Governor Macquarie made a second visit to the Cowpastures in 1815. It is 200 years since Governor Macquarie journeyed through the Cowpasture and 2015 is the bicentenary year visit to the local area. On Macquarie's 1815 journey to the Cowpasture he travelled with a group of colonial notables or gentlemen as he called them. Amongst those… Continue reading The Bicentenary of the 1815 visit by Governor Macquarie
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Governor Macquarie’s visit to the Cowpasture 1810
In November 1810, Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824) and Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie visited the Cowpastures. On that occasion, the Governor and Elizabeth Macarthur met the Dharawal people.
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The Yanks at Camden Airfield in 1942
What is little known in Camden is the interest the US Air Force took in Camden Airfield in November 1942 and again in February 1944. On both occasions the 5th US Air Force completed secret reports, now declassified and held by the National Archives of Australia, on the readiness of Camden Airfield to accommodate US… Continue reading The Yanks at Camden Airfield in 1942
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Do or Die! Heritage and urban planning in the burbs
There is a loss of Edwardian farming heritage on the urban-rural interface on Sydney’s edge. There is a distinct lack appreciation amongst many contemporaries of simple robust country farm cottages.
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Nepean River, more than a water view
The Nepean River and its floodplain is much more than just a water view. It is cultural and natural icon in the Sydney basin.
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Cobbitty New Year’s Day Village Sports Day Benefits War Effort
Cobbitty Sports Day on New Year's Day, 1915 A major event on the social calendar of a number of picturesque villages in the Camden district was the annual New Year’s Day Sports Carnivals. Cobbitty's St Paul's Anglican Church 1910 (Camden Images) The New Year's Sports Day was part of the English traditions brought to the… Continue reading Cobbitty New Year’s Day Village Sports Day Benefits War Effort
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Camden Bibliography a Biography of a Country Town
Camden Bibliography is a list of primary and secondary sources of the Camden township and district.
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Trust deficit opens up on town centre strategy
Preliminary Findings Camden Town Strategy Community Consultative Process A trust deficit has opened up between Camden Council and stakeholders in the Camden Town Centre Enhancement Strategy. It threatens to re-shape Camden’s sense of place and community identity, according to preliminary research conducted by UOW academic Dr Ian Willis. Stakeholder cynicism has developed for some around… Continue reading Trust deficit opens up on town centre strategy
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Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society
Local festival In 1995, the Camden community held a 12-month programme of events to celebrate the bicentennial of the naming of the Cow Pastures by Governor Hunter in 1795 and the discovery of 61 head of wild cattle. The discovery of the cattle herd was an important event in the life of the fledgling colony… Continue reading Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society
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The Camden decked carpark that will not die
Camden decked carpark proposal Camden Council recently resolved to investigate and design a decked carpark in Oxley Street as part of the Camden Town Centre Enhancement Strategy (2014). This is not the first time that the council has considered a decked carpark. The first investigation of a decked carpark dates from 1996. A later proposal in… Continue reading The Camden decked carpark that will not die
