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1871 map of the Islands of the Hunter River Estuary

Kooragang Island in 1871

February 7, 2013

It may come as a surprise that our modern day Kooragang Island is a creation of industry. Prior to the 1950s the Hunter Estuary was home to many islands. The map above is housed in the National Library of Australia under the title of Australia East Coast New South Wales : Hunter River surveyed by J.T.Gowlland  … More Kooragang Island in 1871

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👏 A big thank you to all Special Collections an 👏 A big thank you to all Special Collections and GLAMx Lab volunteers on #NationalVolunteerWeek.
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🎥 To celebrate we are sharing a photo of our esteemed 'super AV digitiser' Phillip Lloyd who worked at NBN Television and the University's Medical Communications Unit. Phillip now generously volunteers, sharing his knowledge and experience with others.

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🌈 17 May is #IDAHOBIT (International Day Agains 🌈 17 May is #IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia).

📚 Check out these FABULOUS LGBTQIA+ reads from our Robert Dessaix collection.

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Thank you to all our hard-working and dedicated nu Thank you to all our hard-working and dedicated nurses! 

Today we celebrate #InternationalNursesDay with this photo from the archives of Matron Agnes Hilda Porter, a dedicated nurse in the Hunter Region. 

Born in East Maitland in the 1890s, she devoted her life to serving the sick and injured across various Hunter Valley hospitals. She was also Matron of the Royal Newcastle Hospital, retiring in 1960. 

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Happy Mother's Day 💐 These photographs were ta Happy Mother's Day 💐

These photographs were taken by Alexander Galloway (1876 - 1945), who had photographic studios in Cessnock, Kurri Kurri, Maitland and Weston, NSW. 

The images were scanned from original glass negatives held by the Coalfields Local History Association Inc.

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Today is International Firefighters Day 🚒 📸 Today is International Firefighters Day 🚒

📸 Tighes Hill Fire Brigade, 1896. 
📸 Hamilton Volunteer Fire Station, James Street, Hamilton, NSW, 23 October 1906
📸  New Lambton Reel and Brigade, 1898

Photographs by Ralph Snowball. Part of the Norm Barney Photographic Collection, held by Special Collections.

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On this May Day we are highlighting the Merv and J On this May Day we are highlighting the Merv and Janet Copley collection held by Special Collections. 

The Copley's played a significant role in the development of the Newcastle Unionist Movement from the 1940s to the early 2000s. 

The collection includes ephemeral material such as pamphlets, leaflets and election material, newspaper clippings, autobiographical writings, diaries, background research material, and photographic slides.

📸 Labour Day 1964, Waterside Workers Women's Committee
📸 Labour Day 1964, Ironworkers
📸 Labour Day 1964, Waterfront Watchmen

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Time to kick up your heels, today is International Time to kick up your heels, today is International Dance day! 💃

📸 The images are from the Robyn Single Collection.
Robyn worked as a Bread Cart driver at the Newcastle & Suburban Co-Operative Society (known as The Store) during the 1970s, and participated in the lively 'Store on Stage' - a creative and popular community extravaganza. 🕺

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On #ANZAC day we acknowledge the work of our Austr On #ANZAC day we acknowledge the work of our Australian Women's Army Service during WWII. 

Members of the AWAS took defence roles on the home front as drivers, service police, cooks, typists, signallers, and cipher clerks for the duration of the war. 

These images are courtesy of the Fort Scratchley Historical Society. 

📸[P0721c] AWAS women in dress uniform, Newcastle, 1940.
📸[P0721g] AWAS women at a plotting table, Newcastle, 1940. 

#LestWeForget 

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Come along to the Fortress Newcastle Exhibition, o Come along to the Fortress Newcastle Exhibition, opening this weekend at Fort Scratchley, Newcastle.

This unmissable exhibition details the defence stories of Newcastle and its surrounds during World War II.

The exhibition is a collaboration between NIHA, Stories of Our Town and other historical groups from the region. 

On from 23 April - 8 May 2022.  FREE entry.

Image: Australian Women's Army Service, 1940

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