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RAOB - CERTIFICATE OF MEMBERSHIP
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Overview
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
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Material
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.
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