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.
Episode 1 The Register of Warrants
Episode 1 focuses on the main admission register for girls – The Register of Warrants (NRS-14722).
Episode 2 The Discharge Register
In the second of this series of podcasts on the suite of records connected to the Industrial Schools and Reformatories in NSW in the 19th century, Jane Ison will discuss the benefits and limitations of the Discharge Register located in State Records Kingswood (NRS-14723).
Episode 3 Admissions to the Vernon
In this episode of “What are you looking at?”, Jane Ison takes an in-depth look at the records of the first boys’ school, the Industrial School Ship Vernon, how researchers can locate these resources and the difficulties that may be encountered when using them.
Episode 4 Colonial Secretary Letters Received 1826-1896
Continuing the series “What are you looking at?”, Jane Ison looks at the letters and information about industrial school children in the Colonial Secretary Letters Received, 1826-1896.
Episode 5 The Reformatory Records
Jane Ison discusses the availability of government records for boys and girls sent to industrial schools and reformatories in NSW during the mid to late 1800s.
Episode 6 The Clarke Letters
Jane Ison speaks about the letter book of Joseph Hines Clarke providing insights into the man, the Newcastle Industrial School and the town of Newcastle, NSW.
Episode 7 The Royal Commission
In this the final episode of the series, Jane Ison outlines what is contained in the Royal Commission into Public Charities which commenced in Sydney in May 1873, focusing on Biloela, the girls industrial school on Cockatoo Island.
