Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
United Ancient Order of Druids (Victoria)
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Grand Lodge of Australia
Identifiers for corporate bodies
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.
Places
Victoria; New Zealand; Queensland; Western Australia
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
friendly society
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Access points area
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Level of detail
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)