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Current projects by NOHC 26/09/2018
Current projects include: Googong New Town; Analysis and reporting on the salvage excavations conducted for the upgrade of the Pacific Highway on the NSW North…
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Is this the oldest continuous visitor book at an Aboriginal site? 26/03/2017
This visitor’s book was placed in an Aboriginal rock art site, located in the NSW South Coast hinterland, by Kelvin Officer, NOHC Director, as part…
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An Aboriginal Keeping Place for Western Sydney 22/12/2016
On the 20th December 2016 another milestone in the Western Sydney Airport project was reached with the provision of a ‘Notice of Intention’ to Sydney…
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‘A Wonderful Day’ 18/08/2016
In early August the Googong Anglican School joined the NOHC field team in an archaeological excavation of a mystery historical site in the paddocks of…
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3D laser scanning employed in recording Aboriginal scarred trees 16/04/2016
NOHC recently completed the reporting of a salvage program for three Aboriginal scarred trees at the Wilpinjong Coal Mine, NSW, for Peabody Energy Australia. The…
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Cooks Hill Salvage, NSW North Coast 06/07/2015
NOHC are currently conducting salvage excavations at Cooks Hill, near Broadwater on the North Coast of New South Wales. This forms part of a Pacific Highway…
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Inspired by Aboriginal Art 20/05/2015
As part of a year two inquiry at Red Hill Public School (ACT) into Aboriginal art and ‘Who we Are’, NOHC Director Kelvin Officer, recently…
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Springbank Archaeology Project
As part of a joint Australian National University and Canberra Archaeological Society program of archaeological investigation on Springbank Island in Lake Burley Griffin, ACT, our…
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Under the table dealings 10/03/2015
Most archaeological test excavation is restricted to the top metre of the soil profile, if not the top 30 cm. The need to shore-up or step-back deep…
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Western Sydney airport 20/02/2015
NOHC have teamed with RPS to conduct the cultural heritage assessment of the Western Sydney airport proposal as part of the GHD multidisciplinary team preparing…
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Chaffey Dam artefact analysis 17/02/2015
NOHC are currently analysing over 1000 stone items recovered during salvage excavations for the enlargement of Chaffey Dam near Tamworth. Here is a picture of a…
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Congratulations Glenda
Glenda Hyde, a former Aboriginal Cultural Co-ordinator with NOHC, is now part of the Lend Lease team at Sydney’s Barangaroo development site. Seven of Glenda’s artworks…
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Test your heritage skills with our 40 question quiz! 18/11/2013
Give yourself 20 minutes. Click the Quiz tab at the top of the page. (If you need to quit partway through, you can bookmark the…
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