The Past
History
The precise origins of Freemasonry are unknown.
While theories abound, the most widely held belief is that modern Freemasonry evolved out of stonemasons' guilds in 17th century England.
Freemasons have their values in common - not wealth or power
Famous Australian Freemasons
Sir Edmund Barton (1849-1920), 1st Australian Prime Minister,
Sir George Reid (1845-1918), 4th Prime Minister of Australia,
Sir Joseph Cook (1860-1947) 6th Prime Minister of Australia,
Stanley Melbourne Bruce (1883- 1967) 8th Prime Minister of Australia
Sir Earle Grafton Page (1880-1961)11th Prime Minister of Australia
Sir Robert Menzies (1894-1978), 12th Prime Minister of Australia,
Sir Arthur William Fadden (1894-1972) 13th Prime Minister of Australia.
Sir John McEwen (1900-1980) 18th Prime Minister of Australia.
Sir John Grey Gorton (1911-2002) 19th Prime Minister of Australia.
Sir William McMahon (1908-1988) 20th Prime Minister of Australia.
Captain Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) Explorer
Sir William Clarke, former Chief Justice of Victoria,
Sir Donald Bradman (1908-2001),World Famous Australian Cricketer.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897-1935), aviator first to cross the Pacific from the US to Brisbane in1928
Col Dr Sir Weary Dunlop, WWII Japanese POW Changi Railway
Graham Kennedy, Entertainer and the "King of Television".
Freemason, Victoria Cross Recipients
Lt William Dunstan, Victoria Cross Winner
John Bisdee (1869-1930)
Lt Neville Howse (1863-1930),
Arthur Blackburn (1892-1960)
George Cartwright (1894-1978)
William Currey (1895-1948)
John Edmondson (1914-1941)
James Gordon (1907-1986)
Blair Wark (1894-1941)
James Gorman (1834-1882)
John Whittle (1882-1946)
James Rogers (1873-1961)
Hugo Throssell (1884-1933)
William Donovan Joynt (1889-1986)
Lord Gowrie (1872-1955)
Corporal Cameron Stewart Baird VC
*Acknowledgement to the Lodge of Devotion 723 for being the invaluable resource
