Closure of court house and a legal legacy lost

This newspaper article explores the story of the Camden courthouse building that sits lonely and empty in the John Street heritage precinct. Unused, it is a forlorn heritage building of considerable merit. The modest building has a rich history in Camden's legal landscape but was eventually deemed unfit for purpose. The court building was deemed unsafe for victims of crime and too small to handle the caseload of a growing urban area. Meanwhile, the local legal profession supported the community's effort to have the state government construct a purpose-built court building to cope with the Macarthur region's urban growth.