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The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes is a worldwide philanthropic organistion. The Buffalo Club in High Street is the most obvious presence of the RAOB in Fremantle.

The lodge that (as of 2025) meets at the Buffalo Club is the Grand Council of Australia (GCA) Fremantle Orient No. 2. (Fremantle Orient No 1 is under the Grand Lodge of England (GLE).)

Other lodges that have met at 54 High Street have included:[1][2]

  • Lodge Black Swan 783 GAB
  • Fremantle No 1 (GLE)
  • Pleasure Lodge No 157 (GLE)
  • Peace and Plenty Lodge No 212
  • Fremantle PD Lodge No 1
  • Coastal Grand Lodge No 5

Other nearby lodges have included Orient No 3, Orient No 4, North East Orient No 7 (GSBA), North East Orient No 10 (GSBA).[3][4]

See also BUFF2025-78: RAOB international directory of lodges, 1968 (1968).

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