Tag: Charts

The Coquun Estuary

The Coquun Hunter Estuary: A Visual Imagery Sourcebook

February 26, 2026

This work is conducted in memory and respectfully honours the First Australian People, the Aboriginal People of this land. Focus of Presentation: The Coquun Hunter Estuary The Coquun Estuary. On the formation of the lower estuary, specifically around the Stockton Sandspit and the Newcastle Shipping Port to Nobby Head. Introduction to the Archives. How your … More The Coquun Hunter Estuary: A Visual Imagery Sourcebook

Hunter Living Histories September Showcase – Mapping The Regions

August 27, 2024

Hunter Living Histories Showcase Monday, 2 September 2024 1.00pm-2.30pm Join us at 1pm-2.30pm for the University Library’s monthly Hunter Living Histories showcase. All Welcome. WHERE: Virtually via (ZOOM link HERE) or physically in Room L326, Auchmuty Library, Callaghan Campus, Newcastle. (Type Room no. into ONLINE MAP) WHEN –  Monday 2 September 2024 (1.00pm-2.30pm) WELCOME & … More Hunter Living Histories September Showcase – Mapping The Regions

Title Page of Forget-Me-Not Remembering Lost Lives and Legacies W.S. Procter & The 1841 Procter Chart. An Analytical Examination of the Production of the First Navigational Chart of Reid's Mistake, Lake Macquarie with Reference to Reverend L.E. Threlkeld & Others. Researched & Written By Shane Frost. April 2023.

Remembering Lost Lives & Legacies: W. S. Procter and the 1841 Procter Chart

May 28, 2024

DOWNLOAD AND READ W.S. PROCTER AND THE 1841 PROCTER CHART BY SHANE FROST (58MB PDF) First Navigational Chart of Lake Macquarie The Procter Chart is the first navigational chart of “Reid’s Mistake”, a.k.a. Lake Macquarie, New South Wales produced in 1841. It has fascinated researchers attempting to understand and unlock its annotations and references to … More Remembering Lost Lives & Legacies: W. S. Procter and the 1841 Procter Chart

Visit to the Archives of the Hydrographic Department, Ministry of Defence, Taunton, United Kingdom

December 14, 2018

Visit to the Archives of the Hydrographic Department, Ministry of Defence, Taunton, United Kingdom on the 8th and 9th May 2008.  By Doug Lithgow (Originally prepared for the UON’s Coal River Working Party, now Hunter Living Histories) It was my pleasure to visit the archives of the Hydrographic Department Ministry of Defence at Taunton in … More Visit to the Archives of the Hydrographic Department, Ministry of Defence, Taunton, United Kingdom