Field trip - Port Adelaide Sunday 25 March

Ladies, friends and brethren are invited to attend on March Sun 25.

12noon - meet for lunch at Newmarket Hotel across the road from the Port Adelaide Masonic Centre - wide range of dishes including Sunday Roast - prices $15 - $19

1-2pm - Port Adelaide Masonic Centre (pictured, erected in late 1920's; architect Charles Walter Rutt) - "An Illustrated History of Port Adelaide with a Masonic bias" - presentation by T Molde. The building is listed on the Australian Heritage Register - the exterior is "a unique example of the Egyptian revival style of architecture in South Australia".

Other optional activities include:

• Port Princess Dolphin Cruise on the MV Port Princess. Departs at 3.15pm from Fisherman's Wharf. Duration 1 hour. Cost $2.50 per head

• visit the Maritime Museum, 12 Lipson Street, Open 10am - 5pm. Admission - concession $6.50

• visit the Port Markets - at Queens Wharf at end of Commercial Road.
  

Meeting Programme for 2007

The following programme is subject to alteration. Any changes will be notified on this site.

• February Mon 26 at 6pm - Adelaide Masonic Centre - Guest Speaker: Rob Casson
• March Sun 25 - Port Adelaide Masonic Centre - T Molde - An Illustrated History of Port Adelaide with a Masonic bias. Lunch at Newmarket Hotel and cruise the Port River
• April Mon 30 at 6pm - Adelaide Masonic Centre - Guest Speaker: G Woolmer
• May Sun 27 - Adelaide TBA - Masonic Pub Crawl
• June Mon 25 at 6pm - Adelaide Masonic Centre - Guest Speaker from John McDouall Stuart Society
• August 3-5 - State History Conference, Barossa Valley
• August Thur 30 at 6pm - Adelaide Masonic Centre - AGM

The past revisited - 1856 - 1906 - 1956

1856

14 January 1856 - The Warrant of the Lodge of Truth was delivered

4 March 1856 - first meeting of the Duke of Leinster Lodge No.363 IC

June 1856 - the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England and Wales was formed. Dr BA Kent of Kent Town, Adelaide participated in this meeting.

27 December 1856 - there was a combined Installation of the Masters of the Lodge of Harmony, United Tradesmen's Lodge and Lodge of Truth.

30 December 1856 - a Banquet was held at Bro. Baldwin's Prince of Wales Hotel to celebrate the Festival of St John the Evangelist, RW Bro. John Lazar presiding.
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1906


March 1906 - Pirie Mark Lodge formed.

14 May 1906 - formation of the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of South Australia

1956

February 1956 - Foundation Stone laid for Enfield Lodge No.145

3 May - the Governor of South Australia, Sir Robert George, was installed as Grand Master

The War Memorial Pipe Organ was installed in the Way Room at 254 North Terrace, Adelaide

Five hundred pounds was donated to the Lord Mayor's River Murray Flood Relief Appeal

Millicent Masonic building dedicated.

Lodge Thespian No.195 formed.