Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society Inc. in Stirling, South Australia | Community organisation

Mount Lofty Districts Historical Society Inc.

Locality: Stirling, South Australia

Phone: +61 8 8339 8236

Address: Local & Garden History Centre, Coventry Library, 63 Mount Barker Road 5152 Stirling, SA, Australia

Website: https://mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au

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25.01.2022 This gorgeous rosella has made itself quite at home on the pink blossom at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden! You'll be sure to spot all sorts of wildlife on your next visit! Heidi Scheffler

24.01.2022 With Spring just around the corner, Liz Hansman has created an article about "Wattle Day", traditionally celebrated on 1st September, but fading into obscurity these days. Perhaps this year we can rejuvenate this colourful occasion to spread a bit of joy and patriotism. .https://mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au/?page_id=2262

24.01.2022 The Princes Highway at Glen Osmond, a main thoroughfare between the Adelaide Hills and city (circa 1950). : Images courtesy of SATC, State Records of South Australia GRG7/69/6

24.01.2022 A new book on Adelaide Hills Gardens by a local author. If it's as good as her first book, you'll want to read this one too.

23.01.2022 #WindbackWednesday Do you recognise this nature trail? For over 150 years, Waterfall Gully has been a popular nature escape, although today it would be unusual ...to see someone hiking in a suit! The hills surrounding First Creek were once covered with open woodland vegetation, including eucalypts, casuarinas and native grasses. During autumn, the Kaurna people moved from the coastal areas to the creeks and gullies of the foothills. European settlers initially used the land around Waterfall Gully for timber cutting and sheep grazing. By the 1850s, the Gully was a popular spot for walks and picnics. It was widely referred to as Waterfall Gully by 1906. We'd love to see your pictures from the beautiful Waterfall Gully trail! Post them below Photograph courtesy of Margaret Ford. Taken circa 1912. Waterfall Gully To Mount Lofty Hike | Utopia @ Waterfall Gully | National Parks and Wildlife Service South Australia | Glam Adelaide | Adelaide Remember When. | Burnside Historical Society, South Australia | State Library of South Australia |

23.01.2022 The last flush of magnolias are upon us! With just a few weeks of these breathtaking blooms left, now is the time to plan your next visit to Mount Lofty Botanic Garden Isn't this artistic photo from @maz167 (IG) an incredible way to celebrate the magnolia season?

22.01.2022 The early Rhododendrons have just started to bloom, which means we are creeping ever closer to springtime! If you're after a proper peek, you can find Rhodode...ndron magnificum, pictured here, in the Lower Rhododendron Gully along with Rhododendron spinuliferum and Rhododendron arboreum ssp delavayi. We can't wait until the gully is in full bloom! See more

20.01.2022 You'd be forgiven for thinking we've turned into professional birdwatchers over here at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden! But our garden visitors have been turni...ng out such incredible photos of our wildlife recently that it'd be rude of us not to share. How could anyone say no to this beautiful Superb Fairywren? Insta: @nickmunday2friday

20.01.2022 Magnolia Gully is coming into its own now. It's a magical must see! We love the visitor photos coming in. Thank you @asmalldropofpink for these fairytale-esque photos.

18.01.2022 A column of soldiers marching west along the main street of Crafers in 1941. An Army brass band is playing below the vantage point on the balcony of the Crafers Hotel. Coventry's garage business is opposite the hotel and the road to Piccadilly can be seen in the background. SLSA B70390/1

18.01.2022 The new format of facebook (which is optional at present) has re-introduced a search function which allows you to search for any item which has ever been posted to the page. Just click on the magnifying glass icon as shown in the screenshot attached and then type in your keyword(s). Hopefully this function is here to stay this time!

18.01.2022 Tens of thousands of people went through work camps and migrant hostels in South Australia. Migrant hostels were also known as migrant camps, reception centres ...and holding centres. There were at least twelve hostels in South Australia between 1947 and the mid-1980s. http://sahistoryhub.com.au/s/migrant-hostels-and-work-camps View of the Glenelg migrant hostel huts, early 1960s. Migration Museum photographic collection PN05778, courtesy Barabara Reis.

