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The Official Magazine of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland

The Queensland Freemason, February 2010

The Queensland FreemasonEditor: Dennis MacreadyProduction: Leigh MacreadyTel: (07) 3841 8075E-mail:[email protected] correspondenceconcerning The QueenslandFreemason to:The Editor18 Grampian CtRochedale South Q 4123

contentsMessage from The Grand Master ..............P3The Grand Master Elect ............................ P4Western Australia Grand Installation ........P5Introduction to Freemasonry ......................P6Order of Service to Masonry given .......... P7Visit to Vietnam ..........................................P8Grand Superintendent of Workings Elect ..P9Masonic Caravan Club ............................P10Visit to Overseas Lodge ..........................P11Lodges in Action ................................P12-16Installations ..............................................P17Carpentaria & North Queensland........P18-21Board of Benevolence ........................P22-24Serving the community ...................... P25-27Other Orders ............................................P30

Official Magazineof the

United Grand Lodgeof Queensland

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Grand Master:Graeme Albert

EWIN

Deputy Grand Master:Adrian BURTON

Assistant Grand Master:Gregory James

GODING

Grand Secretary:John William RAWLINSON

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In October 2009, the Assistant Grand Master,RW Bro. Greg Goding revisited Adelaide to onceagain deliver his Order in the House Presentationto over 400 South Australian Freemasons at thehalf yearly communication of the Grand Lodge ofSouth Australia.

At that same time the Grand Master of theUnited Grand Lodge of England, HRH, The Dukeof Kent was on an official visit to South Australia.Through the efforts of MW Bro. Ray Clark, GrandMaster of South Australia and Sir Eric PearcePProGM (SA) a meeting was organised betweenHRH The Duke of Kent and RW Bro. Goding.

The Grand Lodge of South Australia has nowinvited our Assistant Grand Master to give hisPresentation in Darwin in March – such is thesupport they have for the Order in the Houseconcept.

The United Grand Lodge of Victoria has alsoasked that RW Bro. Goding give his Presentationat a Special Communication that they havearranged for him in April.

Invitations to the Grand Lodges of New Zealandand Western Australia have also been extendedto RW Bro. Goding to revisit those jurisdictionsearly in 2010 to give the Order in the HousePresentation yet again.

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CHANGING THE BATONThe Grand Master and the Grand Master Elect were viewing anddiscussing the previous 25 Grand Masters of UGLQ and the years thatthey served in office. The photo behind the Deputy Grand Master isthat of MW Bro. His Excellency Col. Rt. Hon. Sir Leslie WilsonGovernor of Queensland and Grand Master of Queensland from 1934-1946. There have been three Governors of Queensland whohave served the office of Grand Master.

The photo behind the Grand Master is that of MW Bro. E. A. Joneswho served as Grand Master from 1946-1951. The Eustace A. JonesHall at the Masonic Care facility at Sandgate is named in his honour.The Grand Master is a former President of the Board of Benevolence.

Cover Photo L to R: Adrian Burton Deputy Grand Master (GrandMaster Elect), Graeme Ewin 26 th. Grand Master of the United GrandLodge of Queensland.

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Brethren, I extend to you and yours best wishes for 2010 and trust itwill be one full of good health and happiness. I hope that all enjoyeda peaceful Festive Season with your loved ones and that you areready for the challenging Masonic year that awaits us.

As I entered Grand Hall on the December 2 to be greeted by 600Freemasons the thought went through my mind—why are thebrethren not here every quarter, what can we do to make this aregular occurrence? We certainly will not be having an election forGrand Master every communication.

All brethren are entitled to attend Quarterly Communications andGrand Installations. Brethren who have completed the MasterMasons Degree are entitled to vote. Those in positions of authorityin the Craft do not consider themselves as the font of all knowledge.If you have any suggestions for the betterment of our fraternity youshould submit them to the Grand Secretary for the Board of GeneralPurposes’ consideration.

With the events of the December Communication now behind us wemust focus on that task which should be of great importance to allFreemasons; the promotion of our fraternity and its good worksthroughout the community.

This task is not one for the Grand Master and Board alone, but quiteto the contrary one in which every Freemason should engagehimself. Too often I hear criticisms of actions taken and very seldomsuggestions of actions that could be undertaken.

Brethren, I would urge you to be a participant, “a mover and shaker”not just a critical observer. Only by presenting the fraternity as avibrant, progressive, caring and united organisation will we be ableto take full advantage of the opportunities currently being presentedto us by Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” and the changing mood inthe younger generation of today.

The choice is yours. Be a participant in the fraternity and its affairsor be a member. I hope you will choose to be a participant. Whateveryour choice may be, I trust that you will continue to enjoy yourFreemasonry.I look forward to greeting 600 or more brethren at the MarchCommunications of Grand Lodge when the Grand Master Elect willannounce his appointments to the positions of Deputy GrandMaster, Assistant Grand Master and Grand Director of Ceremoniesfor 2010-11.

Be Happy and Communicate Happiness.Graeme Ewin, Grand Master

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At the December Quarterly Communication ofGrand Lodge the Deputy Grand Master waselected to the office of Grand Master with a verystrong mandate.

RW Bro. Burton said that he was most gratefuland humbled for the opportunity to serve UGLQin the office of Grand Master, and was thankfulfor the support he received. He was mindful ofthe words in the Grand Installation ceremonywhere it states:

“Although elevated above his fellows he shouldnever forget that he has been elevated by them.”

BBIIOOGGRRAAPPHHYY OOFF AADDRRIIAANN BBUURRTTOONNAdrian was born the second of four children inGympie on June 24, 1945, and raised inKandanga in the Mary Valley.

The Burtons were farmers at Kandanga andKenilworth. Adrian’s mother, Hilda Stephens, wasfrom a prominent pioneering family in the MaryValley. The Stephens family settled there threeyears before gold was discovered at Gympie in1867. Gympie was known by the localAboriginals as "gimpi gimpi". Adrian'sgrandfather spoke the local Aboriginal dialect.

Adrian said that some of the happiestrecollections of his childhood included riding hispony to school with his sister Carmen. The addeddiscipline of riding in shows was a mostrewarding experience.

Three days after the December Communicationhe returned to Kandanga for his grade 1 classreunion. “Our class was a tight knit unit and westill share those experiences some 57 years on.”The land for Kandanga State School wasdonated by the Stephens family to the EducationDepartment in 1915.

Adrian’s grandfather J. S. R. Stephens was theWorshipful Master of Telford Lodge in 1934 whichmeets at Imbil; and his great-grandfather J. H.Sandercock was the Worshipful Master ofGympie Lodge in 1907.

One of Adrian’s greatest thrills happened in 2008when, out of the blue he was contacted by VWBro. Geoff Packer PDGDC of Caledonian Lodge.Bro. Packer, courtesy of his daughter had comeinto possession of the Past Masters jewelpresented to J.H.Sandercock in 1908 and his 50year jewel from 1947. These he subsequentlygifted to the Deputy Grand Master. Adrianreflects with great pride on the history of VW Bro.Sandercock who was born in Cornwall, England,emigrated to Australia due to ill health, joined aScottish Lodge, and died an Australian aged 90years. The jewels are kept with his great-grandfather’s Bible circa 1884.

Unfortunately neither of these men were alive tosee Adrian initiated into the Craft. Still it stayed inthe family as Adrian’s proposer Bro. FrederickRappolt was his wife’s uncle and seconder wasBro. Albert Rappolt both of Maree Lodge.

MMAASSOONNIICC PPRROOFFIILLEEThe Grand Master Elect was initiated into MareeLodge 345 in 1979 and installed in 1986 and

1989. He affiliated with Charles Stumm Lodge367 in 2001.

He has been a Grand Officer since 1990 and hasserved seven Grand Masters.

Offices he has occupied in Grand Lodge:• Grand Sword Bearer 1990• Senior Grand Deacon 1992• Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies 19941995

• Grand Director of Ceremonies 1996 19971998

• Senior Grand Warden 1999• Assistant Grand Master 2003• President Board of General Purposes 20052006

• Deputy Grand Master 2007 2008 2009

CCoonnffeerrrreedd GGrraanndd RRaannkk::• Past Junior Grand Warden 1998

BBooaarrdd ooff GGeenneerraall PPuurrppoosseess::• Elected member 2001 2002

BBooaarrdd CCoommmmiitttteeeess• Ceremonial Committee• Committee of Enquiry• Education Committee• Finance Committee• Grand Officers Selection Committee• Grand Installation Committee (Chairman)• Magazine Committee (Chairman)• Membership Committee (Chairman)• 150 year Committee

RReepprreesseennttaattiivvee::• Cooloola Lodge 524 (Tin Can Bay)

OOtthheerr OOrrddeerrss::• Member of Royal Arch• Member of The Ancient and Accepted Rite

PPEERRSSOONNAALLThe Deputy Grand Master is married to Reginawho was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina andwho proudly became a naturalised Australian in1966. Regina is also very proud of her Jewishheritage and speaks Spanish as well as German,her father’s native tongue. The Burtons have twoadult children, a son, Adam and daughterRebecca, and grandson, Daniel.

For the last ten years they have lived in Kuraby, asouthern suburb of Brisbane.

The Grand Master elect has extensivecommercial experience with State, National, andAustralasian Boards, and dealings with family

businesses, national companies, and largeinternational manufacturers.

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• Group Operations Manager• State Manager• General Manager• Chief Executive Officer and• National ManagerHe has spent the last 36 years in the furnitureindustry in the retail management sector as wellas the wholesale and importing area. “This periodhas been a most rewarding and challengingexperience; the added bonus of making some lifelong friends, and seeing on occasions theexceptional quality of new generations enteringand leading in the industry is most satisfying.”

AAddrriiaann BBuurrttoonn wwaass eedduuccaatteedd aatt::

• Kandanga State School• Gympie Central State School• Gympie State High School• University of Queensland (Gatton Campus)Adrian is looking forward to Gympie High’scentenary in 2012 and Kandanga State Schoolscentenary in 2015TThhee GGrraanndd MMaasstteerr eelleecctt aallssoo hhoollddssmmeemmbbeerrsshhiipp aanndd hhaass aa kkeeeenn iinntteerreesstt iinn::• The Royal National Association• The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia• The Gympie R.S.L.

OOtthheerr iinntteerreessttss iinncclluuddee::Horse riding, bird breeding, military history,athletics, boxing, Rugby League.

GGEENNEERRAALL SSTTAATTEEMMEENNTTThe Grand Master elect stated that he is:

• Supportive of the current Grand Master’sinitiatives

• That changes to structures will be a processand not an event and could be over the life ofthree Grand Masters, three Board Presidents,and three Grand Superintendents. Strongsupport of the Grand Secretariat is necessary.

• A constant review of the Book of Constitutions.• The Formation of a 2010 Strategic Plan.• Maintenance of Master Mason membership• A measurable “exit strategy”.• Re-visit the best use “ of UGLQ properties• Revisit the “best practice” of the roles ofAGSWks.

• Endeavour to “ add value “ to an individual’smembership.

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• Set up a “Pastoral Care” team from clergy andlay persons

• Establish a Masonic pipe band.• Support the concept of re-establishingDebutante Balls in country areas..

TTHHOOUUGGHHTTEinstein said: “The thinking that has brought usto this point is not the thinking to carry usbeyond it.”

Introducing the Grand Master ElectRW BRO. ADRIAN BURTON Deputy Grand Master.

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The Grand Installation of Western Australia was held from October 29 to November 1, 2009. TheGrand Master, along with his wife Pam were accompanied by 30 ladies and brethren fromQueensland.

The Grand Master said "All Freemasons and ladies are welcome to join the Queensland Delegation toany of the Grand Installations". The next Grand Installation will be held in Victoria in March when theQueensland Delegation will also be participating in a coach tour of Victoria after the Installation events.

Full details of both the Installation and Coach Tour are available from the Grand Secretariat. The GrandMaster and Pam would welcome participation at either or both the Grand Installation and Coach Tour.Ladies who attended the Grand

Installation and Associated Events.

Brethren attending the Western Australia Grand Installation.



