Badge
Production date
1960s
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Metal pin, world trefoil logo (Girl Guides)
Classification
SOCIETIES Girl Guides
Production date
1960s
Media/Materials description
Brass, enamel
History and use
This is a Girl Guides badge from the 1960s. The logo – the trefoil (clover) with star and stalk – is a variation of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) badge. The golden trefoil on blue background signifies the sun shining on children (Guides and Scouts) all over the world. The three leaves of the trefoil represent the threefold Guiding promise originally established by the organisations founder: to do duty to God and the King (or God and my country), to help other people at all times, and to obey Guide Law. The stars represent the Promise and Law. The vein or horizontal line at the base of the trefoil is the compass needle that will provide direction and ‘the right course’ of action to Guides.
The items were originally owned by Lois Brown (nee Cripps) when she was a Girl Guide in Townsville in the 1960s. The items were donated to the Museum of Tropical Queensland in 2012.
The items were originally owned by Lois Brown (nee Cripps) when she was a Girl Guide in Townsville in the 1960s. The items were donated to the Museum of Tropical Queensland in 2012.
Associated person
Registration number
H49876
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