Maitland Steamfest: Recent Episodes
Susan Kerrigan
All aboard! Listen to stories about Steamfest, an annual steam train festival held in Maitland, NSW. You can also hear stories about Maitland Floods too.
Maitland's Hunter River has burst her mighty banks over 200 times since white settlement and records confirm 51 people have died as a result of Hunter River floods.
This podcasts describes the devastation of these floods on Maitland, including the 1955 flood which was Australia's first natural disaster to make international headlines.
Original idea and Produced by Susan Kerrigan and Vicki Kerrigan
Presenter and Narration by Vicki Kerrigan
Background Research by Harry Criticos
Original Music and Sound FX by Simon Ritchie
Maitland City Council
Maitland City Council sponsored this Podcast
All aboard! Steamfest is Australia’s premier annual festival of steam trains. Tens of the thousands of people flock to Maitland’s Hunter Valley every year to experience the romance of train travel. This podcast tracks the history of the discovery of coal in Australia, to building the first railway line outside of Sydney, to the speed of the infamous steam locomotive the 3801 and the bone shaking reliability of the Red Rattlers.
The podcast was made with the support of Maitland City Council and research support from FASTLab at the University of Newcastle.
Original Idea and Produced by Susan Kerrigan and Vicki Kerrigan
Presenter and Narration by Vicki Kerrigan
Background Research by Harry Criticos
Original Music and Sound FX by Simon Ritchie
Royalty Free Music from Bensoundat 11.02 for 15 seconds.
Maitland City Council
Maitland City Council sponsored this Podcast