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‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria
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‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria

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Review: 'Alan’s Art Deco' Exhibition, Alan Baker Art Gallery, Macaria, 37 John Street, Camden. October 2023-April 2024. Interwar Art Deco style A new art exhibition at Camden’s Alan Baker Art Gallery highlights the modernity and cosmopolitanism of the interwar period in an exhibition of artist Alan D Baker called ‘Alan’s Art Deco’. The interwar period… Continue reading ‘Alan’s Art Deco’ exhibition at Macaria

The Burragorang Valley, a lost Gothic fantasy
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The Burragorang Valley, a lost Gothic fantasy

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The Burragorang Valley is a lost Gothic fantasy where many people were attracted to the grandeur and beauty of the valley's landscape. Much of the valley's mystery has been lost under Lake Burragorang.

History Magazine photoshoot for RAHS captures a window into the past in Camden
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History Magazine photoshoot for RAHS captures a window into the past in Camden

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A photo shoot for the History Magazine of the Royal Australia Historical Society at Camden NSW captures a window into the past.

Dungog’s Royal Hotel, an Art Deco Bush Pub
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Dungog’s Royal Hotel, an Art Deco Bush Pub

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

Lost Campbelltown heritage
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Lost Campbelltown heritage

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The lost built heritage of a country town on Sydney's urban fringe at Campbelltown