Category: Novocastrian Tales

Paul F. Walsh OAM (2024)

The Yallarwah Interviews With Paul F. Walsh OAM & Susan Harvey (2024)

September 25, 2025

The story of Yallarwah Place as told by authors Paul F. Walsh & Susan Harvey through interviews recorded in 2024 with Richard Jeans, Hunter New England Local Health District. Paul is an alumnus of the University of Newcastle and recipient of the Newton-John Award. He, together with Dr Raymond Kelly and partner Susan, together with an amazingly … More The Yallarwah Interviews With Paul F. Walsh OAM & Susan Harvey (2024)

Elma Gibbs (1904-1973)

October 31, 2023

A Foreword by Isabel Whittle As part of my responsibilities as the 2023 Vera Deacon Intern, I have been working closely with the Special Collections team on a range of projects to gain experience within the GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums) Industry. One of these projects involved working with the Special Collections archivist, Gionni di … More Elma Gibbs (1904-1973)

Uncle Bob Smith with elders and clergy mingles the soils

“Return to Yallarwah” Hunter Living Histories Showcase – 9 October 2023 All Welcome

September 21, 2023

Hunter Living Histories Showcase “Return to Yallarwah” Monday 9 October 2023 (1.00pm-2.30pm)   This work respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. WHEN –  Monday 9 October 2023 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Presentation 1: 5oth Anniversary of Biology at the University of Newcastle with Emeritus Professor Tim Roberts AM. (10 mins) VIEW HERE … More “Return to Yallarwah” Hunter Living Histories Showcase – 9 October 2023 All Welcome

Dancers round circle of stones

Yallarwah Place: An Act of Reconciliation (19 February 1999)

August 24, 2023

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. The Yallarwah Bicentenary Memorial is believed to be among the first united Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal memorials in Australia. Yallarwah Place: An Act of Reconciliation was originally published on the University of Newcastle Archives Website as a record of … More Yallarwah Place: An Act of Reconciliation (19 February 1999)