Collection: History Support Collection

Dr Philip Evans' account of his 12 month service in South Vietnam in 1966 to help ease suffering of children during war.

The text was written in the nineteenth century by an observer and journalist, Charles Tompson, who was a correspondent for the Sydney Morning Herald. His work has been edited by the late Janice Johnson. It gives a first-hand account of what life in Camden was like in the mid 19th century. The boo...

The purpose of this Local Environmental Plan is to investigate the capability of the Camden Valley 'site' to sustain rural residential development. The Camden Valley site is a 530 hectare parcel of land located between Picton and Camden This site is within Wollondilly local government area and ph...

A report by the Chief County Planner discussing Sydney's expansion and the establishment of towns outside the Green Belt periphery such as Campbelltown and the problems involved in this form of development.

This report has been prepared in line with the recent changes to the role of the Heritage Council and the increasing role of local government in heritage issues. It contains a list of heritage items in the Campbelltown area.

Biography of Captain Daniel Woodriff. Born in the West Country England, naval captain, son of Comfrey Woodriff R. N. Woodriff received a land grant in what is now Penrith, which he named Rodley Farm. Woodriff had a distinguished naval career

In the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra there are 15 stained- glass windows. Each shows a figure dressed in military uniform, and under each figure is a word which describes a quality displayed by Australians during wartime. One window features a signaller and an open flo...