Toowoomba croquet players visit Graceville

The Graceville Croquet Club and representatives from the Toowoomba Croquet Club met in friendly matches on the Graceville Lawns on Saturday and Monday last. Graceville won all the matches played. The total scores were Graceville 260, Toowoomba 182. On Sunday the Graceville Club entertained the Toowoomba players on a motor trip to Redcliffe, where a party of 52 enjoyed the day thoroughly. The Toowoomb avisitors, including Messrs. E. Rowe and O. Booth, were entertained at luncheon on the lawns on Monday. Speeches were made by Mrs. Rees, the Graceville president, Mrs. Rowe, the Toowoomba visitors, including Messrs. [?]bers, relative to the good fellowship between the two clubs. The Toowoomba visitors were Mesdames E. J. Rowe, O. S. Booth, F. Hooper, Corbett, Gaydon, M. Dines, F. Hodgson, Bridgman, F. Isaacs, Fortescue and Grigg. The luncheon arrangements were in the hands of Mesdames Berry, Palmer, Barth, Moodie, Dunsdon and Pitter.

The article as it was printed in The Telegraph, 24 October 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)