The Wagga Wagga Playhouse portrait of Colin Anderson, an image looking for a home [Photo: Roland Bannister]

UON60: Mr Anderson “Newcastle Celebrity” Goes To Wagga Wagga

February 20, 2025

  Recollections of Colin Anderson by Ethnomusicologist Roland Bannister, PhD This wonderful posting above with its stories about the establishment of the University of Newcastle, and of Colin Anderson and his University College revues, inspires me to write my own recollections of those events. From 1955 to 1959 I studied the ‘theory’ component of my … More UON60: Mr Anderson “Newcastle Celebrity” Goes To Wagga Wagga

Honoring Legacy: Rehousing and Updating the Percy Haslam Collection of Indigenous Artefacts

February 19, 2025

  Amir Moghadam, University Conservator In February 2025, we completed the rehousing, reviewing, and updating the registration of a collection of artefacts from the Haslam collection. Who Was Percy Haslam?       Born and raised in Newcastle, Percy Haslam (1912-1987) was a journalist, scholar and advocate for Newcastle and Hunter region’s indigenous peoples, cultures and languages. … More Honoring Legacy: Rehousing and Updating the Percy Haslam Collection of Indigenous Artefacts

University Of Newcastle's Grant of Arms (1965)

UON60: The University of Newcastle’s Grant of Arms

February 14, 2025

University of Newcastle’s Grant of Arms By Gionni Di Gravio, University Archivist The Grant of Arms is our University’s Declaration of Independence The University’s beautiful Grant of Arms is our very own Declaration of Independence. This historic document, along with Autonomy Day celebrates the University’s emergence as an autonomous institution on 1st January 1965. Design … More UON60: The University of Newcastle’s Grant of Arms

Harold Lobb Concert Hall

UON60: Prehistory of the University of Newcastle – The Newcastle Conservatorium of Music – Born in 1952

February 13, 2025

  FROM NEWCASTLE BRANCH OF THE STATE CONSERVATORIUM OF NEW SOUTH WALES TO NEWCASTLE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC Junior Strings Classes With Teachers Rene Kearns and William Bowmore, at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, late 1960s.   In a nutshell: (i) Nissan Hut in Civic Park (1952-1957) (ii) The Cultural Centre (1957 – 1980) (iii) The … More UON60: Prehistory of the University of Newcastle – The Newcastle Conservatorium of Music – Born in 1952

Virtual Exhibitions – Special Collections

January 31, 2025

The University of Newcastle’s Special Collections, Auchmuty Library, has presented the following virtual exhibitions. We thank our co-curators and the Special Collections team for their contributions. The Special Collections team use a Matterport 3D scanner to capture a virtual tour that can be curated with links sources on Living Histories digital repository. UNROLLED The Hunter’s … More Virtual Exhibitions – Special Collections

Hunter Living Histories February Showcase – Number 96 – Women in Media

January 29, 2025

  February 3, 2025 Hunter Living Histories showcase. All are welcome! We value your input in shaping these monthly sessions. What historical topics and cultural areas interest you the most? We’d love to hear your ideas! This year, as we celebrate the University’s 60th anniversary, we’ll be sharing significant moments and cherished memories throughout the … More Hunter Living Histories February Showcase – Number 96 – Women in Media

Master of Ceremonies Emeritus Professor Ken Dutton with Pat Flowers whose history in education as a librarian dates back to 1943.

UON60: Chasing Our Pioneering Tales – Founding Mothers & Fathers Speak!

January 28, 2025

“Chasing Our Pioneering Tales” Great Stories From the Secret Archives. Recorded: 16 February 2005 University of Newcastle (Australia) A Gathering of the Founding Mothers and Fathers It was twenty years ago, back in 2005, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of an autonomous University of Newcastle, that we held a gathering of surviving founding mothers and … More UON60: Chasing Our Pioneering Tales – Founding Mothers & Fathers Speak!

Newcastle University College Graduation Ceremony, 22 March 1957. Photograph taken by Beryl Buckler. [Courtesy of Geoff Barcan, son of Beryl Barcan, nee Buckler)

UON60: The Prehistory of the University of Newcastle – Newcastle University College (1951-1964)

January 24, 2025

Rare Colour Photograph of Newcastle University College Graduation Emerges Geoff Barcan, son of the late Dr Alan Barcan, recently sent us this rare colour image of a graduation ceremony at the Newcastle University College. The Graduation ceremony was held on the 22 March 1957. The photograph taken by his mother, Beryl Barcan, nee Buckler, who … More UON60: The Prehistory of the University of Newcastle – Newcastle University College (1951-1964)

Preparedness Pays Off: The Getty’s Wildfire Response Lessons

January 20, 2025

    Amir Moghadam, Conservator at University of Newcastle   Climate Extremes as The New Norm Climate change intensifies these risks, creating extreme wet and dry cycles that increase the probability of wild floods and fires in major population centres such as New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia. Since the recent catastrophic … More Preparedness Pays Off: The Getty’s Wildfire Response Lessons

Cultural Mapping Project

December 9, 2024

  Background This project was funded by the NSW State Government via the former Greater Cities Commission. The goal of the project was to map places and stories that hold cultural and historical significance for Aboriginal people in the Newcastle region – that is Muloobinba and surrounds, on Awabakal and Worimi Country. It was also … More Cultural Mapping Project