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THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY HISTORY OF THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF FREEMASONRY IN NEW SOUTH WALES AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 1988 – 2002 BY GRAHAME H. CUMMING, ASTC, BE(Hons) PAST DEPUTY GRAND MASTER VOLUME VI Published by THE UNITED GRAND LODGE OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY OF ANCIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS Most Wor Bro RAYMOND BARRY BROOKE Grand Master 2005 - Right Wor Bro GRAHAME HUGH CUMMING Past Deputy Grand Master Author THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY ii First Published in 2006 The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. Masonic Centre 279 Castlereagh Street Sydney ISBN 0 9775630 2 2 Vol VI ISBN 0 9775630 0 6 Set Vols VI & VII ISBN 0 9775630 3 0 CD ROM Vol VI ISBN 0 9775630 1 4 CD ROM Set Vols VI & VII © The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. This publication is copyright. Other than for the purpose of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act, no part of it may in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, microcopying, photocopying, recording or otherwise) be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without prior written permission. Inquiries should be addressed to the publisher. Every attempt has been made to trace the holders iii THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY of copyright, however, the author and publisher will be pleased to receive further information. For Ena, Malcolm and Barbara THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY iv The value of history lies in its inspirational value to the younger members and those of future generations. Sir Frank Schofield McDowell (1889-1980) Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales 1948-1951 v THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY vi CONTENTS VOLUME VI Page Contents Volume VII vi Appendices vii Acknowledgements viii Foreword ix Special Note x List of Illustrations Vol VI xi List of Illustrations Vol VII xii Abbreviations: - Masonic Ranks and Titles xiii - General xiv Conversions xvi About the Author xvii Books and Monograms by Grahame H Cumming xviii Preface xxi The Principles of Freemasonry xxiii The Spread of Freemasonry xxvii Early Freemasonry in New South Wales xxxi Introduction xxxv CHAPTER I - The Administration of Most Wor Bro Ronald Lewis Hale Johnson 1 CHAPTER II - The Administration of Most Wor Bro Noel Frederick Dunn 83 vii THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY CHAPTER III - The Administration of Most Wor Bro Revd Raymond Charles Green 150 CHAPTER IV - The Administration of Most Wor Bro George Richard Curry 208 CHAPTER V - Membership 274 Appendices xli Bibliography lxxxvi Index lxxxviii THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY viii CONTENTS VOLUME VII Page Contents of Volume VI v List of Illustrations Vol VI xi List of Illustrations Vol VII xii Abbreviations: - Masonic Ranks and Titles xiii - General xiv Acknowledgements viii Foreword ix Special Note x Conversions CHAPTER VI MASONIC BUILDINGS A General 302 B The Sydney Masonic Centre 326 C Metropolitan and Country Masonic Centres 354 CHAPTER VII MASONIC CHARITY A Board of Benevolence 401 B Grand Charity 369 CHAPTER VIII THE NSW MASONIC HOSPITAL A The Hospital 415 B The NSW Masonic Hospital Auxiliary 456 C The NSW Masonic Auxiliary 468 CHAPTER IX CARING AND SUPPORT FOR YOUTH A The NSW Freemasons’ Orphan Society 473 B The William Thompson Masonic School and Hostel 476 ix THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY C The Board of Youth Support 489 D Scholarships 498 E The New South Wales Masonic Youth Welfare Fund 502 F The Opals Charity 507 CHAPTER X CARING AND SUPPORT FOR THE AGED A The Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution 511 B The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of NSW 536 CHAPTER XI MASONIC KNOWLEDGE A The Grand Lodge Library 560 B The Grand Lodge Museum 574 C The Grand Lodge Archives 581 CHAPTER XII OTHER MASONIC ORDERS 590 Index 628 THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY x APPENDICES Page I A Chronology of Australian Freemasonry xli II An explanation of the Masonic Coats-of- Arms Of New South Wales xliv III Alphabetical List of Consolidated Lodges xlix IV Surrender of Charter lxviii V Lodge Consecrations lxx VI Grand Officers lxxii xi THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS No work of this kind can be undertaken without the ready assistance and co-operation of a number of people and I wish to pay due acknowledgement of their assistance. I began collecting source material for this history immediately after Volumes IV and V by Right Wor Bro Kellerman were published in the certain knowledge that the information would be required, if not by me then by someone else, to continue the recorded history of the Grand Lodge. I am, therefore, grateful to a number