The information that has provided has been taken from some personal thoughts from a foundation member. I'm sure you'll agree that it doesn't get much better than a firsthand account of the events that led to the lodge being formed.
Tuscan Lodge No 235 lead the way for change. Some Past masters had decided to petition for new lodges to be formed. This was possibly due to the amount of times that the Brethren met, twice a month, and possibly that due to a surge in membership that some members thought that to gain office that this would take several years.
Permission was granted, and Pacific Lodge was consecrated on the 21st June 1955, in the Wynnum Masonic Centre.
After much deliberation between the United Grand Lodge of Queensland and the petitioners, it was agreed that "Daughter" lodges could be formed.
As the way was now clear to form daughter lodges, the plans for a new lodge in Wynnum was also well under way.
So on the 7th June 1956 * Kianawah lodge was formed and had 216 Brethren in attendance.
Kianawah members - 20
Visiting Brethren- 182
Grand Officers - 14
The Grand officers that evening were lead by the Grand Master M.W.Bro. T.G.H Jones and other Grand officers as detailed in the attendance book.V.W.Bro. John.A.Thompson was the Grand Director of ceremonies
As we are now entering a new period of Freemasonry, we shouldn't forgot our past, whilst looking to the future. It appears that the determination of a few drove the momentum needed to make change happen.
We can only assume that with the will and that same determination that we can drive Freemasonry forward, and more in importantly continue the good work laid down by past Brethren.
* It appears that Kianawah, meaning "near water" was the chosen name for the new lodge after Wor. Bro. Stan Nalder was successful in submitting the name.
