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A Camden Link to the First Railway
- Author(s):
- Ian Willis (see profile)
- Date:
- 2022
- Group(s):
- History, Place Studies
- Subject(s):
- Railroads, Australia, New South Wales, History
- Item Type:
- Newspaper article
- Tag(s):
- transport history, railway history, colonial australia, Cowpastures NSW
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/nh0w-xw80
- Abstract:
- One of the first directors of the Sydney Railway Company was colonial identity Thomas Barker who established Maryland at Bringelly in the 1850s. He developed the farm Maryland as a Sydney gentleman's retreat and starting building his hilltop homestead in 1854. Barker was a successful Sydney businessman and philanthropist who was one of the earliest promoters of railways in New South Wales.
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- xml
- Published as:
- Newspaper article Show details
- Pub. URL:
- https://www.tdr.com.au/edition-archive
- Pub. Date:
- 18 November 2022
- Newspaper:
- The District Reporter
- Edition:
- 1st
- Section:
- Back Then
- Page Range:
- 16 - 16
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 5 months ago
- License:
- Attribution
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