Category: Community identity

Victorian librarian with attitude or a ghostly presence in the Camden Museum.
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Victorian librarian with attitude or a ghostly presence in the Camden Museum.

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What is the truth in storytelling? There are lots of stories. Who owns the correct story? Find one version at the Camden Museum.

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.

Macarthur regional identity
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Macarthur regional identity

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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

The Bennett wagon, a piece of transport history
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The Bennett wagon, a piece of transport history

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The historic Bennett (Percival) Wagon is a cultural icon of a different time when horse and bullock teams were kings of the road.

Civic Railway Station, revealing part of Newcastle modernism
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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.

Anzackery and Vimyism, national military myths
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Anzackery and Vimyism, national military myths

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Anzackery and Vimyism, national military myths derived in wartime in Australia and Canada

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
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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.

Goulburn’s Belmore Park, a space of memories and monuments
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Goulburn’s Belmore Park, a space of memories and monuments

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In central Goulburn is an urban park with formal paths and gardens that dates back Victorian times. The park has evolved to become a landscape of monuments and memorials.