Category: Awabakal

Reverend Lancelot Edward Threlkeld, and wife Sarah Threlkeld (nee Arndell) Photographed probably circa 1850. Image courtesy of Marjorie Raven from an original glass negative taken by Thomas Glaister, George Street, Sydney.

Five Letters by the Reverend Threlkeld, Aboriginal Language Preservation Pioneer, Come to Light After 170 Years

July 3, 2026

What’s Going On? Five letters, written in 1858, by the Reverend Lancelot Edward Threlkeld have come to light after 170 years. Threlkeld, along with Biraban, leader of the Lake Macquarie & Newcastle peoples now known as the Awabakal, were Aboriginal language preservation pioneers, ensuring the ancient language of this land and region was preserved for … More Five Letters by the Reverend Threlkeld, Aboriginal Language Preservation Pioneer, Come to Light After 170 Years

The Coquun Estuary

The Coquun Hunter Estuary: A Visual Imagery Sourcebook

February 26, 2026

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. Focus of Presentation: The Coquun Hunter Estuary The Coquun Estuary. On the formation of the lower estuary, specifically around the Stockton Sandspit and the Newcastle Shipping Port to Nobby Head. Introduction to the Archives. How your … More The Coquun Hunter Estuary: A Visual Imagery Sourcebook

Aerial view of Kurri Kurri, NSW, [n.d.] Courtesy of the Coalfields Heritage Group, based at the Sir Edgeworth David Memorial Museum at Kurri Kurri.

Is Kurri Kurri (NSW) the original Garden of Eden?

July 18, 2023

Aerial view of Kurri Kurri. (Coalfields Heritage Group) Source: livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/33065 This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land.   Kurri Kurri, the most important word and place According the this recently unearthed 1933 article below, Kurri Kurri, a township in Newcastle, South Wales is … More Is Kurri Kurri (NSW) the original Garden of Eden?