United Ancient Order of Druids (Victoria)

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Corporate body

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United Ancient Order of Druids (Victoria)

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      • Grand Lodge of Australia

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      Description area

      Dates of existence

      c. 1862 - 2011

      History

      The United Ancient Order of Druids (UAOD) was founded in Victoria around 1862. By 1867 the Society had 11 Lodges in Victoria. The Order of Druids was originally a male society until a Juvenile Lodge was opened in Prahran in 1886 by the Loyal Canterbury Lodge. Other lodges were formed in South Melbourne, Footscray, and others in New Zealand. The first female Lodge was established in Launceston, Tasmania in October 1899. The Victorian Grand Lodge held the title of Grand Lodge of Australia and was responsible for the establishment of Druid’s House in Melbourne on 4 April 1927. The UAOD Friendly Society of NSW was demutualised in 2011.

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      Victoria; New Zealand; Queensland; Western Australia

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      friendly society

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      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Entered from deposit description on 18 June 2012

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          Sources

          United Ancient Order of Druids Grand Lodge of Australia (Souvenir history)

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