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Toowoomba Croquet Club welcomes home interstate players

The president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club had a very enjoyable luncheon and all-day games yesterday. The occasion was to welcome home players who had been to the interstate tournaments…

Trove2 min read28 September 1939
HeadingTHE SOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateThursday 28 September 1939, page 3Thu 28 Sep 1939, p. 3
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club had a very enjoyable luncheon and all-day games yesterday. The occasion was to welcome home players who had been to the interstate tournaments and to congratulate Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Mackay on bringing back first prizes in the doubles. The luncheon tables looked very attractive with low bowls of pink and blue lupins and stocks. Those present were the president (Mrs. Boyce), Mesdames Bridgman, Lee, Marshall, Fox, Bedwell, Kingsford, Mackay, Myers, Wagner, Evans, Sterling, Rogers, Wilson, Cossart, Burraston, Goodrich and Miss Mackay.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 28 September 1939. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 28 September 1939. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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