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Monday, 28 November 2011

The Amazing Mary Brookes

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Campbelltown's second female alderman Mary Brookes gave an insightful interview to The Australian Women's Weekly in 1974. In the art...
Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Ingleburn's First Car

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I came across the gem in our photograph collection recently. Imagine taking this beast for a Sunday afternoon drive! The writing on the ph...
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Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Fisher's Ghost Fun Run

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The Fisher's Ghost Fun Run has a long and colourful history. The race was first run on Sunday November 2, 1975 with a 10am start. In t...
Monday, 24 October 2011

Fatal Magpie Attack

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With magpie season drawing to an end, I thought it was timely to draw your attention to a sad accident that occurred in October 1954. A t...
Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Who was Simmo?

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Have you ever swam at or just seen the signs to Simmo's Beach at Macquarie Fields and wondered who was Simmo? Bob Simmonds was a notorio...
Wednesday, 12 October 2011

A Day at the Football

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This photograph was taken in the 1960s and is of Duguid Memorial Park. The park was used mainly for rugby league and was at the northern ...
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Friday, 7 October 2011

The Coaching House

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The Coaching House is one of the magnificent Queen Street terraces that are so synonymous with Campbelltown. The building was built around ...
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