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main town, called Tamworth after Tamworth, Staffordshire, represented at the time in parliament by Robert<br />

Peel. The town prospered, and was reached by the railway in 1878. [8]<br />

On 9 November 1888, Tamworth became the first location in the Southern<br />

Hemisphere to have electric street lighting, giving the city the title of “First City of<br />

Light”.<br />

Peel Street, Tamworth, Which is the main Street<br />

The information about Tamworth was copied from<br />

Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedid<br />

14 th March 2012<br />

This Gavel started its journey 1993 at Tamworth Lodge No. 652<br />

NSW ~ Australia<br />

Grand Lodge of New South Wales & ACT http://www.uglnsw.freemasonry.org.au/<br />

1 st Lodge to receive this Travelling Gavel<br />

9 th November 1993<br />

Tamworth Lodge 652<br />

District 64<br />

Tamworth;<br />

http://www.masonicregions.org.au/lodge652.aspx<br />

Information about Tamworth Lodge No. 652<br />

Lodge Tamworth No. 652, which used to meet in the main street of Tamworth, amalgamated with Lodge<br />

Callala, and now are named, Lodge Callala Tamworth No. 652, which meet about three km north on the New<br />

England Highway<br />

Meetings; 3 rd Thursday: Installation; 3 rd Saturday in June. November meeting 3 rd Saturday<br />

W.M. W Bro John Egan Senior Warden, VW Bro Richard Wilson<br />

PDGIW 6765 9876 Junior Warden W. Bro Fred Towle 6765 7271<br />

Secretary; RW Bro Don Jansen RGC Region 6 (02) 67 609 648<br />

email: djjanson1@bigpond.com<br />

P.O. Box 480, Tamworth. NSW 2340<br />

The RGC, RW Bro Don Janson<br />

presents<br />

RW Bro. Doug Jackson with his 50 Year certificate.<br />

When this Travelling Gavel was first presented into Tamworth Lodge No. 652, the Secretary was Keith Kenneth<br />

Lysaght, the Worshipful Master was W. Bro. Jack Burton 9 th November 1993.<br />

Letter from Tamworth Lodge No. 652;<br />

Tamworth Lodge No. 652<br />

3 l 3 Goonoo Goonoo Road<br />

Tamworth 2340<br />

I0- I2-l993<br />

Dear Sir & Bro. Howes. 9 th November 1993<br />

Well Rick, the Travelling Gavel has left my hands. On Thursday 9 th December we passed it onto W. Bro. Jack<br />

Burton, the W. Master of Lodge St. Andrews No. 281 meeting at Manilla.<br />

Manilla is aprox.35 kilometres north of Tamworth.

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