New Acquisitions – January 2024

Text: Jackie Mussared
Images: Jackie Mussared

A selection of new items added to our archive during January 2024

1920 Upper Sturt Sub Division

Upper Sturt 1920 Sub-Division by Drummond Butler & Co with McKenzie & Wyly

No: 4739001

Crafers Football Club 1939

Crafers Football Club Photo when they were Premiers in 1939. Team was disbanded after the match according to the article pasted on the back of the photo. 50 years later in 1989 a reunion dinner was proposed.

No. 4738001

Choats’ Bus Service

Choats Bus Service – a disc containing files, pictures & articles

No: 4729001


Weighing Machine

No: 4736001


Steel Bowl

Stainless Steel Bowl with engraving around its rim & handle

No: 4734001

Wooden Gavel

No: 4737001


Chess Clock

Green Chess Clock – on loan from Mr Paul Radford

No: 4735001


Stirling CWA award

Flower Bowl & Stand with wire flower holder.

Engraved with National Flower 1964 CWA Section 3rd Prize Stirling Branch

No: 4732001

    

Australian Mining History Association

17th Australian Mining History Association Annual Conference which was held at Hahndorf in 2011. Donated by Jim Killick, the display includes a large black folder with laminated maps & photos.

No: 4731001

School Atlas 1932

1932 School Atlas, including the words Clyde Kemp, Crafers School, Gr. VII

No: 4727001

Heathfield High School Magazines

Heathfield High School Magazines – 1969, 1970, 1971

No: 4728001

Do you have any further knowledge of the items shown which have been recently acquired by the Society? Or do you know something about the people or places that are depicted?

We welcome your contributions to:

mldhsgateways@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au

or drop into the History Centre at the Coventry Library, 63 Mount Barker Road, Stirling.