Campbelltown is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Campbelltown. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... The City of Campbelltown is a Local Government Area in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located about 55 km south west of the Sydney central business district. ...
Campbelltown is really now a suburb of the sprawling city of Sydney -the city centre is 53 km north-east -but originally it was a quiet country village named by Governor Macquarie after his wife's maiden name.
Campbelltown sponsors an annual festival in November: the Festival of Fisher's Ghost.
The ghost, according to Australian colonial folklore, is that of Frederick Fisher, a Campbelltown farmer who was murdered in 1826 by a fellow ex-convict.
Campbelltown is steeped in Australian Colonial History and is a cosmopolitan city set in a rural background.
Campbelltown's premier festival is the Fisher's Ghost Festival throughout the first 2 weeks in November and includes entertainment, a street parade, a fun run, an art show, carnivals, night markets, a rodeo and fireworks.
The summer high temperature for Campbelltown is approximately 28 °c.
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