Campbelltown District Family History Society Inc. in Campbelltown, New South Wales | Non-profit organisation

Campbelltown District Family History Society Inc.

Locality: Campbelltown, New South Wales

Address: 1 Hurley Street 2560 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia

Website: https://www.cdfhs.org.au/

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25.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: It was a tense couple of weeks in January 1981 for Woolworths stores at Macarthur Square after receiving multiple bomb threats. January 13 saw... the entire Macarthur Square shopping complex closed on police orders following a report that five remote controlled bombs had been placed in the stores and timed to go off at 12 noon, subsequently, every Woolworths store in the State was searched and cleared. Between January 28-31 another two bomb threats were made to the Sydney Telephone Exchange, resulting in evacuations of both stores. Several arrests were made for hoax calls in the wake of the Woolworths bomb affair.

25.01.2022 Campbelltown was founded 1 Dec 1820

23.01.2022 Corner of Queen and Patrick St, Campbelltown 1900 (Pics from the Past)

23.01.2022 Macarthur Square 1979

21.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: This photograph from our Richardson Collection was taken on 14 March 1977. Both buildings were sadly demolished soon after this was taken. The... old building on the left was a butcher's shop in its early days and the building to the right, built in 1900, started as a hairdresser's. The location is near the corner of Queen and Dumaresq Streets, between the Old Post Office and the corner. David Wilson's Chemist is about where they once stood. See more

19.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Today's photo from the library's collection is of the Sherwood Hills Sales Office. The photo was likely taken about 1967. Sherwood Hills officially changed its name to Bradbury in March 1969. Does anyone remember where the sales office was located?

18.01.2022 CAMPBELLTOWN PUBLIC SCHOOL FLUTE BAND 1960 Including Allan McDonald, Keith Markham, David McBarron, Robert Fenwick. Headmaster Mr Burt at right. Photo courtesy John Fenwick

18.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Miss Leo Club contestant Christine Yeomans is pictured here in 1972 at the old Fisher's Ghost Creek Bridge. Miss Leo was one of a number of ca...tegories from the Miss Spirit competition that formed part of the Fisher's Ghost Festival. The photo is from our Fairfax Collection. See more

17.01.2022 A great find - Campbelltown Calendar 1985 - Historic Visions of the Macarthur Growth area ... a beautiful selection of prints

17.01.2022 The Streets of ANZAC. A virus came along and shut the world down And people went crazy and emptied the town... Stay at home and survive the best that you can Be a good citizen and respect fellow man For this lonely old digger, it’s always been the way As he prepares to remember on ANZAC Day Social Distancing in place and nothing new to him And quietly chuckles at the fancy dressed ladies, putting out the bins He polishes his medals as he sits home alone Cup of tea and the crossword and sits by the phone For the calls that never come from mates long since passed The platoon is all gone, and he is proudly the last They told him Services and Marches are cancelled this year No poppies, no badges, no two up or beer Wondering will No one honour or even remember? Till Remembrance Day, the 11th November He hears a strange noise and gets to his feet And with a tear in his eye as he looks up the street The driveways of people with poppies and candles Honouring the fallen is more then he can handle They did all remember and they do really care They wave and salute while he just stops and stares Some children have handmade signs on his fence and the lawn We honour your service at the rise of the Dawn The ANZAC Spirit lives on in the youth of today With respect and honour as this is our way The virus won’t win, the futures not set As we whisper the words, Lest We forget ... Author Unknown.

15.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Construction of Minto Mall leading up to the opening in 1981. Two hundred people worked on the thirteen million dollar construction. The shopp...ing centre launched with the shops Coles New World, Ansett Travel, Mr Whippy, Kmart, TAB and CBA Bank. Photos courtesy Arthur Jones collection. campbelltown-library.blogspot.com/

15.01.2022 The Cambell Coach/ Gold Wheel restaurant in Queen St Campbelltown and pair of older photos from the 50s when it was still a house.

