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The Bidwell .Street Tohnis Club' : opened '■ its courts on Saturday;under-inost:fav6ur-nblo ■conditions.- In the absenco-of ; the ; 'pro- ; : - sidentj Sir E. 0. Gibbes, tho'vice-president. .Air. Toogood addressed the. gathering; and sketched the. brief career of the club, the memberships of-'which had grown .froiri' about twenty in the first season, to. about .forty-ill-, the.present year..'', Although at,present,thero, r: . was but olio court," it was hoped 'that,,,bo-.., fore long, the, second.court would,be.,in play-.. ing ovcler. Jlr. Toogood .tlicn. formally. ; do-, ; . ' blared. the' court open,, aiid went through tlio,. time-hoiipurod ceroiiipny..'of strikiiig'ithe"first...', ball, over the 'hot,'after.Vliicli.'s'oino enjoyable,V gallics' were playpd."" Afte'rnoojV , , l tea,,.,waa".. served uiidcr the direction/of Jliss Gibbos and' Miss Thompson. ..'' ''',, ''■ "^ ...:' .■ ~:
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 29, 29 October 1907, Page 2
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