Category: Local newspapers

The Camden story, an evolving project
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The Camden story, an evolving project

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The Camden story, a continually evolving project that details some of the parts of the local story.

A taste of ink and type in a country printery
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A taste of ink and type in a country printery

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A taste of ink and type in a country printery at the Penrith Museum of Printing

Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter Extracts by Ian Willis
Attachment to place · Camden · Camden Show · Campbelltown · Communications · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Entertainment · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Living History · Local History · Local newspapers · Macarthur · Narellan · Newspapers · Place making · Ruralism · Sense of place · War

Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter Extracts by Ian Willis

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Extracts from the Australian Newspaper History Group by Ian Willis about Macarthur region local newspapers in New South Wales

Despite the doom and gloom in Australian media, the outlook for regional papers remains strong
Attachment to place · Camden · Communications · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Fashion · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical thinking · History · Local History · Local newspapers · Memory · Newspapers · Place making · Sense of place

Despite the doom and gloom in Australian media, the outlook for regional papers remains strong

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Despite the doom and gloom in Australian media, the outlook for regional papers remains strong

Exploring the Cowpastures region: the early history of a settler society
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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 Illawarra Mercury, a short history
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The Illawarra Mercury, a short history

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A short history The Illawarra Mercury a major provincial daily newspaper

A new regional newspaper, a review
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A new regional newspaper, a review

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A new regional newspaper, a review

A local newspaper view of the world in an international context
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A local newspaper view of the world in an international context

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Provincial newspapers were an archive of local events and set them in the context of the international nature of the First World War

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

Goulburn Evening Penny Post and its Art-Deco newspaper office and printery
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Goulburn Evening Penny Post and its Art-Deco newspaper office and printery

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In 1935 a moderne Art-Deco style office was opened for the Goulburn Evening Penny Post