Harashim The Quarterly Newsletter of the Australian & New Zealand Masonic Research Council ISSN 1328-2735 Issue 41 January 2008 In retrospect . October 2006 to December 2007 by Tony Pope Those readers who thought that they—or Harashim—had been abandonned, may rest assured that it is not so. Neglected, yes; abandonned, no! The ANZMRC Conference at Ballarat in October 2006 granted the editor sabbatical leave for 2007 because he planned to travel overseas. He continued editing Jim Daniel’s book, Masonic Networks and Connections, while travelling, but alternative arrangements for the production of Harashim proved a slip, and for this we apologise. Events which occurred during the hiatus have now passed into history, but to those readers who have no knowledge of these events, they are still ‘news’, and this issue of Harashim will be devoted to catching up. The first will create a catalog of all The Ballarat Conference papers published by ANZMRC and The 8th biennial conference and general participating research lodges, which can meeting of ANZMRC was held in the be made available online and on CD. historic goldmining area of Ballarat in The second will create an online October 2006, with 39 brethren in library of research papers, using the attendance, including six from New Greenstone application program and Zealand. Thanks are extended to the software. A spin-off will be that lodges convenor, VRevd Fred Shade, and his will be able to market their transactions efficient band of helpers. more easily on CD, including putting the See report on pages 4–5. transactions of two or more lodges on one CD. New ANZMRC President See report on page 9, ‘How to stop re-inventing the wheel’. It is with great sorrow that we report Max Webberley, elected President of ANZMRC at the Ballarat conference, International lecturer James Daniel at They’re Coming Back ! died in office after a short illness in Waikato Lodge of Research, Rotorua. The Research Lodge of New South photo by Gary Kerkin March 2007. (See pages 6–8.) Wales, which went into recess in 2006 He was succeeded as President by (see Harashim #38 p1), is fighting its senior vice-president Peter Verrall, and ANZMRC lecture tour way back to viability. It will merge with as delegate for Tasmania by Greg RWBro James Daniel, PGW (EC), has Sydney’s Internet lodge, Lodge Parkinson, the 2006 Kellerman Lecturer returned home to Cornwall after Journeymen Online, to form a research for Tasmania. Greg was also appointed completing his six-week lecture tour of and degree-working lodge, Lodge third vice-president, to fill the vacancy Australia and New Zealand. Discovery. All has been arranged and caused by Peter’s elevation. See report on pages 10–14. agreed, they are just waiting for the new The death of Max Webberley was charter. followed almost immediately by that of As reported on page 12, the lodge Digital projects to aid research arranged the Sydney leg of Jim Daniel’s Bob Linford OBE, 1996 Kellerman Two projects are being developed in tour by having a meeting in conjunction Lecturer for NSW&ACT, after a long New Zealand as aids to Masonic with Lodge France. and incapacitating illness. (See research, and they need the cooperation pageIssue 15. 41) of all lodges affili ated with ANZMRC. And there’s more inside .page . 1 About Harashim Harashim, Hebrew for Craftsmen, is a quarterly newsletter published by the Australian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council (PO Box 332, ~ Presidents’ Williamstown, Victoria 3016, Australia) in January, April, July and October each year. All those responsible for our well- It is supplied to Affiliates and Associates supported Conference at Ballarat will in hard copy and/or PDF format. It is long remember their own contributions, available worldwide in PDF format as an email attachment., upon application to the and we who attended well remember the ANZMRC Secretary (particulars below). efforts and result of their work, Usually the current issue is also displayed on especially that of the Conference the website of the Grand Lodge of Tasmania: Committee, led by Fred Shade. 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As always, the contributions of the may well hear of some of these effects at The newsletter also includes news, reports from Kellerman Lecturers were the quality the 2008 Conference, you never know! ANZMRC, book reviews, extracts from other elements of the Conference. The If you know of anyone interested in publications and a readers’ letters column, from time to time. lectures, the personal friendships, and these areas, please encourage them to If the source of an item is not identified, it is the general fellowship provide our persist, and to offer their findings as by the editor. Opinions expressed are those of Conferences with such diversity and widely as possible. Whilst encouraging the author of the article, and should not be interest as to be unequalled by any other all members to follow their interests, we attributed to the Council. Material submitted for publication must be in Masonic weekend gathering of which I should also seek to widen the breadth of a digitised form by email or mailed on a CD, am aware. This atmosphere has taken the areas researched, to extend and addressed to the editor, Tony Pope, 15 Rusten St, time to develop and is increasing. We explore relationships otherwise Queanbeyan, NSW 2620, Australia, have come far from that splendid first unexamined. <[email protected]>. Clear illustrations, diagrams and conference in Melbourne in 1992. Harry I cannot close without a tribute to photographic prints suitable for scanning are Kellerman would be most pleased with Past President Graham Stead, our welcome, and most computer graphic (IBM) the progress made. He did much to set dedicated and remarkably effective formats are acceptable. Photos of contributors the course now taken by so many. As Secretary, Kent Henderson, our very (preferably not in regalia) would be useful. you read, and re-read, the printed effective, hard working and good Contributors who require mailed material to be returned should include a stamped, self- proceedings of this last Conference, you humoured Assistant Secretary, Colin addressed envelope. will find much of good quality, and Hayward, and that doyen of editors, Subscription nothing that is sub-standard. Tony Pope, and to all our other Officers All other inquiries, including for purchase of Commit yourself, now, to attend and Committee members for their CDs and books, should be directed to: our next ANZMRC Conference in considerable contributions. May they all The Secretary, ANZMRC Canberra during the first weekend in have the strength and will to long PO Box 332 Williamstown, Vic 3016 October 2008.