Eight lodges meeting in the Ann StreetMasonic Memorial Centre recentlyjoined forces to host an open night with

a difference. Styled as an “Introduction toFreemasonry” evening, the organisingcommittee made up of members of thelodges drew heavily on the recent publication“A Guide to Lodge Open Nights” as well asother membership booklets and documents.The evening was advertised as an “Invitationto an Informative Evening with the CityFreemasons” twice in the Mx newspaperwhich is handed out across Brisbane Cityevery afternoon. Each lodge also used aninternal system to source potential inviteesfrom family and friends of their own members.The committee was also approached by theGrand Secretary who arranged for allenquiries about membership receivedthrough the Grand Lodge website to beinformed of the evening.

The actual evening was run in two parts,firstly an information session in Lodge RoomNumber 2, followed by supper and displayson each individual lodge in the supper rooms.Members of lodges were delegated to act asushers to assist people to move from theground floor to the lodge room, ademonstration team was created out ofmembers of each lodge who sat in theirregalia as lodge officers, all other brethrenwere dressed in smart casual attire. Theinformation session was timed to becompleted in approximately 60 minutes. RWBro. Max Hornsby of North Australian LodgeNo 1 acted as Master of Ceremonies, threespeakers handled the main presentations andanswered questions afterwards, some ofwhich were asked by brethren delegated to sitin the audience and do so.

The evening was judged a huge success withapprox 100 guests and 40 brethren filling theNo. 2 room completely. The lodge displays inthe supper room drew many questions fromvisitors and 20 guests asked to be givenapplications to join or were referred to lodgescloser to their homes. In addition two brethrenfrom other jurisdictions now residing inBrisbane are looking to affiliate locally.

VW Bro. Paul Holland DGDC explains someof the theories on the history of Freemasonryto the guests.

Brethren and guests mingling in the SupperRoom after the presentation.

VW Bro. Duncan McGregor PDGSecspeaking about the modern Freemasonry andits influence on authors such as Dan Brown.

Wor. Bro. Bill Hogan, Master of The AIFMemorial Lodge manning their display in theSupper Room.

Photos by Bro. Luke Sellick – Fenwick Lodge No. 68

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The Ann Street lodges involved were NorthAustralian No.1, Fenwick No. 68, Sir WylieNorman No. 79, Empire No. 197, The AIFMemorial No. 289, Commonwealth No. 324,Progress No. 342 and Queensland Galen No.481. Representatives of lodges in othercentres were also present on the night andcommented favourably on the work put intothe evening by the organising committee andare now looking to organise similar eveningsin their own centres around Brisbane.

The organising committee would like to thankthe Grand Secretary and his staff, and VWBro. Malcolm Campbell AGSWks for theirassistance and support of this initiative.Another evening is scheduled to be held inmid 2011. In the meantime the eight lodgesare looking to hold a combined meeting inMay to conduct an Entered Apprenticesevening for all new members to the lodgesthat have come from this event.

At the December Quarterly Communicationsof Grand Lodge the Grand Master conferredon Bro. Kenneth John Evernden ASFM theGrand Master’s Order of Service to Masonry.It was the first time that this award has beengiven to a brother since 1998.

An O.S.M., which is the short title for theaward, is conferred by the Grand Master onMaster Masons who have rendered specialservice to the Craft and is the highest honourable to be presented to a Master Mason.Although it is the Grand Master’s soleprerogative to make this award it is usuallypresented after discussion with both theDeputy and Assistant Grand Masters.

The following is a short resume of Bro.Evernden’s contribution to the community ingeneral and to Freemasonry in particular.

Bro. Evernden was born in 1944. He joinedthe NSW Fire service in 1965. Ken wasinitiated into Lodge Punchbowl No.433United Grand Lodge of NSW & ACT onJanuary 9, 1969. He joined the QueenslandFire Service in 1972. Bro. Ken affiliated withBurleigh Lodge No 307 on August 15, 1981.

Ken chose not to continue in a progressiveoffice in the lodge. He is currently assistantSecretary of both Burleigh and MeridanLodges. Under his careful supervision in hisrole as centre booking officer of the BurleighMasonic Centre the rentals have risen from$8,000 to $40,000 per year. He was the driverand led by example in the repainting of thelodge building.

While never having occupied some offices inthe lodge he has a good knowledge of ourritual and is highly respected Mentor of theyounger members. Ken was a FoundationMember of Gold Coast Daylight Lodge and isthe holder of a Special Services RenderedJewel from Burleigh Lodge as well as Life

Governor Jewels from both NSW & ACT andQueensland Jurisdictions.

He has always promoted his membership andlove of our fraternity within the generalcommunity. Among his work, past andpresent, in the community comprise in part ofthe following.

1. Instigator and Chairman of the SteeringCommittee of Burleigh Community Centre.

2. President and Secretary of the Centre for18 years.

3. Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator formany years.

4. President of the Burleigh Heads SwimmingClub for 14 years.

5. Has been awarded Life Membership of theClub.

6. President of the Retired Fire FightersAssociation on the Gold Coast.

7. Volunteers a huge amount of time to assistwidows of Fire fighters living on the GoldCoast.

8. Addresses Senior Citizens, Probus andProgress Associations on fire safetymeasures.

9. Ken has served on committees for the GoldCoast City Council.

10. His contributions to the community wererecognised when he was nominated bythe Council to participate in the OlympicTorch Relay.

11. As Blazer the Bear he warns to over30,000 children a year of the dangers offire.

12. He drives the support vehicle for the “Bikefor Burns” campaign from Cairns toBrisbane every year.

13. Ken is an active member of the FireFighter Calendar fund raising team. Thisraises money for the “Children’s BurnsUnit”. In 2008 it raised over $100,000.

14. He represented Australia at the world Firefighters Games in 1992 in America and inPerth in 1994.

As can been seen from the above his FireService Nickname of “Action” is welldeserved. Ken was awarded the QueenslandFire Service Good Conduct Medal in 1986and the Australian Fire Service Medal in 1998.

Ken assured the Grand Master that he is noton the Fire Fighters Calendar but he alwaysattends the RNA to help sell the calendars. Heusually attends in his “Blazer the Bear”costume. So when at the “Ekka” in Augustsay hello to Blazer, buy a calendar and so helpthe Children’s Burns Unit and a fellowFreemason promote the Craft by his work inthe community.

Ken and his wife Penny have beenresponsible for many donations to assist bothhis lodge and individual brethren.

From the foregoing information it can beclearly seen that on Bro. Kenneth JohnEvernden AFSM OSM the Grand Master’shonour was not undeservedly bestowed.

The QueenslandMasonic Choir

entertains at Sandgate

On Sunday, November 1, 2009, The QLD Masonic Choir entertained a well attendedresident audience at the Eustance Jones Hall at Sandgate Masonic Home. The concertwas also recorded live for the QMC third new CD to be released for Christmas. TheChoir and items were introduced by Choir Master and Conductor, VW Bro. Gary Young.

The concert program was presented in two halves, the first bracket of selections fromsacred and Masonic music with special solos by Wor. Bro. Harry Moles singing ‘If I canHelp Somebody’ and ‘How Great Thou Art’ and the Choir joining in the Chorus. Wor.Bro. Robert Carr sang "Ave Maria". This was well received by the audience. Theprogram was performed in full Masonic dress - without aprons.

The second half of the program saw the Choir dressed in their blue Masonic tee shirtsperforming selections from Light Opera to musical comedy with a singalong bracketof popular items from VW Bro. David Gwynne and his squeeze box. This was wellreceived. Wor. Bro. Harry Moles performed ‘Pedro the Fisherman’ and Wor. Bro. LenGillespie performed ‘Stout-Hearted Men’ and ‘Goodbye’ with the Choir joining in theChorus.

The Qld. Masonic Choir is always looking for new members. If you are interested injoining please contact the Choir Master/Conductor or the office of the Grand secretary.

The new QMS CD will soon be released and funds collected will go towards theLeukaemia Foundation. Cost of the CD will be $10 and orders can be made throughthe Conductor, VW Bro. Gary Young, Tel: 0417 799 679 or [email protected] Performing.

Bro. Kenneth John Evernden O.S.M.




After 43 years Australian soldiers returned toa battle field, not bearing arms or anger for anenemy that longer exists, but to remember.Remember not just the fallen or visit a longloss cross in a distant rubber plantation in anarea known as Long Tan.

On August 16, 2009 20 young soldiers fromDelta Company the 6th Battalion of the RoyalAustralian Regiment set out to Vietnam. Aftera year long competition of obstacle courses,running, strength and soldier knowledge tests20 soldiers comprising of five offices twocorporals and a lot of excited Diggers wereselected to visit and remember theirforefathers that fell on August 18, 1966.

The trip started by flying into Ho Chi Min Cityon August 17 with a three hour bus ride to ourhotel in Vung Tau. Vung Tau was the home ofthe Australian and Army support units duringthe Vietnam War and was our home for thenext week. After a tour of Vung Tau where wevisited the Harold Holt memorial swimmingpool, which has now gone and a shoppingcentre has taken its place. Everyone had timeto reflect on just how much the area haschanged and one would be excused if youhad thought that Vietnam had always been atourist destination.

On August 18, 2009 we set out the visit NuiDat and the Long Tan Battle site. The Battlesite is tucked away in a rubber plantation andif you were driving past you wouldn’t evenknow it was there. Australian soldiers havenever been one to brag about their battles andso I think that’s how they would like it. Afterhalf an hour of walking around and looking atthe ground wondering how did we not getslaughtered on that day people were startingto arrive and the memorial got underway.Every year the memorial seems to get a littlebigger and this year it was no different withabout 400 people. People came to remembertheir brothers, fathers and their mates.Everyone appreciated that the new generationof soldiers came and stood shoulder toshoulder with the old. The memorial itself washalf an hour in duration. Tears were wept whileothers stood proud but everyone was therefor each other. The day included stopping inBaria where 3 RAR fought in TET 68 and fromBaria to the former Nui Dat base we movedonto the Long Tan Battlefield and memorialservice which commenced at 3:40pm. Afterthe memorial service we returned to Vung Tau

via the Horse shoe which was a small outpostof Australian troops also known as a fire baseand from Dat Do and Long Dien we made itback to our hotel in Vung Tau.

After the memorial the soldiers from theVietnam era had a chance to swap storieswith the soldiers of today during a fund raisingevent for children with AIDS. This in its selfwas a highlight for many Vietnam Vets and thelads from Delta Company. For one VietnamVet that was give a year left to live was aliveand full of joy speaking to the soldiers passingon his knowledge and just having a goodtime.

On Wednesday the 19th we departed VungTau once again and headed for Long Hai’sand the Minh Dam Secret Zone. Once leavingLong Hai’s the journey lead up past the areaof the ill fated “Barrier Minefield” to Dat Doand the local “Warrior Graveyard” beforereturning to Vung Tau.

We departed Vung Tau for the last time onThursday the 20th. With an early departureand a three hour bus ride to Ho Chi Minh Cityvia Bin Ba, De Courtney Rubber, Xuan Locand to Bien Hoa. In Bien Hoa we visited theBien Hoa Museum where the original LongTan Cross now resides. Lunch was in rout at alittle restaurant where no one really knew whatthey were eating. On our final night in Vietnamwe stayed in a nice hotel in Saigon andreflected on what we had just experiencedover the past week.

Friday the 21st we left our hotel and headedback to the airport for our return to Australia.Our return flight had us flying out of Saigon toSingapore and departing Singapore on toBrisbane with an arrival at 9:30 on Saturday.

The return flight was a quiet one with everyone catching up on some much needed restbefore heading back to work on Monday.

Since returning from Vietnam and talking tothe Vietnam Vets I believe everyone has takena great deal from that trip more than one canwrite in a simple thank you letter.

Without the assistance of the Freemasonsociety the experience and education thatsoldiers from Delta Company received maynot have went ahead. I strongly believe thatwhat was learnt in Vietnam will be taken toAfghanistan in the near future.

From everyone in Delta Company thank youfor the chance and the education that wereceived on our trip. The ANZAC spirit lives onand it’s only getting stronger.

