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Lord Bledisloe, Grand Master

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Lord Bledisloe, Grand Master

In 1932 the governor-general, Lord Bledisloe, became the Most Worshipful Grand Master of the New Zealand Masonic Lodge. This is the certificate of his installation and shows some of the key Masonic symbols such as the compass, the single eye and the pillars.

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Alexander Turnbull Library

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Jock Phillips, Men’s clubs – Masons, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/31275/lord-bledisloe-grand-master (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 10 May 2011.