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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
Nov 19, 2023
Nov 19, 2023
10 min
In the Beginning
Episode 1 in the series 'Felonious Females' about the convict women who were sent to Newcastle and the Hunter Valley.
Nov 12, 2023
Nov 12, 2023
15 min
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.
Nov 5, 2023
Nov 5, 2023
17 min
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.
Sep 8, 2023
Sep 8, 2023
44 min
Carol Duncan interviews the compilers of the three volume Newcastle Family History Society publication - The People of Newcastle & the Hunter Valley, Maree and Ken Shilling.
Maree & Ken recount just some of the 150 stories of individuals ranging from bushrangers and early settlers to civic leaders, military heroes, and business people in Newcastle and the Hunter Valley of New South Wales.