Union representative, Don Williams, Hamilton Bus Depot (With NBN Television Stuart Osland behind the camera) 28 December 1989, just prior to the Newcastle Earthquake.

A Premonition in Passing: the Newcastle Earthquake 1989 As It Happened

October 30, 2025

The Unedited Video of the Newcastle Earthquake There is some extraordinary video footage recording the Newcastle Earthquake as it occurred on Thursday 28 December 1989 at 10:27am. “Tape 36” contains the raw NBN news shot on the morning of the Earthquake. The NBN reporter, Ross Hampton, is interviewing a Union representative, Mr Don Williams. They … More A Premonition in Passing: the Newcastle Earthquake 1989 As It Happened

HLH November Showcase

October 30, 2025

Forthcoming Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 3 November 2025, 1.00pm-2.30pm ZOOM link HERE Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm 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 3 November 2025 … More HLH November Showcase

Altjiringa August 1951 Vol 3 No. 5 with Miss Betty Hill, one of the Debutantes emerging through a butterfly.

UON60: Altjiringa – The Student Magazine That Looked Toward A Better World

October 24, 2025

What Is Altjiringa? Altjiringa, founded in 1949, was the student magazine of the Newcastle Teachers’ College and later the Newcastle College of Advanced Education (N.C.A.E.).  How Long Did It Last? The University Archives holds copies from its very first issue published June 1949 to the last issue published in March 1985. Is it a complete … More UON60: Altjiringa – The Student Magazine That Looked Toward A Better World

Digitising the Treasures of Cintra House: Mapping the Journey

October 22, 2025

By Erica Wright, Vera Deacon Intern 2025 (All photographs were taken by Erica Wright unless otherwise attributed.) This post continues the story of “The Treasures of Cintra House Project”, first shared earlier this year. Here I will walk you through the physical and digital journey I’ve undertaken this year with Cintra House and its archive … More Digitising the Treasures of Cintra House: Mapping the Journey

Hunter Living Histories October Showcase – Panel discussion ‘Say Aahhhh…’ Exhibition

October 2, 2025

Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm 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 13 October 2025 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Afternoon Tea will be provided for those attending in person (from 12.30pm) WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY (Gionni … More Hunter Living Histories October Showcase – Panel discussion ‘Say Aahhhh…’ Exhibition

Paul F. Walsh OAM (2024)

The Yallarwah Interviews With Paul F. Walsh OAM & Susan Harvey (2024)

September 25, 2025

The story of Yallarwah Place as told by authors Paul F. Walsh & Susan Harvey through interviews recorded in 2024 with Richard Jeans, Hunter New England Local Health District. Paul is an alumnus of the University of Newcastle and recipient of the Newton-John Award. He, together with Dr Raymond Kelly and partner Susan, together with an amazingly … More The Yallarwah Interviews With Paul F. Walsh OAM & Susan Harvey (2024)

Newcastle Trades Hall Council Illustration "Do You Want This? Or This?" (Archives Shelf Location A5062)

UON60: Trade Unions and the Creation of the University of Newcastle and its Library

September 16, 2025

Do Working Class People Care For Universities? Well they certainly did here in Newcastle and the Hunter Region! It was always the stuff of legend that the Trade Unionists of the Hunter Region helped create the University Library and University of Newcastle by collecting a shilling out of their pay packets to help finance the … More UON60: Trade Unions and the Creation of the University of Newcastle and its Library

UON60: Weaving History – The Makers Behind the Hunter Tapestry

September 15, 2025

UON60: Who created the exquisite tapestry that hangs in the Great Hall of the University of Newcastle? In celebration of the University of Newcastle’s 60th anniversary, we highlight the story of the Hunter Tapestry and its creators. This significant piece of community art was commissioned by the Friends of the University of Newcastle. Funded by … More UON60: Weaving History – The Makers Behind the Hunter Tapestry

Margaret Senior, a masterpiece of natural history scientific illustration and inspirer for the Natural History Illustration Course. (MS2557) https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/73700

UON60: Prehistory of the Newcastle Art School

September 2, 2025

Technical School & School of Mines, Hunter Street, Newcastle, NSW, 29 August 1895. From an original glass negative taken by Ralph Snowball. (Courtesy of the Norm Barney Photographic Collection) See: https://www.flickr.com/photos/uon/3234440349 The University’s Celebrates its 60th Birthday from 1965-2025 The University of Newcastle celebrates its 60th birthday as an autonomous tertiary institution from 1965. The … More UON60: Prehistory of the Newcastle Art School

Hunter Living Histories September Showcase – What do our Communities need from our University?

August 26, 2025

  Join us at 1.00pm-2.30pm 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 1 September 2025 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Afternoon Tea will be provided for those attending in person (from … More Hunter Living Histories September Showcase – What do our Communities need from our University?