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Read more about the article The amazing photograph of the Hinton Wharf collapse

The amazing photograph of the Hinton Wharf collapse

IT was a photograph that should not have been possible, considering the cumbersome glass-plate camera Jack Little was using. Press photographer Jack Little was at the right place at the right time on August 14,1932. Not only that, the assignment the veteran Sydney and Newcastle Sun photographer had been sent to cover on August 14, 1932 was the epitome of boring. And yet, by pure chance, Little took a photo that day that remains a wonder of news photography. Little, who was working at the Newcastle Sun on secondment from the Sydney Sun, had been sent…

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Read more about the article Allara, the ship that wouldn’t die

Allara, the ship that wouldn’t die

WHEN a torpedo-damaged freighter was towed into Newcastle Harbour in July 1942, at the height of Japan's deadly submarine campaign against Australian shipping, a Newcastle Herald photographer was on the spot to capture some extraordinary images of the crippled ship and its wounded crew members. But the superb dramatic photographs weren't published. Tight censorship by the government, preventing the publication of bad news that might harm public morale, saw to that. The negatives were filed and forgotten for decades, before passing out of the newspaper's ownership during a "downsizing" in the 1970s when collector Ken Magor…

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Read more about the article Newcastle’s wartime eyes on the sky

Newcastle’s wartime eyes on the sky

During World War 2, when most able-bodied males were either overseas fighting, or working in essential industries, women were recruited for many roles that had previously been men-only. Edna Petfield, member of the Australian Women's Army Service in World War 2. Newcastle's heavy industries made it a vital part of Australia's continuing war effort, so its defence was critical. That was a primary reason for the establishment of the Williamtown fighter base, and it was also why large numbers of women were put to work in many defence-related jobs around the region. The Australian Women's Army…

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