RESOURCES
Digitisation
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A structured and coordinated approach to support the digitisation strategy
was developed by the Digital Collections Advisory Group. The newly formed
Scholarly Content Team assumed responsibility for the management of
digitisation projects in collaboration with Archives staff.
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Projects completed included:
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1. Tertangala: The long–running University of Wollongong student
newspaper first published in September 1962.
2. William George Agate: Personal and official letters relating to
William Agate’s military service during World War I.
3. Male dancer from the Mekeo region, with face paint and
elaborate headdress.
4. Mount Kembla disaster: Royal Commission Report into the
devastating Mount Kembla mine disaster of 31 July 1902.
5. Political editorial cartoons of The Hon. David Campbell.
6. William J Harris: Photographic postcards relating to the 1909
and 1911 industrial disputes at Broken Hill, New South Wales.
7. University Photograph Collection: historic images of the University.
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The UOW student publication, Tertangala (with particular attention to
the early issues), (1962 to 1974).
Audio visual content, including the installation of the first Chancellor, Mr
Justice Robert Hope to coincide with the Ceremonial Gown exhibition.
UOW video and film (from the 1960’s to the 1980’s) including film and
video documenting events and activities at Wollongong University
College, Wollongong Teachers College, and University of Wollongong in
the 1960’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Also included is television promotional video
for the University from the early 1990’s.
Local government election leaflets including ‘How to vote’ leaflets
and other local government election ephemera from Wollongong,
Shellharbour, Kiama, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly.
David Campbell political cartoons comprising of 34 framed original
political cartoons drawn by the following artists: Vince O’Farrell, The
Illawarra Mercury (Wollongong); Alan Moir, The Sydney Morning Herald
(Sydney); and Paul Dorin, Northern Leader (Corrimal).
The Wollongong City Library and the UOW Library agreed to collaborate in a
major project, to digitise the Illawarra Mercury newspaper and make it freely
available, through the National Library of Australia’s Newspaper website
(http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper). Initially all existing copies of the
Mercury up to and including 1957 will be digitised from microfilm, with the
project estimated to take twelve months to complete.
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Flautist from Western Highlands playing paired flute.
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