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 those attending in person (from 12.30pm)

WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY (Gionni di Gravio)

VALE Dr Kim Ostinga OAM

VALE Mr Paul Scott

Searching Across Special Collections & Archives Online Content Through Library Search – Presenter: Kerry Regan, Co-ordinator, Web and Media Content.
- https://www.newcastle.edu.au/library
Newcastle History ‘Our Past‘ media – Presenter: Jacob Ure
- https://www.ourpast.au/
Richmond Vale Rail Museum and Heritage Park – Presenter: Clare Jackson (Newcastle Business School)
- the Richmond Vale Rail Museum website https://www.richmondvalerailwaymuseum.org/
- the Rail Museum FB page with latest update https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AveGpZbHP/?mibextid=wwXIfr

- Upcoming Collection Engagement Activities (Dr Amir Moghadam – Special Collections & Archives Engagement Librarian)

From Newcastle, With Love: Many Loves, One Timeless Message. (World Exhibition in Prep)

UON60: Decades of History

Remembering Dr Vera Deacon OAM (2026) – Call for Contributions

Who is the “Giant” of Giant’s Leap? Sandy Hollow New South Wales

Hunter Living Histories Annual Report 2025

Regional GLAM Institutions Updates including reports from:
- Ross Edmonds, Hunter Regional Committee of National Trust;
- Dr Jude Conway, Newcastle Family History Society;
- on Barber, Fort Scratchley Historical Society;
- Jennifer Buffier, Maitland Historical Society.
GLAMx Lab Updates -Welcome Career-Ready Placement students – Enze, Hamish and Coren.

- Newcastle: Generations Of Pride Latest Stories of Our Town Documentary. Chit Chat (a.k.a. Glenn from Waratah) provides news regarding making of films and pre-production work on upcoming projects (pending funding) such as the Story of Coal and Bizare Newcastle films.
- Dr Peter Hobbins’ recent talk on the rich history of Fort Wallace, the full video of his presentation — packed with stories, archaeology, and insights into one of Stockton’s most significant sites. is available https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17zBbkVgCg/
- TALK – Professor Coleborne examines mid-century Australian polio history through the lens of NSW public health campaigns and community advocacy. Using the Newcastle region as a case study, she explores new “health history” frameworks for exhibitions and addresses existing gaps in Australian medical scholarship. Click image to REGISTER

Jacqui Malins Latest Production ‘GERT’ for the Newcastle Fringe Festival featuring spoken word, music and projections inspired by the Industrial Landscapes of Newcastle and Wollongong – further details HERE

Hunter Living Histories

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