34th Battalion, Maitland’s Own
Public talk by Janis Wilton at Maitland & District Historical Society
3 Cathedral Street, Maitland
5.30 pm
Tuesday 3 October 2017
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Maitland Regional Museum display exhibition on 34th Battalion centenary of the First Battle of Passchendaele
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Maitland’s rich war history will be on show from this weekend in honour of the centenary of the First Battle of Passchendaele and the involvement of the 34th Battalion.
Maitland Regional Museum will showcase the people and stories of the 34th Battalion, known as Maitland’s Own, at Brough House for two months from this Saturday.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 28 Sep 2017.
Maitland’s rich war history will be on show from this weekend in honour of the centenary of the First Battle of Passchendaele and the involvement of the 34th Battalion.
Maitland Regional Museum will showcase the people and stories of the 34th Battalion, known as Maitland’s Own, at Brough House for two months from this Saturday.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 28 Sep 2017.
Passchendaele October to December Maitland City Library
The latest Walls That Talk installation at Maitland Library commemorates the Battle of Passchendaele focusing on important photographs taken by Frank Hurley. Read more
Maitland Library exhibits a series of eye-catching installations as part of the Walls That Talk place activation initiative. Installations celebrate iconic people and places in Maitland, community diversity and have included an exploration of heroes from the world of comics.
Maitland Library exhibits a series of eye-catching installations as part of the Walls That Talk place activation initiative. Installations celebrate iconic people and places in Maitland, community diversity and have included an exploration of heroes from the world of comics.
Bridging the Past and Future: Australasian Congress on Genealogy 2018
15th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry
Friday 9 to Monday 12 March 2018, Sydney
The Society of Australian Genealogists is excited to be hosting the 15th Australasian Congress on Genealogy and Heraldry at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Congress is held every three years under the auspices of AFFHO, the Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations and brings together passionate family historians from around Australia, New Zealand and many parts of the world.
Early Bird Registration closes 20 September 2017
Final registration closes 15 February 2018
Wentworth Mausoleum Walking Tour
In March 1872, William Charles Wentworth died in England, aged 81. His widow, Sarah Wentworth, adhered to William’s wish to be buried on his Vaucluse estate, and ordered their son-in-law Thomas Fisher to construct the burial vault in which William was to be buried.
Walk to the family Mausoleum located 10 minutes’ walk from Vaucluse House, and hear about the extravagant funeral service and the accompanying procession that brought Sydney to a standstill. Listen to commentary from the colonial newspapers about this great event, and enter the rarely opened Mausoleum to hear extracts from the funeral oration extolling Wentworth’s character.
Walk to the family Mausoleum located 10 minutes’ walk from Vaucluse House, and hear about the extravagant funeral service and the accompanying procession that brought Sydney to a standstill. Listen to commentary from the colonial newspapers about this great event, and enter the rarely opened Mausoleum to hear extracts from the funeral oration extolling Wentworth’s character.
Sunday 8 October 2017 10.30AM–12PM
Sunday 8 October 2017 2PM–3.30PM
Vaucluse House
Wentworth Road, Vaucluse, NSW 2030
House: 02 9388 7922
Tearooms: 02 9388 8188 More information: https://sydneylivingmuseums.com.au/events/wentworth-mausoleum-walking-tour
Friday, September 22, 2017
Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary - Events
From
late September 2017, there will be a number of events and exhibitions to mark
100 years since the Battle of Passchendaele. Fought in Flanders, the 34th
Battalion (known as Maitland’s Own) was at the front of the charge on 12th
October 1917.
29 September, 6 for 6.30 Opening of ‘Maitland’s Own’ exhibition at Brough House, Church Street, Maitland.
29 September, 6 for 6.30 Opening of ‘Maitland’s Own’ exhibition at Brough House, Church Street, Maitland.
3 October,
5.30pm: Public Lecture, ‘Maitland and Passchendaele’, at Maitland and District Historical Society, 3
Cathedral St, Maitland. and opening of ‘Remembering World War I’ display.
Visit the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Passchendaele.Maitland.Centenary/
Open Museums, Open Minds : Maitland
Open Museums, Open Minds
Council is seeking your input and feedback around options for museum experiences in Maitland.
