Category: Colonialism

Living History at Belgenny
Aesthetics · Agricultural heritage · Agriculture · Attachment to place · Belgenny Farm · Colonialism · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Dairying · Economy · Education · Entertainment · Farming · Festivals · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical thinking · History · History of a house · House history · Howell Living History Farm · Industrial Heritage · Landscape · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Memory · Place making · Re-enactments · Ruralism · Schools · Sense of place · Storytelling · Tourism · Traditional Trades · USA · Volunteering · Volunteerism

Living History at Belgenny

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An informative talk was given on Howell Living History Farm USA recently at Belgenny Farm Camden NSW

Yaralla Estate, a hidden Sydney gem
Aesthetics · Architecture · Art · Attachment to place · Colonialism · Community identity · Concord NSW · Convalescent Home · Convalescent hospital · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Curtilage · Dairying · Edwardian · Entertainment · Farming · Festivals · Heritage · History · History of a house · House history · Interwar · Landscape · Landscape aesthetics · Leisure · Local History · Medical history · Modernism · Place making · Red Cross · Sense of place · Storytelling · Urban history · Volunteering · War · War at home · Yaralla Estate, Concord

Yaralla Estate, a hidden Sydney gem

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A hidden Sydney gem: Yarralla Estate at Concord NSW which was the home of Dame Eadith Walker in the early 20th century.

Exploring the Cowpastures region: the early history of a settler society
Aesthetics · Attachment to place · Australia · British colonialism · Cawdor · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cowpastures · Cowpastures River · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Governor Macquarie · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Landscape aesthetics · Local History · Local newspapers · Myths · Nepean River · Newspapers · Place making · Sense of place · Settler colonialism

Exploring the Cowpastures region: the early history of a settler society

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The Cowpastures region, named by Governor Hunter in 1795, reflects a culturally constructed landscape stemming from the 18th century. Originating with wild cattle from the First Fleet, it evolved into a significant colonial area intersecting Indigenous history. The region's identity waned by the late 19th century but is celebrated today for its historical legacy.

The Cowpastures, GLAM and schools
Aesthetics · Art · Attachment to place · British colonialism · Camden · Camden Museum · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cowpastures · Edwardian · England · Farming · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Landscape aesthetics · Local History · Macarthur · Modernism · Monuments · NSW History K-10 Syllabus · Place making · Ruralism · Schools · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Tourism · Urbanism · Victorian

The Cowpastures, GLAM and schools

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Schools visits are part of the activities of organisations in the GLAM sector in the Macarthur region.

GLAM, trusted sources and the local museum
Aesthetics · Attachment to place · Camden · Camden Museum · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Cowpastures · Entertainment · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · History · Leisure · Local History · Macarthur · Place making · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Tourism · Trust

GLAM, trusted sources and the local museum

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Trusted sources in the GLAM sector and the local museum

The Illawarra Mercury, a short history
Attachment to place · Colonialism · Communications · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Local History · Local newspapers · Local Studies · Media · Media History · Newspaper history · Newspapers · Place making · Provincial newspapers · Sense of place · The Illawarra Mercury · Wollongong

The Illawarra Mercury, a short history

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A short history The Illawarra Mercury a major provincial daily newspaper

The Cowpastures Project
Attachment to place · British colonialism · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Convicts · Cowpastures · Elderslie · England · Farming · Governor Macquarie · Heritage · Historical consciousness · History · Landscape aesthetics · Local History · Place making · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Victorian

The Cowpastures Project

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The Cowpastures was one of the earliest sites of European settlement in Australia

Mummel and a Cowpastures Oligarch
Attachment to place · British colonialism · Colonialism · Cowpastures · Farming · Goulburn · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Local History · Place making · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Victorian

Mummel and a Cowpastures Oligarch

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Mummel NSW is an important land grant at Goulburn Plains in colonial NSW and a part of the story of a settler society.

Oran Park Raceway: the finishing line as new horizons open up
Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Built heritag · Collective Memory · Colonialism · Cowpastures · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Entertainment · Ghosts · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · House history · Housing · Industrial Heritage · Interwar · Land releases · Landscape · Landscape aesthetics · Legends · Leisure · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local newspapers · Local Studies · Lost Sydney · Macarthur · Memorials · Memory · Motoring History · Myths · Newspapers · Oran Park · Oran Park Raceway · Place making · Placemaking · Recreation · Ruralism · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Stereotypes · Storytelling · Technology · Theme Parks · transport history · Urban development · Urban growth · Urban history · Urban Planning · urban sprawl · Urbanism

Oran Park Raceway: the finishing line as new horizons open up

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Oran Park is a new suburb on Sydney's urban fringe on the site of the former Oran Park Raceway.

Macquarie Place: an overlooked city space of monumental importance
Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · British colonialism · Collective Memory · Colonialism · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · England · Governor Macquarie · Highways · History · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Memorialisation · Memorials · Memory · Mileposts · Monuments · Parks · Place making · Settler colonialism · Settler Society · Storytelling · Sydney · Urban development · Urban history · Wayfinding

Macquarie Place: an overlooked city space of monumental importance

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Macquarie Place is Sydney's oldest public square, established by Governor Macquarie over 200 years ago. Once a colonial elite space, it has transformed alongside the city into a hub for modern finance. The park features monuments and relics, symbolizing its historical significance and ongoing evolution amid urban change.