What do we remember about polio? Poliomyelitis as a case study in Australian health histories View the presentation recorded on 25 March 2026 in Room L326, Auchmuty Library. This talk presents early findings from Professor Coleborne’s new research into the Australian experience of poliomyelitis (polio) in the middle of the twentieth century. It examines what … More What do we remember about polio?
The story of Yallarwah Place as told by authors Paul F. Walsh & Susan Harvey through interviews recorded in 2024 with Richard Jeans, Hunter New England Local Health District. Paul is an alumnus of the University of Newcastle and recipient of the Newton-John Award. He, together with Dr Raymond Kelly and partner Susan, together with an amazingly … More The Yallarwah Interviews With Paul F. Walsh OAM & Susan Harvey (2024)
Explore the History of Health in Newcastle! A new exhibition, ‘Say Aahhhh: Health, Medicine and Everyday Care in Newcastle from 1945 to 2000’, is now open at the Auchmuty Library’s Special Collections! Discover how health institutions, innovations, and daily life intersected in Newcastle during the post-war era. From the city’s earliest days, health has shaped … More EXHIBITION : Say Aahhhh . . . . . Health, Medicine and Everyday Care
We are calling for Fringe Histories Project blog posts on the Hunter Living Histories website. We are inviting students, alumni, and academics to use Special Collections resources and contribute blog posts on themes reflecting diversity, our marginalised communities and lost histories on the fringe of research. Some of our research and resources are available online … More Fringe Histories 2023 – Call for blog posts
Interview TranscriptIn August 2022 as part of an Oral Histories project for the University of Newcastle Library, Robin Gordon was interviewed by Isabel Whittle, a first-year student undertaking a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placement in the GLAMx Lab. Robin Gordon OAM Oral History Interview Click on this link for Interview Transcript For further images and … More Robin Gordon: The Accidental Nurse
Dr Champion’s Histories of the Newcastle Hospital Dr Ben Champion’s typescript manuscript works Newcastle Hospital 1817-1915 (a.k.a. Newcastle Hospital Register) in four volumes and The History of Newcastle Hospital 1891-1915 stand as important works on the Newcastle hospital’s history. Their importance lies in the fact that Dr Champion, in compiling his histories, had access to … More Dr Ben Champion’s Histories of Newcastle Hospital 1815-1915
The Fringe Histories theme for May is ‘Medical Histories’. Dr Jude Conway has submitted the following post about Margaret Henry (1934-2015) and the social history of Medicine in Newcastle. By Dr Jude Conway While living in England for two stints in the 1970s the late historian and community activist, Margaret Henry, completed a Masters thesis … More Margaret Henry (1934-2015) & the Social History of Medicine in Newcastle
“The Birth of a Dream : Jenny’s Place Women & Children’s Refuge Newcastle (Sept 1977- Sept 2017)” Compiled by Suzanne (Suzie) Romani. Foreward written by Marcia Chapman, Manager Jenny’s Place Inc. Publication “The Birth of a Dream : Jenny’s Place Women & Children’s Refuge Newcastle (Sept 1977- Sept 2017)” is a history of Jenny’s Place … More The Birth of a Dream : Jenny’s Place Women & Children’s Refuge Newcastle (1977-2017)
ABC’s Paul Turton spoke to Dr Ann Hardy, who is the Coordinator for Hunter Living Histories at the University of Newcastle. LISTEN HERE – Drive – ABC Radio – Interview about the Chinese Presbyterian Church Students, alumni or academics were invited to contribute blog posts to Hunter Living Histories website on themes reflecting diversity, … More Fringe Histories 2022
For Mental Health Week 2021 we are sharing photos from Special Collections at the Univerity Library of a mental health site in Newcastle. The James Fletcher Hospital commemorates 150 years in October 2021. It is the longest established mental health site in continuous use in NSW. We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal owners of the lands … More Mental Health Milestone – 150 years