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Red Cross bridge party at the club room

A very successful Red Cross bridge party was held at the Toowoomba Croquet Club Room yesterday afternoon. The patroness of the club (Mrs. Annand) donated the prizes and, assisted by Mrs. Hodgson…

Trove2 min read6 May 1942
HeadingTHE SOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 6 May 1942, page 3Wed 6 May 1942, p. 3
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

very successful Red Cross bridge party was held at the Toowoomba Croquet Club Room yesterday afternoon. The patroness of the club (Mrs. Annand) donated the prizes and, assisted by Mrs. Hodgson (chairwoman of the house committee at "Kenilworth") and the president of the club (Mrs. D. Marshall), welcomed the guests. The winner of the prize for bridge was Mrs. Adams and the winners of the basket of sweets, cake and picture pass were Mesdames R. Fogarty, A. C. King and G. W. Matthews, respectively. Those present included Mesdames D. Marshall, M. Dines, W. McCulloch, G. B. Mackay, G. Wagner, G. Oehlman, G. W. Matthews, R. Handley, E. C. Olive, N. Wilson, G. Bell, Luxmoore, W. Fox, H. Warneke, A. King, S. Johnson, J. Oberhardt, K. Golden, E. Mawson, H. Samuels, Smith, R. [?Horne], H. Williamson, R. F. G. Fogarty, S. J. Thomson, E. McKenzie, H. Armstrong, A. Leamon, G. Fogarty, D. Marshall, J. Provan, R. B. Jenkins, F. Hodgson, Dixon, D. Annand, F. G. Taylor, A. Meagher, J. McIntyre, E. Greet, J. Duggan, P. C. Adams, L. Lewis, Gilbert, J. Lucy, E. Brugman, M. Bowdler, E. K. Bedweil, G. Dingwell, C. Tell, A. Horn, G. Mackay, M. Dines, McCulloch, M. Brodie, B. Broadfoot, J. Wensley, W. Cooke, D. C. King, Eashford, Rogers, Machin, Graham, Cossart, Misses Armstrong, D. Fogarty, Messrs. Marshall and M. Brodie.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 6 May 1942. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 6 May 1942. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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