Did you know that Newcastle’s Nobbys Headland was almost blown up?
Ann Hardy and Gionni Di Gravio from the University of Newcastle talk to Indiana Hardwick about the people that saved the headland.
Was it the mysterious Mr. Thorn of Prince Alfred notoriety who secretly saved the day?
Producer:
Indiana Hardwick
Interviewees:
Ann Hardy
Gionni di Gravio
Music:
Mysterious Dramatic Music by tyops -- https://freesound.org/s/616226/  -- License: Attribution 4.0
Curious Ambience.wav by Reg1n0ld -- https://freesound.org/s/503244/  -- License: Creative Commons 0
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Indiana Hardwick can be contacted via LinkedIn
Find out more about the history of Newcastle at Living Histories.
Learn about the protest roots of the Hunter in Radical Newcastle
Thumbnail image of Nobby’s Lighthouse, Newcastle by Roanish on Flickr, licence CC by 2.0. https://www.flickr.com/photos/49236322@N06/4605602729

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