FVNews Daily. 
No 72. Thursday, July 23, 2020
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Vale Sidney Brooks
• We regret to advise of the passing of Sidney Brooks to the Grand Lodge Above. Born on October 2, 1929, Sidney, 90, was a member ofKensington Lodge No. 77.

Vale Brian Moore
• “It is with sadness that I advise the passing of VWBro Brian Moore PGIWkgs to the Grand Lodge Above on Sunday (July 19). Bro. Brian was unaffiliated, a former member of Lowan Lodge No. 107 and the 1995 Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team. Unfortunately due to the COVID-19restrictions, his funeral will be invitation only, and will be held at the Horsham Anglican Church, Baillie St, Horsham, on Friday (July 24), commencing at 1pm, followed by a Masonic Ceremony and burial at the Horsham Lawn Cemetery,” advises John McTaggart.

Well done ‘Tiny’
• Yesterday’s FVNews Daily included a request for help for a Polish man who was isolated in Bendigo because of COVID-19, and in need of accommodation and company. Enter Bro. ‘Tiny Harrison, ex-Grand Sword Bearer of Shepparton. A wonderful example of Freemasonry at work.

Free publicity for the asking

• Darrell Traplin, Secretary of Gippsland Lakes Lodge, shares the positive publicity for Freemasonry in The Lakes Post newspaper this week.

More free publicity

• Jim Jolly of the Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge had success with having Freemasons publicity published in the Bairnsdale Advertiser newspaper this week. (Thanks to Paul Brennand, Grand Superintendent of Membership, for passing on this clipping.)

And even more free publicity
• Are you a member of a Lodge in one of these areas? Ash Long (editor@LocalPaper.com.au)is Publisher of local newspapers in these areas, and will give favourable attention to publishing positive items of news about Freemasonry, without charge:
• Banyule, Boroondara, Brimbank, Darebin, Hobsons Bay, Hume, Knox, Manningham, Mansfield, Maribyrniong, Maroondah, Mitchell, Monash, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Murrindindi, Nillumbik, Whitehorse, Whittlesea and Yarra Ranges.
• And coming soon: Bayside, Casey, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington Peninsula, Port Phillip, Stonningtonand Yarra.

Fez Day for Shriners
• Peter Atkin and Nevill Wiggins pass on news of the Shriners Australia ‘Fez Day 2020’ at 7.30pmthis Saturday, July 25: “We’ll be discussing what the National Executive has been doing, an update on the Discover Vanuatu 10-Day Cruise, a preliminary overview of what we’ve got planned for 2021 – including a potential visit to the Philippines and lots more.” LINK

Virtual Tour of the New York Masonic Building
• Harry Adlerstein advises of the Mount Scopus and Collegians Lodge Business Meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Tuesday (July 28).  Waiting room will be open at 7.15pm. Dress Code: White Shirt,Black Tie or GL Tie.• “We will be given a Virtual Tour Of The New York Masonic Building by 
Wor. Bro Shlomo Bar-Ayal, Worshipful Master of James W. Husted-Fiat Lux Lodge No. 1068, New York, USA.” LINK

West Wimmera Mark and Dimboola Royal Ark Mariners Lodges
• John McTaggart says: “You are invited to the virtual business meetings of  West Wimmera Mark and Dimboola Royal Ark Mariners Lodges to be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday (July 29).” LINK

Indian ritual meeting in Victoria
• Ange Kenos tells us that the Lodge of Commerce meets at 7.30pm on Monday (July 27). There will be a presentation on the plans for a newIndian Ritual Lodge in Victoria. LINK

Masonic Mailbag
• Tom Stirling writes: “‘A point within a circle’ is how you get a perfect square. With the compass, or in ancient times, a stick on a piece of string, draw a circle. Draw a line through the centre bi-secting the circumference, then make a third point anywhere on the circumference, join the three spots and you get a perfect square every time.”

More Mailbag
• Ange Kenos writes: “I posted a link to the great Rats of Tobruk movie, featuring . and others. PGM Jones advised that his Freemason father was himself a member of that group of heroes. Brethren, the Grand Library would love to have you conduct histories of family members who are/were Freemasons and who were war heroes, doctors, scientists, anyone who may have played a special part in history. While you are stuck at home you could research and write their stories, then email them to me to be added to our collections. These stories, their stories, are far too important to be lost” EMAIL

World News
• The Chester Standard (UK) reports:”At times of crisis, Chester’s Masonic Hall has always come to the fore to help the citizens of Chester. During the First World War the Masonic Hall in Hunter St was used as a sewing centre for the city’s seamstresses making bed sheets and pyjamas for the infantry returning from the war.• “During the Second World War the hall was also used as a lecture theatre by Chester Corporation to ensure our citizens made the best use of public allotments in growing crops for the city despite being fire bombed as well as being used as a command centre for the Air Raid Protectiongroup where messengers would ride by bicycle to the centre to provide status of air raids over the city.” LINK

What’s On: online meetings
• www.masonsconnect.com

Famous Freemasons
• Banks, Sir Joseph – 1st Baronet (1743-1820) – This noted naturalist accompanied Captain Cook on his journey from England across theSouth Pacific to New Zealand (1768-1771). He was elected to The Royal Society of London in 1766 and, in 1778, became its President. A botanical advisor to King George III, Joseph Banks is credited with introducing acacia, ‘Banksia’, eucalyptus and mimosa to the Western world. The beautiful Banks Peninsula on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand is named after him as are Banks Islands in Vanuatu.

More Famous Freemasons
• Eddie Levey of the Mildura Lodge writes: “You feel like a piece of cake with your cuppa: a “Lamington slice” named after the creator and named after Bro.Charles Wallace Alexander Napier Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington (1860-1940), initiated in Lodge Bigger Free Operative No. 167, in his family seat of Lancashire, in 1903 of the United Kingdom.”

Masonic Knowledge
• “I was for two years a pupil at the Model School in Fort St which was then conducted upon the Irish national system, and if any special religious instruction was given in connection with that system, I do not recollect it.” 
– Bro. Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of Australia.

Masonic Wisdom
•  “A man may be a tough, concentrated, successful money-maker and never contribute to his country anything more than a horrible example.”
– Bro. Sir Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia, 1939-41 and 1949-66

INFORMATION TO KNOW
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