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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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Blacktown Civic Centre extensionsMamre House and Farm, Orchard HillsRiverstone Youth Centre, RiverstoneImperial Club, Richmond Road BlacktownCommunity Wall at Rooty Hill School of ArtsBlacktown Showground, poultry pavilionBungarribee Community Hub, BungarribeeBlacktown Public School buildingMinchinbury wineryOfficial Opening, Dennis Johnson Branch Library, Stanhope GardensBlacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2023Chang Lai Yuan Chinese Garden, Nurragingy Reserve - Official openingPortrait of Alderman Kathleen (Kathie) CollinsCommonwealth Bank Cup winner, 1994Smoke Alarm CampaignBlacktown City Spring Garden Competition presentation, 2016St Bartholomew's Anglican Church, ProspectSt Bartholomew's Church Hall, ProspectArtist's impression of Crawford familyLibrary Ethnic CommitteeAlexander Egoroff Reserve, OakhurstBlacktown City Sportsperson of the Year, 1983/1984Charles Thomas PondDrumtochty Cottage, Seven Hills1981 Blacktown City GamesAerial view of flooding at Riverstone, 20212013 Blacktown City Garden Competition presentationPresentation of Bicentennial MedalsRutherglen Community Centre, BlackettOfficial opening of Richmond Road Bridge over Eastern Creek, Dean ParkPlan of Seven Hills area: Development area No 13Youth Council, 19892023 Blacktown City Council Diwali Lights competitionBlacktown Public School, 1959 Class 2DLalor Park Branch Library, Lalor ParkJohn Paul II Memorial Garden, Francis Park, Blacktown, 1987Hailstorm, Mount Druitt, 2021Blacktown Public School, 1938 class 1A - 2B Quakers Hill Parkway construction - Aerial ViewRiverstone branch library refurbishmentBlacktown City Festival, 1993Eastern Creek Public School studentsMount Druitt Hub construction 2011Train at Blacktown Railway stationPortrait of Olga Ellis Robshaw (nee Davis)Chang Lai Yuan Chinese Gardens, Nurragingy Reserve Doonside RAAFTUS Freedom of the City, 1986Construction of War Memorial Swimming Pool, BlacktownCombined schools dance display at Vardys Road Public SchoolEastern Creek Raceway, 1990
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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 Churches, Blacktown 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 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