University History

Revisit the University of the past!

The University’s Campus Bulletin and its successors from 1988 to 1995 have now been digitised and are online. Former staff and alumni of the University of Newcastle will be able to revisit their days on the campus by browsing through these wonderful snippets of University history. The three versions of the newsletter, The University of Newcastle Campus Bulletin, The Bulletin and the somewhat unusually named Van Gogh’s Ear, were scanned, OCRd (optical character recognition) and had metadata in the form of title and author added to the PDF file by our indefatigable and highly efficient volunteer, Tom Robinson.

These are available on our website, but are also listed here for your convenience. Enjoy dipping into the past of the University of Newcastle!

The University of Newcastle Campus Bulletin

1988

• No. 1, 25 April
• No. 2, 16 May
• No. 3, 6 June
• No. 4, 27 June
• No. 5, 22 July
• No. 6, 15-29 August
• No. 7, 2-16 September
• No. 8, 16-30 September
• No. 9, 3-17 October
• No. 10, 17-31 October
• No. 11, 31 October – 11 November
• No. 13, 28 November – 9 December
• No. 14, 12 December 1988 – 10 February 1989

The University of Newcastle Bulletin

1989

• No. 0, Student Services Guide – February 1989
• No. 1, 10-24 February
• No. 2, 24 February – 10 March
• No. 3, 10-24 March
• No. 5, 7-21 April
• No. 6, 21 April – 5 May
• No. 7, 5-19 May
• No. 8, 19 May – 2 June
• No. 9, 2-16 June
• No. 10, 16-30 June
• No. 11, 30 June – 10 July
• No. 12, 17 July – 31 July
• No. 13, 31 July – 8 August
• No. 14 [A], 14-21 August
• No. 14 [B], 28 August – 11 September
• No. 15, 13-27 September
• No. 17, 27 September – 9 October
• No. 18, 16-30 October
• No. 19, 6-13 November
• No. 20, 20 November – 4 December
• No. 21, 4-11 December
• No. 22, Dec 18, 1989 – Feb 19, 1990

1990

• No.22, Dec 18, 1989 – Feb 19, 1990
• No. 1, 5-19 February
• No. 2, 19 February – 5 March
• No. 3, 5-19 March
• No. 4, 19 March – 2 April
• No. 5, 2-16 April
• No. 6, 16-30 April
• No. 7, 30 April – 14 May
• No. 8, 14-28 May
• No. 9, 4-18 June
• No. 10
• No. 11
• No. 12
• No. 13
• No. 14
• No. 15
• No. 16
• No. 17
• No. 18
• No. 19
• No. 20
• No. 21

1991

• No. 1, 22 February
• No. 2, 11 March
• No. 2 [3], 11 [25] March
• No. 4, 8 April
• No. 5, 22 April
• No. 6, 6 May
• No. 7, 20 May
• No. 8, 5 June
• No. 9, 17 June
• No. 10, 1 July
• No. 11, 15 July
• No. 12, 29 July
• No. 13, 12 August
• No. 14, 5 September
• No. 15, 18 September
• No. 16, 3 October
• No. 17, 21 October
• No. 18, 4 November
• No. 19, 18 November
• No. 20, 2 December
• No. 21, 18 December

1992

• No. 1, 28 February
• No. 2, 12 March
• No. 3, 27 March
• No. 4, 10 April
• No. 5, 27 April
• No. 6, 11 May
• No. 7, 25 May
• No. 8, 8 June
• No. 9, 22 June
• No. 10, 6 July
• Special Issue, 13 July
• No. 11, 20 July
• No. 12, 3 August
• No. 13, 17 August
• No. 14, 31 August
• No. 15, 14 September
• No. 16, 28 September
• No. 17, 12 October
• No. 18, 26 October
• No. 19, 12 November
• No. 20, Not a Christmas Carol

1993 – Bulletin & Van Gogh’s Ear

• No. 1, 8 March (last “Bulletin”)
• No. 2, [April] (first “Van Gogh’s Ear” )
• No. 3, [May]
• No. 4, June
• No. 5, July
• No. 6, August
• No. 7, September
• No. 8, October
• No. 9, November
• No. 10, December

1994

• No. 1, February
• No. 2, March
• No. 3 April
• No. 4, May-June
• No. 5, August
• No. 6, September
• No. 7, October-November
• No. 8, December 1994 – January 1995

1995

• No. 1, 1995
• No. 2, 1995
• No. 3, 1995
• No. 4, 1995
• No. 5, (Christmas edition) 1995

Two new works on local history to be launched

Huntington's History of Newcastle and the Northern District

The Story of Lambton - a Newcastle Suburb

Two new important works of local history will be launched this weekend at Lambton High School Hall.

