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St 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 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, Marayong
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Prospect Post Office wellBow's Cafe, Main Street BlacktownMunicipality of Blacktown, Map 197Presentation of Bicentennial MedalsBlacktown City Centenary Games, 2006Portrait of Alderman Peter BaxterInternational Women's Day (IWD) Awards, 2013Cottage, Prospect ReservoirAlpha Park Centre, BlacktownAnne Aquilina Memorial Scholarship, 2014The Oaks, 12 Hanna Place, OakhurstNSW State Cabinet meeting in Blacktown.The Meadows Public School, Fuller Street, Seven Hills, Centenary displayBlacktown City Streets Alive and Parade Day, 2011Featherdale Wildlife Park, DoonsideGraduates from Community Solutions, Community Leadership ProgramHouse at 23 Clifton Street, BlacktownHome Library Service - first biennial celebrationBlacktown City Sports Awards, 2016Vinegar Hill, official naming of historic area - Plaque, 2005Workers at Prospect Reservoir siteCollins Street, Seven HillsMichau's Timber Mill, BlacktownAerial view of Minchinbury Winery, MinchinburyBlacktown Showground buildingsWater Board cottage, Prospect ReservoirOfficial opening of Colebee Centre, Nurragingy Reserve, 1988Stiltwalker in the Blacktown City Festival paradeKids Kabaret goes to RioElectric Art project volunteers, 2005Glenwood Community Hub, GlenwoodSwimming concession cardWoodstock House, PlumptonParish of Gidley & Rooty Hill, Blacktown Shire. Sheet number 27Bedford Road Shopping Centre and Derbyshire Chambers, BlacktownBlacktown City Sportsperson of the Year, 1984/1985Turning the sod for new Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre, GlendenningSeven Hills District Soldiers Memorial Hall, Seven HillsWoodstock House, PlumptonWatts Cottage, Rooty HillThe Jim Anderson Grandstand at Glendenning - official openingSt Bartholomew's Cemetery, ProspectThe Lalor Park Skate Park - Official openingCentenary of Federation award presentationDemolition of the Robin Hood Inn, Blacktown1986 Blacktown City FestivalBlacktown City Festival street paradeBessie Fathergill with grand daughter GwendaCouncillor Kathleen (Kathie) Collins with Sportsperson of the monthBlacktown City Festival, 1981
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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