Posts relating to post convict era history of Newcastle and Hunter Region
Podcast Available Here- The Sandhills (14:10) – Dark Stories True Crimes ENDNOTES AND COLD MERCY: CRIME STORIES FROM COLONIAL NEWCASTLE CASE 3. THE SANDHILLS BY DAVID MURRAY David Murray is a university medalist with a Creative Arts Phd from Newcastle Uni. He has published two books of poetry: “Swinging from a broken clock” and “Blue … More TRUE CRIME: THE SANDHILLS
DOWNLOAD FREE E-BOOK HERE History of Carrington by Edward (Ted) Coulin (4.7MB PDF File) We are delighted to be able to present to the public what is possibly the first history of Carrington ever written. The History of Carrington by Edward (Ted) Coulin was written between the years 1983-1995, and he has given his permission … More History of Carrington by Edward (Ted) Coulin
Here are two of the latest fly throughs of Newcastle as it looked in 1818 and 1830 respectively. Both created by 3D artist Charles Martin in December 2013 and January 2014 as part of his work on the 3D Virtual Newcastle Time Machine. This work was made possible by the kind generosity of the Vera … More 3D Virtual Hunter Project – Newcastle in 1818 and 1830
At the first meeting of the Coal River Working Party for this year, held on the 3rd of February, 3D Virtual Newcastle creator Charles Martin gave University benefactor Vera Deacon, a presentation on the progress to date on the the 3D model of early Newcastle. Cultural Collections in the Auchmuty Library were able to provide … More 3D Virtual Newcastle – What Charles and Vera Achieved in 34 days of 2013
Name – MULUBINBA Origin – The Aboriginal inhabitants of Newcastle. Known to the Rev. Threlkeld as “The Newcastle Tribe” and identified as “Mulubinbakal” (male) or “Mulubinbakalleen” (woman). Now known as The Awabakal People. How Long was it in use? – ca. 7000 years? Evidence Our evidence for this word comes from the works of the … More The many names of Newcastle – Mulubinba
NEWCASTLE / HUNTER STUDIES SYMPOSIUM Presented by the Humanities Research Institute, University of Newcastle in partnership with Newcastle Art Gallery The Newcastle Hunter Studies Symposium Friday 3 May 2013 10.00am – 4.30pm Newcastle Art Gallery Free About the Symposium Scholarship on Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, has the potential to illuminate national … More The Newcastle-Hunter Studies Symposium
Day Shift – 16/04/2013 – 02:10 PM Presenter: Carol Duncan Interviewee: Gionni Di Gravio, Archivist, Newcastle University University of Newcastle Archivist Gionni Di Gravio explores a work entitled “Progressive Sydney as it stands today : a pictorial directory of its most attractive centres, in sepia” published in Adelaide by G.H. Baring, 1938. This unusual book … More Local Treasures: Progressive Sydney – The Newcastle, Mayfield and Toronto Bits (1938)
This small item containing foldout photographs of Newcastle scenes was created sometime during the 1920s. We know this because the Newcastle Town Hall image is presented as a concept illustration, so it must be prior to 1929, when the building was finally constructed and opened to the public. The booklet includes various views around Newcastle … More Glimpses of Newcastle in the 1920s
Near Newcastle on the Hunter, New South Wales The engraving above entitled “Near Newcastle on the Hunter, New South Wales” is from an original work by John Skinner Prout (1805-1876) and engraved by S. Bradshaw. It was reproduced facing page 126 in Volume 2 of Australia by Edwin Carton Booth, F R. C. I. Illustrated … More John Skinner Prout in Newcastle and the Hunter
The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate An Historical Survey 1858-1966 – 108 Years of Journalism in Newcastle was published as a feature on Wednesday February 23rd 1966. It in turn was reproduced from the Centenary Supplement published in 1958. Click on each of the images to access the larger scan. … More An Historical Survey 1858-1966