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Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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Cinema Cultural 

Corrick Collection Restored by NFSA

4 February 2021 Press

Priceless collection of 100-year-old films digitally restored by NFSA. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) has digitally restored The Corrick Collection, containing 135 of the world’s earliest films, which formed part of the Corrick Family Entertainers variety act

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Cinema Heritage & Historical NSW aka In the News 

Strine Overload ~ Gaze Amazed at Australia Daze

22 January 202122 January 2021 Press

Australia Daze: Restored Bicentenary Documentary to Screen Across Australia. Award-winning film Australia Daze, which documented the bicentenary of European settlement in Australia, has been digitally restored by the NFSA and will screen in cinemas across the country on 26 –

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Indigenous Education Indigenous 

Australian ‘History’ Must Cover 60,000 Years

20 January 2021 Press

The Healing Foundation urges all schools to teach the Stolen Generations story and Australia’s full history. The Healing Foundation is urging all Australian schools to include the story of the Stolen Generations in their curriculum to ensure students have a

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Lake Macquarie Heritage & Historical 

Heritage Trail Leads to Lake History

12 January 2021 media

Suburb’s colourful history revealed with new heritage trail at Warners Bay. A new heritage walk in Warners Bay reflects on a time when the town centre was little more than an overnight camp for bullock teamsters, and when a billabong

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Literature UoN Indigenous 

UoN Author Wins Major Literary Award.

18 December 2020 Press

Professor Sarah Wright, a human geographer from the University of Newcastle is part of a collective of women who were joint winners of the Prime Minister’s literary awards non-fiction category. The Gay’wu Group of Women, including Professor Sarah Wright (standing

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Nature & Landcare Indigenous 

Worimi Site Workshops

9 December 2020 Press

Over the past week, the Aboriginal-owned Worimi Conservation Lands north of Newcastle has hosted a series of Aboriginal Site Identification Courses, to improve understanding and protection of Worimi cultural sites. NPWS officer Craig Wall and Worimi Visitor Service Assistant Rachel

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Singleton Heritage & Historical 

History Talk Caps Singleton’s Bicentenary

7 December 2020 Press

Author talk reflecting on the Hunter’s rich colonial heritage and traditional Aboriginal owners. In a bicentennial year hampered by the global pandemic, the Back to Singleton 2020 program will culminate with an author talk by respected public historian and Singleton

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Newcastle Heritage & Historical Port & Shipping 

Carrington Engine House Restoration

3 December 20203 December 2020 Press

Port unveils next phase in historic Carrington Engine House restoration. An additional $850,000 will be invested in ongoing restoration of the 143-year-old Carrington Hydraulic Engine House. Built in 1877 and operating until 1967, the building housed the first large scale

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Schools Indigenous 

Minmi Students Reconciliation Finalists

7 November 2020 Press

Caring for Country in schools reconciliation challenge. The annual Schools Reconciliation Challenge has an online exhibition with the theme Caring for Country. Minmi Public School students Lachlan, Lily and Giselle show their artwork with teacher Mr James Griffiths. Student artwork

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Cessnock Heritage & Historical 

Heritage Grants for Coalfields Projects

7 November 2020 Press

Cessnock City Council announces dollar for dollar grants for heritage projects. Owners and managers of heritage listed properties and residencies in Heritage Conservation Areas may be eligible for up to $2,000 financial assistance. Rising Sun Inn on Wollombi Road after

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Heritage & Historical 

Cook’s Secret Mission: “With the Consent of the Natives”

1 November 202016 December 2020 Press

Cook’s Secret Instructions on display to mark 250 years since east coast charting. As part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Encounters 2020 program to mark the 250th anniversary of James Cook’s charting of the east coast of Australia in

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Newcastle Heritage & Historical 

City Updates Heritage Strategy

31 October 2020 Press

Newcastle Council has updated its heritage strategy. The document aims to promote and restore the city’s 700 heritage items, eight heritage conservation areas and 23 archaeological sites, following the adoption of an updated Heritage Strategy. The Heritage Strategy 2020-2030 was

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Military & Defence Heritage & Historical Regional 

