GRAND LODGE
OF ANTIENT, FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF
SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND NORTHERN TERRITORY
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South Australia 1848 - 1896
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English Constitution in South Australia
17 Sep 1845 notification of appointment of Henry Mildred as Provincial Grand Master
29 Mar 1848 Henry Mildred installed as Provincial Grand Master (delayed arrival of Patent of Office from London).  George S Kingston Deputy Provincial Grand Master
1852 - 1854 George S Kingston acting as Provincial Grand Master in absence of Henry Mildred
15 Nov 1854 Dr Benjamin Archer Kent installed as Provincial Grand Master
John Lazar Deputy Provincial Grand Master
1855 - 1861 John Lazar presided during the extended absence overseas of Dr Kent who was present at only one meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge during this time (on 2 March 1858).
22 May 1861 Arthur Hardy installed as Provincial Grand Master
18 Sep 1867 Arthur Hardy now District Grand Master
2 Apr 1884 Final meeting of the District Grand Lodge
16 Apr 1884 formation of Grand Lodge of South Australia.


Scottish Constitution in South Australia

26 Nov 1847 Notification received of appointment of Allan MacFarlane as Provincial Grand Master
8 Apr 1848 Allan MacFarlane installed as Provincial Grand Master at Gloag's Hotel, Mt Barker.  He never took possession of his Commission of Office
8 Jul 1864 Capt. John Hart installed as Provincial GM
? 1873 CHT Connor installed as ProvGM
20 Oct 1880 HCE Meucke installed as ProvGM
Apr 1884 HCE Muecke resigns Office pending formation of Grand Lodge of South Australia
17 Apr 1884 HCE Muecke installs Samuel James Way as Grand Master of South Australia; given rank of a Past Grand Master 

NB - the Minute Books of the Provincial Grand Lodge of South Australia, Scottish Constitution, were lost sometime after the events of April 1884

Also see  Notes on Scottish Freemasonry in South Australia ... (pdf file)


Irish Constitution in South Australia

 
18 Apr 1860 John Tuthill Bagot, MP, installed as Provincial Grand Master by John Lazar, DProvGM of the English Constitution 
27 Dec 1871 William James Crawford installed as Provincial Grand Master
Apr 1884 On formation of Grand Lodge of South Australia, the Duke of Leinster Lodge continues allegiance to the Grand Lodge of Ireland
5 June 1888 Final meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge of Ireland
20 Jan 1896 Death of RW Bro Crawford, ProvGM I.C.


Further reading:

"A History of First Fifty Years of Freemasonry in South Australia 1834-1884", by Glover CRJ (1915): Adelaide
"A History of Craft Masonry in South Australia 1884 - 1934", by Mander-Jones E and Hilbig PB (eds) (1976): Adelaide
"One Hundred and Twenty-five Years of Irish Freemasonry in South Australia", by Cam AM (1982): Adelaide
"Irish Freemasonry in Australasia", by Cam AM (2006): Adelaide
"Notable South Australians or, Colonists, Past and Present", by Loyau, George E (1885): Adelaide
"History of South Australia: a romantic and successful experiment in colonization", by Blacket, John (1911):
"Dictionary of Australasian Biography", by Mennell, Philip (1892)

Notes on Scottish Freemasonry in South Australia ... (pdf file)

resources for George S Kingston:
"Accidental Architect: the Life and Times of George Strickland Kingston", by Langmead, Donald (1994): Darlinghurst NSW, Crossing Press:  ISBN 0646160060
Wikipedia entry en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strickland_Kingston
"A history of the Kingston plan  of Adelaide", article by Bowe, Chris (2004)  www.adelaidereview.com.au
"The Light Myth", article by Bowe, Chris (2004)  www.adelaidereview.com.au

resources for Dr Benjamin Archer Kent:
"Benjamin's Son: Benjamin Archer Kent MD. (1808-1864)", by Schurr, Peter H (1991)  (Pp 193): London
      ISBN 1-85315-146-7  /  1-85315-145-9.
"Mills, Millers and Millwrights: how the Machine Age came to South Australia", article by Carter, Jennifer MT, and  Cross, Roger T (2001) in Electronic Journal of Australian and New Zealand History www.jcu.edu.au/aff/history/articles/carter_cross.html

resources for John Tuthill Bagot:
obituary in SA Register, 13 August 1870, p.7 col e-f

resources for Arthur Hardy:
"Justice in the Early Days", by Arthur Hardy in the Register, 12 November 1906, page 6a,
"Death of Mr Arthur Hardy - South Australia's Oldest Lawyer" in the Advertiser, 14 July 1909, page 9g;
Observer, 17 July 1909, page 41b; Register, 14 July 1909
"The lasting hills: essays in the history of the Adelaide Hills", by Martin, Robert (2006): Adelaide  ISBN 9780646467184

Australian Dictionary of Biography Online:




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