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Friday, 26 September 2025

Glenquarie Shopping Centre - for the people

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  Glenquarie Shopping Centre turns 50 this month. Opened on the 29th September 1975 by N.S.W Premier Tom Lewis, the shopping centre is named...
Friday, 15 August 2025

Searching for Mary

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Sometimes our research at the library gets us nowhere and we need to call on our knowledgeable History Buff readers for help. Finding inform...
Wednesday, 6 August 2025

Early Queen Street Photos

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Most of Campbelltown Library's earliest images are of Queen Street. They all date back to the early 1870s. It's hard to imagine a ma...
Thursday, 10 July 2025

Farewell Hurley Street

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The day has arrived. After serving our wonderful Campbelltown community from our Hurley Street building for over 34 years, today we open for...
Friday, 20 June 2025

Farewell Robert

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Campbelltown was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Robert Close in January this year. I had the privilege of meeting Robert a couple of...
Tuesday, 3 June 2025

Minto School of Arts

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Journey to any town in Australia and there is a good chance you will find a school of arts. They became popular in Sydney in the 19th and ea...
Thursday, 24 April 2025

A Colourful Surprise

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Undoubtedly, one of the most exciting discoveries from Campbelltown Library's Great Australian Dream Project from earlier this year was ...
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