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Where the Coal Meets the Sea

November 13, 2008

On behalf of the University’s Coal River Working Party, I would like to express our sincere thanks to David Witchard and his fellow Dram1020 colleagues for Monday evening’s (10 November 2008) splendid performance piece Where the Coal Meets the Sea. ‘Where the Coal Meets the Sea’ was a University of Newcastle Drama 1020 production of … More Where the Coal Meets the Sea

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#OnThisDay in 1834 William Morris was born. He w #OnThisDay in 1834 William Morris was born. 

He would grow up to become an influential designer, poetry and fantasy fiction writer, printer, social activist, and proponent of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain. He co-founded the Kelmscott Press which produced exquisite letterpress books using artisanal methods that remain highly prized today. 

Special Collections holds a copy of Morris' 'The Water of the Wondrous Isles', printed by Kelmscott Press in 1897. 

Book and appointment to see it! Link in Bio

#WilliamMorris #ArtsAndCrafts #KelmscottPress #RareBooks
#WorldMeteorologicalDay highlights the vital impor #WorldMeteorologicalDay highlights the vital importance of climate data records, for climate change modelling and disaster risk reduction. 

Special Collections has been part of a collaborative effort to digitise, transcribe, and make available significant meteorological data sets from ‘Wollong’, NSW, dating from 1843-1907. 

The data sets were predominantly recorded by Marion Wyndham. The 'Wollong' collection also consists of the personal diaries, journals, photographs and correspondence between members of the extended Wyndham family.

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1. Believed to be Marion Wyndham (Identifier: Box 1 Item 12 0008)
2. Extract from Marion Wyndhams Diary March 1906. (Identifier: Box 2 Item 1)
3. Register of Meteorological Observations taken at "Wollong" During the Month of January 1908 to March 1918. (Identifier: Box 3 Item 25)

#WomensHistoryMonth #WorldMeteorologicalDay #HunterLivingHistories #UniNewcastle
This #WorldPoetryDay we celebrate the little-known This #WorldPoetryDay we celebrate the little-known poet, Gertrude Hopkins. 

Hopkins' collection, Gertrude's Poems (1895), reveal her love of nature and strong connections to loved ones. Born in England in 1869 she emigrated to Australia in 1884. 

Our copy of Gertrude's Poems is part of the Reta Light Australian Poetry Collection.

#WorldPoetryDay #WomensHistoryMonth #AustralianPoetry
In the spirit of St Patrick's Day we are sharing t In the spirit of St Patrick's Day we are sharing this beautiful volume "The History of Ireland: From the earliest period to the present time" by Martin Haverty, published in 1884.
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Book an appointment to view it in person in our reading room - Link in Bio

Call number: 941.5/137 arc

#StPatricksDay #RareBooks #HistoryOfIreland #SaintPatricksDay #stpaddysday
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Happy International Women's Week! Today we are ce Happy International Women's Week!

Today we are celebrating our women in sport. 

Sue Beisty is a former marathon and long distance runner, she participated in many ‘Fun Runs’ in the Hunter Region, as well as nationally. In March 2022, Sue was interviewed about her running career, she relived some of the special moments and discusses what it was like to be a women runner in the 1970s and 80s.

You can view the full interview on Hunter Living Histories - Link in Bio. 

#IWD2023  #hunterlivinghistories #WomenInSport #WomensHistoryMonth
Today is #InternationalWomensDay and we are celebr Today is #InternationalWomensDay and we are celebrating Margaret Senior (1917-1995), a celebrated natural history and children’s book illustrator who through her art brought awareness and inspiration to preserve and sustain our natural heritage. You may be familiar with her iconic NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service posters. #IWD2023 

The Margaret Senior exhibition is open now at Auchmuty Library, Level 2.

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Join us for the launch of the Margaret Senior: Ill Join us for the launch of the Margaret Senior: Illustrator - Wildlife Conservationist Exhibition launch, on Wednesday the 8th of March at 10.30am at the Auchmuty Library. 

The exhibition celebrates the career of Margaret Senior, showcasing original artworks and the artists iconic NSW Parks and Wildlife posters. 

The exhibition will run until mid-June, 2023.

View the Margaret Senior Archives on Living Histories web site - Link in Bio!
🌈 To celebrate Mardi Gras and the commencement 🌈 To celebrate Mardi Gras and the commencement of World Pride we've dipped into the archives! 

In 1977 the Newcastle University Gay Society (NUGS) was formed "to provide a social and political framework to promote the cause of gay liberation for all lesbians and gay homosexuals in the Newcastle area". Membership was open to "all gays, bisexuals and empathetic heterosexuals". We  hold a copy of the first edition of the society's newsletter, 'Gay News'. Book an appointment to view the full document in person!

Discover more of Newcastle's queer history on Hunter Rainbow History Group's page on our Living Histories web site. 

Happy World Pride!

#WorldPride #SydneyMardiGras #Pride #HunterLivingHistories #RainbowHistory
On this day ... The largest flood ever recorded in On this day ... The largest flood ever recorded in the Hunter Valley occurred from 22 to the 25th of February 1955. These images of the 1955 Flood in Maitland have been digitised from the original negatives by Jim Lucey. 

View more from The Jim Lucey Collection - Images of the 1955 Flood in Maitland on the Living Histories web site. Link in Bio.

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