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Names and places

An index of the meanings of the names which grace the University of Newcastle's buildings and grounds.

Names of rooms

• Basil Helmore Room
• Flowers Room
• Friends Reading Room
• Godfrey Tanner Bar
• Helen Parr Room
• Purdue Room
• Ritchie Room

Names of buildings

• Basden Theatre
• Bowman Building
• Burnet House
• Cutler House
• Edwards Hall
• Evatt House
• Griffith Duncan Theatre
• McMullin Building
• Richardson Wing
• The Forum

Aboriginal place names

• Kintaiba Child Care Centre
• Kooinda Child Care Centre
• Wollotuka Aboriginal Education Centre
• Wonnayba Child Care Centre

Libraries

• Auchmuty Library
• Huxley Library

Other place names

• Callaghan
• Corlette Fountain
• Derkenne Courtyard
• Don Morris Walk
• McDonald Chair
• Scobie Heath

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