The Cowpastures Project

March 16, 2018August 22, 2020 camdenhistorynotes15 Comments

The Cowpastures was one of the earliest sites of European settlement in Australia

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A country show comes to town

March 16, 2018March 25, 2023 camdenhistorynotes

The 2018 Camden Show is the 132nd event of this festival celebrating local rural life. In 2019 over 40,000 attended the annual festival.

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A local newspaper view of the world in an international context

March 12, 2018March 13, 2018 camdenhistorynotes

Provincial newspapers were an archive of local events and set them in the context of the international nature of the First World War

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Mummel and a Cowpastures Oligarch

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 camdenhistorynotes1 Comment

Mummel NSW is an important land grant at Goulburn Plains in colonial NSW and a part of the story of a settler society.

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A field of flowers and steam at a festival of living history

March 11, 2018 camdenhistorynotes

Historic Goulburn has a number of important heritage sites including the Waterworks Pumphouse and Riversdale homestead

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Alan Baker Art Gallery opening at Macaria, a brush of class

March 5, 2018January 30, 2024 camdenhistorynotes11 Comments

The 2018 opening of the Alan Baker Art Collection in the colonial gentleman's townshouse of Macaria in Camden's John Street heritage precinct.

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Oran Park Raceway: the finishing line as new horizons open up

February 21, 2018May 10, 2023 camdenhistorynotes2 Comments

Oran Park is a new suburb on Sydney's urban fringe on the site of the former Oran Park Raceway.

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Macquarie Place: an overlooked city space of monumental importance

February 16, 2018November 22, 2024 camdenhistorynotes

Macquarie Place is Sydney's oldest public square, established by Governor Macquarie over 200 years ago. Once a colonial elite space, it has transformed alongside the city into a hub for modern finance. The park features monuments and relics, symbolizing its historical significance and ongoing evolution amid urban change.