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Hunter Living Histories

Locality: Callaghan

Address: Auchmuty Library, University Drive 2308 Callaghan, NSW, Australia

Website: http://hunterlivinghistories.com/

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24.01.2022 https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/106322 Did you know the Auchmuty Library in which we are situated was named after our Inaugural Vice-Chancellor, Professor James Johnston Auchmuty (1909-1981)? We have a puzzle just released featuring the illustrious gentleman, for your puzzling pleasure.

22.01.2022 A question was shared on Twitter some weeks ago asking about the location of this scene - our local researchers are very impressive. Read more here on what they found https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2020/05/04/black-swans/

22.01.2022 We are excited that Dr Mark Dunn will be joining us today for the HLH Zoom meeting 1 June, 1-3pm. We will hear about his latest book "A Convict Valley" To join please PM for details or contact [email protected]

20.01.2022 Share your memories of the McMullin Building https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2020/07/17/mc-memories/

19.01.2022 Well done Communication students and GLAMx volunteers ORIGINAL NEWS REPORTS DIGITISED BY UNIVERSITY https://nbnnews.com.au//original-news-reports-digitised-b/ via

18.01.2022 Thanks and sincere congratulations Vera Deacon OAM on your award. It is through the generosity of Vera and her fellow donors that @UoNArchives @GLAMxLab are able to provide paid employment to our @Uni_Newcastle students and volunteers to promote our 50,000+ years of history. https://www.newcastleherald.com.au//queens-birthday-2020/

17.01.2022 Visit from The Stories of Our Town team @GionniDG describing the world class natural history illustrations of the Scott Sisters. Thank you Glenn Dormand & Tony Whittaker @uonlib @GLAMxLab

17.01.2022 The UON Library is holding a virtual Wikipedia Missed in History Edit-a-thon for History Week 2020 on September 8 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Foster your research, editing and digital capabilities. This event focuses on important histories related to people, places and events from regional Australia, Newcastle and the Central Coast, and specifically women, LGBTIQ+ and people of colour. It’s easy to learn and anyone can do it, even while sitting at home. The University of Newcastle Library team will show you how. Free event. Join us for our virtual event or share your edits with #UONMissedInHistory. To RSVP https://newcastle.au.libcal.com/calendar//missed_in_History

17.01.2022 Living histories via interviews - fascinating insight of a former Sabre jet pilot https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/108036

15.01.2022 A truly inspirational story of Margaret Illukol https://hunterlivinghistories.com/20//03/margaret-illukol/

14.01.2022 'Stories of Our Town' docos are progressing well with our collaborative partners https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2020/06/11/soot-2/

14.01.2022 We are documenting people’s participation in Anzac Day @ HOME in the Hunter Region during the COVID-19 Lock-down 2020. We would like you to share photographs of this historic national event. https://hunterlivinghistories.com/2020/04/24/anzachome/

09.01.2022 Brian R Andrews has recently allowed us to scan and publish an album of photos mostly taken by the great Ralph Snowball, plus a couple of engravings of Lambton Colliery from The Illustrated London News. These are public domain, but we ask that you acknowledge the photographer and the University when sharing, please. Here they are: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes... Enjoy!

07.01.2022 Need to relax and unwind? Try a puzzle made from one of our historical photos: https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/pages/puzzles You can change the number of pieces, background colour and progress is automatically saved.

07.01.2022 If you can identify this WW1 uniform, please let us know. We think the soldier is John (Jack) Joseph Fisher (1894-1959). https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/85021

06.01.2022 Can anyone identify any of these gentlemen in the W. Winn & Co. Ltd. Football Club, please? https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/108087

05.01.2022 Digitising Handbook of Domestic Cookery (1882) held by UON Cultural Collections. Has some good old fashioned household cookery tips @GLAMx Living Histories Digitisation Lab

03.01.2022 Very excited this book was delivered today and chapter on engaging students with university archives. Thanks team and co-author Gionni di Gravio. #glamlabs

03.01.2022 Topical new blog post by our Dapper Gentleman, Dr. Edward Bridle: Spanish Flu and Newcastle 1919: What can we learn today? https://hunterlivinghistories.com//spanish-flu-newcastle-/

03.01.2022 This is a fabulous story https://hunterlivinghistories.com//scott-sisters-film-rel/

02.01.2022 A message from The University of Newcastle's Cultural Collections: During the current COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS Emergency, we are open BY APPOINTMENT ONLY between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. To make an appointment, please call 02 4921 5354 during business hours or email [email protected].... Please DO NOT come to the campus if you are unwell.

02.01.2022 This collection was put up today thanks to one of our dedicated digitisers Ashleigh Miller - https://hunterlivinghistories.com//arthur-perry-collection/

01.01.2022 HLH group has met monthly since 2003. Yesterday we met for the first time virtually via Zoom. Wonderful our interstate members and contributors can now join us- member zooming in from Adelaide, SA. Thanks Gionni for chairing and our @GLAMxLab community and local partners.