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Bridge party and croquet competitions raise club funds

There was a large gathering at the Association grounds yesterday afternoon when the committee and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club organised a bridge party and croquet competitions in aid of…

Trove2 min read4 October 1930
HeadingTOOWOOMBA.
NewspaperThe Brisbane Courier
DateSaturday 4 October 1930, page 23Sat 4 Oct 1930, p. 23
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

here was a large gathering at the Association grounds yesterday afternoon when the committee and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club organised a bridge party and croquet competitions in aid of their funds. The pavilion, where card tables were arranged, was gaily decorated with flags, and the tea tables were beautified with bowls of ranunculus, lupins, and wygelia. Prizes won for competitions were presented at the conclusion of the afternoon by the president (Mrs. E. J. Rowe). In addition to the president and secretary (Mrs. O. Booth) others present were Mesdames M. Dines, J. M'Kinney, E. Annand, A. Collins, R. Pickering, D. Thompson, B. L. Pumfrey, B. Dunbar, H. Gooderich, A. Gaydon, Atkinson, Lee, Melville, Crook, King, A. Horn, W. Cramond, C. Fortescue, B. Blair, Allan, F. W. Isaacs, F. Hooper, Bryant, Hall (Brisbane), A. R. Godsall, F. Hodgson, Pascoe, G. Fogarty, Ross, J. Krimmer, Norris, G. Cossart, Bridgeman, Kingsford, Misses Davis, M. Booth, E. Perkins, R. Godsall, N. Horn, Haly, J. Gross (Brisbane), I. Fryer, M. Dines, L. Hooper, C. Hooper, and B. Booth.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 4 October 1930. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 4 October 1930. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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