On Friday 1 March 2019, two members of the Cultural Collections team attended a very interesting presentation on Alexander Galloway’s Lost Diggers of Weston at the Kurri Kurri Library.
The presentation was given by representatives from Towns with Heart and the Edgeworth David Museum, including Lexie Matthews and Cheryle Shoesmith (Edgeworth David Museum) and Graham Smith, Bill Holland and Sharon Dyson-Smith (Towns with Heart). The presenters covered the story of Alexander Galloway, coalfields photographer, as well as the stories of the Great War diggers whose photos he captured prior to their embarkation.
This presentation was the prelude to the Lost Diggers Exhibition to be held on the 2019 ANZAC weekend in the Saint Paul the Apostle Anglican Church Hall, Lang Street, Kurri Kurri. The exhibition will feature photos of all 60 Lost Diggers, together with the stories of those who have been identified. These photos were produced from scans of the original glass plate negatives.
Full details of the forthcoming exhibition will be posted as soon as they are available.
Special Collections, UON Library 
I saw this exhibition report on ABC news this morning.
I just wanted say to the people of your community who restored this collection is simply marvellous , for future generations to see these soldiers who went to War not realising most would not return to their homeland. Thank you , God Bless Mary Studdert .
Thank you so much for this kind comment, Mary. It’s wonderful to have our hard work recognised.