People seek to experience history and culture in diverse ways and not all museum experiences have walls. A museum experience could be an interpretive walk, a pop up creative installation, an open day around a series of buildings, temporary displays, collections or a series of monuments that can be found at different locations around a city. These experiences are more broadly referred to as an open air museum or open museum experience.
A number of groups in Maitland, including Council, are already offering open museum style experiences, including events, history tours, heritage buildings, local library studies and local history programs, Maitland Gaol tours, Maitland Hall of Fame and more.
From now until October 2017 we are inviting you to share your thoughts on areas of Maitland’s heritage that interest you and the types of ways you would like to experience our history.
Council is seeking your input and feedback around options for museum experiences in Maitland.
People seek to experience history and culture in diverse ways and not all museum experiences have walls. A museum experience could be an interpretive walk, a pop up creative installation, an open day around a series of buildings, temporary displays, collections or a series of monuments that can be found at different locations around a city. These experiences are more broadly referred to as an open air museum or open museum experience.
A number of groups in Maitland, including Council, are already offering open museum style experiences, including events, history tours, heritage buildings, local library studies and local history programs, Maitland Gaol tours, Maitland Hall of Fame and more.
From now until October 2017 we are inviting you to share your thoughts on areas of Maitland’s heritage that interest you and the types of ways you would like to experience our history.
Vintage looms restored and operating at Brough House
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Two vintage weaving looms that were passed down through generations of East Maitland’s Petherbridge family, have been lovingly restored and are now in full operation at Brough House, Maitland.
It was by chance that Maitland’s Grossmann House acquired the looms after the National Trust approved their acquisition as part of the Grossmann House Collection.
One of the looms was disassembled but both had been lovingly passed down through the weavers of the Petherbridge family.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 20 Sep 2017.
Two vintage weaving looms that were passed down through generations of East Maitland’s Petherbridge family, have been lovingly restored and are now in full operation at Brough House, Maitland.
It was by chance that Maitland’s Grossmann House acquired the looms after the National Trust approved their acquisition as part of the Grossmann House Collection.
One of the looms was disassembled but both had been lovingly passed down through the weavers of the Petherbridge family.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 20 Sep 2017.
Australian Doctors on the Western Front: France and Belgium 1916-1918
Media: BOOK - hardcover, 496 pages
Author: R. Likeman
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9781925078121
Other: b&w photos, maps, appendix, index
Publisher: Rosenberg
This book covers the carnage on the Western Front from 1916-1918. Likeman provides mini-biographies of each of the more than 700 doctors who served on the Western Front and in the training establishments and hospitals in the UK. Each officer's medical qualifications and career highlights are listed together with any honours and awards, and numerous photographs.
In addition to these accounts, the book also contains chapters on the Australian Imperial Force in England from 1915-1919, and nominal rolls of the Australian medical officers who served in sea transport and in the RAMC.
There is also a section of mini-biographies of the Australian women doctors who served overseas in theatres of war between 1914-1918, and AAMC medical officers who took part in the Samoa Relief Force in 1918.
More information: Australian Doctors on the Western Front
Author: R. Likeman
Year: 2014
ISBN: 9781925078121
Other: b&w photos, maps, appendix, index
Publisher: Rosenberg
This book covers the carnage on the Western Front from 1916-1918. Likeman provides mini-biographies of each of the more than 700 doctors who served on the Western Front and in the training establishments and hospitals in the UK. Each officer's medical qualifications and career highlights are listed together with any honours and awards, and numerous photographs.
In addition to these accounts, the book also contains chapters on the Australian Imperial Force in England from 1915-1919, and nominal rolls of the Australian medical officers who served in sea transport and in the RAMC.
There is also a section of mini-biographies of the Australian women doctors who served overseas in theatres of war between 1914-1918, and AAMC medical officers who took part in the Samoa Relief Force in 1918.
More information: Australian Doctors on the Western Front
Friday, September 15, 2017
Richmond Vale Rail Museum in the path of a devastating fire
From ABC News:
The Richmond Vale Rail Museum was in the path of a devastating fire near Cessnock yesterday.
The scale of the damage was realised at first light today, when emotional volunteers gathered at the site to survey damage.
Director Graham Smith said there were now asbestos fears, with the substance dropping out of some carriages, prompting Fire and Rescue NSW to declare it a hazardous material site.
"And until they clear the site neither our members nor members of the public will be admitted," he said.
