
Lost Cemeteries
Society member Jane Ison takes us on a journey into the past, to a place thousands pass by daily without knowing what lies beneath —Rest Park in Wallsend, once the site of the town’s first cemetery.
Society member Jane Ison takes us on a journey into the past, to a place thousands pass by daily without knowing what lies beneath —Rest Park in Wallsend, once the site of the town’s first cemetery.
This podcast details the forthcoming podcasts that are to be recorded this October.
Sandgate Cemetery Tour Saturday 18 October 2025 – Visit 12 sites – Jeffries-Currey Wall & Presbyterian Honeysuckle Reburials
Join us on a journey through more than two centuries of sacred history — the story of Christ Church Cathedral, the spiritual heart and architectural crown of Newcastle. Presented by Ian Eckford.
Chas Keys – Is the Lower Hunter ready for a flood like 1955’s – or bigger?
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.