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Toowoomba player chosen for Queensland team

Mrs. E. A. McConachie, a member of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, has been chosen in the team to represent Queensland in the all-Australian tournament to be held in Perth this month. With the other…

Trove2 min read16 October 1953
HeadingToowoomba Players in Croquet Tournament
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateFriday 16 October 1953, page 5Fri 16 Oct 1953, p. 5
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

rs. E. A. McConachie, a member of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, has been chosen in the team to represent Queensland in the all-Australian tournament to be held in Perth this month. With the other members of the team — Mesdames J. Gibson and E. Carter, of Brisbane, and E. Cathart, of Bundaberg, Mrs. McConachie will sail from Brisbane by the Kanimbla en route to Perth on October 22.

Mrs. McConachie will motor to Brisbane to-morrow to play practice matches with other members of the Queensland team during the week-end. While in the metropolis she will stay at The Canberra.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 16 October 1953. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 16 October 1953. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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