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a trip along the Rhine

NewCaledonia

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CONTENTS

22 FREEMASON JUNE 2010

The Official Journal of The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory

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Cover Image: One of Avalon Waterways’ fleetof Cruisers explores the Rhine.Insertions: There are no insertions in this edition.

Myths & Fables:

a trip along the Rhine

NewCaledonia

Edwin Power Artist

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Editorial 3

Message from the Grand Chaplain 4

Arousing interest in Freemasonry 5

Quarterly Communication 6

The Grand Master’s March Address 7

Edwin Power: Artist and Freemason 8

A Meaning of Mateship 10

Have Your Say 11

History in State Coach Britannia 12

Stop Press from the Grand Secretary 13

Jack McNaughton: Volunteer with ABV 14

Auxiliary closes 15

Questions and Answers 15

Visit to New Caledonia 16

Something for the Ladies 18

Partners in Freemasonry 20

The eyes have it 22

masoniCare 24

Masonic history in Sydney 26

Masonic Buildings Program 27

New Grand Lodge Librarian 28

Book Reviews 29

A Cruise along the Rhine 30

Victorian Grand Installation 32

Meet the Staff 33

The World of Stamps 34

Music in Freemasonry 35

A Famous Australian Mason 36

Citizenship for Brenda 37

Protocol 38

Tip Cards 38

Regional Roundup 39

Service Certificates 44

Crossword 45

Initiates 46


There are so manyareas in today’s world

in which a friendlyhand can make a huge

difference. And isn’tthat one of the

pledges we acceptedwhen we decided to

become a Freemason?

JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

By RW BRO TED SIMMONS OAM EDITORIAL

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Just shut up and do it!Actions speak louder than words.

If we live in a civilised world, why arethere people still starving? It can’t bebecause of a food shortage because

there is plenty to eat on this planet.Maybe it’s because there are not enough

funds to move the food around, but again,if we examine the picture, governmentsseem to be able to find plenty of moneyfor other things.

We have to conclude that what islacking is the will and incentive. If plentyof us cared passionately enough, ourleaders would make it a priority. So whatare your priorities? And do they need tochange?

If an action speaks louder than words,what does inaction tell you? What are weto conclude when someone consistentlyfails to do something that they have prom-ised to do? It doesn’t really matter howmany promises are made because peopleare good at talking about what they intendto do or hope to do.

Why don’t they actually just shut upand do it!

Usually it’s because they don’t want todo it, so ultimately you must judge by whatyou see and not what you hear. People arenot always nice to each other. Sometimesthey are hurtful, sometimes they are rude.Sometimes we cause offence without evenrealising this is what we are doing.

It’s never easy to be kind and forgiving,even in the face of aggression but to do it,or even try to do it, feels fantastic.

How often do you talk to fellow mem-bers or those who fail to attend a meeting?Do you know the reason? Meaningful con-versations can often prevent small prob-lems turning into large ones. Everyonecan make a difference simply by checkingwith someone they know who may begoing through a tough time.

issue; keeping members involved andenthusiastic about Masonry and attractingnew members have to be continually andsatisfactorily addressed.

What do we want to communicate tothe public about Freemasonry? We haveto ask the tough question of ourselves.Who are we as a fraternal organisationwithin the context of the culture of the21st century?

A writer once put the situation in thesewords: ‘One thing that tells me a companyis in trouble is when they tell me how goodthey were in the past. Same with countries.You don’t want to forget your identity. Iam glad you were great in the 14th cen-tury, but that was then and this is now.When memories exceed dreams, the endis near.’

Our masonic memories are to be treas-ured. It’s just that our masonic dreamshave faltered.

So what changes have you got in storefor your lodge and its members, for yourfamily, for your community? Are they justpromises, words said at the moment andmaybe to be acted on if you can find thetime.

Are you active or inactive? Do you for-give the older members for having theirdreams or are you rude when they don’tmeasure up any more in ritual work?Have you a set of priorities to bring beforethe lodge to justify the principles of theCraft?

By accepting the challenge, we assumea greater responsibility to test the integrityof what we want to communicate to ournewer members and to the community.

This is the time. It is a call to action.Freemasons must take the initiative tochart our own destiny for a bright andvital future.

Literally, it’s about stopping and saying‘Hey, I can make a difference’.

It’s an old saying that if you don’t ask,you’ll never find out. A simple call mayreveal the other person is struggling, theymay have lost their job or suffered a familyloss, be in financial difficulty, worriedabout a health problem. There are so manyareas in today’s world in which a friendlyhand can make a huge difference. And isn’tthat one of the pledges we accepted whenwe decided to become a Freemason?

It’s no secret that participation in themasonic fraternity has been declining fordecades. One of the symptoms of thedecline is the fact that our membershiptotals are now so low that the erosion hasto be stopped. Numerous initiatives havebeen tried such as a lowered age require-ment, 20/20 Masons, improving buildings,sum mer wear, publication of the book It’sNo Secret, Real Men Wear Aprons and arti-cles in the media including televisionappearances.

Each has hinted at success but clearlygetting the numbers is only part of the



By RW BRO LEON CARTER OBE PJGW GRAND CHAPLAINMESSAGE FROM THE GRAND CHAPLAIN

A Brotherhood of ManFrom an address given at the Uniting Church, Braidwood

‘There is no doubt the durabilityand success of the Lodge ofTruth, Braidwood is clearly

attrib utable to its strict adherence to thetraditional values of Freemasonry. Tocelebrate 150 years is a long time and, touse the Australian vernacular, they musthave been doing something right!

Freemasonry is a wonderful journey.It welcomes men of good standing, of anyrace, religion or creed, embraces andteaches ethical standards of morality,integrity, loyalty and universal tolerance.

This is the truth, but, knowing the truthis not equal to loving the truth, and lovingthe truth is no good unless we live thetruth. The Lodge of Truth, Braidwood,has demonstrated that it knows the truth,it loves the truth, and it lives the truth.

My message today is that the future ofhumanity will ultimately depend upon theacceptance of the concept of A Brother-hood of Man.

We are living in an age of great trans-parency and instant communication. It isabundantly clear that our future will beinfluenced and mainly determined bythree considerations:

The first will be our progress in fore-seeing and lessening the effect of naturaldisasters. Scientific resources are beingfocussed on climate change, land stability,clean water and other matters claimingmillions of lives and there has been anotable immediacy and efficiency in ren-dering vital aid to people in afflictedareas.

The second consideration will be anenlightened reaction to the enormous cost,the futility, and the human misery causedby military action within and betweennations. A number of world leaders haveused the phrase ‘the war to end all wars’,but sadly, some things never change. Thereis in human nature a spark of evil, aninevitable addiction to power, to recogni-tion, and to wealth.

There are possibly 30 current conflictsin progress killing and maiming thou-sands of men, women and childrenincluding so-called ethnic cleansing, theeuphemism for genocide.

The third consideration will be our com -mit ment to the reduction of social in -equality. Each of us can make a difference.

Above nationalities, there is an eternalideal: fairness between the earth’s peopleto rise above injustice, economic repres-sion, religious bigotry, and of courseracism. The moral question of this gener-ation is extreme poverty. In Africa alone,thousands of children die every day ofhunger and disease, to a disturbinglymuted response. They die in some of thepoorest villages on earth.

Once we accepted slavery as the nat-ural condition. Once we accepted apar -theid as the natural condition. Why do westill accept extreme poverty as the naturalcondition?

Reducing extreme poverty will requirea considerable increase in public aware-ness and human compassion. When NeilArmstrong looked down on the world

from the moon, he saw but one body, anundivided world. That’s how it should be.

A reasonable degree of nationalism isa good thing, but excessive nationalism,which has resulted in the death of 100 mil-lion people during the 20th century, is nomore than thinly disguised, glorified tribalism.

No philosophy has ever improved uponthe golden rule, which advocates consid-eration for our fellow beings. Saint Paul’sexpression of faith, hope and love, forman important part of the masonic ritual.

Freemasonry has embraced the theme,one world, one people, one dream, andwill continue to play its part. In recentyears NSW masons have given $4 millionfinancial assistance to worthy charitablecauses, including more than 200 whichhave no connection with Freemasonry –need being the sole criterion.

On the moral question of extremepoverty, it is time now for the leading gov-ernments of the world to take morally jus-tified and clear decisions to reduceextreme poverty. We don’t live alone, weare members of one body, and we areresponsible for each other. Sadly the timewill surely come, when, if men will notlearn, they will be taught, in fire, bloodand anguish.

John Lennon 40 years ago sang:

Imagine all the people, sharing all the world, living life in peace, no need for greed and hunger,a brotherhood of man. You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us,and the world will be as one.

Whilst righteousness between thepeople of the earth may never be fullyachieved, the nearer we get to it, the betterfor mankind, and the greater good.’

Vale RW Bro RonaldMaguire PJGWFormer editor of the NSW Freemason,RW Bro RONALD MAGUIRE PJGW passedaway on 19 March 2010 at the age of 82years.

Because of his experience as a seniorstaff member on a daily Sydney news-paper, he was well suited to share hisexpertise as a member of the EditorialCommittee and eventually as Editor of themagazine until his retirement in 2001.

His distinguished and active masoniccareer extended from 1951 to the date ofhis death and the Committee pays tributeto his contribution over the years.


JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

By BRO ALLAN MASON JW, CENTRAL COAST LODGE 2001 AROUSING INTEREST IN FREEMASONRY

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How to introduce friends to FreemasonryWhat is Freemasonry? Why should I join? What do I hope to achieve or learn by being a Freemason? What’s it all about?

These are questions a prospectivecandidate may have. But can youanswer them?

MW Bro Dr Levenston at his GrandInstallation stated that if you meet or knowworthy members of society, you shouldconsider inviting them to join our ranks.All masons should be on the lookout forsuch persons. But what do you say tosomeone whose shoulder you have justtapped, without revealing any secrets andyet still presenting the allure that being amason has to offer?

Every mason must be ready at all timeswith a short and precise description ofFreemasonry: an elevator statement thatin 30 to 60 seconds describes Freemasonryand alludes to the benefits of becoming amason. Remember WIFM, ‘what’s in it forme’. This is what you must address.

In my view most masons, especiallythose who have been masons for manyyears, would have difficulty with this. Yes,you are joining a fraternity; Freemasonrydoes good deeds for the community andmany famous persons are or were Freema-sons. But what’s in it for me? Why shouldI join?

In my view, the answer lies in the alle-gory surrounding Freemasonry. An alle-gory is a poem, story or picture that wheninterpreted reveals a hidden moral mes-sage. With education, the rough ashlarbecomes a thing of beauty. With study andlearning, the symbology of Masonry whentranslated from the operative to the spec-ulative provides lessons to use in life.Sometimes the allegory needs to beexplained. Sometimes you need to reflectupon the translation of the allegory intolessons for life. Allegory is used so that thelessons do not become sermons. But some-times when the reflection does not occur,the lesson is missed. Thus Freemasonryhelps an able person become more able.

It would benefit masons to spend timedebating what the allegory means. Thiswould help to lift the veil to expose thelessons underneath. It would ensure thosewho join actually understand and applythe meanings veiled within the allegory.The learning of ritual can help reinforcethe message, but is not vital. Those, likemyself, who have studied extensively, donot need to prove anything by learningritual. It can become a chore. I don’tbelieve it would disadvantage the Craftfor the charge to be projected onto a wallof the lodge room, if the person giving itneeded help.

In our turbulent times, men in all walksof life are searching for answers. Free -masonry has many of these answers.Masons have an obligation to their fellowman to share the lessons the Craft teaches.In this way all masons will be doing whatthey can to help their fellow man, withthe added bonus of ensuring the Craftcontinues to survive and prosper.

Keep your eye out for just, upright andmature men. Tell them about Free -masonry and ask would they like to knowmore. The next step, depending on howwell you know them, is to give them an application form or pass their names

on to Grand Lodge. But what about that elevator statement?

What do you say to a person to raise theirinterest in Freemasonry? Your elevatorstatement could be along the lines of: ‘It isa fraternity of men who meet in a play thatacts out various aspects associated withKing Solomon’s temple. However, withinthat play or ritual, are lessons about lifeand how to be a better person. This isdescribed through symbols and allegory,each with a meaning that can be inter-preted into an aspect of life. How to treatyour fellow man, how to live and variousother aspects a person comes across everyday in their life.’

You could go on longer about turning arough stone from the quarry into a thingof beauty with education. The various othersynonyms that liken building a temple tobuilding a man, and how the tools associ-ated with construction can relate to the les-sons you encounter in life. Your 60 secondsis up. The elevator has reached its floor, thedoor opens and it is time to say goodbye.Your friend steps out of the elevator andgoes about his daily business.

Your time to create interest has passed.It now only remains to ask the person,would they like to know more?



QUARTERLY COMMUNICATION

March CommunicationThe election of the Grand Master and the proposed 2010/2011 budget attracted more than 500 members to the March Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge.

Special seating was arranged in thelobby to accommodate the over -flow as every seat was taken in the

Grand Lodge room.MW Bro Dr Greg Levenston was re-

elected as Grand Master 300/199 votesfrom challenger RW Bro Derek RobsonAM DGM with three informal, and thefees and dues for the next masonic yearwere adopted.

However, the proposal to increase thecapitation fee by $9.00 to $129 per mem -ber earned opposition from a num ber ofspeakers after the Grand Treasurer hadexplained the reasons.

Adoption of the motion was voted onby a show of hands but the Grand Masterthen requested a secret ballot be taken andit was subsequently carried.

Reports were presented by the Execu-tive Council, the Board of Management,

masoniCare and the Committee on For-eign Correspondence.

The Executive Council recommended,and the meeting approved, recognition ofthe Grand Lodge of Mauritius and variousPrince Hall Grand Lodges in the USA,Bahamas and the Caribbean and con-firmed that the Grand Charity, masoni-Care, had committed more than onemillion dollars in funds to match fund -raising of the members.

During the period, the Grand Charitymade donations to children’s organisa-tions, oncology units, cochlear implantcentres, cancer societies, Autism Australia,New England Volunteer Air Transport,Port Macquarie Sea Rescue and St JohnAmbulance.

The Board of Management reported itsconcern at the number of reports indi-cating many lodges are struggling tomanage their operations to a point wherethey fail to open, or are suffering over-whelming financial difficulties. It said it is important that these lodges commu-nicate via their DGIW and RGC to the Board that they require assistance.Lodges which have already made such an approach have found the Board able to respond accordingly and been

sympathetic to their plight.New membership packages are ready

for distribution to every lodge. Each lodgewill receive three copies at no charge andfurther copies will be available at $5 percopy.

The Communications Committee hasadvised the Board of its concerns withemails being sent out with multiple‘addresses’ displayed. It is advisable thatbrethren need to consider privacy lawswhen sending and communicating viaemails and the internet.

The Committee on Foreign Correspon-dence expressed concern at the largenumber of new Irregular Grand Lodgesand warned that association with theseOrders will result in immediate suspen-sion or expulsion of brethren from thisjurisdiction as per the Constitution. Itreported on a movement called the UnitedGrand Lodge of America and anothergroup calling itself the Grand Lodge ofAll England which is attempting to createlodges in England and at least one lodgein Australia.

The Committee is monitoring the sit-uation, as well as circumstances in Brazil,Ghana, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Bos -nia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia.

A Preview of the

June Communication ProgramGrand Lodge will hold its Quarterly Communication on Wednesday, 9 June at the Sydney Masonic Centre, starting at 7.30pm.Agenda> Election of Grand Officers for 2010–2011> Appointments by the Grand Master> DGIW Recommendations> Annual Reports> Constitutional changes (if any)> Conferral of Grand Rank (if any)> General Business

Announcement The Grand Proclamation will be held on Wednesday, 11 August, at 7pm with dinner to follow.

Where GovernorMacquarie walkedOn Friday 23 April at the Blacktown MasonicCentre, the Macquarie Conclave No 2 cele-brated its Enthronement meeting with the re-enthronement of Ill Kt Ron Portis as its MPSand Em Kt Eamon Moulding as its Viceroy forthis 2010–11 year. Strong membership growthhas enabled most offices to be filled by newWorthy Knights. This Conclave, formed in 1937,is committed to the Family of Freemasonry inthe Western Sydney area.

L–R: Intendant General Rt Ill Kt Phil Rosen,Grand Viceroy Rt Ill and Em Kt Ted GriffithsKCC, MPS Ill Kt Ron Portis, Viceroy Em KtEamon Moulding, Grand Sovereign M Ill KtTim Foster GCC


JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

THE GRAND MASTER’S MARCH ADDRESS

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Redefining our image‘Iam mid-term in my agenda to

drive this Jurisdiction forward, sothat we can gain confidence in

presenting an understood and relevantpublic face to the community over thenext five years.

This administration has been trans-parent, prudent, inclusive and caring. Thishas formed a firm foundation to supportthe challenges of change, and those build -ing blocks of change include:• Redefining our external image by the

revitalised and evolving buildings’ration alisation program.

• A comprehensive external PR cam-paign across the Jurisdiction andbeyond, engaging public interest andenquiry. This is promoted by the dis-tribution of our book, It’s No Secret,Real Men Wear Aprons. The projectedsales return will support the ongoingImage and Marketing campaign in2011–12.

• A Masonic Education curriculum andthe ‘It’s time to TALK’ lodge resourceand new masons’ kit, using the fundsof the membership development levy.

• The 20/20 developing talent identifi-cation process, harnessing leaders andideas for tomorrow. I challenge the20/20 masons to nominate a leader torepresent your views and positions inthe governance of this Grand Lodge.

• Defining the role of women in thisorganisation through the Womens’Advisory Committee and Freemasons’Association, a relationship which needsto be enhanced and appreciated.

• The establishment of new lodges as afirm indication of the positive turn-around in confidence and morale.

• Annual Regional Conferences arebreak ing down barriers, taking away‘us and them’, taking away ‘country andmetropolitan’, which means every decision to allocate limited availableresources is considered.

This election has identified those alter-native voices that need to be heard,masons expressing their anxiety at thenecessity to change, the scope of change,and the speed of change. Freemasonrytoday is not, and should not be, the sameexperience as in 1950. We are evolving,society is more complex, and we aredemanding to be seen as part of thatsociety and its future. We must apply ourbasic tenets and strengths to the commu-nity with pride, passion and urgency.

