Some of the oldest photos of Newcastle, NSW
Tracing advances in the technology of recorded images is fascinating, particularly in relation to specific places. Not only does the place change over time, but the nature of the images…
The great Newcastle railway debate of 1856
WHEN the newly formed NSW Railway Commission proposed in 1856 to extend the Newcastle railway line from Honeysuckle Point to the city’s east, many of the town’s inhabitants were horrified.…
Newcastle's Christ Church Cathedral in June 1979. Photo by Doug Brown
Great War treasures of Newcastle’s Christ Church Cathedral
From our book, The Hunter Region in The Great War The Church of England played an important role in Australia and no less in Newcastle at the time of the…