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Do or Die! Heritage and urban planning in the burbs

There is a loss of Edwardian farming heritage on the urban-rural interface on Sydney’s edge. There is a distinct lack appreciation amongst many contemporaries of simple robust country farm cottages.

1920s · 20th century · Adaptive Re-use · Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Built heritag · Camden · Camden Cottage · Camden Modern · Camden Modernism · Camden Story · Coal mining · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Design · Elderslie · Heritage · History · History of a house · Holidays · House history · Housing · Housing styles · Interwar · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Mid-century modernism · Modernism · Place making · Placemaking · Sense of place · Storytelling · Streetscapes · Uncategorized · Urban development · Urban growth · Urban history · Urban Planning · Urbanism

The Camden Fibro Cottage and its connection to mid-century housing styles

The Camden fibro cottage symbolizes the mid-20th century's affordable housing solution, catering to the working class in a post-war Australia. Representing nostalgia and simplicity, these homes were practical yet modern. Although their popularity declined due to issues like poor insulation and asbestos risks, they remain a significant aspect of Camden's architectural heritage.

Agricultural heritage · Agriculture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Camden · Camden Show · Camden Showgirl · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Farming · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · History · Leisure · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Lost trades · Macarthur · Miss Showgirl · Modernism · Pageant · Place making · Retailing · Ruralism · Sense of place · Stereotypes · Storytelling · Tourism · Volunteering · Volunteerism · Women's history

Camden Showgirl, an enduring pageant

Miss Showgirl, an enduring anachronism at a rural festival that brings the community together and celebrates the areas rural heritage and agriculture