Historical information

These items are part of the collection belonging to the Misses Dorothy and Agnes Ardlie of Warrnambool. Dorothy Ardlie (1910-1993) and Agnes Ardlie (1915-1993) were the daughters of the Warrnambool 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 the Warrnambool pioneer settlers, John and Mary Ardlie. ‘Aroona’ was the name of the family home in Princess Street, Warrnambool.

Significance

These items are of minor interest as part of the collection of items belonging to the Misses Ardlie of Warrnambool in the 20th century. The Ardlie family was prominent in Warrnambool throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Physical description

.1 A piece of grey-coloured paper folded in two to make four pages. The edges are rough. There is blue printing on the first page.
.2 A pink-coloured card with serrated gold edging, the Rotary logo, blue printing and handwriting in blue ink.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 Aroona Warrnambool Phone 235
.2 Rotary Club of Warrnambool