Broadmeadow Roundhouse

Cultural Collections Seminar Cultural Collections Reading Room Level 2, Auchmuty Library The University of Newcastle Friday 18 November 2011 10am- 11am (followed by morning tea) Broadmeadow Roundhouse Shane Blatchford Shane has worked at both Broadmeadow and Cardiff Locomotive Depots. He will be sharing his experiences and stories of the people behind the railway that made it run. He will also cover the history of the Broadmeadow Locomotive Depot. RSVP: Brenda.Sullivan@newcastle.edu.au or 02 49215824

No bar to time – Another round

No bar to time: the sequel
Ed Tonks

10:00 am, Thursday 29 September

Cultural Collections Reading Room
Level 2, Auchmuty Library

By popular demand, the well-known author and historian, Ed Tonks, will be presenting the sequel to his talk, No bar to time, in the Cultural Collections Reading Room.

If you have seen our wonderful photos by Ralph Snowball of hotels in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, recognised your favourite pub and wanted to know more about it, now is your chance to hear about it from an expert. Ably guided by Ed Tonks, you will let the work of legendary photographer, Ralph Snowball, be your ticket to a journey through the  heart of old Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.

Everyone is welcome!

Walter Donnelly's Toronto Hotel, 1900

No bar to time

No bar to time: a perspective of Snowball’s hotel photographs of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Ed Tonks Wednesday 24 August, 10.00 am Cultural Collections Reading Room Level 2, Auchmuty Library

Let the work of legendary photographer, Ralph Snowball, be the ticket to a journey through the suburbs and heart of old Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. Become acquainted with hotels such as the BONNIE DOON, HAND OF FRIENDSHIP, LOCOMOTIVE, GOLD MINERS HOME, HUNT CLUB and many more. Establish the link between a Mayfield hotel and The Junction. How many hotels were there once in Adamstown? What was the earlier name for the Lambton Park Hotel? What hotel licence was once held by Arthur North? Which hotel once promoted Marshall’s Ales? Name some hotels designed by Newcastle architect Wallace L. Porter? Which brewer once made SB branded beers? What is the connection between the Gateshead Tavern and Telford Street, Newcastle? Come along and find out, as Ed Tonks, well-known local historian and author, shares his expertise. Everyone welcome!

Bonnie Doon Hotel, 1911 Hand of Friendship Hotel, 1903

The Holy Lance

Cultural Collections Seminar

http://flickr.com/photos/raistlin84/146215913/

Cultural Collections Reading Room

Friday 6 May 2011

Part 1 – 10:00 – 11:00am
Part 2 – 2:00 – 3:00pm

Legend, History and Perception – The Holy Lance

Dr Edward Bridle

Dr Bridle will look at the several relics which have been supposed to be the Spear of the Crucifixion, the most famous of which is that now in Vienna. He will attempt to separate legend from history, and look at the ways in which perceptions of the relics have changed as their roles in history have changed.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

Dr Edward Bridle pictured with a replica of the Holy Lance