Camden Historical Society Inc in Camden, New South Wales, Australia | Museum

Camden Historical Society Inc

Locality: Camden, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: 46555400

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24.01.2022 Local Camden girl 17-year-old Dawn Coventry in 1953 standing on a local railway station. This pic was published in Pix. What is the railway station? Does anyone know what happened to Dawn?

24.01.2022 Local engineering heritage

21.01.2022 Camden heritage matters, says Kayla Jade, a young local Camden resident. Do you agree? Read more https://medium.com//why-we-need-to-conserve-camdens-herita

19.01.2022 An important early colonial farming property that was part of the Cowpastures region.

18.01.2022 I am really pleased to see my article published after a lot of work and many long months. The subject matters include local newspapers, John Macarthur, Macarthu...r region, local newspaper owner-editors, journalists, and lots more local stuff. #History #localhistory #Regional #mythology #legends #newspapers #media #hyperlocal #LocalNews See more

17.01.2022 In 1924 there was a trainee teacher camp by students from Sydney Teachers College. It is a forgotten event in the local Camden Story. Read more https://www.academia.edu//Sydney_Teachers_College_1924_Tra

16.01.2022 During the Second World War a number of RAAF and RAF squadrons were based at the airfield. This is story of 32 Squadron RAAF. Read more https://www.academia.edu//Camden_Airfield_and_No_32_Squadr

15.01.2022 The latest journal full of great local stories from the Camden Historical Society. For more info contact [email protected]. @camdenmuseumnsw

13.01.2022 On this day, 4th October 1797, the first flock of Spanish Merinos, upon which Australia's wool industry was founded, arrive in Sydney. In the early years of set...tlement, the colony of New South Wales struggled to achieve self-sufficiency. Most early convicts were not skilled in farming and British farming methods, seeds and implements were unsuitable for use in the different climate and soil, and the colony faced near-starvation in its first two years. An industry suited to Australia's harsh conditions needed to be established. On 4 October 1797, the first flock of Spanish merino sheep arrived in Australia. The sheep, offspring of a flock originally owned by Prince William of Orange in the Netherlands, had been bought in South Africa for 4 per head by British officers Henry Waterhouse and William Kent. More than half of the sheep died on the voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to Australia with bad weather nearly doubled the time spent at sea. Captain John Macarthur, an officer in the NSW Corps, offered Waterhouse 15 guineas per head for all the surviving sheep; however, Waterhouse refused the offer and in August he acquired a 140-acre property on the Parramatta River, known as The Vineyard and introduced his new flock to the estate. As his flock increased, Waterhouse distributed a few sheep between Macarthur, the Reverend Samuel Marsden, Lieutenant Kent and Captain Thomas Rowley. When Waterhouse returned to England in 1800, William Cox bought most of the flock from him, including several of the original sheep from the Cape. The remainder went to Macarthur. The Spanish Merino was a hardy sheep which was tolerant of Australia's extreme conditions. Unlike other settlers, both Waterhouse and Macarthur did not try to cross-breed the sheep with other breeds, which only resulted in sheep with coarse wool of lower quality. By 1803, the Macarthur flock numbered over 4000. The Macarthurs had improved the bloodline and strength of the flock by purchasing merinos from flocks in different regions, thus limiting inter-breeding of similar bloodlines. For this reason, John Macarthur is often regarded as the founder of the wool industry in Australia. Pictured: Champion Merino ram, 1905 Sydney Sheep Show. Courtesy: Wikimedia.

12.01.2022 You've probably driven past Emily Cottage on the corner of Camden, Old Menangle and Art Gallery Roads in Campbelltown, but do you know it's history? Learn all a...bout in in the Only In Campbelltown History Tour with Campbelltown City Library's Andrew Allen. To see the rest of the videos in the series now, jump on our website. #200YearsTogether #OnlyInCampbelltown #Campbelltown2020 https://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au//Ca/OnlyInCampbelltown

12.01.2022 Elizabeth Farm an Australian heritage icon

11.01.2022 The mysteries of the John Oxley Memorial Anchor at Curry Reserve in Elderslie. #tourism #johnoxley #visitcamden #camdenstory #historymatters

09.01.2022 A little known local story is the life and times of Englishman John Hawdon of Elderslie. He came from Derbyshire in the 1820s and managed the property Elderslie. https://camdenhistorynotes.wordpress.com//john-hawdon-of-/

09.01.2022 A local street view. #mycamden #mycamdenstory #streetphotography #view. Camden, New South Wales, Australia.

07.01.2022 The Camden train 3140 alongside Narellan Road at Kenny Hill in 1962. Source: Weston Langford Collection

07.01.2022 The Cowpastures was more than a location on a map.

06.01.2022 The Camden-Campbelltown railway was an important part of the local transport system. This is a photograph from the WLangford collection showing the train leaving Narellan Railway Station on its way to Camden. It is the early 1960s before the branch line closed. Camden Museum

05.01.2022 The private venture village of Camden was established on the banks of the Nepean River in 1840. It was located on the Macarthur family's property Camden Park es...tate. The village grew into a thriving market town on the Hume Highway in the early 20th century. The town centre is designated as the Camden Heritage Conservation Area. Camden Museum Camden Region Economic Taskforce Limited Camden Council Library Services See more

05.01.2022 This lovely image of Camden in 1940 shows the dominance of the St John's church over the town. The church is the soul and heart of the community in many ways. I...t is central to the area's Englishness that goes back to the foundation of the town in 1840. Pic: Camden Images. Camden, New South Wales, Australia St John's Anglican Church Camden Camden Region Economic Taskforce Limited #Macarthurtourism Camden Museum See more

05.01.2022 A walk in the meadows of the past is part of Camden's living history at the Miss Llewella Davies Pioneers Walkway at the Camden Town Farm. Camden Town Farm Miss. L. Davies' Town Farm Community Gardens https://camdenhistorynotes.wordpress.com//miss-llewella-d/

04.01.2022 Nepean River flood. Looking along Macquarie Grove Road towards Macquarie Grove with a stranded car. Photo c. 1920, by Roy Dowle. From Camden Images Past and Present. Camden Library Service / Camden Historical Society.

03.01.2022 Reflections on the Camden story and what it means for community identity and a sense of belonging today. https://camdenhistorynotes.wordpress.com//reflections-on-/

03.01.2022 The Cowpastures district

03.01.2022 The John Oxley Memorial anchor is today located in Curry Reserve at Elderslie on the approaches to Camden town centre. Camden Visitors Information Centre John Oxley Reserve Camden Museum

03.01.2022 A spectacular local view with a dark history. #mycamden #mycamden #warragambadam #view #vista #lookout. Lake Burragorang