Poems

In this collection, you will find poems that tell the beautiful stories of everyday people, the unsung heroes, forgotten histories of those who have enriched the communities of the Inner West of Newcastle over the last two hundred years. This work was carried out by the poet Donald Jenkins.

Wila Collier

Richard (Jackie) and Muriel Kegg

Mary Hetherington and the Sedgley Family

Thomas Telford

Joe Haydon

The Latchams and the Montagu Pit Disaster

Ralph Hall Calvert

The Royal Family

John and Frank Neilus

Isabella Rankin Nee Dodds

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