CCPPLL AA.. BBAARRTTLLEEYYDELTA COMPANY6 RAR

The group at the Long Tan cross memorial

Outside the hotel in Saigon

Special visitor to QueenslandAt the September Quarterly Communication of Grand Lodge in Brisbane the GrandMaster, Graeme Ewin welcomed the Grand Master of South Australia and theNorthern Territory MW Bro. Ray Clarke. MW Bro. Clarke made a special visit toQueensland to thank the Grand Master personally for the Queensland initiative of"Order in the House". He stated that with the visits of the AGM to Adelaide the lastquarter saw no losses of membership, the first such result for many years. SouthAustralia and the Northern Territory had embraced the programme and it wasalready working in a positive way for them.

L to R: Adrian Burton. Deputy Grand Master, Graeme Ewin, Grand Master UGLQ,Ray Clarke, Grand Master S.A.&N.T., Greg Goding, Assistant Grand Master.

Freemasons help visit to Vietnam


RW Bro. Greg Goding was born in Childersin 1958 and was educated at the localprimary and secondary schools. Aftercompleting Grade 12 he became a DieselFitter and worked in his trade until thesudden death of his father. At the age of 23he took over the running of one of his latefather’s businesses. In 1990 he transferredhis family to the Gold Coast when he tooka promotion within the Finance Companyfor which he was then working.

Greg is married to Janelle and they have adaughter and six sons. He and his sons (aswell as his nephew) are all members ofBurleigh and Meridian Lodges at BurleighHeads and Greg remains a proud memberof his Mother Lodge, Isis Lodge No 93 inChilders.

Together Greg and Janelle run a successfulsmall business on the Gold Coast. Thatbusiness is part of a 150 strong franchisegroup of which Greg was one of thefounding franchisees. He is still very heavilyinvolved in the training of the franchiseesand the development of their businesses.

Bro. Goding has served this Grand Lodgeas a Standard Bearer, AGSWks and SeniorGrand Warden, Special Envoy of the MWGrand Master and now as the AssistantGrand Master. At the December QuarterlyCommunication, Greg was elected to theposition of Grand Superintendent ofWorkings.

Greg has long held the belief that theposition of Assistant Grand Superintendentof Workings is singularly one of the mostimportant roles within this Grand Lodge. Hebelieves that it is the position within oursystem which is absolutely pivotal to ourfuture success. He served this GrandLodge as an AGSW and found those fouryears a most rewarding experience. Greg

believes that it is a real honour to havebeen elected to the position of GrandSuperintendent of Workings and feels thathe will be able to continue with theimplementation of those plans laid downduring the past 30 months.

In the past two and a half years, with thesupport of the Grand Master and as hisSpecial Envoy and now as Assistant GrandMaster, he has been able to travelthroughout this jurisdiction delivering a realrecipe for success. His presentation “Orderin the House” is about solutions to thoseproblems that we all know we have.

Those solutions work and that proof can bewitnessed right throughout this State inthose Lodges which have accepted that wecan, without doubt, grow by doing thingsslightly differently.

Most of the other jurisdictions in Australiaas well as New Zealand have adopted“Order in the House” as the “underlay’ fortheir individual focuses. They all readilydeclare that they have found success veryquickly by following the simple theory thatBro. Goding espouses. The confidence thatthe other Grand Lodges have in “Order inthe House” is obvious and supported bythe many times he has been invited toaddress those other Grand Lodges in thepast twelve months.

He is proud to have several invitations totravel interstate and to New Zealand in thefirst half of 2010 to not only revisit thoseGrand Lodges that he has been to alreadybut now has been invited to deliver theOrder in the House presentation to aspecially convened and extraordinarycommunication of the United Grand Lodgeof Victoria in April.

Queensland is leading the way but the workhas only just begun. Greg believes that weare facing the most critical time in ourhistory but has no doubt that we cansurvive and more importantly grow.

As Grand Superintendent of Workings, he,along with a strong team of AGSWs, willgive an absolute guarantee andenthusiastic commitment to supporting thelodges and assisting those who want tochange their fortunes and prosper again.

The theories that he espouses in the Orderin the House presentation will not be forcedon any lodge but any lodge wanting toassure its future will be strongly supportedand encouraged by RW Bro. Goding as theGrand Superintendent, the AGSWs andother support teams and networks that heintends to put in place.

Introducing The Grand Superintendent of Workings

Elect RW Bro. Greg Goding AGM

APOLOGYThe author of the publication “150 Years of QueenslandFreemasonry” RW Bro. Neal Hewton extends an unreservedapology to MP Bro. J.R. Kelly 33rd Degree and RW Bro. A. Grantfor an incorrect attribution as to the provision of information aboutThe Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite in Australia in thepublication. MP Bro. Kelly provided the information and not RWBro. Grant as published. RW Bro. Hewton regrets anyembarrassment which this has caused to both these brethren.

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For the past three years my son, Simon, hasbeen living and teaching English in Japan. Inresponse to repeated invitations from Simonand his lovely wife, Minako, Patricia and Ijoined them for ten days holiday inSeptember-October 2009.

Their home is in Fuchinobe, about two hourstrain ride from Tokyo. We had a wonderfulholiday and were impressed by all that weobserved and experienced. Simon hadpreviously arranged for us to visit the GrandLodge in Tokyo and one fine morning we tookthe train into the heart of the city.Arrangements were made for us to stay at thePrince Hotel and we were blown away by theluxury and opulence of our accommodation.Behind the Hotel stands the Tokyo Tower,similar to the Eiffel Tower but several metreshigher.

The Grand Lodge stands in the shadow of thisimpressive tower and in the photograph, partof the tower can be seen reflected in the glasswindows. Our initial visit was in the afternoonof our first day when we were greeted by acharming secretary who, having verified ouridentity, took us, my wife Pat, included, on amost informative tour of this grand building.On display in one of the museum cabinets, Iwas very proud to spot an ornate gavel and

case presented to the Grand Lodge of Japanin 1971 by Sir Alan Mansfield, Governor ofQueensland, at that time Grand Master.

As it happened there was to be a meeting thatevening of Tokyo No. 2 Lodge and we wereinvited. That evening when Simon and I leftthe hotel our attention was spectacularlydrawn to the Tokyo Tower. It was ablaze inpink lighting from top to bottom by hundredsof spotlights.

We discovered that it was Breast Cancer dayin Tokyo. Besides Simon and I there were twoother visitors that evening. A brother fromNSW and a young American visiting fromKorea. Having been Initiated in New York hewent to Korea and affiliated with a lodge inthat country. There was no degree work andattendance at the lodge was very low. Themeeting was conducted in the Englishlanguage.

As a matter of interest the number ofFreemasons in Japan has decreased from amaximum of 4,786 in 1972 to about 2,000 atthe present time. The business that eveningwas of a domestic nature and I shall notdiscuss the ritual other than to observe thatthe opening and closing was very different toanything I have seen before. There was noFestive Board to follow for which I was quite

disappointed as I didn't have very much of anopportunity to meet with the brethren.

The Grand Lodge of Japan supports theMasonic Foundation of Japan which in turnprovides charitable financial support to some50 organisations in Japan and abroad. Thatevening in Tokyo, in the Grand Lodge of Japanit was my great pleasure to convey fraternalgreetings to that Grand Lodge from the GrandLodge of Queensland and MW Bro. GraemeEwin GM. Bro. Simon Pitcher eloquentlyconveyed the greetings of QueenslandFreemasons in general.

VW Bro. Mike Pitcher PDGDC.

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Forty-six members of the QueenslandMasonic Touring Club Inc, in 23 caravans,travelled to the nation's capital duringSeptember 2009 to join with members of theVictoria and South Australia clubs in what isrecognised as the 'Hand of Friendship'Rally. This is a biennial event rerularlyparticipated in by Freemasons and their ladiesof the three state clubs, however, others fromTasmania and New South Wales were warmlywelcomed and the hand of friendship therebypleasantly extended.

Hosted by the Masonic Caravan Club ofVictoria AIM the rally was held at theExhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) over fivedays to coincide with the annual 'Floriade'Festival. It was opened by the Victoria ClubPresident, Rex Nankervis, with responsesfrom the Queensland President, Roy Fursmanand South Australia President, MurrayBalchin.

RW Bro. Graham Charlton PSGW, RegionalGrand Chanchellor NSW & ACT, welcomedeveryone on behalf of New South Wales andAustralian Capital Territory Freemasons.

With weather peculiar to Canberra everyoneset about exploring places and sights ofinterest within the ACT and while a principalattraction may have been the spectacle of'Floriade' the events organised and put in

place by the host club were of extremeinterest. A day long tour in two coachesincluded an interesting viewing of historicLanyon Homestead at Tharwa, St John'sCathedral consecrated on the March 12, 1845and Mt Ainslie lookout with a splendidpanorama of Australia's capital.

Other interests included the national carillonon Aspen Is, a lunchtime cruise on LakeBurley Griffin, tours of both the old and newparliament houses, Australian War Museumand much more. But for all of this it was thefriendship and enjoyment of being together, inparticular within the Snowy River functionroom, where each club presented a nightly'concert' that proved most popular. Theenjoyment of morning and afternoon tea,sharing time together over a meal, thepleasant attraction of 'happy hour' andfriendly card games amplified the true spirit ofthe 'Hand of Friendship' existing betweenthese three clubs.

After five days of camaraderie and fellowshipthe meeting concluded with an outstandingdinner set in the attractive surrounds of theSnowy River Room. Following dinner, VictoriaClub President, Rex Nankervis, presented theQueensland Masonic Touring Club with abeautifully framed 'Hand of Friendship'tapestry depicting in colour two smilingcaravans shaking hands. A plaque inscribed

'Presented to Qld Masonic Touring Club Sept'09 by Masonic Caravan Club Victoria' wasattached to the 91cm by 43cm wooden frame.

Accepting the tapestry on behalf of theQueensland members, President RoyFursman, gave thanks and assured all that bythis gesture the host club ensured the alreadystrong ties that existed between the threeclubs. He gave assurance that the QldMasonic Touring Club would always continuein the 'Hand of Friendship' Rally and lookedforward to hosting the future such meeting.

The next 'Hand of Friendship' Rally willbe held on the Sunshine Coast in the month ofAugust 2011.

L to R: Roy Fursman, Queensland ClubPresident and Rex Nankervis,Victorian Club President.

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Current officers of Myora Lodge No. 517.

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Wor. Bro. Bryan Freeman, current Master of Myora Lodge.

Point Lookout Freemasons’ Centre

In November last year MyoraLodge No. 517 held their annualInstallation of the WorshipfulMaster and Investiture of officersat their Island Freemasons’Centre.

The lodge, which someFreemasons refer to as an“overseas” lodge because of itssituation on North StradbrokeIsland, was consecrated on May26, 1979.

Last year’s installation was up toits usual high standard with Bro.Bryan Freeman being installed asMaster for the ensuing 12months. Four of those investedas lodge officers are MasterMasons.

The history of the formation ofMyora Lodge is quite interesting,and shows the dedication anddetermination of those in theearlier years who went to greatodds to provide a MasonicCentre on the Island. The lodgewas sponsored by RedlandsLodge No. 252 which at that timeand up until 2004 met at theCleveland Masonic Centre on themainland.

The consecration ceremony in1979 was conducted by theGrand Master at that time, MWBro. A. J. G. Nicholson andGrand Lodge Officers. Recordsshow that over 250 brethren,ladies and guests were inattendance.

The Installation of the first Masterof Myora Lodge (Bro. FrancisHaynes) and the investiture ofOfficers was from all reports awell-conducted ceremony.

Actually the first meeting of thoseinterested in forming a lodge onNorth Stradbroke Island was heldin the Point Lookout Hallapproximately 12 months prior tothe consecration. A metal shed atthe end of the hall was obtainedto hold the furnishings of thelodge which had to be put awayafter each meeting.

The name “Myora” is reported tobe an Aboriginal name meaning“Mission”, and that was certainlywhat the founding brethrenparticipated in: A “mission” offoresight and determination. The

name “Myora” was also given tothe barge on which brethrentravelled to and from the island.

