Tag: history

James Hardy Vaux – The Flash Language of Coal River (Newcastle Australia)

June 10, 2008

James Hardy Vaux: Newcastle’s Pickpocket & Literary Pioneer This month on ABC 1233 I will be discussing James Hardy Vaux’s Memoirs and Dictionary of the Flash Language. Both these works were penned in the Coal River (Newcastle) in the period of 1812-1814. Newcastle’s history continues to amaze, and none more that the story of James Hardy … More James Hardy Vaux – The Flash Language of Coal River (Newcastle Australia)

Journey to the Centre of Nobbys

April 10, 2008

The University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party have begun the search for the long lost gun powder chambers that secretly lie within the Nobbys Headland. The following document outlines the story. 1854, July 18th. New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council. Nobby’s Island. Laid upon the Council Table by … More Journey to the Centre of Nobbys

Coal River Precinct Conservation and Cultural Tourism Management Plan

April 6, 2008

Exhibition of Draft Coal River Precinct Conservation and Cultural Tourism Management Plan. Newcastle City Council is inviting comments on the draft Coal River Precinct Conservation and Cultural Tourism Management Plan (2.95Mb pdf). See final version (3MB) unanimously adopted by Newcastle City Council in 2008: Pizzey, Boyce. [Pizzey Report] Coal River Conservation and Cultural Tourism Management … More Coal River Precinct Conservation and Cultural Tourism Management Plan

Coal River Precinct – One of Nation’s Prime Sites

March 19, 2008

ABC Newcastle (Newcastle) Day Shift -18/03/2008 – 02:00 PM Presenter: Carol Duncan Producer: Jeannette McMahon Interviewee: Gionni Di Gravio, Archivist, Newcastle University Newcastle University Archivist Gionni Di Gravio discusses the soon to be released Coal River Precinct Walk, the draft plan of management for the Coal River Precinct, and its implications for the future of … More Coal River Precinct – One of Nation’s Prime Sites

The Coal River Time Machine

March 13, 2008

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA. The University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party announced today that they would begin construction of a ‘real’ time machine. Quoting the late U.S. President J. F. Kennedy today, a representative said that they believed that: “The University of Newcastle’s Coal River Working Party should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this … More The Coal River Time Machine

Upcoming Coal River Events

March 11, 2008

Please find below our forthcoming events for April in co-operation with Heritage Week 2008 ___________________________________________________ Event 1: Opening of Coal River Precinct: Interpretations Exhibition and Walking Tour Launch. An art exhibition of local and invited artists interpreting the Coal River Precinct running from Friday 4 – 20 April 2008. Exhibition opening and launch of the … More Upcoming Coal River Events