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Thursday, 21 December 2017

"The Campbelltown Sensation" Update (Link now fixed!)

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Check out an update to one of my posts from a few years ago. https://campbelltown-library.blogspot.com.au/search/label/Kershler%20Thomas%...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Catastrophic Lightning Strike

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As I sit at my desk this afternoon anticipating a much welcome storm brewing from the south, I remember recently reading about a devastating...
Tuesday, 12 December 2017

Arnold St Claire

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During the 1960s, Arnold St Claire lived in Campbelltown with his wife Claire. A talented artist, he was a finalist in the 1965 Sulman Prize...
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Tuesday, 5 December 2017

Big Industry Moves In

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Campbelltown had to wait until 1956 before it got its first major industrial factory. Crompton Parkinson, an electrical equipment manufactur...
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Wednesday, 22 November 2017

A Hazardous Journey

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The Campbelltown to Camden train, affectionately known as 'Pansy', is remembered fondly by those who remember her. The train or tram...
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Wednesday, 15 November 2017

The Way We Were - Part 6

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Here is the next part of our "Way We Were" series. Steve Roach Collection, c1960. Above is the former Fieldhouse Store, la...
Wednesday, 8 November 2017

"The Legend of Fisher's Ghost" - musically speaking.

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The legend of Fisher's Ghost has been celebrated in popular culture in many ways over the years. Related in countless newspaper articles...
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