In order to finance their dream ofhaving a lodge room of their own,the brethren formed a social cluband money making activitieswere put into action. One of thesemany activities was the sale ofMyora meat pies. The proceedsfrom all of the fund raising effortshelped to raise the capitalneeded to finance the building ofa centre with an associated Club.

In 1983 enough funds had beenraised to apply for a lease of landat Point Lookout. After nearly ayear of negotiations permissionwas granted and a lease wassigned for a parcel of land. A loanagreement was also arranged atthat time with UGLQ so that workon the building could commence.

Quite a large number ofdedicated lodge membersvolunteered to assist tradesmenin the work required to completethe building.

The foundation stone waseventually laid at a ceremony onOctober 26, 1985 by Wor. Bro. A.E. Reynolds who was the “standin” Worshipful Master for theconsecration in 1979. A list of allnames of the foundationmembers was placed behind thefoundation stone for futuregenerations to recognise theoutstanding achievements ofthese brethren.

Myora Lodge members arealways very eager to welcomevisitors from other lodges on themainland to their meetings andsocial functions.

Their hospitality is well-known.They meet on the secondTuesday each month, tyling at3.30 pm. Through their owninitiative they have arranged forfree transport to the island on theStradbroke Ferries water taxi andthen by bus to and from thecentre for all meetings.

Secretary of the lodge is Wor.Bro. Warren Farr, phone 32879547, (mobile 0428 423 589), e-mail: [email protected].


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LODGES IN ACTION

page 12 The Queensland Freemason, February 2010

Lodges in action50 &60

YEAR JEWELPRESENTATIONS

A 50 Year Jewel was presented to Wor. Bro.Grahame Milne by VW Bro. Ian Louttit AGSWksat a sumptuous dinner held at the local RetiredServicemen's Club in Monto. The dinner wasattended by a large number of both past andpresent members and their families.

After the regular meeting of Athelstane LodgeNo. 35 on December 9, 2009, RW Bro. AlanShillington PJGW (second from left) Secretaryof the Lodge was presented with his 50Year Service Jewel and Lapel Pin by VW Bro.Stan Lindsay AGSWks for District 41 (onright) accompanied by his wife Portia and sonBro. Chris Shillington.

A link with MW Bro. Theodore Oscar UnmackPGM and Freemasonry in Stanthorpe wasperpetuated when Wor. Bro. Alex Burey ofStanthorpe Lodge No. 22 was presented withhis 50 Year Service Jewel by Wor. Bro. TheoHall PSGD of Stanthorpe Lodge No. 22 inTheodore Unmack Lodge No. 60 on November12, 2009. In 1872 Bro. Unmack wasinstrumental in the formation of Star of theBorder Lodge No 293 IC later to become No.22 UGLQ and then in 2002, by amalgamationwith the other two lodges on the Granite Belt,formed Stanthorpe Lodge No.22 UGLQ. Wor.Bro. Burey was initiated in Torrington LodgeNo. 302 UGLNSW at Deepwater in NSW onNovember 12, 1954. He moved to Queenslandin 1961 and affiliated with Star of the BorderLodge No. 22 UGLQ and is a foundationmember of Stanthorpe Lodge No 22 UGLQ.

L to R: Wor. Bro. Theo Hall PSGD, Wor. Bro.Alex Burey and Wor. Bro. Don Fenwick WM ofTheodore Unmack Lodge 60.

VW Bro. Bill Nixon of Sir Augustus Lodge No154 receiving his 50 year Jewel from VW Bro.Russ Ford. VW Bro. Nixon was initiated intoSir Augustus lodge on his 47th Birthday andwas presented with his jewel on his 97thBirthday.

50 and 60 Year Service Jewels presented atMundubbera-Burnett Lodge 326 on October31, 2009.

L to R: VW Bro. Henry Allan Meyer OAM,PDGDC, of Mundubbera-Burnett Lodge No.326 recepient of a 50 Year Jewel, RW Bro.Mike Muirhead, Wor. Bro. Keith LloydMcGilvery, unattached, of Lodge of TransitionNo. 800 with his 60 Year Jewel.

A 50 year service pin was presented at theNorth Australian Lodge to Wor. Bro. LindsayProsser by the lodge’s WM Terry Holmesaccompanied by RW Bro. Garth Liddell andWor. Bro. John Mahoney. He was alsopresented with a copy of the book celebrating150 years of Queensland Freemasonrylaunched by the Deputy Grand Master inWarwick in October.

Lindsay was initiated into North AustralianLodge on October 15, 1959, its centenaryyear. He was installed as Worshipful Masteron May 15, 1969.

Lindsay’s health makes it almost impossiblefor him to attend lodge meetings these days.Lindsay enlisted in the RAN in 1939, hiscorvette was one of the first vessels torespond following the torpedoing of thehospital ship, Centaur, which he remembersclearly.

L to R: Wor. Bro. Terry Holmes, Wor. Bro.Lindsay Prosser, RW Bro. Garth Liddell.

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MW Bro. Graeme Ewin GM presenting RWBro. Alex. Gunn PSGW a member of LaidleyLodge No. 54, with his 70 year service jewel onSaturday, January 16, 2010. RW Bro. Gunnhas been a member of the same lodge for all ofhis Masonic life and is still giving charges.

PipeBand

The Deputy Grand Master, (Grand Master elect), Adrian Burton,

is interested in forming a

Masonic Pipe Band.If you are interested, please contact:Bro. Ben Mason, Senior Warden Southport Lodge No. 062e-mail: [email protected]: 0411-091568

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

Presentation at Biggenden LodgeAt the December meeting of Biggenden Lodge, presentation of a Masonic Widows' broochwas made to Mrs Mary Randall (left) whose late husband Wor. Bro. Don Randall had been a member of the lodge for some 45 years. Pictured with Mrs Randall are Mrs Ruby Brown,President of the Bundaberg Widows' of Freemasons Association, and Secretary of theLodge, Wor. Bro. Trevor Larcombe, who was himself introduced to Freemasonry by Wor. Bro. Randall.



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Ship Captain joins Caboolture Lodge

Caboolture’s regular meeting on November 19, 2009 saw Mr Glen Murray Initiatedinto Freemasonry. Glen has been a friend of Caboolture Lodge brethren for manyyears, but his work as a ships Captain has kept him away for most of the time.Caboolture Lodge saw a window of opportunity to fit in with Glen’s heavy work loadand so the date was set. Glen was overjoyed to see long standing friends of hisattend this memorable occasion, he had no idea that they were Freemasons.

Caboolture Lodge now has four Entered Apprentices waiting to be passed to theSecond degree, so have a busy 2010 ahead.

L to R: VW Bro. M. Campbell AGSWks, Bro. K. Lingard, Baden Powell, Bro. A Larsen, Baden Powell, Bro. Glen Murray, Initiate, Bro. Lois Bond, Pine Rivers,Wor. Bro. Eddie Fennell, Master.

Northgate Rememberance LodgeThere were two guest speakers at the Remembrance Day Meeting at KedronMasonic Centre in Brisbane. Ms Catherine McGrath spoke on the services providedby RSL Care in Queensland and the Deputy Grand Master, Adrian Burton spoke onthe cost to Australia and world statistics as well as the symbols of RememberanceDay such as one minutes silence and the Flanders poppies. Comments were madeat the following supper that if you have not been to this moving service, then oneshould make the effort in 2010.

L to R: RW Bro. Captain John McKone. Ms Catherine McGrath, RSL Care. Wor. Bro.Major Graham Maltby, Worshipful Master of Northgate Rememberance Lodge andAdrian Burton, Deputy Grand Master.

Vale - RW Bro. Bernie Walker PJGWRW Bro. Bernie Walker PJGW, the recipient of a 60 year jewel, passed away late lastyear. Bernie Walker was a RAAF pilot based in New Guinea during WW2 and returnedto the land farming for many years. He retired to Gayndah township around 1985, andwas happily retired, very active and capable.

Sadly he died from complications resulting from falling off a ladder while climbing ontohis roof. Bernie was 92 years old and otherwise in good health.

A masonic ceremony at the Gayndah Cemetery graveside was held for him by hisGayndah bretheren. It was fitting that a lone aircraft was flown quietly overhead duringhis burial by an RSL associate of his.

RW Bro. Bernie Walker PJGW (on left) presenting another 60 year jewel to RW Bro. RonWein PSGW along with Wor. Bro. David Wein, Ron's son.

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Old friends catch up in Kilcoy Current and former Grand Officers gathered for the Hopetoun Lodge Installation atKilcoy to witness the installation of the Worshipful Master RW Bro. EdwardLute PJGW into the chair by the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Officers.

L to R: Neil Jones, Mrs Patricia Jones, Adrian Burton, Deputy Grand Master, MrsLillian Lute, Edward Lute, Worshipful Master.

Springborg visits Warwick Masonic CentreIn late 2009 the Deputy Grand Master Adrian Burton was in Warwick to launch the150 year book of Queensland Freemasonry. The opportunity presented itself toshow the local State Member Mr Lawrence Springborg through the majesticWarwick Masonic Centre. Mr Springborg said that he was very impressed with thehistoric centre.

On the Sunday morning the North Australia Lodge held a barbecue breakfast. Withthe tremendous assistance and cooperation of the three local lodges, StGeorges, Cunningham and Warwick lodges the Darling Downs visit was asuccessful occasion.

The Mark Masons Lodge JW Jackson has done excellent work with the localhistorical society in recording the burial places of local freemasons as well as thefirst Worshipful Master of Queensland JW Jackson.

L to R: Adrian Burton, Deputy Grand Master, Mr Lawrence Springborg, DeputyLeader of the Opposition.

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A few thoughts on Freemasonry for beginners & others

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Freemasonry is a progressive scienceconsisting of different Degrees whichpermit a gradual advancement in the

knowledge of its mysteries.

The purpose of the Institution ought never tosuffer through want of knowledge of itsofficers.

Freemasonry as we know it evolved by aprocess of innovation and change fromoperative Masonry to speculative Masonry.Currently we are what we call 'free andaccepted or symbolic (speculative)' Masons.

While we use the term 'Freemason' asmeaning speculative Mason, in mediaevaltimes it meant an operative mason and wasused in this sense as long ago as 1212 in theLondon Assize of Wages.

free - able to act at will; not under compulsionor restraint having personal rights or liberty;not enslaved or confined not subject toconventional restraints

Freemason - A member of the widespreadsecret Order founded in London in 1717, ofFree and Accepted Masons, pledged tobrotherliness and mutual aid

freemason - A Member of a guild of itinerantskilled stonemasons who had a system ofsecret signs and passwords with which theyrecognised each other.

Note the difference between the lower caseand capital.

Freemasonry - the Institutions, rites, practicesof Freemasons

The origins of Freemasonry are so far back inmediaeval times that its origin is lost. It hasalways been a source of wonder that Irish,Scottish and English Rituals are so similar, asare the various perambulations, situations ofofficers in the lodge etc.

We all agreed at our initiations that we joinedin a genuine desire for knowledge. Before youwere Initiated you possibly had a vague idea

of Freemasonry. Now you ARE a Freemasonyou probably want to know more. Manybooks have been written on what Masonry is.The Grand Library in Ann Street hasthousands of books on Masonic subjects, andyou are more than welcome to avail yourselfof this free lending and reference service. TheGrand Librarian and his Assistants would beonly too willing to guide and advise you as towhat particular books would best suit yourneeds and interests at this early stage of yourMasonic career.

It is not possible to explain Freemasonry in afew words. Does 'a peculiar system ofmorality veiled in allegory and illustrated bysymbols' remind you of anything?

That great Mason, William Preston (page 60)in 1772 wrote: 'It may probably be deemedarrogant or presumptuous in an individual tooffer his sentiments when convinced thatneither his knowledge of language nor histalents for eloquence can do sufficient justiceto his subject."

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Installations

Bro. David W Swift was initiated intoStradbroke Lodge No 349 on Friday,November 13, 2009 by his father Wor. Bro.David Swift, WM of Stradbroke Lodge 349.This was a great night in the lodge with allthe brethren cooperating to get Davidthrough the Ceremony.

