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Check out our new “Glimpses” articles<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to the Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our History Centre and Archive in the Coventry Library<\/a>, Stirling, are open at the times shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/em>If you are unable to visit our History Centre, you can contact us at mldhs@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au<\/a> or via our facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mt Lofty Districts Historical Society Centre, Coventry Memorial Library, Stirling. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Aim of the Society is “to uncover, preserve and publish the history of the Mount Lofty districts”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society takes its name from Mount Lofty, one of South Australia\u2019s best known landmarks, overlooking the city of Adelaide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within these pages you will find a wealth of information about the history of the district which surrounds Mount Lofty and the means to access much more through our History Centre and Archive .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We specialise not only in the history of the local region but also the history of the gardens which were established in this area early in South Australia’s colonisation, thanks to our unique climate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a regular program of events<\/a><\/strong>, a monthly display in the Coventry Library, Stirling and an ever growing collection.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit our “Gateways”<\/a> pages for a brief glimpse of a wide variety of history topics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please enjoy our website and don’t hesitate to get in contact<\/a><\/strong> or join one of our events<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Check out our new “Glimpses” articles Welcome to the Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society Inc. Our History Centre and Archive in the Coventry Library, Stirling, are open at the times shown below. If you are unable to visit our History Centre, you can contact us at mldhs@mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au or via our facebook page The Aim of … Continue reading “Home”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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-bf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3769,"url":"https:\/\/mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au\/?page_id=3769","url_meta":{"origin":697,"position":0},"title":"Here are links to a\u2026","date":"July 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Here are links to a wide variety of \"Glimpses\" from the upcoming print publication of \"Beyond Mount Lofty\". 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