Posts Tagged University of Newcastle Library

Plans, scans and geotags at the University of Newcastle

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

We wish to map all our archival resources to the actual maps of the period so that the context of text and place are married up….

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NAIDOC Week 2011

Posted on July 7, 2011 by

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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University of Newcastle’s 50th plans – Towards UoN50 wants your story

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

As we approach our 50th anniversary in 2015 we want to work with students, staff, alumni, volunteer and support groups, and the community who have all had a hand in shaping the institution.

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When archives, art & science intersect – interdisciplinary research and the Newcastle landscape

Posted on October 7, 2010 by

“This was a perfect opportunity to spark an interdisciplinary ‘science meets the arts’ research approach to these important historical works.”

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Macquarie Pier Plaque Unveiled

Posted on September 3, 2010 by

The Coal River Working Party has assembled an archaeological ‘Time Team’ team with the professional expertise drawn across Government, Business and community to re-discover the Macquarie Pier Foundation Stone.

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Macquarie 2010: the search for the Macquarie Pier Foundation and Inscription Stone (Newcastle)

Posted on March 8, 2010 by

Follow the search for the Macquarie Pier Foundation and Inscription Stone laid in 1818 at the Newcastle breakwater.

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Archival detective work in action at the University of Newcastle

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

The Jarry – Gray manuscript was purchased in March 2001 as an early settler’s diary by the University of Newcastle Cultural Collections’ then archivist Denis Rowe. Mr Rowe retired soon after and it stayed under lock and key until late 2005….

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Grant of Arms – The University of Newcastle’s Declaration of Independence

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

This historic document, along with Autonomy Day celebrates the University’s emergence as an autonomous institution in 1965.

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Windows to another time – Ralph Snowball’s Glass Negatives

Posted on August 18, 2009 by

Originally more than 8,000 glass negatives were stored in the cellar of Ralph Snowball’s Clarence Rd house. Most had not seen the light of day since Snowball’s death in 1925………

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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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Our new blog

Posted on May 22, 2009 by

Hi and welcome to Archives Outside: A meeting place for people who manage archival collections around New South Wales. State archives are stored, not only at the State Records Authority of New South Wales, but in regional centres around the state. This is called ‘distributed management’ of State archives, or in other words, management of State archvies outside of its custody.

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