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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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Bowman Hall, Campbell Street, BlacktownBlacktown Public School group photographPortrait of Councillor Susai Benjamin, OAMFlooding at Daffodil Street Marayong, 2022Blacktown Public School building1981 Blacktown City Games - AeromodellingWestpac Bank, 81 Main Street BlacktownFrances Lethbridge window and Robert Lethbridge memorial, 1982Monash Road, BlacktownJoe McAleer Reserve, Glendenning - Official openingVisit of Air Vice Marshall Radford to RAAFTUS WallgroveColyton Public SchoolMt Druitt branch library's 25th birthday celebrationsMarlborough re-subdivision Rooty Hill, 1895Portrait of Captain Geoffrey Raymond Cole, AM, Royal Australian Navy (RAN)2025 Reconciliation Walk, Mount DruittThe Imam and the Pastor, 2008Junior Sportsperson Encouragement Award 1984-1985Blacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2023International women's Day (IWD) Awards, 2011Blacktown City Festival, 2001Robin Hood Inn, BlacktownMax Webber Library, BlacktownFormer Schofields Aerodrome, SchofieldsBlacktown Public School, 1941 Class 3AGreat Western Highway, ProspectQueen's Baton Relay for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games.1981 Blacktown City Games, opening ceremonySt John The Evangelist Catholic Church, RiverstoneNirimba Education Precinct, Quakers HillValentine Sports Park, Meurants Lane, GlenwoodThe Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, BlacktownSister City Visit from Suseong-Gu, Daegu City, South KoreaPossibly old Workers Club, BlacktownPortrait of Councillor Moninder SinghCivic Reception at Colebee CentreBlacktown Civic Centre extensionsFlushcombe Road, BlacktownHeavenly Nic-Nax Antique Shop, RiverstoneGrey Stanes House entrance, ProspectRelocation Quakers Hill East Public School, c2002Home Library Service - first biennial celebrationBlacktown Roll of Honour, 1914 - 1918Commemorate and Celebrate at "The Manse"Richards - suburb map, November 2020St Bartholomew's Cemetery expansion - Stage 1ABow's Cafe, Main Street BlacktownEmerton Leisure Centre, EmertonBlacktown Public School, 1945 6th class Blacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2017
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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