Latest news concerning the digitisation of important audio visual archives relating to the Hunter Valley Region
Chronology of Local Regional Film Productions At the request of one of our GLAMx audio visual volunteers, Mr Mark Rigby, this is our first attempt at bringing together as much of the audio visual historic film and video legacy relating to the Hunter and Central Coast regions, including what has been digitised, what we know … More Chronology of Local Regional Film Productions
GLAMx AV DIGITISATION LAB Projects, Goals and tasks for 2020 NOTE: DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL DIGITISATION OF NBN TELEVISION ARCHIVES WILL CEASE ON 1 JUNE 2021. Any individual, business or organisation wishing to support all or any part of these initiatives is very welcome to donate to the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund. … More GLAMx AV: The 2020 Hit-List
In 1965, the Century Theatre in Newcastle hosted ‘The Big Show’. The lineup included major british artists of the time, such as the Honeycombs, Tony Sheveton, Manfred Mann and The Kinks. The footgage below, found in the NBN archives and digitalised by the GLAMx Lab, shows some of these artists firstly, catching the Koondooloo, one … More The Kinks in Newcastle
Dr JOHN TURNER 17/10/1933 – 10/7/1998 (Originally published in Phanfare, Magazine of the Professional Historians Association NSW Inc, August 1998) The death of John Turner on 10 July 1998 deprived the Newcastle community of the man who, more than anyone else, raised our awareness of the city’s rich history. Many academics work hard, often unsuccessfully, … More Tribute to Dr John Turner Newcastle Historian (1933-1998)
A digital copy of an 8mm film shot of the Maitland Floods from the air has been donated to the Archives of the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections in the Auchmuty Library. The archival film was shot by the late JEFFREY ALLEN BURNS (1929-2013) in February 1955, and was donated by his daughter, Jenna Reed … More The Newcastle Aero Club Flying Log Book and 8mm Films of Jeffrey Allen Burns (1929-2013)
Three reels of 16 mm film by the late James (Jim) Murphy have been digitised in the NBN Television Archive at the GLAMË£ Living Histories Digitisation Lab in the Auchmuty Library, University of Newcastle. The footage was donated several years ago and is now publicly accessible. UON Work Integrated Learning student Brydie McEvoy is coordinating … More Newcastle Film 1950s – James Murphy
“We Live In This Valley” (1962) The 1962 documentary feature by Douglass Baglin “We Live In This Valley” was recently unearthed by Peter Smith and Greg & Sylvia Ray. In addition, its (until recently) lost outtake reels, have now also been digitised by the University of Newcastle (Australia) and available freely online. Who Made … More The “We Live In This Valley” (1962) Film Archive