Curators' Talk: Publicans, Brewers, Winemakers, and Teetotallers Exhibition

Curators' Talk

Newcastle Libraries will celebrate History Week with a Curators' talk about our exhibition ‘Publicans, Brewers, Winemakers and Teetotallers: Stories from the Newcastle Libraries Collection'. 

Join the exhibition Curators Sue Ryan and Chloe O'Reilly as they discuss the planning and design of the exhibition, as well as sharing more of the stories behind the images, buildings, and characters on display. 

Bookings essential.

The exhibition explores Newcastle's breweries and winemaking history, as well as its iconic hotel buildings and the anti-alcohol temperance movement. The exhibition includes part of the archives of famed Hunter winemaker Maurice O'Shea from Mount Pleasant, and is a celebration of Newcastle's brewers, winemakers, and hoteliers as well as the trades that supported these local industries. A celebration of Hands-On History.

Discover local artisans, landmark buildings, and surprising stories through the wealth of images presented from the library’s collection.

Cost:  FREE. Bookings essential. Please follow the link.

https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library/experience/what-s-on/what-s-on-events-calendar/publicans-brewers-winemakers-and-teetotallers-exhi

Organiser:  Newcastle Library

https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library

Enquiries:  library@ncc.nsw.gov.au 

Image credits: 

1: Brewery's Picnic at Tomago, Ralph Snowball, Newcastle Libraries Collection;

2: Independent Order of Good Templars King St Newcastle, Ralph Snowball, Newcastle Libraries Collection;

3: Unloading beer from "Bergalia" at wharf in Newcastle , Newcastle Morning Herald, Newcastle Libraries Collection