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Shire of Toodyay > Records

RAOB - CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP

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Certificate of membership, Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes, 10th Jan 1925 - P Salvaria - buff paper red print

Historical information

While this certificate shows membership of the Avon Lodge, a separate branch of this Order was operating in Toodyay by 1938.
The Buffalo Lodge No. 42 meetings were held on the top floor of Urwin’s Drapery Store, now the Toodyay Bakery building. The Lodge was still meeting in 1964, but its activities after this time are currently unknown.

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Registration number

cwa-org-37-2003.14d

Item type

Objects

Material

Paper

Width

130 mm

Height or length

190 mm

Contextual information

Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) This group was originally established in 1822 by an irreverent group of theatre folk in London. The purpose of this Order is the pursuit of Brotherhood and it is a philanthropic and charitable body.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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Sunday, 6 February, 2022

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