The 1925 wedding of Frank Duesbury to Ethel Burford was a touch of modernism.
Tag: History
The history of the local newspaper in the Macarthur region
The local newspapers of the Macarthur region have a very interesting history.
2017 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
The Fishers Ghost Art Award has been an important cultural event in Campbelltown for over 50 years.
Cobbitty Anglican Church, a little bit of England celebrates 190 years
The English-style village of Cobbitty celebrates 190 years of the presence of the Anglican church.
The Cowpastures, just like an English landscape
The Cowpastures district of colonial New South Wales was just like an English landscape for some early settlers.
The local ‘rag’, the future of local newspapers
What the is the future of the local newspaper in the disruptive digital age?
The White House Farm, a lost Camden mid-20th century icon
The White House Farm is a lost part of the heritage of Camden NSW from the mid-20th century
Civic Railway Station, revealing part of Newcastle modernism
Civic Railway Station, now closed, reveals some of the aesthetics of Newcastle modernism.
Out and about in Singapore
The CHN blogger has recently been out and about in the Far East and took in some of the historic treasures and heritage gems of Singapore The origins of Singapore are based on British imperial interests with the East India Company in 1819 when British statesman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles negotiated a treaty with the Johor Sultanate… Continue reading Out and about in Singapore
Bella Vista Farm, an early part of the Macarthur rural empire
Bella Vista Farm is an early part of the Macarthur family pastoral empire and an important site in the history of colonial NSW.
