Podcasts

Podcasts Birds of a Feather Narelle Austen 1: William Harrison Craig 2: Richard Browne Episode 1 – William Harrison Craig Based on historical records, member, Narelle Austen takes us on journey to the unforgiving shores of Newcastle, New South Wales – a penal settlement where survival was a daily battle and artistry was a rare

Podcasts In the Shadow of Mount Sugarloaf West Wallsend District Heritage Group 1: Early History 2: Joseph Notley Episode 1 – Early History Benita Parker from the ‘West Wallsend District Heritage Group’ traces the early history of European settlement in the West Wallsend District and describes how pioneer families faced the challenges of a harsh

Podcasts Notable Novocastrians 1: Beryl Nashar 2: Ethel Byrne 3: Frederick Galleghan 4: Frederick Menkens 5: Elijah Abell Notable Novocastrians Episode 1 – Beryl Nashar Beryl NasharThe first Australian to be awarded a PhD in geology, the first woman to be appointed Dean of Science in an Australian university and the first woman in Australia,

Podcasts What Are You Looking At? In this series, Jane Ison critically scrutinises the records pertaining to the boys and girls admitted to the Industrial Schools and Reformatories of NSW – the Vernon for boys and Newcastle, Biloela and Shaftesbury for girls. 1 The Register of Warrants 2 The Discharge Register 3 Admissions to the

Podcasts The Wonderful World of Genealogy 1: Getting Started 2: Places to Visit 3: What’s In a Name 4: How, When and Why Did They Come 5: Putting Flesh on the Bones 6: Ten Top Tips The Wonderful World of Genealogy Episode 1 Getting Started Episode 1 is the first of six episodes in which

Podcasts Felonious Females 1: In the Beginning 2: A Fitting Memorial 3: Women Assigned 4: Ann Corbett 5: AA Company Women 6: Sophia Lovell 7: Molly Morgan 8: Margaret McGreavy 9: Catherine Kent 10: Mary Higgins 11: Women Rewarded 12: Mutinous Misses Felonious Females Episode 1 In the BeginningEpisode 1 in the series ‘Felonious Females’

Podcast Scottish SIG Members of the Newcastle Family History Society’s Scottish Special Interest Group outline what the group does, report on their recent Open Day and give an introduction to the Scottish Old Parochial Registers.

Podcasts Bad Girls Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 Bad Girls Episode 1 Episode 1 in a series about the ‘Bad Girls’ of the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.Jane Ison describes life in NSW in the 1860s and 70s and the measures taken by the government and the courts