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Glenrock Scout Camp 1960

There's just so much to love about this photo from the Newcastle Morning Herald, 20th June 1960. Submitted to Lost Newcastle by Don Keevers, these lads are the 1st Port Hunter Sea Scouts and a couple of Scouts from Gloucester on a raft they built at Glenrock. Don...

The Ridge, Merewether

Built in 1861, The Ridge – formerly Hillcrest Maternity Hospital – is one of Newcastle’s iconic properties.

Finding Your Family

Keen on finding out more about your own family tree? There are incredible resources available online but it can be really helpful to spend time with others who are also keen about their family history stories. Family History Societies offer immense value as you set to...

Duke Kahanamoku visits Newcastle 1915

Duke Kahanamoku visits Newcastle 1915

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

Rick Pointon – Hey Rock ‘n Roll

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

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

Newcastle from Nobbys Head c1886

Newcastle from Nobbys Head c1886

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

Newcastle 1899

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

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

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?

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

Princess of Tasmania

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

Ruth Cotton

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 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

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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