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Trophies presented at Toowoomba Croquet Club pavilion

The recently-erected pavilion at the Toowoomba Croquet Club's courts was gaily decorated with pennants on Thursday afternoon, when the trophies won during the year were presented by the Mayoress…

Trove2 min read31 August 1929
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NewspaperThe Brisbane Courier
DateSaturday 31 August 1929, page 28Sat 31 Aug 1929, p. 28
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he recently-erected pavilion at the Toowoomba Croquet Club's courts was gaily decorated with pennants on Thursday afternoon, when the trophies won during the year were presented by the Mayoress (Mrs. J. D. Annand). The teatables were beautified with bowls of Iceland poppies, sweet peas, and gum tips, and bouquets of sweet peas and violets were presented to the Mayoress, Mrs. E. J. Rowe (president), and Mrs. Oswald Booth (hon. secretary). The trophies were won by Mrs. Bridgman (championship cup and singles handicap), Mesdames E. J. Rowe and D. F. Marshall (doubles handicap), and Mrs. A. Gaydon (novice handicap cup). Those present, in addition to those already mentioned, included Mesdames A. R. Godsall, W. H. Gobbett, C. G. Blair, J. M'Kinney, J. Krimmer, H. Walker, A. E. Baker, F. Hooper, C. Fortescue, J. M. Harris, G. Izatt, R. Walsh, Kennedy, W. Seeley, Wainwright, Grigg, Ross, Davies, A. Langmead, J. Lee, Goodrich, A. V. Grahame, E. Cooke, N. M'Donald, Foster, Misses R. Godsall, P. Bergin (Brisbane), Davies, and L. Hooper.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 31 August 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 31 August 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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