Camden, New South Wales
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Camden in New South Wales, Australia,is an outlying suburb of Sydney, 65 km southwest of the Sydney CBD and near the city of Campbelltown.
The area now known as Camden was first known as 'Cowpastures' after a herd of cattle that had disappeared were discovered there. In February 1805, Governor King instructed (apparently reluctantly) a surveyor to measure 5,000 acres for John Macarthur at Cowpastures, where Macarthur had been promised land by the Secretary of State for War and the Colonies, Lord Camden. Macarthur named his property Camden Park in honour of his sponsor.
Camden is now a smaller, yet well known town lying on the fringe of the Sydney Metropolitan area. It is well known for the annual Camden Show, which combines amusement park attractions with the elements of a state fair. Camden is also the location of research facilites for the veterinary and agricultural schools of the University of Sydney.
Between 1882 and 1962 Camden was connected to Campbelltown and Sydney by railway.
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| Suburbs and localities within Camden Council | South-western Sydney | Sydney |
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Bickley Vale |
Camden |
Camden South |
Catherine Field |
Cobbitty |
Currans Hill |
Elderslie |
Ellis Lane |
Grasmere |
Harrington Park |
Kirkham |
Leppington |
Mount Annan |
Narellan |
Narellan Vale |
Oran Park |
Smeaton Grange |
Spring Farm
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