Lost Newcastle

15/06/2026

Newcastle Children's Pool postcard by Murray Views - year unknown - but we *love* the description of the 'map pool' on the back of the postcard.

"If I've already sent you some of these, just pass them on or save them for me. This bath at the front of the picture is for small children - toddlers. Only a small amount of water flows into it - the kids can have a great time flopping around in it & playing in the sand, without any danger whatever. There's a parents & guardians bench just outside the picture. It can't be recognised, but a map of the world in sections, with different colour cement, forms the outside of the pool, which itself is the shape of Australia. The outer circle is for older kids - an adult one is round to left - "

15/06/2026

Attwood family! Harold, Judith & Susan - do we have any family members in our midst? Lost Newcastle - Group

15/06/2026

'Cessnock’s Children' is coming soon to Cessnock Library! 📸✨ Get ready for a fabulous trip down memory lane with this new exhibition featuring incredible images by Laurel Rudd. You might even spot yourself! 🎈

We have one burning question: Who is this mystery star dressed as a television? 📺 If that’s you, reach out and let us know! We’d love to hear from you. 👋

Update: Our fabulous Cessnock photo detectives have done it again! 🕵️‍♀️📸 This is Wayne Webb, captured at South Cessnock Infants School circa 1962.

11/06/2026

Two maps of Newcastle Harbour by Public Works - 1902 and 1911 - showing the progress of work on the harbour and breakwaters. Note how clearly the 1911 map shows the two Leading Light Towers (only one remains today) and their importance to safe navigation into the port.

10/06/2026

Love this glass magic lantern slide of Hunter Street, Newcastle. The original photograph was taken by Sydney photographer, Henry King, and is part of a collection of over 1300 glass plates taken between 1880 and 1917, although according to the Powerhouse Museum, most appear to have been made in the late 1880s and 1890s. What do you notice about Hunter Street that might indicate when the photo was taken?

08/06/2026

The June long weekend will always be remembered as the ‘Pasha storm’. This is the full documentary produced by ABC Newcastle and narrated by Carol Duncan OAM. What do you remember of that weekend?

The 2007 New South Wales storms started on Friday, 8 June 2007 foll...

04/06/2026

Smell the popcorn! Happy birthday, Tower Cinemas - Newcastle

01/06/2026

30/05/2026

A Christmas postcard featuring 'The Reserve' [King Edward Park] from Agnes to Lily Prudence in Balmain 1922. Lily was the daughter of William and Ella Prudence, but who was Agnes?