I am instructing the Deputy GrandMaster to further develop his statementsso that Executive Council and the Boardsmay adapt further to issues of governanceand budgeting so strongly supported by asection of the masons tonight.

I am pleased by the progress bothBoards have made in reviewing theStrategic Plan and the progress made.More needs to be done, especially at grassroots level.

One specific area we continue tograpple with is obvious inequity in assetvalues between city and country. We needa formula of wealth redistribution, where -by an application based on strategicimportance and business plan will triggera formulated percentage of sales and assetsbeing transferred to areas of most need.

Also, as an organisation in the 21stCentury, I feel we have to change thissystem of electing the Grand Master. Someare publicly opposed to changing thestatus quo, others are demanding a change.It is time to revisit this issue calmly andobjectively. I favour an adaptation of theVictorian system which would result in athree year term in NSW/ACT and a col-lege determining the candidate, even atDGM level.

A white paper will be distributed to thelodges for comment and I will place thisitem on the September CommunicationAgenda for determination, so the processwill be in position for next year.

The Grand Treasurer’s report on feesand dues reflects consideration of therecovering world financial crisis, stronggrowth across our core businesses and astrong desire for masonic services coststo be as near to self supporting as can bemanaged. Over the last six years thesecosts have been dropping in real dollarterms, and reflect well on the organisation.For this reason, capitation fees will stillrise this year, albeit at a partly subsidisedlesser rate than last year.

The masoniCare Caring Officer’s pro-gram will start on 31 March when allLodge Caring Officers will be known asmasoniCare Caring Officers (mCOs).Educational seminars will be availablesoon.

I also table the ‘It’s Time To Talk’resource kit that all lodges will have thismonth, including ‘new member’ folders.Further kits are available at $5 each, byordering through the webshop.

Brethren, you know me now. I wishyou as masons and private lodges to takecontrol of your circumstances across thisJurisdiction, and take responsibility foryour own future; to understand why youare a mason and apply that knowledge.Let us continue to work together.

And I say to you – this is not a time todivide, but to unite. We are in the fight ofour lives.

Whether in the country, towns or citiesof this Jurisdiction, carry Freemasonry onyour shoulders and place it in the com-munity in the pre-eminent position itdeserves in the 21st Century.

I can do it, you can do it, we can do it,tonight and every day which lies ahead.

Now is the time to confidently focusyour energies and firmly embrace thefuture of Freemasonry in New SouthWales and the ACT.’


Art is a PowerArt is a Power

In the home Edwin built in a forest eastof Goulburn is displayed a wide rangeof talent including pen etch ings, oils

and watercolours, sculp tures from re -cycled material, welding and photography.

After migrating from England to Aus-tralia with his family in 1982, he pursueda variety of jobs such as selling insurance,driving a taxi, marriage celebrant and run-ning a kitchen before deciding to buildhis own dwelling.

With wife Janine, they cleared a 40hectare plot in an abandoned pine forestand built a straw bale house wired withsolar power and in the process discoveredthe value of Hebel as a material.

Hebel is lightweight masonry blocksconstructed from aerated concrete andEdwin used his artistic talent to createcarvings of ancient temples, mythical ani-mals and birds to sit alongside woodsculptures made from tree roots and bas-reliefs on walls.

He has had exhibitions in Braidwoodand Goulburn, people have commissionedworks from him but very few of the com-pleted Hebel pieces have been for sale.

‘I feel ready to go on with my art. Idon’t have any idea what will happen nextbecause I act on inspiration which usuallyjust comes out of thin air,’ Edwin said.

‘When building an extension for thehouse, I discovered how versatile Hebelcould be and believe this year could be aturning point.’

W Bro Power has also built wonderfulfriendships within Masonry and promotedmany discussions as well as organisingwork within his lodge.

His biggest support comes from wifeJanine who wrote to the Freemason on herpride in her husband.

Edwin Power is the WM of Lodge William Ross No 76 but his Masonry is at times overshadowed by his artistic output.


By ???EDWIN POWER: ARTIST AND FREEMASON


‘I have watched him grow as a man anda mason over the six years he has been amember and if ever there was a year toremember in the life of a man, this is theyear for my husband,’ she said.

‘He has been interviewed by the High-life magazine for his Hebel carvings andhas generated discussion in the Free masonwith his letters.

‘His discussions are sometimes quiteleft field but with his artistic talent, that ishow he lives and thinks, outside thenormal box. He has found acceptance,even while being refined with warmth inhis masonic journey.

‘Masonry’s future depends on new can-didates and the acceptance of people,sometimes despite their left field ideas andmaybe this is one of the qualities that willattract new candidates. Masonry doesindeed make good men better.’

Left: Edwin with his wife and greatest supporter, Janine

Left above: Life-size Aboriginal portrait – DAS clay on canvas. DAS is a moist modelling clay fromItaly that air dries completely sodoesn’t require firing.

Left below: Edwin at work on a commission for a garden ornamentmade from a one piece Hebel slab 3.5 metres x 800cms and incorporat-ing a larger than life copy of theclient’s favourite brooch!

Above: Janine’s ‘cows’ grazing in theearly morning frost on their property,Misty Grove Farm. Edwin made thesefrom plywood (painted in Solar -guard) as real cattle would not survive on the pastures produced by the rather poor local soils.

Right (main picture): Carving in Assyrian temple art style – it was believed that winged gods came andgave gifts of knowledge or advice.

Right inset: Another commission on a3.5 metre tall Hebel slab – the threewise monkeys (Hear no evil, See noevil, Speak no evil – good masonicpractice!) depicted in suits and tiesand climbing the ladder of success.

JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

By ??? EDWIN POWER: ARTIST AND FREEMASON

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MateshipLance-Corporal James Davisshares his thoughts andexperience of mateship

When war broke out in 1914,Australia had been aCommon wealth for only 13

years. In 1915, Australian and NewZealand soldiers formed part of an Alliedexpedition to capture the GallipoliPenin sula to open the way to the BlackSea for the allied navies. The plan was tocapture Istanbul, the capital of the Otto -man Empire and an ally of Germany.

Very early on the morning of 25 April1915, long before sunrise, the ANZACswere getting ready to go into battle. Theyhad sailed from Egypt, and now lay off thecoast of Turkey in the darkness. They didn’tknow if the Turkish soldiers would beawake, or how many there were. All theyknew was that once ashore, they had to goinland, as far from the beach as possible,and make room for more men to landbehind them. At least, that was the plan.

They quietly climbed down rope lad-ders and stepped into small boats. Thesewere then towed as close as possible tothe beach before the men rowed the lastpart to the shore. They had practised thismany times, but they were still verynervous. Suddenly, a bright flare went upinto the sky, turning night into day. TheANZACs were still making their way tothe shore when the machine-guns andrifles opened up.

Many men were killed or wounded inthose first few hours. Some men didn’teven get out of the boats before they wereshot. Some drowned because their packswere so heavy, or because they had neverbeen taught to swim. They had expecteda flat beach but instead they were at thebase of cliffs. They had landed in thewrong place!

The campaign dragged on for eightmonths and at the end of 1915, the AlliedForces were evacuated after both sides hadsuffered heavy casualties. Over 8,000 Aus-tralian and 2,700 New Zealand soldiersdied.

News of the landing at Gallipoli madea profound impact on Australians and

New Zealanders at home and 25 Aprilquickly became the day when we remem-bered the sacrifice of those who had diedin war.

The creation of what became knownas the ‘ANZAC legend’ became an impor-tant part of the national identity, andshaped the way in which we viewed ourpast and our future.

In my mind the two most relevant qual-ities to come out of Gallipoli and WorldWar I would have to be the iconic Aussie‘larrikin’ and the legendary Aussie ‘mate-ship’.

The ‘larrikin’ we have heard muchabout. Stories passed down from our greatgrandfathers, grandfathers, and fathers,stories from World War I, World War II,Korea and Vietnam of Aussie Diggersplaying havoc on everyone from theenemy, to our allies, our officers and evento our own mates.

Despite the best efforts of many anofficer born without a sense of humour,the larrikin is not dead, he is alive andwell. For example, while deployed onOperation Iraqi Freedom in 2004, thereexisted a young officer, widely dislikeddue to his lack of humour, double stan-dards, and incompetence.

He continued to leave his pistol behindin the toilet. If a lowly digger was to dothis he would be charged but nothing was done to discipline the arrogant younglieutenant.

At this point a young private decidedto glue the pistol to the young lieutenant’sdesk with industrial adhesive. The lieu-tenant never found out who had glued hispistol to his desk, nor did he ever leave itbehind again.

The other quality is ‘mateship’. A bril-liant definition of the Australian terms of‘mate’ and ‘digger’, goes like this: ‘Digger’and ‘dig’ were used by soldiers as friendlyterms of address along with ‘cobber’ and‘mate’ … These terms have been defined as‘a man for whom freedom, comradeship, awide tolerance, and a strong sense of theinnate worth of man, count for more thanall the kingdoms of the world, and the gloryin them’.

On the same deployment to Iraq, I wasinvolved in an incident where I almostdied. While on a night patrol to a covertobservation post in an abandoned hospitalin the middle of the Red Zone in SouthernBaghdad, as lead scout I was first over awall not knowing it had a gaping hole onthe other side caused by bomb damage. Ifell approximately six metres, landing atthe bottom unconscious, suffering tem-porary paralysis and widespread nervedamage. Another soldier instantly climbeddown halfway before jumping the rest,conducted first aid and stayed with me.He is the reason I am alive today. Later hewas awarded ‘The Cave Award’ for thatoutstanding mateship which is alive andwell today.

Mateship is not only part and parcel ofbeing an Australian soldier, but also ofbeing the type of man that made Australia.

In addition to all of this, the principlesassociated with mateship are at the verycore of Masonry. And with Freemasonry’sfine tradition of mateship and brother-hood, and the example set by brethren inall wars, we should all not only rememberANZAC day to honour it, but also to takelessons from it, that we may live betterlives as masons.

‘Mateship’

Inset: W Bro JamesDavis


By W BRO LANCE-CORPORAL JAMES DAVIS JP, WM LODGE VICTORIA CROSS No 928A MEANING OF MATESHIP


Have your sayJunk mail?I have just opened v42 n1 ‘Freemason’ andwas insulted to find a junk mail insert.‘Freemason’ purports to present interestingand sometimes serious material to insight fulreaders; it is not ‘New Idea’ sort of mindnumbing rubbish sometimes found inwaiting rooms.

I have a ‘no junk mail’ sticker on my letterbox to avoid resource wasting rubbish I amforced to recycle.

I used the return envelope to instruct thejunk mailer not to stuff my magazine againand request the same from you.

I have been sufficiently incensed to advise you. Others may not. I’d suggest aninvitation for readers to comment on thischeapening of Freemasonry before rubbishstuffing again.Doug Campbell ACT

Editor’s Note: Unfortunately, the dictates ofeconomy and expenditure sometimes make itnecessary to accept advertising which may notplease every reader. It is a practice now fol-lowed by major newspapers and serious andlight magazines in an effort to defray costs inan ever more expensive world. The NSWFreemason has a responsibility to its membersand the Grand Lodge to keep within its budgetand endeavours to attain this target with theuse of advertising.

Voting rightsAs one of the 500 or so brethren whoattended the meeting of our Grand Lodge inMarch, I was surprised to note there wasevidently no provision to allow those notpresent to vote on any of the very importantissues to be considered on that evening.

There was great interest in the pointsraised by brethren on the financial situationof Grand Lodge and the proposal for anincrease in the capitation fee was carried bya majority of only 27 votes, ie by 5.7% ofthose who voted.

Of our 13,638 members, the 475 memberswho voted represent just 3.5% and the 251who voted in favour of the proposal was just1.8% of our total membership.

It is not easy for members living outsidethe Sydney area to attend meetings of GrandLodge and the absence of any pro vision forall brethren to vote is certainly a denial oftheir democratic right to express theiropinion of the running of our organisation.

Other organisations such as registeredcompanies and sporting bodies have pro -vision for their shareholders and mem bersto lodge postal and proxy votes at generalmeetings, regardless of where they live.

Why not give our members the samerights?VW Bro Alan MacDonald, PJGW

Lodge Canberra 465

On the levelAn interesting point was brought up by ourBro F C Downey of Lodge Wagga Wagga No 22 regarding the wearing of Grand LodgeRegalia at regular lodge meetings.

My personal feeling is that this would notbe a good idea as we are supposed to meeton the level and part on the square. Allbrethren should be equal and the wearing ofregalia different to that normally worn bymembers would infer that the wearer issetting himself above the other brethren. Forthis reason we in NSW and ACT (usually)wear a ‘uniform’ of dinner dress, white messjackets or full evening dress tails dependingon the masonic occasion. The importantpoint is that all present appear to be‘uniform’.

Many lodges and indeed other Ordersand jurisdictions call on their brethren towear white gloves when at lodge so thatwhen greeting one another you do not knowwhether you are shaking the calloused handof a labourer or the soft hand of a peer of therealm. You are just greeting a brother.

Grand Lodge officers present and past get ample opportunity to wear their veryimpres sive regalia when attendingInstallations and other events as GrandLodge Officers.

In some European jurisdictions, when abrother has finished his term as a GrandOfficer he reverts to being called Brother

and not having the title Most, Right or VeryWorshipful in front.

For the same reasons I believe that ourCharities would be better not handing outmedals etc to mark the amount of adonation given by a brother. Benevolenceshould be confidential and be between abrother and his maker. I am sure theCharities could make better use of themonies going toward the cost of producingthose medals etc. Remember: ‘Such adonation as his circumstances in life mayfairly warrant’? What may seem justpocket money to one brother may be asubstantial amount to another.

Our brother FC Downey indeed raises agood point which is worthy of discussion.Bro Michael Shearer

Lodge Warringah No 83Lodge France No 1021

Becoming a masonAfter reading the article ‘Everyone has astory’ in the summer edition of theFreemason, I would like to give this report.

Both my grandfathers were Freemasonsand often asked me when I was going tomake the first step. This was after I had leftthe merchant service in England after thewar and my farewell trip to see the familybefore coming to Australia.

I had no idea what they meant butbecame a mason through my brother-in-lawin Lodge Dignity at Auburn. I am now amember of Lodge James Kibble, who was a blacksmith, the same as my maternalgrandfather, John William Tulip.

Last year, John celebrated his 80thbirthday with a cake of 80 candles and is anative of Jarrow-on-Tyne in England. Hestill spends a great deal of his time walkingaround the beauty spots of his town ofHoddesdon.

I have been WM of Lodge James Kibbleand I guess both of them would be proud tosee me in this situation.VW Bro John Chapman

Green Point NSW

JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

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HISTORY IN STATE COACH BRITANNIA

History on the moveIt could be described as the biggest collection of British history in one movable item.

That would be sufficient todescribe the decorations and thecapsule created by Sydney resi -

dent Jim Frecklington OAM in his workon building the State Coach Britannia forpresentation to Queen Elizabeth II, a taskwhich has taken five years to complete.

The gold-plated capsule will be insertedinto the top of the crown at the top of thecoach. The capsule will be divided into anupper and lower section, three parts inthe upper and one in the lower. The threeupper compartments will contain gold,frankincense and myrrh while the lowersection will hold a chip detailing the Bible.

In height, the capsule is 38mm (1.5inches) and in width 50mm (2 inches) andon its base is engraved the masonic Squareand Compasses.

Australia has more than a casualinterest in the coach. Among the manyhistoric timber and other artefacts incor-porated into the coach are items frompeople and ships which have had a partin Australian history.

These items have been fixed in the inte-rior of the coach which has been richlylined and upholstered in Australia by BrianRichardson using 20 metres of the finestpastel gold coloured silk brocade. In theshape of small squares, the items have beenartfully inlaid as special segments of theinterior panels of the doors and aroundthe inside. Among them are mementoesfrom the vessels HMS Endeavour, HMSSirius, SS Great Britain, SS Great Eastern,Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary2 and Queen Elizabeth 2. There are alsosections from the Cutty Sark, former RoyalYacht Britannia, HMS Endeavour, HMSSirius, the Mary Rose, HMS Victory, sport -ing grounds such as Lords, Wimbledon,St Andrews Golf Club and Rugby Schoolas well as Gallipoli, a Spitfire and variouspalaces and cathedrals.

Queen Mary was a Royal Mail Steamerof the Cunard Line and sailed for 31 years,carried over two million passengers andmade 1,000 crossings of the North Atlantic.During World War II she was stripped tocarry as many as 15,000 troops at a time.

She made 14 voyages from Australia to theMiddle East and made her last voyage inlate 1967. Queen Elizabeth made similarvoyages to and from Australia during theWar and both liners are represented bysmall artefacts inside the coach.

Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth 2have both sailed into Sydney Harbour aspart of their round-the-world journeys.

SS Great Britain brought 16,000 immi-grants to Australia while SS Great Easternhad a special dry dock built to accommo-date it in Sydney although it was neverused.

The Mary Rose led the English againstthe French fleet in 1513 while HMS Victorywas under the command of Admiral LordNelson at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

Some of the ballast from HMSEndeavour is part of the coach, as is timberfrom the home of Joseph Banks and a sec-tion of Scott’s Hut and his sledge to theSouth Pole in 1912 which was reportedlybuilt at Manly. New Zealand is also repre-sented by part of Sir Edmund Hilary’sladder from his 1953 Everest expeditionand some New Zealand kauri, the world’soldest workable wood.

Frecklington said the purpose of theserelics is to permanently chronicle andpresent a rich tapestry of his torical events,

customs, achieve-ments, heritage andtradition that is Bri-tannia. All of theitems have been speciallyselected from a wide range of sites andfrom artefacts specially significant to thehistory of the British people and to mem-bers of the Commonwealth.

Having spent time at the Royal Stablesin London, Frecklington is well aware ofthe requirements of the Royal Coachesand designed and created the AustraliaState Coach which in 1988 became theBicentennial gift from the people of Aus-tralia to Queen Elizabeth II.

The title ‘Britannia’ is the ancient Latinname for the island of Great Britain andin the 1st century AD, in honour of hisexploits there, the Roman EmperorClaudius named his newborn son Britan-nicus. In the course of history, Britanniabecame emblematic of Britain and hasbeen personified as a female figure,appeared on coins and in song such as‘Rule Britannia’.

