The Second World War arrived at Narellan with the establishment of the military camp on Cobbitty Road.
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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?
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Governor Macquarie tours Cow Pastures and Illawarra 1822
Governor Macquarie (SLNSW) Lachlan Macquarie on tour Governor Lachlan Macquarie, accompanied by Mrs Macquarie, Â made his final visit to the Cowpastures and the Campbelltown area in January 1822. He inspected the area around Cawdor, Camden Park, Brownlow Hill, and Macquarie Grove. Macquarie also descended into the Illawarra and travelled through the area around Tom Thumb… Continue reading Governor Macquarie tours Cow Pastures and Illawarra 1822
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Presentations
Presentations 2008 Paper presented the Australian Historical Association Conference at the University of Melbourne Camden, the role of heritage in the making of place in a New South Wales country t… Source: Presentations
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Being a Historical Detective
There are a number of steps involved in being a historical detective and conducting an investigation (historical research).
John Hawdon of Elderslie in a settler society
John Hawdon of Elderslie was part of the story of settler colonialism in New South Wales in the early 19th century.
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The seaside holiday
Seaside holidays on the NSW South Coast has been a popular holiday spot for Camden families. This is the story of seaside holidays in the Wollongong area.
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Viewing the Cowpastures landscape
The early colonists of the Sydney area viewed the landscape from a number of different perspectives according to historian Grace Karskins in her book The Colony a History of Early Sydney (2009) and this also applied to the Cowpastures.
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Pictorial History of Camden and District
The history of the Camden District is told in a recent publication that has been recently been republished by Kingsclear Books. Pictorial History of Camden & District.
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Lady Street visited Camden in 1934
The Red Cross drew many important people to visit Camden during the Inter-war period. One of those was Lady Belinda Street, a member of the Street family, a dynasty of important Sydney barristers and judges. Lady Belinda Street was part of the influential network of friends and contacts that formed the circle that swirled around… Continue reading Lady Street visited Camden in 1934
