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Beneath the veneer: furnishing Queensland interiors- podcast

Colonial Australians were generally known for their staunch loyalty to British goods and fashions for the furnishing of their home interiors. As the Australian colonies approached Federation, growing local manufacturers, including furnishings businesses, argued that a new nationalist loyalty should drive consumers to "buy local".

In this podcast Tracey Avery focusses on the complex issues of politics, climate, labour and economics that impacted on the furnishing choices of Queenslanders.

Tracey is Director, Strategy and Policy at Heritage Victoria, a Victorian State Government agency within the Department of Planning and Community Development. She was a Co-Project and Curatorial Manager, James Cook Museum, Cooktown for the National Trust of Queensland and was Cultural Heritage Manager at the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).

Listen now at http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/webcasts/out_of_the_port

100 days at sea in hope for a better life - ABC audio file

This year marks the 175th anniversary of European settlement in South Australia. Kevin Jones from the South Australian Maritime Museum talks to ABC Radio Adelaide about the four month long voyage to a new land and the experiences of those migrants onboard.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/09/08/3313010.htm

Photo: ship City of Adelaide (Source: Picture Queensland)

Chinese heritage in Central Queensland - ABC podcast

Listen to family history researcher Marilyn Dooley talking to ABC Radio on how she traced her Chinese ancestors in Central Queensland.

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/10/chinese-heritage-in-central-queensland.html

Convict secrets of The Rocks : ABC audio file

Listen to Associate Professor Grace Karskens from the University of New South Wales as she discusses the convict secrets of The Rocks precinct in Sydney.

Afterwards you can test your knowledge by taking the fun quiz.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/08/10/3290390.htm

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For the latest news and events in family history check out the State Library of Queensland's Family History Nnub website -http://www.slq.nnub.net

ABC podcast: Web of intrigue unlocked - (family history)

Listen to Richard Sullivan from the South Australian Genealogical Society as he discusses with ABC Radio South East SA some of the basic resources available to family historians.

 http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/07/28/3280082.htm

ABC podcast: Rockhampton History Centre

In late June this year Rockhampton officially opened its new History Centre. Their collections include photographs, newspapers and council records.

To find out more listen to Brad Carter, Mayor of Rockhampton and Cheryl Haughton, Strategic Manager Community and Cultural Development speaking to ABC Radio Capricornia.

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/06/history-centre-in-rockhampton-open-now.html?site=capricornia&program=capricornia_breakfast

ABC podcast: Salvation Army Family Tracing Service

Listen to Lyndal Barker from the Salvation Army Family Tracing Service talking with ABC Radio's Richard Fidler on how the Salvation Army assists in reuniting broken families.

Go to:

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/07/lyndal-barker-salvation-army-family-tracing.html?site=brisbane&program=612_afternoons

and then click on the link "Download the audio file"

ABC podcast: Indigenous family history - Townsville Libraries

Indigenous Resource Officer Janeese Henaway talks to ABC North Queensland Radio regarding the role of Townsville Libraries in assisting locals to trace their Indigenous heritage.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2011/06/16/3245433.htm

New: RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre

Listen to RAAF Squardron Leader Dennis Deering talking to ABC Radio's Spencer Howson about the opening an Aviation Heritage Centre at Amberley.

http://blogs.abc.net.au/queensland/2011/06/new-raaf-museum-opens-on-sunday.html?site=brisbane&program=612_breakfast 

"Currently up to eight aircraft, including a WWII Boston, the Vietnam-era Caribou, Canberra and Iroquois, Mirage and Sabre fighters, a Kiowa helicopter and an iconic F-111C may be seen on display in two hangars and complemented by smaller artefacts in display cases."

You can find more information on the Heritage Centre at

http://www.airforce.gov.au/Heritage/

Image: Avro biplane RAAF trainer (Source: Picture Queensland)

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For the latest news and events in family history check at the State Library of Queensland's Family History Nnub at http://slq.nnub.net

TNA podcast: Metropolitan Police service records

This podcast provides an introduction to service records for officers of London's Metropolitan Police between 1829 and 1958.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/podcasts/metropolitan-police.htm

ABC podcast: Australian colonial history

Listen to historian and author Kirsten McKenzie as she discusses early Australian colonial history.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2011/05/26/3227738.htm?site=conversations 

Kirsten's most recent book is "A Swindler's Progress: Nobles and Convicts in the Age of Liberty" (2009)

First broadcast on 26 May 2011 - ABC Radio Conversations

Duration: 52 minutes.

Podcast: Missing! German heritage of Queensland

You can now listen to a recording of Anna Haebich and Mark Schuster's excellent presentation in which they discuss the reasons for the absence of German heritage documentation in Queensland.

http://www.slq.qld.gov.au/find/webcasts/out_of_the_port

Duration: 1 hour

Recorded at the State Library of Queensland on 20 October 2010.