18.01.2022 Welcome to our #HeritageSA ‘What’s On’ Heritage Event Guide Join a guided tour through Bowdens Cottage in the State heritage-listed Lady Alice Gold Mine site in... Para Wirra Conservation Park on the 15th and 27th September with the Barossa Goldfields Historical Society. Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bowdens-cottage-guided-hist Did you know that Para Wirra Conservation Park had a significant gold mining history when gold was discovered throughout the area in the 1860’s, and mining continued up until the 1930’s? Read more about this fascinating site in the City of Munno Para Heritage Survey (1996) on pages 39-40: https://data.environment.sa.gov.au//munno-para-(city-of)-h *Image courtesy State Library of South Australia (B74052/1) #HeritageSA #parawirraconservationpark #parawirra @NPWSSA #nationalparkssa #YesNPSA #NPWSSA #ParkoftheMonth #SeeSouthAustralia #SouthAustralia #VisitSouthAustralia

18.01.2022 Week 2 of The Cedars' BOOK GIVEAWAY! Truly, theres nothing like art, beauty, and creativity to help soothe the soul . So whilst our gates are still closed, ...we're continuing to share the magic of the Heysens' art by giving away one book a week from our bookstore. We are thrilled to have posted off last week's book: "Selected Letters of Hans Heysen and Nora Heysen" to our first-ever book giveaway recipient Sheree Madsen. This week were giving away one copy of "Hans Heysen" the stunning Art Gallery of South Australia publication produced to accompany their 2008 Hans Heysen Retrospective. It retails at $39.95 on our online store: https://www.hansheysen.com.au/store/ Please nominate someone you know would really benefit and love to receive this dose of inspiration in their mailbox by tagging them below before 12pm Sunday 10th May and well select one lucky person for this gift! Please note: If you share this post, please ask that people return to the original post to tag their friends! Hahndorf Visit Adelaide Hills Mount Barker District Council History Trust of South Australia History Council of South Australia Art Gallery of South Australia

17.01.2022 For the technical or audiophiles out there, here is an opportunity to learn about Adelaide's own manufacturer of tape recorders and associated electronics

17.01.2022 This picture dates from 1937 and shows what looks like a very new Aldgate Library alongside the Methodist Church. Not too much has changed! Pictorial Collection (B 12752)

16.01.2022 While you are "stuck at home", remember to check our website from time to time as our writers have been busy adding new items to our Gateways section. Here's a link to the topics page; from there you can explore to your heart's content. https://mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au/?page_id=793

16.01.2022 Perspective. Imagine you were born in 1900. On your 14th birthday, World War I starts, and ends on your 18th birthday. 22 million people perish in that war. La...ter in the year, a Spanish Flu epidemic hits the planet and runs until your 20th birthday. 50 million people die from it in those two years. Yes, 50 million. On your 29th birthday, the Great Depression begins. Unemployment hits 25%, the World GDP drops 27%. That runs until you are 33. The country nearly collapses along with the world economy. When you turn 39, World War II starts. You arent even over the hill yet. And dont try to catch your breath. On your 41st birthday, the United States is fully pulled into WWII. Between your 39th and 45th birthday, 75 million people perish in the war. At 50, the Korean War starts. 5 million perish. At 55 the Vietnam War begins and doesnt end for 20 years. 4 million people perish in that conflict. On your 62nd birthday you have the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tipping point in the Cold War. Life on our planet, as we know it, should have ended. Great leaders prevented that from happening. When you turn 75, the Vietnam War finally ends. Think of everyone on the planet born in 1900. How do you survive all of that? When you were a kid in 1985 and didnt think your 85 year old grandparent understood how hard school was. And how mean that kid in your class was. Yet they survived through everything listed above. Perspective is an amazing art, refined as time goes on, and enlightening like you wouldnt believe. Lets try and keep things in perspective." Author unknown See more

15.01.2022 1883 Main Street, Woodside showing the Woodside Hotel State Library of South Australia B 7957

15.01.2022 John McGregor says "My grandfather, William McGregor, and his two brothers, Jack and Davie, all played cricket for Crafers in the late 19th century. Their home ground was Atkinsons paddock, behind the butchers shop, and which was grandly called the Crafers Oval." Read more of this story in the Sport and Recreation topic of the Gateways section on our website https://mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au/?page_id=707

13.01.2022 Our writers have been busy adding new material to the Gateways section of our website. Have a browse of the topics and learn something new about history in the Adelaide Hills. And don't forget Coventry's Corner for the young and young at heart; there are lots of interesting things there. https://mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au/?page_id=793

12.01.2022 1883 General description] The newly completed Aldgate Station buildings, seen from the railway yard with train lines in the foreground. A steam train is approac...hing the platform where a group of people are waiting. Advertising signs are displayed a fence. [On back of photograph] 'Aldgate Station- Adelaide to Melbourne Railway' (Another hand) 'Presented by R.J. McDonald' See more

12.01.2022 This inquisitive little silvereye perched amongst the blossoms at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is just too adorable! IG: @nickmunday2friday

