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Harashim The Quarterly Newsletter of the Australian & New Zealand Masonic Research Council ISSN 1328-2735 Issue 37 January 2006 MORE NZ IN ANZMRC Increase from 4 to 9 full members This has been an exceptional year for been the missionary zeal of ANZMRC’s the New Zealand component of the New Zealand delegate and Assistant United Masters Australian & New Zealand Masonic Secretary, Colin Heyward. Waikato Research Council. Affiliated member Northern With nine NZ Affiliates, the case for Hawke’s Bay lodges have increased from four to Division two delegates, two Kellerman Lecturers, nine. and two biennial conferences in New Two former Associate members— Zealand in a 16-year cycle is very United Masters Lodge 167 (Auckland) Central strong—and will certainly be on the and Research Lodge of Southland 415 Division agenda of the next Conference, to be (Invercargill)—have upgraded their Taranaki held in Ballarat, Victoria, over the first membership to Affiliate status. This Wellington weekend in October 2006. gives them full participation rights in the Southern New Zealand has one other Craft Council. And three other research lodges Division research lodge, at Ruapehu, and also a which were not members of ANZMRC Masters’ & PMs’ Royal Arch Chapter of Research. The have joined as Affiliate members. We Otago message for these is ‘Come on in; the welcome the Research Lodge of Midland water is fine!’] Taranaki Province 323, the Midland Southland Lodge of Research 436 and the Research Lodge of Otago 161 to our group, and New Zealand Affiliates ANZMRC TOURING look forward to their collective and of ANZMRC individual input in the years to come. LECTURER 2007 Midland Research is based at Timaru, Bro James Daniel, PSGW, PGSec a town on the east coast of the South Interest in the ANZMRC was (UGLE), PM of Quatuor Coronati Island, between Christchurch and undoubtedly forged by the Conference Lodge 2076 EC, will be the Dunedin, and it draws its membership held in Tauranga in 2004 and the ANZMRC touring lecturer for 2007. from the mainly rural lodges in the publicity we gained throughout the New Further details in the April issue. central area of the South. Zealand Masonic fraternity. That The Research Lodge of Otago is the Conference has generated much more second oldest research lodge in New feedback than was initially expected, and Zealand, and is nearing its centenary. Its so, from that aspect, was a great success. membership is based on brethren in the city of Dunedin and the rural towns of Colin Heyward the Otago Province. Taranaki has already been mentioned [Editor’s note: in the last issue of Harashim and their Undoubtedly holding the biennial Master has forwarded a report for this conference in Tauranga helped, as did issue. They are based in the city of New the recent lecture tour by Bob Cooper, Plymouth on the west coast of the North but the main reason for such a substantial increase in membership has Island.Issue 37 page 1 This ’n’ that . by Tony Pope ANZMRC Conference Directory updates It has been confirmed that the 8th Midland District LoR 436 United Masters 167 ANZMRC biennial conference will be Sec: Jim Norton, RH, PGBB, Email address of Sec is held at Ballarat, Victoria, from Friday 9/31 Konini St, Timaru, NZ <[email protected]>. 6 October to Sunday 8 October 2006. ph (03) 6863140, fax (03) 6865482 The conference will commence with email <[email protected]>. RL of Taranaki Province 323 the Kellerman Lecture for Victoria at a Sec: Peter Coombe, PGLec tyled meeting in the old and beautiful RL of Otago 161 PO Box 3323, New Plymouth, NZ Creswick Masonic Temple, a 10-minute Sec: Don Barkman, PGLec ph H (03) 7583669. drive from Ballarat, and transport will be 38 Mayfield Ave, Wakari, Dunedin, NZ Email WM <[email protected]>. provided. ph (03) 464 0030 The remaining sessions will be held email <[email protected]>. South Australian LoR 216 in the Peel Street Masonic Temple, in the Sec: Alan Wright, PM, Kellerman Lec middle of Ballarat. It is not anticipated RL of Southland PO Box 3, Marden SA 5070, Australia that these will be tyled meetings, unless Sec: Philip McDiarmid, GLec ph (08) 84314274, fax (08) 84318174 a particular lecture requires such. Box 697, Invercargill, NZ email <[email protected]> OR Particulars of conference registration, ph (03) 2130167 WM <[email protected]>. accommodation, and other details will be email <[email protected]> forthcoming shortly—probably in time for the next issue of Harashim. Ballarat is an old goldmining town RESEARCH LODGE PROGRAMS FOR 2006 with a magnificent history. It has superb historic buildings in excellent repair, Victorian Lodge of Research 218 wonderful gardens, a lake, and Meets at the Masonic Centre, 300 Albert Street, East Melbourne on the 4th Friday Sovereign Hill where you can pan for at 7.30 pm, unless otherwise indicated. gold. There are libraries, art galleries and 24 March What are the mysteries of Alan Richmond, PGStB, museums (including the original Eureka (Camberwell) Freemasonry Killara 259VC Flag), the Eureka Centre, Sound and Light programmes in the evening at 28 April Freemasonry and the Alan Gale, PJGD, 218 member Sovereign Hill (there is also a little lodge fundamentalists room in this mini-village), and much 26 May Bro Henry Melville, first Mr Guy Featherstone, Royal more. Masonic writer in Australia Historical Society Ballarat is 110 kilometres (about 75 23 June The Mystic Master—an Graeme Love, PGIW, Fellow of minutes) from Melbourne. There is an early Masonic ritual 218 & VRev Fred Shade, WM excellent freeway from Melbourne and 218, PGStB there is also a reliable and frequent train 28 July Science, Masonry and the Robert Barnes, PM, 218 service. third millennium member Information from Fred Shade, Convenor. 25 August Body, mind and spirit: the Panel of three speakers— (Open nature of Man Radiologist, Psychologist & meeting) Bishop 6 October Victorian Kellerman to be announced (Creswick, Lecture, 2006 Ballarat) 27 October Masonic heresies VRev Fred Shade, WM 218 24 November Installation South Australian Lodge of Research 216 Meets at Payneham Masonic Hall, 393 Payneham Rd, Marden, on the 4th Friday at 7.30 pm, unless otherwise indicated. 24 February Short talks 216 brethren 28 April Q&A open forum 216 brethren 23 June to be announced 25 August The high fibre diet for Freemasons, Rev Shaun Taylor, WM or Masonic regularity 27 October Installation 15 December to be announced page 2 Harashim LEVEL STEPS—100 Daily Meditations the shortest a mere 90. 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