These items come from the estates of Dorothy and Agnes Ardlie of Warrnambool. Dorothy Ardlie (1910-1993) and her sister Agnes (1915-1993) were the daughters of law clerk Arthur Ardlie and his wife Ethel, the granddaughters of the prominent Warrnambool lawyer, William Ardlie and his wife Mary and the great granddaughters of John and Mary Ardlie, pioneer settlers in Warrnambool. All of the documents relate to St. Ann’s Convent/School in Warrnambool. The Sisters of Mercy established St Mary’s Wyton school in 1872 and the name was changed to St.Ann’s in 1888. Dorothy and Agnes Ardlie would have been particularly interested in the convent building established around the original building of Wyton as this building had been the home of John Ardlie and had been sold to the Sisters of Mercy by their grandfather, William Ardlie. Dorothy and Agnes Ardlie had been pupils at St. Ann’s School. Some of the documents relate to the orphanage established at St. Ann’s in 1881 when an extension was added to the convent for that purpose. The orphanage was closed when a similar institution, Nazareth House, was opened in Ballarat. Thes items are of minor interest as material compiled by the Ardlie sisters, Dorothy and Agnes, residents of Warrnambool in the 20th century. .1 A sheet of paper containing a letter handwritten in black ink and an envelope with the address handwritten in black ink .2 A sheet of paper containing a letter handwritten in blue ink .3 A black and white photograph of St. Ann’s Convent .4 Two sheets of blue paper with rough plans of St. Ann’s building interior .5 A sheet of paper with a black and white sketch of St. Ann’s Convent .6 A sheet of white paper with photocopies of two newspaper cuttingsardlie family, warrnambool, st. ann’s convent

dr leo doyle, agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne

agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne

agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne

Congratulations on successful completion of nurse training. agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne

Certificate awarded for passing first professional exams.Printed certificate in blue script writing with a handwritten signature in black ink.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr john hayden

Reference to commence nursing training from High School Principal.st vincent's hospital melbourne, agnes mclean, sacred heart college ballarat east, mother mary alacoque connell

Reference regarding nursing experience in wards and Out-Patients Department.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr charles gordon shaw.

Written in 1930 by Father Henry Johnstone S.J. about nurses at Mount St Evin's where he was a patient. Given to Agnes McLean who nursed him. Footnote handwritten by Agnes McLean describing the circumstances. agnes mclean, mount st evin's private hospital melbourne

Nurses in uniform photographed at events at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne including laying the foundation stone, St Evins, the Eucharistic Congress.st vincent's hospital melbourne, mount st evin's private hospital melbourne, eucharistic congress 1928, agnes mclean, sister alphonsus, mary devine, mary rawson, mother dorothea, ida and marion o'doherty, gert o'toole, cardinal cerrutti, ciss farrell, theatre nurse uniform 1928

agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr hugh devine

agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, dr murray morton

Agnes McLean staff nurse competency.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne, mother rectress gertrude healy.

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ceremony of laying of foundation stone 1928Photo 1 inscription " View of Mt St Evins at the laying of the foundation of St V's." Photo 2 inscription " At the laying of the Foundation Stone for the 1st addition to St V's Hospital"st vincent's hospital melbourne, agnes mclean, healy wing

The certificate features an elaborate St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne insignia with Caritas Christi Urget Nos badge print. Caritas Christi Urget Nos is the motto of the hospital's founders, the Sisters of Charity of Australia.agnes mclean, st vincent's hospital melbourne

merbein convent school, mrs mckay nee martin, ian griffiths, agnes elizabeth davies, sunraysia

emma doherty, agnes caffrey, essie nee doherty baines, shops, traders, businesses, game street, doherty family

merbein pumping station, arthur john bruce, ellen emma bruce, frederick alexander bruce, eileen mary bruce, alice skjellerup, merbein state school, jim herbert, merbein west state school, mark zrna, agnes zrna, eric zrna, gordon zrna, commercial street - merbein, merbein golf club - near race course

vi blennerhasset, em holcombe, mrs box, mrs kennison, rose lang, agnes caffrey, mrs jamieson, lil rankin, merbein bowling club associates