Associate Professor Dr Jenny Cameron and colleagues have published an article titled “Cultivating a Community Economy: Tools for a More Livable World”. In this article, the focus is on livable, sustainable and just ways forward for development by: identifying, gathering, and […]
GEOS2050 – River Basin Processes In March 2017, Associate Professor Greg Hancock took 41 undergraduate students to the quaint, small town Merriwa. The two-day field trip is a hands on, interactive teaching, component of GEOS2050 River Basin Processes. Students […]
During orientation week in February, Jenny Cameron participated in an orientation event with The Pinnacle Foundation. Pinnacle provides scholarships for 16-24 year old lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTIQ) students to assist them in their final year of secondary […]
Anna Flack was selected in the top 1% of graduates for the prestigious Sydney Water graduate program. Anna Completed her undergraduate degree at University of Newcastle, and completed her Honours, in Earth Science with Anthony Keim. Anna will spend the […]
Some things never fail to get students on campus, the tried and true method being free food! For our discipline, this is our annual event and it’s our shout. We encourage students to grab as much vegan, vegetarian and combined gluten […]
Yandaarra is a Gumbaynggirr-led collaboration made up of co-researchers Aunty Shaa Smith, Neeyan Smith, Sarah Wright, Paul Hodge and Lara Daley. It is guided by Country and the Old Fellas. The collaboration aims to maintain the integrity of Gumbaynggirr Dreaming […]
Brett Neilan conducted a candid interview with In The Loop UoN; Mum was a cleaner and dad was a garbo. I grew up in Maroubra in Sydney. I was the first in my family to go to University and I […]
In our first seminar of the year, Dr. Jason von Meding, UON Senior Lecturer from School of Architecture and Built Environment, presented on ‘Disaster or Deviance’. It was a valuable and insightful talk. Jason has a background in engineering and […]
The University of Newcastle (UON) Australia’s geography discipline has ranked in the top 150 in the world, confirmed by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017. Associate Professor Sarah Wright in Geography and Development Studies In addition to its […]
In February 2017, Dr Hannah Power and 28 undergraduate students travelled to Pacific Palms for a seven-day, six-night intensive fieldwork course as a component of GEOS3220 Coastal Environments and Processes. Staff and students stayed at Pacific Palms Caravan Park, a […]
This next post is contributed by Dr Bart Ziino, a senior lecturer in twentieth-century Australian history at Deakin University. Bart is currently working on a history of the homefront in WWI, and his research has uncovered this very interesting Australian […]
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Gai Hutchison
Hello Bart, I have just become aware of your research on Ellie Wharton Kirke. It was great to see how much you had discovered about her. My husband, Ian Hutchison, is also a great grandson - his grandmother was Hazel Lane nee Kirke. We have been fascinated by the exploits... Read more...
Victoria Haskins
Dear Gai, Bart might reply to you also, but this is just to say I think you're referring to the banner for the blogsite. The original is held in the State Library of NSW and apparently shows girls from Kempsey who collected money for the soldiers' relief fund. You can... Read more...
Bart Ziino
Dear Trisha, thanks for your comments. It is great to hear that you are researching your great grandmother. Her life gives us a real insight into some of the costs of supporting the war. When Ellen donated her medal and some other items to the Australian War Memorial in the... Read more...
Trisha Petro
Thank you Bart for your story of my great grandmother Mrs Ellen Wharton-Kirke. I have been researching her life, in addition to other members of the family and find myself being inspired by their passion, determination and also sad at the impact WW1 had on their lives. Would you let... Read more...
Bryce Fraser
Hi Trish, Are you still there? I have only just found this site. I have some anecdotes about the windows in the Manly Church which I knew well. No great consequence but i will follow up if you reply. Bryce Fraser
Final year Doctoral Student Phoebe Everingham was one of four international scholars to win a Bursary award for her PhD paper entitled ‘I’m not looking for a manufactured experience: diversity of motivations in Volunteer tourism’ to attend the Otago University […]
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Hello Bart, I have just become aware of your research on Ellie Wharton Kirke. It was great to see how much you had discovered about her. My husband, Ian Hutchison, is also a great grandson - his grandmother was Hazel Lane nee Kirke. We have been fascinated by the exploits... Read more...
Dear Gai, Bart might reply to you also, but this is just to say I think you're referring to the banner for the blogsite. The original is held in the State Library of NSW and apparently shows girls from Kempsey who collected money for the soldiers' relief fund. You can... Read more...
Dear Trisha, thanks for your comments. It is great to hear that you are researching your great grandmother. Her life gives us a real insight into some of the costs of supporting the war. When Ellen donated her medal and some other items to the Australian War Memorial in the... Read more...
Thank you Bart for your story of my great grandmother Mrs Ellen Wharton-Kirke. I have been researching her life, in addition to other members of the family and find myself being inspired by their passion, determination and also sad at the impact WW1 had on their lives. Would you let... Read more...
Hi Trish, Are you still there? I have only just found this site. I have some anecdotes about the windows in the Manly Church which I knew well. No great consequence but i will follow up if you reply. Bryce Fraser