Tag: Aboriginal Words

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

Aerial view of Kurri Kurri, NSW, [n.d.] Courtesy of the Coalfields Heritage Group, based at the Sir Edgeworth David Memorial Museum at Kurri Kurri.

Is Kurri Kurri (NSW) the original Garden of Eden?

July 18, 2023

Aerial view of Kurri Kurri. (Coalfields Heritage Group) Source: livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/33065 This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land.   Kurri Kurri, the most important word and place According the this recently unearthed 1933 article below, Kurri Kurri, a township in Newcastle, South Wales is … More Is Kurri Kurri (NSW) the original Garden of Eden?