Museum excursion to Port Stephens, 1880
Leafing through old newspapers often yields interesting material, some of it relevant to the Hunter Region of NSW where I live. The following two-part article is a good example. It…
Dulcie Hartley’s memories of the Depression
Some years ago my late dear friend Dulcie Hartley shared these memories of the Great Depression with me. Dulcie was an amateur historian with wide-ranging interests. She wrote a number…
Nobbys sunset 2017 by Mark Goolmeer
Newcastle by Itself, 2000 – 2020
WHEN 2020 began with a storm of anxiety about fires, drought and the global pandemic, we found ourselves locked down and wondering what sort of book we should create this…