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Afternoon tea after the croquet tournament

The President of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, Mrs. R. G. Wonderley, entertained the members at afternoon tea on the Croquet Grounds yesterday. The prizes for the recent tournament were presented by…

Trove2 min read10 July 1912
HeadingLE BEAU MONDE.
NewspaperDarling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 10 July 1912, page 8Wed 10 Jul 1912, p. 8
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he President of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, Mrs. R. G. Wonderley, entertained the members at afternoon tea on the Croquet Grounds yesterday. The prizes for the recent tournament were presented by Mrs. H. C. Chapman and the lucky winner of both was Mrs. J. H. Munro. The championship prize was a bronze vase engraved "T.C.C. Champion 1912, won by J. Munro." For the Single Handicap prize Mrs. Munro received a pretty Doulton plate. After the presentations delicious refreshments were served in the tea-house. Those present were Mesdames J. H. Munro, H. C. Chapman, Stanley Hobson, Allpass, Gerard Boyce, Cramond, W. Peak, F. McLeod, W. Bain, Stark, Hugo Horn, H. Gordon, Parrot, and Misses Chapman (Sydney), Geddes (2), and May Wonderley.

The article as it was printed in Darling Downs Gazette, 10 July 1912. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in Darling Downs Gazette, 10 July 1912. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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