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The local ‘rag’, the future of local newspapers

What the is the future of the local newspaper in the disruptive digital age?

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Out and about at Cobbitty Markets

On a frosty Saturday recently the CHN blogger attended the Cobbitty Markets. The carpark was covered with a light shade of white while the thermometer hovered around zero degrees. The markets have been on Cobbitty Public School site for what seems likes for ever. The stalls are tucked around every conceivable corner. In the front… Continue reading Out and about at Cobbitty Markets

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Macarthur regional identity

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

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The Bennett wagon, a piece of transport history

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

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Camden Reflects on Anzac Day 2017

Camden Reflects on Anzac Day 2017

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Richlands, an outpost of a colonial farming empire

The Richlands estate, north of Goulburn in the NSW Southern Tablelands, was an important part of the Macarthur family pastoral empire for nearly 100 years.  The Richlands estate acted as an outstation about one days ride west of Camden Park estate.

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Bella Vista Farm, an early part of the Macarthur rural empire

Bella Vista Farm is an early part of the Macarthur family pastoral empire and an important site in the history of colonial NSW.

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Elizabeth Farm, the foundation story of the Macarthur rural empire

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.

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St John’s Church Camden, the soul of a country town

On the hill overlooking the Camden town centre is St Johns Church> It is a representation of the community's historic, moral and emotional heart, its sense of place, the town's soul.

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Convicts in the Cowpastures, an untold story

The convicts in the Cowpastures is an untold story of the colonial settler society of early New South Wales.