Collections Update: Object Based Learning Session at Murrook Culture Centre

March 5, 2026

OBL in Action: Student Feedback on the Coquun–Hunter Estuary Session   Dr Amir Moghadam, Special Collections   Last week, we hosted a class visit from UTS focused on the Coquun–Hunter Estuary. We held the class in the Murrook Cultural Centre. As with previous visits, we invited feedback from Studio11130 students. Of the 50 students who … More Collections Update: Object Based Learning Session at Murrook Culture Centre

Hunter Living Histories March Showcase

February 26, 2026

Forthcoming Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 2 March 2026, 1.00pm-2.30pm Join Zoom Meeting HERE Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHERE: via (Join Zoom Meeting HERE) or in person Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (See ONLINE MAP) WHEN –  Monday 2 March 2026 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Afternoon Tea will be … More Hunter Living Histories March Showcase

The Coquun Estuary

The Coquun Hunter Estuary: A Visual Imagery Sourcebook

February 26, 2026

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. Focus of Presentation: The Coquun Hunter Estuary The Coquun Estuary. On the formation of the lower estuary, specifically around the Stockton Sandspit and the Newcastle Shipping Port to Nobby Head. Introduction to the Archives. How your … More The Coquun Hunter Estuary: A Visual Imagery Sourcebook

Collection’s update:  Object-Based Learning Sessions on Rome and Pompeii.

February 23, 2026

Dr Amir Moghadam, Special Colletions Sessions on Rome and Pompeii.     Last week, on February 17th, we conducted two Object-Based Learning (OBL) sessions for AHIS2010 students. During these sessions, students engaged with historical books, coins, and objects relevant to their studies on Rome and Pompeii. I provided instructions and introductory notes, after which Gionni … More Collection’s update:  Object-Based Learning Sessions on Rome and Pompeii.

Class visit

Collection Update: Lively sessions, Thoughtful Questions

February 17, 2026

Sessions on the Early History of Books in Australia Dr Amir Moghadam, Special Collections     Last week, I and my colleague Davina Pellatt did run five Object-Based Learning sessions on the topic of the” beginnings of literature in  Australia” with HAS1000, first-year students. It was one of those weeks that remind you why our expertise and collections … More Collection Update: Lively sessions, Thoughtful Questions

Harold and Gladys Brawn [Courtesy of University of Newcastle Archives A7498(iii)]

From Newcastle, With Love: For the Love of Gladys

February 13, 2026

  For the Love of Gladys [Reprinted from Cetus Convocation News 1996 p.15] The late Harold Brawn was an intensely private man, reclusive in his later years, who had few friends, no children and no surviving family. An English immigrant who began his working life as a “fruito” in Newcastle, Harold Brawn donated a fortune … More From Newcastle, With Love: For the Love of Gladys

(age 5 of Mrs David Milson Kamilaroi vocabulary and Aboriginal songs, 1840

Further Colonial Historical Accounts of the Supreme Aboriginal Spirit Being

February 12, 2026

Further Colonial Historical Accounts of the Supreme Aboriginal Spirit Being By Leigh Budden Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People: This brief paper contains historical references to Aboriginal cultural practices ‒ but does not provide secret details about those ceremonies. It references historical articles that contain terms or views that were considered appropriate for … More Further Colonial Historical Accounts of the Supreme Aboriginal Spirit Being

Court of Honor at Chicago World's Fair

Pindimar: The Once and Future Australian “City of Peace”

February 10, 2026

This archival research guide containing the archival and rare book resources relating to Pindimar consulted on the day (6th February 2026) was prepared by Gionni Di Gravio OAM, University Archivist as a preliminary overview for the University of Newcastle’s Architect Master Level Students. We wish to acknowledge the research work of Mr Kevin McGuiness whose … More Pindimar: The Once and Future Australian “City of Peace”

1934 Singer 9 Sports 4 Seater Car as Constructed in Newcastle (Australia) [Re-visioned from News-clipping using ChatGPT]

John Sointu and Singer Car Bodies in Newcastle – a chronology (2026)

February 4, 2026

John Sointu and Singer Car Bodies in Newcastle – a chronology (2026). Compiled by Robert Watson Read the FREE ebook here: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/119001 Introduction In Newcastle, between 1936 and 1939, a Finnish family were making car bodies for imported British Singer car chassis.  This paper presents newspaper content, in chronological order, covering their lives. The single … More John Sointu and Singer Car Bodies in Newcastle – a chronology (2026)

Hunter Living Histories February Showcase

January 30, 2026

Forthcoming Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 2 February 2026, 1.00pm-2.30pm ZOOM link HERE Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHERE: via (ZOOM link HERE) or in person Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (See ONLINE MAP) WHEN –  Monday 2 February 2026 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Afternoon Tea will be provided for … More Hunter Living Histories February Showcase