{"id":3970,"date":"2019-10-22T04:15:32","date_gmt":"2019-10-22T04:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=3970"},"modified":"2019-10-22T04:15:32","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T04:15:32","slug":"newcastle-drawn-into-monarchs-mystery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2019\/10\/22\/newcastle-drawn-into-monarchs-mystery\/","title":{"rendered":"Newcastle drawn into monarch\u2019s mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An international quest to find a missing photo album, gifted by New South Wales to the British monarchy in 1882, has made its way to Newcastle.<br \/>\nNewcastle City Library is currently hosting The Queen\u2019s Album, a NSW State Archives touring exhibition commemorating 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria.<br \/>\nThe exhibition showcases a selection of 64 images included in a photo album presented to Queen Victoria, depicting scenes of the colony\u2019s landscapes, people and buildings, as well as the industrial development of Newcastle.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Old-3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au\/getattachment\/Council\/News\/Latest-News\/Newcastle-drawn-into-monarch%E2%80%99s-mystery\/Old-3.jpg.aspx\" alt=\"Old-3.jpg\" \/>Three images showcasing the city\u2019s industrial strength and economic progress around 1880 feature in the display, including views of the railway lines, harbour and Customs House,\u201d City of Newcastle Manager Libraries and Learning Suzie Gately said.<br \/>\n\u201cDocuments mentioning the gift were rediscovered by the NSW State Archives in 2016, and this exhibition was inspired by the chance discovery last year of plate glass negatives for 48 of the 64 photographs found among the Archive\u2019s 14 million items.\u201d<br \/>\nNSW State Archives Senior Exhibitions Curator Dr Penny Stannard said the exhibition had reignited efforts to find the missing album in a mystery the public has been asked to help solve online and via a #QueensAlbum social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.<br \/>\n\u201cThe history of Newcastle as an industrial city was captured in the album, so we\u2019re delighted to be sharing the exhibition with the local community,\u201d she said.<br \/>\n\u201cIf we\u2019re really lucky, it may even spark a new clue to the album\u2019s location.<br \/>\n\u201cOur search for this exquisitely presented collection of photographs given to Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in February 1882 has spanned cultural collections in Australia and overseas to no avail, so we\u2019re turning to the public to help locate it.<br \/>\n\u201cInitial research by the NSW State Archives has revealed a design document and a prototype album, but the whereabouts of the final album is currently unknown.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Queen\u2019s Album exhibition will remain on display at the library until Saturday 2 November 2019.<br \/>\nJoin the public search for the #QueensAlbum on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nswarchives\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nswarchives\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nswarchives\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0today and see how this unique exhibition unfolded at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q0MyO3xTVIQ\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Q0MyO3xTVIQ<\/a>.<br \/>\nFor more information on The Queen\u2019s Album exhibition and the wider NSW State Archives Collection visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.records.nsw.gov.au\/\">https:\/\/www.records.nsw.gov.au\/<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An international quest to find a missing photo album, gifted by New South Wales to the British monarchy in 1882, has made its way to Newcastle. Newcastle City Library is currently hosting The Queen\u2019s Album, a NSW State Archives touring exhibition commemorating 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria. 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