14.01.2022 THEN AND NOW... I discovered this black and white photo of Queen Street, Campbelltown, in the Mitchell Library a few years back...and many of us love it. It was... snapped by Rex Hazelwood at Campbelltown's centenary celebrations on 1 December 1920...and, seeing as we are a week or so away from the bicentenary on 1 December 2020...I thought I'd post it again...but with a difference... This time, I tried to capture the same angle as it looks today... It's actually impossible to get it exact, because the 1920 image was taken from the top balcony of the Club Hotel, and that building doesn't exist anymore and the closest you can get is a carpark above the Bank of Queensland branch, which is a bit higher up, and further in from the curb. But....with the help of John Horosko...I did my best. :) See more

14.01.2022 A Tuesday treat! Do you remember how we travelled on Narellan Rd back in the early 1960s? Picture: Camden Images Past and Present, an activity of Camden Library and Camden Historical Society

14.01.2022 Queen Street Campbelltown 1977

14.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Today's aerial photograph was taken about 1987. The view is looking east and shows the Camden Road level crossing, Catholic Club, Koshigaya Park, Quandong and the new Arts Centre. Bradbury Oval is in the background and the present HJ Daley Library has not been built.

13.01.2022 I just wanted to share this great historic photo of Campbelltown in the year 1920. It was snapped by Rex Hazlewood and is part of Sydney's Mitchell Library coll...ection. The shot was taken near the corner of Queen Street and Milgate Lane almost exactly 100 years ago, as local people celebrated Campbellown's centenary in December 1920. (We are, of course, about to hit our bicentenary in December 2020). The little road with houses you see at left is Milgate Lane. Looks very different today...mostly bulldozed to create the Coogan Lane carpark area in the 1950s and 1960s. But how many of you, like me, still clearly recall the laneway between the shops still being open to the sky? It wasn't until 1979 that the covered Milgate Arcade was constructed. (And Coogan Lane was named after a Queen St butcher and alderman, Bill Coogan, who grew up in Milgate Lane the last house, closest to the railway and died in 1962.) The vacant land where all the people are gathered in this 1920 photo was developed shortly afterwards when it became "Phil Solomon’s Progressive Stores", a two-storey building. The building on the far right was Ryder Brothers motor garage and taxi service. This garage was demolished in the 1940s and it, and the old Solomon Store, were redeveloped to form the core of Downes Department Store in 1950s which was still a very well-known country town shopping hub of my childhood in the 1970s, and I'm sure many of you remember it well. It has since been redeveloped and renamed Spotlight Plaza. I've popped an image from Google Street View to show the approximate modern site of the 1920 photo. Today, of course, when you're standing on this spot in Queen Street all you can see is buildings....but, in 1920, people could still enjoy a clear view across the valley up to Badgally Hill and what is now St Greg's College. Note the old Campbelltown News building (with the word "print" clearly visible) over the timber fence. It fronted Patrick Street at the time. (It later moved to the southern end of Queen St and became known as the Campbelltown-Ingleburn News...then in 1982, merged with the Camden News and Picton Post to become the Macarthur Advertiser.) You will notice, beyond that 1920 newspaper office and toward the railway line, Brunero Bros sawmill and timber yard. I love this old view. Wouldn't you love to jump in a time machine and go back for a visit? See more

12.01.2022 When Howe St still went through to Cordeaux St.

12.01.2022 Old Campbelltown Library

11.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: This early image shows Minto Road looking north in 1967. The building on the corner is still there but much has changed in the modern comparis...on. This once sleepy street is now a busy commercial part of Minto with high demand for train station parking. Both photos are from our Monkley Collection. See more

11.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: This photograph was taken from the Campbelltown Council administration building. It is dated 1981 on the back, however the construction of Mac...arthur Square in the background would indicate it was taken around 1978-79. The Royal Hotel in the foreground was demolished in 1986. Hurley Street is some years from construction. See more

