Barry Becarevic Collection

Barry Becarevic is an alumnus of the University of Wollongong and a collector of historical photographs and books. He has made a number of donations to the University of Wollongong Archives including rare books, artefacts, photographs and art works.

Included in the online collection is the Pringle Album, a series of images taken in Wollongong dating from the 1880's,  the Pooncarie glass negative series which depict life on and around the Darling River township of Pooncarie in the early years of the 20th century and the tourist Guide to the Beautiful Illawarra dating from 1903.

A full listing of the material held in the collection is available in the Becarevic Collection Guide

Warning: Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are advised this collection contains images of people who are deceased.