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NAIDOC 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 Roadwork at Carlisle Avenue, Mt DruittDubrovnik Folkloric Dance GroupDonnellan Place, Campbell Street BlacktownCentenary of Federation award presentation
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At Home with the Hungarian Community Event, 1985Blacktown Public School, 1964 Class 5B2Cottage, 107 South Creek Road, Shanes ParkFor Our Elders, NAIDOC Week, 2023Aerial view of Blacktown CBD, 2008Marayong Community Centre, Dr George LawsonInternational Women's Day, 2018Blacktown City Sportsperson of the Year Award, 1982/1983Neoblie, Mount DruittProposed redevelopment of Rooty Hill Shopping CentreAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern Creek1981 Blacktown City Games - Archery competition presentationDouble storied house with man and boy in gatewayEmerton Youth and Recreation Centre, Emerton2006 Blacktown City Council Garden Competition winnersBlacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2017Plumpton Estate, Rooty Hill, c190744-48 Flushcombe Road, BlacktownOfficial opening of John Aquilina Children’s Library, Quakers Hill, 1983Prospect Reservoir, ProspectThe Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, BlacktownAlroy House, PlumptonBungarribee Road, BlacktownHer Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II55-61 Newton Road, BlacktownOfficial opening of Rotary Lakes, Seven HillsRooty Hill Bush Fire Brigade Station, Official openingStanley Street, BlacktownAerial view of Sydney Business Park development, Marsden ParkRefalo Reserve, GlenwoodAerial view of Doonside Tile Works, DoonsideBlacktown Shire Council Planning Scheme, Sheet 3021990 Blacktown City FestivalThe grave of Reverend and Mrs HawkinsFlooding in Nurragingy Reserve, 2022Workers at Prospect Reservoir siteIntersection of Main Street and Newton Road, BlacktownChinese New Year 2014, Nurragingy ReserveMount Druitt Hub construction 2011Sister City Visit from Suseong-Gu, Daegu City, South Korea2013 Blacktown City Garden Competition presentationCameron Street, DoonsideParish of Rooty Hill, Blacktown Shire. Sheet number 35Mount Druitt Court House, Mount DruittMinchinbury Winery (Former)Berkshire Park Estate, RiverstoneMelrose House, Seven HillsUkrainian Arts and Crafts display at Max Webber LibraryProspect Cottage, Prospect Reservoir
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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