12.01.2022 1925 Eagle on the Hill. SLSA collection B 24076

12.01.2022 Today we bring you the first of three special podcast episodes looking at South Australia's British migrant stories. Join Migration Museum Curator Birgit Heilm...ann as she discovers individual stories of British migrants who came to South Australia post Second World War. Oral histories which were undertaken for the Hostel Stories Project by the History Trust of South Australia and The University of Adelaide between 2012 and 2014 form the basis of this podcast. https://history.sa.gov.au/south-australias-british-migrant/

11.01.2022 1900 Stagecoach pulled up outside the Piccadilly Post Office. In the 1880s it was known as Sandercock's General Store and Post Office (B 28373)

10.01.2022 No winter's morning trip to Mount Lofty Botanic Garden is complete without a visit to Magnolia Gully! Magnolias have been around since the time of the dinosaur...s (142 to 65 million years ago)! These plants were even around before bees existed so beetles pollinated them instead! Insta: @ ameliak___

10.01.2022 The recording of our Tracing the History of your House webinar is now available online! So many of you were interested in this topic that it quickly booked out.... Now you can view the recording and follow our reference librarians as they show you how to date a house, trace past occupants and the development of the surrounding area over time. View online: https://bit.ly/3gCOVAN

06.01.2022 Check out this incredible photo of Mount Lofty Botanic Garden shared by the @australia instagram account earlier this month! We definitely have some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Isnt it absolutely breathtaking?

05.01.2022 NOTICE: The Adelaide Hills Council will be undertaking resurfacing works on Mawson Drive, adjacent to the Upper Car Park entry, at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden on... Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 September 2020. Due to the nature of the works, the Upper Car Park will be closed during this period. Mount Lofty Botanic Garden will remain accessible from the Lower Car Park via Lampert Road. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. PHOTO: Rhododendron Gully in Spring

05.01.2022 Welcome to our #HeritageSA Whats On Heritage Event Guide Join a guided tour through Bowdens Cottage in the State heritage-listed Lady Alice Gold Mine site in... Para Wirra Conservation Park on the 15th and 27th September with the Barossa Goldfields Historical Society. Book here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/bowdens-cottage-guided-hist Did you know that Para Wirra Conservation Park had a significant gold mining history when gold was discovered throughout the area in the 1860s, and mining continued up until the 1930s? Read more about this fascinating site in the City of Munno Para Heritage Survey (1996) on pages 39-40: https://data.environment.sa.gov.au//munno-para-(city-of)-h *Image courtesy State Library of South Australia (B74052/1) #HeritageSA #parawirraconservationpark #parawirra @NPWSSA #nationalparkssa #YesNPSA #NPWSSA #ParkoftheMonth #SeeSouthAustralia #SouthAustralia #VisitSouthAustralia

04.01.2022 If you have been following our website during the last few months you will know that our writers have been active in creating new articles for your interest within the Gateways section: https://mtloftyhistoricalsociety.org.au/?page_id=789

03.01.2022 It's orchid season at Mount Lofty Botanic Garden! On your next visit, see if you can spot native species of donkey, spider and sun orchids throughout the garden.... This delicate beauty is a Wallflower Orchid (Diuris orientis). It has two ear-like petals, similar to that of the Common Donkey Orchid (Diuris corymbosa). IG: @_junipure

02.01.2022 Mick Heiser sent me this photo of the Toll House from the 1940s. Driven past the old building thousands of times and never thought much about it as I suspect mo...st of us do. Strange but true it only operated for 6 years. It opened in 1841 to collect taxes for improvements to the road that went into the hills. Despite the money being raised, not a lot of improvements were made to the roads, and in 1847 after much grumbling by the road users, the toll was revoked and the Toll House was closed It's been vacant ever since, but nobody ever saw the need to pull it down. At one stage, in the late 40s, it was covered in advertising slogans and looked as if it was about to fall down. However it was decided in 1951 to restore the building and thanks to the efforts of people like the National Trust, Geographical Society and the Pioneers Association, a new coat of paint and a new roof made the Toll House look as good as new. It still stands there silently and is vacant to this day. See more

01.01.2022 Glen Osmond, 1913 (approx) ..the Toll House (Tollgate) showing an automobile with four people inside, passing the Toll House along the dirt road. In 1841 it was... opened to collect taxes for road improvements that went into the hills, but despite money being raised very few improvements occurred (I wonder where the money went? ..Hmmmm ??) and in 1847, because of very unhappy road users, the toll was revoked and the gatekeepers were fired, and it was closed! ..srsa/pd (as requested) ..Today in comments See more