West Toowoomba Croquet Club is being established

A meeting was held at the West Toowoomba bowling pavilion yesterday afternoon to make arrangements for establishing the West Toowoomba Croquet Club. There were present: Misses A. and J. Tolmie, Mesdames A. T. Parrot, Blake, Kidd, W. A. Bain, Compagnoni, F. J. Paterson, Thorburn, and Johnson. The following letter was read from the secretary of the Bowling Club:—"I have to advise you that at the last committee meeting I was requested to convey to you the following offer from my committee to the members of the proposed croquet club: The lease of land adjoining the bowling green for ten years at a rental of £20 per year, free of rates the first year, and also free of rent, the expense of laying the lawn and improvements to be borne by the new club." After consideration the meeting decided to accept the offer. The following office bearers were elected: President, Mrs. F. J. Paterson; vice-presidents, Mrs. A. T. Parrot and Miss Tolmie; secretary, Mrs. J. N. Johnson; treasurer, Mrs. Bridgeman; captain, Mrs. Bain; lawn superintendent, Mrs. Blake. Those present were formed into a committee.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 22 May 1925. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)