This new coach clearly indicates thevisionary dream that inspired Jim Freck-lington and demonstrates his amazing cre-ativity and skills in the rare art form ofcoach building.

The State Coach Britannia and the base of the gold-platedcapsule engraved with themasonic Square and Compasses


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Dear Grand Secretary,The discussion at the March Communi -

cation over fees and dues was interesting yetdisappointing with so much obvious‘dissention’ – all over a $9.00 increase?

In years of attendance at GrandCommunications, I have never had need toquery or complain about any issue broughtforward relating to MY Grand Lodge. Ialways consider how fortunate we are, andhave been, that within the organisation wehave all the professional and entrepreneurialskills that we could wish in our electedoffices. Importantly, too, is that the expertisegiven by these brethren is at no cost to thisorganisation.

I appreciate the stringent work that goesinto the operation of the Grand Lodge –obviously by you as Grand Secretary andyour most dedicated and helpful staff andthe brethren who volunteer so much timeand effort for the Craft. Yet some brethrenhave the audacity to stand in Grand Lodgeand do nothing but criticise everything. Arethey not aware they are criticising theirfellow brethren – insinuating that the workthese people do for the Craft is not enough!

The talent we haveDo brethren know, or care to realise, thequalifications, experience and talent wehave in just the Grand Registrar and GrandTreasurer alone? Obviously not, otherwisewhy would they make statements suggestingwe look for some ‘talent’ within our ranks?What have we got now – might I ask?

From what I can see, our ‘working ranks’are full of brethren holding exemplarycredentials and I am more than happy andconfident with that knowledge. We couldnot do better!

Grand Secretary, I choose to be a memberof the Craft and that privilege must come ata cost. A brother mentioned at Grand Lodgethat the fees for membership are insigni -ficant when matched with some of hispersonal expenses. I applaud him and agreewith him fully.

I too choose to belong to several social andsporting clubs. They cost me over $1,400 a

year and yet my usage of them is becomingless and less.

I choose to buy daily newspapers andvarious periodicals. Recently, one of themincreased its cost resulting in additionaloutlay to me of $26.00 per year. I continueto buy them.

I choose to have ‘pay TV’ at my homeagain at some considerable expense. All Iseem to get is commercials and repeatedprograms. I still keep it.

I choose to have Private Health Care atan exorbitant cost. I won’t go any further onthat one!

I choose to regularly visit the theatre –movies and live productions. Again, at arather large cost but, again at my choosing.

I have a computer at home that wasinitially to send and receive a handful ofemails each week with my family and to usethe ever intriguing ‘internet’. This costs memoney as does ‘virus protection’ andoccasional download costs when my youngfamily members visit.

These are just a few costs that I CHOOSEto have.

So, Grand Secretary, the $129.00 it costs me as a member of the greatestorganisation in the world is really nothing in the scheme of things. I think of what itbrings me.

It brings me the privilege of being aFreemason.

It allows me to ‘delve’ into the many otherOrders open for Freemasons to join.

It has given me the opportunity to meetmany wonderful people whom I can nowcount as good friends – friends I admire,trust and that I can rely on for support ifever needed.

It gives the opportunity to socialise asmuch as I like and to make new friends andcontinue to meet the most interesting people.

It gives me the chance to visit other lodgesanywhere in the world where I know I will bemade most welcome and treated with muchrespect. I do have personal experience.

I can view the website of my Grand Lodgeand keep as up to date as possible onmasonic happenings.

STOP PRESS BY RW BRO KEVIN McGLINN, PDGM

A wonderful publicationI receive a wonderful publication every fewmonths – the FREEMASON magazine – aproduct of which I am very proud and showit to family and friends whenever I can.

Finally, my masonic history will always bethere for anyone to see. My descendants cantrace what I did in Freemasonry, and when.Perhaps they will have the opportunity tofind somebody who may have known mepersonally too.

They will see how I contributed toFreemasonry and, perhaps, howFreemasonry may have rewarded me insome way. As a Past Master, they can seeMinutes of meetings over which I presidedand physically touch those pages which bearmy signature.

To think that Freemasonry offers me just these few things and much more isremarkable.

What is even more remarkable is that itcost me less than $2.50 a week!

Grand Secretary the cost of my othervoluntary ‘pleasures’ in life will be sacrificedlong before I ever consider relinquishing mymembership of this great and wonderfulfraternity.

With fraternal regards and best wishesAnonymous Past Master (name withheld on request)

Grand ProclamationThe Grand Master has decided that theCeremony of Proclamation and investitureof Grand Officers will take place in theSydney Masonic Centre on Wednes day 11August 2010 commencing at 7.00 pm.

The ceremony will be open to thepublic as will the banquet to follow in theGrand Banquet Hall. Full details and reg-istration forms will be issued in the nottoo distant future.

The Regular Communication of GrandLodge will still be held on the secondWednesday in September. Details for thiswill also be distributed in due course.

continued on page 32

From the Grand SecretaryA letter received …



JACK McNAUGHTON: VOLUNTEER WITH ABV

Voluntary aid todeveloping countriesRW Bro Jack McNaughton PAGM of Lodge Benjamin Pryor No 709 is a retired buildingcontractor and for the past 12 years has been a registered volunteer with Australian BusinessVolunteers (ABV).

ABV is a non-government, not forprofit overseas developmentagency which sends Australian

volunteers to undertake skills transferassignments in developing countries inthe Asia Pacific Region. Since ABV wasestablished in 1981 it has completedseveral thousand assignments in 24devel op ing countries throughout theregion. Volunteers work under a strictcode of conduct not only providing skillsexchange but also as ambassadors forABV, Australia’s aid program, and ulti -mately Australia.

Jack has previously completed severalassignments in the outer islands of Van-uatu and in Samoa with the constructionof schools and churches. All of these werechallenging and rewarding experienceswith very basic local accommodation andfood thus providing extensive exposure tothe cultures and customs.

Recently he put his United GrandLodge and Grand Chapter commitmentson hold to carry out a six week assignmentin East Timor where he was required toassist with the development of a familybusiness that has been operating in Diliduring an extremely difficult period. It isthe aim of ABV to reduce unemployment

and poverty by improving the capabilitiesof Non Government Organisations andhopefully creating additional employment.Timor-Leste is the world’s newest nation.On 20 May 2002 Timor-Leste’s Declara-tion of Independence was restored andpower handed over from the UnitedNations to the first constitutional Gov-ernment of Timor-Leste.

The purpose of the assignment was toimprove the technical skills and businesspractices of this company which involvedestablishing computer programs on alltheir work practices, schedules, manuals,forward planning and both business andfinancial plans. The company is also plan-ning to venture into other areas of workwhich required assisting them with pro-cedures and feasibility studies. With verylittle English spoken, all of this was carriedout through an interpreter to ensure themeanings were not lost or changed in thetranslation.

To enable Jack to complete this task itwas necessary to observe work in progressand view completed work in Dili andcountry districts. This required travellinglong distances on winding mountainroads, passing through rural communities,villages and market places. With many of

these mountains rising directly out of thesea and with roads cut into the steepmountain sides, rockslides are a majorproblem during the wet season (Novemberto June), often taking many days or weeksto clear.

Because of its history East Timor is likeno other country encountered by ABV,which together with other InternationalDevelopment Agencies seeks to reducelocal poverty and promote economicgrowth. In 1999, at the request of the EastTimorese, the United Nations assisted inrestoring peace and they are still veryactive in helping to build the country’sability to govern peacefully and democrat-ically.

The East Timorese have experiencedsevere hardship over a long period of timewith 400 years of colonial rule and 25 yearsof occupation; they are very proud of theirindependence and are working hardtowards building the future of their newcountry.

Jack enjoyed the challenge whichinvolved extensive exposure to thecountry’s culture, the lifestyle and customsof the local people and he is now lookingforward to his next ABV assignment.


QA&This column is intended to answer the most frequentlyasked questions about Freemasonry. If you have anyquestions, send them to the Editor.

Do masons need to devote alot of their own time tocommunity work?As a mason, the time you devote tocommunity work is entirely up to you.You are asked to support your lodge byattending its regular meeting once amonth. No more is expected of you.

Some of your buildings havethe word ‘temple’ on them.Why is that?In the past, our lodges were called ‘tem-ples’ – an allegoric reference to KingSolomon’s Temple, constructed by earlymasons whose principles of integrity,goodwill and charity we have inherited.

If I choose to make a donation,how is that done?There are many charity organisationswhich masons assist by direct donationsof money, personal skills and time. Howa mason chooses to contribute is a per-sonal and strictly private matter.

How much would it cost to join?There is a joining fee and dues which arepayable monthly or yearly. The dues coverthe lodge’s administration costs, as well asfood and refreshments at the monthlymeeting. Fees vary from lodge to lodge.(A mason generally is not required to paywhen he visits other lodges. He is alwaysreceived as a welcome guest.)

JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

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AuxiliaryclosesThe NSW Masonic Auxiliary held

its final gathering on 28 Marchthis year to conclude a mem -

orable period of friendship.Originally known as the NSW Masonic

Hospital Auxiliary, it was formed to assistthe hospital at Ashfield by way of fund-raising for the benefit of the hospital andhandling of the hospital kiosk. When thehospital was sold, the name was changedand the members extended their activitiesto raising money for various charities.Over the past 10 years, the total incomeraised was approximately $834,179.

Among the charities to benefit wereCareflight, Camp Quality, Autism, BerryMasonic Village Auxiliary, Children’sCancer Institute of Australia, KidneyHealth Australia, masoniCare and theGrand Lodge Library.

With the changing times, the membersdecided on the closure and the Marchgathering was an opportunity to renewpast friendships and memories of themany fundraising events over the years.

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By RW BRO JOHN DENNINGVISIT TO NEW CALEDONIA

Bonjour my friends

Captain James Cook, during hishistoric round the world voyage,discovered and named New

Caledonia in 1774. In 1788 it is said LaPerouse came within sight of the islandson his fateful voyage of discovery.

On 11 April 2010, the NSW/ACTGrand Master, MW Bro Greg Levenston,led eight brethren and seven ladies on anexpedition to the islands on a journey ofmasonic discovery.

MW Bro Bernard Paul (Grand MaitreProvincial) plus a number of his brethrenand ladies met the party at Nouméa Air-port before transfer to their hotel.

Although the climate differs, the terrainof New Caledonia is similar to that of NewZealand with plains stretching from thesea to the hills and mountains. Mostaccommodation is apartments and cur-rently there is a lot of expansion and devel-opment. The main island has largedeposits of nickel, enough to last a further500 years, and the export of these depositscreates the wealth for the inhabitants.

Freemasonry in New Caledonia is notpublicly discussed, the brethren do notwear masonic jewellery and the onlyMasonic Centre, which is in the suburbsof Nouméa, has no signs or insignia ofidentification.

On Monday 12 April the Grand Masterwas invited to lunch with Pierre Frogier,President of the Southern Province of NewCaledonia and a member of the GrandLodge National Francaise. Noumea-bornPierre Frogier is a French politician, whowas President of the Government of NewCaledonia from 2001 to 2004 and is alsoa current Member of the NationalAssembly in Paris. The lunch involved amost interesting discussion on current

local issues concerning the people of NewCaledonia. The Grand Master made apoint of inviting M. Frogier to visit theMuseum of Freemasonry on the nextoccasion he travels to Sydney.

In the evening the delegation attendeda Grand Lodge meeting called exclusivelyfor their benefit in order that they mayreceive a detailed explanation of how Free -masonry is administered in the Province.

An explanation was given of the fourseparate rites operating in the province.When a candidate joins Freemasonry, heis given the opportunity of visiting theseother rites, and is free to transfer his mem-bership if he gains more spiritual comfortthan from the one he was initiated into.

The following night the delegationattended Lodge J-F de Galaup Comte de

LaPerouse for an Initiation. Prior to themeeting they were informed there wouldbe an English translation and wonderedwhy this would be necessary as, after all,a 1st degree is a 1st degree and thosepresent should have no difficulty followingit. How wrong they were!

All of the ceremony is expertly readwith more attention placed on drama andemphasis rather than learning by rote. Sus-pense and drama is further emphasisedby music and lighting. The lodge has onebrother regulating a panel which operatesa first class sound system whilst anotheroperates a lighting panel. As in a Hitch-cock movie, the sound and lighting ampli-fies the suspense and drama.

Those present at the refectory weretreated with an assortment of French andisland delights that were served during aprogram of boisterous toast making.

The masonic ladies also fared wellbeing the guests of the lodge ladies.

Above: Members of the delegation,the candidate and local membersafter the ceremony at lodge J-F deGalaup Comte de La Perouse.

Above right: Grand Master presenting a gift to Pierre Frogier,President of the Southern Provinceof New Caledonia.

Right: The ladies enjoying a mild New Caledonia evening.

New Caledonia, the Paris of the Pacific, is a well-visitedholiday destination for Australians and in April attracted theattention of a group of NSW Freemasons.

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By DR YVONNE McINTYRESOMETHING FOR THE LADIES

Women in FreemasonryPart 3: Masonic Orders which admit both men and women as Freemasons

In Part Two of the series ‘Women inFreemasonry’, I provided a briefbackground of the development of

Masonic Orders for women since theformation of Speculative Freemasonry inthe late 1600s. The article includeddetails of the two most well knownfemale Orders in Australia, namely, theOrder of the Eastern Star and the Orderof the Amaranth.

Also included in Part Two were detailsof The Order of Women Freemasons, anOrder restricted to women only and whichmirrors its male counterpart in the con-ferral of the three Degrees of CraftFreemasonry on its members. Membersare also able to progress to other Degreesand Orders in Freemasonry which parallelthe Degrees and Orders of mainstream orRegular Grand Lodges. In June 2008 theOrder celebrated its Centenary at TheRoyal Albert Hall, London in the presenceof more than 5000 members.

In this issue of Freemason I intend cov-ering two Orders which admit men andwomen as Freemasons. They are TheHonourable Fraternity of Ancient Free -masons and The Order of InternationalCo-Freemasonry.

The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons The Honourable Fraternity of AncientFreemasons was formed in 1913 as abreakaway group from the HonourableFraternity of Antient Masonry. The break-away resulted from a desire by membersof the new Order to conduct the Degreesof Freemasonry beyond the three CraftDegrees.

A pamphlet published in 1988 by EnidScott, a former Assistant Grand Master ofthe Order entitled Women in Freemasonrystates:

‘It was in 1902 that the first lodge of Co-Masons was formed in London and thatimportation from France soon snowballed.But within a few years some of its membersbecame uneasy regarding the course beingtaken by the governing body in Paris. Theyfelt that their ancient forms were in jeop-

ardy and a departure from their traditionalstyle was taking place; history was beingrepeated, for it was a similar state that hadarisen in regular Freemasonry in the mid-18th century. Various members resignedfrom the Order and formed themselves intoa Society from which was to emerge the Honourable Fraternity of AntientMasonry, but still as an association for menand women. On 5 June 1908 a Grand Lodgewas formed with a Reverend Brother asGrand Master. Approximately ten yearslater it was decided to restrict admission towomen only but to allow existing malemembers to remain. Within a very shortperiod the title was changed to the Orderof Women Freemasons but the form ofaddress as ‘Brother’ remained, the term‘Sister’ having been discontinued soon afterthe formation in 1908 as it was deemedunfitting for members of a universal Broth-erhood of Freemasons. It is also of someinterest to note that history was repeatedagain, in that the Royal Arch became thesubject of a division in their ranks, ratheron the lines of the Antients and Modernsyears before the Union in 1813. A group ofits members wished to include the RoyalArch in the system but failed to obtainauthority from their Grand Lodge, whichcaused them to secede and form the firstLodge of yet another Order – The Hon-ourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons,two Grand Lodges running in parallel wasalmost a carbon copy performance, but inthis case the time for a Union, similar tothat which took place in 1813, is yet tocome.’

The Order of International Co-FreemasonryOriginally founded in Paris, France, in1893, Co-Masonry, as it is called, was con-secrated in Great Britain in 1902 by thewell known social worker, educationist,theosophist, prolific writer and highlyregarded orator, Dr Annie Besant,(1847–1933).

Dr Besant saw Co-Freemasonry ‘as amovement which practised true brother-hood, in which women and men worked

side by side forthe perfecting ofhumanity’. In1902 she trav-elled to Pariswith six friendswhere they wereinitiated, passedand raised in thethree degrees ofFree masonry inthe Interna-tional Order ofCo-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain. Onher return to England Dr Besant foundedthe first Lodge of Co-Freemasonry in theUnited Kingdom (of which she was theWorshipful Master) and the British Fed-eration of Le Droit Humain. She went onto consecrate further lodges throughoutthe United Kingdom.

New lodges were also formed in SouthAmerica, Canada, India, Ceylon, Australiaand New Zealand, all of which were unitedunder the name of the British Federation.(Australian Co-Freemasonry now worksunder the Australian Federation).

Dr Besant was an ardent supporter ofwomen’s suffrage and in 1911 she headeda contingent of Co-Masonic ladies, undertheir lodge banners and in full regalia, inthe great 40,000 strong protest march ofwomen through London just days beforethe Coronation of George V. Althoughmasonic involvement in political move-ments was unusual, Dr Besant sanctionedwearing regalia on this occasion becauseshe regarded the women’s movement as amatter of national concern, not as one ofparty politics.

Other notable masonic women of thetime who saw Co-Freemasonry as a meansof serving humanity included CharlotteDespard, founder of the Women’s FreedomLeague; Marion Lindsay Halsey, daughterof the Deputy Grand Master of the UnitedGrand Lodge of England; Anne Cobden-Sanderson, daughter of the LiberalReformer, Richard Cobden; Eustice andHettie Miles who used their vegetarianrestaurant in Charing Cross to hold

Dr Annie Besant in 1897


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masonic meetings and dinners to celebratethe release of suffragettes from prison; theHon Evelina Haverfield, daughter ofWilliam Scarlett, 3rd Baron Abinger;Muriel Countess de la Warr, the daughterof Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl of Brassey(1836–1918), Lord of the Admiralty.Muriel’s grandfather was Thomas Brassey(1805–1870), the successful railway con-tractor. Her inheritance allowed her todonate large sums of money to the suffragemovement and to the needy. She is alsosaid to have provided financial assistanceto the Daily Herald newspaper in its sup-port of suffrage.

