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Diploma of Mastery in Gardenery - Richard J. U. Charleston, [1918]
We have received some very useful information via our Facebook page which is reproduced below:
Tracey Evans: They all appear to be members of the Adamstown branch:- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138837108
and some information about the lodge - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139055254
Leon Garde: Gibson is from Maitland - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136259880
and: Henry Pullen is a resident of William Street, Hamilton. See http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article139273380
and: Basically it ran as a life insurance club. See http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article138837679
Michelle Watson: One of the many mutual aid societies. Possibly subsumed by a commercial insurance company at some stage.
Matthew Glenn Ward Here's a note on the various flower named lodges and history of the movement - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134805406
P.G.M. - Provincial Grand Master
See Wikipedia article about the Order of Free Gardeners
SubjectGrand United Order of Free Gardeners of AustralasiaCharleston, Richard John Uglow, [1853-1938]Fraternal organizations -- AustraliaGardening -- Australia -- Societies, etc.CreatorGrand Lodge of the Grand United Order of Free Gardeners of AustralasiaCollectionMaps, Plans and Large Format ItemsDate Created[1918]IdentifierM4332Editing is temporarily disabled
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