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Sydney’s urban fringe: a transition zone of hope and loss
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Sydney’s urban fringe: a transition zone of hope and loss

camdenhistorynotes7 Comments

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.

Sydney’s urban sprawl invades the Macarthur region
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Sydney’s urban sprawl invades the Macarthur region

camdenhistorynotes1 Comment

Urban sprawl has invaded the Macarthur region. It is re-run of the planning policies of the 1970s.