What's Coming Up in May
On the 4th of May, Benita Parker from the 'West Wallsend District Heritage Group' tells of the life and times of Jospeh Holmes and his family - pioneers of the West Wallsend area and after whom the township of Holmesville is named.
On the 11th of May, a follow on from the “How It Was – Changes in Medicine During My Lifetime” series by Dr. Pamela Harrison OAM where she describes the journey that not only led to the creation of the Calvary Mater Palliative Care Service but in so doing, transformed palliative care in Newcastle and beyond.
And, on the 18th of May, Narelle Austen explores the relationships between the European settlers of Coal River and its First Nations peoples. In this episode of Birds of a Feather she uncovers the stories of Commandant James Wallis, artist Joseph Lycett and esteemed elder of the Awabakal people, Burigon, whose interactions preserved Aboriginal knowledge and captured glimpses of a culture under immense change.
(AI generated voices are used in some podcasts.)
