Sunday, September 7, 2008

'Newcastle on the Edge' Installed and Launched



Amid a very stormy Saturday morning with driving rain, History Week's 'Newcastle on the Edge' Exhibition was launched within the sanctuary of the Maritime Centre at Honeysuckle. Many thanks to the Presenters and those brave souls who made it, especial thanks to the Maritime Centre's volunteers Sue, Sue and Pauline, who provided us with a wonderful morning tea with scones. It was greatly appreciated.





Creative Impact installs the artworks


Associate Professor Allan Chawner on site


The Presenters (l-r): ABC 1233 Radion Station Manager Phil Ashley-Brown, Peter Morris, President of the Newcastle Maritime Museum Society, Aunty Nola Hawken, Awabakal Aboriginal Elder and Dr Roger Markwick, University of Newcastle's School of Humanities and Social Sciences.


Monday, September 1, 2008

You are invited to see 'Newcastle on the Edge'



Dear Novocastrians,

You are all invited to the launch of the Newcastle on the Edge Open Air Exhibition.

Newcastle on the Edge - Panoramic Visions of Newcastle on the Coquun Hunter River is an outdoor exhibition of 7 panoramas of Newcastle dating from the 1812 to the present.

The University of Newcastle will mark History Week with a stunning outdoor exhibition depicting the cultural transformation of the Newcastle Port.

The exhibition is sponsored by the University of Newcastle’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences. It is a collaborative event involving the University of Newcastle, the Maritime Centre and the History Council of New South Wales.

The Exhibition will be launched on Saturday September 6th 2008 by Head of ABC1233 Radio Philip Ashley-Brown at 10am at the Maritime Centre Honeysuckle.

You and your friends and families are very welcome to come along.

Newcastle on the Edge will be on display at the Maritime Centre during History Week from Saturday 6 - Sunday 14 September 2008.