Detailed History
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Trace our formation, milestones, and continuity from 1881 to today.
Sydney Freemason Lodge
A Sydney lodge since 1881.
Character, friendship, and service in the heart of the city.
Established 1881
Sydney CBD
2nd Tuesday monthly
Who We Are
A living tradition.
Lodge Southern Cross No. 91 is a working lodge where men meet regularly, support one another, serve the community, and continue a tradition with practical value today.
Explore The Lodge
A Sydney story, still unfolding.
Explore our history, the meaning of Freemasonry, and what membership feels like today.
Freemasonry
Explore Freemasonry What Freemasonry means
Understand the values, principles, and purpose behind the Craft.
Lodge Life
See Lodge Life What membership feels like
See how meeting nights, fellowship, charity, and visiting shape membership.
Fellowship
Men who keep showing up.Our lodge is sustained by regular friendship, shared responsibility, and the quiet trust that grows when men meet as equals over many years.
Our Character
Continuity, unity, and quiet service.
Dedicated on 8 July 1881 and chartered under the Grand Lodge of Scotland later that year, the lodge has changed homes, welcomed other lodges, honoured wartime service, and continued its work at the Sydney Masonic Centre.
1ContinuityFrom its Scottish charter to its present designation as Lodge Southern Cross No. 91, the lodge has carried its identity through change.
2UnityOur history includes lodges joining with us over time, enriching the lodge with new brethren, stories, and traditions.
3ServiceMembers of the lodge served during both World Wars, and service remains part of how we understand duty and brotherhood.
Luke Collins, Worshipful Master
A message from Luke
Theme for the year: Unity.
Unity is more than agreement. It is the discipline of meeting as brothers, listening with respect, and strengthening the lodge through shared purpose. This year, we place unity at the centre of our work: unity between generations, unity in service, and unity in the values that have carried Lodge Southern Cross since 1881.Worshipful Master, Lodge Southern Cross No. 91
Our Past Masters
Those who have served before.
The Honour Roll records the men who have led the Lodge across generations. It is a visible link between today's leadership and the long line of service that came before.
Showing the full honour roll.
Lodge Southern Cross No. 91Past Masters Honour Roll
The Lodge Room
A place set apart.Our room gives form to the work of the lodge: ceremony, reflection, instruction, and the shared commitment of the brethren.
Where We Meet
In the heart of Sydney.
Our meetings bring ceremony, friendship, shared meals, mentoring, and service together at the Sydney Masonic Centre.
Visit The Lodge
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