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PEAK HILL MASONS.  Tuesday, 9 April 1912 (from Trove) The following have been installed and  invested as officers of Lodge Jersey, No.  204, Peak Hill: — W.M., Wor. Bro. Yabsley;  S.W., Bro. A. Seymour; J.W., Bro.  S. Williamson; Chaplain, Bro. Rev. J.     H. Williams; Treasurer, Bro. R. R.  McLean; Secretary, Wor. Bro. J. Tuck well; S.D., Bro. C. Jarman; J.D., Bro.  T. McKinnon; P.C., Wor. Bro. C. Mur ray; I.G., Bro. J. Kitto; Stewards, Bros.  Elliott, and Lindsay; Tyler, Bro. G. Hill. Very Wor. Bro. E. J. Stevenson,  P.G.I.M., was the Installing Mas ter.  Visitors were present from Narromine, Forbes, Dubbo, Temora and Sydney. this text  After the ceremony, a ban quet was held in the hall and a very  enjoyable time was spent.

Lodge Allan Stuart 416 has been closely associated with the history of Geurie and District for 97 years, having derived its name from one of the very early members. Lodge Allan Stuart 416 is named in memory of Allan Albert Stuart who was born at “Allandale”, Geurie, on 15th March, 1882, where he spent his early years. This Property was 11kms west of Geurie. While still a young man, he purchased a property called “Mayfield”, located between Tomingley and Peak Hill. He joined Masonry at Peak Hill in 1912, becoming a member of Lodge Jersey 204, now no longer functioning. In 1915, he enlisted and served in the 54th Battalion AIF, attaining the rank of Sergeant. He was killed in action at Polygon Woods in Belgium on 26th September 1917. In 1921, a group of Masons who resided in Geurie and District, and who were principally Members of Lodge Macquarie in Dubbo and Lodge Wellesley in Wellington, met and decided, for convenience sake (mainly due to distance involved), to form a Lodge in Geur