Coal Mining Archives - Hunter Living Histories

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

Hunter Living Histories – June 2024 Showcase

May 27, 2024

WATCH JUNE SHOWCASE ABOVE Join us for a special screening of the film Whibayganba: The Nobby’s Headland Story followed by a Q&A with and Hunter Living Histories Showcase from 1pm – 2:30pm. ALL WELCOME WELCOME TO COUNTRY (Shane Frost, Awabakal Descendant) – Gionni di Gravio OAM, Chair HLH & University Archivist) introduces Shane … More Hunter Living Histories – June 2024 Showcase

Teralba Colliery Oral History Project

July 4, 2018

Out the Gate in 88: The amalgamation of Teralba and Stockton Borehole Collieries This project was co-ordinated by Deborah Waddell, Work Integrated Learning & Bach. of Arts student at the University of Newcastle CLICK HERE TO LISTEN to Teralba Colliery oral histories This collection of oral history interviews delves into the mining community of Teralba … More Teralba Colliery Oral History Project

Stockton Colliery No. 3 Shaft

September 12, 2017

Stockton Colliery No. 3 Shaft by Russell Rigby University of Newcastle’s Hunter Living Histories September 2017 Recent erosion of North Stockton Beach has exposed a rare example of 19th century mining technology, and also dramatically highlights how the beach has retreated more than 100 metres in the last century since the completion of the … More Stockton Colliery No. 3 Shaft

Valley of the Hunter River (1960)

June 2, 2014

Very interesting film made for the The Hunter Valley Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd in 1960. It is digitised from a 16mm film reel that is in relatively poor condition, hence the quality of the film. It was digitised in April 2014 for the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections (Auchmuty Library) Australia. Title: Valley of the … More Valley of the Hunter River (1960)