RADICAL

NEWCASTLE

RADICAL NEWCASTLE EDITORIAL COLLECTIVE

Dr James Bennett (History, UoN) j.bennett@newcastle.edu.au– Radical labour history: ‘Rats and Revolutionaries’: The

Labour Movement in Australia and NZ (2004) Dr Nancy Cushing (History, UoN)Nancy.Cushing@newcastle.edu.au

– PhD thesis at UoN: ‘Creating the Coalopolis: Perceptions of Newcastle, 17170-1935’ (1995)

– Publications on environmental issues in Newcastle, notably air pollution

– Publications on the Pacific Highway as heritage road Dr Troy Duncan (History, UoN)

– Writing a biography of Francis deWitt Batty– Co-authorship of a history of Newcastle Grammar School– Co-writer of detailed report on James Fletcher Hospital

for NCC.

Support for the Project Gionni di Gravio (Cultural Collections)

Gregg Heathcote (Cultural Collections)

Humanities Research Institute (Director: Professor Hugh Craig)

School of Humanities and Social Science(Acting Head of School: Dr Roger Markwick)

Further possible university support: ‘Radical Newcastle’ a potential source for UoN 50th anniversary in 2015

AIMS To recover the radical

and often submerged dimensions of Newcastle’s history

To build partnerships with the local community

To develop a greater appreciation of connections between past and present in local history

To give local history (people, places and events) a greater profile through a range of events and outputs

MAJOR PLANNED EVENTS A 1or 2 day colloquium in early

October 2011

– A forum for presentation of research and feedback linked to web and publication outcomes

a web-based resource managed by Cultural Collections at UoN for community access

Publication of an illustrated anthology on ‘Radical Newcastle’ (and the Hunter region) by a commercial or university press comprising chapters of between 2000 and 3000 words each

Concept Map from Nov 2010 meeting

15 broad themes identified– Aboriginal resistance and Indigenous and non-

Indigenous activism– Convict rebels– Radicalism and the labour movement– Heritage campaigns and citizens’ action– Environmentalism and direct action– Anti-war protest– Protest and radical political activism in the Depression

era– Religion and radical clergy– Education in Newcastle– Social movements

Concept mapping (continued)

Business and revolutionary change Social action and radical lives Political thought, agendas for change and radical action by

the state Radical sites Radicalism and creative expression

‘Radical Newcastle’ Project form

To assist the editorial collective in planning the various aspects of this project, we request that you confirm your contact details and your planned contribution to this project.

Please return this form as an email attachment to Nancy Cushing (nancy.cushing@newcastle.edu.au) or by post to Dr Nancy Cushing, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Ourimbah, 2258) by Friday 15 April 2011.

  Name Mailing address Email Telephone   I am planning to write an entry on: Short title: Time period: A brief description of the radical event/person/place:

I am working (circle one): On my own With others (list names)   I would like to be matched with a co-author Signed: Date:

STARTING POINTS Jeff Sparrow & Jill Sparrow,

Radical Melbourne (The Vulgar Press, 2001)

Ray Evans & Carole Ferrier, Radical Brisbane (The Vulgar Press, 2004)

Terry Irving & Rowan Cahill, Radical Sydney: Places, Portraits and Unruly Episodes (UNSW Press, 2010)

‘Radical Newcastle’: some continuities, but aim to be more genuinely collaborative in writing the book; the project needs to connect with local community through contributors

Archival material, notably Cultural Collections (Gionni di Gravio)

Earlier published histories

QUAKER QUILT: TRAVELS OF BACKHOUSE

& WALKER IN NEWCASTLE