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First bridge party of the year at Toowoomba Croquet Club

Large bowls of blue hydrangeas and agapanthus, arranged on high stands, were set about the club house yesterday afternoon when the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held their first monthly…

Trove2 min read3 January 1945
HeadingSOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 3 January 1945, page 2Wed 3 Jan 1945, p. 2
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

arge bowls of blue hydrangeas and agapanthus, arranged on high stands, were set about the club house yesterday afternoon when the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held their first monthly bridge party of the new year in aid of the funds of the Toowoomba branch of the Red Cross Society. A home-made tea was served from a buffet beautified with mixed bowls of flowers. The committee responsible for the arrangements included Mesdames W. Cooke (president), A. E. King (secretary), G. B. Mackay (treasurer), and N. Fox (captain).

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 3 January 1945. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 3 January 1945. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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