Appalled by the squalor and conditionsthroughout the country, many of thewomen masons became active in theadministration of the English ‘Poor Law’system which provided relief to the elderlyand those in need.

The masonic tenets of Brotherly Love,Relief and Truth were also practised bywomen masons during World War I inthe establishment of such organisations asthe Women’s Legion, the Women’s Emer-gency Corps and the Women’s VolunteerReserve.

The Order was established in Australiain 1911 with lodges in all States and onecould not do better than to quote in partfrom the Order’s web page: www.australianco-masonry.netfirms.com/about.htm

‘Co-Freemasonry is open to men andwomen of all races and religions. It isfounded on the principles of “Liberty ofThought, Unity, Morality, Charity, Justiceand the Brotherhood of Mankind”. It is

therefore open to all men and women whoare free, of good report, and strict morals.It imposes no restrictions on the free searchfor truth and expects tolerance from all itsmembers.’

The Order embraces all of the mainMasonic Orders currently operating underthe Ancient Scottish Rite.

At the forefront of the movement inAustralia is equality for women. Onenotable woman who was a member of Co-Freemasonry in Australia was EdithDirksey Cowan, philanthropist, whoseface appears on the Australian fifty-dollarnote. Edith Cowan was initiated into StCuthbert’s Lodge No 408, Perth, in 1916.

Her concern for people in need, par-ticularly women, was far-reaching and sheworked tirelessly to lift their position insociety. Among her achievements were:first woman to be appointed a Justice forthe Children’s Court; indefatigable workerfor the Red Cross during and followingthe war years; and delegate to the sixthInternational Conference of Women inWashington.

Co-Masonry is not recognised bymainstream Grand Lodges and thereforedual membership of Co-Masonry andCraft Masonry is not permitted. Despitethe embargo, cordial relationships andmutual respect exist between masons andCo-Masons alike.

Perhaps Ann Pilcher-Dayton bestdescribes the basis for Co-Masonry in herarticle ‘Freemasonry and Suffrage’ in theSummer No. 7 2009 edition of Freema-sonry Today: ‘To Co-Masons in Le Droit

Humain there was a clear parallel betweenthe presence of women in Freemasonryand the equality shown by giving womenthe vote. They believed that masonic practices originated with the ancient mys-teries of Egypt and Greece, where womenplayed a major part. To restore women toFreemasonry was therefore a restitutionof their rights rather than an innovation’.

References:Freemasonry Today No. 6 Spring 2009 –‘Freemasonry and Suffrage’ – Ann Pilcher-DaytonFreemasonry Today No. 7 Summer 2009 – ‘WomenFreemasons and Rights for Women’ – Ann Pilcher-DaytonWikipedia EncyclopediaSpartacus Educational WebsiteEdward L King – What about Women inFreemasonry Jean Heaslewood, The Square, Sept Edition 2009 –‘Women, Freemasonry and the Development ofCo-Masonry’ The Order of Women Freemasons –http:/www.owf.org.uk/history.htmWhat is International Co-Freemasonry – Co-Freemasonry in Australia – Home page

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The role of womenWomen were created as companions for men but they are equals, one to the other. Neither is superior.

Women are the mothers, thelife-long partners of ourmasons. To draw a parallel to

a symbol that is familiar to masons, thewomen could be referred to as the ‘pillars’of Freemasonry. They are extremely in -flu ential on all aspects of family life.

It is often the women who influencethe minds and souls of their children,through conversations, actions and socialinteractions. Influences can be subtle butthey make strong impressions upon thefamily. It is often heard that a man becameinterested or was ‘turned-off ’ Freema-sonry through the action of his motheror his wife. These influences are not keptwithin the confines of the family. Theyare discussed within social groupings andtherefore the whole image of Freemasonryis promoted within society and impres-sions are formed which can be positive ornegative depending upon the informationgiven.

Once a man has been ‘bitten by theFreemasonry bug’ and enjoys his Freema-sonry, it is so much more fulfilling for himto have his entire family on board – in par-ticular the women in the family. It can bea journey shared. Many women are friends

because their menfolk share a commonbond. This is especially so for menemployed in positions that require trans-fers. His family can be comforted in thefact that other families who share commoninterests will be there to show them aroundand make them feel welcome.

At home, when a family is entertainingthere are shared roles of responsibility.This concept could be transferred to the‘South’ or banquet after an ‘Open Night’where the proceedings could be less for -mal and more emphasis placed upon thesocial aspects of the evening. This wouldbe particularly relevant when there arenon-masons present who have little ideaof what is going on. Women could co-hostthese nights.

With less spare time to spend with fam-ilies it is becoming more important thatwomen are given the opportunity tobecome involved in their partner’s activi-ties. Women form the important role asthe other team member in the partner-ship – as a sounding board, a driving com-panion, an influencer of ideas or justenjoy ing some time to themselves. Itshould be a choice that can be made withinthe family. The women of time-poor fam-

ilies will resent the time Free masonry takestheir partner away and this will be reflectedin the attitude she portrays to her family,friends and society in general.

Isolation is one of the greatest factorsaffecting the people of the country areas.The importance of women to Free masonryis more important in these areas today andis more vital than ever. With the risingprices and lower yields all social contactmust be encouraged. Women play suchvital roles in the psychology of the familyunit and they are often the force behindthese social gatherings. The formal meet -ing places for the masons provide a timeand place for a break from the demandsof everyday life and gives them somethingto look forward to. Women understandthe necessity for this break in routine andactively encourage attendance.

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About the MD FoundationThe Macular Degeneration Foundation is a charity. It is thenational peak body in Australiaformed in 2001 by those who feltthere was a real need for an Australia-wide MD organisationthat was primarily patient driven.The Foundation’s vision is toreduce the incidence and impactof Macular Degeneration in Australia and it is committed toworking on behalf of the entireMacular Degeneration commu-nity, specifically those with thedisease, their family and carers.

The MD Foundation’s key objectives:EDUCATION: Provide accurate information about MDAWARENESS: Increase awareness of MD RESEARCH: Support and pursueresearchSUPPORT SERVICES: Facilitateaccess to relevant support servicesREPRESENTATION: Advocate for the best interests of the MD community

Free information kitFor a free Information Kit andAmsler Grid, or any advice on MD,call the Macular DegenerationFoundation Helpline on 1800 111709 or visit the website:

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THE EYES HAVE IT

Macular degenerationWhat you need to knowWhat is MacularDegeneration?Macular Degeneration (MD) is the leadingcause of blindness and severe vision lossin Australia. MD affects one in every sevenAustralians over 50 years of age and theincidence increases with age. It is oftenreferred to as Age-related Macular Degen-eration or AMD.

The macula is located at the very centreof the retina. The macula enables you toread, recognise faces, drive a car and seecolours clearly. MD causes progressivemacula damage resulting in loss of centralvision.

What are the types of MD?There are two types of MD: Dry MD andWet MD.

Dry MD is the most common form ofthe disease and results in a gradual loss ofcentral vision.

Wet MD is characterised by a suddenand severe loss of vision. Early detectionis critical so if you experience any suddenchange in vision you should see an opto -metrist or ophthalmologist urgently.

What are the symptoms of MD?MD can cause many different symptoms,so any difficulty with your vision should

not be dismissed as part of just ‘gettingolder’. Early detection of any form of MDis crucial because the earlier you seektreatment; the more likely you are to havea better outcome compared to those whowait.

Symptoms of MD can include one ormore of the following:

• Difficulty reading or doing any otheractivity which requires fine vision

• Distortion where straight lines appearwavy or bent

• Distinguishing faces becomes aproblem

• Dark patches or empty spaces appear -ing in the centre of your vision

The need for increased illumination,sensitivity to glare, decreased night visionand poor colour sensitivity may also indi-cate that there is something wrong. It’simportant to remember that in the earlystages there may be no visual symptoms.An eye test by an optometrist, including amacula check, is essential to detect theearly signs of MD.

Risk Factors for MDThere are three main risk factors for MD:AGE: Age is a critical risk factor and ifyou are over 50 years of age you are atrisk.

EYE HEALTH CHECKLIST• Have your eyes tested and make sure the macula is checked• Do not smoke• Keep a healthy lifestyle, control your weight and exercise regularly• Eat a healthy well-balanced diet, including two to three serves of fish a

week, dark green leafy vegetables and fresh fruit daily and a handful ofnuts a week

• In consultation with your doctor, consider taking an appropriate eyehealth supplement

• Provide adequate protection for your eyes from sunlight exposure, especially when young


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The image above on the left is that seenwith normal vision. The image to the rightis indicative of abnormal symptoms andyou should consult your eye practitionerimmediately.

Freemason Bruce Moffat: Macular Degeneration Case StudyBruce Moffat, a 66-year-old Cairns local , was diagnosedwith Wet MD two years ago. Now legally blind with Macular Degeneration, Bruce shares his story.

Bruce Moffat joined the Freemasons in 1967 and was a ‘reasonably active’ member of Sydney’s LodgeWilloughby. However, due to work commitments, he now considers himself as unattached.

Bruce first came to know about Macular Degeneration when his older brotherwas diagnosed 12 years ago. ‘I quickly learned all about it – my local optometristinformed me of the importance of family history and I was given an amsler grid to use as a self monitoring tool.’

Years later when Bruce retired, he moved to Cairns and started working as a cruise ship director. ‘When we were out at sea I made a few comments to colleagues about seeing rough seas on the horizon,’ Bruce explains. ‘My com-ments were met with puzzled looks and comments from colleagues such as “you need your eyes checked!”‘

Bruce was experiencing a symptom of Macular Degeneration – perceivingstraight lines as wavy.

After various similar incidents at sea he mentioned these wavy lines to hisoptometrist at a routine check up and was immediately referred to an ophthal-mologist where he was diagnosed with Wet Macular Degeneration in his left eye.

It was two years after his routine visit to the optometrist and various visitswith ophthalmologists that Bruce was told he was legally blind. As a result, Bruceresigned from his job. ‘It almost killed me to resign and leave the sea – I had atremendous sense of loss.’

Bruce was put in contact with a low vision agency in Cairns where he was provided with information and tools to assist him with his low vision. ‘They wereso helpful. It soon made me realise that having MD was merely an inconvenience.It’s a real learning curve when you’re first diagnosed with MD, but you adapt anddevelop little tricks. I’m coping well,’ says Bruce, who no longer drives and hastrouble reading and recognising faces.

But it’s not all bad according to Bruce. ‘One of the best things about having MD is that everyone looks like Nicole Kidman or Tom Cruise to me because I can’tsee them clearly!’ he quips.

‘Living well with MD is 99% attitude. If you start feeling like a victim, that’s how you’ll live. I don’t advertise the fact that I have MD and I’ve never thought of myself as a victim,’ he says.

Wearing the glasses or contact lenses younormally wear for reading, hold the gridapproximately 35cms from your face in awell-lit room.

Cover one eye with your hand andfocus on the centre dot with your uncov-ered eye. Repeat with the other eye.

If you see wavy, broken or distortedlines, or blurred or missing areas of vision,you may be displaying symptoms of MDand should contact your optometrist oropthalmologist.

Are you interested in becoming a Freemason

but don’t know what to do or who to ask?

Contact the United Grand Lodge of NSW & ACT for information

Ph: (02) 9284 2800 or email [email protected]

DO NOT DEPEND ON THISGRID FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS

FAMILY HISTORY: If you have a familyhistory of MD there is a 50% chance ofdeveloping the disease.

SMOKING: Studies have shown thatpeople who smoke are three times morelikely to develop MD. Smokers may alsodevelop the disease ten years earlier thannon-smokers.

You cannot change your genetics oryour age, however the Eye Health Check-list on the previous page may help toreduce your risk of developing MD.

Amsler GridOne tool that people can use at home totest for symptoms of MD is an AmslerGrid. It helps to identify any changes invision and should be used daily. It hasclear instructions to be followed for useand is simple and easy to use.

If you display any of the symptoms out-lined on the grid you should contact youreye care professional immediately. How-ever, don’t forget that you should also haveregular eye tests and the macula checkedwith your eye care professional.

A magnetised Amsler Grid for yourfridge is included in the free informationpack from the MD Foundation.

How the Amsler Grid works



Renay Farrell – a new face

Renay Farrell has become thenew face of masoniCare afterdeciding to curtail her travel -

ling experi ences and accept theposition of Marketing Officer.

Renay’s passion for travelling led herto spend over six years living in London,Vancouver and more recently Dubai.‘I’ve had the most amazing experiencestravelling the world with family andfriends including staying overnight atthe Ice Hotel in North Sweden with mysister, celebrating my 30th in Las Vegaswith friends and seeing the pyramidsin Cairo with my parents.’

Renay grew up in the Sydney suburbof Woronora and attended Jannali HighSchool. After completing her HigherSchool Certificate she was eager to enterthe workforce. ‘I was always interestedin working and developing new skills.My first role was with the AmericanChamber of Commerce as an event co-ordinator. It was a fantastic opportunitythat allowed me to meet a diverse groupof people within the business commu-nity,’ she said.

Prior to joining masoniCare, Renayspent over three years with Emirates

– YOUR GRAND CHARITY

WHO CARES? masoniCare does!Recent developments At the recent Quarterly Communication,the Grand Master announced that allLodge Caring Officers will now be knownas masoniCare Caring Officers (mCOs).

A masoniCare Caring Officers’ Hand-book has been developed to provide infor-mation on the role and duties of the mCO.Following the Quarterly Communication,several copies of the Handbook were deliv-ered to each Lodge Secretary.

The mCO’s role has not changed andwill be identical to the current CaringOfficer's role. The main enhancement isthat the role is now fully supported bymasoniCare, enabling the brethren of thelodge to be more actively involved in localcharitable work via interACTION andRegional Grants.

Freemasonry is concerned aboutpeople and masoniCare’s aim is to improvethe lives and wellbeing of people in ourcommunity.

Together, we can make a differencewithin our fraternity and the generalpublic.

Overview of an mCOWhilst there is no formal qualificationrequired for the position, an mCO ideallyshould have a suitable masonic knowl-edge, be a dedicated and loyal communitymember who is sympathetic and sensitiveto the needs of others and who knows thelocal area well. He should be able to listento problems without prejudice, identifyareas of assistance and source a suitablesolution where possible.

Despite the increasing availability ofgovernmental and community welfaresupport systems, masoniCare believes thatit is essential that individual lodges adopta positive and realistic stance in assistingto eliminate or reduce the effect of prob-lems touching members and/or theirdependents.

The primary responsibility of the mCOis to the members of his lodge. The mCOshould create and maintain suitablerecords of members and their familiesincluding the widows of former members;establish regular contact with membersand widows; arrange assistance where nec-essary for members and widows; makecontact with long-term non-attendingmembers; maintain records of personaldetails such as birthdays and anniversaries;

Airlines in Dubai as a senior flight stew-ardess. Not only did the role allow her toutilise her customer service skills, she wasalso trained in leadership and managingteams. During her time with Emirates shealso became a Business Class ServiceTrainer at the Emirates Training College.

Back in Sydney this year with experi-ence in advertising, sales, marketing andpublic relations, Renay applied to GrandLodge for the temporary role of MarketingOfficer with masoniCare and was insteadoffered the full-time position.

‘I love the focus this position has indaily contact with people and the com-munity,’ she said. ‘It’s an opportunity forme to develop the masoniCare marketingrole, to work closely with the masoniCareBoard and to provide support to the net-work of volunteers within Freemasonrywho are doing such great work in the com-munity.’

Renay lists travelling as a major hobbyalong with the importance she attaches tofamily and friends. She enjoys spendingtime with her beautiful three month oldniece Emily and her two grandmothers,aged 96 and 90 as well as her sister Yvetteand her parents.

She is currently studying training andassessment to carry on the skills learntin Dubai and ideally would like to assistpeople in their own development.

Renay is enjoying her new role withmasoniCare: ‘Everyone at Grand Lodgehas been really friendly, helpful andapproachable. Freemasonry was verynew to me prior to joining masoniCareand the more I learn the more I appre-ciate the wonderful values Freemasonrystands for.’


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YOUR GRAND CHARITY –

$1 millionand counting!The masoniCare Board is pleased toannounce that it recently reached themile stone of committing itself to justover $1 million in donations throughits interACTION Grants program.

This is a wonderful achievement ofwhich all masons in NSW and the ACTshould be proud. This milestone is atestament to those masons work ingtirelessly in their communities raisingfunds for those in need.

It also highlights that even morethan $1 million has been donated tothe community. masoniCare’s interAC-TION Grants program offers dollar-for-dollar funding and with the efforts ofthose masons conducting fundraisingactivities in their community, lodgesand masoniCare together havedonated $2 million to charities withinNSW and the ACT.

masoniCare’s interACTION Grantprogram is designed to help Free-masons become more involved in thelocal community and complementcharitable fundraising activities initi-ated by lodges or other masonic groups.

At its April meeting, the masoniCareBoard was presented with a total of 14inter-ACTION Grant applicationsrequest ing funding to the total of$76,000. The Board approved fundingfor all 15 applications to support manycommunity projects including the Car-oline Chisholm School for children withmultiple disabilities to purchase com-puter learning programs; Triple CareFarm in Robertson to assist in helpingyoung people overcome drug andalcohol problems and the TamworthBase Hospital’s Alison Watt MemorialAppeal to purchase advanced medicalequipment.

masoniCare is your Grand Charity.Please personally support masoniCarewith your donations so that we canfurther increase the level of Grants wemake with your lodge to the commu-nity. Together with the assistance ofmasoniCare’s Grants programs we cansuccessfully continue to demonstrateFreemasonry in action!

encourage home and hos-pital visits to members,widows and families andkeep up to date with policychanges within the MasonicCharities, social securityand other welfare organisa-tions.

The duties of the mCOare best spread amongsttwo or more members in alodge. It is unlikely that a single mCO cankeep contact with more than eight to 10members and their families. It is ideal if aPrincipal mCO is elected and appoints anmCO ‘sub-committee’. That way, the Prin-cipal Officer reports to the lodge on issuesand supervises the sub-committee.

