Category: McMullin Building Stories

Rhona Beare (1935-2018) [Photo Credit: https://www.girton.cam.ac.uk/giving/legators-and-their-stories]

UON60: The Unique Dr Rhona Beare (1935-2018) Classics Lecturer at UON (1966-2000)

March 5, 2025

The Unique Dr Rhona Beare (1935-2018) Classics Lecturer at the University of Newcastle (1966-2000) By Dr Jude Conway Rhona Beare was born on 20th July 1935, the oldest child of Sylvia Gibson and William Beare, professor of Latin at Bristol University, and the author of The Roman Stage which is still available for purchase today. … More UON60: The Unique Dr Rhona Beare (1935-2018) Classics Lecturer at UON (1966-2000)

McMullin Building Stories: Final Resting Place of Emeritus Professor Godfrey Tanner, McMullin Courtyard, 2003

August 18, 2020

WARNING: Clergy Abuse survivors, victims and their families are warned that the following historic post contains images and descriptions of a convicted perpetrator that may cause distress.   From: “News from the Underworld of Archives for January-June 2003”: On the 10th July 2003 at 10am there will be a small ceremony in the McMullin Courtyard … More McMullin Building Stories: Final Resting Place of Emeritus Professor Godfrey Tanner, McMullin Courtyard, 2003

Do you have Memories of the McMullin Building ?

July 17, 2020

  What are your Memories of the McMullin Building ? The Arts and Administration (later McMullin Building) at the UON Callaghan Campus at Shortland opened its doors to staff and students in 1965, becoming a central hub of the newly autonomous University of Newcastle (Australia). Over the subsequent 55 years, many thousands of people have … More Do you have Memories of the McMullin Building ?