Hornets Take a Road Trip to Canberra

27 October 202027 October 2020 Press

F/A-18A Hornet on it way to Australian War Memorial. The first of two ‘Classic’ Hornets allocated to the Australian War Memorial for heritage display is being transported by road from RAAF Base Williamtown to Canberra. F/A-18A Hornet A21-022 is lifted

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Arts Reviews Indigenous 

Aboriginal Activism in the Seventies

24 October 202024 October 2020 Press

Redfern rising: the story of Aboriginal activism in the 1970s. By Adam Phelan New book explores the people, places and achievements at the centre of Aboriginal activism and self-determination in the 1970s. Redfern: Aboriginal activism in the 1970s is published

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Conservation & Biodiversity Indigenous 

Indigenous Food Database

12 October 202012 October 2020 Press

The Orana Foundation launches their Indigenous Food Database. The Foundation commissioned The University of Adelaide as their research partner to deliver on four key projects: Indigenous Food Database: to build a native food database to collate knowledge of Australian plants

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Newcastle West Heritage & Historical 

Stegga’s City Emporium

27 September 202010 October 2020 Throsby

Stegga’s City Emporium survives today (2019) at 517 to 529 Hunter Street, Newcastle. I visited Antiques on Hunter at this address to shop, some time in 2001, and a few years later they moved to King Street, where they were

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NAG Newcastle Newcastle Museum 

Museum and Art Gallery Funding

21 September 202021 September 2020 Press

$630,000 boost for Newcastle Museum and Art Gallery. Newcastle Museum at Honeysuckle. Photo: Gerson008. Local stories will increase at Newcastle Museum with a multiyear funding allocation from the NSW Government. The museum will receive $135,000 each year for three years

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Newcastle Heritage & Historical 

Maritime Museum Still Waiting for Ship to Come In

15 September 202016 September 2020 Press

With the impending dissolution of the Newcastle Maritime Museum Society (NMMS), council has offered a tough stop-gap proposal. City of Newcastle will purchase items from the NMMS, which will use the money to pay creditors. Those items will go on

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Maitland Heritage & Historical 

Plan for Maitland Gaol

14 September 202014 September 2020 Press

Council adopts the future vision for Maitland Gaol. Maitland Council adopted the Maitland Gaol Development Plan and Site Master Plan after a prolonged community and stakeholder engagement process. After a 28 day exhibition period which attracted 15 community submissions, Council

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Newcastle Heritage & Historical 

No.1 Sportsground to be No.1 Again

14 September 2020 Press

Redevelopment of Newcastle’s No.1 Sportsground should be ready for its 100th anniversary next year. Artists impression of the upgraded No.1 Sportsground with enlarged field, floodlights, and bleachers. The project includes enlarging the playing field, upgrading floodlighting, and new tiered seating.

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Lake Macquarie Heritage & Historical 

Was That You, Bazza?

4 September 202011 September 2020 Press

History Illuminated recalls halcyon (or not) days gone by. Revellers throwing back schooners at Dozens Day in 1980s Swansea had little idea they were making Lake Mac’s long and lively history. That’s exactly what has happened. Eventually banned due to

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Charity & Non-profit UoN Heritage & Historical 

Gift Enables UoN Fraternity Studies

3 September 20204 September 2020 Press

Donation of private collection lets students preserve an important piece of history. Mt Gambier Freemasons in 1894 ~ Image Trove. A collection of  fraternal society memorabilia – the largest of its kind in Australia – has been donated to the

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Arts Lake Macquarie Event & Venue Heritage & Historical 

‘History: What is it good for?’