10.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: After years of hope and months of construction delays due to wet weather, Campbelltown Swimming Centre was opened in "Bradbury Park". Planned ...as early as 1960, the pool was officially opened on Saturday March 11th, 1967. It was an Olympic-size swimming pool and, at the time, the only nine-lane pool in NSW. Despite the freezing wind and cloud on the opening day, 1152 people poured through the gates for a dip in the new pool. It would be another 20 years before the indoor heated pool was opened. Do you remember those early days of Campbelltown’s first pool? See more

08.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: This remarkable shot was taken on 22 December 1982. It's hard to believe access to the railway line for the photographer was so easy, even as ...late as 1982 (or was it taken from the train). The view is looking east and shows the beginning of construction of Campbelltown Mall. Hurley Street hasn't been constructed and the large steel fence near the railway line hasn't been built. See more

08.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: The site of the new library was greeted with mixed feelings, however despite some opposition, construction began and the H.J. Daley Library wa...s opened in 1991. Prior to this, way back in the early to mid 1900s, it was part of Tom Frost’s dairy farm. In the background of this photo can be seen Gilchrist Drive, and the level crossing at Camden Road. Quirky fact the date the library opened March 23rd, is the same date we closed for the Covid-19 pandemic. Hopefully we will be seeing you soon! See more

07.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: With the massive expansion of Campbelltown in the 1970's, there was major concerns about the traffic congestion in Queen Street. It claimed a... bypass was needed for through-traffic - a plan which called for the realignment and extension of two older roads, to form the Moore-Oxley Bypass. This was not a new idea, and had been proposed as early as 1955. Work started in July 1973 on the massive project, which would eventually see Campbelltown and Appin Roads joined by a sweeping dual carriageway. The road was opened to traffic in November 1980. (Source: Campbelltown's Streets and Suburbs) This photo was taken from the southern end of the Moore-Oxley Bypass during its construction on the 29 August 1980. Campbelltown Hospital can be seen in the background and Bradbury Oval to the front left of the photo.

06.01.2022 Queen Street Campbelltown

05.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Hurley Street, Campbelltown looking south circa 1983. This photo, taken from between Patrick Street and Milgate Lane, shows the coal loader th...at dominated much of Campbelltown’s skyline between the years of 1950 to 1986. The Dumaresq Street Twin Cinema and newly opened Campbelltown Mall can be seen in the distance. Named in honour of the town pioneer John Hurley, who originally subdivided the area in the 1850's, Hurley Street was upgraded in 1988 as part of the Commonwealth Bicentennial Road Projects. (Robertson Collection). See more

05.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Today's photograph shows how popular the Fisher's Ghost Parade had become by the 1980s. The crowd is spilling on to the street and youths take up the best vantage points from Queen Street shop awnings. The image is from our Chalker Collection.

05.01.2022 Campbelltown Station, 1960s.

02.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: This photo is of the iconic Bagley's Newsagency in 1969. The shop moved from the top of Queen Street opposite Mawson Park south to a busier lo...cation in the street around the late 1950s. Inside the shop was a milk bar, card racks and the usual newsagent items. The milk bar was famous for its milk shakes and the shop had the best fireworks for cracker night! The Bagley family sold the business in 1982. Photo is from the Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society. Do you have memories of Bagley's you would like to share? See more

01.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY: An aerial view of Campbelltown looking north west in November 1970. Of note in the uppermost portion is the State Nursery on Badgally Road. Cr...eated in 1881 it’s job was to supply trees, shrubs and seedlings to schools, councils and other various institutions across the state, free of charge. Below, close to the train line, along Farrow Road you can see two of the biggest factories (also employers) in Campbelltown during the seventies: Crompton Parkinson and the Niles Textile factory. Bisecting the photo diagonally is of course Queen Street. How many buildings can you recognise? See more