Mr Smith said the damage was worse than first thought and described it as utter devastation.
Full article available at ABC News 14 Sept. 2017
The Richmond Vale Rail Museum was in the path of a devastating fire near Cessnock yesterday.
The scale of the damage was realised at first light today, when emotional volunteers gathered at the site to survey damage.
Director Graham Smith said there were now asbestos fears, with the substance dropping out of some carriages, prompting Fire and Rescue NSW to declare it a hazardous material site.
"And until they clear the site neither our members nor members of the public will be admitted," he said.
Mr Smith said the damage was worse than first thought and described it as utter devastation.
Full article available at ABC News 14 Sept. 2017
Landmark sale as Belmore Hotel sells
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Maitland’s iconic Belmore Hotel has sold for $9 million in what is reported to be one of the largest NSW regional pub transactions for 2017.
Ray White Hotels sold the High Street premises on behalf of long-time owners the Murphy family, to a prominent local businessman.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 14 Sep 2017.
Maitland’s iconic Belmore Hotel has sold for $9 million in what is reported to be one of the largest NSW regional pub transactions for 2017.
Ray White Hotels sold the High Street premises on behalf of long-time owners the Murphy family, to a prominent local businessman.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 14 Sep 2017.
Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary Commemoration
Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary Facebook page has been created for community involvement and communication relating to the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, 12 October 2017.
A number of events have been planned for the Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary Commemoration and details of these will be provided through this Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Passchendaele.Maitland.Centenary/
A number of events have been planned for the Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary Commemoration and details of these will be provided through this Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Passchendaele.Maitland.Centenary/
60,000 years of Australian History: A Plea for Interdisciplinarity
The Department of History, University of Sydney, is hosting the 2nd Bicentennial Australian History Lecture, to be delivered this year by Professor Lynette Russell, Monash Indigenous Studies Centre, Monash University.
How do we understand, imagine, visualise and create narratives for 50,000 years of Australian history?
The Bicentennial Australian History Lecture is a biennial public lecture hosted by the Department of History in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, University of Sydney. Distinguished historians offer engaged and critical perspectives on Australia’s past and the legacies of colonisation.
How do we understand, imagine, visualise and create narratives for 50,000 years of Australian history?
The Bicentennial Australian History Lecture is a biennial public lecture hosted by the Department of History in the School of Philosophical and Historical Inquiry, University of Sydney. Distinguished historians offer engaged and critical perspectives on Australia’s past and the legacies of colonisation.
When: Thursday 19 October 2017, 5-7.30pm
5-6pm: Reception in the Nicholson Museum
6-7.30pm: Lecture in General Lecture Theatre
Where: The Quadrangle, The University of Sydney
Cost: Free
Contact: sydney.ideas@sydney.edu.au
5-6pm: Reception in the Nicholson Museum
6-7.30pm: Lecture in General Lecture Theatre
Where: The Quadrangle, The University of Sydney
Cost: Free
Contact: sydney.ideas@sydney.edu.au
The Regents Park is part of the 2017 Maitland Garden Ramble
From the Maitland Mercury report:
When Clint Marquet bought the Regent Street property, called The Regents Park, two years ago the garden had been neglected for at least a decade.
Plants were overgrown, or had died, the pool had been deprived of sunlight and there was piles of rubbish and tree branches growing in long grass.
He started the massive challenge without a green thumb and has proved that perseverance – and some help from two gardeners – can help you conquer the plant world.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 12 Sep 2017.
When Clint Marquet bought the Regent Street property, called The Regents Park, two years ago the garden had been neglected for at least a decade.
Plants were overgrown, or had died, the pool had been deprived of sunlight and there was piles of rubbish and tree branches growing in long grass.
He started the massive challenge without a green thumb and has proved that perseverance – and some help from two gardeners – can help you conquer the plant world.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 12 Sep 2017.
Maitland Post Office and Morpeth identity Graham Dunlop
From the Maitland Mercury report:
The larger than life character from Morpeth has sadly passed away aged 80.
Mr Dunlop was born in Stockton in 1936, the second of five children of Nancy and William Dunlop. The family moved a number of times before finally settling in Morpeth in 1941.
He attended Morpeth Primary School then Maitland Boys High leaving at age 15 when he was recruited to Morpeth Post Office after one of the post office employees broke his leg after falling from a bakers cart.