3 September 20203 September 2020 Press

History Illuminated 2020 asks the question: “What is history good for?” Rathmines Theatre, renovated and opened in 2020. With the year packed with bushfires, protests ,and pandemics, these events from the present back to the past have roots linked in

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Arts Heritage & Historical 

National Archive Documents The New Normal

1 September 20201 September 2020 Press

NFSA To Preserve Broad-Ranging Audiovisual Record Of Australia During COVID-19. The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will collect and preserve key moments in Australian history such as the COVID-19 crisis. The National Film and Sound Archive of

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Lake Macquarie Heritage & Historical 

Awaba House Redux

28 August 202028 August 2020 Press

Awaba House to rise from the ashes with new concept plan. A terrace for outdoor dining, a boutique dining and restaurant space and a new covered walkway are part of a proposed concept design for to resurrect Awaba House, gutted

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UoN Heritage & Historical Science & Research 

Scott Sisters of Ash Island

17 August 202026 August 2020 Press

New film captures historical story of Scott Sisters of Ash Island. Harriet and Helena Scott worked and grew up during the 1840s-1860s on Ash Island, which is now part of Kooragang Island, learning to be scientific illustrators. Up until that

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Indigenous Heritage & Historical 

Cook from First Nation’s Viewpoint

17 August 2020 Press

Stephen Oliver in conversation with Alison Page. For the real story of this continent, you’ve got to have both histories. The whole story of Cook has not finished. It will never finish until we add the bookend. Our story. To

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Heritage & Historical Science & Research 

The Dish Our Latest Treasure

10 August 2020 Press

Parkes Observatory added to National Heritage List. Throsby Jnr forced to model at Parkes Observatory in 1990. The most famous dish in the nation, the CSIRO Parkes Observatory, will be conserved and protected under National Heritage status. The observatory’s 64-metre

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Parks & Wildlife Newcastle Heritage & Historical 

Century-old Gregson Park Fig Saved

5 August 202027 August 2020 Press

Arborists hope to save a historic 100-year-old Port Jackson fig tree in Gregson Park that was facing the chop. Councillor Carol Duncan and Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes at Gregson Park with the 100yo Port Jackson fig tree. A recent branch

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Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival
Newcastle Event & Venue 

Newy’s New Annual Arts Festival

8 February 2021 Press

Arts Festival makes Newcastle the place to visit this month. An intimate art gallery performance by a renowned Australian musician, an augmented reality experience celebrating indigenous culture, and a discussion on women in leadership with Australia’s first female Prime Minister,

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Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle
Energy & Renewables NSW aka In the News Opinion 

Renewal of Gas Exploration Permits off Newcastle

12 February 202112 February 2021 Press

Gas companies making plans to drill offshore from Newcastle. Opponents fear the PEP 11 gas exploration permit off the coasts of Sydney and Newcastle will be renewed today by Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt. The joint venture companies currently holding

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La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue
Weather 

La Niña Peaks But Effects Continue

3 February 2021 Press

The 2020–21 La Niña is likely to have peaked with respect to atmospheric and oceanic patterns in the tropical Pacific. However impacts associated with La Niña, such as above average rainfall in eastern and northern Australia, are expected to persist

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Shipping Cartel Fined
Port & Shipping 

Shipping Cartel Fined

6 February 20216 February 2021 Press

Shipping cartel fines now total $83.5 million after WWO conviction. Norwegian-based global shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean AS (WWO) has been convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered by the Federal Court to pay a fine of $24 million, in

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Agriculture Faces Profitable Year
Agriculture 

Agriculture Faces Profitable Year

4 February 2021 Press

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook. Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade

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Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured
Physics & Energy 

Pioneeer Solar Energy Researcher Honoured

31 January 2021 Press

Australian father of photovoltaics awarded prestigious 2021 Japan Prize. By Stefanie Menezes UNSW Sydney solar expert Martin Green has been honoured with the Japan Prize for transforming the photovoltaics industry. Professor Martin Green. Photo ~ University of NSW. Professor Martin

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Give Back Our Data
Internet 

Give Back Our Data

8 February 2021 Press

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data. By Pieter Verdegem Senior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Releasing his creation for free 30 years ago, the inventor of the world wide

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Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage
Upper Hunter Heritage & Historical 

Not a mirage, Actually a Mirage

5 February 20215 February 2021 Press

Two jet fighter planes – a Macchi and a Mirage – are making their home at Scone Regional Airport. Restored by volunteers. they will become part of the Warbird Visitor Attraction. The Mirage A3-44 will travel by road from the

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