Glass
28th November 2012, 06:15 PM
I have noticed this trend over the last couple years. More stories in the papers about these phsyco's.
Freemasons' Grand Lodge to become modern apartments as group seeks to shore up finances
The secretive Freemasons men's society will escape a financial knife-edge by demolishing and redeveloping its Grand Lodge, better known as the Dallas Brooks Hall.
Faced with dwindling membership – it has plummeted from 110,000 in its heyday to less than 13,000 now – Victoria's Masonic order will also sell or develop at least five other lodges in prime Melbourne suburbs.
"The time has come. We're on a financial knife-edge," Grand Master Bob Jones said.
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/11/29/3847925/ncfreemasonslead3_20121129094639542986-300x0.jpg
Grand Master Bob Jones. Photo: Simon Schluter SMS
Dallas Brooks Hall's upkeep was sending the organisation to the wall.
The large 2500-seat auditorium on Albert Street in East Melbourne has hosted countless school performances, concerts, rowdy union meetings and Freemason gatherings since it was built in 1967.
The building, and the society's extensive Lodge rooms, will be demolished to make way for a shiny, angular, glass 10-storey apartment block designed by architects Bates Smart.
The $250 million project with views over Fitzroy Gardens will be developed in conjunction with property giant Mirvac.
The Freemasons will own a slice of the building when it's finished, and a portion will be set aside for a new Masonic Lodge and 350-seat banquet room.
The 250 apartments still need planning approval and a vote of support from Freemason members.
But the Grand Lodge is not the only thing about Victoria's Freemasons, widely known for their archaic rituals and secretive meetings, that Grand Master Jones is seeking to modernise.
"About four or five years ago we decided to implement some membership programs, open up our doors so to speak, and tell the world what it is we do and stop this secrecy about ourselves," he said.
The Masons regularly gave and raised funds for charity, he said.
Since the membership drive, 800 have joined the male-only order.
The new building may not retain the Dallas Brooks name. "It would be a shame if we did lose that," Grand Master Jones said.
The Freemasons own 149 lodges in Victoria and will sell or develop lodges in Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew, Boxhill and Balwyn.
Link to article (http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/freemasons-grand-lodge-to-become-modern-apartments-as-group-seeks-to-shore-up-finances-20121129-2ah28.html)
Remembering that they perform the Lucifer initiation rites in these venues. They use the facilities for the community benefit like hosting school concerts etc. I think even the mildest contact with these people is dangerous.
I've demonstrated here the Freemason symbology built into the Federal Parliament in Canberra.
Some time ago I crossed paths with a long time mason. He was quite open about his membership. He is also been long involved in Scouts. He says he likes scouts because it has all the ritual goals for the kids to attain. They get various grades of achievment for which they hold these initiation ceremonies. In freemasonry this is known as being adept. He says it's a good lead in to fellowship with the brother hood in adult life.
When I was growing up there was always this bit of a joke about how many Smiths and Jone's there were in the phone book. There were always pages and pages. It wasn't until I got older that I realised it wasn't a joke. Most of those Smiths and Jones's aren't really Smiths or Jones.
In Australia soon we are going to have a Whitewash (sorry) a Royal Commission into paedophilia. We are going to persecute the Catholic church (rather than purge it) and we are going to gather all of the evidence against the paedo rings in the Scouts and then lock it all down. All of the Government officers who molested kids will be allowed to pass on long before anyone comes for them. Should be interesting.
To be 100% clear I am making no accusation towards the person I met who was in scouts. Trying to make a point about the pending national cover up by the government about the problem paedophilia. And that I don't like Freemasons.
They own 149 lodges in the state of Victoria alone. Troubling.
Freemasons' Grand Lodge to become modern apartments as group seeks to shore up finances
The secretive Freemasons men's society will escape a financial knife-edge by demolishing and redeveloping its Grand Lodge, better known as the Dallas Brooks Hall.
Faced with dwindling membership – it has plummeted from 110,000 in its heyday to less than 13,000 now – Victoria's Masonic order will also sell or develop at least five other lodges in prime Melbourne suburbs.
"The time has come. We're on a financial knife-edge," Grand Master Bob Jones said.
http://images.theage.com.au/2012/11/29/3847925/ncfreemasonslead3_20121129094639542986-300x0.jpg
Grand Master Bob Jones. Photo: Simon Schluter SMS
Dallas Brooks Hall's upkeep was sending the organisation to the wall.
The large 2500-seat auditorium on Albert Street in East Melbourne has hosted countless school performances, concerts, rowdy union meetings and Freemason gatherings since it was built in 1967.
The building, and the society's extensive Lodge rooms, will be demolished to make way for a shiny, angular, glass 10-storey apartment block designed by architects Bates Smart.
The $250 million project with views over Fitzroy Gardens will be developed in conjunction with property giant Mirvac.
The Freemasons will own a slice of the building when it's finished, and a portion will be set aside for a new Masonic Lodge and 350-seat banquet room.
The 250 apartments still need planning approval and a vote of support from Freemason members.
But the Grand Lodge is not the only thing about Victoria's Freemasons, widely known for their archaic rituals and secretive meetings, that Grand Master Jones is seeking to modernise.
"About four or five years ago we decided to implement some membership programs, open up our doors so to speak, and tell the world what it is we do and stop this secrecy about ourselves," he said.
The Masons regularly gave and raised funds for charity, he said.
Since the membership drive, 800 have joined the male-only order.
The new building may not retain the Dallas Brooks name. "It would be a shame if we did lose that," Grand Master Jones said.
The Freemasons own 149 lodges in Victoria and will sell or develop lodges in Camberwell, Canterbury, Kew, Boxhill and Balwyn.
Link to article (http://www.theage.com.au/business/property/freemasons-grand-lodge-to-become-modern-apartments-as-group-seeks-to-shore-up-finances-20121129-2ah28.html)
Remembering that they perform the Lucifer initiation rites in these venues. They use the facilities for the community benefit like hosting school concerts etc. I think even the mildest contact with these people is dangerous.
I've demonstrated here the Freemason symbology built into the Federal Parliament in Canberra.
Some time ago I crossed paths with a long time mason. He was quite open about his membership. He is also been long involved in Scouts. He says he likes scouts because it has all the ritual goals for the kids to attain. They get various grades of achievment for which they hold these initiation ceremonies. In freemasonry this is known as being adept. He says it's a good lead in to fellowship with the brother hood in adult life.
When I was growing up there was always this bit of a joke about how many Smiths and Jone's there were in the phone book. There were always pages and pages. It wasn't until I got older that I realised it wasn't a joke. Most of those Smiths and Jones's aren't really Smiths or Jones.
In Australia soon we are going to have a Whitewash (sorry) a Royal Commission into paedophilia. We are going to persecute the Catholic church (rather than purge it) and we are going to gather all of the evidence against the paedo rings in the Scouts and then lock it all down. All of the Government officers who molested kids will be allowed to pass on long before anyone comes for them. Should be interesting.
To be 100% clear I am making no accusation towards the person I met who was in scouts. Trying to make a point about the pending national cover up by the government about the problem paedophilia. And that I don't like Freemasons.
They own 149 lodges in the state of Victoria alone. Troubling.