Australia Day fundraisers in 1918 played a crucial role in supporting the war effort, with various activities such as selling badges, public subscriptions, prayer services, lectures, and door-knocks. The Camden Red Cross raised a significant amount, as did Menangle and Narellan branches. The total effort amounted to £748, a substantial sum for the time.
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Waley Convalescent Home at Mowbray Park
In 1919 Mowbray Park, five kilometres west of Picton, was handed over to the Commonwealth Government to be converted to a convalescent home for invalided soldiers from the First World War. The home was called Waley after its philanthropic benefactors.
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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
