Cobbitty · Heritage · Local History · Narellan · Narellan Military Camp · Second World War

Life, horses and the Army at Narellan in WW2

Narellan Military Camp occupies an important place in Narellan Military Heritage although in the overall picture of the Second World War the Camp was not of great military importance.  In the national story it does not appear in Gavin Long’s Official History of the Second World War and there are very few references to the… Continue reading Life, horses and the Army at Narellan in WW2

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The army in camp at Narellan in WW2

The Narellan Military Camp was an important part of the story of wartime Camden during the Second World War.

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The army arrives at Narellan

The Second World War arrived at Narellan with the establishment of the military camp on Cobbitty Road.

Appin · Colonialism · Governor Macquarie

Was Governor Lachlan Macquarie a terrorist?

In The Guardian Australia online this week there has appeared an article that asks the question: 'Was Governor Lachlan Macquarie a terrorist?' Paul Daley writes: Macquarie is the Australian leader who used terrorism and slaughter to quell hostile Indigenous resistance to invasion and dispossession. The colonial frontier was a violent location and many people suffered… Continue reading Was Governor Lachlan Macquarie a terrorist?