Each lodge and its mCOs should ensurethey are familiar with all forms of assis-tance available from government sources.These include aged pension, rent subsidy,disability allowance, school allowance,widow pension, nursing and caring sub-sidy, pensioner travel discounts, electricity,gas and telephone discounts, veterans dis-ability pension and retirement pensions.

In spirit, the mCO should be the spear-head of increased awareness, concern andassistance to those in need. But this canonly be achieved with the co-operationbetween mCOs and their lodge membersgenerally. In this sense, the mCO must bethe co-ordinator of a welfare supportresponse by the lodge as a caring commu-nity within the larger community.

Each mCO should also ensure its lodgehas an active charitable program remind -

ing brethren of theopportunity to part nerwith masoniCare to ben-efit the community andincrease awareness ofFreemasonry. masoni-Care supports lodge char-itable efforts and brethrenshould remember thiswhen allocating their char-itable dollars.

Ask masoniCareIt is important that all lodge officers areaware of the purpose of masoniCare andhow we can help. All brethren shouldknow that relief is available in times ofdistress and how to obtain it. Applicationforms for assistance are available on themasoniCare website or by contacting themasoniCare Marketing Officer.

With the assistance of masoniCare youwill have the support you may need whileassisting your local brethren. Fellowship,brotherly love and relief are essentialplanks in the life of a Freemason and wemust always be mindful of the needs andwants of others.

You too can become involvedIf you are interested in learning moreabout the mCO role, or would like to vol-unteer to participate in the program,please contact masoniCare. You may alsowish to ask your Lodge Secretary for acopy of the mCO Handbook or you candownload it from the masoniCare websiteat www.masonicare.org.au/About

masoniCare’s new website is now live!In the March issue of the Freemason we let you know that we were in the final stages ofdeveloping the new masoniCare website. We are now happy to reveal that the site is liveand waiting for you to visit at www.masoniCare.org.au

A new feature on the website is the opportunity to make an online donation via the‘Donate Now’ function. Donors can choose to make a one-off donation or a recurringmonthly donation. We invite you to utilise this new function to support your Grand Charity.

You may wish to use the new website to organise your social calendar by visiting theWhat’s On page or keep up to date with community interest stories on our Making Newssection. If you are organising any fundraising events in your area, we would like to helpyou promote the event on our What’s On page. Please provide your local masoniCare rep-resentative (your mDR or mRR) with the event details to include on the website.

Our colourful, interesting and informative website is one of the avenues we are utilisingto further promote masoniCare and Freemasonry. We look forward to hearing what youthink of our new website – send us your comments by visiting the Contact Us page. Youropinions, suggestions and comments will further assist us improve masoniCare and ourefforts in the community.



MASONIC HISTORY IN SYDNEY

In the beginningSydney is a wonderful city. Its sparkling harbour, its bridge and its famous Opera House arerecognised the world over and represent, in the minds of many, the gateway to Australia.

Sydney is the mother city of thenation. Here is where it all beganwith the arrival from Britain of

Captain Arthur Phillip RN and the peopleof the 11 ships of the First Fleet on awarm summer’s day on 26 January 1788.

One of the marines to step ashore wasW Bro Thomas Lucas, a past master ofthe Lodge of Temperance which met atthe Black Horse Tavern in London.

The first fleeters initially arrived inBotany Bay where Lt James Cook on HMSEndeavour had anchored in 1770 andwhere the botanist Bro Joseph Banks, amember of the Old Horn Lodge, Londonbecame the first Freemason to set foot onAustralian soil.

Established purely as a penal colony toaccommodate the overflow of unwantedBritish prisoners, Sydney slowly expandedand, as free settlers began to arrive, thesmall outpost on the other side of theworld from London began to find its ownidentity. There were many outstandingcolonists, some of whom were Freemasonsand a number of them have been remem-bered in stone, steel and statue.

Freemasonry is an integral part of thesocial fabric of the community and it istherefore not surprising to find memorialsto outstanding men who were members ofthe world’s greatest fraternal organisation.

Sydney was named after ThomasTownshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, the

British Home Secretary. The first fleetcommanded by Captain Arthur Phillipleft England on 13 May 1787 and arrivedat Botany Bay in January 1788. Phillipfound the location unsuitable so he rowednorthwards to enter Port Jackson, noticedbut not entered by Cook.

Phillip described it as ‘the finest har-bour in the world where a thousand sailof the line may ride in the most perfectsecurity’. At the head of a small cove, hesaw the ideal place for the settlement.

A flagstaff was erected and the UnionJack hoisted. The marines fired several vol-leys and the officers drank the health ofKing George III and success to the newcolony. Perhaps the convict Thomas Prior,whose headstone carved with masonicsymbols was erected in 1836, watched thehoisting of the colours. But where was theexact location of the flagstaff? It wasdecided to re-enact the event at the bi-centenary celebrations and a committeechaired by the Lieutenant Governor andChief Justice, RW Bro Sir Leslie Herron,was formed to determine the location.

The first move to begin Freemasonryin the colony occurred in 1797 when theGrand Lodge of Ireland deferred a requestfrom Privates Kerr, Farrell and Black tostart a lodge within the NSW Corps.

In 1802, Captain Anthony Fenn Kempwas made a mason in a lodge not regularlyconstituted but properly assembled on

board the French ship Le Naturaliste inPort Jackson.

The 46th Regiment, which arrived in1814, held Irish Warrant No 227 for theLodge of Social and Military Virtues. Thecommanding officer, Colonel Molle, wasa member. They would have no dealingswith the emancipated convicts that theGovernor, Bro Macquarie, was trying toencourage.

The lodge accepted as members someof the leading citizens. Prominent amongthem were Bros Captain John Piper, JeffreyHart Bent, John Oxley and Sir JohnJamison and they ridiculed Macquarie atevery opportunity. The members of thelodge however did toast the Governor ata public masonic ceremony when they setthe foundation stone of Bro CaptainPiper’s villa in November 1816.

In 1817, the 46th were replaced by the48th with Irish Warrant No 218. Theywere loyal to the Governor and acceptedthe emancipists they metat Government House.They ad mitted young set-tlers into the lodge so thatthey could start their ownlodge in Sydney in 1820.

(From the book The MasonicSites of Sydney by RW BroGrahame Cumming OAMPDGM CMH. Copies availablefrom Grand Lodge at $5 each.)

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Enthronement in the Mid WestOn Saturday 13 February at the ForbesMasonic Centre, the MPS of the William ReesConclave No 21 MPKt Rex Gavin was re-enthroned as the MPS and Ill Kt ‘Tibby’ Flintwas consecrated as the Viceroy. This Conclavewas founded in 1953 and participates in theFamily of Freemasonry in the Forbes/Parkesarea of NSW, and provides enjoyment to itsConstantine knights.

L–R: Intendant General Rt Ill Kt Max Madden,Viceroy Em Kt ‘Tibby’ Flint, MPS Ill Kt Rex Gavin,Grand Sovereign M Ill Kt Tim Foster GCC


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The Buildings ProgramA report by RW Bro Paul Fletcher, PDGM, Chairman Buildings Task Force.

Prior to the establishment of theBuildings Task Force, work wasundertaken by members of the

Masonic Buildings Committee of theBoard of Management to categorisebuild ing suitability, based on infor mationsupplied by building owners. This valu -able exercise generated discussion onbuilding matters and some brethrencame to appreciate that facilities neededto be upgraded – some have alreadycommenced improvement strategies.

At the last Grand Communication, Iadvised that the Board of Managementhad approved a recommendation to adopta method of certification of masonicmeeting places. This will replace the cur-rent system of approval with a new system,based on the inspection of all meetingplaces at regular intervals to determinetheir fitness.

Personal safety was the major driverfor this change. The owners and directorsof companies that manage masonicmeeting places and the United GrandLodge have a duty of care to ensure thatall brethren and members of the generalpublic are safe.

Work has commenced on writing theCertification Handbook and the task isfar more complex than anticipated. TheTask Force continues to work on pro-ducing a quality document that will pro-vide building owners and brethren with aclear way to:• assess the present condition of the

building against a set of standardobjective criteria;

• determine whether the building issustainable in the medium to long-term; and

• guide the sequence in which improvements should be made.

The Handbook will provide guidanceto lift the standard of any building thathas been letting us down in terms of per-sonal safety, comfort and public image.Within the Handbook, the categories havebeen set out in a priority sequence, com-mencing with fire safety, and includingchapters on accessibility, comfort, finance,and external presentation.

It will also contain background infor-mation on topics such as the cycle of mon-itoring and inspection that will becon ducted by teams composed of buildingowners and local present Grand Officers.Information will also be provided on ratio-nalisation – an option that is far more likelyto come into play in metropolitan Regionsthan country Regions, based on the dis-tances between meeting places. There willalso be information on contacts who canprovide advice to building owners on allaspects of the certification process.

Within each category, there will be achecklist of prioritised standard require-ments that each building must meet. Forexample, in safety, the checklist com-mences on how to get people out of abuilding in the event of fire and ends withfire safety measures, such as emergencylighting, exit signs and portable fire extin-guishers.

Where buildings don’t meet some ofthe present standard requirements for

safety, they will be given a reasonable time,say six months, to put those safety require-ments into place.

The Task Force believes that, as ourbuildings improve, it will lift the moraleof members, improve our public imageand may contribute to an increase inenquiries from men who may want to con-sider joining a local lodge.

The issue is not the number of masonicmeeting places. If today, we had 500meeting places and each of those buildingswas safe, comfortable, accessible, present-able, well maintained, with a soundincome and a healthy sinking fund, thenmeeting places wouldn’t be a concern. Thetrue problem with our buildings is theircondition.

The Task Force has never contemplateda cap on the number of buildings to becertified. Every building that meets thestandard will be certified. The reality isthat some buildings will close because thecost of repairs to meet the standard willprove to be too great.

Improving our masonic meeting placesshould be supported by every Freemason.It’s a change we should have made longago. Buildings that look better, are safer,more comfortable, and in a sound finan-cial position are the style of buildings thatwill make the difference to the future ofFreemasonry in NSW and the ACT. Toachieve the goal, we will need to worktogether as one Band of Brothers, workingas one United Grand Lodge.

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Born in Hobart, Chris studiedlanguages at high school, went touniversity to study and then

practice law, working mostly on criminallaw and with the Tasmanian Aboriginallegal service.

‘I was never athletically minded, theopposite to my older brother, and canremember that I was a library monitor atschool and always enjoyed books. I stillfind occasional use for languages, mostlyFrench and because of my Welsh ancestryeven learnt a little of the Welsh language,’he said.

‘As a lawyer, the more I worked themore I enjoyed the sense of community. Iwas not just part of the office, I was recog-nised and welcomed by people whichwould never happen to a mainstreamlawyer.

‘It also enabled me to see many socialproblems which developed into legal prob-lems and which are now being recognised.’

A serious car accident in 1996 resultingin head, neck and back injuries kept Chrisoff work and doctors recommended hekeep studying for his BA as part of hisrehabilitation.

The accident also set back hislodge ambitions after joining LodgeLenah Valley No 71 in Tasmania in1997. He did not become a MasterMason until May 2008 in LodgeJohn Williams at the Kensingtoncentre in Sydney.

He also affiliated with EasternSuburbs Daylight Lodge in thesame district when it called forsupport, and was installed as Master inNovember last year.

Chris plans to make the library asaccessible as possible to everyone, whetherthey attend in person or use computers,with the realisation that people in countryareas are usually too far away to be ableto attend.

‘We have 130 lectures on the new web-site which have been scanned and editedbefore being put on line. There is anamazing amount collected over the yearsfrom research lodges ranging from Tas-mania to New Zealand and non-main-stream areas and this is helping to expandour resources.

‘The library is open five days a weekand people wander around, visit the

Museum and come in and talk. There aremembership packs available and we’re get-ting better at letting people know aboutthe Craft and its history. We tell peoplethere’s nothing secret here.’

About 15 volunteers staff the library,some coming in every week, others oncea month. Some of the older volunteers areover 80, some have been helping for morethan 20 years and there is always roomand work for more.

Chris has two sons and a daughter whohas three children. His links with Free -masonry are extensive. His maternalgrandfather was a mason in Tasmania andhis father was a member of what is nowLodge Antiquity.

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Presented in fivechapters, the 300-page AccidentalGuerilla is effectivelysplit into comfortablyabsorbed sectionsand draws on care-fully acknowledgedbibliography. Theseinclude Kil cullen’s

extensive field notes from experiences inevery War on Terror theatre since 11 Sep-tember 2001.

The book’s sub-title Fighting the SmallWars in the midst of a Big One is indicativeof breadth of outlook. There may havebeen some more minor conflicts omittedbut the symptoms and remedies addressthem well in absentia. This reviewer com-mends the book to the reader interestedin keeping big wars in the past, preferablyyearning for ways of promoting brother-hood between and within nations. It is abook for re-reading and valuable reference.

Reviewed by RW Bro Major-General Raymond Sharp, AO RFD ED Ret’d

Published by SCRIBE Publications

ISBN: 9781921372537 $35.00

Trade paperback, published April 2010

Published by Random House, Australia

ISBN: 9781741669206

$49.95. Cloth edition, illustrated500 pages. Pubished 1 April 2010

Published by Duncan Baird, London

ISBN: 9781844838288

$49.95, hardback-artbook size, 250 colourillus. 320 pages

ANZAC FuryBy PETER THOMPSON

This book com-mem orates the65th anniver -

sary of the end of World War II in Europewhen 8,900 Anzac prisoners of warcaptured in Greece and Crete werereleased from captivity. In 2010 it will beexactly 70 years since the 2nd AIF arrivedin the Middle East to begin their extra -ordinary adventures in battles against theGerman and Italian armies in NorthAfrica, mainland Greece and Crete priorto the outbreak of the Pacific War.

Anzac Fury tells the riveting story ofhow the legendary Anzac Corps wasreformed in the heat of battle duringWorld War II to fight a powerful and mer-

TheAccidentalGuerillaFighting the Small Warsin the midst of a Big OneBy DAVID KILCULLEN

There are few who doubt that thefirst decade of the 21st Centuryhas seen great changes in the

nature of conflict across the globe, butmany have yet to understand the depthand breadth of the current protagonistsas well as their fears and concerns. Thereis widespread enquiry as to the world’spotential to move beyond the atmos -phere of strife. This book, by DavidKilcullen, an Australian Royal MilitaryCollege graduate and former colonel whohas become a national security adviser inboth the US and Australia, is a valuableinstrument to reduce gaps in our under -standing of causes and effects.

The book details elements of the ‘loosecoalition’ of extremists co-ordinated byAl-Qaeda, the ‘inciter-in-chief ’. It addsdepth to our awareness of the protractedIraq and Afghanistan commitments andcompares insurgent movement elsewherein the world with the more commonlyknown terror-based events like 9/11 andthe London, Madrid, Bali and otherbombings. A realist but an optimist, theauthor shows how the accidental guerillasyndrome comes about and discusses themovement from expeditionary to home-grown terrorism. He puts the case for aworldwide consultation to address ‘soft-power’ means as the more suitable way,both financially and in enhancing inter-national relationships for peace. His bor-rowed quote ‘American power must bematched by American virtue’ is telling. Hesubmits education and the sparing use ofmilitary force using breakthrough tech-niques, as well as avoidance of bureau-cratic misinterpretation of soundly-enunciated military principles, should bethe instruments used to counter the hor-rors of terrorism and the estrangement ofpeoples and ideologies.

ciless foe. Combining personal memorieswith combat action, the book gives voiceto the experiences of young Australiansand New Zealanders who were sent onChurchill’s orders from the victorious bat-tlefields of Libya on a disastrous missionto Greece and Crete.

Melbourne-born author PeterThompson celebrates the Anzac spirit ofsacrifice, mateship, courage and endu -rance that sustained the new Anzacsduring the darkest days of the war. This ismilitary history at its very best.

Myths of the WorldThe Illustrated Treasury of the

World’s Greatest StoriesEdited by TONY ALLAN, Professor ofHistory, Oxford University

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Myths of the World featuressome 240 spellbinding talesfrom around the world –

including Australia – featuring gods andgoddesses, heroes, princesses, villains,magicians and monsters; as well asanimals with extraordinary powers. The

compelling narratives include everythingfrom tales of creation and the first humansto apocalyptic battles at the end of time.

With more than 250 colour photo-graphs and vivid, specially commissionedillustrations, Myths of the World is anenlightening treasure-trove of the world’simagination.



By RW BRO TED SIMMONSA CRUISE ALONG THE RHINE

Myths fables

There’s nothing nicer than to havea fairytale come true before youreyes and a romantic cruise along

the Rhine River in Europe brings backmany childhood memories of castles,dragons and maidens in distress.

The Avalon Waterways eight days ofrelaxing in the sun, enjoying lashings ofgood food and wine began with a lessonon the early working history of Hollandand how it became one of the power-houses of Europe.

When speaking of Holland, windmillsand canals quickly come to mind and aguided visit was arranged to ZaanscheSchans just outside Amsterdam to see theunique and fascinating Windmill Museumwith its operating windmills, as well as ademonstration of how clogs are made.

Around 1920, there were only about 50windmills left of the 1,000 which hadmade the Zaan district the oldest indus-trial area in the world and the local Wind-

mill Society currently owns 12 and oper-ates them regularly.

A short visit to De Kat (The Cat) dyewind mill to watch how it works is mademore memorable by a climb up a verynarrow and steep ladder to get to the topof the mill and a closer look at the whirlingvanes.

The people who lived along the riverZaan built their first windmills around1600, initially using the wind to keep theirfeet dry but later to develop an industrialarea for the growth of barley, rice, paper,wood, hemp and many other products.From 1850, the work of the windmills wastaken over by soot-spewing steam engines.

De Kat processes mineral dyes, chalkand abrasives and it is probably the lastwind-powered dye mill in the world. It isan awesome feeling to stand close to thevanes and watch this monument to earlyindustry and technology.

Then it was time to christen the newAvalon river cruiser, MS Creativity, inVolendam where the traditional bottle ofchampagne was duly despatched and the140 passengers and crew prepared to setsail for the cruise to the Swiss city of Basel.

