Lodge Caledonia of Canberra, 2009 Master, WBro Iain Crawford
Senior Warden, Bro Jamie King and Junior Warden Bro Joe Arnold

Due to the closure of the Canberra Masonic Centre for demolition and rebuilding during late 2008-2010, Lodge Caledonia of Canberra is
now meeting on the 1st Thursday of the month
except Januarywhen we meet on
Monday 25 January 2010 (anniversary of Robert Burns' birthday)
at the
Queanbeyan Masonic Centre (Google map)
Please open these links or see below for maps and driving directions. Contact the Secretary or web site manager for clarification.

Zoom the map for detail, using the buttons at left. Use the links to get driving directions.
Directions: From the main street (Monaro St / Kings Highway), go south (away from Canberra) onto Crawford St and the QMC is about 100m on the left. Parking is available in the carpark immediately to the rear of the Masonic Centre.

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Installation 2010
Installation of Bro Jamie King

Saturday 27 March 2010
Queanbeyan Masonic Centre

Installing Master: VWBro Henry Nichol
Representative of the Grand Master: RWBro Wal Hopkinson
Grand Director of Ceremonies: VWBro Ken Hopkinson

Grand Lodge, led by RWBro Wal Hopkinson (centre, front)

Entered Apprentices, with their mentor; four Fellowcraft joined them later.

Installation Cake (L-R: WBro Jamie King; Senior Warden, Bro Joe Arnold; Junior Warden, Bro Carlos Alarcon)

The Three Masters:
Installing Master, VWBro Henry Nichol; Wordhipful Master, WBro Jamie King;
Immediate Past Master, WBro Iain Crawford

King Family (L-R: WBro Jamie King and Tracey; Rory; Mum and Dad.

Jonas family - 13 February 2010

Lodge Caledonia of Canberra No 938 held an Emergent Meeting
in the rooms of Lodge Gundagai United No 25,
at which Past Master, WBro Boyd Jonas, initiated his son Danial.
Boyd was initiated in Gundagai, where his father WBro Lew Jonas still lives.
L-R: WBro Lew Jonas, WBro Boyd Jonas, Bro Danial Jonas

2010 Burns Night

On this occasion the supper honouring "The Bard", Robert Burns, was celebrated on Burns birthday, 25 January. As has become usual for Lodge Caledonia of Canberra, tartan was worn by many Lodge members and visitors, and lassies; there were performances by Scottish dancers, and the Australian Federal Police Pipes and Drums -- recently returned from the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.

WM, WBro Iain Crawford (right) watching the dancing.

WBro Archie Hay gives the "Address to the Haggis".

WBro Iain Crawford (right) watching the piping by the Australian Federal Police Pipes and Drums.
Among the pipers is Bro Jamie King, elected earlier as WM Elect.

2009 Installation

WBro Iain Crawford is presented with his Installed Master Certificate
by RWBro Derek Robson PDGM
with his family in attendance:
L-R brother Bro Alistair Crawford,
father Bro John Crawford (note), and
son Bro Stephen Crawford
(Note: It has been a difficult year for WBro Iain Crawford,
including the death of his father in November 2009.
We warmly remember Bro John Crawford as a brother.)

WBro Iain Crawford and the piper exchange salutes at the Installation Banquet.

The last candidate initiated into Lodge Caledonia of Canberra at Bligh House, before its demolition, was Bro Andrew Campbell. The work was undertaken by the WM and officers of Lodge Ethos 963 during its annual exchange night with Caledonia, Ethos' mother lodge.
(L-R)VWBro David Horton DGIW D103, WBro Bill McVie (WM, Lodge Ethos 963), Bro Andrew Campbell, WBro Noel Bunt (WM, Lodge Caledonia of Canbera 938)

"He lived respected and died regretted"

WBro John Sweetman was Master of Lodge Caledonia of Canberra during two years from March 2003 until March 2005. He died suddenly in mid-September 2007 while being treated for cancer.

John was well known among Canberra's Freemasons for being one of the two organisers for the Sunday night feeding of Canberra's needy people at the Griffin Centre in Civic by local Lodges. This photo shows John's serious side, but he had a ready sense of humour and a great heart for those who needed assistance.

Those who knew John's trade did not begrudge shaking the hand of a true master craftsman. John's professional life was spent with the finer things in life, jewellry and precious metals, working as a 'manufacturing jeweller' in a major Canberra store for many years. At Lodge, his hands were often ingrained with the materials he had been using that day while shaping and burnishing the fine pieces.

United Grand Lodge
of New South Wales
and the Australian Capital Territory

This lodge practices the "arts and hidden mysteries of Freemasonry".

-It one of the various lodges in Canberra, the national Capital city of Australia.