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Friday, 20 September 2024

"Digger" Black

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My recent Denham Court cemetery tour covered a former Ingleburn identity Clive "Digger" Black. Unlike everyone else I covered on t...
Tuesday, 10 September 2024

A Bold Bid

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The history of Campbelltown never fails to surprise me. I recently discovered that in 1974 Campbelltown put in a bid for the 1982 Commonweal...
Friday, 30 August 2024

Royal Australian Historical Society Conference

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 Please see details below for this year's RAHS Conference in Campbelltown Windows into Local History Campbelltown Catholic Club, 26–27 O...
Friday, 23 August 2024

A native of Campbelltown.

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 In a prison cell attached to the historic Hartley Courthouse is carved the words “Michael Lynch a native of Campbelltown” on the door, and ...
Wednesday, 7 August 2024

Oh no! Not traffic lights!

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In December 1977 the question of whether Campbelltown needed traffic lights was a hot topic. The idea absolutely horrified some residents, w...
Wednesday, 24 July 2024

The Rising Sun

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There was an inn in Campbelltown, they called The Rising Sun. Not sure if it was the ruin of many a young boy, but the inn itself appears to...
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Friday, 12 July 2024

Scandals

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Who remembers Scandals Nightclub? Do you remember the soggy alcohol-soaked carpet and how it squelched when you walked on it? Many of you wh...
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