Category: Arts & Entertainment

Posts relating to all things artistic, musical, creative and inspirational from the study of history and culture and its modern manifestations

Who Played Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Tighes Hill (N.S.W.) in 1961?

November 24, 2023

Actor Who Played Macbeth Identified The following selection of photographs were taken in the early 1960s and part of the much larger Hannan Photographic archive held in the University of Newcastle’s Special Collections since 2014 and have been identified by Career-Ready Placement (WIL) student undertaking GLAM sector  experience at the Auchmuty Library’s GLAMx Lab. University … More Who Played Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Tighes Hill (N.S.W.) in 1961?

Ralph Snowball

The Space Time Expanse of the Ralph Snowball Archive

November 14, 2023

An Amazing Photographer of Light and Shadow Look into the penetrating eyes of Ralph Snowball. What an amazing photographer and legacy. An photographic artist who recorded the living peoples places and events in a dance of light and shadow. Inspirations We were recently visited by a beautiful couple whose surname was “Love” and wished to … More The Space Time Expanse of the Ralph Snowball Archive

Little Richard Found God In Newcastle

Little Richard in Australia Throwing His Rings and Jewellery Off The Stockton Punt Into Newcastle Harbour 11 October 1957 – A Timeline of Events

September 30, 2023

On the eve of the Newcastle Premiere of Little Richard: I Am Everything at the Regal Cinema in Birmingham Gardens, here is a timeline of events and eye witness accounts relating to Richard’s famous epiphany in the middle of Newcastle Harbour when he threw his jewellery off the Stockton Punt. Sincere thanks to Rock ’n’ … More Little Richard in Australia Throwing His Rings and Jewellery Off The Stockton Punt Into Newcastle Harbour 11 October 1957 – A Timeline of Events

Newcastle, N.S.W. By Alf Scott Broad (1854-1929). Bird's-eye-view map. "Supplement to 'The Illustrated Sydney News,' June 27, 1889" (4.5 MB File)

Newcastle in 1889 (The Original Colour Lithograph)

April 12, 2022

Acquisition of Original Newcastle 1889 Colour Lithograph Special Collections in the Auchmuty Library of the University of Newcastle (Australia) recently acquired this original colour lithograph of Newcastle NSW in 1889. Please click on the image above to access the high resolution version in exquisite detail. Many thanks to David Threlfo who produced this promotional video … More Newcastle in 1889 (The Original Colour Lithograph)

Fringe Histories series- Dr Anne von Bertouch OAM

March 30, 2022

During March, Special Collections shared social media posts of some of the region’s amazing women and their contributions. We received heartfelt comments and memories about Dr Anne Von Bertouch OA (1915-2003) Anne was gallery director of the Von Bertouch Gallery 1962 – 1998 in Newcastle located in Cooks Hill. Her galleries played a big part … More Fringe Histories series- Dr Anne von Bertouch OAM

Newcastle N.S.W. Drawn by A. C. Cooke in 1874, Engraver – Samuel Calvert Published in 1875 in Illustrated Sydney News (Courtesy Special Collections, Auchmuty Library University of Newcastle)

Newcastle in 1874

March 4, 2022

The engraving above of “Newcastle N.S.W. was published in the Supplement to “The lIlustrated Australian News for Home Readers” on the 3 November 1875. The “Key to the View of Newcastle” was published over a month later on the 29 December 1875. It was also (apparently) published in The Illustrated Sydney News of the 8 … More Newcastle in 1874

Aboriginal breastplate ‘Sandy, Chief of Coringori’

January 31, 2022

During January 2022 Dr Alison Clark from National Museums Scotland contacted HLH, she is conducting provenance research on a brass breastplate in their collection.  Dr Clark would like to find out more about the individual who was given the breastplate, and asks who gave it to him, and how the breastplate came to Scotland. “The … More Aboriginal breastplate ‘Sandy, Chief of Coringori’

Digital copy of a photograph taken from the Obelisk in 1906

Missing Piece of Historic 1906 Newcastle Panorama Found After 115 Years

October 15, 2021

A possible missing piece to a historic panorama of glass negative plate photographs taken in 1906 by renown Newcastle photographer Ralph Snowball has come to light in Melbourne after 115 years. Robert Watson noticed the set of images posted on the Lost Newcastle Facebook Group by a retired Associate Professor from the University of Melbourne, … More Missing Piece of Historic 1906 Newcastle Panorama Found After 115 Years

Tips & Techniques for Dating Historical Photographs

August 26, 2021

Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) in association with WEA Sydney Workshop: Tips and Techniques for Dating Historic Photographs 25 August 2021 11:00 AM – 1PM Presenter: Mr Gionni Di Gravio, OAM Archivist, Special Collections, Auchmuty Library University of Newcastle (Australia) DOWNLOAD Handout – Tips and Techniques for Dating Historic Photographs-GDG   Introduction and Acknowledgement of … More Tips & Techniques for Dating Historical Photographs