Tag: Entertainment

Community Hub Revitalization: Camden Civic Centre’s New Look
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Community Hub Revitalization: Camden Civic Centre’s New Look

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The Camden Civic Centre was officially reopened after a $9.9 million upgrade, enhancing its facilities as a modern, multi-purpose venue. The project included improved workspaces, public art installations, and a new grand piano. The council and government funding ensured a functional space for community events, strengthening local cultural support.

Camden Rose Festival 1968: history and festivities
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Camden Rose Festival 1968: history and festivities

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The Camden Rose Festival, founded by JW Hill, celebrated the 1960s' prosperity and optimism. The festival included a street parade, wheelbarrow derby, art exhibition, and a masked ball. The event attracted significant community participation and raised funds for Camden District Hospital. The festival reflected the spirit of the post-war years and local community engagement.

Camden Live & Local 2018: Eclectic Music Festival Across Camden’s Venues
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Camden Live & Local 2018: Eclectic Music Festival Across Camden’s Venues

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The 2018 Live and Local Camden music festival showcased over 50 musicians across 15 eclectic venues. The festival's growth included jazz ensembles, young talents, and accomplished musicians, creating a diverse and immersive experience for attendees. This cultural event contributed to the development of an arts precinct and celebrated the significance of live music in community storytelling and place-making.

The mysteries of a photograph
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The mysteries of a photograph

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How the mysteries of a pretty picture from yesteryear allows you to peel back the layers of the past. Each layer has a meaning and a story that is told by the historian. The stories provide context for the photograph and give it greater meaning.

A Place to Call Home DVD Formidable women from the past
Attachment to place · Camden Park House and Garden · Colonial Camden · Community identity · Country Women's Association · Cultural Heritage · CWA · Edwardian · First World War · Gender · Heritage · Historical consciousness · History · Interwar · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Menangle · Modernism · Movies · Myths · Philanthropy · Place making · Red Cross · Second World War · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Stereotypes · Storytelling · TV Series Shows · Volunteering · Volunteerism · War · War at home · Women's diaries · Women's history · Women's Writing

Formidable women from the past

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

Making short films to promote the 2019 Camden Jacarada festival
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Making short films to promote the 2019 Camden Jacarada festival

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A group of amateur filmmakers undertook a photoshoot in the Camden town centre to promote the 2019 Camden Jacaranda Festival.

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 Camden story, an evolving project
1920s · Aesthetics · Anzac · Architecture · Art · Attachment to place · Australia · Belonging · Cafes · Camden · Camden Airfield · Camden Museum · Camden Show · Colonial Camden · Community identity · Convicts · Country Women's Association · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · CWA · Farming · First World War · Gender · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical Research · Historical thinking · History · Interwar · Lifestyle · Living History · Local History · Local newspapers · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memory · Modernism · Monuments · Movies · Narellan Military Camp · Place making · Railway · Restaurant · Retailing · Ruralism · Second World War · Sense of place · Tourism · Urban Planning · urban sprawl · Urbanism · War · War at home · Women's history

The Camden story, an evolving project

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The Camden story, a continually evolving project that details some of the parts of the local story.

Movie making Camden style
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Movie making Camden style

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Filmmakers have long been drawn to Camden's English countryside setting for movie backdrops. The area has hosted various films, including silent movie Silks and Saddles (1921), wartime drama The Rats of Tobruk (1944), series like A Place to Call Home (2012), and modern productions like Peter Rabbit (2018, 2020). It continues to attract filmmakers seeking a classic English aesthetic for their productions.

A little black ball dress
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A little black ball dress

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A little black ball dress was worn at the 1926 Camden District Hospital Ball at the Camden AH&I Hall.