The original “School Room” in Christ Church can be seen in this original plan held in the National Archives of the United Kingdom MFQ1-236 (5). Click images for higher resolution copies. The pen drawing of Newcastle, also reproduced in the Newcastle Herald article, appears to be identical to a copy we hold in … More Newcastle East Public School Early History
On November 14 – 15, 2019 I attended the 5th annual Digital Directions symposium ‘The future of digital culture’ 2-day symposium hosted by the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) Canberra. International and Australian specialists working with cultural collections, digital technologies and interactive experiences contributed knowledge and spoke about some extraordinary projects. A pre-symposium Digital Preservation … More NFSA Digital Directions 2019 – The future of digital culture
We congratulate Gionni di Gravio UON Archivist on receiving an OAM on Australia Day 2020, it is a wonderful recognition of the years of hard work and dedication towards preserving the region’s history. We are very proud of his achievements. Gionni has been committed to preserving the region’s cultural heritage and making archives and cultural … More Congratulations Gionni di Gravio OAM
From the 18 to 24 November 2019 I was afforded the wonderful opportunity to briefly escape the Australian bush fires and choking smoke, and travel to the the windy city of Wellington in New Zealand to clear the lungs and mind and speak at the National Digital Forum. All the presentations from the National Digital … More “A breath of fresh air in more ways than one” Inspirations from the National Digital Forum, NZ 2019
Would you like to build practical and digital skills related to the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) sector ? In 2023 the Lab will offer opportunities for students to learn invaluable digitization and other cultural sector skills designed to improve employability. The Lab also has a separate Audio-visual Digitization Lab housing the magnetic and film … More GLAMx : WIL Projects 2023
A 1914-1915(?) French postcard warning “They are coming, they are coming… Cossacks to Berlin!!!” Preserving a collection of Early 1900s postcards Report 1, Jan 2020 Dr. Amir Moghadam Zane Metcalfe View the Allan Family Collection: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/103857 Project Significance Historical Background Emergence of the global postal system during the 19th century opened up new possibilities for … More Preserving a Local Collection of Early 1900s Postcards – The Allan Project
GLAMx AV DIGITISATION LAB Projects, Goals and tasks for 2020 NOTE: DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL DIGITISATION OF NBN TELEVISION ARCHIVES WILL CEASE ON 1 JUNE 2021. Any individual, business or organisation wishing to support all or any part of these initiatives is very welcome to donate to the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund. … More GLAMx AV: The 2020 Hit-List
On 21-25 October 2019, the ‘Designing the Archive’ Conference was held in Adelaide, South Australia. It was joint international conference bringing together archivists, librarians, records specialists and GLAM professionals from across the Asia-Pacific and around the globe, representing 176 countries under the auspices of the International Council on Archives (ICA) Australian Society of Archivists … More Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) ‘Designing the Archive’ International Conference 2019
A pioneer in the field of Humanities Computing (or now commonly known as Digital Humanities), Emeritus Professor John Frederick Burrows, AM, provided a “small historical sketch” of his work undertaken at the University of Newcastle (Australia) from the winter of 1979 with the help of the late John Lambert, and life long colleagues Dr Alexis … More Vale Emeritus Professor John Frederick Burrows, AM (1928-2019) – Humanities Computing Pioneer
Mr Ian Bowrey has brought to our attention the auction of an original banknote issued in 1828 by the Bank of Newcastle as reported the the Topics column of the Newcastle Herald (12/12/19). The auction,held by Smalls Auctions, Paddington, Sydney, commenced 12 noon on Sunday 15 December 2019. The starting bid was AUD15,000 with … More The Bank of Newcastle The First “Country Bank” in Australia