FREEMASONRY T a S M a N I a Volume 26 No 2 PRINT POST APPROVED PP7390160011 August 2011 Journal of the Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Tasmania
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FREEMASONRY T A S M A N I A Volume 26 No 2 PRINT POST APPROVED PP7390160011 August 2011 Journal of the Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Tasmania Ceremonies of significance From the Grand Master FREEMASONRY TASMANIA Settling in well Published by the Grand Lodge of The first half of our Masonic Year drew to MW Bro Cooper during his term, are Antient, Free and Accepted Masons a close with the Grand Lodge personnel progressing as was hoped. of Tasmania, settling into their respective tasks The upgrade of our Masonic Centres 3 Sandy Bay Road, Hobart, extremely well. Tasmania, 7005 continues, and as funds become available, Particular mention must be made of further upgrades will occur. The Masonic David Macrow, Grand Secretary our new Grand Secretary, VW Bro David Education Programme under the Phone (03) 6223 5814 Macrow, who has eagerly adopted his supervision of MW Bro Yaxley, was better Fax (03) 6223 8159 new role, and is the tower of strength attended on its second round, and I urge Email: [email protected] which we have come to expect from all our members to either participate or our Grand Secretariat. RW Bro Allan arrange for our newer members to attend Sangwell, his predecessor, and now as the programme moves forward. WEBSITE: Deputy Grand Master, is ready with I also mentioned membership www.freemasonrytasmania.org advice and assistance whenever called retention at the Grand Installation, and on. WEBMASTER although nominations on the monthly John Webster ODS PGDC The Board of General Purposes and exchange notices are encouraging, we Email: [email protected] the Board of Benevolence continue still have not made great inroads into with their excellent administration increasing our membership. of Freemasonry in Tasmania, and are I must congratulate those Lodges which continually working towards outcomes OUTGOING EDITOR and have been fortunate enough to attract which will enhance the existence of the ADVERTISING CO-ORDINATOR new members, and I also encourage all to Craft at every opportunity. Ian M. C. Cutler ODS PGS be proactive in the search for acceptable Mobile: 0458 108 454 The Public Relations Committee candidates. Email: [email protected] is in the throes of establishing three The number of Lodges operating subcommittees in the respective within the State is at the moment stable, districts. These will investigate and plan but with the ever increasing cost of INCOMING EDITOR and well organised and well advertised open operations, further consolidations may ADVERTISING CO-ORDINATOR days on mutually agreeable occasions, yet be inevitable. I certainly don’t wish if not on the same day throughout the Rosemary Bruce-Mullins to see further Lodges disappear, but I do State, then on such days as are acceptable Mobile: 0417 039 100 suggest that if a Lodge is uncertain of its to each district. Ph/fax: (03) 6265 8947 future, contact could be made through Freemates, the bursary for tertiary the Grand Secretariat for advice on Em: [email protected] education students, set up by MW possible alternatives. Bro Clarke during his term of office There are positive signs for our future, PROOFS and progressed by subsequent Grand both within our Lodges and in the Masters, although not yet having Lew Munro PGC broader community. As I move around achieved its target capital, is now able, I see eager men looking for something with the assistance of the University of which today’s society cannot necessarily Printed by: Tasmania, to offer two bursaries this year. Monotone Art Printers give, and if we are able to introduce them The two initiatives I mentioned at the to our principles, we can be assured of a 61-63 Argyle Street, Hobart Grand Installation, and introduced by prosperous future. FRONT PAGE PHOTOS Editorial changes under way TOP: Wrest Point’s Tasman Room and gallery was packed on After nearly a decade of involvement next edition in February 2012 to send February 25 for the Installation of with Freemasonry Tasmania, Editor and contributions to the Grand Lodge our new Grand Master, MW Bro Advertising Co-ordinator Ian Cutler is to addresses, also shown above left. John Wallace and his deputy, RW hand over to a new editorial team. W Bro Cutler of The Pacific Lodge Bro Allan Sangwell. W Bro Tony Bruce-Mullins of Lodge has been producing the magazine from CENTRE RIGHT: The Grand Pembroke and his wife Rosemary have wherever he is during extended travels around Australia. Master makes his Obligation. stepped forward after the Board of General LOWER RIGHT: Outgoing Grand Purposes advertised for expressions of In the past few years he has been Master, MW Norm Cooper, places