Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts

Get a preview of our March podcasts.

Jane Ison looks at the Presbyterian cemetery once situated beside Cottage Creek in Newcastle West.

Across the road from The Junction Public School in Newcastle once stood a small but mighty institution — a family-run pottery that shaped a community for more than a century. Marie Hughes tells the story of Hughes Potteries – A Family Concern.

In this creative non-fiction podcast, Narelle Austen explores the people, places, and forces behind bushranging in one of Australia’s earliest colonial regions - the Hunter Valley.

Get a preview of our February podcasts.

Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts will be taking a short break over December and January but here's a preview of our podcasts coming up in 2026.

Jane Ison traces the history of St Andrew’s – its foundation, its people, and the painstaking research that has helped rediscover more than a thousand names once thought forgotten.

Jan Richards traces the life of her ancestor Hannah Williams whose fate was sealed by a single decision in London in 1828.

In our series, Memories of Newcastle, society member Lea Harris takes us back to the days of the Stockton Tweed Factory, a forgotten piece of our local history.

Get a preview of our November podcasts.