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The card index is handwritten on pre-printed cards and includes the following: | The card index is handwritten on pre-printed cards and includes the following: | ||
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• Deceased members | • Deceased members | ||
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• Land purchases or leases for lodge use | • Land purchases or leases for lodge use | ||
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'''Biographical information usually found in the card indexes includes:''' | '''Biographical information usually found in the card indexes includes:''' | ||
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• Lodge name or number | • Lodge name or number | ||
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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
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• The approximate dates of attendance | • The approximate dates of attendance | ||
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Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | Use the locator information found in the index (such as page, entry, or certificate number) to locate your ancestors in the records. Compare the information in the record to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct person. You may need to compare the information of more than one person to make this determination. | ||
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• When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
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If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following: | If you are unable to find the ancestors you are looking for, try the following: | ||
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• Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | • Search the indexes and records of nearby counties. | ||
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== Record History == | == Record History == | ||
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<br>Freemasonry In Australia can be traced to the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 with some record keeping beginning at that time. 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. | <br>Freemasonry In Australia can be traced to the First Fleet’s arrival in 1788 with some record keeping beginning at that time. 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. | ||
=== Why this Record Was Created === | === Why this Record Was Created === | ||
<br>These records were created to track members of the organization and to record their individual achievements of merit. | <br>These records were created to track members of the organization and to record their individual achievements of merit. | ||
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<br>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. | <br>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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== How Has This Article Helped You? == | == How Has This Article Helped You? == | ||
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== Related Web Sites == | == Related Web Sites == | ||
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'''This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.''' | '''This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.''' | ||
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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
[[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales, Australia]]<br> | [[New South Wales, Australia|New South Wales, Australia]]<br> | ||
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== Sources of This Collection == | == Sources of This Collection == | ||
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“Australia, New South Wales Masonic Lodge Registers, 1831-1930,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory. “Lodge Records.” Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory, Sydney. FHL digital images. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | “Australia, New South Wales Masonic Lodge Registers, 1831-1930,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory. “Lodge Records.” Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australia Capitol Territory, Sydney. FHL digital images. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
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