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Monday, 28 November 2022

Remembering the Victims

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On Friday morning November 25, I  had the privilege of presenting a talk on the Richardson-Lack massacre on the front lawn of the Council bu...
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Thursday, 3 November 2022

The Immigrants Home mystery

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 For some time now we have been researching the old “Immigrants Home” in Campbelltown, which was part of Caroline Chisholm’s scheme for plac...
Friday, 7 October 2022

Korean Comforts Fund

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The Ingleburn RSL and Citizens' Comforts Fund was set up to provide support to servicemen in the Korean War 1950-1953. In 1953, the fund...
Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Coronation Day

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Campbelltown awoke to the sound of bells chiming from St Peter's Church on the morning of the Queen's coronation. They started at 8a...
Monday, 19 September 2022

How we planned our Coronation Celebrations

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It was almost 70 years ago that Queen Elizabeth II was coronated at Westminster Abbey. I thought I would see what Campbelltown had planned t...
Friday, 26 August 2022

The Bricklayer's Legacy

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The research for this blog post comes mostly from Carmel Peek, descendant of Francis Lawless. Carmel wrote for the Gunning History blog, the...
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Tuesday, 9 August 2022

Robert Lack

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Compiled by Barry Lack using sources from Alan Shaw.   Most of what we know about the early life of Robert Lack comes from his still-ext...
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