On 3 April the Windows into Wartime regional touring exhibition was officially launched by Scot MacDonald MLC, Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter, at the University of Newcastle Auchmuty Library, home of the the Newcastle Regional Archives Centre. The University of Newcastle is the second venue on a year–long regional tour that commenced in Broken Hill in November last year.
The launch was attended by some forty guests including representatives from local historical societies, military historians, academics and students. University of Newcastle Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Professor John Germov, officiated at the event, emphasising that it was vital in today’s society that we look back and learn from lessons of the past. Dr Penny Stannard, our Exhibitions Curator also spoke at the launch, explaining the exhibition’s themes and the role that government photographers had on the home front in NSW during the First World War.
Items from the University of Newcastle Cultural Collections were presented as part of the exhibition, ensuring that local perspectives contribute to the wider story of the state during the war era.
