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Australia Day 2018 in Camden
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Australia Day 2018 in Camden

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Australia Day 2018 in Camden drew large crowds to the town centre for the festival for the street parade.

Goulburn’s Belmore Park, a space of memories and monuments
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Goulburn’s Belmore Park, a space of memories and monuments

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In central Goulburn is an urban park with formal paths and gardens that dates back Victorian times. The park has evolved to become a landscape of monuments and memorials.

Governor Macquarie’s visit to the Cowpasture 1810
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Governor Macquarie’s visit to the Cowpasture 1810

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In November 1810, Governor Lachlan Macquarie (1762-1824) and Mrs Elizabeth Macquarie visited the Cowpastures. On that occasion, the Governor and Elizabeth Macarthur met the Dharawal people.

Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society
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Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society

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Local festival In 1995, the Camden community held a 12-month programme of events to celebrate the bicentennial of the naming of the Cow Pastures by Governor Hunter in 1795 and the discovery of 61 head of wild cattle. The discovery of the cattle herd was an important event in the life of the fledgling colony… Continue reading Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society