The 2018 Camden Show is the 132nd event of this festival celebrating local rural life. In 2019 over 40,000 attended the annual festival.
Category: Camden
A local newspaper view of the world in an international context
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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Alan Baker Art Gallery opening at Macaria, a brush of class
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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Australia Day 2018 in Camden
Australia Day 2018 in Camden drew large crowds to the town centre for the festival for the street parade.
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Carrington Centennial Hospital for Convalescents and Incurables, Camden
Carrington Centennial Hospital for Convalescents, opened in 1890 in Camden, NSW, embodied Florence Nightingale’s principles, emphasizing fresh air and proper ventilation for recovery. Established by philanthropist WH Paling, it was the first major convalescent facility in New South Wales, providing a restorative environment away from the urban pollution.
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Supermarkets come to Camden, consumerism and modernism
Self-service supermarkets were one expression of consumerism and modernism in Camden NSW
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A local treat at The Argyle Affair
One Camden festival held recently was The Argyle Affair at the Camden showground.
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A wedding and a little bit of 1920s modernism
The 1925 wedding of Frank Duesbury to Ethel Burford was a touch of modernism.
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The history of the local newspaper in the Macarthur region
The local newspapers of the Macarthur region have a very interesting history.
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Camden Airfield and No 32 Squadron RAAF
The RAAF Base Camden at Camden Airfield was the home of 32 Squadron during the Second World War. The members of the squadron have developed a special relationship with the local community that has been marked by tragedy and celebrations.
