In this remarkable account, historian Dr Jude Conway relates a little-known chapter of wartime history—one that spans the jungles of Timor, the city streets of Newcastle, and a camouflaged refugee camp at Bob’s Farm.
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Julie Keating digs into the mines, sails through treacherous harbours, and walks the streets laid out by early planners, revealing the people, places, and power struggles that shaped Newcastle.
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Podcasts Birds of a Feather Narelle Austen 1: William Harrison Craig 2: Richard Browne 3: John Tucker 4: Wallis, Burigon, Lycett 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
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Podcasts In the Shadow of Mount Sugarloaf West Wallsend District Heritage Group 1: Early History 2: Joseph Notley 3: Wallsend-Teralba 4: Joseph Holmes 5.1: The First Coal Mines 5.2: The First Coal Mines Episode 1 – Early History Benita Parker from the ‘West Wallsend District Heritage Group’ traces the early history of European settlement in
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Podcasts Notable Novocastrians 1: Beryl Nashar 2: Ethel Byrne 3: Frederick Galleghan 4: Frederick Menkens 5: Elijah Abell 6: Zell Meehan 7: The Wood Family 8: Essie Jenyns 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
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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
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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
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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 13: Elizabeth Hannell 14: Partners in Crime 15: Henry Dangar 16: Hannah Williams
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.
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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
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