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Anzac 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 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 group
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Blacktown railway electrificationSt Andrew's Church of England, Seven HillsConstruction of Blacktown railway station2017 Westlink M7 Cities MarathonUnidentified group of menBlacktown railway stationGrantham Poultry Research Station, Seven HillsTidy Towns & Environment Awards, 1993100th Anniversary and Rededication of the Riverstone War MemorialAerial view of Riverstone Swimming Centre and surroundingsAerial view of Sydney Business Park development, Marsden ParkPlaque - Dunn, A.W. (AIF)Site of the former Government Depot, Rooty HillBlacktown Public School, 1963 Class 5BLaunch of Early Words ProjectMarsden Park Public SchoolDoonside Estate, Doonside portions 249 to 253, c1924Doonside Senior Citizen's Club,  1991Centenary of Federation award presentationWatts Cottage, Rooty HillBlacktown Public School, 1971 Class 1C - 2CPlaque - Blakeney, Roy (AIF WWII, KOREA)St Andrew's Church of England, Seven HillsBlacktown Cities Marathon, 1982Portrait of Alderman George Alfred LalorAustralia Day processionRAAF Memorial Park, Mount Druitt - Official opening1990 Blacktown City FestivalMunicipality of Blacktown Planning Scheme, Sheet 5Mrs Townsend's house, BlacktownNirimba Education Precinct handover - PlaqueInternational women's Day (IWD) Awards, 2013Blacktown City Festival performer, 1989Smoking ceremony, Echoes of Blacktown official openingMalmo House, Mount DruittWant to become a Sustainability Street?, 20061986 Blacktown Advocate Fun RunPearce Family Cemetery, Baulkham HillsMinchinbury Neighbourhood Centre, MinchinburyAerial view of construction of Davis Overpass, Rooty HillSport AwardsMichau's Timber Mill, BlacktownJohn Joseph AquilinaDavid Lane, BlacktownBungarribee Community Hub, BungarribeeMain Street, BlacktownPortrait of Patricia Parker, OAMMax Webber Library event100th Anniversary and Rededication of the Riverstone War MemorialBlacktown Technical College (TAFE), Blacktown
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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 71 Seven Hills Road, Seven Hills 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 Festival Blacktown City Festival, 1993 Blacktown City Games, 1981 Blacktown City Libraries Blacktown City Sportsperson of the Month Blacktown Civic Centre, Blacktown Blacktown Public School, Blacktown Blacktown railway station, Blacktown Blacktown Road, Blacktown Blacktown Showground Precinct, 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 Featherdale Wildlife Park, Doonside Flushcombe Road, Blacktown Francis Park, Blacktown Grantham Poultry Research Station, Seven Hills Heritage buildings HMAS Nirimba, Quakers Hill Houses James (Jim) Anderson 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 Motorcycle racing Eastern Creek Mount Druitt Nurragingy Reserve, Doonside Official openings and ceremonies Parade floats Parades Patrick Street, Blacktown Prospect Reservoir, Prospect Richmond Road, Blacktown Riverstone Road construction Rooty Hill Seven Hills St Bartholomew's Church of England, Prospect Stephen Louis Bali Streetscapes Village Green, Blacktown Westfield Place, Blacktown Westpoint Shopping Centre, Blacktown