District Grand Priory of Queensland and Papua New Guinea

The Preceptory and Priory of Queensland St. John No. 77
Location
Day and Month
Time of Muster
Secretary and Chancellor
James & Janie Sinnamon Memorial Temple 671 Seventeen Mile Rocks Road Sinnamon Park
3rd Wednesday March, May, July, September and November Installation November Muster
Muster commences at 1930 hrs
Steve Olsson
Email: queenslandstjohn@districtgrandprioryofqldandpng.com
Past Preceptors and Priors 1946-47 J. Geekie 1947-48 V.E. Bateman 1948-49 C.E. Cuerel 1949-50 W. Stewart 1950-51 G.E. England 1951-52 B.J. Hall 1952-53 P.T. Powell H.G.P. 1953-54 R.L. Magee 1954-55 W.F. Hill 1955-56 E.L. Reid 1956-57 P.W. Rock 1957-58 H.J. Easton 1958-59 F.J. Rigg 1959-60 R. Clement 1960-61 N.W. Bauer 1961-62 E.L. Sue 1962-63 E.C. Jones 1963-64 E.A.J. Watkins 1964-65 L. Atkinson 1965-66 H.R.G. Stephenson 1966-67 T.D. Smith 1967-68 J.A. Miers 1968-69 R.F. Palmer H.G.P. 1969-70 N.J. Stock H.G.P. 1970-71 G.W. Allan 1971-72 D.H. Cooper 1972-73 F.S. Krieger G.C.T. 1973-74 A.G. Donaldson GCT 1974-75 H.B. McKie H.G.P.1975-76 T. Abell1976-77 W.F. Sugars H.G.P.1977-78 G.W. Shannon 1978-79 A.B. Collum1979-80 E.J. Fluck1980-81 E.W. Brooks H.G.P.1981-82 D.K. Carmody H.G.P.1982-83 D.R. Lawrence

History of Queensland St. John

Queensland St John Preceptory & Priory No.77 on the roll of The Great Priory of Scotland was consecrated Saturday, 14th September, 1946 in the Masonic Temple Ann St. Brisbane. Regular Musters were authorised for alternate months and the location was the Masonic Temple Taringa. This happened until 1966 when a Notice of Motion was presented to move. On 21st September, 1966 the Preceptory started meeting at the Masonic Temple Sherwood. This continued for some time, during which Queensland St John worked many Aspirants and built up to a membership of considerable size which allowed it to assist in the formation of new Preceptories such as- Iona in 1986; Beenleigh in 1989 and previously Qld St Pieter in 1961.This Preceptory has been fortunate enough to provide six District Grand Priors to date - Rt. Emt. Fra. A. G. Donaldson GCT 1980 Rt. Emt. Fra. F. S. Krieger GCT 1985 Rt. Emt. Fra . R. J. E. Jones KCT 1994 Rt. Emt. Fra. J. S. Ross KCT 2010 Rt. Emt. Fra. T. Tyler PDGP 2015 Rt. Emt. Fra. D. McGregor DGP 2021 On Wednesday, 20th November, 1996 the 50th Annual Muster was celebrated with a reconsecration ceremony performed by the then District Grand Prior, Rt. Emt. Fra. R. J. E. Jones KCT and assisted by District Grand Priory Officers, followed by the Installation of the Venerable Preceptor and Obligation of Officers. In 1998 again we moved, this time to the James & Janie Sinnamon Memorial Temple, which had been built by Lodge Taringa in a newer suburb of Brisbane's west, Sinnamon Park. This move gave the Preceptory a resurgence of membership and financial strength which has to be considered these days. It is hoped Queensland St John will be there for the next milestone- 100yrs.
Past Preceptors and Priors 1983-84 C.O. Muir Snr H.G.P. 1984-85 S.D. Webb H.G.P. 1985-86 J.B. Buchanan H.G.P. 1986-87 J. Sutters H.G.P. 1987-88 E.A.J.Armstrong 1988-89 D.J. Chapple 1989-90 R.D. Webb 1990-91 K. Foster H.G.P. 1991-92 W.J. Irwin 1992-93 R.J.E. Jones 1993-94 R.W. Pascoe 1994-95 D.A. Jamieson 1995-96 W.C. Elliot 1996-97 J.S. Ross 1997-98 E.G. Summons 1998-99 T. Tyler 1999-00 J.A. Ketchion 2000-01 J.A. Kitchion 2001-02 T. Tyler 2002-03 R.H. Coxen 2003-04 P.J. Hassall 2004-05 G.P. Edmunds 2005-06 A. Massi 2006-07 E. Anthony 2007-08 J.D. Cowin 2008-09 T. Tyler 2009-10 P.J. Kelsey 2010-11 P.J. Kelsey 2011-12 M.L. Diaz 2012-13 D. McGregor 2013-14 D.A. Neibling 2014-15 G.J. Bird 2015-16 S.C. Olsson 2016-21 P.T. Southon 2021-23 S.C. Olsson 2023-24 M.L. Diaz H.G.P