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Blacktown 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 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 Druitt
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Prospect ReservoirMax Webber Library Sunday Opening, 1997Blacktown Ice Works employeesBungarribee Homestead ParkBlacktown City Festival, 1997Pearce Family Cemetery, Baulkham HillsBaby Health Centre, Seven HillsClydesdale Estate, Marsden Park, 1933HMAS Nirimba, Freedom of the City, 1979Max Webber Library school holiday activitiesAlroy House, Plumpton1981 Blacktown City Games, opening ceremonyClean-Up Australia campaign, 1993Portrait of Alderman Peter BaxterBlacktown Mall in Main StBlacktown Home Library Service 'At Home' EventMichau's Timber Mill, BlacktownRichmond Road overpass, Blacktown Boorea Street, BlacktownSt Andrew's Church of England, Seven Hills Blacktown Cities Marathon, 1988Blacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 1994The Meadows Estate, Seven Hills, 1889Mango One Fruit Store, Marsden ParkBidwill Youth Centre, BidwillObelisk, Great Western HighwayRooty Hill Railway Station, Rooty HillWorkers at Prospect Reservoir siteAustralia Day parade, BlacktownPublic Meeting, Riverstone Swimming Pool, 1951Seven Hills District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Seven HillsBlacktown Citizen of the Year Awards Australia Day 2017Minchinbury Winery Survey MapMarsden ParkGarfield Road, Riverstone floods 1978Bungarribee Road, BlacktownRoad Safety CampaignSunnyholt Road, Blacktown (night)Woodcroft Neighbourhood Centre, Official Opening 2019Blacktown City Sports Awards presentation event at Westpoint Shopping CentreHouse roof and chimneySite of the former Government Depot, Rooty HillWilliam Lawson's 'Errow-An-Bang', CarcoarBlacktown Road and Wall Park Avenue IntersectionBlacktown Native Institution site, OakhurstRiverstone branch library refurbishmentAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern CreekSarah Lawson (nee Leadbeater)Sunnyholt Road, BlacktownBlacktown Public School, 1947 class 1A Infants
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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