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George Worrell's premises, Campbelltown; with the adjoining Lands...connected with the Death of Frederick Fisher 1826

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State Archives & Records New South Wales

Statutory body established by the State Records Act 1998. The Act provides for the creation, management and protection of the records of public offices of the State and for public access to those records.

Based at Kingswood, State Archives and Records NSW manage and provide access to the New South Wales State archives collection, a unique and irreplaceable part of Australia's cultural heritage dating back to 1788.

 

Fishers Ghost Creek

Murdered in 1826, Frederick Fisher is commemorated by Fisher's Ghost Creek, where legend has it that the ghost led the way to his own grave, thereby implicating his murderer, who was convicted and hanged.

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Fisher, Frederick

Convict and farmer at Campbelltown who was murdered by George Worrall to gain control of his property.

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Worrall, William George

George Worrall was a landowner at Campbelltown convicted of murdering his neighbour Fred Fisher in 1826.

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Campbelltown

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Suburb on Sydney's south-western fringes which grew from a township founded in 1820 by Governor Macquarie that commemorates his wife Elizabeth's maiden name. Rural in nature until the 1960s, the suburb has since grown into a major population centre.

Fishers Ghost Creek

Creek in Campbelltown running through Bradbury Park.

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