The two works were prepared by Ken and Maree Shilling with assistance from fellow members of the Newcastle Family History Society Inc.

The works are entitled:

Huntington’s History of Newcastle and the Northern District. Compiled by Ken Shilling with additional biographical material written by Cynthia Hunter. Published by the Newcastle Family History Society Inc 2009.

and

The Story of Lambton – a Newcastle Suburb. Compiled by Maree Shilling with contributions by Newcastle Family History Society Inc. and Residents of Lambton Past and Present.

Both works will be launched by University of Newcastle Archivist Gionni Di Gravio, who originally suggested the idea to the Society of reproducing Huntington’s History, which in our opinion is one of the finest histories of Newcastle that has ever been published.

Henry William Hemsworth Huntington (1848-1926) wrote the history as a series of bi-weekly installments in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate between August 1897 and 1898 in support of Newcastle’s Centenary celebrations.

These articles would have been forgotten had they not been assiduously collected by another Novocastrian historian and dentist, Ben Champion, who compiled them into a bound book.

This book was donated along with his papers to the University of Newcastle Archives.

The articles became an important historical resource for the early history of Newcastle, as Huntington had compiled them from original documents and manuscripts which he transcribed along with anecdotes and personal reminiscences.

It has yet to be surpassed in its scope and charm.

So therefore it is with great gratitude to the Newcastle Family History Society (and Ken and Maree Shilling in particular) that they took up the challenge of transcribing and editing Huntington’s History of Newcastle.

It will be a work of enduring value to the study of our local history, and act as a spring board to future research.

The second book to be launched is entitled The Story of Lambton-a suburb of Newcastle, compiled by Maree Shilling with the assistance of the Family History Society Inc and members of the local Lambton community.

The book contains a foreword by Dr Troy Duncan of the University of Newcastle’s School of Humanities and Social Science.

It is an enormous feat of scholarly labour and a veritable treasure trove of information on the foundations and evolving history of all facets of the suburb.

At over 400 pages in lenght it is a monumental tribute that comes with a supplemental CD rom containing 140 extra photographs and a database listing the details of over 5,500 early residents of Lambton.

Both works can be purchased from the Newcastle Family History Society Inc.

Huntington’s History of Newcastle and Northern District August 1897 -August 1898
279 pp. A4, (2009) – $35.00+$9.00 p&p; CD: $27.00+$3.00 p&p
Launch 30 May 2009
For description see Latest Publications

The Story of Lambton – a suburb of Newcastle NSW
Describes every facet of the growth of this diverse community, abundantly illustrated. 411pp
Book incl bonus CD $50.00+$9.60p&p;
CDset [Book on CD+Bonus CD]  $35.00+$3.00 p&p.
Can order now, available after Launch 30 May 2009
For description see Latest Publications

Found Treasures

Day Shift – 18/11/2008 – 02:10 PM
Presenter: Carol Duncan
Producer: Beth McMullen
Interviewee: Gionni Di Gravio, Archivist, Newcastle University

Newcastle University Archivist Gionni Di Gravio discusses the new book from the University of Newcastle Library entitled Found Treasures.

Broadcast Notes:

The University of Newcastle Cultural Collections houses a rich diversity of books, manuscripts, photographs, artefacts, maps, plans and images.  In Found Treasures we have highlighted some of the significant gems of our collection.

This rich collection of books, manuscripts, photographs, artefacts, maps, plans and images is housed by the University of Newcastle Library. These works tell stories ranging from the antiquities of Rome and the light of the Renaissance, through to our own indigenous and colonial histories. They cover books and manuscripts of aesthetic, historic and intellectual significance, as well as Newcastle and Hunter archives of the University, business, industry, hospitals, school, church and family.

In Found Treasures we have highlighted some of the significant gems of our collections. That significance may be due to historic, aesthetic or cultural factors, or it may simply be in the eye of the beholder. All the items in the collections play a part in telling stories about who we are and what has shaped us.

Some of the stories were featured in regular radio broadcasts on ABC 1233.

Ordering your copy

You can order a copy of the book by mail, telephone, or by fax. You can also purchase a copy from any of the University Libraries using credit card or cheque.

Standard Price *
AUD $24.95 per copy

Full-Time Student Price *
AUD $19.95 per copy

*All prices are inclusive of GST. All orders will attract an AUD $5.00 postage and handling fee.

Mail

Please download and complete this form, then post it to:

Found Treasures Order
Auchmuty Library
The University of Newcastle
University Drive
Callaghan NSW 2308

Telephone

To order by telephone, please have your credit card details ready and call:

+61 (0)2 4921 5822

Fax

Please download and complete this form, then fax it to:

+61 (0)2 4921 5527

For more info:

http://www.newcastle.edu.au/service/library/treasures/index.html