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PENNANT - ROTARY CLUB OF CAIRNS EARLVILLE DISTRICT 9550

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Overview

A rectangular pennant with a yellow cord connected to a piece of wood that's at the top of a white coloured pennant.
At the top of the pennant in green text it reads [ROTARY CLUB / OF / CAIRNS / EARLVILLE / DISTRICT 9550].
Below the text are two illustrated marlin surrounding a green outline of northern Queensland with [CAIRNS] written and located on the map in gold. to the bottom left of the golden text in blue it reads [The Marlin Grounds Of The World].
below that in the middle is the rotary symbol, a golden wheel with blue inlays that has text that reads [ROTARY / INTERNATIONAL] and 5 golden lines towards the centre.
At the bottom right and left are two pairs of palm trees with text above each of them that reads [Tourist Islands] and [The Great Barrier Reef] respectively. With a picture of a factory with yellow, green and blue on with to the top right text that reads [Sugar].
Along the bottom above the yellow tassel is yellow text that reads [Where the Fellowship is as Warm as the Climate].
The back is see through and clear of any text besides a makers mark at the top

Historical information

It was tradition for when Rotary Clubs met they exchanged their club banners. This banner was exchanged from the Rotary Club of Cairns. They were displayed by the Armadale Neerigen Rotary Club.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2021.2

Item type

Flags

Themes

Art and Design
People
Social History

Material

Plastic

Width

204 mm

Height or length

348 mm

Inscriptions and markings

On the back at the top it reads in blue [Merit Press (Australia) Freecall 1800 686858 Freefax 1800 68677]

Keywords

Rotary Club of Cairns

Rotary Club of Neerigen Brook

Rotary Club of Armadale Neerigen Brook

Rotary International

Armadale

Statement of significance

MEDIUM
Rotary International is a global organisation that aims to promote understanding, goodwill and peace through its fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. The organisation promotes peace and raises funds to fight disease, provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene, campaign against violence, supports education and promotes local economies.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Well provenanced

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