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Finalists-Freemasons of NSW & ACT Community Service Award

30 April 2024

The bios of the four finalists are below - Congratulations. Bella Merlino exemplifies compassion and activism. In 2020, Bella became the ...

Famous Mason: Brother General Douglas MacArthur

30 April 2024

MacArthur was an inspiring paradox By W Bro Stephen Dally Brother General Douglas MacArthur of the United States Army was not only ...

The 1st Grand Master

29 April 2024

The United Grand Lodge of Freemasons. The following article appeared in the Sydney Mail on September 22, 1888. The installation of His ...

The Nek

29 April 2024

On 7 August 1915, the 3rd Light Horse Brigade launched a diversionary attack on Ottoman trenches in Gallipoli. The attack ...

Grand Installation and Associated Events - September 2024

29 April 2024

The Grand Master of The United Grand Lodge of NSW & ACT, MW Bro Lesley N.Hicks requests the honour and pleasure ...

Grand Master's Newsletter - April 2024

24 April 2024

Hello Brethren, and welcome to our April edition of the Grand Master’s Newsletter.  Hello Brethren and welcome to my April Newsletter  At ...

It runs in the family

24 April 2024

Five generations – twice! To have five generations of masons in a lodge is not only something to be extremely proud ...

The La Pérouse Story

24 April 2024

Famous Mason by RW Bro Ted Simmons OAM The Sydney eastern suburb of La Perouse is an attraction for tourists and ...

Craftsmen in captivity

23 April 2024

Changi prison masons -  By RW Bro Gary Herrett  With the surrender of Singapore to the Japanese in February 1942, thousands ...

Freemasonry in Cinema

22 April 2024

Illuminating the Silver Screen - By Bro Kieran J McDiarmid Throughout the history of cinema, various ‘societies with secrets and fraternal ...

The Birthday Paradox

19 April 2024

By RW Bro Terry McCallum Hazardous maths ahead! Editor’s Note: For safety reasons – please ensure your head is securely screwed on ...

An interview with Bro Andrew Murie

18 April 2024

RW Bro Owen Sandry started writing stories about young masons a few years ago. It was so popular that Freemason ...

Masons on the web

17 April 2024

Your Grand Lodge Website By RW Bro Randall Wilson and RW Bro Terry McCallum Behind every website you ever visit is a ...

Table Lodges and Small Masonry

16 April 2024

By W Bro Martin Bowen On 7 July, as part of its ongoing research into ritual history, the Discovery Lodge of ...

Project Celestial

15 April 2024

A star-studded raising Some 150 brethren made a pilgrimage to Cowra in February to witness a double-raising held under the strong ...

Grand Master Elect

12 April 2024

At the Quarterly Communication on the evening of 13 March, RW Bro Bernie Khristianne (Khris) Albano, DGM was elected as ...

THE VEGEMITE STORY

04 April 2024

Melbourne-born Fred Walker is probably not well known in masonic circles, but his products are known Australia-wide and overseas. Walker, a ...

A path to light

03 April 2024

Freemasonry is different. It is not the same as a bowls club, a church congregation or a trade union. In the ...

Lodge Lake Macquarie’s Unwavering Commitment to Charitable Causes

02 April 2024

Freemasons Lake Macquarie – In a remarkable display of community spirit and generosity, the Brethren of Lodge Lake Macquarie No. ...

What is a lewis?

01 April 2024

The stonemason’s lewis is a device used in raising and lowering stone blocks in the course of building construction as ...

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