Mr Dunlop worked for Australia Post for 44 years and retired in November 1996.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 9 Sep 2017.
The larger than life character from Morpeth has sadly passed away aged 80.
Mr Dunlop was born in Stockton in 1936, the second of five children of Nancy and William Dunlop. The family moved a number of times before finally settling in Morpeth in 1941.
He attended Morpeth Primary School then Maitland Boys High leaving at age 15 when he was recruited to Morpeth Post Office after one of the post office employees broke his leg after falling from a bakers cart.
Mr Dunlop worked for Australia Post for 44 years and retired in November 1996.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 9 Sep 2017.
Friday, September 8, 2017
Maitland's Passchendaele Centenary
A Facebook page has been established for Maitland's Passchendaele Centenary
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Passchendaele.Maitland.Centenary
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Passchendaele.Maitland.Centenary
The Facebook page has been created for community involvement and communication relating to the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele, 12 October 2017.
A number of events have been planned for the Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary Commemoration and details of these will be provided through this Facebook page.
A number of events have been planned for the Maitland’s Passchendaele Centenary Commemoration and details of these will be provided through this Facebook page.
Four Bolwarra Holden tragics feature in a book on the history of the Holden brand
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Four Bolwarra men have had their stories and photos included in the recently released book "The Passion for Holden" by Harrington resident Joel Wakely.
Bruce Soper, John and David Bambach and Glen Lee are proud owners of Holden's from the 48 -215 (1950) to the last Holden produced in Australia in 2016.The four were delighted to be among the 48 Holden owners featured in the book - 48 because the production of Holdens began in 1948.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 7 Sep 2017.
Four Bolwarra men have had their stories and photos included in the recently released book "The Passion for Holden" by Harrington resident Joel Wakely.
Bruce Soper, John and David Bambach and Glen Lee are proud owners of Holden's from the 48 -215 (1950) to the last Holden produced in Australia in 2016.The four were delighted to be among the 48 Holden owners featured in the book - 48 because the production of Holdens began in 1948.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 7 Sep 2017.
Spring Harvest Festival: Sydney Living Museums
Taste your history at our unique artisan food market, Spring Harvest Festival, at Elizabeth Farm.
Elizabeth Farm was built by John and Elizabeth Macarthur in 1793. They quickly established a productive farm with an abundance of fresh produce, grains and livestock. At Spring Harvest Festival, we invite you to step inside and discover the interiors of Australia’s oldest surviving homestead.
See how the Macarthurs’ dining table would have been set for a formal meal. Explore the kitchen with its wood-fired stove, see what’s growing in the kitchen garden and then discover the food and stories of the colonial dining table as you browse, sample, sip and shop from a handpicked selection of products from Sydney’s finest artisan producers.
Sunday 17 September 2017 10AM–3PMElizabeth Farm
70 Alice Street,
Rosehill, NSW 2142
Rosehill, NSW 2142
Maitland's Own: Honoring the 34th Battalion
HONOURING OUR 34th BATTALION VETERANS, NURSES & THE WAR EFFORT “AT HOME”
Open FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
10.00 am – 3.00 pm
30 th SEPTEMBER to 26 th NOVEMBER 2017
At
BROUGH HOUSE, 73 Church St., Maitland
Contributions of artefacts, memorabilia, stories and photographs have been loaned by the veteran’s
families and the Australian War Memorial. Much of this material has not previously been on public
display.
Entry will be by gold coin or donation (School children free).
Groups are very welcome and exhibition open at other times by appointment.
Morning Tea can be provided @ $6/head.
For Group Bookings: Phone 02 49334450
Email maitlandrmuseum@gmail.com OR janece.mcdonald@newcastle.edu.au
Umbrella Foundation of Australia to host Gatsby-themed event
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Local charity The Umbrella Foundation Australia, is hosting a Gatsby-era themed affair to remember at Mansfield House on Saturday October 7 kicking off at 6:30pm.
It will be an evening of costumes, jazz, fine wine, good food, frivolity and mystery.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 5 Sep 2017.
Local charity The Umbrella Foundation Australia, is hosting a Gatsby-era themed affair to remember at Mansfield House on Saturday October 7 kicking off at 6:30pm.
It will be an evening of costumes, jazz, fine wine, good food, frivolity and mystery.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 5 Sep 2017.
