The History Buff

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Friday, 23 October 2020

Glenfield Veterinary Research Station

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 In 1923 the New South Wales Department of Agriculture opened its very first veterinary research station on a small property at Macquarie Fi...
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Thursday, 8 October 2020

Recognition for Norm

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  The Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society recently conferred upon Norm Campbell an Honorary life membership to recognize the many year...
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Monday, 28 September 2020

The suburb with the misspelt name

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Englorie Park House sits at the centre of the tiny suburb of Englorie Park. The land on which it sits has been home to many interesting peop...
Thursday, 17 September 2020

Highway Hold ups

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Travelling along Appin Road has long been a hazardous trip. If you were doing it in 1866 there were even more reasons to be filled with trep...
Tuesday, 8 September 2020

The Old Police Station

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  The Campbelltown Police Station was once situated in Railway Street. Dates for its construction vary from 1880, the late 1880s and 1890. I...
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Friday, 21 August 2020

New Rotolactor Photographs

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The library recently received a donation of photographs of the Menangle Rotolactor during its heyday. We are grateful to Lyn Smith for shari...
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Tuesday, 11 August 2020

Fined

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50 years ago today, this story from the Campbelltown-Ingleburn News: An Ingleburn man was convicted at Campbelltown Courthouse and fined f...
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