Posts Tagged theatre

Chinese New Year in Australia – 1859 style!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by

Today marks the celebration of Tet, Vietnamese New Year and Chinese New Year….courtesy of the research of our Acting Senior Archivist, Context and Documentation, Janette Pelosi we are able to take you back in time with an account of a Chinese New Year from 1859.

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The trials and tribulations of a rookie archivist – Part 2

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

This post continues on from “The trials and tribulations of a rookie archivist – Part 1”……….
An introduction to the archival art of disposal furthered my enthusiasm for completing the project…………

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The trials and tribulations of a rookie archivist – Part 1

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Removing all the files from their boxes led to a tentative “piling” system, with similar or like items distinguished. The folders had a startling array of titles and labelling, and this inspired me to implement multiple “miscellaneous” piles (containing virtually all the files) and tagging potential categories.

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Theatrical and Cinema Archives in the Hunter Region

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

Cultural Collections in the University of Newcastle Auchmuty Library holds records relating to the history of theatre and cinema in the Hunter Region. Whilst not a distinct collection as such, but rather a component of many separate collections that have been deposited with us, we hold quite a variety of material.

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