The first day was spent sightseeingalong the Amsterdam canals, providing agood introduction to the city and itswater ways, the marvellous old buildingsand sights including the famous (or infa-mous) Red Light district.

On to the Rhine and another page inthe history books of cities, cathedrals and

castles as the vessel wanders along thismajestic river where the only noticeableactivity is getting into position for a goodphotograph.

Sailing along this international stretchof water presents remarkable scenerywhile the ship literally becomes a homeaway from home. The welcoming smilesfrom the crew, a refreshing cold drink andhot towel on return from shore tours andcomplimentary wine with dinner becomeroutine.

It was pleasant at each meal to be per-sonally greeted at the dining room doorand to have staff lined up before dinnerto invite each passenger to enjoy theirmeal. Staterooms were modern and com-fortable with plenty of space and with theabsence of waves, seasickness was a for-gotten word.

Large floor to ceiling windows gaveuninterrupted views on both sides of thelounge and dining room. Meals were plen-tiful and well-cooked and any concernsabout weight problems were slightly easedby a colourful calorie counter prominentlydisplayed on each table.

Myths and fables are often hard to prove wrong butsometimes it can happen. For example, the Black Forest inGermany is green, the Danube is not blue and Venice isnot the only major city to have canals.

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The Rhine, without doubt Europe’smost famous waterway, rises high in theSwiss Alps to exit into the North Seathrough the Netherlands for a total lengthof 1,320 kilometres. It has 36 locks to facil-itate two-way travel.

Cologne Cathedral’s imposing spires,standing aloof in the daylight and floodlitat night, was our first stop and a fittingtribute to Gothic architecture. It deservesthe attraction of the thousands of touristswho gaze in silence at the massive archesand the entrancing work of the ancientmasons.

But the tempo switches with the arrivalat the 2,000 years old city of Koblenz, sit-uated at the confluence of the Rhine andMoselle rivers. The city is divided withmodern stores and buildings in the Newsection and historic houses, medievalsquares and cobbled streets in the Old section.

Luck was with us on our walking touras the guide had only three passengers toentertain as she took us around the Oldsection. This included a stop where namesof AIDS victims, including Rock Hudson,were inscribed on the pavement and a holein the adjoining church wall was pointedout where a plate on a long handle waspushed from inside to enable victims toreceive communion.

This stretch from Koblenz is the mostbeautiful on the river and a total viewingscene with castles dotted every kilometrealong the shore. The cruise directorexpertly provided a three-hour descriptionto spell out details of each castle as well asthe famous Lorelei statue on the riverbankbut there was an absence of the singingwhich had lured ancient sailors to theirdoom.

Rudesheim was a ball. Siegfried’s Mech -anical Museum exhibited working modelsof various musical instruments of pastyears followed by a visit to the localSchloss hotel for a glass (or two) of specialcoffee brandy and a singalong with arousing rendition of ‘Waltzing Matilda’.

Further musical memories floodedback with our stop at Heidelberg, Ger-many’s oldest university town and theobligatory visit to the imposing castlealong the inevitable cobblestones whichwere creating tender toes before sailing toStrasbourg, the seat of several Europeaninstitutions, and finally Breisach, thegateway to Germany’s Black Forest.

Until the Middle Ages, the Black Forestwas really and truly a dark forest, a murkyand almost impenetrable woodland.Modern roads and the wood industry haveallowed light to penetrate, enabling astrong tourist trade and establishment of

the impressive House of the Black ForestClocks. The first cuckoo clocks were cre-ated about 1740 and clockmaker AdolfHerr controls a family woodcarving busi-ness which has been operating for eightgenerations. He uses linden wood becauseit doesn’t split and will chip, slice and carvea souvenir as you watch.

The three-storey shop has one floordevoted to magnificent grandfather clocksand these, as well as other richly decoratedBahnhausle clocks, have become a symbolof the Black Forest which is instantlyrecognised anywhere in the world.

Time was up and our cruise wascoming to an end. This new and growingindustry is attracting more customersthroughout the world and Patrick Clark,managing director of Avalon Waterways,said Creativity is the ninth vessel in thefleet. It will be joined by three more in2011.

The journey was stress-free, enter-taining and always interesting as we expe-rienced the customs and stories ofdifferent cultures on a floating hotel wheretime was never a worry.

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Above left: An Amsterdam canal

Above: A castle on the Rhine



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‘In the Footsteps ofFreemasonry’Due to a change in arrangements for othermasonic events in November, negotiationshave resulted in the registration deadlinefor the above tour (which starts on 31October) to be extended.

At the moment, around 80 people haveconfirmed their participation in the tourand the maximum number that can beaccommodated is 100.

As mentioned, the tour itself starts on31 October and follows in the footstepsof Jesus’ life and ministry. Travel aroundthe Lake of Tiberias, Nazareth, the Tem-plars strongholds of Acre, Safed the siteof the Sanhedrin and the Cabbalists, Cae-sarea, Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Jerusalem of

Solomon’s Temple fame. See also the DeadSea Scrolls, the Nativity in Bethlehem andvisit the sites of the Dead Sea, Kumran ofthe Esseenes, Beersheba and Eilath on theRed Sea with its famous King SolomonMines, cruise in the gulf of Akkaba anddine under sea level.

A supplementary module (four days)is available to visit Egypt with its pyramidsand ancient tombs, Alexandria and Cairowith the remains of King Tutankhamunand a cruise on the Nile.

To obtain a copy of the itinerary andregistration form, please visit the ‘Mem-bers Area’ of our website:www.freemasonsnswact.org.au or email RW Bro Joe Haffner [email protected]

The Grand Master Dr Greg Levenston and Miss Judith Morrice were supported by theDeputy Grand Master RW Bro Derek Robsonand the Assistant Grand Master RW Bro Jamie Melville. Both Grand Wardens and anumber of the Grand Ceremonial Team aswell as Past Grand Officers enjoyed theopportunity to join together in the formalfunctions as well as an informal dinner andsocial outings.

A highlight was a get-together after theInterstate Reception on Thursday nightwhere the NSW delegation enjoyed goodfood and good company.

The Grand Installation was held in theDallas Brooks Centre and was a showcase ofexcellent formality. The Installation Banquetwas held in the Melbourne EntertainmentCentre complex. A highlight at this eventwas the Victorian Police Show Band, presentas the new Victorian Grand Master MWBro Vaughan Werner was Assistant Commissioner of Police.

NSW Delegation for the Victorian Grand InstallationThe Grand Lodge of NSW and ACT was represented at the Victorian Grand Installation by a delegation of over twenty masons accompanied by a number of their partners.

Rumours concerningFreemasonryAgain, Freemasonry’s name has beenincorrectly associated with a number ofthings both within Australia and interna-tionally.

In one instance, Freemasonry was sup-posedly involved in a US$1 billion inter-national scheme and more recently, thisGrand Lodge was rumoured to have givenfinancial assistance to ‘prop up’ one ofSydney’s biggest and better known privatehospitals.

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Roger runs it wellRoger McGarry is in the happy position of enjoying the subjectshe likes best – Accountancy/Administration, tennis and running.

Born in Sydney but schooled inPerth, Roger is the AssistantAccountant at Grand Lodge, and

handles the day-to-day banking as well asfinancial areas involving Membership,masoniCare, charity, the Museum andGrand Lodge.

Apart from accountancy, his majorleisure activities are tennis, which he playsevery week, swimming, the arts and run-ning.

‘I did a lot of athletics at school andhave completed at least ten in the SydneyCity to Surf runs with a best time of about53 minutes. But after a number of yearsaway, I’ll probably walk the 14kms thisyear. I play tennis regularly and reallyenjoy getting on to the court,’ said Rogerwhose father’s side of the family had amasonic background in country WA.

Fitness has always been a major factorin Roger’s life, and he believes his con-tinued interest in sport has been a majorfactor in maintaining good health.

Initially he was interested in pharmacy,but never got good grades because studydidn’t come easily.

‘I was always precise and enjoyedworking with figures. I just like to seemoney handled properly, and have neverbeen one of those people who say nearenough is good enough,’ he said.

‘Precise, exact and everything balancedwas my style, and I used that system whenTreasurer in other community serviceorganisations.’

Roger came back last year from twoweeks holiday in Singapore and the Philip-pines to find that with staff reductions,his job was gone. Three weeks after hisreturn, he was interviewed and acceptedfor the position at Grand Lodge.

‘There haven’t been any problems set-tling in. The staff are very easy to workwith.’

Singapore was his first real overseasholiday although he had taken a shortbreak in New Zealand a number of yearsearlier, and said that future trips would

depend on when time was available.His parents, both 80 this year, have

retired to the South Coast some 18 yearsago. He has two children, one grandsonand as the eldest of four has one brotherand two sisters.

During his career, he has had extensiveexperience in Accountancy, Administra-tion and Office Management with avariety of different sized organisationsover a number of diffferent industries.

But he has another aim to achieve.After completing a Celebrant Course in2007, he has been trying to become regis-tered, however he has had difficulty infinding time and the necessary capital toset up this part-time business.

In the meantime, he will concentrate

on his accountancy work, and start gettinginto condition for another City to Surfrun.

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THE WORLD OF STAMPS

Collect stamps?The term ‘philately’ when freely translated from its Greekorigins means a lover (philos) of untaxed (a – negative,talein – tax) things. The postage stamp signified that theattached letter arrived cost free to the recipient. The termwas invented by a Frenchman named Herpin in 1865.

Robson Lowe, a world philatelicauthority, has described a stampas ‘a dirty little piece of paper that

someone else had spat upon’. Obviouslythis description still fits some of thestamps that we use but many have beenreplaced by the self-adhesive variety.Despite this rather vulgar description, inexcess of 30 million people around theworld are avid stamp collectors.

Originally mail had been sent pay ondelivery but too many letters were refusedand had to be returned to the post officeof origin, with all associated costs, but norevenue to the post office. A reformer,Rowland Hill, who was investigating thisanomaly, suggested in 1837 that letters besent prepaid at a penny per half ounce forany distance in Great Britain and Ireland.He proposed that wrappers and envelopeswith an imprint of the post office handstamp be sold at all post offices.

For those who wanted to use their ownstationery, he suggested a piece of paperlarge enough to carry the stamps and cov-ered on the back with a glutinous washwhich might attach to the letter with a littlemoisture. When brought to parliament, thePostmaster General, Lord Lichfield, rub-

bished the plan bystating that this wasthe most extraordi-

nary of all the

wildcat schemes he had ever encountered.Hill, not to be defeated, distributed a

pamphlet outlining his proposal to thegeneral public, resulting in forcing theTreasury to reduce postal rates to a pennyper half ounce. The Treasury thenrequested Hill to work out the details ofhis scheme and he launched a public com-petition for the design of his piece of paper.On 1 May 1840, the world’s first postagestamp, the Penny Black bearing a portraitof the young Queen Victoria, went on sale.

Although the Post Office lost revenueunder the new system, there was no ques-tion of returning to the previous post paidon delivery system. The success of the newsystem in terms of popularity and effi-ciency caused other national governmentsto follow suit.

The first stamps in Australia were theSydney views series issued in 1850 by NewSouth Wales. The first Commonwealth ofAustralia stamps were issued in 1913, yearsafter Federation in 1901. Australian stampdesigns are selected by the Minister on theadvice of experts and postal officials. Allnations compete in issuing stamps for bothcommerce and prestige.

It is not known precisely when stampcollecting started, however an advertise-ment appeared in the London Times in1841, where a young lady wished to coverher dressing room walls with used stamps.She had succeeded in collecting 16,000but needed many more to meet her aim.

The magazine Punch caught up withthe mood by publishing the followingarticle: ‘A new mania has bitten the indus-

triously idle ladies of England. Toenable a wager to be gained, they havebeen indefatigable in their endeavoursto collect penny stamps, in fact theybetray more anxiety to treasure queens’heads than Harry the Eighth did to getrid of them.’

Philately has beenthe hobby of peoplefrom all walks of life. KingGeorge V insisted that Tuesday andThursday afternoons be free from Stateaffairs, often spending the time lookingat his magnificent collection of British andCommonwealth stamps. This is now heldby his granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II.

A fault can make a stamp valuable. Thefamous ‘swan upside down’ stamps are anexample. In April 1970, a Sydney school -boy sold a sheet of 48 stamps which hehad purchased for $2 for $5,400. The valuehad been omitted from the sheet.

The first stamp catalogues appearedalmost simultaneously in Belgium, Britain,France, Germany and the United Statesduring the 1860s. As there are probablyover 200,000 stamp varieties, most collec-tors specialise, either in one country, con-tinent, style or period. Some may spe cial isein art, flowers, fish, trains, ships or build-ings. Many countries provide a philatelicservice which caters for collectors.

Smaller States, such as the Vatican Cityand San Marino have derived substantialincomes from stamp sales. Contrary tothe experience of currency devaluation,stamps are appreciating all the time. Themost valuable piece of property for itsmass and size is the one cent BritishGuinea stamp of 1856, only one of whichis known to exist. In 114 years since it wasissued (in 1970) it had appreciated someten million times.

Although modern electronic advancesin communication such as email aremaking letter-writing less popular, theart of collecting will still be around for along time.

I would add more, but I must reviewmy collection, just in case there is someinsignificant stamp there which may makeme a fortune.

By RW BRO CRAIG PEARCE


By VW BRO IAN COX, GRAND DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

We All Can DoVictor Hugo was quoted as saying: Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent.

Music is an integral part ofFreemasonry. Fanfares, pro -ces sional and recessional

music, and incidental music are a majorpart of our ceremonies. Music at ourbanquets can foster companionship andgoodwill.

When our odes sound at Grand Lodgeand Installations, we are reminded of theintegral part that music plays and thatgood things happen when masonic musi-cians perform with lyrics that reinforcethe teachings found within Freemasonry.

Lodges which seek accreditation willsoon be required to have certain processesthat lay the foundation for music to be anintegral part of Freemasonry.

To nurture music education, musicappreciation, music resources and musictherapy, a Masonic School of Music is tobe created with resources, teachers, per-formers and lecturers to be sought.

Last November, a recital was held atGrand Lodge as the launch of MasonicMusic Appreciation. Masonic musicians,professional musicians and advancedmusic students will be encouraged to per-form in the hope of attracting membersof the public into the building instead ofwalking past. At the same time, it becomesa means of educating masons, their fami-lies, friends, and the public of some of thebenefits to be found in Freemasonry andmasonic music.

We can appreciate music and musiciansby organising performers and perform-ances, thanking those who perform,attend recitals and workshops and assistin the production of music for ceremoniesand recitals within our own lodge, district,region or jurisdiction.

We can nurture the creating of masonicmusicians, organists and soloists withinour reach to ensure that lodges havemusic. Our meetings are incomplete whenand if music is excluded.

Some brethren have served Masonrynot only with ritual but also with music.

It is amazing how these brethren canaccompany a lodge as an organist, or singa solo, play trumpet, harp or bagpipes,have an office in their lodge and thenstand and recite ritual to the highest ofstandards.

The Masonic Ensemble always attractsapplause when it performs. It can also usenew members and anyone interestedshould contact the Grand Director ofMusic through Grand Lodge.

Musical brethren range from a Lewisto a leader, some have performed overseasand others at the highest levels in Aus-tralia; there are artistic directors, com-posers and accompanists with manyawards and honours.

It is hoped that in ten years time, thenumber of masonic musicians will haveincreased but this can only come throughencouragement and support. It is an actionWe All Can Do.

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A football geniusWith a nickname like ‘Podge’ you have to be very good if you decide to take up a sport … And that’s what happened to William Richard Maunder whose appearances between 1921and 1928 created a renewal of enthusiasm for soccer in Northern NSW.

He was born in Newcastle in 1903 and quickly joined a local junior team called the

‘Woodpeckers’. He scored almost 50 goalsin a season to help West Wallsend Publicschool win a PSAAA competition beforeprogressing to West Wallsend seniors atthe age of 16. His reputation for fair andinspirational play eventually attracted theinterest of selectors and in 1921 at the ageof 17 he was selected in the NSW team to tour Queensland. When negotiationswere completed with New Zealand in1922 for the first Australian team to touroverseas, Podge Maunder found hisname in the touring squad.

Maunder was a star from the beginningand his brightness and skills became betterwith experience. He was a natural strikerof the ball and fitted perfectly into the roleof centre forward (chief striker) with hisspeed, courage under pressure, power anddirection in his shots and the ability torally his colleagues.

He had great support from his familyas his father was a pioneer from 1896 to1914 and his older brother Henry was alsoa soccer international. They were the firstNSW brothers to play in the same Aus-tralian team.

When the Australian team reachedNew Zealand they had a series of matchesagainst local teams and three Tests. TheFirst Test was played at Dunedin on 17June 1922 and Maunder carved his namein the record books by becoming the firstplayer to score a goal for Australia in asoccer international, a record that cannotbe beaten. He scored in the first half afterNew Zealand had led 1-0. New Zealandwon the Test 3-1 before a crowd of 8,000.When New Zealand visited Australia in1923, Maunder scored the winner in the89th minute for Australia in the 2-1 suc-cess over the Kiwis at Brisbane in June,the first international goal scored by anAustralian in Australia, and the first goal

two minutes from half time in the 4-1 lossto the visitors at Newcastle on 30 June.

Maunder’s international career in -cluded ten appearances for Australiaagainst New Zealand, Canada, China andEngland in which he scored six goals, theremaining three against Canada.

Maunder was just 20 years old whenhe led the Australians for the first time inthe scoreless draw against Canada at theNewcastle Showground in June 1924. Hewas captain again the following yearagainst England in Melbourne but sus-tained a knee injury which kept him outof action for at least a year and had anultimate effect on his career.

As a professional sprinter he won manyraces, went on to captain NSW and Aus-tralia and in 10 seasons scored more than

500 goals as well as rejecting an offer toplay professionally with Scottish club StMirren. He was inducted into the FootballFederation Australia Hall of Fame in February 1999.

William Maunder came from amasonic background with many membersof his family in the Craft. He was initiatedinto Lodge St Andrews at West Wallsendon 6 May 1925 at the age of 22 with hisoccupation given as a clerk, passed 3 Juneand raised 1 July. He affiliated with LodgeSedgwick No 125, meeting at the MasonicCentre, National Park Road, Newcastle on21 November 1935. He left that lodge in1949 but had affiliated into Lodge Eastwood No 390 on 5 July 1945 andremained a member until his death on 25 June 1964.

