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Thursday, 25 September 2014

The Glenlee Train Accident

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There was a crack like a 'gun blast' that was heard from Menangle. It was regarded a miracle that everyone of the 73 passengers esca...
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Thursday, 18 September 2014

Southern Queen Street Then and Now

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The two images above reveal just how much the southern end of Queen Street has changed in the last 50 years. Both photographs are take...
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Friday, 12 September 2014

"Honest John"

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The Kidd family at Blair Athol in the 1890s. John Kidd is on the right. (Photo courtesy Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society). Jo...
Friday, 5 September 2014

East Minto Public School

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Unidentified people beside East Minto Public School in 1920 (Jessie Newham Collection) East Minto Public School was opened in Septembe...
Monday, 25 August 2014

History Trivia

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Calling all history buffs! Campbelltown City Council Library is celebrating this year’s History Week with a history trivia night at HJ Da...
Wednesday, 20 August 2014

The Jolly Miller

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    The Jolly Miller Hotel was built in the late 1840s at the southern end of Queen Street opposite Kendall’s Mill. The hotel was ope...
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Friday, 15 August 2014

Elizabeth Walsh

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I recently came across the following newspaper article from the Sydney Morning Herald dated December 9, 1859: An inquest was held at noon on...
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