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The District Grand Priory of Tasmania
Constituted - 1985
3 - Preceptories |
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District Grand Prior: |
Rt Em Fr Keith W Hepburn PP
District Grand Secretary: |
Ven Fr Peter Edwards PP
e-mail:-
cpedwards(at)bigpond.com |
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Roll
No: |
Year Constituted |
Preceptory |
Meeting Place |
Musters Held |
Time |
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55 |
1923 |
St. Andrew |
Masonic Hall
39 Brisbane Street
Launceston
Tasmania |
3rd Saturday,
March, May, Sept & Nov (I) |
4.00pm |
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131 |
1979 |
City of Hobart |
Lindisfarne
Masonic Centre
Gordon's Hill Road / Beach Road
Tasmania |
3rd Saturday,
Feb, April, June & Oct (I) first Saturday Aug |
4.00pm |
|
154 |
1985 |
Montgomery |
Masonic
Hall,
Patrick Street
Ulverstone
Tasmania |
4th Saturday,
Jan, April: 1st
Saturday, July, Sept &
Nov (I) |
5.00pm |
e-mail contacts;
No. 131
stromnes(at)bigpond.net.au
District News from Tasmania
The Order of the Temple in Tasmania
by Rt Em Fr Keith W Hepburn, District Grand Prior.
The first Preceptory in
the then colony Van Diemen's land was under a traveling warrant from the Irish
Constitution. This was between 1833 - 1856.
In 1879 the Great Priory of England issued a warrant for a Preceptory in
Launceston. This Preceptory had a short life and closed during a severe
depression in 1886. However, some of its furniture survived. This is still in
use St. Andrews Preceptory which received a Charter from the Great Priory of
Scotland in 1923 and was consecrated in 1926.
Fifty four years was to pass before a second Preceptory was established in
Tasmania. This was City of Hobart Preceptory. Thus the Order became active in
both the north and south of the island. The north west region remained without a
Preceptory until 1985 when Montgomery Preceptory received its Charter. The way
was open for a petition to form a District and this was duly established.
The first District Grand
Prior was Rt Em Fr Barkly Pallett who was installed in 1985. He was
succeeded by Rt Em Fr Maxwell Linton in 1990 and in 1995 Rt Em Fr Bryce Ward became
the third officer to hold that position. It is interesting to note that there
were no
visitors any of the first three District installations.
In 2000 we welcomed the Most Em and Rev Fr Roy
Scott, GCT (the then Grand Master) and his accompanying Great Priory
Officers from Scotland and representatives of mainland District Grand
Priories to the installation of Rt Em Fr Kenneth J Milbourne as District Grand Prior
In 2005 we welcomed Most Em and Rev Fr Kenneth D Kennedy, GCT (when Grand
Master) together with a large contingent of Great Priory Officers
who were accompanied by their wives making a total of 19 in the party for the Installation of Rt Em Fr
Charles H Smith as District Grand Prior
Most recently we welcomed The Most Em and Rev Grand Master David AC Niven, GCT, together with V Em Fr Pringle Johnstone, Grand Secretary and Rt Em
Fr John Taylor Past District Grand Prior of Dumfries & Galloway accompanied by Mrs Ann Niven and Mrs Valerie Taylor for the 2010 Installation of Rt Em Fr Keith W
Hepburn as District Grand Prior |
Commissioned
Officers: |
| District
Grand Seneschal: |
Em
Fr David R Paton PP HGH |
| District
Grand Sub - Prior: |
Em Fr J McLelland PP HGH |
| District Grand Constable: |
Ven Fr G.W. Herbert PP |
| District Grand Prelate: |
Ven Fr RO Thorne PP |
| District Grand Secretary: |
Ven Fr C Peter Edwards PP |
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