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10 Guidelines for Freemasons
[Mis]conceptions of the Craft
A Hidden Truth in Plain Sight
A visual contemplation on the nature of “Truth”
Affordable Viable Freemasonry for the Future
Am I the problem, or part of the solution ?
Ancient Use of The Cable-Tow
ANZAC Day
- ANZAC Day 2008 - The First Anzacs
- ANZAC Day 2009 - A Happier ANZAC Story; Beersheba
- ANZAC Day 2010 - Things I should have asked my Grandfather
- ANZAC Day 2011 - Gallipoli Campaign in the Dardanelles
  - Rum and the Armed Forces
- ANZAC Day 2012 - Freemasons & the Shrine of Remembrance
- ANZAC Day 2013 - Australian War Memorial Canberra
- ANZAC Day 2015 - 100th Anniversary
- ANZAC Day 2016 – Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG (1981-2013)
- Other Military Related Articles
Are You a Good Ambassador for Freemasonry?
Australia Day - Freemason Parade 2012
Beyond the Blue
Books on Freemasonry - Reviews
Brilliant Masonic Ideas
Cars and Vehicles
- Masonic Unique Vehicles Group at Ringwood
- Our Deux Chevaux
- The New Electric Tuckerboxes at Gundagai
Coping with Bipolar Disorder and the 2nd Degree
Cultural Adaptation
Devotion News 100th Edition
Devotion Nobles
Directing Masons
Discrimination & Prejudice
Don’t Look Behind the Curtain and The Generational Divide
DUTCH MASONRY IN AUSTRALIA
Each to his own ability
Freemasonry and Spirituality ‘Going deeper into the hidden mysteries’
Freemasonry, the Brand
Funny, amusing and or satire
- Amusing Lodge Masonic Lodge Minutes
- Introducing Letters from Hiram Abiff
- The Right Royal Noble Valiant Christian Chivalrous and Masonic Order Of Zorro (ROZ)
Galvayne’s Groove and Integrity
Grand Master's Message – On four letter words
How to move a motion from the floor of a lodge
I am a Master Mason
I'M THE GUY (who you ignored and left)
In a nutshell; ...a system of morality... veiled in allegory...
In Search of Smooth Ashlars
Job For Junior Wardens
Judge Kindly. . .
Learning Masonic Ritual
- Ensuring Ritual has Impact; Learning Lines in Scotland.
- New Freemasons - Learning Lines
Letter to the Editor from Canada - What makes a good lodge?
Letters of Note; “Love, Dad”
Lodge Devotion Benevolence Activities
Lodge Devotion, Influencing Freemasonry in India ?
Low Expectations Limits Potential
Masonic Appellations, and Pre and Post Nominals
Masonic History and Things Historic
- A Concise History of Freemasonry
- A Time-line of Australian Masonic History
- Australasian No 1 Lodges - History
  - Australia Felix No. 1 Our History
- Freemasonry Beginnings in Australia
- Freemasonry in Rutherglen & Rutherglen Lodge No. 188
- GOULD'S HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ~ FREEMASONRY IN AUSTRALASIA TASMANIA and New Zealand, VICTORIA
- Happy St Patricks Day 2015 & a Glimpse at Irish Freemasonry
- Names of all Masonic Craft Lodges known in Victoria Australia, United Grand Lodge Victoria (UGLV)
- Some Australian Jewish Masonic History
- Supreme Order of The Holy Arch
- The Baal's (Ball's) Bridge Square 1507 A.D.
