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VISITORS BOOK ARMADALE PROBUS CLUB

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Overview

A brown rectangular vinyl covered visitors book. The front cover has a gold pattern around the outer edge and [Visitors] written on the lower right hand corner.
Inside the front cover a stick-on label has been attached with the text: [Presented to / Armadale Ladies Probus Club / by Bronwen Owen / Inaugural President 1987-89]. All the pages have the names and addresses of guests and visitors to probus club meetings from 1989 to 2012.

Historical information

Probus clubs are clubs for retired or semi-retired business or professional people. The movement operates worldwide, in some places Rotary Clubs sponsor Probus Clubs, but many clubs are stand-alone entities. Armadale Probus Club ran from 1987 to 2013, holding their meetings on the third Monday of every month, with outings on the fourth Monday of the month.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2016.57

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Paper

Vinyl

Width

198 mm

Height or length

270 mm

Keywords

Armadale Probus Club

Armadale Bowling Club

Returned Servicemen League Hall Armadale

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
The visitors book was used to record the names and addresses of guests and visitors who attended the probus club meetings between 1987 and 2013.
Community organisation for retired and semi-retired professional and businesswomen in Armadale to socialise and to share ideas and information. A worldwide organisation linked with the Rotary International.

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Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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