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
Here is a collection of beautiful postcards of Newcastle and surrounding districts known as the Nelly Bligh Collection. Â All are in PDF format. View the updated link here: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/82707 A5886 (ii) Postcards and Photographs of Newcastle, Wallsend and surrounding district. [c. 1905 – 1915]. The Beach, Newcastle, N.S.W. [Ca. 1900s] Recto The Beach, Newcastle, … More Postcards of Newcastle and Surrounds
For the complete Field Books relating to Sir Thomas Mitchell’s Survey’s of Newcastle please see the following items kindly supplied by the State Library of New South Wales. 1828. Mitchell, Sir Thomas Livingstone (1792-1855) Field Book – Port Jackson and Newcastle, 1828 (C 40) 55MB PDF (Courtesy of the State Library … More Mitchell’s 1828 Field Book
If you have a Facebook account why not join us in the Coal River Working Party group and join in the discussions. We’d love to see you there. Â
Many years ago, in the late 1990s I attended a Heritage Seminar Workshop at the University’s Design Studios. One of the presenters (Mr George Drewery) that day handed out CDrom copies of a Virtual Convict Lumber Yard that he created as a 3D Quicktime Movie display. It was a great piece of work and we … More The Virtual Convict Lumber Yard circa 1840
Late yesterday afternoon we received a copy of the Mitchell Field Book that contains the first recorded mention of Nobbys as ‘Whibayganba’. The Mitchell Library reference is: Mitchell, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1855. Field Book – Port Jackson & Newcastle, 1828. Includes sketches (Locn No.: C 40 – Request Microfilm CY 1560) We have seen numerous references … More Nobby – Whibayganba first recorded mention 1828
Newcastle on the Edge Exhibition Newcastle on the Edge – Panoramic Visions of Newcastle on the Coquun Hunter River is an outdoor exhibition of seven (7) panoramas of Mulumbinba – Newcastle dating from the 1812 to the present. The University of Newcastle will mark History Week with a stunning outdoor exhibition depicting the cultural transformation … More Invitation to Newcastle on the Edge Open Air Exhibition
The National Library of Australia has just launched the beta version of its Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954. With new titles being added, in time it should emerge as a fantastic resource, unlocking the historical treasures lying within our newsprint archives. The direct link is here: http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home
Dazzling Scheme for City [PDF Version] Valuable memories of headland [PDF Version]
A Desire to Dig Deeper [PDF Version]