Newcastle Family History Society Podcasts

Early Mayfield

Society member Sandra Boyd, takes us back to the early 1850s—to a landscape of swamp, scrub, and isolation along the banks of the Hunter River, where her family, the Bakers and others helped shape what would become the suburb of Mayfield.

Westy Women - Ep1 Pt2 Mary Johnston

Benita Parker of the West Wallsend District Heritage Group continues the story of Mary Johnston in this series exploring the lives of West Wallsend’s pioneering women. Set against a time of expanding families, new opportunities, and sweeping change, this episode follows the journey of a miner’s wife who becomes the matriarch of a bustling household as a small settlement grows into a thriving town.

Westy Women - Ep1 Pt1 Mary Johnston

Join Benita Parker from the West Wallsend District Heritage Group as she brings to life the stories of West Wallsend’s pioneering women through vivid first-person storytelling. In this episode, Benita recounts the opening chapter of the extraordinary life of Mary Johnston.

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Becoming Australian - The Baker Family

Society member, Sandra Boyd,  looks into the early lives of her ancestors, the Baker family and the world they stepped into as new arrivals in the colony of NSW.