Historical information
One was presented on a sash to one lady debutante at the local debutante ball by Amy Huxtable the Bendigo Advertiser Social Editor.
Ron Penna was born in Bendigo in 1935. He worked at the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper from 1952 as a printer and foreman from 1968. He retired in 1995.
Physical description
Gold coloured metal badge, printed at the top THE BENDIGO ADVERTISER underneath there is an image of a person in a full-length dress with a sash and hands clasped in front of them holding a Boquet and printed under that BELLEOF THE BALL. There two safety pins attached to the rear.
Part of the Ron Penna Collection.
