Category: Architecture

Cobbitty Anglican Church, a little bit of England celebrates 190 years
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Cobbitty Anglican Church, a little bit of England celebrates 190 years

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The English-style village of Cobbitty celebrates 190 years of the presence of the Anglican church.

The White House Farm, a lost Camden mid-20th century icon
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The White House Farm, a lost Camden mid-20th century icon

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The White House Farm is a lost part of the heritage of Camden NSW from the mid-20th century

Civic Railway Station, revealing part of Newcastle modernism
1920s · 1930s · Adaptive Re-use · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Built heritag · Communications · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Design · Heritage · History · Industrial Heritage · Interwar · Local History · Local Studies · Memory · Modernism · Place making · Placemaking · Railway · Railway history · Sense of place · Social History · Storytelling · Transport · transport history · Urban history · Utilities

Civic Railway Station, revealing part of Newcastle modernism

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Civic Railway Station, now closed, reveals some of the aesthetics of Newcastle modernism.

Camden Reflects on Anzac Day 2017
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Camden Reflects on Anzac Day 2017

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Camden Reflects on Anzac Day 2017

Bella Vista Farm, an early part of the Macarthur rural empire
Adaptive Re-use · Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Australia · Bella Vista Farm · Belonging · British colonialism · Camden Park House and Garden · Colonial Camden · Colonial frontier · Colonialism · Community identity · Convicts · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Family history · Farming · Frontier violence · Georgian · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · History of a house · House history · Landscape · Landscape aesthetics · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Monuments · Myths · Place making · Ruralism · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Storytelling · Tourism · Urban growth · urban sprawl · Women's history

Bella Vista Farm, an early part of the Macarthur rural empire

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Bella Vista Farm is an early part of the Macarthur family pastoral empire and an important site in the history of colonial NSW.

Elizabeth Farm, the foundation story of the Macarthur rural empire
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Elizabeth Farm, the foundation story of the Macarthur rural empire

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Elizabeth Farm was the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur for over 35 years, playing a central role in Australia's wool industry. Following years of neglect, it was transformed into a house museum in 1984. With extensive gardens and historical significance, it stands as one of the oldest surviving constructions in Australia.

St John’s Church Camden, the soul of a country town
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St John’s Church Camden, the soul of a country town

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On the hill overlooking the Camden town centre is St Johns Church> It is a representation of the community's historic, moral and emotional heart, its sense of place, the town's soul.

Camden needs a residential heritage-style guide
Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Camden · Camden Material and Colour Guide · Camden Regional Economic Taskforce · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Edwardian · Heritage · History · Interwar · Landscape aesthetics · Local History · Modernism · Place making · Sense of place · Town planning · Urban Planning · Urbanism

Camden needs a residential heritage-style guide

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Camden Needs A Residential Heritage Style Guide to provide assistance to home owners to conserve and restore their historic cottages.

El Caballo Blanco, A Forgotten Past
Architecture · Art · Attachment to place · Australia · Catherine Fields · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Entertainment · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · History · Holidays · Leisure · Local History · Lost Sydney · Macarthur · Memory · Modernism · Music · Myths · Place making · Retailing · Sense of place · Sydney · Sydney's rural-urban fringe · Theme Parks · Tourism

El Caballo Blanco, A Forgotten Past

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El Caballo Blanco was a horse show and theme park located at Catherine Fields on Sydney rural-urban fringe

Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens
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Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens

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The Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, Australia, cover 29 hectares of gardens and 51 hectares of surrounding parkland. Established in 1816, it is the oldest colonial botanic garden in Australia, attracting 4 million visitors annually. With historical significance dating back to 1788, the Gardens reflect changing landscape styles and serve as a popular public space.