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West Toowoomba club celebrates its twentieth birthday

The twentieth birthday of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club was celebrated yesterday. The president of the club (Mrs. M. F. O'Connell) welcomed the members and visitors, who took part in competitions…

Trove2 min read21 February 1945
HeadingSOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 21 February 1945, page 2Wed 21 Feb 1945, p. 2
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he twentieth birthday of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club was celebrated yesterday. The president of the club (Mrs. M. F. O'Connell) welcomed the members and visitors, who took part in competitions and social games. Afternoon tea was served in the pavilion at long tables attractively decorated with crystal bowls of asters, carnations and pastel charm dahlias. An iced and decorated birthday cake was made by the president.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 February 1945. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 February 1945. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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