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Prospect 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 DruittBlacktown railway station, 1955View of Main Street and Campbell Street, Blacktown
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Westpoint Shopping Centre, BlacktownAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern Creek, 1996Australian Motorcycle Grand PrixThe Ponds Provisional Map, Blacktown City Council areaBlacktown City Street Alive and Parade Day, 2015The Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, BlacktownMax Webber Library, official openingGrantham Poultry Research Station, Seven HillsSchofields railway stationUnveiling of Claire Pfoeffer Memorial PlaqueCorner Garfield Road East and Pitt Street, Riverstone Smoking ceremony, Echoes of Blacktown official opening, 2009Blacktown City Council's Decorate Your Homes Christmas Light competition, 2010HMAS Nirimba exercises their right to Freedom of the City, 19901981 Blacktown City Games, opening ceremonyOverbridge Sunnyholt Road, Blacktown Bob Sinclair Child Care Centre, Seven HillsW Glendenning butcher cartBlacktown City Street Alive and Parade Day, 2024Australia Day ceremony, Blacktown2005 Blacktown City Garden competition winnersAlroy Tavern, PlumptonHMAS Nirimba exercises their right to Freedom of the City, 1990Blacktown City Sports Awards, 2016Plaque - Hawke, Harold John (Army)2006 Blacktown City Council Garden Competition winnersBlacktown Cities Marathon, 1981Blacktown City Disability Awards, 2019The Rooty Hill, Official handoverAerial view of Knox Road bridge, DoonsideRupertswood Road, Rooty HillAustralia Day CelebrationBlacktown CWA Hall, BlacktownCatholic church and School estate, ProspectBlacktown Shire Council Planning Scheme, Sheet 240Max Webber LibraryOffice buildings, Blacktown ShowgroundLibrary displaySchool students at Blacktown City Council ChambersDoonside Festival, 2015Richmond Road, Blacktown OverbridgeLalor Park Preschool float in the Blacktown City Festival paradeBlacktown Historical Society meetingConstruction of Eastern Creek Raceway, 1990Bank of New South Wales, Main Street Blacktown.Australian Citizenship ceremony, BlacktownFlag PresentationVeteran Hall plaque, Prospect ReservoirWoodcroft Neighbourhood Centre, Official Opening 2019International Women's Day (IWD) Awards, 2021
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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