Toowoomba InstallationOn Saturday, November 7, 2009 Grand Lodge officers performed an installationceremony at the Toowoomba Masonic Centre. This is the first time in many yearsthat a MM has been installed as WM. During the banquet following the installation,brethren and guests were entertained by Mr Carl Hinds on the bagpipes. Carl isrecognised as one of the best pipers in the world. A brooch was presented to MrsAnnette Heyer in recognition of her services to the lodge over the last few years,

Photos courtesy of Wor. Bro. Robert Murphy.

Far Left Photo: Wor. Bro. John Bishop assumesthe chair with IPM VW Bro. David Gwynne,PGStdB on his left.

Left: MW Bro. G Ewin GM presents the broochto Mrs Annette Heyer.

Wor. Bro. John Waller was initiated intoLaidley Lodge No. 54 UGLQ in 1959 at theage of 21 years and affiliated with TheodoreUnmack Lodge No 60 UGLQ in 1967. Wor.Bro. Waller, who now resides in Pialba, waspresented with his 50 Year Service Jewel byVW Bro. Lou Grimshaw at the SeptemberRegular Meting of Theodore Unmack Lodge.

VW Bro. Lou Grimshaw congratulates Wor.Bro. John Waller.

A night to rememberSome 55 Freemasons including the Deputy Grand Master, RW Bro. Adrian Burton,MW Emanuel Anthony PSM PGM, RW Bro. Brian Ling PAGM and 20 other GrandOfficers attended the Installation of Wor. Bro. Don Reddick PGSwdBr andinvestiture of officers at Broadwater-Surfers Paradise Lodge No. 434 in August lastyear.

The Deputy Grand Master presented a Past Master’s jewel to VW Bro. Ron LanePGLec. (NZ), acknowledging the service Ron had given as Master for the past 12months.

More than 70 people including ladies, brethren and visitors from New Zealand andVictoria dined in style at the Installation banquet.

Photo from left: MW Bro. Emanuel Anthony PSM PGM, RW Bro. Adrian BurtonDGM, Wor. Bro. Don Reddick PGSwdBr WM, VW Bro. Ron Lane PGLec. (NZ) IPMand RW Bro. Brian Ling PAGM.

InvitationThe Wor. Master and brethren of IonicPrudence Lodge fraternally invite allFreemasons and their families to attend theannual Masonic Evensong church servicewhich will be held as follows -

When: Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010

Time: 5-15pm High Tea for Church Serviceat 6-00pm

Where: St. Barnabas Anglican Church, 18St. Barnabas Place cornerWaterworks Road and LinternStreet, Red Hill

Regalia: The MW Grand Master has grantedapproval for the wearing of Craftaprons ONLY (NO Collars, Jewels, orGrand Lodge Regalia)

Brethren are requested to provide a smallplate of finger food for High Tea, please.

Parking near the church is limited, thereforecar pooling is recommended.

Further information is available from Wor Bro.Harry Cummings on (07) 3857 2100 or RWBro. Rev Tom Treherne on (07) 3369 3826.


Please note: The support of lodges with articles for their magazine continues to grow, and the content is of a high standard. However in order to allowthe maximum coverage of activities across the state, the magazine committee may need to limit articles to one per lodge in each edition.

LODGES IN ACTIONTHE DISTRICT GRAND LODGES OF CARPENTARIA AND NORTH QUEENSLAND IN ACTION

At the 60th Anniversary, Diamond Jubilee of theCairns Chapter OES No 103, the WorthyMatron, Sister Dorothy Russell was delightedto present three members of the chapter withcertificates of service.

Left to Right: Sister Iris Forno, 56 years, SisterEva Brinkley, 60 years, Sister Brinkley was afoundation member of the Chapter, MostWorthy Grand Matron of the United GrandChapter of Australia, Sister Lois Allen, WorthyMatron Sister Dorothy Russell, seated in frontSister Celia Fry, 58 years.

The Atherton Duke of Connaught Lodge in theDistrict Grand Lodge of Carpentaria held theProclamation of Wor. Bro. Stan Aldridge inDecember 2009 and acknowledged theirwidows at the Proclamation banquet function.

L to R: Eileen Phillips, Kay Loccisano, Wor. Bro.S Aldridge (WM), Lindsay Ingram, Joan Lewisand RW Bro. R Wakeley (DDGM) at theAtherton International Club.

The Master of the Carpentaria Lodge No202H, in the District Grand Lodge ofCarpentaria, VW Bro. Stuart Lees attendeda musical evening at the Cairns State HighSchool on October 30, 2009 and presentedCarpentaria Lodge bursaries and trophies toMiss Emily Turner and Master Chris Tunbull.

Allan Lodge No. 284H, in the District GrandLodge of Carpentaria, hosted the DistrictGrand Master and several District Grandofficers while they held an Initation inNovember 2009 for Bro. Peter Lewenden.

L to R: RW Bro. Peter Johnson, District GrandMaster, Bro. Peter Lewenden, Master of theLodge Wor. Bro. John Cavill-Jones.

At the recent 60th Jubilee of the CairnsChapter OES No. 103 there were several verydistinguished Brothers and Sisters present tohelp with the celebrations.

L to R: WDGM of Far Northern D G Chapter SrMarlene Wakely, WGG of Qld. Sr YvonneNumberger, MWGM of Australia Sr LoisAllen, WM of Cairns Chapter Sr DorothyRussell, WP of Cairns Chapter Bro. IvorPlayer, MWGP of Australia Bro. James Beck,WGP of Qld. Bro. Adriaan van Moolenbroek,WDGP of Far Northern D G Chapter Bro.Robert Wakely, RW DistGM Bro. PeterJohnson.

The Worthy Matron, Sister Dorothy Russelland the Worthy Patron, Bro. Ivor Player cutthe cake at the Cairns Chapter OES No 103recent 60th anniversary celebrations.

Bro. Don Mapleson of Endeavour Lodge No26H in the District Grand Lodge ofCarpentaria being presented with his 50 YearService Jewel, Certificate and Lapel Pin byRW Bro. Duncan Walker PAGM of TheDistrict Grand Lodge.

Bro. Mapleson was initiated into PowlettLodge No 661 (UGLVic) on August 6, 1959,affiliated with Gregory Lodge No 50H in 1974and then with Endeavour Lodge No 26H in2005.



L to R: Celia Fry. Dulcie O'Rourke. Ruth Laycock.Dorothy Russell. Ivor Player. Barry Hungerford.Gilbert Neil. Jack Burnell. Peter Johnson.

Second row L to R: Eva Brinkley. Sue Hungerford.Doreen Madden. Dawn van Leeuwen. Iris Forno.Rani Chohan. Pat Dodds. Glad Stevens. WendyGauld. Shirley Lewis. Everil Neil. Edna Cornelius.Liz Johnson. Margaret Dorries.

Back row. Jack Jenkin. Clyde Dorries. Cheryl Platt.Ailsa Armbrust. Ken Moller-Nielsen. Rosita Player.Russell King. Raji Chohan. Owen Lewis.

All celebrated the 60th Anniversary of CairnsChapter No 103.

At the 60th anniversary celebration of the CairnsChapter OES No 103 we were entertained bylocal Scottish and Irish dancers. The WorthyMatron Sister Dorothy Russell presented theteacher with a donation towards their DanceSchool two of whom performed at the EdinburghMilitary Tattoo in Scotland in August 2009.

The District Grand Lodge of CarpentariaFreemasons Association held their AnnualChristmas carols evening in December at theCairns Masonic Centre and were delighted toreceive a visit from a Dame Edna Everidgelook-alike.

Dame Edna and the District Grand Master RWBro. Peter Johnson.

The District Grand Master of the DistrictGrand Lodge of Carpentaria, R W Bro. PeterJohnson was delighted to assist with theinstallation of Wor. Bro. Keith Bunter when hetook the chair of King Solomon in the TrinityDaylight Lodge No. 526. The delight wastwo-fold for both brethren as Bro. Bunterwas Master of Carpentaria Lodge No 202Hwhen the District Grand Master Bro.Johnson was initiated into the craft.

The Worshipful Master, VW Bro. Stuart Lees,of Carpentaria Lodge 202H in the DistrictGrand Lodge of Carpentaria recentlypresented the widow of the late RW Bro.Graham Stevens, Mrs Gladys Stevens with awidows pin at the lodge memorial service heldin Cairns in November 2009.

Bentley Park Lodge No 311 in the DistrictGrand Lodge of Carpentaria make an annualaward presentation to both St. Teresa schooland also to the state school in Edmonton.

The presentation of a Citizenship award to St.Theresa year seven students Sam Moule andRomini O'Sullivan. Making the presentation isworshipful master of Bentley Park Lodge No311, VW Bro. Gary Rooke.

Brethren of Millaa Lodge No 351 in theDistrict Grand Lodge of Carpentaria recentlypresented Wor. Bro. Norm Elmore with a LifeGovernor’s Jewel for his support of the lodgeover the last 40 years.

The Jewel was presented in lodge by theDistrict Grand Master and Bro. Elmore alongwith his partner Mrs Lorna Baker who joinedthe members of the lodge and their partners ata Christmas Break up Dinner at the Golf Cubin Millaa Millaa.

Wor. Bro. Norm Elmore and Lorna Baker

In November 2009 the Endeavour Lodge No 26presented the Chillagoe state school with digitalrecording equipment and accessories. Tworepresentatives of the lodge attended thehandover of the equipment to Ms Penny Burdell.

VW Bro. Jim Sanders, Master of EndeavourLodge entertaining the children.



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Another stimulus to the wealth of the Burdekindistrict and its well known reputation for anabundance of marine life has once again beenderived from the Fuller Lodge Burdekin BarraRush.

As a result of the very successful 2009 FullerLodge Burdekin Barra Rush, an annual fishingchallenge, conducted by the Fuller MasonicLodge of Ayr, three major organisations havebeen beneficiaries in receiving donations fromthe proceeds of this event.

Volunteer Marine Rescue whose memberskindly donate their time and expertise inconducting the weigh-in for this annual event,have received donations which contributetowards funding of vital equipment, used inrescue operations of the boating fraternity.

An organisation who works tirelessly toensure that our local environment isreplenished and maintained at adequatelevels of marine reproduction is the BurdekinFish Restocking Association [BurdekinBranch]. These dedicated members assist inthe success of the Fuller Lodge BurdekinBarra Rush, by restocking local waterwayswith fingerlings and in educating the public topreserve their very valuable natural assets.

Fuller Masonic Lodge has kindly donatsd tothis worthy project over the past years.

`Generosity to others' was demonstrated byanglers who participated and voluntarilydonated part of their catch in this wellorganised event. This was shown by thecontribution of several kilos of fresh fish,which were professionally processed anddonated to the Lower Burdekin Home for theAged and the Home Hill Hostel.

This inception was carried out by theBurdekin Fish Restocking Association[Burdekin Branch] in support of FullerMasonic Lodge, whose contribution to thelocal community both recreationally andfinancially has grown significantly, since theinception of the annual fishing competition in 2003.

The organisers of this annual fishingcompetition are proud of the efforts andsupport of those associated organisationsand the warmth and generosity displayed bythe anglers in their participation. It isanticipated that this event will be conductedthis year on March 27/28, 2010.

The Fuller Masonic lodge of Ayr donated the proceeds from this year's Barra Rush to theVolunteer Marine Rescue and the Burdekin Fish Restocking. Arthur Woods (back left) and AlanGriggs (back right) accepted the donations from the lodge members Anthony Birt, Alan Jones,Gavind Jones (back row) and Ryan Jones, Don Bannister (President of the Burdekin FishRestocking Association), Darren Morse, Joe Linton (President of the Volunteer Marine Rescue)and Mike L'Huillier. The Volunteer Marine rescue donations will go towards funding of vitalequipment used in the rescues operations of the boating fraternity. Burdekin Fish restocking willuse the donations to restock local waterways with fingerlings and educate the public to preservetheir natural assets. Since 2003 Fuller Lodge has donated almost $18,000 towards worthwhileorganisation.

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Bro. Christopher Rogers on the night of his FirstDegree at St. Andrew Lodge receiving his“Welcome to Freemasonry” card from theDeputy District Grand Master, VW Bro PhillipGeertz.

