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Monday, 22 March 2021

Wedderburn Charcoal Pits

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Did you know that charcoal was once used to run cars instead of petrol? During World War II, petrol rationing forced many people to find alt...
Wednesday, 10 March 2021

A Local Treasure

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Edward John McBarron, born in 1918 at Albion Park, was a well-known Campbelltown figure for many years. As a Veterinary Science student he g...
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Thursday, 4 March 2021

An Aerial View in 1956

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  This aerial photograph from 1956 demonstrates how much Campbelltown has grown in 65 years. The area shown covers from Kialba Road at the b...
Thursday, 18 February 2021

A Respected Cop

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  “He was a character, Slats. But he kept the town in order, one policeman. We had respect for him, I think that was it. We had respect. If ...
Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Minto Mall begins

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Surprisingly, Minto Mall was named, not by a corporate think tank, but by a local primary school boy. Prior to its grand opening on April 28...
Wednesday, 27 January 2021

First Accident on the F5

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The new section of the F5 freeway from Campbelltown to Yanderra opened on 15 December 1980. The new stretch was opened by Premier Neville Wr...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021

The night they blew the safe!

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I recently opened a pamphlet file which contained a very old cheque book. My curiosity was piqued by the little note on the front of it – se...
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