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At home on the lawns and trophies presented

The president of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, Mrs. T. P. Conolly, entertained the members and their friends at an at home on the lawns on Saturday afternoon. Some interesting competitions, arranged…

Trove2 min read17 July 1922
HeadingTOOWOOMBA SOCIAL.
NewspaperThe Brisbane Courier
DateMonday 17 July 1922, page 15Mon 17 Jul 1922, p. 15
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he president of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, Mrs. T. P. Conolly, entertained the members and their friends at an at home on the lawns on Saturday afternoon. Some interesting competitions, arranged by Mrs. Gerard Boyce, were played, and tea was served in the pavilion. After tea Mrs. Conolly presented the trophies won at the recent tournament, the recipients being :-Doubles Handicap: Mrs. Oakeley and Miss M'Kinstrey; Novice Handicap : Mrs. Webb. Singles Handicap : Mrs. Gerard Boyce. Bagatelle : Mrs. Forbes. The competitions were won as follows :-Target : Mrs. Stanley Hobson. Bell : Mesdames Hobson and Gerard Boyce. Golf : Mesdames Boyce and Isaacs. Among those present were Mesdames Puput, Knight (hon. secretary), Gerard Boyce (hon. treasurer), J. R. Nicoll, Boddington, Oswald, Booth, David Ewart, Birt, Brown, Isaacs, W. R. Robinson, A. Hamilton, Horn, Gwen. Forbes, Stanley, Nolan, Peak, Dawes, Bessep, Webb, Smithwick, Cramond, Hall, J. R. Munro, Jackson, Petford, Ronel, Wilson, Allen, O'Sullivan, Rosser, Lindley, Bert Brown, Raff, Davies, Misses Marion Munro, Leichney, Golden, Cramond, Joyce and Una Borton, Fowler, Peak, Wilcox, Fowler, Davies, Ross, Allen, Chrissen, and Barkley.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 17 July 1922. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 17 July 1922. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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