The Stories of our Town Film Project is back doing what they do best; capturing the history of Newcastle as told by the people who lived it. Building on Success Over the last four years, Stories of Our Town have created 19 original films about the Hunter region. Five of the longer films have been … More Stories of Our Town (Series Two) in Production
Fortress Newcastle – Final Report To everyone who assisted with executing the Fortress Newcastle Project, This is our final Fortress Newcastle Project report. A very pleasant luncheon and harbour cruise aboard William The Fourth was a fitting celebration of our successful exhibition at Fort Scratchley. See photograph above. The Exhibition The exhibition is now … More Fortress Newcastle Project – Final Report
Special Collections has partnered with the Fortress Newcastle team to create historic resources for the upcoming exhibition at Fort Scratchley in late April. The following has been collated by Rachel Vaughan. (UoS, Masters of Museum & Heritage Studies intern, GLAMx Lab) Over the past two years, there has been a great deal of discussion about … More The Fortress Newcastle Collection
Here is a summary of all Fortress Newcastle Project activities from 2020 to 2021 to keep everyone in the loop. Origin of “Fortress Newcastle” “Newcastle Fortress” is the description used by the Australian Government for its defence installations and operations established to protect Newcastle from enemy attack during World War II. Australia protected only two sites … More Fortress Newcastle Project Update
FORTRESS NEWCASTLE PROJECT (November 2021 Update) ‘It can be said, that without our steel industry the invasion of Australia by Japan could not have been prevented’. D. O. Morris 1947 November 2021 Update See the completed Fortress Newcastle: Life Under Threat Film here: February 2021 Update: The Fortress Newcastle Project 2020 … More The Fortress Newcastle Project
Fortress Newcastle: A Call To Action Lessons from History: Can Newcastle and the Hunter & Central Coast Regions help in the fight against COVID-19? History repeats, and now is the time for our past achievements to help the world confronted with new challenges. The Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association’s story of “Fortress Newcastle” is one … More Fortress Newcastle: A Call To Action
Delivery of Rare Fort Scratchley Plan This week the Fort Scratchley Historical Society sent us an important and rare plan of the Fort works dating from 1879 for emergency conservation work. Fort Scratchley Representative on the Coal River Working Party, Mr Bill Hanley delivered the plan to us after Monday’s meeting. We were asked to … More Conservation for Rare Fort Scratchley Plan 1879