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Blacktown 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 Blacktown City Welcome Picnic 2017Lalor Park Shopping Centre, Lalor ParkLalor Park Community Hub, Lalor Park
Highlights
Civic Opening, Blacktown Tennis Centre, Stanhope Gardens, 2016Max Webber Library and Westpoint construction site, BlacktownPalmyra Avenue, Lethbridge ParkCustomer Service Professional of the Year - Tony ParkesBlacktown Cities Marathon, 1981Blacktown the City on the Move Launch1991 NAIDOC WeekProspect Reservoir quarryBack to St Bartholomew's Day 2008 (cemetery records)2006 Blacktown City Council Garden Competition winnersMount Druitt Swimming Centre reopening, 2014Blacktown City Australia Day Fireworks and Concert 2017Eastern Creek Public SchoolDennis Johnson Branch Library, Stanhope GardensWest's Enterprise Estate No 2, Riverstone, 1885Bungarribee Community Resource Hub, Bungarribee - Official openingHome Library Event held at Max Webber Library, Westfield Place, Blacktown2005 Blacktown City Garden competition winnersAustralia Day parade, BlacktownGroup of men in front of Blacktown School of Arts buildingQueen's Baton Relay for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.Construction of Davis Overpass, Rooty HillHailstorm near St Bartholomew's Church, ProspectMartial arts building, Blacktown ShowgroundPresentation to Police Officers, 1991Workers at Prospect Reservoir siteWoodcroft Neighbourhood Centre, 2019Glenwood Estate Official Opening, 1994Breakfast Creek, MarayongSchofields railway stationWoodstock Fruit Canning Works, PlumptonBlacktown City Sportsperson AwardBattle of Vinegar Hill, Re-enactment, Rouse HillChinese Art ExhibitionHMAS Nirimba, Freedom of the City, 1979Garfield Road East, RiverstoneMax Webber Library, BlacktownBlacktown Cities Marathon, 1981CSIRO operating theatreMarsden Park Temporary Library, Marsden Park - Official openingBreakfast Creek, MarayongAustralia Day concert and fireworks, Rooty Hill, 2007Open Day and fireworks at Nurragingy, 1988Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern CreekSkyline Drive-in Theatre, Blacktown2003 Fun Run trophy presentationBlacktown railway stationMt Druitt Library staff membersMinchinbury Winery Conservation, Subdivision planLibrary Ethnic Community Committee, 20th anniversary celebrations
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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 Cemetery, Prospect St Bartholomew's Church of England, Prospect Stephen Louis Bali Streetscapes Warrick Lane Precinct, Blacktown Westfield Place, Blacktown Westpoint Shopping Centre, Blacktown William Lawson