Digitised maps and plans relating to Newcastle and the Hunter Region
Here are two digital copies of G.B White’s 1844 Plan of the Hunter Region from the Port Hunter (Newcastle) to the Maitland Falls. Title Plan of the River Hunter from Port Hunter to the Falls at West Maitland Surveyed in October 1844 by G.B White. Lithographed by J. Allen 81 King St. West. 1844 … More 1844 Plan of the Hunter Region
Kooragang Island is the name, now given, to what was once a number of Islands that made up the Hunter River estuary. Ash Island was one of these Islands, there were many more. Local Radio ABC 1233 Local ABC Radio 1233 asked what was the difference between Ash Island and Kooragang Island? University Archivist & … More Kooragang Island
First Complete Aerial Coverage for Greater Newcastle 1944 A team working through Transport NSW and Spatial Services NSW have successfully digitised a complete set of aerial photographs of Newcastle as it looked in 1944. The Department of Main Roads (DMR) commissioned the aerial photography during World War II, as part of its aerial surveys. This … More Newcastle and Suburbs Aerial View, 1944
One of the more bizarre episodes in the history of aerial photography occurred during World War I with the use of “squadrons” of homing pigeons, each equipped with a single shot camera on a time-fuse. The photograph (above) illustrates 3 different types of cameras used by the ‘pigeon squad’. History of Aerial Photography and the … More The History of Aerial Photography
Interview with former Pilot Officer Ronald (Ron) Slater who talks about events of 12th November 1963 when he was piloting a Royal Australian Air Force Sabre fight jet (RAAF serial number: A94 – 929) in a formation of eight aircraft from RAAF Williamtown’s No.2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU), his aircraft entered a spin. Ron … More Interview with Pilot Officer Ronald (Ron) Slater
The three Newcastle plans below form part of a collection of twenty one (21) plans held at the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections that originally accompanied the 1911 Royal Commission as to the Decentralisation in Railway Transit, see: https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/38817720?q&versionId=51544349 and https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-234152383/view Unfortunately only the front cover of the report held at the National Library of … More Bikinis or Coal Jetties on Stockton Beach? An Alternate Vision from 1911
“High Street, Maitland 1886” has been digitally remastered by David Sciffer from the original 1886 Mahlstedt and Gee plans, 2019. We thank Mr Sciffer for allowing the University’s Hunter Living Histories to make this work accessible to the wider research communities. Click on the image above for the high resolution version, at 17000 pixels across, … More High Street, Maitland in 1886
(This post has been transferred from ‘Newcastle Government Domain’ WordPress site- originally posted 16 December 2014) HISTORIC MILITARY BARRACKS (Adapted from thesis “Here is an asylum open . . . Constructing a Culture of Government Care in Australia 1801 – 2014”) By Dr Ann Hardy Newcastle’s former military barracks are located in the heart of … More Newcastle Military Barracks
UPDATE All plans have now been uploaded. If you are a regular visit to this site, you have probably seen Russell Rigby’s excellent presentation on the Hunter District Water Board Plans of the 1890s. At the time he was writing, the plans had not yet been uploaded to any of our sites. However, they have … More Maps of Newcastle and suburbs
The Hunter District Water Board Plans of the 1890s A Presentation to the Hunter Living Histories Initiative By Mr. Russell Rigby In the 1890s the Hunter District Water Board commissioned the Survey Section of the Land Department to produce a series of large scale plans of urban Newcastle, for planning purposes. The … More The Hunter District Water Board Plans