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Duke Kahanamoku visits Newcastle 1915
The 1915 visit to Newcastle by the legendary swimmer and surfer Duke Kahanamoku.

Rick Pointon – Hey Rock ‘n Roll
Art Ryan describes Rick Pointon as 'Newcastle rock royalty', and Rick is perhaps best known ...

Glamour on Glass
Glamour on Glass is a wonderful exhibition curated by University of Newcastle history student ...

Newcastle from Nobbys Head c1886
The August postcard for Lost Newcastle #PostcardPatrons is a beautifully printed c1886 image ...

Newcastle 1899
In June 2018, Ross Balderson shared a photo in the Lost Newcastle Facebook Group of a scale ...

Tony Robinson Time Walks Newcastle 2011
In 2011, Novocastrians were delighted to see a visit by Sir Tony Robinson who was creating a ...

MV Kooringa
Did you know the world's first purpose-built container ship was built in Newcastle? MV ...

How much did YOU love The Beatles?
Beverly from the Newcastle Beatles Lovers Club explains to NBN TV in 1964 why she loves The ...

Princess of Tasmania
The Princess of Tasmania was a lifeline for people living on the island state and mainland ...

Ruth Cotton
Ruth Cotton is well known to many in Newcastle for her huge body of local history work on the ...

Newcastle Coal Fields 1866 – April Postcard 2023
Newcastle as we know it today was founded on coal - the 'black diamond' first mined by ...

100 years of the Australian Wire Rope Works
Today the Australian Wire Rope Works at Mayfield - now known as Bekaert Australia - marks 100 ...
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