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From: Michelle <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Royal Orange Society
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:15:54 +1000
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Hi - found this on googler it might help -
History
The Loyal Orange Institution was formed in 1795 as an Irish sectarian
and political
society. The Institution seeks to maintain Protestantism and to prevent
Roman Catholic
ascendancy. Essentially a secret society, the Orange Institution
organisation is similar to
that of freemasonry. Lodges were established in Australia from 1849.

Good luck
Michelle

Tracey wrote:

>Hello All,
>
>Does anyone know what the Royal Orange Society was?
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>My great great grandfather was said to be a member for over forty years in his obituary in the Rainbow local paper.
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>He was born and married in Geelong, but spent twenty or more years in the Lubeck, Beulah, Roseberry area and then apparently lived in Norwood, Adelaide at the time of his death in 1922.
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>I have heard that is something like a Masonic Lodge, but would be grateful for any information that anyone can help me with please.
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>Regards,
>
>Tracey Turnbull,
>Cranbourne North.
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