Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts

What's in a Name?

In Episode 3 in this series, Maree and Ken Shilling discuss the origin of names and the traditions and naming patterns adopted by our ancestors that can be useful considerations when researching your family history.

Success Stories

Episode 5 in the ‘Bad Girls’ series. Jane Ison showcases the success stories that have arisen from the young women who were sent to the Newcastle Industrial School and Reformatory.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The first of six episodes in which long time Society members Maree & Ken Shilling give some insights into genealogical research.

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.

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.

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.