‘Podge’ Maunder (front row, far left) with teammates from Australia’s first national team inDunedin, New Zealand in 1922.


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PROTOCOL

TargetWe all have a favourite team we like tofollow, that’s the Aussie way. We also liketo think that our team is the best and is thewinning team. So it should be in our lodgetoo.

Teams don’t just happen; teams aremoulded, structured, trained and have theirstrengths continually reinforced and theirweaknesses, well, they try to work theseout of their system.

What makes a successful team?Why are some teams with ‘winning

players’ still losers?It should come as no surprise to you

that success does not come easily and main-taining success is not easy either. For anyteam to move ahead and/or try to remainon top requires strong leadership, wisdom,planning, mentoring, training, socialevents, family support, mixed with a littleconcoction of vision, desire, hard work anda preparedness to always be ready to adaptto the ever-changing wants and needs ofthe team, society or even the world.

You would have noticed throughoutyour life that just as some teams are win-ning teams so too some lodges are moresuccessful than others. Alternatively, otherteams and lodges just can’t get it togetherand struggle most of the time. There havebeen occasions when a team or a lodge hadtheir 15 mintues of glory then disappeared.This is because they were not a team.

ReasoningA successful team is one that workstogether and plays together, including theirfamilies wherever possible in team activitiesand their social events. They generally alsohave a lot of social events. Everybody is

encouraged to be involved on and off thefield. Team members are supportive of eachother in both good and bad times. Newmembers are mentored and individualswho consider themselves to be bigger andbetter than the team are generally weededout.

MethodologyWhilst watching your favourite team sportsin the future, take note of the number oftimes a team member, or members, runonto the field with one or more of theirchildren or take them on a lap of honourafter the game. Also take note how oftenthe TV cameras zoom in on the wives andchildren in the crowd. These are not acci-dents; they are a purposely-engineeredexercise in supporting and maintaining the‘mental health’ of the team.

TargetQ. Where does Freemasonry come intothis?A. We are possibly the largest and mostformative team ever put together in theworld.Q. How is the mental health of your lodge?Is your lodge successful or on a losingstreak?A. It is up to you, as a team member, toassess the health and condition of yourlodge and to take any action necessary torestore your lodge to its rightful position.

All lodges deserve to be winners so if youfeel something is missing, have a talk withyour teammates at your next lodge meet -ing. Together you can fix it – all it takes isleadership, wisdom, planning, training,desire, socials, mentoring, vision etc. etc.

Tip Card #3 TeamsAIM – This tip is to help your lodge operate as a cohesive unit – one forall and all for one! Do your members act as a team and reap the rewardsthat come with success?

The use of initials to depict anoffice, person or event is wide -spread throughout the world and

What the initials meanFreemasonry has a similar situation.

Many readers of the NSW Freemasonwould be unfamiliar with the initials

scattered in the respective stories andreports and to assist them, this issue willexplain those initials and the office theyrepresent.

The prefix P before initials such asPGM (Past Grand Master) indicates anofficer who has previously held the posi-tion or who has been given conferredgrand rank.

Key to Officers of the Grand Lodge:GM: The Grand Master, the leader of

Freemasonry in NSW/ACTDGM: The Deputy Grand MasterAGM: The Assistant Grand MasterSGW/JGW: Senior and Junior Grand

Wardens, the principal officersassisting the Grand Master

GC: Grand ChaplainGDC: Grand Director of Ceremonies,

who controls the proceedingsSGD/JGD: Senior and Junior Grand

Deacons, who assist the other Officers

GO: Grand Organist, who providesappropriate music

GD of M: Grand Director of MusicRGC: Regional Grand Counsellor, who

supervises a defined region within the State

DGIW: District Grand Inspector ofWorkings, who supervises a definedDistrict

Officers and members of a Private Lodge:WM: The Worshipful Master, the leader

of the lodgePM: A Past Worshipful Master SW/JW: Senior and Junior Wardens,

who assist the Worshipful MasterSD/JD: Senior and Junior Deacons,

who assist the other OfficersDC: Director of Ceremonies for the

lodgeMM: Master Mason, a member of

the LodgeFCF: Fellow Craft Freemason, a pro-

gressing candidateEAF: Entered Apprentice Freemason,

a new candidate


Lodge Swansea Belmont No 1030

Support forSailabilityTwo disabled and wheelchair-bound

sailors were able to attend the Sail-ability National Titles, thanks to the gen-erosity of the District 42 masons.

Lodge Swansea Belmont No 1030’sannual appeal on behalf of the SailabilityBelmont 16s successfully raised $1,500 toassist. Lodge Swansea Belmont has nowbeen supporting the Sailability Belmont16s with annual donations for over eightyears.

Previously the lodge, with support ofthe brethren of District 42, has raisedmoney for a hoist for lifting the sailors’

wheelchairs on to the skiffs. Sailability Belmont 16s is a volunteer

organisation whose aims are to introducesailing as a recreational and competitivesport to people who would not normallycome into contact with water sports, espe-cially the disabled.

ANZAC CeremonyThe Sutherland Shire Freemasons

from District 29 have again joinedthe annual ANZAC Parade from the Ser-vicemen's Club to the shrine at Sutherland.

They were represented by fourbrethren, including an Entered Appren-tice, as well as a young lady, the daughterof one of the brethren.

Two books, which will go to a localschool and be of benefit to youngsters foryears to come, were donated. The bookshad the District’s name and masonic logoon the inside cover so that children cansee that Freemasons play a role in theircommunity.

lately, RGC of Region 3.On hearing of the presentation, VW

Bro David Carruthers (IPM of Lodge Cor-rective Services), a memorial shield man-ufacturer, offered to mount the award ina suitable frame.

Well doneLynAt the May meeting of District 31,

held under the charter of LodgePunchbowl No 244, the Grand Master,MW Bro Dr Gregory Levenston, pre-sented Lyn Quirk with the Grand Master’sDistinguished Service Award for her‘invaluable contribution to Freemasonryand the community in general’.

Lyn has been very active in the Craftsince her husband. RW Bro Bruce Quirkjoined Lodge Warragamba No 541 35years ago, and has devoted herself to thescout ing movement, St Vincent’s Hospital,The Leukaemia Foundation and Kings -wood High School, where she presents amemorial shield to the highest achieverin the support classes, an annual event foralmost 20 years.

In recent years Lyn, although disabled,has accompanied her husband on hismany visits as DGIW of District 34 and

Lyn Quirk with the Grand Master’s Award

Lodge Kempsey Macleay No 203

LodgeKempseyIn February, VW Bro Clifton Rudder

PDGDC was awarded Life Member-ship of Lodge Kempsey Macleay No 203,in recognition of his many years of faithfulservice to the lodge.

The certificate was presented by theWM, RW Bro John Cook at the CedarPlace nursing home. VW Bro Rudder wasinitiated into the lodge in 1978, took theChair in 1984 and was the lodge organistfor many years. He is still in regular con-tact with members and is ably cared forby his wife Lillian.

VW Bro Clifton and RW Bro John Cook

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Lodge Wahroonga No 674

Father and sonThe March meeting of Lodge

Wahroonga No 674 was special as itwas the occasion of a father passing hisson to the Second Degree.

The WM, W Bro Pritam Singh, openedthe lodge and in due course invited W BroRiminda Barr to take the chair to conductthe ceremony.

There were two candidates, Bro JahanBarr and Bro Douglas Wylie, friends fromtheir schooldays and now both studyingat university in Canberra.

The two proved excellent candidatesand were warmly congratulated at the endof the ceremony by the WM and by WBro Barr, who was raised in LodgeWahroonga in his early days in the Craft,while a member of Lodge WarragambaNo 541.

Bro Jahan Barr and his father, W Bro Riminda Barr

Alpha’sAnniversaryLodge Alpha No 970 celebrated its

500th meeting in grand style withclose to 140 brethren present for the occa-sion, including eight Entered Apprenticesand seven Fellowcrafts.

The Grand Master and 26 accompany -ing Grand Lodge Officers were greeted bythe WM, W Bro Russell Dobson.

The minutes of the consecration meet -ing in 1969 were read by VW Bro Rosen,which aroused great interest. The GrandMaster then presented RW Bro AngusFraser with his Fifty Year Certificate.

In the south the celebrations continuedwith fine food distributed by the RainbowGirls, and then the Grand Master and WMtogether cut the huge cake and unveiled afine Installed Masters board, handcraftedby W Bro Les Coombs.

Over 160 masons, partners and guestsjoined the WM, W Bro Daniel

Butler and the Grand Master, in the ban-quet hall of the Sydney Masonic Centreto celebrate the 50th birthday of LodgeFire Brigades.

The Grand Master thanked Lodge FireBrigades for its continued support and

Fireys blow outthe candles

The Grand Master and W Bro DanielButler, with officers of Lodge FireBrigades

specifically for its contribution to theMasonic Building Task Force which willenable Freemasons to meet in buildingsthat are safe, comfortable and properplaces to conduct their proceedings.

W Bro John Carroll proposed the Toastto Lodge Fire Brigades and gave a shorttalk on the lodge and the diversity of itsmembers. The WM then cut a magnificentcake adorned with the emblem of the lodge.

Lachlan Macquarie Lodge 1042

A movingceremonyIn January, Lachlan Macquarie Lodge

1042, the newest lodge in Region 5,Mid North Coast, went on a fraternal visiton behalf of one of their members, BroTommy Jeffs, who had temporarily movedto Cowra.

Tommy, who had taken his First andSecond Degrees while in Port Macquarie,went to Cowra to help his brother Collin,who is owner and manager of The Impe-rial Hotel there.

The lodge was represented by its Foun-dation Master and Immediate Past Master,W Bro Graham Tunstall. Bro Jeffs wanted

to take his Third degree with his LachlanMacquarie brethren but was stopped bywork commitments so 30 members andpartners, including Bro Michael Spraguewho was also going to take the Degreewith Bro Jeffs, decided to pay a fraternalvisit to Lodge Young Burrangon No 20.

Friday night was spent at The ImperialHotel where Tommy hosted a wonderfuldinner for his brethren and their partners.

Saturday saw the group move on toYoung for the ceremony, which was con-ducted by Lachlan Macquarie Lodge offi-cers in the Young Burrangong MasonicCentre.

After the ceremony a dinner was heldat the Young Bowling Club where over 80members and partners enjoyed the hos-pitality of Young.

Lachlan Macquarie Lodge members including Daylight Lodge members who travelled toYoung for the ceremony (Bro Tommy Jeffs and Bro Michael Sprague, front row third andfourth from left respectively)


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Lodge Wyaldra No 238

ANZAC Nightat LodgeWyaldra

Lodge Wyaldra No 238 held its cus-tomary ANZAC Night, with visitors

invited from the RSL, fire brigade andlocal high school to take part and sharethe occasion.

The town’s bugler attended and pro-vided his musical expertise, and hebrought along his grandson, who helpedthe Worshipful Master lay the wreath.

Swords and .303 rifles were employedin performing parade ground drills.

In the south there was army stew andplenty of sweets, thank to the hardworkingladies of the lodge who provided a mag-nificent and appropriate meal.

A good night was had by all, thanks tothe spirit of those who came along andmade it so.

Bro Peter Doran, who works as a para-medic in the ambulance service in theGulgong area, was raised to the thirddegree at the March meeting with VWBro John Esber PDGIW taking the Chairfor the ceremony.

On Tuesday 23 March, a large con-tingent of brethren from Lodge

Morisset No 441 travelled by coach to theBexley Masonic Centre in Sydney.

The occasion was a fraternal visit toLodge Rudyard Kipling No 143. Amongthe brethren from Morisset were two Fel-lowcraft Freemasons, Bro Darren JamesMcManus-Smith and Bro Daniel KelvinSloane.

These two brethren were raised to theThird Degree by the Worshipful Masterand brethren of Lodge Rudyard Kipling.

The connection between these twolodges began when the Director of Cere-monies of Lodge Rudyard Kipling, RWBro Bill Welch and his wife Marie, movedto the Central Coast and Bill joined Lodge

Lodge Rudyard Kipling No 143

Lodge Rudyard Kipling visit

RW Bro Robson AM, Deputy GrandMaster, with the two Worshipful Mastersand Candidates for the evening

Morisset, thus founding a lasting friend-ship between the two lodges.

A delightful meal was served for allpresent, accompanied by fine wine espe-cially bottled for the lodge.

The late Bro Rudyard Kipling wouldsurely have approved.

Asharp shower right at the beginningof play did not dampen the spirits

of 36 three-man Ambrose teams partici-pating in The Coffs Coast and ClarenceCANDO! Golf Classic, at the Coffs Har-bour Golf Club on 26 February.

Members of the Coffs Coast Free -masons Association spent months plan-ning and seeking sponsorship from localbusiness houses.

The prize of a Ford Fiesta for everyhole in one on the 3rd hole was up forgrabs, and all the players tried hard to winit. The event was a great success and raisednearly $4,250.

‘We are very pleased with the successof the Golf Day and thank all the playersand local business houses for their sup-port,’ said VW Bro Norm Standing,DGIW of District 52, chairman of theCoffs Coast Freemasons Association.

‘It was also a special day for my wifeJudy and I. Our son and grandson trav-

L–R: VW Bro Norm Standing, DGIW ofDistrict 52, grandson Matthew Standing,son Tim Standing

Coast FreemasonsAssociation CANDO! Golf Classic

elled down from Brisbane especially toplay in a team together,’ he said.

The CANDO! Golf Classic was part ofan ongoing fundraising campaign to raise$100,000 to set up the Coffs Coast andClarence CANDO! Cancer Trust that willassist cancer patients attending the CoffsHarbour Cancer Institute.

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rable for the Lebanese banquet and for thepresentation of a Certificate of Apprecia-tion to Mrs Noha Sayed for her out-standing efforts during the lodge’s firsttwo years.

Lodge Katoomba No 118

KatoombaFinalInstallation nights are always notable

and memorable occasions, and theInstallation of Bro David Cooze as WMof Lodge Katoomba No 118, in March,was no exception.

The Installing Master was W Bro TonyWatson and the Grand Master was repre-sented by RW Rev Bro Peter KilkearyOAM PJGW, Grand Chaplain.

Two long service Certificates and jewelswere presented.

The first was a 70 year award to 95 year-old RW Bro Stan Fallows, a long timemember of Lodge Katoomba, who enter-tained the lodge for several minutesrecount ing highlights of his masonic career.

The second presentation was to BroGeorge Marriott-Stathan, for his 60 yearsin the Craft.

Nearly 200 masons attended theInstallation of Bro Nicholas Cook

at The Cedars Lodge No 1041 earlier thisyear by Installing Master, RW Bro GarrySayed.

The Grand Master, who was accompa-nied by over 50 Grand Lodge Officers,greeted all the Entered Apprentice andFellowcrafts, together with M Ex CompTed Keenahan of the Mark and Royal ArchMasons, MW Grand Supreme RulerMichael Shearer of the Order of the SecretMonitor and many 20/20 Masons.

The south that followed was memo-

The Cedars Lodge No 1041

CedarsSpectacular

L-R: The Grand Master, MW Bro GregoryLevenston, W Bro Nicholas Cooke, Worshipful Master and RW Bro GarrySayed, Installing Master

Lodge Gundagai United No 25

A GalaNight inGundagai

Over 450 people attended the LodgeGundagai United No 25 Masonic

Debutante Ball. This grand formal occasion is a very

special event in the town and the Districtand has been held annually for nearly 50years.

The Ball was held in the Gundagai Dis-trict Services Club and was very wellattended. Eighteen Debs and their part-ners were presented to the Grand Master,MW Bro Dr Gregory Levenston, andJudith Morrice, during the proceedings.

Freemasons? Who are you? What doyou do? These were the questions

most often asked at District 114 raffleselling stalls, at the shopping malls in Bate-mans Bay, at the Moruya Markets and atthe Eurobodalla Show.

The primary purpose of the stalls wasto let people know Freemasonry has beenoperating in the community for over 130years. The District brethren also held a

The District 114 stall at the Eurobodalla Show. L-R: Bro John Irtel, W Bro Des Good, Mrs Naomi Good, Mrs Judy Bradford, VW Bro Allan Brown.

Masonry in actionsuccessful raffle which raised $18,777,which included a masoniCare grant of$8,000 and a grant of $3,500 from theMoruya Country Markets.

This made a very significant impacton purchasing equipment and refur-bishing the Moruya Hospital Cancer CareCentre and at the same time demon-strated that Freemasonry is active in thecommunity.


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GoulburnChapter No 94OES – OpenInstallation

The masonic fraternity of District 102were well represented at the open

installation of Goulburn Chapter No 94of the Order of the Eastern Star, in Goul-burn in the OES Hall.

Sister Dawn Bellingham was installedas the 62nd Worthy Matron in the pres-ence of some 70 members, visitors andguests, several of whom had travelled fromSydney, Canberra and other distant areas.

The ceremony of Installation was mostimpressive and very well performed bythe ladies of the OES, after which allenjoyed a delightful Installation Dinner.

Back row L–R: Mrs Noeline Preston; W Bro Bruce Preston, Master of LodgeWilliam Ross No 550; VW Bro John Presbury, DGIW, District No 102; Ill. BroNeville Usher, representing GoulburnRose Croix; V Ex Comp Terrence Hall, representing Goulburn Royal ArchChapter; W Bro Tim Woolley, Master of Goulburn Lodge of Australia No 58;Mrs Donna Woolley; Mrs Linda Mawbey;W Bro Sid Mawbey, Master of LodgeDuke of Edinburgh No 76

Front Row: RW Bro Ken Bellingham;Worthy Matron Sister Dawn Bellingham;Worthy Patron Bro Gerald Bassell and hisdaughter Mrs Rae Smith

Lodges ofExcellenceTwo lodges meeting in the Castle Hill

Masonic Centre have achievedaccreditation as Lodges of Excellence.They are Lodge Resurgo No 223 and TheHills Lodge No 1025.