Turning Morpeth's history into a future
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Trevor Richards clearly remembers the moment – and the feeling of relief – when he realised his investment in the past just might have a future.
Richards is the owner of Campbell’s Store, the antique and craft centre in Morpeth’s Swan Street. It is perhaps the biggest drawcard in the tourist town, attracting up to 5000 people through its doors each week.
These days, particularly on weekends, visitors wander through history in Morpeth, soaking up the nostalgia in the museum, shopping in the stores in restored terraces, and sipping coffee or eating gourmet meals in the restaurants and cafes. That is, once they’ve managed to find a car park. There are always vehicles in Swan Street now.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 3 Sep 2017.
Trevor Richards clearly remembers the moment – and the feeling of relief – when he realised his investment in the past just might have a future.
Richards is the owner of Campbell’s Store, the antique and craft centre in Morpeth’s Swan Street. It is perhaps the biggest drawcard in the tourist town, attracting up to 5000 people through its doors each week.
These days, particularly on weekends, visitors wander through history in Morpeth, soaking up the nostalgia in the museum, shopping in the stores in restored terraces, and sipping coffee or eating gourmet meals in the restaurants and cafes. That is, once they’ve managed to find a car park. There are always vehicles in Swan Street now.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 3 Sep 2017.
Friday, September 1, 2017
Inside History Magazine
Hot off the press: The latest history and genie resourcesIt's that time of the month where we round up all the history and genealogy collections recently digitised and made available online! Artworks, mental health records, female convict returns and more make the list this month. Check out the August edition of What's New Online, now live on our site.
Writing the National Library of Australia's Great War Book
Professor Peter Stanley uncovered a treasure trove of WWI material in the Library's collection for his new book The Crying Years.
How does a book begin? I can pinpoint the exact moment when the idea for what became The Crying Years popped into my head. Almost five years ago, National Library of Australia pictures curator Nicky Mackay-Sim presented a talk to the Canberra Great War Study Group—otherwise known as The Estaminet.
The Estaminet at that time was a group of Great War researchers, small enough to fit into its then regular meeting place, the tiny ‘Chapel' at the National Museum of Australia, where I was working. Nicky brought along and discussed images from the Library's pictures collection, photographs that hardly any of us—Great War specialists—had seen before. Even before she had finished speaking, I realised that here was a rich and almost entirely unknown visual resource. Soon, I was talking to the Library's publisher, Susan Hall. What about a book exposing and interpreting the Library's photographs of the Great War?
Further information: http://www.nla.gov.au/blogs/behind-the-scenes/2017/08/15/writing-the-nlas-great-war-book
Full steam ahead for Hunter heritage trains
From the Maitland Mercury report:
On Saturday, a historic diesel will depart Maitland at 9am for a trip to Gosford where riders will be able to enjoy a day out on the waterfront, before returning at 4.20pm.
The following day travelers will have the opportunity to enjoy a special side by side run with Steam Locomotive 5917 as they ride in a streamliner diesel train from Maitland to Waratah. The train will depart Maitland at 9.10am, returning at 12.05pm.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 31 Aug 2017.
On Saturday, a historic diesel will depart Maitland at 9am for a trip to Gosford where riders will be able to enjoy a day out on the waterfront, before returning at 4.20pm.
The following day travelers will have the opportunity to enjoy a special side by side run with Steam Locomotive 5917 as they ride in a streamliner diesel train from Maitland to Waratah. The train will depart Maitland at 9.10am, returning at 12.05pm.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 31 Aug 2017.
Maitland councillor Arch Humphery is retiring from local government
From the Maitland Mercury report:
Today, 46 years on, amalgamations are still a hot topic but one Cr Humphery is happy to walk away from.
“I’m not staying for the sake of staying,” he said. “I’m leaving on a positive note, from a council that has done so well, particularly under the leadership of Mayor Peter Blackmore and General Manager David Evans,” Cr Humphery said.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 28 Aug 2017.
Today, 46 years on, amalgamations are still a hot topic but one Cr Humphery is happy to walk away from.
“I’m not staying for the sake of staying,” he said. “I’m leaving on a positive note, from a council that has done so well, particularly under the leadership of Mayor Peter Blackmore and General Manager David Evans,” Cr Humphery said.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, 28 Aug 2017.
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