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.
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The Cowpastures, just like an English landscape
The Cowpastures district of colonial New South Wales was just like an English landscape for some early settlers.
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The White House Farm, a lost Camden mid-20th century icon
The White House Farm is a lost part of the heritage of Camden NSW from the mid-20th century
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Macarthur regional identity
The Macarthur region is an area made of the Camden, Campbelltown and Wollondilly Local Government areas and is a formal region with an arbitrary political boundary. Regions come in all shapes and sizes from formal regions with definite boundaries, to geographic regions based on    landform types, to regions of the imagination with no real boundaries… Continue reading Macarthur regional identity
