Former Camden High school site has a new retirement village development

November 30, 2017October 8, 2023 camdenhistorynotes

The old Camden High site will be reborn as a retirement village

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John Hawdon of Elderslie and his English origins

November 26, 2017November 26, 2017 camdenhistorynotes3 Comments

John Hawdon of Elderslie came from the hamlet of Wackerfield County Durham England in 1828

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Camden Airfield and No 32 Squadron RAAF

October 14, 2017April 30, 2021 camdenhistorynotes4 Comments

The RAAF Base Camden at Camden Airfield was the home of 32 Squadron during the Second World War. The members of the squadron have developed a special relationship with the local community that has been marked by tragedy and celebrations.

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Cobbitty Anglican Church, a little bit of England celebrates 190 years

October 8, 2017June 6, 2023 camdenhistorynotes2 Comments

The English-style village of Cobbitty celebrates 190 years of the presence of the Anglican church.

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The White House Farm, a lost Camden mid-20th century icon

September 15, 2017March 4, 2024 camdenhistorynotes

The White House Farm is a lost part of the heritage of Camden NSW from the mid-20th century

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Macarthur regional identity

July 29, 2017 camdenhistorynotes5 Comments

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