Sailor Bill saw the ghost of his old ship
Two boys on the Newcastle waterfront circa 1937 - with the ship Danmark in the background. SOMETHING about the photograph kept drawing Bill Lieb's eyes back. The picture was in…
Outside Chequers nightclub, Sydney, September 14, 1963
Chequers, a swinging hotspot in sixties Sydney
A few years ago, while rummaging in a Newcastle antique shop, I found a box of photographic negatives that seemed to contain interesting images. I bought them, took them home…
Norm Barney, history journalist left a great legacy
Norm Barney was a journalist with a passion for history and for the Hunter Region. Through his books, his newspaper articles and columns, he brought local history to life for…