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 to deal with ‘problem’ children.
Bad Girls Episode 2
Episode 2 in a series about the ‘Bad Girls’ of the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.
Jane Ison continues the story of the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory looking at the early admissions, and the impact that the inadvertent but illegal admissions of older street-wise girls had on the school.
Bad Girls Episode 3
Episode 3 in a series about the ‘Bad Girls’ of the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.
Jane Ison looks at the riots that occurred at the Newcastle Industrial School, in particular the first riot in 1868.
Bad Girls Episode 4
Episode 4 in a series about the ‘Bad Girls’ of the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.
Jane Ison explains the difference between the two institutions and recounts the life of an infamous inmate.
Bad Girls Episode 5
Episode 5 in the ‘Bad Girls’ series. Jane Ison showcases the success stories that have arisen from the young women who were sent to the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.
Bad Girls Episode 6
Farewell to Paradise
In this concluding episode of the “Bad Girls” series, Jane Ison examines the last months of the Newcastle Industrial School, recounting the events of the final two riots in 1871.
