Tag Archives: poverty

Newcastle West End Foodbank

Discovery Museum   Social History
Posted by administrator on January 21, 2016     Permalink     Comments (1)

We want Discovery Museum to be a place where people can find out more about contemporary issues and where people can discuss these issues. We recently found out what would be in a food parcel that would be given out… Read more

Newcastle Improved Industrial Dwellings

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Posted by administrator on August 6, 2012     Permalink     Comments (7)

I wonder how many of those who now live in the Garth Heads student accommodation know the history of this listed building. During the 19th century concern grew about the poor conditions that many working class families lived under in… Read more

Hidden History – LGBT Month

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Posted by administrator on February 2, 2012     Permalink     Comments (3)

In recent years there has been increasing interest in more personal versions of history such as gender and sexuality, but it’s often difficult to uncover evidence of private lives, particularly of ordinary people. In reviewing a recent addition to the… Read more