The Temple Society Australia was formed in August 1950 as an autonomous community of the Temple Society. It brought together the Templers shipped in 1941 from Palestine

Palestine

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 and interned for the duration of WWII in Tatura

Tatura, Victoria

Tatura is a town 17 km west-south-west of Shepparton in Victoria, Australia located 3 km off the Midland Highway, forming part of the City of Greater Shepparton. At the 2006 census, Tatura had a population of 3,533, however the true figure is believed to be close to 4,400. Attractions...

, Australia

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, the 300 still in Palestine at the formation of the State of Israel, and another 400 that over the years came to Australia from Templer Communities in Germany

Germany

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The greater part of its membership is concentrated in the Melbourne

Melbourne

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 area, with individual communities in the Bentleigh, Victoria

Bentleigh, Victoria

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, Bayswater, Victoria

Bayswater, Victoria

Bayswater is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Bayswater had a population of 10,738.-History:...

, and Boronia, Victoria

Boronia, Victoria

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 areas, but smaller groups are also located in Sydney

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 and Adelaide

Adelaide

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. Community halls mark the centre of each community, where religious services and community functions are held regularly.