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Friday, 13 December 2019

Switching On

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When the question of whether or not Campbelltown should get electric lighting back in 1921, the town was almost split down the middle. Campb...
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Tuesday, 3 December 2019

Victim of Progress

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(Bruce Hatfield Collection) I have written about Railway Street in Campbelltown before and how it has transformed over the years. This ...
Thursday, 28 November 2019

Historic Loo

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It's not often that a toilet block is honoured with a permanent conservation order. In February 1982 this rare event occurred when a dis...
Thursday, 21 November 2019

Latest Then and Nows

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These images are taken near the intersection of Appin Road and Woodland Drive, St Helens Park. The above shot was taken in 1983. St ...
Thursday, 14 November 2019

The "Hope Inn" - on this day 165 years ago

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We have mentioned the “Hope Inn” a couple of times in other posts, but have managed to unearth some more information about it. Henry Thatch...
Friday, 1 November 2019

Making Cider

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With the increase in Campbelltown's population beginning in the 1950s, industry became important to the town. People needed somewher...
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Monday, 21 October 2019

Hairdressing to Health Foods

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A recent request for information regarding a particular building in Campbelltown led me to discover some information about a former residen...
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