interest in the role. working full-time at a local newspaper in Geraldton, Western Australia, and an MW Bro Wallace in the Chair of Rosemary has experience in producing King Solomon. additional job at the Geraldton University similar magazines and Tony says he’s to be Centre coupled with “the tyranny of LOWER LEFT: MW Bro Cooper her “gopher”. distance” have made it difficult for him to proclaims MW Bro Wallace as the Their contact details are shown continue with the magazine. new Grand Master. above left but it is probably best during Ian will continue to be available to the changeover period leading to our Grand Lodge as media liaison officer. Page 2 – Freemasonry Tasmania Tasmania’s new Grand Master, MW Bro John Wallace, used his address to the Grand Positive initiatives Installation on February 25 to highlight the need for increased membership and at current levels, and at the same time In today’s world, our newer members a continuation of initiatives towards introducing measures, which into the in particular don’t want to spend their that end. Here is an edited version of the future will see an increase in those levels. leisure hours in cold, unattractive address, including some comments he buildings, with inadequate and sub- Fact suggests that what we have been standard seating in drab surrounds. The made at the Grand Installation dinner the doing in the past has not necessarily been following evening: first part of the education programme right, and change may be necessary to put was not particularly well supported, so The Installation of Grand Master is us on the path to recovery. Remember, “If I urge the more established Brethren to important to any Grand Lodge, and I nothing changes – Nothing changes”. get on board, and assist us by spreading am humbled to adopt that role and will the word, and inducing those newer endeavour to emulate the successes of I would like the Board of General Purposes to continue with the initiatives members to participate in a most those Brethren who have travelled this valuable initiative. path before me. I see our major task to introduced by the former administration, be the retention of our membership such as the upgrade of our Masonic I trust I will be able to fulfil the role Centres and the education programme as Grand Master, and call upon the introduced by MW Bro. Murray Yaxley. brethren of this jurisdiction to join with Both of these activities are strongly allied me and carry the order forward to bigger WELCOME to membership retention. and better things. ABOARD Big contribution to Qld appeal A masonic contribution of nearly $40,000 to help the victims of the Queensland natural disasters has particular significance for Tasmania’s Grand Master, MW Bro John Wallace. He was born in the Home Hill area to our new Brothers... of Queensland and lived there before moving to Tasmania in 2000. Home Hill B. W. Ayers St Paul’s Lodge was one of the areas most affected by the A. J. Baker Lodge Dorsett floods and cyclones. J. A. Batchelor Lodge Pembroke “The former Grand Master, Most C. J. Beard Lodge Dulverton Worshipful Brother Norm Cooper, R. M. Brown Roland Lodge initiated the Tasmanian masons’ I. N. Bucholz Burnie Masonic Queensland Flood Appeal, and now and financially, it is most heartening G. L. Cocks Poulett Lodge we have been able to help even more to see the true spirit of individuals R. K. Cunningham Darcy Wills Mem through the Queensland Grand Master’s and organisations coming together unselfishly to assist this in need, in the C. Emmerton Hutchins Old Boys Flood and Cyclone Appeal,” MW Bro Wallace said. most part total strangers, in a show of M. D. Keys Derwent Valley humanity which is nowadays seemingly J. Heathcote Lton-Laurie Abra “I am delighted with the response rare,” MW Bro Burton said. C. M. Lee Lodge Esk of Tasmania’s 1400 masons,” MW Bro Pictured is MW Bro Robert Clarke, Past K. G. Mainwaring Lodge Phoenix Wallace said. Grand Master, presenting the Queensland B. O. Medcraft Army and Navy “The fact that people in my home Flood Appeal cheque to the the Grand B. L. Moore Darcy Wills Mem town will benefit from that generosity Master, MW Bro John Wallace. T. A. Neal Darcy Wills Mem has greatly moved me”. R. J. Night Devonport Lodge The total of $39,320 from Tasmania B. C. Omundson Devonport Lodge has been deposited with the United C. R. Parker Lodge Bowen Grand Lodge of Queensland. SHARPENING SERVICE K. I. Quigley Lodge Esk The UGLQ has established an appeal AVAILABLE D. L. Richards St Helens Lodge committee which is examining the best M. C. Scott Lodge Bowen ways masonic funds can be used to help Specialising in knives, people affected by the natural disasters. secateurs, electric hedge B. Self City of Glenorchy trimmers, chisels, chainsaws, N. P. Shane Hutchins Old Boys In a letter to MW Bro Wallace, axes, loppers, skinning J.