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Toowoomba Croquet Club has visitors from New Zealand

The attendance has not been as large as usual on the Toowoomba Croquet Club's lawns because two of the lawns are being [?top-dressed]. Members were pleased to have [?two] visitors from New Zealand…

Trove2 min read31 August 1939
HeadingCROQUET TOOWOOMBA CLUB
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateThursday 31 August 1939, page 9Thu 31 Aug 1939, p. 9
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he attendance has not been as large as usual on the Toowoomba Croquet Club's lawns because two of the lawns are being [?top-dressed]. Members were pleased to have [?two] visitors from New Zealand and one from [?Melbourne]. The results of games on two lawns on Wednesday were:—

Mrs. Wensley v. Mrs. Cossart 24-13

Mrs. Lee v. Mrs. Rogers 26-10

Mesdames Olive and Evans v. Mrs. [?Rosbrook] 26-12

Mrs. [?Bedwell] v. Mrs. Myers 16-15

Mrs. [?Broadfoot] v. Mrs. Wensley 17-20

Mesdames Evans and Olive v. Mesdames [?Brodie] and Rosbrook 22-19

Mrs. Myers v. Mrs. Sterling 13-18

Mesdames Lee and Rogers v. Mrs. [?Fogarty] 24-26

Saturday's games resulted:—

Mrs. Brodie v. Mrs. Rosbrook 18-13

Mesdames Olive and Bedwell v. Mrs. Myers 17-12

Mesdames Cossart and Lamb v. Mesdames Kingsford and Broadfoot 18-14

Mrs. Lee v. Mrs. Wensley 26-11

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 31 August 1939. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 31 August 1939. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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