At his first meeting as WM, W BroMike Morris was presented with thelodge’s Certificate of Accreditation by thethen Regional Grand Counsellor, RW BroBruce Quirk. It was the culmination ofmany months of hard work, particularlyon the part of the incoming RGC, RW BroNigel Hamilton.

In Lodge Horizons No 1032 in January,Bro Alexandre Chaves da Silva was ini-

tiated into Freemasonry in the presenceof his father, W Bro Adao Chaves da Silva,who had travelled from Brazil to be at hisson’s ‘rebirth’ as he described it.

W Bro Adao and Bro Alexandre da Silva inSydney

WBro Ron Edwards of Lodge KiamaNo 35 was presented with his 60

year certificate and jewel by DGIW, VWBro Keith Clemmett, at the lodge’s Feb-ruary meeting. His friend and nominatorinto Freemasonry, VW Bro John Leroy,aged 94, was present for the occasion.

In September 1965 he affiliated withLodge Herne Bay No 788, and after win-ning a ballot for Tyler served in all officesuntil he was installed as WM on 13 Sep-tember 1975.

W Bro Edwards has been a dedicatedmember and officer of Lodge Kiama sincehe affiliated in 1991. He was WM in 1996-97 and has served as Director of Cere-monies on many occasions.

VW Bro Keith Clemmett DGIW, presentsW Bro Ron Edwards with his 60 year certificate and jewel.

L–R: W Bro Sam Harrison and W Bro MikeMorris with their lodges’ Certificates ofExcellence.

Lodge Horizons No 1032

Father from the otherside of the world

The evening had an even greater sig-nificance for Bro Alexandre because, inaddition to his father’s attendance, hisfriend VW Bro Andre Fettermann, occu-pied the chair of King Solomon.

W Bro Adao Silva said, ‘I had to comeand witness this special moment. Amoment I’ll never forget’.

Lodge Horizons also initiated Bro SamJohnson and Bro Jorge Antonio Saco Villanueva on that night.

Sixty years in Masonry

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70 Years ServiceBEDGGOOD, KENNETH Lodge Wagga Wagga 22

FALLOWS, STANLEY Lodge Katoomba 118

MILNER, DESMOND Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

60 Years ServiceAUSTIN, KENNETH The Old Sydneians’ Lodge 639

BARNWELL, HARRIE Lodge Epping 390

BELL, GEORGE Lodge Enterprise 400

BELL, RICHARD Lodge Enterprise 400

BENNETT, REGINALD Lodge Friendship 158

BENSON, PETER Lodge Ingleburn 815

BOYTON, JOHN Lodge Temora 168

BRIAN, HARRY Lodge Sir Joseph Banks 300

BRIGHTWELL, JOHN Lodge Burns Wentworth Tuscan 21

BURNS, ROBERT Lodge Edinburgh St John 38

CALDERWOOD, GEOFFREY Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

CAMERON, ANGUS Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

CAMERON, BRUCE Lodge Carringtonia 187

COUCHMAN, JOHN Lodge Condobolin 185

DAVIS, TREVOR Lodge Fidelity King Solomon 101

DOAK, ALAN Port Macquarie Daylight Lodge 991

DWYER, KELSON Lodge Artarmon United 285

EBELING, ROY Lodge Springwood 409

EDDY, RICHARD Lodge Ophir 17

GIBSON, RAYMOND Lodge Beecroft 359

GRIFFITHS, HARRY Lodge Gowrie Of Canberra 715

HAMILTON, JOHN Tenterfield 55

HENERY, MAXWELL Lodge John Williams 148

HUDDLE, MAXWELL Lodge St John’s 16

JOHNSTON, VICTOR Lodge Swansea Belmont 1030

LAWSON, FRANCIS Lodge Wagga Wagga 22

LEAN, HAROLD Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

LINGARD, GEORGE Lodge Resurgo 223 Lodge of Excellence

LOWING, DAVID Lodge St John’s 16

MARRIOTT-STATHAM, GEORGE Lodge Katoomba 118

PATERSON, GEORGE Lodge Swansea Belmont 1030

PUXTY, HYMAN Lodge Richard Coley 152

ROBERTSON, LESLIE Lodge Helensburgh 566

TAYLOR, HUGH The Leichhardt Lodge 133

WALLACE, GEORGE Wallis Plains 4

WALPOLE, JOHN Lodge Tomalpin 253

WESTFALLEN, LANCE Lodge Kilwinning 13

WILLIAMS, ALLAN Lodge Resurgo 223 Lodge of Excellence

WOODS, LINDSAY Lodge St John’s 16

50 Years ServiceBARNES, ROBERT Lodge City of Newcastle 1035

BASS, STUART Lodge St John’s 16

BOWMAN, ROBERT Lodge Gadara 39

BOWRA, LEON Lodge Carringtonia 187

BOYD, IAN The Old Sydneians’ Lodge 639

BRAIN, MICHAEL Lodge Wagga Wagga 22

CAMERON, ROSS Lodge St James 45

CATFORD, STANLEY The Lodge Federation 196

DEAN, HORACE Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

DOWNING, ALBERT Lodge Lithgow Valley 8

FAWNS, RODNEY Lodge St John’s 16

GIBSON, RONALD Lodge Illawarra 59

GUM, PERCY Lodge Olympus With Prosperity 278

HAMMOND, OSCAR Lodge Eurobodalla Daylight 989

HAWKINS, ROBERT Lodge Lithgow Valley 8

JACKSON, ROBERT Twin Towns Daylight Lodge 981

JAMES, JACK Lodge St David and St John 180

JOHNSON, WILLIAM Lodge Carlton Kogarah 305

KING, BRUCE Lodge Temora 168

LAFFEY, DENNIS Lodge Wahroonga 674

LAING, GEOFFREY Lodge Castlereagh 72

LAWTON, ROBERT Lodge Bulli Thirroul 1040

LEE, HARVEY Lodge Livingstone 71

LESTER, OLIVER Lodge St John’s 16

MANWARING, IAN Lodge Pacific 298

MCCRABB, KENNETH Lodge St John’s 16

PARKER, WALTER Lodge Lake Macquarie 243

PAYNTER, KENNETH Lodge Beecroft 359

PIZARRO, FRANCIS Lodge Liverpool 197

PROCTOR, HILTON Lodge Wagga Wagga 22

ROBERTS, JAMES Lodge Richard Coley 152

SINCLAIR, ANTHONY Lodge Temora 168

SMITH, EDWARD Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

SMITH, ROBERT The Hawkesbury Heritage Lodge 150

SMITH, ROGER Lodge St John’s 16

THOMAS, WALLACE Lodge Toukley 933

THOMPSON, KENNETH Lodge Carnarvon 172

TUFF, STEPHEN The Lodge Federation 196

TURNBULL, JOHN Lodge Fidelity King Solomon 101

WATT, OSWALD Lodge Wahroonga 674

WEST, ERNEST Lodge Temora 168

YOUNG, JOHN Lodge St David and St John 180

CONGRATULATIONSSERVICE CERTIFICATES

W Bro Reg Phillips and Bro JohnLudewig serving a customer

Tamworth CountryMusic Festival 2010Brethren of the combinedTamworth lodges oper-ated a popular barbecueunder the masoniCarebanner during the Tamworth Country Music Festival early this year.

It was a very success-ful exercise in awarenessof Freemasonry. Fundsraised will be applied tomasonic charities.


ACROSS1 Mary’s on about building with stone (7)5 Could be a farce as these vessels aren’t

needed in a temperance lodge (7)9 I danced at the chance to be one of these (9)10 Waste away with perspiration (5)11 Border on extremes with other characters

for a fraternal title (7)12 Find his wisdom as some solo monks do (7)13 Its down and contained in the apartheid

era (5)15 Raging blue sends out message of unholy

status (9)

17 Such an agreement with another order does not accord somehow (9)

19 They are stupid to be crowded so closetogether (5)

21 Supervise six balls before 4th March we hear (7)

23 The form in which the best G.M. opened acommunication (7)

25 A M.M’s attainment is to gain this of 12across (5)

26 Anger I say about one who disagrees (9)27 Replace to alleviate (7)28 Used written symbols to make a neat dot (7)

DOWN1 Mother taxi about a gruesome event (7)2 Mexican religious symbol found even in

Asian Nation (5)3 Therein lies not one nor the other (7)4 Whether unready or messy, it’s available all

the time (4-5)5 Some such essay involves a two sided

battle (5)6 Revel so about how to find a solution (7)7 Ransom fee paid out for 11 across?8 Given a silky surface to such stained

material (7)14 Call Haden about this use of a South

building (5, 4)16 Body of troops held on Latin boat (9)17 Rich C.E.O provides better varieties (7)18 See verbose characters in action (7)19 What the Treasurer does with the funds

I posted out (7)20 The apprentice injured ten deer (7)22 The apron is more ancient than this Roman

one (5)24 For example say why exercise held ‘The

Children’ in bondage (5)

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Solution March 2010

JUNE 2010 FREEMASON

JUNE 2010 CROSSWORD

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A wet and overcast morning greeted the60 strong contingent of Freemasons whoassembled at the Cenotaph in Martin Place,Sydney on ANZAC Day, under the directionof VW Bro Major Douglas James, RFD RetdPDGIW, to lay wreaths in memory of menand women of the masonic family, whopaid the supreme sacrifice or lost lovedones as a result of war.

The Grand Master, assisted by MissJudith Morrice and RW Bro Henry Fawkes

ANZAC wreath layingPAGM, a member of Z Force during WorldWar II, placed a wreath on behalf of theFreemasons of NSW and the ACT.

RW Bro Bruce Balmond JGW, Presidentof the Freemasons Association (NSW & ACT)Incorporated, assisted by Dr Captain YvonneMcIntyre (Vietnam) Retd, and RW Bro JohnMcGregor PAGM, placed a wreath on behalfof masonic widows and service women.

The ceremony was organised by theFreemasons’ Association following the

very successful inaugural ceremony held on25 April 2009.

The Grand Masterlaying the wreath at

the Sydney Cenotaph



WELCOME TO THE CRAFT

ABBINK, Daniel Lodge Bangalow 250

ACOSTA, Dong Lodge Beauty of Cabra Vale 743

AGHAJANI, Ray Lodge Artarmon United 285

AGNEW, Patrick Lodge Millennium 2000

AGOSTINO, Paolo Lodge Balgowlah 392

ALAM, Georges The Lodge Of Australia 3

ALBASSIT, Najib Lodge Burns Wentworth Tuscan 21

ALDERTON, Troy Lodge Camden 217

ALFARO, Danny Lodge The Star Of Australia 200

ALOMARI, Mohammed Lodge Ionic 65

ANASTASIADIS, Bill Lodge Gymea 796

AOUN, Adam Lodge Sir Joseph Banks 300

AUSTIN, Michael Lodge Ionic 65

BAILEY, Jamie Lodge Army and Navy 517

BEEHAG, Sean Lodge Trinitarian 978

BENISTON, Joshua The Australian Lodge Of Harmony 5

BOOTH, Ian Lodge Coeur de Lion 84

BOYLE, John Lodge Army and Navy 517

BRITTAIN, Wayne Lodge Warringah 83

CAPARARO, Shane Lodge The Raleigh 241

CAREY, Jeff Lodge John Williams 148

CHRISTOFF, Louie Lodge Epping 390

CLARKE, Andrew Nowra Unity 60

CONRAD, Christopher Lodge Cronulla 312

COUGHRAN, Joshua Lodge Gymea 796

CROSS, David Lodge Como 738

CUSHWAY, Robert Lodge Gloucester 291

DA SILVA, Alexandre Horizons 1032

DAWSON, Tim Lodge Wyaldra 238

DE ROSA, Anthony Lodge Southern Cross 91

DORRINGTON, Peter Lodge Belubula 472

DUGAN, David Lodge Narromine 236

DUPLOCK, Matthew Lodge Ballina 112

EDWARDS, Grant Lodge Cornucopia 1037

EDWARDS, Benjamin Lodge Ionic 65

EL RIFAI, Nazih Lodge Sutherland 585

ELACHI, Charlie Lodge Sutherland 585

FILBY, Andrew Lodge Sincerity 233

FLORENTINO, Nikki Lodge Beauty of Cabra Vale 743

FRENCH, Aaron Lodge Southern Cross 91

GAI, Eyn Deng Lodge Perfect of Canberra 951

Freemason welcomes new members to the CraftName Lodge Name Lodge Name Lodge

INITIATES

GARA, Troy Lodge Blacktown Kildare 393

GAUCI, Garry The Hawkesbury Heritage Lodge 150

GENTLE, Clarrie Lodge The Star Of Australia 200

GOUGH, Chris Lodge Guyra 325

HARRIS, Duncan Lodge Leeton–Yanco 313

HATFIELD, Josh Lodge Middle Harbour 292

HENRY, Aaron Lodge Saratoga 937

HOKEN, Jonathan Lodge Sir Joseph Banks 300

HOLLOWAY, Ric The Yass Lodge Of Concord 27

HOMANN, Luke Brundah Endeavour 42

ITALIA, Vince Nowra Unity 60

JANEK, Milan Lodge Scone 183

JASIUTOWICZ, Peter Lodge Kellerman 1027

JELWAN, Jad Lodge University of Sydney 544

JOHNSON, Sam Horizons 1032

JOHNSTON, Ronald The Goulburn Lodge of Australia 58

JONAS, Daniel Lodge Caledonia Of Canberra 938

JORGENSEN, Jack Lodge Dawn 511

JUDGE, Paul Lodge Dunoon 436

KARPA, Michael Antiquity 1

KAZMAREK, Kazimierz Lodge Woden Valley 974

KERR, Colin Lodge Kingsford Smith 1028

KERRY, Simon Lodge Glen Innes 44

KIBBEY, Samuel Lodge Coeur de Lion 84

LAMSON, Brett Lodge Caledonia Of Canberra 938

LANDALL, Vance Lodge Alpha 970

LIND, James Lodge Warringah 83

LONGHURST, Christopher Lodge Warragamba 541

MAI,Quang Lodge Lachlan Macquarie 1042

MANCHANDIA, Rajiv The Lodge Of Australia 3

MANNING, Nigel The Lodge Of Tranquillity 42

MANSFIELD, Josey Lodge Alpha 970

MARCHMENT, Ray Lodge Hastings 69

MARIE, Joel Lodge Seymour 945

MARSHALL, Andrew Lakehaven Daylight Lodge 1017

MARSHALL, Peter Balmain Lodge 23

MARTINEZ, Joe Lodge Blackheath 370

MARTINEZ, Ryan Lodge Springwood 409

MAUNDER, Gregory Lodge Woolgoolga 705

McLEAN, Jarrod Lodge Gymea 796

McLEOD, Duncan Lodge Kingsford Smith 1028

McLEOD, Mick Lodge St Andrews 281

McLOUGHLIN, Ryan Lodge Scone 183

MICLAT, Gerry Lodge Toukley 933

MIKHAEL, David Lodge Perfect of Canberra 951

MORRALL, Christopher Lodge Central Australia 88

MULLER, Rene Lodge Kirrawee 903

NATHAN, Django Lodge University of Sydney 544

NEWBIGGING, Angus Lodge Cronulla 312

PAAKKANEN, Olli Lodge Germania 1036

PALFRAMAN, Guy The Australian Lodge Of Harmony 5

PARRY, Jamie Lodge Theo Grey 234

PINILI, Arnel Lodge Alpha 970

POLKINGHORNE, Andrew Riverina Thompson 104

POULTON, Malcolm Lodge Queanbeyan St Andrew 56

PURDIE, John Lodge Lachlan Macquarie 1042

REILLY, Warren Lodge St James 45

RITCHIE, Bob The Sydney Lodge 1020

ROBINSON, James Lodge Victoria Cross 928

ROSE, John Lodge Merewether–Cardiff 576

RUMBLE, Terrence Lodge Fidelity King Solomon 101

SALVADOR, Roger Lodge Perfect of Canberra 951

SANDLER, Isaac Lodge Southern Cross 91

SAUNDERS, Robert The Sydney Lodge 1020

SCHAFFA, Ian Lodge Kellerman 1027

SEPHORA, Edmund Lodge Challenge 284

SHAKOUR, Shakour Lodge Kellerman 1027

SHEEN, Andrew Lodge Punchbowl 244

SIBUAN, Elmer Lodge Artarmon United 285

SKELLAMS, Rohan Lodge Star In The West Sedgwick 189

STANFORD, Peter Lodge Warragamba 541

STEWART, James Lodge United St Andrew Singleton 34

STIBBARD, Grant Lodge Hornsby 262

STUFANO, Raffaele Lodge Alpha 970

TARRANT, Ryan Lodge Lachlan Macquarie 1042

TEMPONE, Ben The Sydney Lodge 1020

TRITTON, Rowan Lodge Coeur de Lion 84

TUFFIN, John The Old Sydneians' Lodge 639

UNIPAN, Miroslav Lodge Punchbowl 244

VILLANUEVA, Jorge Horizons 1032

WALTON, Laurence Lodge Commonwealth Of Australia 633

WEBB, William Balmain Lodge 23

WELBURN, Simon Lodge Vaucluse 266

WELLINGTON, Matthew Lodge Guyra 325

WHITBREAD, Joel Lodge Calala Tamworth 652

WHITE, Conrad Lodge Guyra 325

WONG, Adrian Lodge University of Sydney 544

YABSLEY, Ben Lodge Trinitarian 978

YAZBECK, John Lodge Aviation 688

ZHANG, James Lodge Kensington 270

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Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent InstitutionEstablished in 1880

On the 6th March, the Governor of NSW Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO opened the RFBI’snewly completed 50 bed aged care facility at Leeton. The facility, ‘Alf Herrmann Lodge’, will add to the accommodation the RFBI already provides to more than 2,400 senior citizens in itsretirement villages throughout NSW and the ACT. The physical evidence of our 20 retirement vil-lages is a testimony to the charitable works of Freemasonry. Be assured, all donations (tax deductible) will be gratefully received and faithfully applied.

The RFBI has vacancies in its self care villages at Basin View, Goulburn, Lake Haven, Lakemba and Newcastle.For retirement village inquiries, please contact Alex Shaw or Ann King on 9264 5986

The RFBI wishes to thank all Masons who have supported the

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ensures the good work of this charity will continue to assist

deserving citizens of all ages through the RFBI’s Annuity

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