Tag: History

2017 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award
Art · Attachment to place · Campbelltown · Campbelltown Art Centre · Colonialism · Convicts · Cowpastures · Entertainment · Heritage · Leisure · Local History · Macarthur · Myths · Sense of place · Tourism

2017 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award

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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
Aesthetics · Architecture · Attachment to place · British colonialism · Built heritag · Church History · Churches · Cobbitty · Colonialism · Commemoration · Community identity · Cowpastures · Cultural Heritage · Cultural icon · Denbigh · England · Fashion · Festivals · Heritage · Historical consciousness · Historical thinking · History · Landscape aesthetics · Living History · Local History · Local Studies · Macarthur · Memorialisation · Memorials · Memory · Monuments · Moveable Heritage · Myths · Place making · Placemaking · Regionalism · Ruralism · Sense of place · Settler colonialism · Settler Society · Small communities · St Paul's Church Cobbitty · St Pauls Church Cobbitty · Storytelling · Urban development · Victorian · Village

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

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

The Cowpastures, just like an English landscape
Australia · British colonialism · Camden · Colonialism · Cowpastures · Governor Macquarie · History · Landscape aesthetics · Local History · Settler colonialism

The Cowpastures, just like an English landscape

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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
Local History · Macarthur · Newspapers · War

The local ‘rag’, the future of local newspapers

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

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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
1920s · 1930s · Adaptive Re-use · Architecture · Attachment to place · Belonging · Built heritag · Communications · Community identity · Cultural Heritage · Design · Heritage · History · Industrial Heritage · Interwar · Local History · Local Studies · Memory · Modernism · Place making · Placemaking · Railway · Railway history · Sense of place · Social History · Storytelling · Transport · transport history · Urban history · Utilities

Civic Railway Station, revealing part of Newcastle modernism

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Civic Railway Station, now closed, reveals some of the aesthetics of Newcastle modernism.

Out and about in Singapore
Colonialism · Heritage · History · Monuments · Uncategorized · Urban growth

Out and about in Singapore

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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
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Bella Vista Farm, an early part of the Macarthur rural empire

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Bella Vista Farm is an early part of the Macarthur family pastoral empire and an important site in the history of colonial NSW.

Elizabeth Farm, the foundation story of the Macarthur rural empire
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Elizabeth Farm, the foundation story of the Macarthur rural empire

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Elizabeth Farm was the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur for over 35 years, playing a central role in Australia's wool industry. Following years of neglect, it was transformed into a house museum in 1984. With extensive gardens and historical significance, it stands as one of the oldest surviving constructions in Australia.

Showtime in Camden 2014
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Showtime in Camden 2014

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The annual festival of farming returns to the Camden Showground at the end of March again. The show has been the most crucial country festival in the district for over 100 years. In 2019 the show attracted over 40,000 visitors and was a huge success.