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Blacktown City Welcome Picnic 2017Lalor Park Shopping Centre, Lalor ParkLalor Park Community Hub, Lalor ParkBlacktown City Council White Ribbon DayHotel Prospect, Great Western RoadBlacktown Public School, 1978 Teachers group photograph Roadwork at Carlisle Avenue, Mt DruittDubrovnik Folkloric Dance GroupDonnellan Place, Campbell Street BlacktownCentenary of Federation award presentationNAIDOC Week, 1997Blacktown Public School, 1955 Class 5B BoysAustralia Day event at The Rooty HillBlacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope, under constructionMr Tom's dairy, ParkleaService Station, Harvey Road, MarayongSt Aidan's Roman Catholic Church, Rooty HillGroup photo of nurses, unknownMount Druitt Waterholes, Mount DruittBlacktown railway station, 1955View of Main Street and Campbell Street, BlacktownProspect Reservoir, ProspectMax Webber Library groupAnzac Centenary Mosaics - Peace
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Churches on Flushcombe Road, BlacktownCorner shop and butcher, Kildare Road, DoonsideQuakers Hill Community Hall, Quakers HillBlacktown City Council, Staff Award 25 Years of ServiceCultural afternoon, Blacktown Municipal Library2005 Australia Day AwardsAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern CreekFrancis Park, Blacktown, Soccer ClubClass photograph, Prospect Public School, 1933House on Cnr Third Avenue and Richmond Road, Blacktown'At Home' with Arabic community at Max Webber LibraryDoonside Festival, 2015Civic reception for Lions ClubHouse under demolition, Cook Road, OakhurstStables and coach house, Veteran Hall, ProspectPortrait of Councillor Peter CamilleriHoney's Service Station, ProspectPearce family at Stanhope Rooty Hill School of ArtsYoung Women's International Women's Day, 2018Blacktown Civic Centre extensions2004 Blacktown City Council Garden Competition winnersFlushcombe Road, BlacktownAnimal Holding Facility, Great Western Highway, BlacktownNational Sorry Day, 2015Storey telling at Max Webber Library, BlacktownChurch or church hallBlacktown Public SchoolEarly Childhood Centre, BlacktownBattle of Vinegar Hill, 200th AnniversaryLynwood Avenue, DoonsideLand grant along Old Windsor RoadProspect Reservoir, Prospect1981 Blacktown City GamesProspect Reservoir, ProspectFlorence Park Estate extended, Rooty Hill, c1910Bowman Hall, side viewSophia West Hallen memorial plaqueBanker Estate, St Marys (Mount Druitt)St George Church of England, BungarribeeCivic Place, Flushcombe Road, BlacktownBlacktown City Council's Decorate Your Homes Christmas Light competition, 2010Pacific Medical Centre, BlacktownAboriginal ChildrenInternational Women's Day (IWD) Awards, 20221991 Blacktown City GamesGreat Western Highway, ProspectHMAS Nirimba Passing Out Parade, 1973Queen's Baton Relay for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.Blacktown Cities Marathon, 1986
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Welcome

Blacktown City Libraries welcomes you to the Blacktown Memories web page. The aim of this page is to capture the history and heritage of the Blacktown City local government area, a vibrant and culturally diverse city in Western Sydney.

We are always interested in obtaining material to add to our collection. Please contact us via the feedback link if you would like to donate.

Please note that the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may be contained within this collection.

 
 
19 Flushcombe Road, Blacktown 4 Boyd Street, Blacktown Aerial photographs Alan Pendleton, OAM Anthony John (Tony) Bleasdale OAM Australia Day events Australian Imperial Force (AIF) Blacktown Blacktown Aquatic Centre, Blacktown Blacktown Arts Centre, Blacktown Blacktown City Council Blacktown City Council Councillors Blacktown City Council Development Control Plans Blacktown City Council Staff Blacktown City Festival Blacktown City Festival, 1993 Blacktown City Games, 1981 Blacktown City Libraries Blacktown Civic Centre, Blacktown Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens Blacktown Olympic Park, Rooty Hill Blacktown Public School, Blacktown Blacktown Showground Precinct, Blacktown Blacktown and District Historical Society Blacktown railway station, Blacktown Bowman Hall, Blacktown Campbell Street, Blacktown Charles (Charlie) Lowles, OAM City of Blacktown RSL Sub-Branch Remembrance Garden, Blacktown Doonside Festival Eastern Creek Raceway, Eastern Creek Flushcombe Road, Blacktown Francis Park, Blacktown Grantham Poultry Research Station, Seven Hills HMAS Nirimba, Quakers Hill Heritage buildings Houses James (Jim) Anderson James (Jim) Patrick Lynch James (Jim) Simpson Jeanette (Jan) French Julie Griffiths, AM Kathleen (Kathie) Collins, OAM Landscapes Leo Henry John Kelly, OAM Leonard (Len) Robinson Library events and activities Main Street, Blacktown Max Webber Library, Blacktown Memorials and Plaques Mount Druitt Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside Official openings and ceremonies Parade floats Parades Patrick Street, Blacktown Prospect Reservoir, Prospect Richmond Road, Blacktown Road construction Robert (Bob) Anthony Sinclair Seven Hills Sister Cities St Bartholomew's Church of England, Prospect Stephen Louis Bali Streetscapes Sunnyholt Road, Blacktown Warrick Lane Precinct, Blacktown Westfield Place, Blacktown Westpoint Shopping Centre, Blacktown William Lawson