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West Toowoomba pennant presentation and winning team

The president of the Queensland Croquet Association (Mrs. J. Gibson) presenting the Darling Downs Pennant for 1949 to the president of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club (Mrs. E. A. McConachie) on…

Trove2 min read22 June 1949
West Toowoomba pennant presentation and winning team
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 22 June 1949, page 6Wed 22 Jun 1949, p. 6
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia
Pennant presented to West Toowoomba Croquet Club president by state officials

Pennant presented to West Toowoomba Croquet Club president by state officials (Trove, National Library of Australia)

he president of the Queensland Croquet Association (Mrs. J. Gibson) presenting the Darling Downs Pennant for 1949 to the president of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club (Mrs. E. A. McConachie) on Monday. Left to right: Mesdames J. Gibson, E. A. McConachie, E. E. Dunning (State referee, Brisbane), and M. Boyce (president of the Darling Downs Pennant Auxiliary).

West Toowoomba pennant-winning croquet team of eight members with the pennant

West Toowoomba pennant-winning croquet team of eight members with the pennant (Trove, National Library of Australia)

Members of the West Toowoomba croquet team which won the Darling Downs Pennant for 1949. Front row, left to right: Mesdames F. Bullock, E. A. McConachie (president) and C. J. Searle. Back row: Miss I. Fryar, Mesdames J. Flegler, M. Dean, M. Gilbert and K. Sandberg.

—Photos by F. G. Crock-King.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 22 June 1949. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 22 June 1949. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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