Stories of Our Town
The history of Newcastle told by those who lived it.
These films are a gift to the city of Newcastle
Films Featured
The Star Hotel riot made headlines around the world
It has been over 40 years since thousands of young people rioted in the streets of Newcastle over the closure of popular music venue, the Star Hotel.
BHP Newcastle: A City Within A City
This documentary keeps alive the memory of not just the facility, but the tens of thousands who worked there.
The Scott Sisters
We uncover the captivating story of these two extraordinary women whose love of nature and tremendous skill in rendering at a time when women were unable to pursue careers in these fields.
Lycett and Wallis: Unlikely Preservers of Aboriginal Knowledge.
At the beginning of the 19th Century in one of the World’s most vicious settlements, two fractured European men started an art revolution that resulted in the preservation of vast amounts of Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge.
THE ISLANDERS: Chats with Vera Deacon
This film is a collection of stories from Vera's early life on the islands of the Hunter River. We made it in partnership with our good friends at Newcastle Library. When Vera passed this city lost one of it’s greats
Architecture of Newcastle
This film is a collection of stories on Architecture of Newcastle.
The Castanet Club Story
It was more than a band, more than a club it was an ethos, an art movement, a theatre movement, a fashion movement, and a musical uprising.
Fortress Newcastle
Fortress Newcastle was the military title given to the protection of the industries of Newcastle in WWII.
BIRABAN and THRELKELD: Finding the Third Space
Almost 200 years ago, in Newcastle, Australia’s most brutal colonial outpost, two men became this nation’s first civil rights activists.
More Than Hoons: 100 Years of Newcastle Motorsport
Stories of Our Town are thrilled to finally release our most entertaining film yet. This is a celebration of Newcastle and The Hunters love of all things 'petrol'.
Whibayganba, The Story of Nobby's Headland
The story of Newcastle's most prominent feature, this film covers everything from its geological formation and indigenous stories to a plot to blow it up, including interviews with professors, a captain, a resident and artists.
Valerie Jean Blackett: Kindness, Valour & Humour
The amazing story of a WWII veteran who helped defend Newcastle from Japanese Submarine attack as part of an anti-aircraft crew based inside Newcastle Harbour. She talks about what it was like as a woman in the army in WWII, and how she survived getting shot in the head.