- The Carringbush Hotel aka "The Friendly Societies Hotel", July 2015 Meeting
- The First Decade, 1839 to 1849
- The First Reformer of the Craft
Masonic Moments‏; short items for contemplation and lodge newsletters and summons papers
Masonic Music Related Articles
- Contemplations comprising the words of Lodge Odes
- Lodge Songs
  - Submit your Lodges' Vistors Song
- Pipe Organ once in Freemasons Hall Collins Street Melbourne
- The value and meaning of music within Freemasonry
Masonic Orders Worked by Victorian Masons
Masonic Trivia
- Non-Masonic Trivia - John ‘Mad Jack’ Churchill
Masonic Virtues - Masonic Attributes
Masters' Messages
- Master's Message - The Worry Tree, Christmas Message Dec 2011
- Master's Message - 15 years of Masonic service denied ! July 2006
- Master's Message - Achievments at Lodge Devotion 2012-2014
- Master's Message - Can Do attitude, March 2015
- Master's Message - Charity
- Master's Message - Devotion and success, Installation 2010
- Master's Message - Dreams of Ambition & Funrun, Oct 2012 on
- Master's Message - Grand Master Visits Lodge Devotion, Feb 2014
- Master's Message - Masonic Values in Indonesia
- Master's Message - Masonic Values in Indonesia
- Master's Message - Membership & Friendship
- Master's Message - Sir William Clarke, September 2012
- Master's Message - Table Lodge
- Master's Message - The Strength of Lodge Devotion & Lodges under threat, July 2012
- Master's Message – The Tranquility of Lodge, March 2008
- Masters' Messages from Other Lodges
  - Thoughts from an outgoing Master
Men's Health - Movember at Lodge Devotion in 2009
Men’s health through the eyes of a reluctant patient
Men’s Health – Crowns on Teeth
On Don's July Diary and the dilemma of Truth
Other Masonic Lodges
- Lodge Devotion No.160 F&AM Kentucky
- LODGE OF AUSTRALIA FELIX No 1 UGLV
- Lodge of the Golden Fleece No. 300 UGLV
- Lodge of Transition Number 0 UGLV
- Lodge Victoria Cross # 928 UGLNSW&ACT
- Memorial Wall - Zetland Masonic Lodge UGLV
- The Lodge of Concern 852 UGLV
Other Non-Masonic Fraternal Orders
- AOFB - Froth blowers (A.O.F.B.)
- RAOB - The Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes
- RAOB Hall, town of Kingscote on Kangaroo Island South Australia
Our Worshipful Masters - Qualified and Able ?
Past Masters and Heretics.
Past Masters Friend or Foe
People Can’t Join Freemasonry If They’ve Never Heard Of It
Podcast - Fail Fast, Fail Small and Fail Forward
Positioning For Change By Fostering Inclusion And Debate.
Quotes on Leadership
Reflections of a Mason's Wife
Rehearsals
Research & Masonic Genealogy
Role of Deacons in a Degree
Sailing in the Second Degree
SEVEN BLUNDERS OF THE MASONIC WORLD
Sitting in Lodge
Some famous Australian Freemasons
- Large List of Notable and Famous Australian Freemasons
Stewards are more than Masonic Waiters
Success & Inspiration can be in small actions & a lot of inedible T.O.F.U.
Success needs Succession - Passing the Baton
Table Lodge - Ceremony of the Seven Toasts
- A few notes on the Table Lodge – the Saints John
- Devotion’s 2016 Table Lodge Meeting
- Table Lodge (almost) set up
- Vivat ! Vivat ! Vivat !
Talk to your Brothers
The Blessings of Affluence and Generosity
The Cringe Factor
The Desiderata
The Four Cardinal Virtues
The Future is the Present
The Gift of Yourself - A Christmas Story
The King and the Craft
The Lewis
The Monkeys And The Banana
The Old Masters Wages
The Rite of Circumambulation
The Tao of Masonry: Unexpected Jewels (Doing something is better than reading about it) 2008 01
Three Rosettes of a Master Masons' Apron
Tyler's Toast
Unexpected Pizza Night & PTSD
Victorian Freemasons on TV -Channel 31
Victorian High Country Huts Association
- Victorian High Country Huts Association CALENDAR 2011
- Victorian High Country Huts Association Calendar-2012
- Victorian High Country Huts Association Calendar-2016
Was the Smith Family Charity Founded by Freemasons at Christmas?
- 1932 Book; The Smith Family, Its work and story 1932
- 1935: Memorandum of Association of THE SMITH FAMILY JOYSPREADERS and Articles of Association of THE SMITH FAMILY JOYSPREADERS 1935 00206B9B9BA8160208064107.pdf
- Baulkham Hills seems an epicentre of Masonic Benevolance. Masonic Orphan Schools, William Thompson Masonic School
- CONSTITUTION of the SMITH FAMILY JOYSPREADERS UNLIMITED (undated, probably pre 1935))
- Looking at Newspaper Sources
- Looking for Early Books, Documents & Writting on the Smith Family, Pre WW2
- Looking for Information on the Smith Family and the Freemasons
- The Five; The Smith Family was founded in 1922 by five NSW Freemasons (needing verification)
- The Five; Wikipedia as the sources of names; Rupert Cropley, Benjamin Drummer, HB Carrington, JG Bannerman and LC Packer
  - March 2016 UPDATE on Bros Cropley, Drummer, Carrington, Bannerman and Packer - all Freemasons
- Thinking About MR. A. W. FLEMING. The Smith Family Founded in NZ and another name...
What happens at a Masonic Lodge Meeting ?
What Makes a Lodge ?
Where Did They All Go?
Whither are we travelling?
Why do Deacons carry wands ?
Wise Words Quotes
Write your name into the History of Freemasonry

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