Hunter Living Histories

University of Newcastle (Australia)

COAL RIVER TRUE CRIME: UNHOLY LOVE

August 29, 2016

Podcast Available Here- Unholy Love (33:50) – Dark Stories True Crimes CASE 8: UNHOLY LOVE A day’s walk southwest from the river town of Morpeth brought colonisers to the modest valley of Mulberry Creek, where the red-moon faced John Thornton moved with his wife Mary Baker in 1842 to work on a small farm lease … More COAL RIVER TRUE CRIME: UNHOLY LOVE

The Drawings of Edward Charles Close – 1844

October 28, 2014

In the State Library of New South Wales is held an album of 37 watercolour and pencil drawings by Edward Charles Close that was a gift to his daughter Marrianne Collison Close on the 17th February 1844. Four of the watercolours are scenes taken in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. The link containing a full description … More The Drawings of Edward Charles Close – 1844