Lost Newcastle

15/12/2024

🎄 There's 20% off *everything* in the Lost Newcastle shop until 18 December. Grab a few stocking stuffers for the Novocastrians in your life - our gorgeous retro postcards, wraparound mug and the iconic Duke t-shirt. All 20% off now. 😍

Lost Newcastle is a proud supporter of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund. Your purchase supports the important work of the University of Newcastle’s Vera

03/12/2024

📣📣 New merch just in! Our first ever Lost Newcastle coffee mug featuring one of our most popular postcard images of Newcastle from Nobbys 1886. Only 25 produced - get in quick for Christmas! 📣📣

Warm your hands and your heart with our ceramic coffee mug with wraparound image of Frederic Schell's iconic Newcastle From Nobbys 1886 lithograph.

29/11/2024

We stumbled upon this blog post about Railway Portraits, our exhibition showcasing the photography of the Wheatley Brothers, who captured the final days of steam in NSW.
Their unique images offer a glimpse into a bygone era, and we couldn’t agree more with how special they are. We love hearing how much our visitors enjoy this exhibition!

Read the full review here: https://tinyurl.com/4fmt6atk

Come see the magic of Railway Portraits at Newcastle Library before it’s gone! 📸

29/11/2024

🌟 Love Lost Newcastle? Support Our Monthly Retro Postcards on Patreon! 🌟

Hello, wonderful Losties! ✨

I’ve been sending out monthly retro postcards to our amazing Patreon supporters for a while now, and I want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for making this project possible. Your support truly means the world to me! 💌

For those of you who may not know, every month I create and send out a beautiful retro postcard to Lost Newcastle patrons, featuring classic photos and images of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. It’s a little piece of nostalgia delivered right to your door—and it’s all made possible by the incredible people who back Lost Newcastle on Patreon.

🌟 Why Your Support Matters:

The ongoing support from patrons is what keeps this project alive and thriving. Each subscription helps cover production costs, postage, and the time that is dedicated every day to managing, curating, and sharing the wonderful photos and stories shared to the Lost Newcastle group, as well as helping pay for the website hosting, etc. Your commitment not only keeps this creative project going but also allows me - on your behalf - to support the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund at the University of Newcastle.

Here’s how you can make a difference:

Become a $6 per month Postcard Patron to receive one of our beautiful retro postcards directly to your letterbox.
Spread the word: If you enjoy Lost Newcastle, share the love with your family and friends by inviting them to join the group.

Engage with the community: Your photos, stories and comments in the Lost Newcastle group mean a lot to a lot of people. We've now seen thousands of reunions of long-lost friends, family, schoolmates and colleagues - perhaps that's the most rewarding part of it all.

🌈 Join or Continue Supporting Today! 🌈

If you’re already a patron, THANK YOU! Your continued support allows me to keep sending out these retro gems and expanding the offerings of Lost Newcastle. If you haven’t joined yet, now is a great time to get on board! Every new patron helps keep this nostalgic journey alive. You can also subscribe as a gift for someone else.

👉 patreon.com/lostnewcastle

Your support is invaluable and I can’t thank you enough for helping me make this project a reality. Let’s keep the stories flowing together! 💖

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01/11/2024

We love it when Losties go to the pub to watch Newcastle history documentaries! Congratulations Glenn & Tony, and to all of you who came along to the premiere!

Thanks The Rogue Scholar for hosting the premiere of the latest documentary from Stories Of Our Town this week.

You can now watch it online wherever you are: https://youtu.be/WPT2tw4I-qQ?si=H13daPjuIGx_mCLo

20/10/2024

⚓️🛟⚓️🛟 Stories Of Our Town are giving Losties the chance to join a special sneak preview of their 20th and longest film release - Shipwrecked Newcastle. 🛟⚓️🛟⚓️

Wed 30 October
The Rogue Scholar, Union St, Newcastle West
6.30pm

Newcastle Harbour used to be the fifth-biggest harbour in the world. It was also one of the most dangerous. Once you add the regular visits by East Coast lows, you come to understand why there are hundreds of shipwrecks in and around Newcastle Harbour. Most of these wrecks have fascinating stories, and that’s why this story is being told in film for the first time.

Dozens of historians, professional divers, journalists, and one maritime archaeologist have gathered to be part of this film. Thanks to the assistance of many local professional and amateur divers, this film also takes us underwater to see the wrecks up close. This is a must-see!

Free entry, but tickets are STRICTLY LIMITED! Click through to book.

Presented by Lost Newcastle and produced by Stories of Our Town, they are proud to announce their 20th and longest film release - Shipwrecked...

07/10/2024

29/09/2024

Have you been to see A Place Called Hollywood yet? This fabulous exhibition at Newcastle Museum tells the story of the Depression-era community that established homes in the bushland near Jesmond.

As part of the work for the Newcastle Inner City Bypass from Rankin Park to Jesmond, archaeologists worked on the site to uncover some 2,000 objects - some of which are on display in this exhibition - open until 2 February 2025.

Exhibition curator, Bridie Moran, shares more of the story in the video in this story:

Hollywood, located near Jesmond in Newcastle, NSW, was one of several shanty towns that emerged during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

28/09/2024

Australian/US actor, Zac Garred, is back in Newcastle filming Site Unseen - a new movie being shot partly inside Newcastle's legendary live music venue, The Cambridge Hotel, which closed in 2023.

18/08/2024

Newcastle Hospital & Horse Rider 1910s including the Coal Monument erected in 1909 and now located in Parnell Place.

26/05/2024

Have you subscribed to our newsletter yet? The May newsletter is out now!

The event was totally sold out and a hugely fun evening. Thank you to Glenn and Tony from Stories Of Our Town for choosing Lost Newcastle to host the premiere of their latest short documentary, Whibayganba - the story of Nobbys, and for the bonus screening of the story of Val Blackett - WWII service...

24/05/2024

Fifty years ago, a low-pressure system developed off the NSW coast and left the MV Sygna aground at Stockton. Share your memories and photos of this wild weekend below!

2024 is the 50th anniversary of the huge storm that drove the MV Sygna onto the beach at Stockton, Australia.

21/05/2024

50 years this weekend! What do you remember and do you have any photos to share?

21/05/2024

Thank you to our Postcard Patrons who help support Lost Newcastle by subscribing to the $6 per month Patreon. The May postcard is an 1855 engraving of Newcastle that was made for The Illustrated Sydney News.

You can become a patron, too, and receive one of our gorgeous retro postcards in your letterbox each month. Lost Newcastle is also an official supporter of the Vera Deacon Regional History Fund.

Get more from Lost Newcastle on Patreon

18/05/2024

On this day in 1895 the Adamstown and Broadmeadow soccer teams were the first to play on a new ground adjacent to the Premier Hotel. In the week leading up to their match the two teams helped clear and improve the ground, which was owned by the proprietor of the hotel. Adamstown won the game by four goals to two, but Broadmeadow played well considering the majority of their team were new to the game Lost Newcastle

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03/05/2024

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For our 19th film, we’ve turned the lens on Newcastle’s most recognisable icon, Nobbys/Whibayganba Headland, and it’s been a wild and fascinating ride. ...