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Tuesday, 28 March 2017
Eschol Park House
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Eschol Park House c 1870 (Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society) Eschol Park House has a long and colourful history. From viney...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Sir Henry's Visit
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Campbelltown was buzzing with excitement on the day Sir Henry and Lady Parkes paid the town a visit. It was 1891 and Parkes was the Premier ...
Monday, 13 March 2017
Confusion Reigns
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Spare a thought for the residents who lived in the above East Campbelltown streets in 1970. At one end of the street the name is spelt...
Thursday, 2 March 2017
The Way We Were- Part 3
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Here are some more then and now photographs, back due to popular demand! Photograph Above: Queen Street in the 1880s showing three of...
Thursday, 23 February 2017
Diaries from a Bygone Era
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One of the treasures we proudly hold at Campbelltown Library are the Payten Diaries. Penned by James Payten of "Woodbine" homes...
Thursday, 16 February 2017
The Black Sheep
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The Bray family were a much respected family of Campbelltown during most of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. They lived at ...
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Friday, 10 February 2017
Thomas Hammond
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One of the most prominent people in the early days of Campbelltown was Thomas Hammond. He was born on 15 July 1792 in Gawsworth, England. Th...
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