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CampbeLLtown Australia
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 6:14 pmby Iain
Just for curiosity. I've already visited Campbeltown, Canada..., and there's nothing better than the wee town !
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Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:15 pmby Sheik Yir Erse
Always wondered how many other Campbeltown's there are around the world
I knew about the Australian version, and I think there's one up north somewhere
Is there a link between the Canadian and Australian places and the "real" version?
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:48 amby Bitter End
Up north --Campbeltown Ardersier by Inverness --have not heard the Campbeltown bit used up there for many years ! but I do mind bein in the Vic whin the visitin band went up there by mistake an the Sceptres or Zodiacs played on until they drove back down ! think they arrived well after midnight --Aye whin a band wis booked they came an played ! noo who wis it ? P J Proby ? Dave Berry ? A.N Other ? wis the wan who made a right fankle roon himsell wi the mike cable . wis a right long night .
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Mon Aug 02, 2010 6:22 pmby Iain
Bitter End wrote:Up north --Campbeltown Ardersier by Inverness --have not heard the Campbeltown bit used up there for many years ! but I do mind bein in the Vic whin the visitin band went up there by mistake an the Sceptres or Zodiacs played on until they drove back down ! think they arrived well after midnight --Aye whin a band wis booked they came an played ! noo who wis it ? P J Proby ? Dave Berry ? A.N Other ? wis the wan who made a right fankle roon himsell wi the mike cable . wis a right long night .
The driver must have had more than a pint running through the veins as this is a
road near Inverness !
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Mon Aug 02, 2010 10:23 pmby MPR
is there not a campbeltown in New Zealand?
distant memory of some sort of town twinning, could have been a dream.
can find an area named CN on the south island of NZ but cant get in tothe map far enough to see if there is a town there.
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:08 amby Bitter End
Jist for IAIN --- extract frae the history o Ardersier
"The fisher-folk of Blacktown had to resettle about a mile away on the shores of the Moray Firth. Here was founded two different communities, separated by land ownership and religion. The narrow strip of land on which Stewart-town was built belonged to the Earl of Moray and fell within the parish of Petty. Literally, across the road, the householders of Campbell-town worshipped in the church of Ardersier. Collectively these two settlements were later referred to as Ardersier, but it was not officially known as such until the late seventies, thus preventing confusion on postal deliveries to the other Campbellton which lies many miles away in the county of Argyll."
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:01 amby Iain
Bitter End wrote:Jist for IAIN --- extract frae the history o Ardersier
Very interesting Bitter End..., are you from the region ?
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:19 amby Bitter End
Ah hiv bin known tae hiv passed through it but dinna cum frae ther . BUT whin it wis announced in the Vic wher the band had gone wrang Ah wantit tae find oot mair ! thers naethin lik buildin a fund o 'useless knowledge '
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:46 amby Iain
Bitter End wrote:Ah hiv bin known tae hiv passed through it but dinna cum frae ther . BUT whin it wis announced in the Vic wher the band had gone wrang Ah wantit tae find oot mair ! thers naethin lik buildin a fund o 'useless knowledge '
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:45 amby The Insider
Guys
There is a Campbelltown in Tasmania, I visited it in 1990, the same day I also passed through the town of Bagdad much to the dismay of my mother as it was during the Gulf War, when I called she obviously though of the other Bagdad that was just a bit more dangerous around then, I have a couple of pictures somewhere.
The Campbelltown near Inverness is now called Arsersier where they used to build Oil Platforms.
Hope this information helps
TI.
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Wed Aug 11, 2010 1:58 pmby StephenJ
The city of Fayetteville in North Carolina was originally called Campbeltown, and was apparently founded by people from Campbeltown, Argyll. It was renamed after the American Revolution when it was unified with Cross Creek.
There is also a Campbelton in Jamaica (near Glasgow, Jamaica) and Facebook suggests there is a Campbeltown in Tobago, although I can find no further evidence whether that is actually the case or not.
Re: CampbeLLtown Australia
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Fri Aug 20, 2010 12:41 amby MPR
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