WATCH JUNE SHOWCASE ABOVE Join us for a special screening of the film Whibayganba: The Nobby’s Headland Story followed by a Q&A with and Hunter Living Histories Showcase from 1pm – 2:30pm.  ALL WELCOME WELCOME TO COUNTRY (Shane Frost, Awabakal Descendant) – Gionni di Gravio OAM, Chair HLH & University Archivist) introduces Shane … More Hunter Living Histories – June 2024 Showcase
Whibayganba: The Story of Nobbys Headland Last night (2 May 2024) two of the latest films in the Stories of Our Town series: Whibayganba: The Story of Nobbys Headland and Val Blackett: Kindness, Valour and Humour were launched at the Thirsty Messiah Brewery in Broadmeadow. Whibayganba is the original First Nations Aboriginal name of Nobbys, … More Whibayganba: The Story of Nobbys Headland Film
PROGRAM Guest : Professor Hugh Craig – Time-Layered Map Cultural Map of Australia (TLC map) (15mins+5min questions) Guest : Roslyn Kerr – ‘Further aspects on Aboriginal use of Nobbys Tuff for making stone tools’. Also Listen to Geological History: Interview about the formation of Nobbys-Whibayganba (10mins+5min questions) Latest Updates from Hunter Regional Groups Stories … More Hunter Living Histories Showcase July 2022
The Secretary of the NSW Geographical Names Board, Kevin Richards advised the City of Newcastle Guraki Committee that their application to name eight features at Newcastle has been approved. Mr Richards stated that the application was well received. Mr Richards will now write to Council regarding their decision in the short term. The GNB will … More Unanimous Support for Aboriginal Names for Newcastle’s Landmarks
Please download a copy of In Search of Nobbys’ Tunnels – by Roslyn Kerr, Geologist. Report to Coal River Working Party University of Newcastle, October 2010. (6.2MB PDF) In Search of Nobbys’ Tunnels – by Roslyn Kerr, Geologist. Report to Coal River Working Party University of Newcastle, October 2010. (6.2MB PDF) Thank you to … More In Search of Nobbys’ Tunnels by Roslyn Kerr, Geologist
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