner, J. Lincoln, H. Bingham, H. Lincoln, L. Cooke, W. Hunter, J. Loft, M. Robinson, E. H. Brugmann, W. Miller, W. H. King, K. Davies, C. E. Higgins, O. E. Relton, D. H. Humphrey, H. Althaus, J. Platz, F. Perkins, G. Herron, W. Fox, F. Bongers, S. Dennis, W. Frood. Bridge prizes were won by Mesdames C. E. Higgins and J. Platz.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 25 November 1949. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 25 November 1949. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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