Edwards Hall

Named after: George Alfred Edwards

Edwards Hall was the first on-campus student accommodation at the University of Newcastle, and was completed in 1972. George Alfred Edwards, after whom Edwards Hall is named, held degrees from Oxford in Arts and Science, and was the Managing Director of Courtaulds in Australia. He was responsible for the development of their imposing industrial complex at Tomago, just north of Newcastle. He was a prominent member of the interim council responsible for planning the development of the University of Newcastle from 1962. In 1966, he was elected as the autonomous University's first Deputy Chancellor.

The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.