Harmony Daylight’s Installation

L to R: VW Bro. Bob Loveridge, DistrictGrand Superintendent of Works, Wor. Bro.Erick Hegh, District Grand Director ofCeremonies, VW Bro. Phil Geertz, DeputyDistrict Grand Master, VW Bro. JohnUrquhart, Master of Harmony and DistrictGrand Secretary, Wor. Bro. Keith Latimer,Lodge Senior Warden, RW Bro. Les Keane,Lodge Junior Warden.

At the Mylne Installation held on Saturday,September 26, 2009 the Jewel presented toClaude Wilder as his PM’s jewel has someinteresting history. Wor. Bro. Weeks, who wasa member of Mylne Lodge, lost it during thewar years and it was found at the Townsville tipsome years ago and given to District GrandLodge who passed it on to Mylne Lodge. It hadbeen badly damaged by fire and Mylne Lodgehad it refurbished, in fact it looks brand new,so instead of it sitting in a cupboard theypresented it to Claude as his PM’s jewel. It is abeautiful solid gold jewel.

Millican Lodge hosting a lecturer from NewZealand

L to R: Wor. Bro. Dave Hoey, Master ofMillican Lodge, RW Bro. Doug Cunningham,VW Bro. Phil Geertz, Deputy District GrandMaster, Guest lecturer Wor. Bro. KerryNicholls GS (GLNZ), Wor. Bro. Erick Hegh,District Grand Director of Ceremonies.

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BENEVOLENCE NEWSBenevolence NewsBOARD OF

The President, RW Bro. Stuart Macnish,welcomed those present including the GrandMaster, MW Bro. Graham Ewin, Deputy GrandMaster, RW Adrian Burton and the AssistantGrand Master, RW Bro. Greg Goding to the64th Annual General Meeting of the AgedMasons, Widows & Orphan’s Fund on Monday,30 November, 2009 and invited the GrandMaster to conduct the meeting.

Apologies were received from a number ofbrethren.

PPrreessiiddeenntt’’ss RReeppoorrtt

It is my pleasure to present this, the 64thAnnual Report of the Board’s activities. I shallfirstly report on the Board’s benevolentactivities and then its aged care services. TheTreasurer, VW Bro. Leeke will then address thefinancial aspects of the report. This is Bro.Leeke’s last AGM presentation after manyyears, as with Board reorganisation. Bro.Leeke now has responsibility along with VW Bro. Christensen for specifically managingour investment portfolio. Future financialreports will be presented by Wor. Bro. Milner,the Board’s new Treasurer.

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The Board currently assists many brethren andfamilies through mechanisms such as cost ofliving allowances, education allowances, bookgrants, funeral grants, special purpose grantsand loans. We also fund a program of dollar-for-dollar grants to assist in promoting thebenevolent work of individual Lodges withintheir communities.

All these benevolent activities are fundedthrough the interest earnings of the Fund ofBenevolence. The Fund is regularly reviewedto ensure that it maintains its capability toservice the level of demand and activelyreinvests its interest earnings as distributionsare received.

During 2008-2009, relief payments totalling$155,270 were paid to widows, brethren, andchildren of Freemasons.

Applications for assistance are generally madethrough lodge Secretaries, but the Board nowaccepts direct appeals for assistance for thosebrethren in special circumstances and paperscan be obtained directly from the BoardSecretary. I encourage all lodges to be awareof the needs of their brethren and their families,especially those brethren who can no longerattend meetings through frailty or other

reasons. All applications are considered on amonthly basis and continuing support isreviewed annually.

BBuurrssaarriieess aanndd GGrraannttss

More than $99,200 was allocated during2008-2009 for exceptional medical and otherpurposes and a grant of $26,500 wasprovided to augment funds donated bybrethren to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

The Board provided four Popp Bursaries of$500 to daughters of Freemasons and fourbursaries totalling $10,000 from the Peter andJoan Pascoe Raphael Bursary. The latter isprovided specifically to assist students fromRoma Region.

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Some $73,503 was provided to 64 lodges outof 300 throughout Queensland through thisprogram to help raise the profile of the Craftin local communities. I commend theprogram and encourage all lodges to considerthis scheme. A maximum of $3,000 subsidycan be provided for projects, meaning thatquite substantial community benefits canarise and good publicity for the Craft beachieved.

Larger sums can be made available providedlodges seek Board approval beforecommitting to progress their proposal.

AAGGEEDD CCAARREE

This year has again demonstrated thechallenges of delivering quality aged care inan era of increasing regulation and publicscrutiny. I will now address some of thehighlights of the year.

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The Board has prepared Master Plans for thefour flagship sites of Cairns, Townsville,Sandgate and Arundel in line with its policy of

providing a continuum of care on each site.

The Board adopted a comprehensivestrategic plan known as The Way Ahead 2009-2014, setting a framework for developmentover the next five years. This plan sets out 51Actions for the Board to bring its facilities andoperations in line with contemporaryexpectations of the industry. The Board hasalso established a new InvestmentsCommittee which is charged with ensuring astronger focus on our investment portfolio inthe wake of the recent global financialdownturn.

CCaarree SSeerrvviicceess aanndd QQuuaalliittyy IImmpprroovveemmeenntt

All care services throughout the State are nowfully accredited for the maximum of threeyears. This status reflects well onmanagement of MCQ and the sometimessuperhuman efforts that staff put into ensuringthat we comply with the rigorous standardsexpected. All staff receive regularopportunities for upgrading skills andknowledge and are assisted to obtain furtherexternal nursing qualifications whereappropriate.

This year of the Spark of Life program in ourSpecial Care unit is worthy of particularmention for having raised the bar in improvingquality of life for those residents with specialcare needs. Not only is it having enormousbenefit in improving resident behaviour but itreceived a major award at the InternationalAssociation of Housing and Services for theAgeing Conference in London in July. This isgreat recognition for the work of MCQ in thearea of special care services.

This year has again seen increased pressurefrom Accreditation reviews and unannouncedvisits by the Accreditation Agency. This notonly increases stress levels for staff, butcontinues to put pressure on resources andincurs significant costs as the compulsory

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BENEVOLENCE NEWSvisits must be paid for by the Provider.

The Board continues to support a $3,000annual bursary for aged care nursing throughthe Kelvin Grove campus of QUT. This year itwent to Estrelita Phelps, who since returningfrom overseas has now started working atSandgate, making a clean sweep for allrecipients of the bursary so far.

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The introduction of salary sacrificing and thesuccessful negotiation of EBAs have led to amore stable workforce and a significantreduction in dependency on agency nurses.We have also moved to increase the use ofPersonal Carers to deal with the problem ofsevere shortages of aged care nursing staffAustralia-wide.

The Board continues to recognise staff fordedicated service through long service awardsand a financial benefit with many awards beingpresented across all regions.

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Our in-house IT manager has enabledsignificant improvements in informationmanagement across the business. IT is andwill remain a high cost part of the business asthe delivery of aged care is increasinglydependent on IT for all documentation andreporting to the agencies and in managing ourcritical subsidy claims process.

FFiinnaanncciiaall SSuussttaaiinnaabbiilliittyy

The costs of delivering quality aged careservices continue to increase. Though MCQreported an operating loss of nearly$2,300,000 for the year, this was offset by anextraordinary surplus of $3.5 million due to thesale of bed licences as part of the resizing ofthe Sandgate facility in line with the MasterPlan objectives. MCQ continues to seek toreduce costs and improve services within tightbudgets while not diminishing the level of careprovided to residents.

Overall the Board reports an operating surplusof some $1.3 million for the year. The Treasurerwill report in more detail on our financialperformance later.

The Board’s policy with respect to bonds forlow care residents continues to have aconsiderable impact on our income stream. Atthis stage, there is no indication that theFederal Government will allow the introductionof bonds for High Care residents but theviability of all not-for-profit providers willcontinue to decline unless attention is paid toappropriate measures to sustain the industry.

Our income, other than from the government

subsidies for care delivery under the AgedCare Funding Instrument, is based on interestfrom investments and bequests from brethren.These bequests are important to us and weextend our grateful thanks to those whoremember the Fund in their Will. Nevertheless,sometimes bequests can become a problemas was recently experienced when the Boardhad to go to Court to ensure that a substantialbequest was not taken over by the StateGovernment due to the unintendedconsequences of casual wording of a clause inthe Will. The Board is happy to provide adviceon such matters for anyone intending toremember the Fund in their Will.

MMaajjoorr PPrroojjeeccttss

The new Morinda Nursing Home in Cairns wasofficially opened by the Grand Master MW Bro.Graeme Ewin in October following completionof the associated refurbishment of the originalfacility.

The Board is conscious of the high costsassociated with new building programs toreplace our ageing capital infrastructure. Suchupgrades though are essential if we are to stayin the industry and remain financiallycompetitive. The Board is currentlyinvestigating a range of funding models toprogressively implement necessary majorprojects around the State.

Work has commenced on construction of thenew $30 million Residential Aged Care facilityat Sandgate following a Foundation Stoneceremony on June 28 by the Grand Master andhis team before a crowd of more than 170residents, families, staff and supporters. Thenew building will cater for 153 residentsincluding 30 additional special care beds fordementia residents. MCQ is focusing on beingrecognised statewide for excellence indementia care in preparation for theanticipated increase in dementia in the comingtwenty years or so. The new facility is due tobe completed in mid-September 2010.

Work is progressing on the detailed design foran additional 12 high care beds at Arundel tobe partially funded by a considerable bequestreceived by the Board.

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Of course, our facilities would not be run aswell were it not for the continuing support ofthe brethren, their families and other volunteersthrough the Home’s Auxiliary, bus driving,grounds maintenance, visiting the sick, andassistance with so many social andentertainment activities. I especially thankthose members who are residents at thevarious facilities who regularly give of their time

to assist in this regard also. I record theBoard’s sincere gratitude to all those ladies,brethren and others who give so generously oftheir time to enrich the lives of our residents. Iencourage all lodges to remember thisimportant activity and to support agedbrethren and their families on rostered days inthe gardens and for other functions such asbus driving and visiting.

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The Board is dedicated to improving all itsaged care facilities and to expand itsbenevolent functions to our wide Masonicfamily and the community. However, our abilityto do this is dependent on the level of supportwe receive from the Brethren in both avoluntary and financial capacity and thereturns on our investments. The latter havesuffered along with the rest of the world thislast year and we have had to adjust ourexpenditure accordingly until the situationrecovers somewhat. Your support in ourvoluntary programs and residents helps tocontain costs and improve the welfare andhappiness of our residents.

It is our hope that the relief we provide to ourMasonic family and to the broader communityis well received and attracts the attention itdeserves so that Freemasonry may expandand be well respected in the community.

I would particularly like to thank Mr Bob Gore,MCQ CEO, his management team and staff fortheir support and dedication to service deliverythroughout the year. The advice of Mr Goreand his team has been a fundamentalcomponent of the successful gaining of fullAccreditation across our facilities, thedevelopment of Master Plans for all sites, andthe detail of the design of our two majorbuilding projects.

I commend the work of RW Bro. Blake,Secretary of the Board as without him and theexcellent support of his assistant DianeMullane, the day to day functions of the Boardwould not be possible. In particular, I wouldlike to record the Board’s thanks for Diane whoretired in June after many years of sterlingservice to the Board.

To my fellow Board members, I am sincerelythankful for your support and dedicationthroughout the year. The work of theCommittees is increasingly important inmeeting Board commitments and I am awareof the time that must be devoted in a purelyvoluntary capacity to such activities. I lookforward to that continuing support in the yearahead.


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I present the finance portion of the Board’sReport for the 2009 Annual General Meeting,reporting on the operations for the 2008/2009financial year.

The annual accounts for the Board have beencompleted, and an unqualified audit report wasissued early in October. The detailed accountsare 21 pages in length, and the audit report afurther two pages on top of that, making a totalof 23 pages. I believe that this is too much forthe average person to understand, which iswhy I have for a number of years prepared atwo page summary which is included in theAnnual Report - Pages 10 and 11 in that report.

As in previous years, the full financial accountsare available to any member who would like acopy, and if you haven’t done so already, theyare available from the Board Secretary.

