Posts relating to public events, exhibitions, matters of urgency with regards to heritage and history in Newcastle and Hunter Region
A National Nomination for the Coal River (Mulubinba) Cultural Landscape was prepared by Ann Hardy and her international team including Amir Rezapour Mogadam (Conservator), Dene Hawken (Awabakal Descendent), Doug Lithgow (President, Park and Playgrounds Movement Inc), Roslyn Kerr (Geologist), Barbara Heaton (Newcastle City Council) and Gionni Di Gravio (University Archivist and Chair) for the Coal … More National Nomination Mark II
Video: NBN News Broadcast 29 October 2008 featuring Mr Gionni Di Gravio (Chair of the University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party) and Dene Hawken (Awabakal Descendent) interviewed by Paul Lobb. Professor John Fryer submitted an application for dual naming for Nobbys/Whibayganba to the Geographical Names Board (GNB) in October 2008. The application was accompanied … More Nobbys (Whibayganba)
On behalf of the University’s Coal River Working Party, I would like to express our sincere thanks to David Witchard and his fellow Dram1020 colleagues for Monday evening’s (10 November 2008) splendid performance piece Where the Coal Meets the Sea. ‘Where the Coal Meets the Sea’ was a University of Newcastle Drama 1020 production of … More Where the Coal Meets the Sea
If you have a Facebook account why not join us in the Coal River Working Party group and join in the discussions. We’d love to see you there. Â
Late yesterday afternoon we received a copy of the Mitchell Field Book that contains the first recorded mention of Nobbys as ‘Whibayganba’. The Mitchell Library reference is: Mitchell, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1855. Field Book – Port Jackson & Newcastle, 1828. Includes sketches (Locn No.: C 40 – Request Microfilm CY 1560) We have seen numerous references … More Nobby – Whibayganba first recorded mention 1828
Newcastle on the Edge Exhibition Newcastle on the Edge – Panoramic Visions of Newcastle on the Coquun Hunter River is an outdoor exhibition of seven (7) panoramas of Mulumbinba – Newcastle dating from the 1812 to the present. The University of Newcastle will mark History Week with a stunning outdoor exhibition depicting the cultural transformation … More Invitation to Newcastle on the Edge Open Air Exhibition
The National Library of Australia has just launched the beta version of its Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954. With new titles being added, in time it should emerge as a fantastic resource, unlocking the historical treasures lying within our newsprint archives. The direct link is here: http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
Dazzling Scheme for City [PDF Version] Valuable memories of headland [PDF Version]
A Desire to Dig Deeper [PDF Version]
