Croquet members guests at bowling club farewell tea

During the tea interval at the Toowoomba Bowling Club, on Saturday afternoon, the President, Mr. A. W. Hale, on behalf of the members, took the opportunity to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. John McKinney, who will leave to-day for an extended holiday abroad. His remarks were supported by the Mayor (Ald. Annand), Mr. B. J. Beirne, and Mr. George Cossart. Members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club were guests of the Club at afternoon tea. Those present included, in addition to the members of the Bowling Club, Mr. and Mrs. J. McKinney, Mr. and Mrs. Ken McKinney, Mrs. Arthur Collins, Mesdames Frank Hooper, E. J. Rowe, George Cossart, Blain, W. P. Oakeley, Carrell, George Hooper, Isaacs, Edward Perkins, J. J. Petford, F. C. M. Burne, Langmead, Priest, Cocks, George Jones, G. H. Buchanan, Mervyn Dines, Keys, Oswald Booth, C. Fortescue, Hatton, Gerard Boyce and others.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 February 1927. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)