Australian writer Nancy Phelan's "Some Came Early Some Came Late" (1970) explores the historical significance of the Cobbitty region in New South Wales, focusing on the efforts of early colonial English immigrants to recreate a 'little England'. Phelan's unique perspective, influenced by her own experiences and observations, offers a fresh and captivating view of the region's history, accentuating the deep emotional ties and cultural significance.
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Camden Produce Market and Camden Community Garden, sites of community engagement
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.
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Community gets behind CWA net making during war
During the Second World War the Camden Country Women’s Association were not the only community organisation to make camouflage nets in Camden. In May 1941 the Camden Women’s Voluntary Services established a separate netting centre on the suggestion of Sibella Macarthur Onslow, to supply nets to the National Defence League. On one of the few… Continue reading Community gets behind CWA net making during war
