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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.