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Papers of Alison Douglas Adam, Newcastle Naval Brigade & Writer R.A.N.R (David H. Dial OAM Collection)

February 10, 2022

The Donation The papers of Alison Douglas Adam, of the Newcastle Naval Brigade, and Writer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (R.A.N.R) were donated by Mr David H. Dial OAM to the University of Newcastle’s Cultural Collections (now Special Collections) on 15 October 2014. The donation was inspired by the launch of the Rodoni glass … More Papers of Alison Douglas Adam, Newcastle Naval Brigade & Writer R.A.N.R (David H. Dial OAM Collection)

Preserving a Local Collection of Early 1900s Postcards – The Allan Project

January 20, 2020

A 1914-1915(?) French postcard warning “They are coming, they are coming… Cossacks to Berlin!!!” Preserving a collection of  Early 1900s postcards Report 1, Jan 2020 Dr. Amir Moghadam Zane Metcalfe View the Allan Family Collection: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/103857 Project Significance Historical Background Emergence of the global postal system during the 19th century opened up new possibilities for … More Preserving a Local Collection of Early 1900s Postcards – The Allan Project

Beautiful Images of Newcastle in the 1870s from the State Library of Victoria

February 23, 2016

These wonderful postcard image Views of Newcastle from the mid-1870s are available in both jpg and tif format from the State Library of Victoria site here: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlDisplay.do?vid=MAIN&docId=SLV_VOYAGER2517591&fn=permalink Click on the images to see the higher resolution jpgs generated from the original tif images. Dr Ann Hardy has located very similar postcard images in the Holtermann … More Beautiful Images of Newcastle in the 1870s from the State Library of Victoria

Postcards of Newcastle and Surrounds

October 24, 2008

Here is a collection of beautiful postcards of Newcastle and surrounding districts known as the Nelly Bligh Collection.   All are in PDF format. A5886 (ii) Postcards and Photographs of Newcastle, Wallsend and surrounding district. [c. 1905 – 1915]. The Beach, Newcastle, N.S.W. [Ca. 1900s] Newcastle Harbour, N.S.W. Hunter Street, Newcastle, N.S.W. Customs House, Newcastle, … More Postcards of Newcastle and Surrounds