Author: Special Collections

50 Years of Open Foundation: Enabling People & Pathways to University – Share Your Story

July 20, 2024

Celebrating 50 years of educational opportunities! The University of Newcastle is thrilled to commemorate 50 years of creating pathways to higher education. Partnering with the Pathways and Academic Learning Support Centre (PALS) and the Library’s Special Collections, we’re showcasing the life-changing impact of our enabling programs such as the Open Foundation programs. Newcastle Herald article … More 50 Years of Open Foundation: Enabling People & Pathways to University – Share Your Story

Alfred Dudley, or the Australian Settlers, 1830 by Sarah Ricardo Porter.

The Earliest Work of Fiction Set in Newcastle, Hunter’s River Involving Relations Between Settlers and Aboriginal People, 1830.

July 17, 2024

A children’s book, penned by a woman and published in 1830, is possibly the earliest work of fiction set in Newcastle, Hunter’s River revolving around the relationships between settlers and Aboriginal people. The book, by the name of Alfred Dudley; or, The Australian Settlers was published in London for Harvey and Darton, Gracechurch-Street in 1830, … More The Earliest Work of Fiction Set in Newcastle, Hunter’s River Involving Relations Between Settlers and Aboriginal People, 1830.

Southern International (Production & Distribution) Limited, Chips Rafferty, Chairman of Directors to Mr. Jack L. Jones, March 28th, 1955. Page 2.

Chips Rafferty, Jack Jones and the Dream of a Permanent Australian Picture Industry.

July 16, 2024

A Letter from Chips Rafferty to Jack Jones Within the papers of the late Jack Jones of Mayfield N.S.W. we found correspondence between the Australian actor and producer Chips Rafferty, and a young Jack. Jack had expressed interest in investing in Rafferty’s motion pictures. In a response to Mr Jones, in March 1955, Rafferty writes: … More Chips Rafferty, Jack Jones and the Dream of a Permanent Australian Picture Industry.

Rewind Exhibition 2024 - "A Hunter Region NBN Television Retrospective”

Rewind: A Hunter Region NBN Television Retrospective Exhibition

July 4, 2024

REWIND : Hunter Region NBN Television Retrospective Step back in time with the “Rewind” exhibition! Explore a collection of photographs from the NBN television archive and the fascinating history of ‘Channel 3’, the iconic broadcaster that brought television to the Hunter Region in 1962.   Transmissions from the Mount Sugarloaf Tower Witness the magic as … More Rewind: A Hunter Region NBN Television Retrospective Exhibition

Hunter Living Histories – July 2024 Showcase – Public Housing & Planning

June 24, 2024

Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 1 July 2024 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 1 July 2024 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Welcome & Acknowledgement of Countries (Gionni … More Hunter Living Histories – July 2024 Showcase – Public Housing & Planning

One of the versions of Jeffreys 1816 Chart overlayed in Google Earth 2024 to show the locations of the original shipwrecks The Nautilus, The Estremina and Dundee.

Do the Shipwrecks on Jeffreys’ 1816 Survey of Hunter’s River Still Exist?

June 13, 2024

The Original Jeffrey’s Chart in the Hydrographic Office, London The original chart (below), in red ink, titled Part of Hunters River (or the Coal River) – Survey’d by Lieut. C Jeffreys (a) Commander of H M C. Brig – Kangaroo March 1816 is located at the Hydrographic Office in London, where all the important mapping … More Do the Shipwrecks on Jeffreys’ 1816 Survey of Hunter’s River Still Exist?

Sewing basket in use - detail from Portraits in the Countryside by Gustave Caillebotte, 1876.

Presents, crafts, art, and collecting in the extended Rusden family by Dr Paula Jane Byrne

June 12, 2024

Presents, crafts, art, and collecting in the extended Rusden family. By Dr Paula Jane Byrne   ‘Presents sent by Mrs Mangles 17 July 1837 Mr Rusden – Memorandum Book Mrs Rusden – Chalice. Miss Rusden – Chalice. Mrs Scott – Basket. Mr F J R – Card case. Miss Amelia – Abbott. Miss Grace – … More Presents, crafts, art, and collecting in the extended Rusden family by Dr Paula Jane Byrne

Announcing the 2024 University Library Creative in Residence – Dr Carl Caulfield

June 3, 2024

  Announcing the 2024 University Library Creative in Residence – Dr Carl Caulfield The University of Newcastle Library is excited to introduce Dr Carl Caulfield, a distinguished Newcastle playwright, actor, and director, as our first-ever Creative in Residence. The judging panel – including Rosemarie Milson, Dr Keri Glastonbury, and Dr Caelli Brooker – selected Carl … More Announcing the 2024 University Library Creative in Residence – Dr Carl Caulfield

Remembering the Sygna Storm: 50 Years Later

May 28, 2024

University of Newcastle Bachelor of Media and Communications student, Jack Lewis, began his work in the Professional Career-Ready placement at the GLAMx Lab, Auchmuty Library. Editing old archival footage, this enabled Jack to develop his storytelling and editing skills as well as viewing historic film digitisation to get a glimpse as to what the process … More Remembering the Sygna Storm: 50 Years Later

Title Page of Forget-Me-Not Remembering Lost Lives and Legacies W.S. Procter & The 1841 Procter Chart. An Analytical Examination of the Production of the First Navigational Chart of Reid's Mistake, Lake Macquarie with Reference to Reverend L.E. Threlkeld & Others. Researched & Written By Shane Frost. April 2023.

Remembering Lost Lives & Legacies: W. S. Procter and the 1841 Procter Chart

May 28, 2024

DOWNLOAD AND READ W.S. PROCTER AND THE 1841 PROCTER CHART BY SHANE FROST (58MB PDF) First Navigational Chart of Lake Macquarie The Procter Chart is the first navigational chart of “Reid’s Mistake”, a.k.a. Lake Macquarie, New South Wales produced in 1841. It has fascinated researchers attempting to understand and unlock its annotations and references to … More Remembering Lost Lives & Legacies: W. S. Procter and the 1841 Procter Chart