What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does it mean?

October 20, 2018October 24, 2018 camdenhistorynotes2 Comments

What is Camden’s heritage, does it really matter and what does in mean?

Adaptive Re-use · Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · Burra Charter · Business · Business History · Camden · Camden Town Centre · Collective Memory · Colonial Camden · Community identity · Country town · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Economy · Edwardian · Entertainment · Family history · First World War · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · History · Interwar · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · localism · Memory · Modernism · Place making · Placemaking · Retail history · Retailing · Ruralism · Sense of place · Shopping · Small communities · Stereotypes · Storytelling · Streetscapes · Tourism · Urban development · Urban growth · Victorian

Whiteman commercial buildings in Camden, an example of adaptive re-use

October 1, 2018November 25, 2025 camdenhistorynotes2 Comments

The Whiteman's General Store, a historic Victorian colonial building in Camden, has been successfully repurposed through the Burra Charter principles of adaptive reuse, maintaining its architectural integrity. Operating continuously for over 135 years, it now houses various retail and professional outlets, contributing significantly to the town's charm and community identity.

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Australian Newspaper History Group Newsletter Extracts by Ian Willis

August 21, 2018April 25, 2020 camdenhistorynotes

Extracts from the Australian Newspaper History Group by Ian Willis about Macarthur region local newspapers in New South Wales

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Living History at Belgenny

May 21, 2018June 7, 2020 camdenhistorynotes1 Comment

An informative talk was given on Howell Living History Farm USA recently at Belgenny Farm Camden NSW

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Camden CWA wartime president, Rita Tucker

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018 camdenhistorynotes3 Comments

Camden Country Women's Association wartime president was Rita Tucker who was a lifelong member of the association.

Aesthetics · Art · Attachment to place · British colonialism · Camden · Camden Museum · Colonial Camden · Colonialism · Community identity · Cowpastures · Edwardian · England · Farming · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Landscape aesthetics · Local History · Macarthur · Modernism · Monuments · NSW History K-10 Syllabus · Place making · Ruralism · Schools · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Tourism · Urbanism · Victorian

The Cowpastures, GLAM and schools

April 17, 2018 camdenhistorynotes1 Comment

Schools visits are part of the activities of organisations in the GLAM sector in the Macarthur region.

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Address to Camden Council supporting a motion for a heritage protection sub-committee

April 1, 2018April 3, 2018 camdenhistorynotes

Address to Camden Council supporting a motion for a heritage protection sub-committee

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Camden Produce Market and Camden Community Garden, sites of community engagement

March 31, 2018August 2, 2023 camdenhistorynotes

The Camden Produce Market and the Camden Community Garden are active sites of community engagement on land gifted to the Camden community by Llewella Davies.