Category: Business and Labour

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Photograph of Stockland Shopping Centre Jesmond N.S.W. Australia, 1992.

Histories of shopping centres in Australia (with examples from Newcastle)

March 27, 2023

This Friday 31st March 2023, the University of Newcastle’s  Historical, Cultural and Critical Inquiry Group (HCCI) Seminar presents: Associate Professor Matthew Bailey “‘The competition that matters’: Histories of shopping centres in Australia (with examples from Newcastle)” Friday 31 March 2023, 10-11am Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11) W202 and Zoom (link below)   What Drives Capitalism? … More Histories of shopping centres in Australia (with examples from Newcastle)

Coal Loading in Newcastle 1800-1900 by Russell Rigby (2017)

April 7, 2022

This is my personal all time favourite presentation by the late Russell Rigby. Coal Loading in Newcastle 1800 to 1900, was delivered at the Hunter Living Histories meeting on the 6 February 2017. It was held at the offices of Unwelt Australia Pty Ltd at Teralba. Presentation Born Out of an Error The presentation was … More Coal Loading in Newcastle 1800-1900 by Russell Rigby (2017)

Merv & Janet Copley Collection – UON Special Collections

December 11, 2020

The Merv and Janet Copley Collection is held in Special Collections and the Janet Copley Bequest funds undergraduate and doctoral scholarships and provide funding for researchers across the Humanities and Social Science disciplines to access the University’s historical archival and visual collections. The following has been compiled by Thomas Romanis (Museum & Heritage Studies, University … More Merv & Janet Copley Collection – UON Special Collections

Keeping Wallsend Hospital History alive

December 9, 2019

Wallsend medical and health history is being kept alive through a newly curated display of objects and memorabilia from the former Wallsend Hospital Museum. This was in collaboration with the University of Newcastle’s GLAMx Lab and the Andrew Nash Clinic. We acknowledge and congratulate Ashlea Oliver on her curatorial work as a final year Bachelor … More Keeping Wallsend Hospital History alive

Eight Hour League 150th Anniversary

November 21, 2019

You are welcome to visit the “150th Anniversary of the Newcastle Eight Hour Day” Exhibition and Library until Friday 6 December, 2019. WHERE: 406\408 King Street, Newcastle. Hunter Unions Building level 2 WHEN: Mon-Fri 10am-2pm, until 6 December. The Eight Hour Committee was the forerunner to Newcastle Trades Hall Council (Hunter Workers). By Rod Noble The … More Eight Hour League 150th Anniversary

George Wyndham’s Dalwood Cricket Team

May 7, 2019

George Wyndham’s Dalwood Cricket Team By Don Seton Wilkinson This photograph shows George Wyndham with his cricket team in the 1860s. The Maitland Mercury of 2 June 1863, reported a match between the Dalwood Eleven and Maitland United Eleven, won by Maitland, listing the Dalwood members as being: John Newman, W.Wyndham, Graham, Chas.Wyndham, G.Wyndham, King, … More George Wyndham’s Dalwood Cricket Team

John Wyndham on Dalwood for the Bordeaux Wine Exhibition (1882)

April 1, 2019

BORDEAUX WINE EXHIBITION 1882 Questions to be answered by Exhibitor Exhibitors were required to answer a series of questions about their vineyard’s original vegetation, soils, site, age of vines, vine varieties, wines produced, production costs, prices, awards and vineyard history. John Wyndham’s answers provide a rare, incredibly detailed, valuable, and hitherto unrevealed insight into the … More John Wyndham on Dalwood for the Bordeaux Wine Exhibition (1882)

Selected Historic Records of Dalwood Vineyard

February 7, 2019

    DALWOOD RAINFALL RECORDS 1865 – 1893 By Don Seton Wilkinson Colonial era weather records are few and far between. The Bureau of Meteorology considers that the Rainfall records from Dalwood, Branxton, NSW are the oldest accurate rainfall records in its collection. Between 1865 and 1885 the monthly rainfall was recorded by John Wyndham … More Selected Historic Records of Dalwood Vineyard