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Monday, 26 July 2021

Cora Lynn

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Cora Lynn once stood at the end of Douglas Boulevard in Ingleburn. The site is now part of Symonds Reserve. It was one of many lovely old ho...
Thursday, 22 July 2021

We Can Help the Lockdown Blues!

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All of us at Campbelltown Library are missing our wonderful customers. We know lockdown is difficult for most people. For all those who love...
Friday, 9 July 2021

Brave Jack

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John Rankine Hadden was born on 14 March 1921, the son of David and Janet Hadden. The family lived in a cottage at 69 Dumaresque Street, Cam...
Friday, 25 June 2021

Mayhem at the Crossings

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 A hazard that faced motorists from the early years of local travel was the dreaded railway crossing. The area had numerous level crossings ...
Friday, 18 June 2021

Discovering Miss Clarke.

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In our last blog, Andrew wrote about Miss Clark’s school, and the difficulty we had identifying Miss Clark. After much detective work and hu...
Wednesday, 26 May 2021

Miss Clark's School

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Last Saturday I gave a presentation to the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society on a Campbelltown identity from the past named Zillah D...
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Wednesday, 19 May 2021

The Eggleton Family

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The recently named Eggleton Reserve in Englorie Park was named after a prominent Campbelltown family. David and Linda Eggleton have kindly...
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