 Northcott was made a Knight of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem in December 1946 , a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George for his services as governor in 1950 , and a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1954 for his work with the Royal Tour of Queen Elizabeth II . He was a freemason who , during his term as governor , was Viceregal Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New South Wales . 
