During the interwar period, Camden experienced economic growth driven by dairy and coal industries. The town's population grew by over 35%, making it a vital commercial and administrative center. The Hume Highway and railway brought modern influences, leading to developments such as motor industry, cinemas, and the airfield. Camden has maintained its bucolic charm, but has also experienced urbanization pressure. The town centre has many buildings from the interwar period.
Category: Narellan
Life, horses and the Army at Narellan in WW2
Narellan Military Camp occupies an important place in Narellan Military Heritage although in the overall picture of the Second World War the Camp was not of great military importance.  In the national story it does not appear in Gavin Long’s Official History of the Second World War and there are very few references to the… Continue reading Life, horses and the Army at Narellan in WW2
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The army in camp at Narellan in WW2
The Narellan Military Camp was an important part of the story of wartime Camden during the Second World War.
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The army arrives at Narellan
The Second World War arrived at Narellan with the establishment of the military camp on Cobbitty Road.
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John Hawdon of Elderslie in a settler society
John Hawdon of Elderslie was part of the story of settler colonialism in New South Wales in the early 19th century.
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Sydney’s urban fringe: a transition zone of hope and loss
Sydney’s rural-urban fringe is a site of winners and losers. It is a landscape where dreams are fulfilled and memories are lost. The promises of land developers in master-planned suburban utopias meet the hope and expectations of newcomers.
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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.
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Camden Bibliography a Biography of a Country Town
Camden Bibliography is a list of primary and secondary sources of the Camden township and district.
