Podcast appearances and mentions of victoria haskins

Narcisse Pelletier was a 14 year old French Cabin Boy when British settlers abandoned him by a waterhole on the North-East Peninsula with only a tin cup in his possession.

“Don’t Shoot I’m a British Object” - The story of shipwreck survivor James Morrill who spent 17 years among Aboriginal People in the Bowen Region of North Queensland.

From castaway to adopted daughter, the story of Barbara Thompson is one of the best documented cases of early settlers forced to adapt to life among Indigenous communities.

Living With The Locals explores the experiences of early European colonists and their relationship with Aboriginal people.

Escaped convict William Buckley lived with the Wathawurung people for more than 30 years. Some say this is where the Aussie saying 'Buckley's chance' came from. Don't miss the second episode of Living With The Locals, as told by historians John Maynard and Victoria Haskins.

Living With The Locals explores the experiences of early European colonists and their relationship with Aboriginal people.

Living with the Locals - Early Europeans' Experience of Indigenous Life was recorded at the 2017 Newcastle Writers Festival and features University of Newcastle researchers Victoria Haskins and John Maynard in conversation with Ray Kelly Snr.