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Richlands, an outpost of a colonial farming empire

The Richlands estate, north of Goulburn in the NSW Southern Tablelands, was an important part of the Macarthur family pastoral empire for nearly 100 years.  The Richlands estate acted as an outstation about one days ride west of Camden Park estate.

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St John’s Church Camden, the soul of a country town

On the hill overlooking the Camden town centre is St Johns Church> It is a representation of the community's historic, moral and emotional heart, its sense of place, the town's soul.

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Lost Campbelltown heritage

The lost built heritage of a country town on Sydney's urban fringe at Campbelltown

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Viewing the Cowpastures landscape

The early colonists of the Sydney area viewed the landscape from a number of different perspectives according to historian Grace Karskins in her book The Colony a History of Early Sydney (2009) and this also applied to the Cowpastures.