Tag: Australian Bicentennial

Novocastrian Tales (1997) book, front and back covers.

25th Anniversary of Novocastrian Tales and birth of Yallarwah Place

September 6, 2022

This work respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. Novocastrian Tales 1997 We all wish to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the launch of the book Novocastrian Tales by author Paul F. Walsh OAM on the 5 September 1997. It was a special project, as contributions from the 40 authors … More 25th Anniversary of Novocastrian Tales and birth of Yallarwah Place

Time Ball

Newcastle’s Customs House Time Ball

December 3, 2021

  Presentation Newcastle Time Ball at November Hunter Living Histories Meeting – Associate Prof Nancy Cushing (University of Newcastle) Bob Donnelly kindly loaned the following sources to Special Collections to share with the wider community. As an Engineer he worked on the reinstatement of the time Ball at Newcastle’s former Customs House in 1988. A … More Newcastle’s Customs House Time Ball