Tag: newcastle in the 1930s

Newcastle from the air, circa 1928

July 18, 2014

[August 25,  2014 Update] Please find updated post with new high resolution scans courtesy of Greg and Sylvia Ray here: https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2014/08/25/newcastle-aerial-photos/   [August 2014 Update] We contacted Mr Phillip Warren who was able to shed further light on the origin of the images. The originals were held in the archives of the former A. Goninan … More Newcastle from the air, circa 1928

Newcastle – The Missing Years – Images from the 1930s and 1940s

November 4, 2010

In June 2010, Newcastle Herald journalist Greg Ray bought 20 kilograms of glass and film negatives at an on-line auction. To his amazement, the boxes of old negatives – when scanned – revealed a treasure-trove of professional quality images of Newcastle and the Hunter in the 1930s and 1940s. Even more amazingly, it appeared that … More Newcastle – The Missing Years – Images from the 1930s and 1940s