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Obituary of Mrs. A. S. Booth, a Toowoomba Croquet Club member

On Sunday in a private hospital in Brisbane the death occurred of Mrs. Amelia Selina Booth, wife of Mr. Oswald Booth, of Brisbane. Mrs. Booth was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Davis…

Trove2 min read28 December 1944
HeadingOBITUARY MRS. A. S. BOOTH
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateThursday 28 December 1944, page 2Thu 28 Dec 1944, p. 2
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

n Sunday in a private hospital in Brisbane the death occurred of Mrs. Amelia Selina Booth, wife of Mr. Oswald Booth, of Brisbane.

Mrs. Booth was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Davis, formerly of Toowoomba. She spent her girlhood in Toowoomba, and after she was married lived for many years in a house in Herries Street. With Mr. Booth and their only child, Marjorie, now Mrs. Ken Butler, Mrs. Booth went to live in Brisbane about 10 years ago. Mrs. Booth was a keen croquet player, and while in Toowoomba was a member of the Toowoomba Croquet Club.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 28 December 1944. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 28 December 1944. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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