Recent CNSW Newsletters

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CNSW Newsletter, September 2008

Orange - A New Beginning
My Story In Croquet, by John Hanscomb
Taking That Extra Turn in Golf Croquet Handicap Play, by Christine Pont
Ballina - three articles
Bermagui - Like a Phoenix
Canberra - News
Jamberoo - Clubhouse Update
National Park - Golf Croquet Carnival
Sawtell - Queen’s Birthday holiday
Southern Highlands - News
Sutherland - News
Taree - Wild Fig Carnival
Toronto - News
Urunga - Association Carnival
Walla Walla - News
plus tournament results, and more.

CNSW Newsletter, June 2008

Golf Croquet World Championships, Cape Town
Bundanoon Autumn Carnival
Coogee joins in local Arts Festival
Eastwood Croquet Club
EDSACC - Australia Day 2008 Celebrations
Forster Golf Croquet Carnival
Killara - Making Croquet a Spectator Sport
Lithgow on the move
Mosman - A Whale of a Day
Marrickville - Anyone for Water-Croquet?
Murwillumbah - Are these the most important workers in your Club?
Nowra embraces Special Members
Sawtell - 60th Birthday
Sydney - trip to the National Croquet Centre, Florida
Woolgoolga - Thinking of Taking a Break?
Young Autumn Golf Croquet Carnival
plus tournament results, coaching notes, and more.

CNSW Newsletter, March 2008

World Association Croquet Championships
NSW Schools Championship 2007
Cammeray Croquet Club - Some History
Forster Croquet Club celebrates its 70th birthday
Maitland Croquet Club - Australia Day
Makara Croquet Carnival 2007
Mid-North Coast Croquet Council’s Jubilee celebrations
Cheltenham Croquet Club
Cowra Croquet Club
Jamberoo Croquet Club - Working Bee and Australia Day
Orange Croquet Club
Taree Croquet Club Refurbishments
Young Croquet Club - Family Celebration
plus tournament results, coaching notes, and more.

CNSW Newsletter, December 2007

Battle for Brutus Plate
Do clothes maketh the man... or in this case, the game?
John Taylor’s Croquet Legacy
Ballina - Gateball Exhibition
Canberra - 80th Birthday Celebration
Forster - Club News
Jamberoo - Between the Hoops
Lismore - Anyone for ice skating?
Murwillumbah - Lismore Visit
Port Macquarie - 2nd Golf Croquet Carnival
Sawtell - Victory for Woolgoolga
Sutherland - Friendship Day
Sydney - President’s Open Day
Wagga Wagga - Honour for a Club Member; Schools Golf Croquet Tournament; Young Friendship Day
Young - Spring Carnival
plus tournament results, coaching notes, and more.

CNSW Newsletter, September 2007

From the President
Editorial
A Huge Heart and No Sign of Self-Pity
News from Ireland
New Zealand
Floods hit England but Play Goes On
How Croquet has kept its grass-roots appeal
Cammeray Birthday Tournament
Cowra Croquet Club
Goulburn Sports Expo
Jamberoo Croquet Club
Manly Croquet Club
News from Marrickville
Pioneer's Croquet Day at Murwillumbah
Port Macquarie Croquet Club
Sawtell - Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown...
News from Southern Highlands Croquet Club
Open Day at Sydney Croquet Club
Wollongong Croquet Club
Young Croquet Club - News Update

CNSW Newsletter, June 2007

From the President
Editorial
NSW Drought Broken At Last!
Australian Championships Perth 2007
Peter Landrebe Wins 2007 Men's National Championships
A Little History of Dubbo City Croquet Club
Forster Croquet Club
Hazelbrook Croquet Fun Day At Glenbrook
Sawtell Croquet Club
When The Blue Mountains came to Sutherland
Seniors Week Garden Tea Party at Sydney Croquet Club
Champagne and Croquet Evenings at Wagga Wagga
Are there any problems with playing Croquet in a Cold Climate?
The Test, the Mac and the Bisque
Broadening our Horizons

CNSW Newsletter, March 2007

President’s Column
2006 MacRobertson Shield
New Zealand Open Championships
Croquet NSW Gala Day
District Croquet Association Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Night Croquet at Cammeray Croquet Club
Forster Croquet Club
Jamberoo Croquet Club
Mad Hatter's Tea Party at Killara?
Lithgow Croquet Club
Maitland Croquet Club
Milton Ulladulla Croquet Club
Proposed changes at Muswellbrook Croquet Club
Port Macquarie - Interacting with Hastings Headway
Sawtell Croquet Club
Sydney Croquet Club
Christmas Croquet at Taree
Urunga Croquet Club
Wagga Wagga Croquet Club
News from the Gong
Croquet in Sydney (and a little of our Past)

CNSW Newsletter, December 2006

President’s Column
Editorial
Competition at Rich River
Canberra Hosts Third NSW Gateball Championships
Cammeray gets Lights
Dubbo for a long life
Hazelbrook Croquet Club 1938-2006
Kyogle is alive and well!
Mosman marches with mallets at their Festival
Sawtell hosts Respite and Recreation group
Sawtell plays Woolgoolga in their Inter-Club
Southern Highlands in its Fifteenth Year
Sutherland's 25 Years of Fun and Friendship

CNSW Newsletter, September 2006

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CNSW Newsletter, June 2006

President’s Column
WCF 2006 World Golf Croquet Championships - Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Croquet at the Sport & Cultural Expo in Goulburn
Sydney Croquet Club - Newsletter excerpts
Orange - developing new grounds
Toronto - two great days
Cowra - Friendship Day, and visits by Orange Health Care Group and Cowra High School
EDSACC - "Have it Two Ways" Carnival
Lismore - hosts State Team prior to Eire Cup
Nelson Bay - 10th Birthday
Sawtell - new shed and baulk lines
Mosman - A Fool of a Day

CNSW Newsletter, March 2006

President’s Column
Croquet NSW regains some space in the Concordia Club
The First World Women’s Golf Croquet Championship
Nowra - Farewell Claire, and Acquiring New Courts
Sawtell - Farewell their President and Captain
Milton Ulladulla - "Sod Turning Day"
Maitland - Visit by Governor of NSW
Port Macquarie - Biggest club in NSW!
Muswellbrook - Club News
Wagga Wagga - Ninety Not Out - Effie and Kath

CNSW Newsletter, June 2005

State Team Report, ISC Hobart 2005
The Game of 'Club Croquet'
Join the Jacaranda Festival of Croquet
Golf Croquet
Australia 'A' Representation for Chloe Aberley
You are never too young to play croquet...
The Waratah meets the Chrysanthemum at Mosman
A Short History of the Holroyd Croquet Club
Coaches Corner