Queen Street in Campbelltown

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Campbelltown lies on the main road and rail links from Sydney to the south-west. Its railway station is extensively used by commuters to various parts of Sydney. The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ... Campbelltown railway station is located in Campbelltown, a city on the south-western periphery of Sydney, Australia. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of over 4,200,000 people, and 151,920, in the city limits. ...

History

It was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell, wife of the then Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie. The town was one of a series of south-western settlements being established by Macquarie at that time. Others include Ingleburn and Liverpool. 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Major General Lachlan Macquarie, Governor of New South Wales Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824), British military officer and colonial administrator, served as Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821 and had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of... Liverpool is a suburb in the City of Liverpool in south western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Campbelltown was designated in the early 1960s as a satellite city by the New South Wales Planning Authority, and a regional capital for the south west of Sydney. There was extensive building and population growth in the intervening time and the government set aside land surrounding the township for public and private housing and industry. The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...

The decades following World War II saw Campbelltown gradually change from a town, surrounded by rural land to a suburb of Sydney, with the development of new suburbs along the rail line towards Campbelltown.

Shopping

Campbelltown has a lot of places to shop such as Macarthur Square and Campbelltown Mall.

Local Media

Campbelltown is home to two local radio stations, 2MCR and C91.3FM. The two local newspapers are the Macarthur Advertiser and the Macarthur Chronicle. 2MCR-FM is a Community Radio station in Sydneys South West broadcasting on 100. ...

Fisher's Ghost Festival

The Fisher's Ghost Festival is a yearly festival held in recognition of Frederick Fisher, an emancipated convict who owned farming land in Campbelltown and who appeared as a specter after being murdered over a land dispute. An annual parade through Campbelltown's main street, Queen Street, is held every November and a carnival including fairground rides and other entertainment is held at Bradbury oval, a local sports ground. Over a period of three weeks many activities take place including the Fisher's Ghost Fun Run, the Fisher's Ghost Art Award and the Street Party which was formerly known as the "Mardi Gras." The Fisher's Ghost festival is responsible for a great amount of town pride in Campbelltown and many citizens can state that they or someone they know have been in the Fisher's Ghost parade at some point in time.

Notable people born in Campbelltown

• Jim Piper (born 1981) — Australian breaststroke swimmer
• John Marsden (1942 - 2006) — High Profile Lawyer
• Beth Freeman-Kane (born 1966) — Internationally Renowned South African Miniaturist^{[citation needed]}

Jim Piper (born August 5, 1981 in Campbelltown, New South Wales) is a breaststroke swimmer from Australia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. ... John Marsden (born September 27, 1950) is an Australian writer. ...

Education

Campbelltown has many educational facilities. The local government area has many primary and secondary schools both government and privately run.

External links

• Campbelltown City Council website
• 2001 Census Information

Coordinates: 34°03′54″S 150°48′51″E / -34.06502, 150.81426 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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