Also as I have advised in previous years, theaccounts have been formatted to comply withGenerally Acceptable Accounting Standards,which is now a legal requirement - previously itwas only a recommended requirement.

Unfortunately, in complying with thosestandards, I believe the accounts tend to give adistorted report that could be easilymisunderstood by the average reader, and I willexpand on that as I progress through myreport.

The Income Statement shows a profit of $5.3million, but where I think this misleading,because it includes an extraordinary gain of$3.315 million from the sale of some bedlicences that were surplus to our needs.

While this is reasonably easy to understand, thepart I have trouble justifying is that we incurreda loss of value in our investments of $13 million,and this does not get deducted from ourprofits, although it is deducted from ourBalance Sheet. The logic is that because wehave not sold them, then we have not actuallyincurred the loss, and that when value doesreturn to our investments - as a lot has done inthe last four months, then this will not bereported in the Income Statement either. Theseare one of the joys of being an accountant, andI can understand why some people accuse usof using ‘smoke and mirrors’.

I believe that if we reported on the basis thatmost normal people would understand, and ona similar basis to those that were adopted a fewyears ago - when I first became Treasurer, thenI would have been reporting a loss of $7.7million.

I would now like to address the individual costcentres separately.

AAggeedd CCaarree AAccttiivviittiieess

In making my comments, I am not consideringthe $3.3 million we received from the sale of the bed licences, as this was a once onlyincome, and we cannot keep reducing

the number of residents, and maintain the same administration costs.

The three main areas of income for Aged Carewas $10.1m from residents fees, $24m fromgovernment subsidies, and $2.86m beinginterest earned on investments. Other incomeincluding accommodation charges, bondretentions etc. totalled $1.7m. The governmentfunding is more than double the amount wereceive from residents’ fees.

Of this total income of $38.5m, $19.9m wasspent on nursing and personal carer’s wagesand salaries, $16.7m was spent on wages forlaundry, kitchen, cleaners, maintenance andadministration staff. As you can see, over 90per cent of all income was spent on wages.

In a region by region analysis, Central andSouthern region incurred a loss of $1.033m,North Queensland incurred a loss of $1.061,while Carpentaria incurred a loss of $1.021. Allthese losses were calculated after allowing fordepreciation expense of $2.04m, and while itmay be fine to say that the loss would have onlybeen a little over $1m if we did not account fordepreciation, if we do not provide fordepreciation, we will never be able to rebuildthe buildings as we currently doing in the southwest corner of this property.

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Total Income from Retirement Villages etc. was$2.091m As these were nowhere near as labourintensive, our wages cost for the operations ofthese facilities was only $148,000, or onlyabout 7 per cent of the income we derived, butwe had to provide for repairs and maintenancein these facilities of $528,000, as each unitmust be extensively re-furbished each timethere is a change in residents.

These facilities generated a profit of $1.065mfor the last financial year.

I have suggested in previous years, from asuperficial look at these summarised figures,one could quickly say that we should get out ofthe nursing homes and hostel, and just operateretirement villages.

The problem with this logic is that a lot ofresidents are attracted to retirement villageswhere they know that a hostel/nursing home isavailable when/if their health deteriorates. Weneed the aged care facilities to attract residentsinto the Retirement Villages.

CCoonnssttrruuccttiioonn AAccttiivviittiieess..

As I am sure almost everyone that is here willknow of the construction of the new aged carefacility on this site. This will cost the Board over$30m, which comes on top of almost $20mspent last year on the Morinda facility in Cairns.

These activities require very close managementto ensure our cash reserves are available at theright time that progress payments are made.That is a prime consideration at the current time.

BBeenneevvoolleenntt AAccttiivviittiieess..

During the year we were fortunate enough toreceive $732,557 in bequests which have beenheld for the good of Freemasonry inQueensland.

The Board appreciates the donors’ generosity,and assures them that the funds will be usedappropriately. As I advised in last year’s report,there is currently a further sizeable bequestpending (over $3million), however, some of theconditions attached to the bequest have notyet been met, and the Board is reviewing theterms to ensure that the bequest will ultimatelybe to the advantage of the Board, and not anongoing liability to future Boards. This matterhas basically been resolved since the end ofthe financial year, and will be reported morefully in next year’s accounts.

Funds used in support of brethren and theirfamilies in difficulty, and dollar for dollarsubsidies totalled over $371,000, and thesehave been more fully detailed in the Bro.Presidents report.

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After nine years, this should be my final reportas Treasurer of the Board, and I would firstly liketo thank all the Board members who haveworked with me through my nine years asTreasurer, and four years as a member of theFinance Committee before that. I would alsolike to record my thanks to Clayton Rawle theState Finance Manager who has providedabsolute support and diligent assistance inmanaging and reporting on the financial affairsof the Board during my tenure.

GGEENNEERRAALL BBUUSSIINNEESSSS

The Grand Master invited questions orcomments of an informative nature from thosepresent.

Nil items were raised.

The Grand Master in closing thanked thosepresent for attending. He also once againcongratulated the President and BoardMembers for their dedication and effort duringthe year.

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The Vice President, Wor. Bro. A. Love, inmoving a vote of thanks to the Grand Masterfor acting as Chairman, acknowledged hismany years of membership of the Board andhis continued support.

SANDGATE LIBRARYWe are seeking volunteers to assist withmaintaining the library at the SandgateHomes. If you are able to assist pleasecontact the Board Secretary on 3869 6013.

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COMMUNITYServing the Community


A day of presentations!Brisbane Valley Lodge had a memorable day on Sunday, December 5, 2009when Bro. Stuart Whitehead was presented with a 50 year jewel at our MasonicCentre in Toogoolawah at a well attended light lunch. Stuart, whose father was themanager of the ANZ Bank in the 1950’s and also a member of our lodge, joined thelodge (then called Cressbrook Lodge No 198) in December 1958 and has remaineda member ever since even though he was unable to attend very often. Stuart spentmost of his working life as a doctor in the RAN and ultimately retired with his wifePamela, in Toowoomba.

After the presentation to Stuart those present went to Alkira Hostel to present anelectric lift recliner chair to Mrs Betty Freestun, the widow of one of our brethrenWor. Bro. Ray Freestun.

This donation was prompted by a request from the Alara Association Inc. and thelodge thanks and acknowledges The Harlin/Moore & District Community Club, TheAnglican Parish Council and the RSL Sub Branch Women’s Auxiliary for theircontributions.

Wor. Bro. Les Wilson, WM, Bro. Stuart Whitehead, Wor.Bro. Robert Somerville and RW Bro. John Seymourcongratulating Stuart.

Wor. Bro. Wilson, WMmaking the presentation toMrs Betty Freestun.

Caboolture Lodge ChristmasDonations

At Caboolture Lodge Christmas party 2009, Wor. Bro. Jim Seeleither presented acheque to Jenny from the Caboolture Meals On Wheels to help them purchasesome more ‘Esky’s’ with which they transport the meals to the people in needthroughout the year.

At the same party VW Bro. Jack Lowe presented a cheque to Tania from the localRSPCA which will assist them to purchase some more cages to house theunwanted animals that they are continually asked to care for.

Both of these donations were kindly supported by the Freemasons Board ofBenevolence "Dollar for Dollar" subsidy.

Charity cheque presentationsby Ashton Lodge

At the December 2009 meeting of Ashton Lodge presentation of charity chequeswere given out. The lodge gratefully acknowledges the assistance given by theBoard of Benevolence "Dollar for Dollar" scheme.

$500 to "Rural Lifestyle Options" being a total of $1000 donated for the purchaseof wheel chairs, and $750 to "Karuna Hospice Service" being $1500 donated intotal, for the purchase of a special automated mattress.

Ms Priscilla Maxwell,Community Relations talkingabout the excellent workdone by Karuna Hospice.

Wor. Bro. Eric Armstrongpresenting a cheque to MsCarol Caswell - "RuralLifestyle Options".

Cheque Presentation to Feluga State School

On Friday, November 13, 2009, Alf Macdonald from the Tully Tyson Masonic Lodgecome to the Feluga State School to present a cheque of $2000. The cheque wasdonated with the assistance of United Grand Lodge of Queensland. We would like tothank both the Tully Tyson Masonic Lodge and the United Grand Lodge ofQueensland. Our school captains Lachlan Slater, and Amy O'Kane received thecheque from Alf Macdonald. Belinda Slater, Feluga State School.


Movember Freemason

Bro. Gareth Pethig, Junior Deacon of Mount PleasantLodge UGLQ No 361 who has grown a very obviousreference to Freemasonry on his face during Movember toraise money for Men’s Health.

Donation to LeukaemiaFoundation

Peter Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer, Leukaemia Foundation of Queenslandcalled in on the Palmwoods/Waverly Lodge at Woombye. The lodge, with Bro. KlausHempfing from Kawana Waters have raised $5,248 for the Leukaemia Foundation,the donation was made with the assistance of the Board of Benevolence. The fundswere used to purchase new TVs and Digital Set Top boxes for the homes in CampHill.

The patients, their families and carers are very grateful as the quality of TV receptionwas next to nothing.

Bursary winner at Dayboro

Coronation Lodge honours the memory of an esteemed brother by the sponsorshipof a small bursary at the Dayboro State School. The award goes to the student whois the Dux of the school and this years worthy recipient was Emma Bennett beingpresented with her certificate and her $350 prize by Wor. Bro. Murray Diaz, SW ofCoronation Lodge, at the School Graduation Ceremony.


SERVESERVING THE COMMUNITYSERVESERVING THE COMMUNITY

It started with a bearAlmoner of Stradbroke Lodge No. 349, Wor. Bro. John Bowden, wondered how hislodge could help the RACQ Careflight Rescue service based at Coolangatta.

For years John had personally supported the charity by purchasing its Teddy Bears,starting with the Pilot Bear. He has, over the years, collected 16 bears.

He suggested to lodge members that they purchase a $50 bear, raffle it and donatethe proceeds to Careflight. Lodge members responded by suggesting that a directdonation of $200 be made.

This suggestion made John ponder as to how this donation could be better used,by purchasing equipment for use on board the aircraft which could be labeled withthe lodge’s name and number. He contacted Careflight and asked what theyneeded.

Careflight replied that it was reasonably well supplied with equipment but wasrather short on replacement wet suits, used not only for rescues at sea but also forflood rescue work. Prices, including screen printing of logos, were soon obtainedand the matter put to lodge members.

As the lodge, on the Grand Master’s instructions following the transfer of propertyto Grand Lodge, places the rent into its charity account for use in the community,the decision was made to purchase six suits for use by the Careflight rescue crews.

The Board of Benevolence was approached for dollar-for-dollar assistance,presenting a cheque for $1902.56 to Careflight representative Lisa Douglas atStradbroke’s annual Christmas in July function.

The wet suits were formally handed over by the WM of Stradbroke Lodge, DavidSwift and Almoner John Bowden at the Careflight hangar on December 2, last year.

We wish the wearers well in their life-saving work.Careflight crew proudly wear the new wet suits sponsoredby the Freemasons

Nebulators donatedIll. Bro. Len Cramp, Grand Commander of the Townsville Sovereign Council No 14and V. Wthy. Bro. Ron Capps of J.S. Popham Conbclave No 7 presenting chequesto supporters of 65 Roses Inc. Glenys Cuddy and Kate.

These donations were supported with subsidies from the Board of Benevolence forthe purchase of two Pari Boy SX compressors with LC Sprint nebulators. Thedonations were thankfully received with one unit to Townsville and the other toIngham.

Bundaberg widowscheque donation

At the Installation of Pialba Lodge in June, 2009 Mrs Ruby Brownpresented a donation on behalf of The Bundaberg Widows ofFreemasons for The Masonic Homes. RW Bro. Alan Verran,representing the Grand Master, accepted the Cheque.

Dayboro Chapter SponsorshipDayboro Royal Arch Chapter No. 127 sponsors an annual Encouragement Award atDayboro State School. The award, chosen solely by the teachers, is for the studentwho has shown consistent effort with their schoolwork, shows empathy for andencourages others and seeks to improve their learning independently.

