From the Archives
- No French Bomb Tests
Protest graffiti in Newcastle is sparse. It might be more common than we know, obfuscated as elaborate tags, or inferred by image or word in ...
- A Day on the Harbour (or two)
Nothing is more impressive than a cruise ship up close Newcastle’s harbour is compact and very accessible, which makes ship watching a passive interest for all ...
- Tale of an Australian Trader
MV Australian Trader early morning, days before launching ceremony at NSW State Dockyard, Newcastle This series of original negatives shows the launching site preparations from media ...
- The Illustrated Town
First, some protocol. Locals can say “Kurri” but you and I are advised to say “Kurri Kurri.” Image ~ Kind permission of Chris Fussell One warm May ...
- Autumn Gown
May in Newcastle – calm mild days, cool nights. A stretch of tranquil weather let fallen leaves carpet footpaths at Islington. The accumulation is fortuitous in streets ...
- NBN ~ The Monochrome Years
The grant of a commercial television licence is a privilege of great public importance, especially to the people in the area in which the station ...
- NBN ~ Preparing for Colour
It’s 1970. Colour television is coming and Newcastle’s Channel 3 has a lot of work to do. Viewers are impatient. After all, Baird demonstrated colour in ...