Freemasons and the Press in 1860s Brisbane
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/jrff.v3i2.223Keywords:
Freemasonry, Newspaper Press, public relations, QueenslandAbstract
Freemasons formed their first lodge in Brisbane in 1859 and the craft grew and spread quickly through Queensland. In studying associational life in Britain, Peter Clark has drawn attention to the relationship of freemasons to the development of the popular press. This paper explores the involvement of individual freemasons with the Press; the ways freemasons used the Press to promote the craft; and to try to determine, from the material published about freemasonry, how freemasons positioned themselves in Brisbane society.
References
Newspapers (all published in Brisbane):
Moreton Bay Courier (MBC)
Moreton Bay Free Press Courier
Brisbane Courier (BC)
Queensland Guardian
Secondary Sources:
Bonwick, James. Early Struggles of the Australian Press (1890). Kessinger facsimile reprint, 2011; originally published London: Gordon and Gotch, 1890.
Churton, Tobias. Freemasonry: the Reality. Chatham, Kent: Lewis Masonic, 2009.
Clark, Peter. British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000.
Connell, R.W. Masculinities. Berkley & Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1995.
Cryle, Denis. The Press in Colonial Queensland. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1989.
Daniel, James W. Masonic Networks and Connections. London: Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2007.
Fisher, Rod. ‘Pearls before Swine? Culture in Early Brisbane.’ Queensland History Journal 20.11 (2009): 544–59.
Francis, Mark. Governors and Settlers. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230375703
Fowles, F.W.H. and E.G. White. The Jubilee Review of English Freemasonry in Queensland. Brisbane: Outridge Printing, 1909.
French, Maurice. A Pastoral Romance. Toowoomba, USQ Press, 1990.
Gilbert, Robert A., ed., Seeking the Light: Freemasonry and Initiatic Traditions. London: Canonbury Research Centre, 2007, 80–114.
Harland-Jacobs, Jessica L. Builders of Empire: Freemasonry and British Imperialism 1717-1927. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2007.
Harley, C.H. Irish Freemasonry in Queensland. Brisbane: R.S. Hews and Co, 1930.
Hewton, Neal. 150 Years of Queensland Freemasonry. Brisbane: United Grand Lodge of Queensland, 2009.
Jacob, Margaret C. Living the Enlightenment; Freemasonry and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Europe. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.
D.H. Johnson. Volunteers at Heart: Queensland Defence Forces 1860-1901. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1975.
Kenney, J. Scott. ‘Ritual Actions and Meaning among Freemasons: A Sociological Approach’. In Seeking the Light: Freemasonry and Initiatic Traditions, ed. Robert A. Gilbert, 80–114. London: Canonbury Research Centre, 2007.
Lack, Clem Llewellyn. ‘A Century of Queensland Journalism’, Historical Society of Queensland Journal IV.4 (1951): 471–93.
Lauder, Dave. ‘Freemasons and Freemasonry in Queensland: 1859-1989’, Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal XIV.1 (1990): 33–40.
Mackey, Albert G. Lexicon of Freemasonry. Philadelphia, PA: Moss and Co, 1852.
McLay, Anne. James Quinn, First Catholic Bishop of Brisbane. Toowoomba: Church Archivist’s Society, 1989.
Molony, John N. The Roman Mould of the Australian Catholic Church. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1969.
Morris, R.J. ‘Introduction Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places: Class, Nation and Culture in Nineteenth-century Europe’. In Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places, eds Graeme Morton, Boudien de Vries and R.J. Morris, 1–16. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006.
—‘Urban Associations in England and Scotland, 1750-1914: The Formation of the Middle Class or the Formation of a Civil Society?’ In Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places, eds Graeme Morton, Boudien de Vries and R.J. Morris, give page refs. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2006.
Morrison, A.A. ‘Religion and Politics in Queensland (to 1881)’, Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal 4.4 (1951): 455–70.
Morrison, A.A. ‘The Town “Liberal” and the Squatter’, Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal 4.5 (1952): 599–618.
Morton, Graeme, Boudien de Vries and R.J. Morris, eds. Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006.
Önnerfors, Andreas. ‘Perfection by Progressive Excellence’: An Initial Analysis of the Freemason’s Magazine 1793-1798’. In Researching British Freemasonry 1717-2017, ed. Andreas Önnerfors and Róbert Péter, give page refs. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 2010.
Önnerfors, Andreas and Róbert Péter, eds. Researching British Freemasonry 1717-2017. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 2010.
Rich, P.J. Chains of Empire. London: Regency Press, 1991.
Richards, A. The Centennial Story; Freemasons in Queensland 1859-1959. Brisbane: United Grand Lodge of Queensland, 1959.
Tiffin, Chris. ‘Just a Weekly Compendium? The Independence of the Queenslander’, Bulletin of the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand 28(1/2) (2004): 173.
Venzi, Fabio. The Influence of Neoplatonic Thought on Freemasonry, and Other Essays. Brighton: The Book Guild, 2007.
