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Saturday, 25 February 2012

Performing their duty or "legalised vandals"?

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The demolition one quiet Sunday morning in 1981 of an old curiosity shop divided Campbelltown. The shop was built in 1840 and was once owned...
Friday, 24 February 2012

National Trust Heritage Festival 2012

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Campbelltown City Library will again be involved with activities for the annual National Trust Heritage Festival. The library is running an ...
Friday, 10 February 2012

Politics in the Blood

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I recently received a visit from former Campbelltown Council Alderman Frank Ward who now lives on the North Coast. He explained to me that h...
Thursday, 2 February 2012

Whatever Happened to Steven Roach?

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Steve Roach was a remarkably gifted artist and teacher. His talent saw him commissioned to create many works, mainly focusing on drawing his...
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Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Community Heritage Grant for our Local Studies Collection

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Late last year the library was awarded a $4400 grant to fund a significance assessment of its local information collection. This significanc...
Friday, 13 January 2012

Just Not Cricket!

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I recently came across an amusing article from the Australian Town and Country Journal dated December 30, 1878. The article was based on a r...
Thursday, 5 January 2012

The Water Tower

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The photograph above was taken in the 1920s and shows Georges River Road (today's Colonial Street) with St. Patrick's College and ...
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