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VALE Emeritus Professor Kenneth (Ken) Dutton AM FRSN

March 9, 2026

  In memory of Emeritus Professor Kenneth (Ken) Dutton By Dr Marie-Laure Vuaille-Barcan Professor Ken Dutton passed away quietly in his Newcastle apartment on 27 February, aged 87. “Ann Hardy and I had the privilege of interviewing him in September 2025 in his apartment. The interview formed part of Copley-funded research on the creation of … More VALE Emeritus Professor Kenneth (Ken) Dutton AM FRSN

George Pugh – Wanderings over Belmont, Newcastle and New Caledonia (1873-1874)

May 15, 2012

Back in April 2012 we received a very interesting email with regards to one of our stories on our UoNCC Blog relating to Captain Law and the rescue of six communards from New Caledonia. Mr Gary Baker, who, in the course of his family research into his Great Great Uncle Captain George Farrar Pugh, drew … More George Pugh – Wanderings over Belmont, Newcastle and New Caledonia (1873-1874)