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PRELIMINARY NOTICE 

Mt Lofty Districts Historical Society Inc.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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Friday 21^st March from 7.00pm – 9.00pm

Doors open with refreshments served at 6.30pm

Coventry Library Stirling

Guest Speaker, Local Historian and Primary Researcher,

Chris Chardon

“HOWZAT!! Stirling Cricket Club, 150 years of cricket history including amazing revelations”

All Welcome

Dr Ann Herraman, President MLDHS

M 0419 816 490

Make sure our final event for 2024 is in your diary and join us as we reminisce about the Stirling District Nativity which was such an essential part of the lead up to Christmas for all the locals “back in the day”.

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A fascinating look at WW1 through the eyes of Joseph Otto based on his watercolour sketches of his experience of the war and presented by historian Stan Woods who has visited the locations depicted in Joseph’s paintings.

The Mt Lofty Districts Historical Society has a unique interest in the gardens which are an important component of our local history. Our next event presented by Dr Jeff Jenkinson from the South Australian Rhododendron Society explores one of the plants which has thrived in our area since early settlement, established by those equally interesting garden pioneers.

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This year’s Frank Hurren Memorial Presentation is led by Dr Skye Krichauff whose work has recently focussed on the occurence of frontier violence during the colonisation of South Australia

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Our History Month event, focussing on all things marine and boating, hosted by the always enthusiastic John Halsey.

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Author and Producer Bojan Pajic brings to us his knowledge of the somewhat forgotten Serbian campaign during WW1 and the role of Australians like Alice Mary Stirling who volunteered to assist.

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Author of “Under Mount Lofty”, Robert Martin, will speak about progress on the updates to his original work.

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