{"id":4024,"date":"2026-08-21T15:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=4024"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:32:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:02:50","slug":"new-acquisitions-november-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=4024","title":{"rendered":"New Acquisitions; November 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><strong>Australian Flags<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Book of Australian Flags<\/li><li>No. 4786001<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4025\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=4025\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg?fit=334%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"334,347\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg?fit=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg?fit=334%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"334\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg?resize=334%2C347&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image1.jpg?resize=289%2C300&amp;ssl=1 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 85vw, 334px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Australian Symbols<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Book of Australian Symbols<\/li><li>No. 4787001<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4026\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=4026\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?fit=369%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"369,369\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?fit=369%2C369&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"369\" height=\"369\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?resize=369%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?w=369&amp;ssl=1 369w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 85vw, 369px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Book by Bill Murrell<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>A book by Bill Murrell entitled &#8220;To Thyself be True&#8221;<\/li><li>No 4789001<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4027\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=4027\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image3.jpg?fit=303%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"303,412\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image3.jpg?fit=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image3.jpg?fit=303%2C412&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"303\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image3.jpg?resize=303%2C412&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image3.jpg?w=303&amp;ssl=1 303w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image3.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 303px) 85vw, 303px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5><strong>Heathfield High School Magazine<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Heathfield High School Magazine 1986<\/li><li>No. 5799001<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?attachment_id=4028\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image4.jpg?fit=302%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"302,434\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Image4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image4.jpg?fit=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image4.jpg?fit=302%2C434&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"302\" height=\"434\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image4.jpg?resize=302%2C434&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image4.jpg?w=302&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Image4.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 85vw, 302px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;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?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We welcome your contributions to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mldhsgateways@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\">mldhsgateways@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>or drop into the History Centre at the Coventry Library, 63 Mount Barker Road, Stirling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Flags Book of Australian Flags No. 4786001 Australian Symbols Book of Australian Symbols No. 4787001 Book by Bill Murrell A book by Bill Murrell entitled &#8220;To Thyself be True&#8221; No 4789001 Heathfield High School Magazine Heathfield High School Magazine 1986 No. 5799001 &nbsp;Do you have any further knowledge of the items shown which have &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=4024\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New Acquisitions; November 2025&#8221;<\/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\/PaNLq6-12U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3383,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3383","url_meta":{"origin":4024,"position":0},"title":"Art History Cameos: Andrew Douglas Ambrose Murrell; Stirling Art Collector and Artist","date":"December 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Text: from the Obituary of Andrew Douglas Ambrose Murrell\u00a0By Thomas A. 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