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The District Grand Priory of Tasmania
Constituted - 1985
3 - Preceptories |
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District Grand Prior: |
Rt. Em. Fra. Charles H Smith, PP
District Grand Secretary: |
Ven. Fra. Keith W Hepburn, PP
e-mail:-
khepburn(at)bigpond.net.au |
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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 |
third Saturday, March,
May, July, Sept & Nov (I) |
5.00pm |
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131 |
1979 |
City of Hobart |
Masonic Temple
Colebrook Street
Lenah Valley
Hobart
Tasmania |
third
Saturday, Feb, April, Aug & Oct (I (at)4.00pm) first Saturday,
June: |
5.00pm |
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154 |
1985 |
Montgomery |
Masonic
Hall,
Patrick Street
Ulverstone
Tasmania |
fourth Saturday,
Jan, April: second Saturday, Sept: first
Saturday, July &
Nov (I) |
6.00pm |
e-mail contacts;
No. 131
stromnes(at)bigpond.net.au
District News from Tasmania
The Order of the Temple in Tasmania
by Ven. Fra. Keith W Hepburn, PP D.G.
Secretary.
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. Fra. Barkly Pallett who was installed in 1985. He was succeeded by
Rt. Em. Fra. Maxwell Linton in 1990 and in 1995 Rt. Em. Fra. Bryce Ward became
the third offcer to hold that position. It is interesting to note that no
visitors any of the first three installations.
In 2000 we welcomed the then Grand Master, the Most Em. & Rev. Grand Master Roy
Scott, GCT and his accompanying Great Priory Officers from Scotland and
representatives of mainland District Grand Priories to the installation of Rt. Em. Fra. Kenneth J Milbourne.
It was with great pleasure that we welcomed the Grand Master, the Most Em. &
Rev. Grand Master Kenneth D Kennedy, GCT and his accompanying Great Priory
Officers to carry out the installation of Rt. Em. Fra. Charles H Smith on
Saturday, 16 April, 2005. During the ceremony Rt. Em. Fra. Kenneth J Milbourne
was obligated and invested as Knight Commander of the Temple. The following
Commissioned Officers were announced by the District Grand Prior and the
Commission read by Rt. Em. Fra. David A C Niven, KCT Grand Secretary.
The Most Em. &
Rev. Grand Master and Great Priory Officers were accompanied
by their wives. The party being 17 in all with 9 Officers
and 8 wives. During their week long stay in Tasmania they
were entertained by the Fratres and wives of the Preceptory
& Priory of St. Andrew No. 55, the Preceptory & Priory of
the City of Hobart No. 131 and the Preceptory & Priory of
Montgomery No. 154.
We were also honoured with the attendance of Rt. Em. Fra.
Eric P Maver, PP, HGP the District Grand Prior of New South
Wales together with Em. Fra. John Larsen, HGH District Grand
Secretary, NSW and Em. Fra. Robert Armstrong, HGP NSW. |
Commissioned
Officers: |
| District
Grand Seneschal: |
Ven. Fra.
Andrew J Thollar, PP |
| District
Grand Sub - Prior: |
Em. Fra.
Terence D Dann, PP, HGH |
| District
Grand Constable: |
Ven. Fra.
Roger D Mayne, PP |
| District
Grand Prelate: |
Ven. Fra.
David R Paton, PP |
| District
Grand Secretary: |
Ven. Fra.
Keith W Hepburn, PP |
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