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I had a small amount of information hinting that Edgar was part of a Masonic Lodge, which was quite a 'trendy' thing to be a part of at the time. Using information I had on Edgars location in Australia I was able to reach out to a few Freemason groups to see if they had any records of him. Surprisingly I got a reply, the United Grand Lodge of New South Wales had the records;

Just to let you know, we have located some information on your ancestor Edgar ‘Ted’ Law, at this stage, and due to the fact that we are renovating and some of our written records are in storage, the information is rather meagre. We may be able to give you further information after the renovations are complete, which will be before mid-May.  But for now:
Edgar ‘Ted’ Law, certificate number – 36950, was initiated on 16/07/1913 at Lodge Sir Colin Campbell No. 92 on the Rolls of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and ACT. The Lodge was formerly known as Lodge Sir Colin Campbell No. 665 on the Rolls of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, and hence it was originally a Scottish constitution Lodge. It originally met in Balmain on the Third Wednesday of each month. The Lodge no longer exists as it was amalgamated with Lodge Balmain 23 Under that Name and number.

There is some further information on your ancestor, it appears that he resigned Lodge Sir Colin Campbell in August of 1914. But picked up membership again early the following year, there is the rest of his history;
18/03/1915 – joined Lodge Sedgwick No. 125 in Newcastle (Resigned on 30/10/1917)
10/11/1917 – Joined Lodge Lithgow Kilwinning No. 314 in Lithgow (Resigned on 9/1/1943)
16/02/1943 – Joined Lodge Canoblas No. 498 in Orange (Resigned on 15/10/1946)
12/10/1946 – Re-joined Lodge Lithgow Kilwinning No. 314 only out on death.
19/01/1959 – Joined Lodge Tomaree No. 878 in Nelson Bay (Resigned 21/12/1970)

This information is helpful in identifying the timeline of his movements in Australia, specifically his move from Newcastle, to Lithgow, to Orange, back to Lithgow, and finally Salamander Bay.