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This book is a short history of the Chinese market gardeners who came to the Camden District in the late 19th century. The story has been overlooked, and there is little tangible evidence of their presence in the area from the past. Yet a little digging reveals a rich and complex history that made a significant contribution to the local economy, inter-racial relations and agricultural innovation and technology. They proved the viability of intensive horticulture on the Nepean River floodplain using mechanically assisted flood mitigation. The Chinese practised a form of labour-intensive agriculture that produced high yields per acre on small farms. They were efficient and effective innovators, hardworking, and occupied a niche in the Camden agricultural economy. The legacy of the Camden Chinese market gardens is evident in many parts of the district, hidden in plain sight. The Chinese were upstanding citizens who contributed to local society and the economy, and their story adds a rich layer to the small country town of Camden, its sense of place and community identity,

Camden and its adjoining regions are rapidly changing. There are housing developments and shopping centres where there were green pastures and cattle only a decade ago. Sydney's urban sprawl is now on our doorstep. Our rural landscape has been irrevocably changed. New names have been given to well-known places and landmarks.The first edition of this book drew together the knowledge of many members of the Camden Historical Society, the Camden Area Family History Society and information from the archives of both organisations. This revised edition includes the previous information, in some instances amended, and maps held by Camden Historical Society that show where the grants were given and properties established.In scrutinising the maps, additional properties have been identified and their history checked. Land grants have also been verified. Many of the place names listed are obscure or were the names of properties or houses that no longer exist. Some names are no longer in general use, and some are now known to only a few people. From personal experience, we understand that a name or one word can be remembered from childhood, or a locality may be mentioned on birth, marriage, or death certificates. The dates shown after a person's name are their dates of birth and death, if known.Originals of the maps included in this book may be inspected at the map cabinet of the Camden Museum Archives and include both Parish Maps and Land Sale Maps. Each provides a wealth of information. Readers are also encouraged to use the Google search engine, where it is possible to locate street addresses and photos of a property.By recording the place names in this book, it is hoped that the names and their meanings will be preserved for future researchers. An index of landowners, tenants, and others has also been provided in this edition to further aid researchers.The assistance of residents in providing information on properties and their tenants is gratefully acknowledged. Without the knowledge provided by John Burge, Len English, Annette Macarthur-Onslow, Richard Nixon and Joy Thorn, some places might have been forgotten, or their heritage lostThis second edition has been dramatically improved by research undertaken by the late Janice Johnson. She made a provision in her will to pay for publishing this edition. Other Camden Historical Society members contributing to this edition include Robert Lester, Robert Wheeler, and Julie Wrigley. The Society thanks Fletcher Joss and Egarag Pty Ltd for editing Janice's publication.Readers who wish to suggest corrections or additions should put them in writing and contact the Secretary of the Camden Historical Society, 40 John Street, Camden, 2570 or by email at secretary@camdenhistory.org.au

Camden History is the Journal of the Camden Historical Society. It is published twice yearly and contains a wide range of articles and other local history items about the Camden District.This book is a reproduction of all issues in Volume 3. It spans the period from March 2011 to September 2015.

Camden History is the Journal of the Camden Historical Society. It is published twice yearly and contains a wide range of articles and other local history items about the Camden District.This book is a reproduction of all issues in Volume 4. It spans the period from March 2016 to September 2020.

This is a summary of the introduction written by Janice.A local newspaper reflects the values and attitudes of the community at the time. During World War II, the Camden News revealed the Camden community's values. It conveyed the strong sense of community of those days in Camden when everyone knew everyone else or was related to everyone else. The newspaper was providing a service to its readers by sharing interesting information. It was also contributing to community identity and a sense of place.Janice Johnson has gathered the paper's articles about the Camden servicemen and women engaged in the war. It is possible to see the patriotic enthusiasm as the war started and the proud farewells to the young men going off to war. Later there are more sombre accounts of prisoners of war, injuries, and deaths. This book tells us our history, but this is through the participants' writings and opinions at the time.The strong patriotism of the Camden News editor, William Sidman, guided him to select and give preference to some stories and suppress others. Occasionally he inserts a personal note in the paper, e.g., 6 March 1941: [Letters from boys at the front are most interesting to their friends; pass the news on to them through 'The Camden News'.]The book focuses squarely on the printed articles which were in the Camden News. These are available through the wonderful resource Trove, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, but Janice inserts the information from the National Archives of Australia https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/ on World War II men and women. The book also includes some personal letters available only at the Camden Museum. Through the book, the poppy represents the death of a soldier

This is a summary of the introduction written by Janice.In March 2000 I began identifying those who were buried in the cemetery of St. John's Anglican Church Camden. This meant researching not only their date of death but their backgrounds, as far as possible, before they came to the colony of New South Wales. I was assisted by local families who shared their knowledge of their forebears and by Church burial records which provided additional insight.By the time that listing was complete I had identified three men who had taken part in the Napoleonic Wars - including one who had served in the Royal Navy during the Battle of Trafalgar. At that time, I was satisfied that I had identified all the men that had participated in wars before arriving in the colony. As I continued with my database and to delve deeper into the histories of early burials in the Macarthur region, I identified others who had participated in not only the Napoleonic Wars but also other conflicts.An article appearing in the Camden News in July 1897, and sent me again delving into the history of Camden's early settlers.Following the completion of my work into Camden's World War I Diggers I looked further into the early colonists who had lived, and in many cases died, in the greater Camden area and had military connections. I identified other military men, and found that the Camden News was incorrect with respect to Captain Hovell's connection with Camden's military past.William Hilton Hovell had been born on 26 April 1766 Yarmouth, Norfolk, England and gone to sea as a boy. By 1808 he was in command of a vessel trading with South America.12 In November 1811 he applied for permission to settle in the colony of New South Wales but did not arrive until 9 October 1813 on the Earl Spencer. Shortly after arrival he applied for a 600 acre (243 ha) land grant in the Cowpastures at Narellan which he called Narellan Grove. The Deed was not issued until 1816.Hovell is credited with discovering the Burragorang Valley in 1823, and in 1824, together with Hamilton Hume, explored the area between Lake George and Bass Strait, before settling in the Goulburn district.Back in 2000, local resident Mrs. Shirley Rorke challenged me to look not only at prominent landowners, such as John Macarthur, but also the butchers, the bakers and labourers, and told me about her ancestor, Jesse Dunk. Jesse's story started me delving into the history of the ordinary people who had led extraordinary lives.It has been a fascinating journey. Many of the early colonists who had lived and worked in the Camden district had connections with our military past. Some came in chains, others arrived as free settlers and others were part of the various military regiments that came to the colony. Undoubtedly there are many I have not been able to identify and so I apologise to any whose ancestors I have omittedJanice