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Laurel Bank croquet members hold a pre-Christmas bridge party

The members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their pre-Christmas bridge party in their club house recently. The rooms were bright with flowers and seasonal favour, and tea was served at an…

Trove2 min read24 November 1954
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NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 24 November 1954, page 5Wed 24 Nov 1954, p. 5
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their pre-Christmas bridge party in their club house recently. The rooms were bright with flowers and seasonal favour, and tea was served at an attractively arranged buffet. The visitors were welcomed by the club's president (Mrs. P. Priest). The players included Mesdames P. Dewar, C. Bloodworth, L. Lawton, Bentley, McGovern, Sanberg, Leschinski, E. Steele, N. Linwood, Wallace, J. Alroe, R. Apelt, Taylor, S. A. Anddews, G. Gace, N. Fox, Statham, B. McDonald, J. Ferguson, I. Watson, G. Wright, E. Sanderson, J. Abbott, F. Oliver, B. C. Gibson (Sydney), K. Hunter, P. Jensen, A. Zimmerlee, O. Bottomley, C. F. Muller, C. Milburn, G. Mace, A. C. Smith, V. Davies, M. Yarrow, L. Carroll, O. Muller, A. R. Grahame C. S. Higgins, H. Perina, H. Chapman, Blessington, Richardson, Lee, Bell, Ashford, Frood, S. Dennis, Stone, Reilly, Platz, [?Herron], Bullock, Fox and Watts, Misses Sanburg and L. Beinke.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 24 November 1954. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 24 November 1954. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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