The 2009 recipient of the award, Louise Fuller, is shown being presented with herCertificate and $100 prize by Excellent Companion Tom Dillon, First Principal ofDayboro Chapter at the final assembly of the school 2009 year.


Skin Cancer and YouSkin cancer affects the lives of roughly one in two Australians and the risk increaseswith age. The most common skin cancers are basal cell carcinoma (BCC) andsquamous cell carcinoma (SCC). These cancers are unlikely to cause death and areusually treated well by general practitioners (GPs). Over 400,000 BCCs and SCCsoccur each year in Australia but they only cause 250 deaths. Melanoma, on theother hand, can spread to other parts of the body and become incurable when onlyone millimetre thick. It is important for melanoma to be diagnosed as early aspossible as only very thin melanomas can be completely cured by excision.

After the age of 50 a person will not normally grow a new mole. What appears to bea mole at that age will usually either be a seborrheic keratosis (“senile or greasywart”), a pigmented BCC or a melanoma. “Senile warts” are very common andharmless but they can look like melanomas. Pigmented BCCs are often confusedwith melanomas. If your doctor uses a dermatoscope he will usually be able todistinguish each of these conditions and if he can’t he will do a biopsy.

More and more doctors are using dermatoscopes in their practices. The SkinCancer College of Australia and New Zealand (SCCANZ) is committed to theongoing education of GPs in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer. Youcan go to their website www.sccanz.com.au where you can get information aboutdoctors in your postcode area who have been granted certification in the diagnosisand management of skin cancer.

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Dr Cliff Rosendahl is a general practitioner with a special interest in skin cancer. Hehas practiced in the bayside area in Brisbane for over 25 years and before that heworked in rural Queensland. He is a fellow of the Skin Cancer College of Australiaand New Zealand.

This looks like a mole but it is actually a melanoma. While itis only 3mm in diameter it is already invasive and thereforedangerous.

This is what a doctor sees with a dermatoscope whenlooking at the melanoma in the first image above. Thisincredible detail allows the diagnosis to be made withabsolute confidence leading to immediate effectivetreatment

A dermatoscope

Wor. Bro. Barron Lewis BarnettPast Grand Deacon (G.L. of England)

Deputy District Grand Master, Q’land (E.C)1882-1903

Background to the Lodge:The Lodge was originally consecrated on 15th August 1903 under the English Constitution. RW Bro BarronBarnett was the foundation Master. RW Bro Barnett migrated to Queensland in 1866 and was initiated into Princeof Wales Lodge in 1869, becoming Master in 1874 and Deputy District Grand Master, Queensland EC from 1882to 1903. In 1887 he travelled to England for the Queen Victoria Jubilee celebrations and brought back the swordcurrently used in Grand Lodge ceremonies, and a silver mounted Director of Ceremonies baton which hepresented to Prince of Wales Lodge and which was later presented by them to Barron Barnett Lodge.

In 1903 the District Board of General Purposes recognized the need for Masonic education along the lines of theEmulation Lodge of Instruction in London. This was the initial basis on which the Lodge was formed. With theformation of the United Grand Lodge of Queensland in 1921 the Lodge assumed a role in both research andeducation. The Lodge meets in the Ann Street Centre on the third Wednesday in January, March, May, July,September and November, tyling at 7.15PM.

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Programme for 2010In addition to the addresses outlined below, all present are invited to participate in a discussion on a previouslyadvised Masonic subject. A review of a book, usually on a Masonic related subject is also presented.January 20 “Legend of the Winding Stairs" by Wor. Bro. Pat Malone. A philosophical myth or historical fact? Allwill be revealed in this address.March 17 "The Life and Times of Pythagoras" by VW. Bro. Milford Eyres. This Address will develop the historicaltimes in which Pythagoras lived.May 19 The Ken Wells Commemorative Address"A Continental European Ceremony of Initiation" A very interesting show with deep meanings, a live Masonicpsychodrama produced and presented by the Brethren of Barron Barnett Lodge. Ritual translated and adapted byWor. Bro. Michel H. Fried.July 21 “The Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences" by RW Bro. Richard King. A subject not developed to any extentin our Ritual even though they form the foundation of all personal intellectuality.September 15 “The Two Saints John and Freemasonry" Why were our first Lodges most usually called "of St.John"? by Wor. Bro. Michel H Fried. November 17 Installation of Worshipful Master and Officers for 2011Barron Barnett Lodge welcomes invitations from other Lodges seeking an address whenthey have no ritual work. One of our Brothers will be happy to attend. Please enquire fromour Secretary.

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Other OrdersDeMolay Honours Night

The Honours Night and Proclamation of the Grand Council for DeMolay Australiawas held on Saturday, November 28. 2009.

The new State Master Councillor, Bro. Thomas Turvey, is an active member and asSMC he will be responsible for the various State social events, the major one beingthe annual dinner dance held in August.

Miss Sarah Stewart was invested as the State Sweetheart which is a role given toa young lady primarily to assist the State Master Councillor with the socialfunctions but also to be an ambassador for DeMolay Australia.

Bro. Peter Donald was proclaimed as Grand Master for a third term.

DeMolay confers honours upon members who have given distinguished service.

The highest honour is the Legion of Honour and this was conferred upon Bro. RossKirk who is now a senior member and who has served not only DeMolay for over15 years but also Job’s Daughter’s being the youngest person ever to hold theposition of Associate Grand Guardian. Ross is a Past State Master Councillor andalso serves his Chapter as an adviser. He is not yet 30 years of age and is theyoungest person to receive the honour in Australia’s 60 year DeMolay history. Theaward is not approved lightly as the number of Legionaries around the world is lessthat a thousand of a membership of nearly 1 million.

The Degree of Chevalier was conferred on Bros. Heath Carlisle and Thomas Turveyfor outstanding service to DeMolay Australia, both having served three terms asMaster Councillor of their various Chapters.

The Cross of Honour is presented to adult advisers who have provided service tothe members over a long period. This year Bros. David Carter and Wayne Carlilewere honoured. Of special significance to David was the fact that his son, Bro.Tavis Carter, Master Councillor of Southern Cross Chapter, led the team ofDeMolays to perform the ceremony.

All ceremonies were performed with dignity and decorum and those receiving theHonours were suitably impressed by the true meaning of the Honour.

L to R: Miss Sarah Stewart, State Chapter Sweetheart2009/10; Bro. Peter Donald, Grand Master of DeMolayAustralia and Bro. Tom Turvey, State Master Councillor2009/10.

Presentation of 50 Year JewelAt the Installation meeting of Tully R.A.C. No. 82, R. Ex. Comp. Barrie ShennanPDGZ, Representative of the M. Ex. First Grand Principal, presented a 50 year Jewelto R. Ex. Comp. Jock Watson PDGZ. R. Ex. Comp. Shennan read out the details ofR. Ex. Comp. Watson’s long history with Tully Chapter and his excellent service toRoyal Arch Masonry and the Tully community. R. Ex. Comp. Shennan then invitedR. Ex. Comp. Watson’s wife to pin the jewel on her husband.

This was done at the Banquet so that the occasion could be enjoyed andappreciated by all in attendance.

L to R: R. Ex. Comp. Adrian Wakeling PGJ DGE, R. Ex. Comp. Shennan, MrsWatson and R. Ex. Comp. Watson.

Thirty Year Service CertificateWell known Ipswich Freemason ILL. Bro. Keith "Stormy" Fairweather was presentedwith a 30 year Service Certificate from the Supreme Council of the Ancient &Accepted Scottish Rite for Australia. Pictured presenting him with his certificateduring morning tea at his home in North Ipswich is Phil Bishop, Most WiseSovereign of the Ipswich Moreton United Sovereign Chapter No 64.


Other Orders The Queensland Freemason E magazine

The magazine committee is pleased toannounce that your Freemason magazine isnow available in a new format giving youthe most accessible and readable onlineversion.

To access your magazine click on the new link on the UGLQ web site, click “full page”, and use the left and right

arrows to access the “flip page” facility.

Importantly, advertisements for all ouradvertisers will carry direct links to theirweb sites.

Once members have become familiar withthe convenience of the new onlinemagazine, those who choose to do so will

have the option in November to no longerreceive a hard copy version of themagazine. This will reduce costs in bothprinting and postage. Members who wishto continue to receive their printed copy ofthe magazine will be able to do so.

Ron AndersonChairman, Magazine Committee, UGLQ

JEWELS PRESENTED BY MW GRAND MASTER:60 (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pins and Jewels:* R.W. Bro. S. H. Anderson P.D.G.M. ~ St Patrick Lodge No. 5

50 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pins and Jewels:R.W. Bro. A. J. Allen P.J.G.W. ~ Prince Leopold Lodge No. 45

* R.W. Bro. G. F. Blake O.S.B., P.A.G.M.~ Commonwealth Lodge No. 324

* R.W. Bro. F. W. Charrington ~ Euclid Lodge No. 502

* M.W. Bro. I. K. Smith P.G.M. ~ Cooroy Queen Alexandra

Lodge No. 212

OTHER JEWELS PRESENTED:60 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pins and Jewels:R.W. Bro. F. C. Ainsworth P.J.G.W. ~ Burstow Lodge No. 195

R.W. Bro. M. R. Barnsley P.J.G.W. ~ Burstow Lodge No. 195

V.W. Bro. H. B Candy P.D.G.D.C. ~ Camp Hill Lodge No. 388

* Wor. Bro. J. A. Donnan ~ William McLeod Lodge No.

241

Wor. Bro. K. L. McGilvery ~ Lodge of Transition No. 800

Wor. Bro. C. J. Nicol ~ Yeerongpilly Lodge No. 451

Wor. Bro. R. S. Rodgers ~ Toowoomba Lodge No. 132

V.W. Bro. M. W. Rose P.D.G.D.C. ~ Trinity Daylight Lodge No. 526

Bro. W. L. H. Wilson ~ Hervey Bay Daylight Lodge

No. 521 (Jewel on behalf of

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50 Year (9 Carat Gold) Lapel Pins and Jewels:* Wor. Bro. A. R. Burey ~ Stanthorpe Lodge No. 22

Bro. L. A. Camm ~ Service Memorial Lodge No. 393

* Wor. Bro. T. W. Coleman ~ Maroochy Lodge No. 168

* Wor. Bro. L. J. Crocker ~ Yeerongpilly Lodge No. 451

* Wor. Bro. M. W. Day ~ Theebine Lodge No. 400

* Wor. Bro. J. F. Digweed ~ Ashlar Lodge No. 127

* Bro. G. A. Hill ~ Chelmer Daylight Lodge No. 528

* Wor. Bro. C. S. Hungerford P.G.Swd.Br. ~ Proserpine Whitsunday Lodge

No. 251

V.W. Bro. C. S. Jeffery P.D.G.D.C. ~ Burstow Lodge No. 195

* Wor. Bro. D. G. King P.G.Std.Br. ~ Harmony Daylight Lodge No.

530

* Wor. Bro. R. S. Kirkham ~ Viking Lodge No. 394

Wor. Bro. A. B. Loose ~ Commonwealth Lodge No.

324

Bro. D. R. Mapleson ~ Endeavour Lodge No. 26

V.W. Bro. H. A. Meyer O.A.M., P.D.G.D.C. ~ Mundubbera Burnett Lodge No. 326

* V.W. Bro. W. H. Nixon O.A.M., P.D.G.D.C. ~Sir Augustus Lodge No. 154

Wor. Bro. B. McK. Power ~ Cooloola Lodge No. 524

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* Wor. Bro. L. A. Prosser ~ North Australian Lodge No. 1

* Wor. Bro. H. A. O. Robinson P.J.G.D. ~ Euclid Lodge No. 502

* Bro. E. L. V. Royal ~ Yeerongpilly Lodge No. 451

* Bro. R. J. Rush ~ Queensland Lodge No. 2

* R.W. Bro. A. W. Shillington P.J.G.W. ~ Athelstane Lodge No. 35

* Bro. I. S. Whitehead ~ Brisbane Valley Lodge No. 198

Wor. Bro. S. O. Wolski P.S.G.D. ~ Burstow Lodge No. 195

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