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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 ...
Monday, 7 April 2025

Isaac's Bible

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On 25 April 1809 Isaac Nichols, an emancipated convict, was appointed as Postmaster, a position that authorised him to board ships and recei...
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Friday, 28 March 2025

School's Early Troubles

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It was believed that the construction of a new bridge over the Georges River would increase the demand for land and therefore result in an i...
Wednesday, 5 March 2025

Springfield House (Amaroo)

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Campbelltown Library's recent Great Australian Dream Project resulted in many interesting photographs as entries for the competition. Th...
Monday, 3 February 2025

Ring, ring why don't you give me a call?

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We don't often get reminders of how stark progress is but an article from 1961 brought home how far telecommunications have come.  J.D. ...
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