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Monday, 14 May 2018

The Drunk's Express

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In the 1940s an old liquor law was re-introduced that meant anyone was forbidden to drink at a hotel on a Sunday unless they travelled more ...
Wednesday, 9 May 2018

Nurses and Hospitals

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It's hard to imagine that up until fairly recently it was expected that when a woman got married she would give up her career. This was ...
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Monday, 23 April 2018

Hack Races

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What better way to spend an Easter weekend in Campbelltown than to attend a hack racehorse meeting. Run on the course opposite the King'...
Monday, 9 April 2018

Ingleburn Weir

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What exciting news it must have been for the people of Ingleburn when they found out they were getting a pool built in the George's Rive...
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Monday, 26 March 2018

The Haunted Harrow

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Almost everyone in Campbelltown would be familiar with the story of Fisher's Ghost. Not many however would be familiar with "The Ha...
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Friday, 16 March 2018

The "Gut Factory" - an update

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After publishing our previous blog about the "Gut Factory" at Ingleburn, we were lucky enough to be contacted by a grandson of Wil...
Tuesday, 6 March 2018

A Conscientious Objector

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  Demonstrations outside the Ingleburn Army Camp in support of Simon Townsend (State Library of NSW) Most of the older readers o...
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