Join us 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. (Type Room no. into ONLINE MAP)
WHEN
Monday 2 December 2024 (1.00pm-2.30pm)
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- Welcome & Acknowledgement of Countries (Gionni di Gravio OAM)
PRESENTATIONS
- PRESENTATION 1 : Cultural Mapping Oral History Project (Dr Heather Kember, Institute of Regional Futures)
- PRESENTATION 2 : (Peter Davias) Presentation on his father Spero Davias work on the history of Hunter Street, see http://www.soundworld.com.au/hunter/
- ANNUAL REPORT (Gionni)
- Regional History Projects – Volunteer & Career-Ready Student Placements, VDRH intern and Creative in Residence program
UPDATES FROM THE REGIONS
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- Regional GLAM Institutions Updates
- Hunter Regional Committee Hunter National Trust Updates
RECENT NEWS
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- Book Launch of ‘Australia’s Player King The Life & Films of Peter Finch’ by John Ramsland. Saturday, 7 December 2024, 2pm-4.30pm at United Service Club 55-57 Watt Street, Newcastle. RSVP essential, further details HERE
- Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Grants for 2025-27 are now open! Apply for up to $80K for works or $30K for management documents that help preserve and maintain declared Aboriginal Places in NSW. For info and to apply, visit: http://environment.nsw.gov.au/heritage-grants
HUNTER LIVING HISTORIES
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- Stories of Our Town UON Creatives In Parliamentary Hansard – Hunter Living Histories
- Where is John Fraser’s Lost 1882 Journal? – Hunter Living Histories
- The Ralph Snowball Stories of Our Town Filming Begins! – Hunter Living Histories
- #AskA??? – Insights from Our Podcast Interviews – Hunter Living Histories
- Hunter Living Histories November Showcase – Hunter Living Histories
EXHIBITIONS
- “Unrolled – Maps of Newcastle and the Hunter Region currently on at Level 2, near Special Collections.
End : (2.30 pm)
Next Meeting
Monday 3 February 2025 – 1.00pm-2.30pm