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1972.
Moreton Bay Courier (MBC)
Moreton Bay Free Press Courier
Brisbane Courier (BC)
Queensland Guardian
Secondary Sources:
Bonwick, James. Early Struggles of the Australian Press (1890). Kessinger facsimile reprint, 2011; originally published London: Gordon and Gotch, 1890.
Churton, Tobias. Freemasonry: the Reality. Chatham, Kent: Lewis Masonic, 2009.
Clark, Peter. British Clubs and Societies 1580-1800. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2000.
Connell, R.W. Masculinities. Berkley & Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1995.
Cryle, Denis. The Press in Colonial Queensland. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1989.
Daniel, James W. Masonic Networks and Connections. London: Library and Museum of Freemasonry, 2007.
Fisher, Rod. ‘Pearls before Swine? Culture in Early Brisbane.’ Queensland History Journal 20.11 (2009): 544–59.
Francis, Mark. Governors and Settlers. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230375703
Fowles, F.W.H. and E.G. White. The Jubilee Review of English Freemasonry in Queensland. Brisbane: Outridge Printing, 1909.
French, Maurice. A Pastoral Romance. Toowoomba, USQ Press, 1990.
Gilbert, Robert A., ed., Seeking the Light: Freemasonry and Initiatic Traditions. London: Canonbury Research Centre, 2007, 80–114.
Harland-Jacobs, Jessica L. Builders of Empire: Freemasonry and British Imperialism 1717-1927. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2007.
Harley, C.H. Irish Freemasonry in Queensland. Brisbane: R.S. Hews and Co, 1930.
Hewton, Neal. 150 Years of Queensland Freemasonry. Brisbane: United Grand Lodge of Queensland, 2009.
Jacob, Margaret C. Living the Enlightenment; Freemasonry and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Europe. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991.
D.H. Johnson. Volunteers at Heart: Queensland Defence Forces 1860-1901. St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, 1975.
Kenney, J. Scott. ‘Ritual Actions and Meaning among Freemasons: A Sociological Approach’. In Seeking the Light: Freemasonry and Initiatic Traditions, ed. Robert A. Gilbert, 80–114. London: Canonbury Research Centre, 2007.
Lack, Clem Llewellyn. ‘A Century of Queensland Journalism’, Historical Society of Queensland Journal IV.4 (1951): 471–93.
Lauder, Dave. ‘Freemasons and Freemasonry in Queensland: 1859-1989’, Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal XIV.1 (1990): 33–40.
Mackey, Albert G. Lexicon of Freemasonry. Philadelphia, PA: Moss and Co, 1852.
McLay, Anne. James Quinn, First Catholic Bishop of Brisbane. Toowoomba: Church Archivist’s Society, 1989.
Molony, John N. The Roman Mould of the Australian Catholic Church. Carlton, Victoria: Melbourne University Press, 1969.
Morris, R.J. ‘Introduction Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places: Class, Nation and Culture in Nineteenth-century Europe’. In Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places, eds Graeme Morton, Boudien de Vries and R.J. Morris, 1–16. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006.
—‘Urban Associations in England and Scotland, 1750-1914: The Formation of the Middle Class or the Formation of a Civil Society?’ In Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places, eds Graeme Morton, Boudien de Vries and R.J. Morris, give page refs. Aldershot, Ashgate, 2006.
Morrison, A.A. ‘Religion and Politics in Queensland (to 1881)’, Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal 4.4 (1951): 455–70.
Morrison, A.A. ‘The Town “Liberal” and the Squatter’, Royal Historical Society of Queensland Journal 4.5 (1952): 599–618.
Morton, Graeme, Boudien de Vries and R.J. Morris, eds. Civil Society, Associations and Urban Places. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2006.
Önnerfors, Andreas. ‘Perfection by Progressive Excellence’: An Initial Analysis of the Freemason’s Magazine 1793-1798’. In Researching British Freemasonry 1717-2017, ed. Andreas Önnerfors and Róbert Péter, give page refs. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 2010.
Önnerfors, Andreas and Róbert Péter, eds. Researching British Freemasonry 1717-2017. Sheffield: University of Sheffield, 2010.
Rich, P.J. Chains of Empire. London: Regency Press, 1991.
Richards, A. The Centennial Story; Freemasons in Queensland 1859-1959. Brisbane: United Grand Lodge of Queensland, 1959.
Tiffin, Chris. ‘Just a Weekly Compendium? The Independence of the Queenslander’, Bulletin of the Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand 28(1/2) (2004): 173.
Venzi, Fabio. The Influence of Neoplatonic Thought on Freemasonry, and Other Essays. Brighton: The Book Guild, 2007.
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament 1860-1929. Canberra: Australian National University Press, 1972.
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2014-03-25
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Le Couteur, H. (2014). Freemasons and the Press in 1860s Brisbane. Journal for Research into Freemasonry and Fraternalism, 3(2), 223-247. https://doi.org/10.1558/jrff.v3i2.223
