Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Grand United Order of Oddfellows
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
- Grand United Friendly Society
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Description area
Dates of existence
c. 1844 - 2005
History
The Grand United Order of Oddfellows (GUOOF), which was originally established in England in the late 1700s, began in Australia around 1844. The first Sydney lodge—Travellers' Home No 731—was operating in 1845 and by 1848 there were three additional lodges. In 1854, the Port Phillip District of Grand United separated from the New South Wales branch to establish Grand United in Victoria. In 1877, the Queensland lodges also separated and established their own management committee. Eventually the Queensland and NSW branches merged to form Grand United Friendly Society (NSW), and in 1986, Grand United (Vic) merged with Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows (Vic). In March 2005, the Grand United Friendly Society (NSW) merged with Australian Unity.
Places
New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
friendly society
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Internal structures/genealogy
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Entered from deposit description on 18 June 2012
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Sources
Australian Unity website, http://www.australianunitycorporate.com.au/OurHeritage/FriendlySociety/Pages/GrandUnited.aspx (accessed on 18 June 2012)