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Welcome to Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts.
Welcome to Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts.
The Newcastle Family History Society, located on Awabakal land in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, exists to provide support and encouragement for those interested in family history.
What's Coming Up in November
On the 1st of November, we present the second episode based on our publication, People of Newcastle and the Hunter Valley: Their Stories – Our Heritage. This episode tells the story of Frederick and Susan Walsh written and narrated by their great-granddaughter, Jane Ison. Jane takes us back to the family property in the Tickhole Valley in Cardiff, west of Newcastle. Once an orange orchard, the property later became a productive stone-fruit farm, and over time the centre of a large a close-knit extended family.
Then, on the 8th of November we travel to Lewinsbrook in the Hunter Valley. Carol Duncan, chats with researcher Sharyn Merkley and family historian Cathie Sherwood about a project commissioned by Grahame Chevalley of GWH Build and Glenroy Cattle Company. The project commemorates 200 years since the original land grant to Alexander Park.
And on the 15th of November, in our 100th podcast, we continue our Memories of Newcastle series with another story from Glimpses of a Newcastle Life, a collection of short stories written by Thelma Cochrane. In “My Father Worked at the BHP”, Julie Keating narrates her mother’s recollections of growing up in a family closely connected to Newcastle’s steel industry.
(AI generated voices, images, music & text editing used in some podcasts.)
Episodes
Feb 18, 2024
Feb 18, 2024
11 min
Ann Corbett
Episode 4 in the series 'Felonious Females' about the convict women who were sent to Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. Mel Woodford recounts the life of Ann Corbett, transported to New South Wales at the age of 22. Her descendants still reside in the Hunter.
Feb 12, 2024
Feb 12, 2024
20 min
Places to Visit
In this, the second in the series 'The Wonderful World of Genealogy', Maree and Ken Shilling highlight what is possible by visiting the places where your ancestors lived, worked or were buried.
Feb 5, 2024
Feb 5, 2024
21 min
An ‘Angel’ in Trouble
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.
Jan 31, 2024
Jan 31, 2024
19 min
Women Assigned
Episode 3 in the series 'Felonious Females' about the convict women who were sent to Newcastle and the Hunter Valley. Mel Woodford describes the practice of “assigning” convict women as a means to integrate them into the community.
Jan 15, 2024
Jan 15, 2024
16 min
The first of six episodes in which long time Society members Maree & Ken Shilling give some insights into genealogical research.
Jan 7, 2024
Jan 7, 2024
20 min
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.
Dec 17, 2023
Dec 17, 2023
8 min
A Fitting Memorial
Episode 2 in the series 'Felonious Females' - Mel Woodford talks about the Roses from the Heart Female Convict Bonnets Initiative, a remarkable project to honour the convict women who were sent to Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.
Dec 4, 2023
Dec 4, 2023
15 min
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.