SATCHEL, INSCRIBED WITH UAOD (UNITED ANCIENT ORDER OF DRUIDS) BADGE
1914Leather satchel with handle & 2 buckled straps/double indentations to leather vertically & horizontally .
Badge to front inscribed "UAOD presented to P A Bro P Salvaire by the Brown Hill Lodge No 461 Brown Hill Dec 1914"
Brown Hill Lodge was located near Kalgoorlie and has been documented as being active during the 1900s and 1910s (e.g. meetings and official visits recorded around 1909-1914 ref. Trove)
There was no Druid Order operating in Toodyay. The Northam Lodge No. 306 was founded in 1893 and was still active in 1954.
The initials 'PA' identify the owner as Past Arch Master. This person has already served their term as the presiding head (the Arch Druid) of a local lodge. Their role centres on mentoring, preserving traditions and providing continuity.
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The original Druids existed in iron age Britain and Europe as a ruling order of priests. In 1781 the Ancient Order of Druids (AOD) was formed in England. In 1833 a group split off from this organisation to form an order more open to different social classes. It was named the United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD) and was structured as a benefit society. The motto of the Order was “United to Assist” and their aim was stated as “Unity, Peace and Concord”. There was no Druid Order operating in Toodyay. The Northam Lodge No. 306 was founded in 1893 and was still active in 1954. Based on other Druidic items from this collection (2003.13, 2003.14) it is likely the book was used at the Brown Hill Lodge No. 461, near Kalgoorlie.
This satchel is believed to be part of a donation by Peter Romeo Salvaire who died in 1981 at the age of 96.
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