Across the road from The Junction Public School in Newcastle once stood a small but mighty institution — a family-run pottery that shaped a community for more than a century. Marie Hughes tells the story of Hughes Potteries – A Family Concern.
This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this March 2026.
Tuesday 3 March—7.30 pm
Guest Speaker—Laurie Allen
‘The Inroads of Strange Tribes’: Alliances between Aboriginal People of the Hunter and Brisbane Water Districts in the Early Years of Settlement
In this creative non-fiction podcast, Narelle Austen explores the people, places, and forces behind bushranging in one of Australia’s earliest colonial regions – the Hunter Valley.
What’s On In 2026 Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts will be taking a short break over December and January but here’s a preview of our podcasts coming up in 2026.
In our series, Memories of Newcastle, society member Lea Harris takes us back to the days of the Stockton Tweed Factory, a forgotten piece of our local history.
