Raymond Terrace resources- Historical Consciousness, Public Memory, and Nation Building

May 11, 2020

On 13 January 2020 UON students from EDUC4809: Historical Consciousness, Public Memory, and Nation Building class participated in a seminar at GLAMx Lab at the Auchmuty Library. Cultural collections staff provided information about the GLAM sector, digitisation and digital platforms, and other online sources and historical research tips. Sources associated with Raymond Terrace were examined … More Raymond Terrace resources- Historical Consciousness, Public Memory, and Nation Building

The Wangi Power Station Project

May 7, 2020

The Wangi Power Station Project The Wangi Power Station Project is a project conceived and led by the University of Newcastle’s Professor Michael Chapman in the School of Architecture and Built Environment. The project aims to establish innovative methods for recording and disseminating industrial heritage through a multidimensional mapping of the architecture of Wangi Power … More The Wangi Power Station Project

“Dawn in the Valley” Author Walter Allan Wood Research Papers

May 6, 2020

Walter Allan Wood was the author of Dawn in the Valley The Early History of the Hunter Valley Settlement, the seminal work on the history of the Hunter Valley published in 1972. In 2009 The University of Newcastle Archives in Cultural Collections took custody of Wood’s personal papers. It was a condition of Wood’s will … More “Dawn in the Valley” Author Walter Allan Wood Research Papers

“Black Swans” – an engraving by Capt. James Wallis, 1818

May 4, 2020

  Introduction As part of the COVID19 lock down during April 2020, a challenge was published through the Hunter Living Histories Twitter feed to identify the possible location of an engraving of two black swans at Reed’s Mistake, (now Swansea) that were published two hundred years ago 1820, but captured sometime around 1818 as part … More “Black Swans” – an engraving by Capt. James Wallis, 1818

Historical Weather Data Sets: A Plan for Action

May 1, 2020

Historical Weather Data Sets: A Plan for Action Introduction For several years, a small team of climatologists and historians have been working together to process and analysis Historical Weather Data (HWD) sets in eastern Australia. This project was developed out of the Auchmuty Library Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, and the Heritage Centre … More Historical Weather Data Sets: A Plan for Action

Dream within a dream: An Intergalactic University Hall of Memory

April 30, 2020

On the eve of Poliphilo waking up from his dream within a dream on the 1 May 1457 I share my dreams within dreams during our time of COVID-19 pandemic as a source of inspiration, amusement and hope. On the 8 December 2011, came an opportunity to share a dream inspired by the Auchmuty Library … More Dream within a dream: An Intergalactic University Hall of Memory

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“Stories of Our Town” Newcastle Documentary Series Gets The Green Light

April 28, 2020

  Stories of Our Town Project Wins Grant The University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections and its film maker partners Glenn Dormand (aka Chit Chat von loopin Stab) and Tony Whitaker (Carnivore Films) express their excitement and gratitude at being among one of the five successful applicants sharing $1.2 million from the NSW Government’s Round Five … More “Stories of Our Town” Newcastle Documentary Series Gets The Green Light

ANZAC@HOME 2020

April 24, 2020

How did you observe ANZAC Day @ home 2020? We are documenting people’s participation in Anzac Day @ HOME in the Hunter Region during the COVID-19 Lock-down 2020. Given this year’s public Anzac Day ceremonies have been banned across the nation, many communities have responded by deciding to more-or-less democratise the commemoration of Anzac Day. … More ANZAC@HOME 2020

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