King's Hall, Sydney

King's Hall was a building at 69 Hunter Street, Sydney, built for the Theosophical Society. Its foundation-stone was laid by the eminent Theosophist Charles "Bishop" Leadbeater, who opened the building on 4 June 1916.[1] The hall was chiefly used for public lectures.

The Theosophical Society split into two factions in the 1920s, chiefly on account of Leadbeater: the Independent Theosophical Society took the Hunter Street property and Adyar House, at 19 Bligh Street, founded in 1925,[2] by the others.[3]

An earlier King's Hall

The Theosophical Society had an earlier building called "King's Hall" at 132 Phillip Street, Sydney, built in 1909.[4]

References
  1. "Social Chat". The Sun (Sydney). No. 1850. New South Wales, Australia. 2 June 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Theosophists". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). No. 14, 146. New South Wales, Australia. 11 April 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Early Red Letter Days of Theosophy Recalled". Sydney Truth. No. 3094. New South Wales, Australia. 8 May 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "Sydney Theosophical Society". The Evening News (Sydney). No. 12, 999. New South Wales, Australia. 6 February 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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