EXHIBITION : Say Aahhhh . . . . .  Health, Medicine and Everyday Care

August 4, 2025

Explore the History of Health in Newcastle! A new exhibition, ‘Say Aahhhh: Health, Medicine and Everyday Care in Newcastle from 1945 to 2000’, is now open at the Auchmuty Library’s Special Collections! Discover how health institutions, innovations, and daily life intersected in Newcastle during the post-war era. From the city’s earliest days, health has shaped … More EXHIBITION : Say Aahhhh . . . . .  Health, Medicine and Everyday Care

Hunter Living Histories August Showcase – Our Communities and Our University

July 31, 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 4 August 2025 (1.00pm-2.30pm) WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY (Gionni di Gravio OAM) Condolences to … More Hunter Living Histories August Showcase – Our Communities and Our University

Javelin champion - N. Smith - 1952 (See: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/21331)

UON60: Prehistory – The Newcastle Teachers’ College & Successors (1949-1989)

July 16, 2025

The Newcastle Teachers’ College The end of the Second World War saw an unprecedented increase in Australia’s population with the advent of the “baby boomers” and new immigration policies. Teachers Needed for Baby Boomers To provide the additional teachers for infant and primary schools the New South Wales Department of Education began to establish additional … More UON60: Prehistory – The Newcastle Teachers’ College & Successors (1949-1989)

Slide 1 - Translating and Staging Greek Drama in Newcastle NSW 1983-2009 by Conjoint Professor Micahel Ewans (University of Newcastle) Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

Professor Michael Ewans Greek Drama Theatrical Productions Archive 1983-2009

July 10, 2025

TRANSLATING AND STAGING GREEK DRAMA IN NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES 1983-2009 Michael Ewans This paper discusses nine performances of three plays each by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Aristophanes, which I translated and directed with drama students here at the University of Newcastle in three cycles between the years 1983 and 2009. On leaving the classics department … More Professor Michael Ewans Greek Drama Theatrical Productions Archive 1983-2009

Alex Hunter 2025 GLAMx student Placement

UON60 – University on Film (1960s – 70s)

July 7, 2025

This year we celebrate the University’s 60th anniversary and we’ve been diving into the archives will help from our Career Ready Placement students. Supporting our 60th-anniversary commemorations, Bachelor of Arts (History) student Alex Hunter was a valuable Career Ready Placement student at the GLAMx Lab in Semester 1. They worked with our team of industry … More UON60 – University on Film (1960s – 70s)

Media Mutations ‘Unlocking a Television Archive in the digital Era’ International conference

July 7, 2025

Media Mutations ‘Unlocking a Television Archive in the digital Era’ International conference Bologna University, Italy 26 May 27 May 2025 By Dr Ann Hardy I had the honour a few weeks ago to present a paper at the ‘Media Mutations ‘Unlocking a Television Archive in the digital Era’ International conference at Bologna University, Italy, the … More Media Mutations ‘Unlocking a Television Archive in the digital Era’ International conference

Hunter Living Histories July Showcase

July 3, 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 7 July 2025 (1.00pm-2.30pm) WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY (Gionni di Gravio OAM) PRESENTATION 1  – ‘Uncommon Endeavour : the life … More Hunter Living Histories July Showcase

Hunter Living Histories June Showcase – Chinese Market Garden heritage

May 22, 2025

Join us for the University Library’s Hunter Living Histories May 2025 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 2  June 2025 (1.00pm-2.30pm) Welcome & Acknowledgement of Countries (Gionni di Gravio OAM)   PRESENTATION 1 – Chinese … More Hunter Living Histories June Showcase – Chinese Market Garden heritage

Ralph Snowball as 'photographic sorcerer'. (Image generated partly by AI and Digital Photoshop work by Gionni Di Gravio)

Newcastle & Hunter Region’s History Through the Photo Lens

May 20, 2025

Introduction – Newcastle & the Hunter Through the Photographic Lens Recent discussions following the launch of the Stories of Our Town on the photographic mastery of Ralph Snowball has inspired us to prepare this post on the history of Newcastle & the Hunter Region captured by the photographers eye, in the photographic lens. Our conservator, … More Newcastle & Hunter Region’s History Through the Photo Lens

Three volumes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories donatd by Dr Lionel Fredman in August 2003.

UON60: If You Want To Be Smart, Read Sherlock Holmes! A Tribute to Dr Lionel Fredman

May 15, 2025

Harlan Ellison – If You Want To Be Smart, Read Sherlock Holmes The late Harlan Ellison, fantasy writer, during the Dark Dreamers Interview (S01E08) said: “I can give them this truth, you want to be smart? Don’t read The Bible. Don’t read The One Minute Manager. Uh, don’t read How to Influence Friends and make … More UON60: If You Want To Be Smart, Read Sherlock Holmes! A Tribute to Dr Lionel Fredman