Category: Myths

Ministering Angels, the Camden District Red Cross, 1914-1945 Ian Willis Camden Historical Society Inc ISBN 978-0-9803039-6-4 Crisis relief in wartime and the peace
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Crisis relief in wartime and the peace

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Crisis relief in wartime and the peace from the Camden and district Red Cross volunteers

A Place to Call Home DVD Formidable women from the past
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Formidable women from the past

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Formidable women from the past in the country town of Camden NSW

The Camden cottage
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The Camden cottage

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The Camden cottage is an Edwardian housing style typical of the early 20th century.

Aaron Bolot, a Sydney architect, and Camden’s Interwar heritage
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Aaron Bolot, a Sydney architect, and Camden’s Interwar heritage

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Sydney architect Aaron Bolot designed the extension to the Camden agricultural hall. This building was one of many that were built in Camden during the Intewar period.

Reflections of a travelling scholar
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Reflections of a travelling scholar

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Reflections of historian Ian Willis after attending the 2019 RANZ at the University of Warsaw Poland

Charles Tompson, a colonial diarist of the Cowpastures
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Charles Tompson, a colonial diarist of the Cowpastures

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A colonial diarist of the Cowpastures, Charles Tompson.

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.

A new Macarthur regional masthead
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A new Macarthur regional masthead

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A new Macarthur regional masthead called Smarter Macarthur magazine.

Living history in southern Queensland
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Living history in southern Queensland

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Living history in southern Queensland in the regional centre of Toowoomba

The Rotolactor, a Menangle milking marvel
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The Rotolactor, a Menangle milking marvel

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The Rotolactor was Menangle's milking marvel. A rotating dairy that was a tourism attraction and an example of industrial modernism on the colonial property Camden Park estate.