Nelson Room
Named after: Michael Nelson
On 1 January 1965 Michael Nelson, a well-known student leader and Godfrey Tanner, Classics scholar, lit a bonfi re not far from the site of the present Great Hall to celebrate the beginning of autonomy.
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.