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Croquet club bridge party for Red Cross funds

The president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held their monthly bridge party in aid of Red Cross funds at the club pavilion yesterday afternoon. Sweet peas, stocks, violets and Geraldton…

Trove2 min read5 July 1944
HeadingSOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 5 July 1944, page 4Wed 5 Jul 1944, p. 4
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held their monthly bridge party in aid of Red Cross funds at the club pavilion yesterday afternoon. Sweet peas, stocks, violets and Geraldton wax were attractively arranged against the cream walls. Tea was served from a buffet. Mrs. George Fogarty, president, Mrs. Nelson Fox, honorary secretary, and Mrs. Mervyn Dines, honorary treasurer, assisted by the committee, were responsible for the arrangements.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 5 July 1944. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 5 July 1944. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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