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Friday, 28 September 2012
Gaoled for Stealing Peaches!
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In the small hours of February 8, 1898 four Campbelltown men were charged and gaoled for a heinous crime: eating another man's peaches f...
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
The Upper Canal
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The Upper Canal photographed in the 1980s (Macarthur Development Board) You may have noticed when driving along Narellan Road heading ...
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Tuesday, 18 September 2012
A Skilled Craftsman
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The name John Charles Rider would not be familiar to most Campbelltown people, yet his skills in glass decorating in the late 1800s and earl...
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Gated Campbelltown
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Think Narellan road is a pain? Early last century, a night trip to Camden meant waking up Mrs Mortimer so that the gate might be opened for...
Friday, 7 September 2012
A Grusome Discovery
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Imagine the horror the driver of a train from Sydney felt one night in May of 1928 when he came across the decapitated body on the line near...
Monday, 3 September 2012
The House Built by the Man Who Saw Fisher's Ghost
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The charming house "Denfield" was reported to be built by John Farley in 1837- the man who first saw Fisher's ghost in 1826. F...
Monday, 27 August 2012
Campbelltown City Library Celebrates History Week 2012
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Campbelltown City Library will be celebrating the History Council of New South Wales' History Week from September 8-16. The theme this...
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