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History Illuminated

5-11 September - date for your diary

History’s time to shine.

Presented by Lake Mac Libraries, History Illuminated explores how histories can strengthen the way we connect, learn from one another and share our lived experiences across our communities. We focus on the importance of uncovering, capturing and sharing histories of people, place and environment. The week-long program features workshops, presentations and exhibitions that highlight local, national, and international historical facts and fiction, research, art and writing. We invite you to join us as we bring history to the forefront to preserve our past and learn for the future.

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Australian Prison Newsletters - Exhibition by Damien Linnane

08 Aug 2022 A history of prison newsletters showcased at Charlestown Library

Charlestown Library, Corner Smith and Ridley streets, Charlestown 2290

Portraits of Crime - Exhibition by Damien Linnane

08 Aug 2022 A collection of portraits from self-taught artist Damien Linnane

Charlestown Library, Corner Smith and Ridley streets, Charlestown 2290

9 Squadron Rathmines

12 Aug 2022 We remember 9 Squadron. A 9 Squadron plane and all crew were lost with HMAS Sydney in November 1941.

Rathmines Theatre, Stilling St., Rathmines 2283

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Opening up the world - East Lake Macquarie Historical Society Inc

27 Aug 2022 East Lake Macquarie Historical Society Inc shares historic technology objects from their collections in this new micro exhibition at Belmont Library.

Belmont Library, 19 Ernest Street, Belmont 2280

FAST Project Digital Exhibition

02 Sep 2022 The Fernleigh Awabakal Shared Track (FAST) will be a shared pathway linking the end of the Fernleigh Track at Belmont with Blacksmiths Beach, creating a 27km active transport route from Murrays Beach to Adamstown.

Multi Arts Pavilion (MAP Mima), 96 Creek Reserve Road,, Speers Point 2284

Old Time Dance

02 Sep 2022 Put your glad-rags on and swing on down to the Rathmines theatre for a toe-tappin’ good time.

Rathmines Theatre, nawayiba, Stilling Street & Dorrington Road Intersection, Rathmines 2283

Memoirs of Identity and Belonging

03 Sep 2022 Memoir needs a distant and close-up view, especially when looking at identity

Charlestown Library, walyamayi, Cnr Smith & Ridley St, Charlestown 2290

Heritage Rail Motor Journey with Ed Tonks

05 Sep 2022 Join local historian Ed Tonks and enjoy local stories and scenery from Cardiff to the Hawkesbury River.

Cardiff Station, Cardiff Train Station, Cardiff 2285

Dinosaur Road Read & Rhyme Time

05 Sep 2022 Move and Groove with stories, songs and musical instruments, at our dinosaur themed Read & Rhyme. Multiple dates at Cardiff, Charlestown, Morisset, Swansea, and Toronto Libraries

The "Jew Boy" Gang

06 Sep 2022 Join local historian Greg Powell and filmmaker Tom Kelly for a lively conversation about Lake Mac’s own bushrangers, the ‘Jew Boy’ Gang.

Swansea Library, 228 Pacific Highway, Swansea 2281

Memories in the Threads: Mini-quilt Workshop

07 Sep 2022 When fabric tells stories through the art of quilt making.

Museum of Art and Culture yapang, Lake Macquarie, 1A First Street, Booragul 2284

Preserving History through Digitisation

08 Sep 2022 Find out how digitisation helps preserve histories through two very different projects with Meg O'Donnell and Damien Linnanne.

Charlestown Library, walyamayi, Cnr Smith & Ridley St, Charlestown 2290

Biraban and Threlkeld: Finding the Third Space - Screening

08 Sep 2022 Join us for the screening of Biraban and Threlkeld: Finding the Third Space followed by a discussion with the makers.

Charlestown Library, walyamayi, Cnr Smith & Ridley St, Charlestown 2290

DNA for Genealogy 101

08 Sep 2022 DNA is an essential tool for genealogy research in the 21st century.

Toronto Library, tirrabiyangba, Cnr Brighton Avenue & Pemell Street, Toronto 2283

Using blogs to illuminate personal and local history

08 Sep 2022 This session will introduce you to the world of blogging.

Toronto Library, tirrabiyangba, Cnr Brighton Avenue & Pemell Street, Toronto 2283

History Illuminated: An Evening with John Howard

08 Sep 2022 John Howard in conversation with Scott Bevan.

Rathmines Theatre, Stilling Street & Dorrington Road Intersection, Rathmines 2283

Channel-ing our Past: Swansea Walking Tour

09 Sep 2022 Put on your walking shoes and join HELM (Heritage of East Lake Macquarie) for an easy walk along Lake Macquarie’s iconic waterway – Swansea

Swansea RSL, Rising Sun Memorial, Bridge Street, Swansea 2281

Exploring local history through photographs - Greg and Sylvia Ray

09 Sep 2022 Join Greg and Sylvia Ray as they share stories and photographs they have discovered.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, 39 Lake Street, Warners Bay 2282

Mapping Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788 - 1930

09 Sep 2022 An eight-year project to map frontier massacres is complete, learn about the project and what is left to uncover.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, 39 Lake Street, Warners Bay 2282

Stories from the Past

09 Sep 2022 Kate Forsyth and Eleanor Limprecht in conversation with Judy Johnson.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, 39 Lake Street, Warners Bay 2282

Rachel: the remarkable pioneering life of Rachel Kennedy

09 Sep 2022 Brumby hunter, medicine woman, bushrangers' ally and troublemaker for good. Jeff McGill in conversation with Dr Jan McLeod

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, 39 Lake Street, Warners Bay 2282

Benevolence - Julie Janson in conversation

09 Sep 2022 The novel Benevolence presents an important era in Australia’s history from an Aboriginal perspective

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, 39 Lake Street, Warners Bay 2282

Films@Rathmines: Italian Baroque with Circa

09 Sep 2022 Internationally acclaimed contemporary circus, Circa brings its fourth collaboration to the screen at Rathmines Theatre.

Rathmines Theatre, 25 Stilling Street, Rathmines 2283

Beneath Tidal Water – Hunter Mining History with Ed Tonks

10 Sep 2022 Learn the story of Newcastle's Harbour Collieries and Lake Macquarie’s mining heritage.

Warners Bay Theatre, baramayiba, 39 Lake Street, Warners Bay 2282

Awaba - Know our stories

10 Sep 2022 Whether it’s Aboriginal elders, who contribute so much to passing on knowledge and wisdom, Indigenous families who call Lake Mac home, or youths full of hope and promise, at the beginning of their life journey, their portraits and the words they share here aim to inspire us all.

Rathmines Theatre, Intersection of Dorrington Road and Stilling Street, Rathmines 2283

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