Old Margaret, here photographed and described as "An Awabakalin or 'A Woman of the Lake Macquarie Tribe AETAT 65'" in John Fraser's (ed) An Australian language as spoken by the Awabakal, the people of Awaba or Lake Macquarie (near Newcastle, New South Wales) being an account of their language, traditions and customs/ by L.E. Threlkeld ; re-arranged, condensed and edited with an appendix by John Fraser. Sydney : Charles Potter, Govt. Printer, 1892.

What Ever Happened to Margaret and Ned’s Land at Lake Macquarie?

September 18, 2024

What Ever Happened to Margaret and Ned’s Land at Lake Macquarie? This work is undertaken in support of the Awabakal family descendants of Margaret and Ned of Lake Macquarie. This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander … More What Ever Happened to Margaret and Ned’s Land at Lake Macquarie?

Hunter Living Histories October 2024 Showcase

September 9, 2024

Join us for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHEN –  Monday 14 October 2024 (1.00pm-2.30pm) WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRIES (Gionni di Gravio OAM) PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATION 1 : ‘The Fettler’: a biography of ‘Uncle’ Bill Smith, an Aboriginal elder and leader in the Hunter region by Dr Greg Blyton (Author). … More Hunter Living Histories October 2024 Showcase

“Families camped in the Port Stephens area, New South Wales,” Augustus Earle, 1826, National Library of Australia, nla.obj-134497417.

Material Culture and Exchange at the Australian Agricultural Company Settlement, Port Stephens 1826-1833

September 5, 2024

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. Warning to Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Peoples:  This paper contains the names of Aboriginal People who are deceased. Material Culture and Exchange at the Australian Agricultural Company Settlement, Port Stephens, 1826-1833 By Eleanor Foster, PhD … More Material Culture and Exchange at the Australian Agricultural Company Settlement, Port Stephens 1826-1833

Hunter Living Histories September Showcase – Mapping The Regions

August 27, 2024

Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 2 September 2024 1.00pm-2.30pm Join us at 1pm-2.30pm for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHERE: Virtually via (ZOOM link HERE) or physically in Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (Type Room no. into ONLINE MAP) WHEN –  Monday 2 September 2024 (1.00pm-2.30pm) WELCOME & … More Hunter Living Histories September Showcase – Mapping The Regions

Google Gemini AI Generated Image Illustrating "Modernity" and Newcastle (Australia)

What Is “Modernity” for the 50,000 Year Lived Experience of Newcastle Mulubinba (Australia)?

August 9, 2024

  What may have been our National Capital – Pindimar – M1590 – Pindimar City Map, Port Stephens, New South Wales. [c.1919] Lecture notes for the students of the History and Theory in Architecture Second Year Course at the University of Newcastle (Australia) presented by Gionni Di Gravio OAM on the 9 August 2024. What … More What Is “Modernity” for the 50,000 Year Lived Experience of Newcastle Mulubinba (Australia)?

Title Page of Captain Cook's Voyage Round the World..(1790)

“At 6 Possession Was Taken of this Country”: The Origin of “Terra Nullius” in Lieutenant Cook’s Original Words

August 1, 2024

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land.   The Origin of Terra Nullius from Cook’s Own Words The Doctrine of Discovery and Terra Nullius. “On the 20 August 1770 Lieutenant Jame Cook proclaimed the east coast of the continent a British possession. The concept … More “At 6 Possession Was Taken of this Country”: The Origin of “Terra Nullius” in Lieutenant Cook’s Original Words

Hunter Living Histories – August 2024 Showcase – Thematic History

July 30, 2024

      Join us for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHERE: via (ZOOM link HERE) or in person Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (Type Room no. into ONLINE MAP) WHEN –  Monday 5 August 2024 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Welcome & Acknowledgement of Countries (Gionni di Gravio OAM) PRESENTATIONS Lt … More Hunter Living Histories – August 2024 Showcase – Thematic History

Aboriginal Shield (Courtesy Bob Syron)

The Art of Shield Making: A Mangrove Masterpiece

July 29, 2024

We acknowledge the Traditional Lands of the Worimi , Gringai and Biripi people of the kutthung language the custodians, spiritual and Aboriginal owners of these lands. Also spelt kutthang, Worimi, Birippi and Gringai, Guringai. Crafting a Shield: A Mangrove Masterpiece In this video, Robert “Bob” Syron demonstrates the creation of a shield using traditional techniques. … More The Art of Shield Making: A Mangrove Masterpiece

Newcastle BHP Steelworks Band poses for the camera in 1922.

Celebrating the Centenary of the 1924 Overseas Tour of the BHP Newcastle Steel Works Band

July 26, 2024

CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF THE 1924 OVERSEAS TOUR OF THE BHP NEWCASTLE STEEL WORKS BAND It is 100 years now since the BHP Newcastle Steelworks Band’s legendary thirteen-month overseas tour to the UK, South Africa, and New Zealand. In this posting I record, and reflect upon, celebrations of this Centenary: a magnificent Brass Band Newcastle … More Celebrating the Centenary of the 1924 Overseas Tour of the BHP Newcastle Steel Works Band