{"id":3590,"date":"2025-01-17T14:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T04:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3590"},"modified":"2025-01-17T14:32:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T04:02:38","slug":"new-acquisitions-october-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3590","title":{"rendered":"New Acquisitions, October 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Text: Jackie Mussared<\/em>
Images: Jackie Mussared<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A selection of new items added to our archive during October 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Peter Gorrie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A framed photograph of Dr Peter Gorrie (1881-1942)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4680001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flinders 1814 Map of Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A photocopy of the first map of Australia after Matthew Flinders had circumnavigated and mapped the coastline. First published in 1814, the original map is in the State Library of New South Wales.\u00a0 Flinders said that he called the whole country Australia or Terra Australis. This is a photocopy of the map which was re-published in The Australian newspaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4700001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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South Australia Civic Record<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Book called: \u2018South Australia The Civic Record 1836-1986\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book was published by the Wakefield Press in association with The Jubilee 150 Local Government Executive Committee. It consists of 696 pages of the history of South Australian councils and cities.This is the first page for The District Council of Stirling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4692001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stirling Bowling Club Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A folder of the Constitution and Rules of the Stirling Bowling Club Incorporated which was adopted at the Club AGM on 13th May 1986.\u00a0 It replaced the former Constitution – Rules and Regulations of 1944.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4730001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1950s Scrapbook<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scrapbook of newspaper & magazine cuttings from the 1950s<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4754001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Combat Ration Pack<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AMF World War 2 Combat Ration Pack for one man with instructions for use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4747001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mt Lofty Congregational Church Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mt Lofty Congregational Church Rule Book which was adopted at a Church Meeting on 26 Aug 1954.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4748001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venereal Diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A book, issued in 1934 by the Inspector-General of Hospitals Department for Public Information, entitled \u2018South Australia Venereal Diseases\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4746001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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George Cullen’s Family<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Possible photographs of the George Cullen family, involved in local cricket and a murder investigation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4746001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Ashwell” Crafers West<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toop & Toop advertising of Ashwell, 32 Sheoak Road, Crafers West<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4751001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crafers Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A letter from Tess McCallum, the Collections Coordinator of the Melrose Districts History Society Inc & Heritage Museum, enclosing a photograph of the Crafers Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4751001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Crafers Centenary Dinner Menu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The menu for the 1839-1939 Crafers Centenary Committee Dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4750001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lizzie Fitch’s Postcards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1911-1924 postcards to and from Lizzie Fitch, the housekeeper of Manoah & Mt Lofty House. Later in life, she married into the Measday family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4744001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wattle Day Upper Sturt<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo in\u00a0 gilded frame with the caption \u201cWattle Day\u2019 – children at Upper Sturt 1910. There is also an Advertiser article attached to the back which was published on 1st Sep 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No: 4752001<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Do 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? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome your contributions to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mldhsgateways@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

or drop into the History Centre at the Coventry Library, 63 Mount Barker Road, Stirling.
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Text: Jackie MussaredImages: Jackie Mussared A selection of new items added to our archive during October 2024 Dr Peter Gorrie A framed photograph of Dr Peter Gorrie (1881-1942) No: 4680001 Flinders 1814 Map of Australia A photocopy of the first map of Australia after Matthew Flinders had circumnavigated and mapped the coastline. First published in … Continue reading “New Acquisitions, October 2024”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaNLq6-VU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2821,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=2821","url_meta":{"origin":3590,"position":0},"title":"New Acquisitions January 2022","date":"January 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Text: Jackie MussaredImages: Jackie Mussared A selection of new items added to our archive during January 2022 Eastern Regional History Seminar 2003 Includes the booklet about the seminar as well as a flyer & notes of the proceedings No: 2167001 Summit Estate Mount Lofty Booklet for the Summit Estate Mount\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Picture2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3610,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3610","url_meta":{"origin":3590,"position":1},"title":"Past Issues of the “Flinders Column” Part 2","date":"February 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND IS NOT YET COMPLETE Financial members of the Society receive regular issues of our principal publication, the \"Flinders Column\", as part of their membership subscription. 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