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Reflections of a travelling scholar
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Reflections of a travelling scholar

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Reflections of historian Ian Willis after attending the 2019 RANZ at the University of Warsaw Poland

First Remembrance Day in Camden
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First Remembrance Day in Camden

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The first Remembrance Day occurred in Camden in 1946

Menangle RAAF Squadrons during the Second World War
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Menangle RAAF Squadrons during the Second World War

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Memories of the RAAF Squadrons that were stationed at Menangle RAAF Airfield during the Second World War

Camden CWA leads way in wartime
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Camden CWA leads way in wartime

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Camden CWA leads way in wartime effort at home to help during the Second World War

CWA Camouflage Netting Volunteers
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CWA Camouflage Netting Volunteers

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CWA Camouflage Netting volunteers contributed thousands of hours towards the war at home during the Second World War

Cobbitty New Year’s Day Village Sports Day Benefits War Effort
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Cobbitty New Year’s Day Village Sports Day Benefits War Effort

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Cobbitty Sports Day on New Year's Day, 1915 A major event on the social calendar of a number of picturesque villages in the Camden district was the annual New Year’s Day Sports Carnivals. Cobbitty's St Paul's Anglican Church 1910 (Camden Images) The New Year's Sports Day was part of the English traditions brought to the… Continue reading Cobbitty New Year’s Day Village Sports Day Benefits War Effort