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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 ParkBlacktown City Council White Ribbon DayHotel Prospect, Great Western RoadBlacktown Public School, 1978 Teachers group photograph
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Eastern Creek RacewayHistorical display, St Bartholomew's Church, ProspectBlacktown Public School, 1977 Class 2 Blue1990 Blacktown City FestivalQueen Elizabeth II CoronationBlacktown City Sportsperson of the Month, March 1985Blacktown City Street Alive and Parade Day, 2015Durham Street, Mount DruittProspect Post Office exteriorVeteran Hall 1822 cellars, ProspectRooty Hill Railway StationAnne Aquilina Memorial Scholarship, 2014Blacktown City Council rangers, 2003Blacktown Cities Marathon, 1981Map of Part DP15914Plaque - Thompson, J.R. (AIF)Colyton Public School bell and obelisk, 1982Featherdale Wildlife Park, DoonsideBlacktown Public School, 1940 Class 5Max Webber Library, Westfield Place BlacktownElectric Art Project, Blacktown CBD, 2005Prospect County Council, Blacktown - Plaque2005 Blacktown City Garden competition winnersBlacktown Public School, 1971 Class K1Construction at Prospect Reservoir, ProspectSite of the former Government Depot, Rooty HillBlacktown City Festival, 1993Carrol Maddocks Folkloric dance groupWoodstock House, Plumpton2005 Blacktown City Garden competition winnersSister City Visit from Suseong-Gu, Daegu City, South KoreaInternational Women's Day (IWD) Awards, 2020Blacktown Public School, Flushcombe Road, BlacktownStockade Hotel, Lalor ParkBlacktown City Festival, 1997Russell Keith Dickens, OAMBlacktown City Games, Tug of War, 1981Portrait of Max Webber, Town ClerkBattle of Vinegar Hill Commemorative Ceremony, 1993Unveiling of Riverstone and District War Memorial, 1919Train at Blacktown Railway stationConstruction of Davis Overpass, Rooty HillHambledon Estate, Quakers HillBlacktown City Festival, 1993Glenwood Park House, GlenwoodBlacktown Public School, 1941 Class 3ABlacktown Cities Marathon, 1987Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside1990 Blacktown City FestivalRiverstone Swimming Centre, Riverstone
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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