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GIRL GUIDE BADGE

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c. 1950

Overview

2 Badges
1/ Round metal shape with gold clover leaf. On 2 of the leaves is a star. On the other leaf an 'l'. It has blue surrounds. The back is gold in colour and has a clip for clipping on the uniform.

2/ This badge is in the shape of a star it is dark brown in colour with a 3 in the centre. At the back is a piece of flannel with a safety pin for attaching to the uniform.

Historical information

Part of the uniform worn by Alison Marsh who, in the 1950s, was a member of the Girl Guides Armadale Company. The Company met in the St Matthews Parish Hall on Saturday afternoons where they did drills, played games and learnt challenge skills. The uniform includes a number of badges that demonstrated the different challenge skills Alison had leant when a girl guide. Many of the badges related to skills the organisation and the community believed were appropriate for girls and young women to lean including clothes making, first aid, lifesaving, cooking, laundry, hosting, personal health, home making and music. Other skills did include athletics, swimming and camping.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2015.9E

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Metal

Paint

Keywords

Girl Guides Australia

Girl Guides Australia Western Australia

MARSH Alison May

WHOLAGAN Alison may Mrs nee Marsh

Year

c. 1950

Statement of significance

This object is a part of a collection that is associated with the important role community organisations have played within the City of Armadale community. These organisations are often run by dedicated local volunteers and were financially supported by members of the organisation, sponsorship from local businesses and community fundraising. Community organisations played an important role in bringing local people together, providing activities and skills for local children and teens and providing support for vulnerable members of the community.

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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