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Croquet club's St. Patrick's night swimming carnival

Although the [?function] is being held on St. Patrick's night (March 17), two nights after the [?Commercial] carnival and [?inter-city] challenge, the officials are in sole charge. The croquet…

Trove2 min read22 February 1924
HeadingBLUE STARS’ CARNIVAL.
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateFriday 22 February 1924, page 10Fri 22 Feb 1924, p. 10
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

lthough the [?function] is being held on St. Patrick's night (March 17), two nights after the [?Commercial] carnival and [?inter-city] challenge, the officials are in sole charge. The croquet officials are heavily in debt through making their ground fit to play on, for it was anything but an advertisement to visitors to see the Toowoomba croquet lawn. The tickets are selling well, and it behoves the sporting fraternity to roll up in large numbers on St. Patrick's night at the baths and show their practical appreciation of the Toowoomba Croquet Club for their progressive action.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 22 February 1924. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 22 February 1924. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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