Dungog’s Royal Hotel, an Art Deco Bush Pub

January 1, 2018June 22, 2023 camdenhistorynotes1 Comment

The Dungog Royal Hotel is an example of an Interwar Art Deco style hotel in an Australian country town

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Jeff McGill’s Pictorial History Campbelltown and District

December 11, 2017October 6, 2023 camdenhistorynotes

Local historian and photographer Jeff McGill takes a fresh look at the history of Campbelltown in a new book

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A local treat at The Argyle Affair

December 3, 2017November 23, 2018 camdenhistorynotes

One Camden festival held recently was The Argyle Affair at the Camden showground.

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The history of the local newspaper in the Macarthur region

November 15, 2017November 19, 2017 camdenhistorynotes3 Comments

The local newspapers of the Macarthur region have a very interesting history.

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Camden Airfield and No 32 Squadron RAAF

October 14, 2017April 30, 2021 camdenhistorynotes4 Comments

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

October 14, 2017October 16, 2017 camdenhistorynotesLeave a comment

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

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

October 8, 2017June 6, 2023 camdenhistorynotes2 Comments

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

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Macarthur regional identity

July 29, 2017 camdenhistorynotes5 Comments

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