Mingenew Masonic Lodge No. 101

The Mingenew Lodge held its first meeting in the Mingenew second Agricultural Hall in 1920. It continued meeting there until 1926 when the Masonic Lodge Hall was built on land donated by Brother E.A. Fields.
The Hall was financed by contributions from Lodge members and they contributed their time and skills in its construction. A supper room, Secretary’s office and Robing room were added over the years.
The Lodge provided fellowship and friendship for men from surrounding areas including Geraldton, Dongara and Morawa. The main modes of transport to the meetings in the early days were by horse, horse and sulky, the odd car and the Midland Railway. The journey from Geraldton by car took about four hours with many gates to open. (There were 32 gates between Dongara and Mingenew.) Members who travelled by train would stay the night in Mingenew.
In the 1940’s many servicemen who were stationed in the Mingenew area wished to be involved in the Lodge. The strict dress code was relaxed to allow “regalia adequate for the occasion” with some imaginative ways used to meet this requirement.
Mingenew Lodge members have contributed widely to the general fabric of the community both financially and in-kind through their support of organisations such as the Royal Flying Doctor Service and the Mingenew Expo. Mingenew Primary School students have benefited by way of scholarships and awards and the school grounds have been enhanced by the recent donation of the beautiful entrance gates.
The Lodge closed in 2015.