Dennistoun Lodge No 301 on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Queensland was formed in 1923. Dennistoun Lodge was the first Daughter Lodge born of Lodge Tullibardine No 227 UGLQ (Original Scottish Warrant No 1124).

The Lodge was consecrated on January 13th 1923 by the then Grand Master MWBro Charles Stumm.

The founding Worshipful Master was WorBro Hugh McNair McKay who was born in Dennistoun, a suburb of Glasgow Scotland, hence the name Dennistoun Lodge.

Hugh McKay lived in Dalby, Western Queensland in 1919 (Queensland Electoral Rolls 1903-1980). He then lived in Coorparoo, Brisbane from 1919 to 1968 (Queensland Electoral Rolls 1903-1980). Hugh was married to Helen Black McPherson Rae in 1923.

Dennistoun Lodge originally worked a Scottish ritual, but in 1929 the Charter was suspended by UGLQ until the members agreed to work “Queensland Constitution,” which was eventually agreed upon.
During the early years and due to the post WW11 boom in membership the Lodge was in a very strong position membership wise. But then the decline which affected many Lodges in Queensland occurred. During the 70’s and 80’s it was common for the Lodge to have in the order of 80-90 members and visitors at its regular meetings, and well in excess of 100 at Installations.

The membership decline saw in the 90’s and 00’s attendance sometimes as low as 12-13 members and visitors at meetings. That changed considerably with recent Grand Masters bringing Freemasonry out of the closet and into the eye of the public in order to demystify the Order. Other influences have helped the recent growth in membership ie Dan Brown’s novel “The Lost Symbol” which paints Freemasonry in a favourable light.

The Masonic Temple in Wickham St Fortitude Valley was the original meeting place of Dennistoun Lodge but the building of a new Centre at Stones Corner saw the Lodge move to that venue in the late 70’s.

Tullibardine Lodge, our Mother Lodge, spawned another Daughter Lodge, “Brisbane Kilwinning No 317 UGLQ” which was Consecrated on February 1st 1924. Brisbane Kilwinning Lodge spawned two Daughter Lodges which became our Sister Lodges. The first was Fortitude Lodge No 417 UGLQ, which was Consecrated on 29th May 1951, the second was Thistle Lodge No 490 UGLQ which was Consecrated on 15th September 1960.

Thistle Lodge No 490 is still active and meets at the Kedron Masonic centre. Unfortunately, both Brisbane Kilwinning Lodge and Fortitude Lodge have since surrendered their Warrants and no longer exist.

For many years Lodge Tullibardine, along with their two Daughter Lodges and their Sister Lodges held combined meetings at the Sir Eustace A Jones Hall at the Sandgate Homes.