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Freemasonry in Australia can be traced to the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 with officers and soldiers of the military forces. The first lodge in Sydney was established in 1820 under the Irish Constitution of Freemasonry. The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales was officially formed in 1888, and later became responsible for Freemasonry in the Australian Capital Territory. Complete records were kept from the time of the lodge’s creation. | Freemasonry in Australia can be traced to the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 with officers and soldiers of the military forces. The first lodge in Sydney was established in 1820 under the Irish Constitution of Freemasonry. The United Grand Lodge of New South Wales was officially formed in 1888, and later became responsible for Freemasonry in the Australian Capital Territory. Complete records were kept from the time of the lodge’s creation. | ||
These records were created to track members of the organization and to record their individual achievements of merit. The records regarding achievements within the organization are very reliable. Biographical information is usually reliable but in a few cases may have been deliberately falsified. | |||
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==== Australia, New South Wales and Australian Crown Territory Masonic Lodge Registers, 1830-1991 ==== | ==== Australia, New South Wales and Australian Crown Territory Masonic Lodge Registers, 1830-1991 ==== | ||
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==== Australia, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, Masonic Lodge Card Indexes, 1831-1930 ==== | ==== Australia, New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory, Masonic Lodge Card Indexes, 1831-1930 ==== | ||
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID = CID1834852 | {{Collection_Browse_Link |CID = CID1834852 |title = Australia, New South Wales and Australian Crown Territory Masonic Lodge Registers, 1830-1991 (Card Indexes) | ||
|title = Australia, New South Wales and Australian Crown Territory Masonic Lodge Registers, 1830-1991 (Card Indexes) | |||
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||