Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome.
WHERE: via (Join ZOOM here ) or in person Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (See ONLINE MAP)
WHEN – Monday 6 July 2026 (1.00pm-2.30pm)
Afternoon Tea will be provided for those attending in person (from 12.30pm)
WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY
PRESENTATIONS
- ‘Newcastle’s New Garden Suburb’: The Making of Merewether Heights. Dr Paul Hogben is an Associate Professor in Architecture at the University of New South Wales and specialises in Australian architectural history. He is currently researching the post-war architecture of Newcastle and broader Hunter region.
- “What Recollect can offer oral historians” – Hunter Rainbow History Group (John Witte)
- The Good Sea: The Journey of the Tasi Diak and the Politics of Refugee Protection in Australia, a new book by Associate Professor Vannessa Hearman Curtin University WA. Further details HERE
UPDATES
- Collection engagement activities (Dr Amir Moghadam – University Library, Special Collections & Archives)
- Regional GLAM Institutions Updates (Hunter National Trust and Newcastle Family History Society)
- GLAMx Lab Updates -Welcome Career-Ready Placement students
RECENT NEWS
- NAIDOC Week 2026 events – Further Information HERE
- Book Launch Dr Jude Conway will launch The Good Sea: The Journey of the Tasi Diak and the Politics of Refugee Protection in Australia, a new book by Associate Professor Vannessa Hearman at UON City Campus. Further details here Book Launch: The Good Sea by Vannessa Hearman Tickets, Monday, July 6 • 5 PM – 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
- Exhibition “Finding Home: Life Outside Institutions” linked to our ARC grant (led by Cathy Coleborne, with incredible RA help from Tess Gardner and Erica Wright) opens on 8 July at 6pm at the University of Newcastle’s Watt Space Gallery until mid-September. Further information here.
- Visual Index of Real Estate Maps (now covering the Hunter Valley) Thanks to Lachlan Wetherill
- Don McNair Herbarium Biennial Report. Don McNair Herbarium is kindly supported by donations.
- EXPLORE series of Heritage Walks of Newcastle Suburbs (Julie Keating) AVAILABLE HERE
- Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts https://nfhs.org.au/podcasts/
and Videocasts https://www.youtube.com/@newcastlefamilyhistorysoci2923/videos