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A Place to Call Home DVD Formidable women from the past
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Formidable women from the past

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Formidable women from the past in the country town of Camden NSW

Notable women in Camden
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Notable women in Camden

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Notable women in Camden
On International Women's Day in 2019 it worthwhile reflecting on some of Camden's prominent women over the decades. Camden elite women were formidable figures.

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

Camden CWA wartime president, Rita Tucker
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Camden CWA wartime president, Rita Tucker

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Camden Country Women's Association wartime president was Rita Tucker who was a lifelong member of the association.

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

Camden Showgirl, an enduring pageant
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Camden Showgirl, an enduring pageant

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Miss Showgirl, an enduring anachronism at a rural festival that brings the community together and celebrates the areas rural heritage and agriculture