Historical information

This book was given to Lorna Steller on the occasion of her Confirmation in 1939. Lorna Otelia Steller was the daughter of Max and Felie Steller. Max Steller was a Warrnambool hairdresser who hailed originally from Germany. Lorna married Arthur George (Bill) Rogers and they lived in MacDonald Street in South Warrnambool. The Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne in 1939 was Frederick Head. No information has been found on the Rev. Crossley.

Significance

This book is of interest because it belonged to a 20th century Warrnambool resident, Lorna Steller. It is also of interest as

Physical description

This is a hard cover book of 96 pages. The cover is red with gold lettering on the front cover. A red ribbon for marking a place in the pages is attached to the binding. The inscription is handwritten in black ink.

Inscriptions & markings

‘Lorna Otelia Steller Confirmed by the Archbishop of Melbourne Aug. 21st 1939 C.L. Crossley (Vicar)’