of people: • Right Wor Bro Kenneth M Bellingham and Mrs Dawn E Bellingham. • The Grand Master, Most Wor Bro Raymond B Brooke and the Past Grand Masters. • The Grand Secretaries, Right Wor Bros Raymond G Connon, Ian R McCulloch, Bruce Nation, Christopher Craven (acting) and Kevin McGlinn. • The staff of the Grand Lodge office. • Grand Librarians, Right Wor Bro Maurice H (Harry) Kellerman, Very Wor Bro Thomas K Taylor and Right Wor Bro Joseph V Haffner and the Library volunteer staff. • Right Wor Bros John C Banks, J Lionel Manches and Brian French. • Right Wor Bro Donald G Davis, Mrs Jill Davis and the members of the Masonic Historical Society of New South Wales. • Right Wor Bro Andrew S Brown, Past Assistant Grand Master and Bro Andre Fettermann. • The Publications Committee of The NSW Freemason. THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY xii Lastly and most importantly, without the love and encouragement of my wife Ena and my son and daughter, none of my Masonic endeavours would have been possible. FOREWORD It is with great pleasure that I write this foreword to another chapter of our Grand Lodge, and to acknowledge R W Bro Grahame H Cumming, PDGM, for his diligence and skill as a renowned Masonic author whose graceful and benevolent influence is evident throughout this volume. This history is not intended to be primarily a work of quick reference though it may often serve this useful purpose; rather it is hoped that it will be congenial to browse in, sometimes for important dates and occurrences, or simply because it is interesting and educational to do so. Readers will no doubt choose this book for a variety of reasons. I am confident they will find it interesting and satisfying and, also, challenging reading. This volume might be best complemented by a visit to our Museum of Freemasonry and the Grand Lodge Library at the Sydney Masonic Centre. I believe this volume will bear proud testimony to generations of Freemasons and will act to inspire the Freemasons of the future to even greater achievements. Raymond B Brooke, JP GRAND MASTER xiii THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY SPECIAL NOTE Previously published histories of Grand Lodge. The history of the establishment, growth and development of Freemasonry in New South Wales has been recorded in five volumes which are referred to in this text. They are: Vols. 1 and 11: Cramp, Karl R and Mackaness, George: A History of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons of New South Wales. Angus and Robertson, Sydney, 1938 Vol. 111: Cramp, Karl R: From Jubilee to Diamond Jubilee; History of Ten years of The United Grand Lodge of Freemasonry in New South Wales 1938 – 1948. United Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Freemasons of New South Wales, Sydney, 1949 Vols. IV and V: Kellerman, M H: From Diamond Jubilee to Centenary; History of Forty Years of The United Grand Lodge of Freemasonry in New South Wales 1948 – 1988. The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Sydney, 1990. The first volume describes the history of Freemasonry in New South Wales from the foundation of British settlement up to the THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY xiv year 1913. The second volume continues the narrative until 1938 and the third volume from 1938 to 1948. Volumes IV and V cover the period from 1948 until the centenary of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales in 1988. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME VI Following Page Most Wor Bro Raymond B Brooke Frontispiece The Author – Right Wor Bro Grahame H Cumming Frontispiece Most Wor Bro Ronald L H Johnson 42 Coat of Arms of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales 42 Coat of Arms of the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales 42 Right Wor Bros John M M Talty, Ian R McCulloch, John Dick, Revd Harold E Ctercteko 42 Right Wor Bro Reginald J Barrington, Canberra Dinner Dance, Rolf Harris Visit, William Thompson Portrait 42 Masonic Historical Society Committee 1992 42 Grand Lodge Office Staff 1991 42 Most Wor Bro Noel F Dunn 110 Right Wor Bros Ian H Pike, Thomas A Robson, Harry Harris, Dr Norman F Brown 110 xv THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY Most Wor Bro Revd Raymond C Green 176 Right Wor Bros John S Pearson, Robert H Harper, Roger J Donsworth, Revd Brian K Burton 176 Right Wor Bros Andrew S Brown, Graham G Maltby, Gary A Green, John Sim 176 Most Wor Bro George R Curry 238 Right Wor Bros John E Armfield, Bruce A Nation, Neil J Richardson, Richard V Pickering 238 THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CENTURY xvi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME VII Following Page Right Wor Bros Graham K Cohen, James E Kirkness, Edward F Waugh, Stuart L Kerry 368 Right Wor Bros Cecil P Ainsworth, Kenneth R Newman, Brian J H Warde, John E LeMesurier 368 NSW Masonic Centenary Ensemble – 1994 368 Surf Lifesaving

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