Masonic Lodge – Glen Innes News

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Highland Dancing in the Glen…and Beyond

Local NewsAustralian Celtic Festival, Australian Standing Stones, Jacaranda Highland Dancers, Masonic Lodge

Six years ago Kristina Sanne, Director and Lead Teacher at Jacaranda Highland Dancers in Grafton, was approached by a few persuasive Glen Innes families keen to have highland dancing classes made available in Glen Innes for their children. Despite some initial misgivings about the logistics of expanding her dance studio, and the commute up the Gwydir, Kristina said yes. She now teaches at the Masonic Lodge Hall on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings, once a fortnight. The studio continues to grow and currently there are 20 children and 2 adult students from a wide range of backgrounds, not just for…

Glen Innes Masonic Lodge Celebrates 150 Years

Local NewsGlen Innes Masonic Lodge, Margot Davis, Masonic Lodge

The Glen Innes Masonic Lodge 44 celebrated its sesquicentennial 150th anniversary this month. In 1874 a group of Freemasons who were living in Glen Innes held a meeting to consider the advisability of establishing a Freemasons lodge in town. They petitioned the district Grand Lodge of England to obtain a warrant. The petition was granted by the district Grand Master A.T. Holroyd on 14th October 1874. Holroyd authorised the dispensation that allowed the masons to meet as a lodge pending the receipt of the warrant. The inauguration and first installation of a Worshipful Master, Henry Downer and his invested officers…

Glen Innes Masonic Lodge to Mark 150th Anniversary

Local NewsEmmaville, Glen Innes Masonic Lodge, Masonic Lodge

The Glen Innes Masonic Lodge No. 44 is preparing to celebrate a significant milestone on 25 January 2025, marking 150 years since its establishment in 1875. This sesquicentennial anniversary highlights the long-standing presence and contributions of the lodge within the local community. To commemorate the occasion, a book titled A Sesquicentennial History of the Glen Innes Masonic Lodge No. 44 has been written and published. The book details the intertwined history of the lodge, its members, and the growth of Glen Innes over the past century and a half. The lodge’s early members played key roles in the development of…