 The NEWYhistory App is available to Download for FREE on GOOGLE PLAY or APPLE STORE . The NEWYhistory App was officially launched at NewSpace Campus on Monday 6th November at the Hunter Living Histories meeting. In March 2017 Jarred Casely (UON educ. student) was engaged on the project and created the digital architecture for … More NEWYhistory App
This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. A Site To Behold – The Story of Baiame Cave (2016) Video documents the story of the Baiame Cave and the work of the Natural History Illustration Field Studies & Culture Class NHIL3004 visit on the … More Baiame Cave Site Documentation Visit (2016)
In September our first UON Communication student Tom Sinclair undertook a WIL (work integrated learning) practicum in the GLAMx Living Histories Digitisation Lab. He worked on the NBN Television archive with mentors Phillip Lloyd and Barry Nancarrow (former NBN Television staff) digitising various forms of material from 1988, including BVU tapes, Index cards and listing … More NBN Television Archive-1988 Project
The OCTAPOD Archival Project was undertaken by Freya Montefiore, UON student on placement at the GLAMx Lab, Auchmuty Library. This collaborative project between Octapod and Cultural Collections project was initiated by Christina Robberds, Director of OCTAPOD to help mark the organisations 20th anniversary. We were pleased to be able to assist by engaging and supporting … More OCTAPOD Archival Project – Celebrating 20 years
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base at Williamtown opened in 1941 and was chosen due to the optimal position to the coast and Sydney. Since then the base has transformed from a few sandy dunes to being heavily developed which has had numerous environmental impacts with the most recent contamination scandal being at the RAAF … More Environmental impacts of RAAF Williamtown
This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. On the 4 August 2017, The University of Newcastle (Australia)’s Natural History Illustration Field Studies & Culture Class NHIL3004 visited the Finchley Park Reserve (also known as the Northern Map Site or Flat Rock) to undertake … More Natural History Illustration Field Studies & Culture Class Visit Northern Map Site (Wollombi)
NBN Television Index Cards scanned by Student on Work Placement. … More NBN Television Archive – Digitisation of News Index Cards
Composed By Peter Vincent Langton, University of Newcastle (Student, Bachelor of Arts) Listen here to ABC1233 RADIO INTERVIEW with Peter Langton about Godfrey Tanner, Tuesday 5 July 2017 Â Interviewer Jenny Marchant. Ronald Godfrey Tanner was born on the 24th of September, 1927, in Brisbane Queensland, Australia. He was an only child and very … More Emeritus Professor Ronald Godfrey Tanner & Collected Papers
“Newcastle people are tough and resilient. They are no strangers to hardship and as a result of this earthquake we will have the chance to not only recover, but to renew both ourselves and our community. And our suffering will strengthen our resolve to make for a better future.” Graham R Lawrence, Dean of Christ … More The Newcastle Earthquake of 1989
By Angelique Carr Seventeen tracks featuring Convocation Lectures over two decades have just been uploaded to the Cultural Collections SoundCloud. These recordings were found in the University of Newcastle’s Oral History Collection. The playlist includes Dinner Speeches, Public Lectures and Inaugural Lectures. Highlights include the 1994 Newcastle Lecture by Thomas Keneally, who was recorded being briefed … More Convocation Lectures 1980 – 1999