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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, BlacktownProspect Reservoir, ProspectMax Webber Library groupAnzac Centenary Mosaics - Peace
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Blacktown City Festival, 1993Hill End Estate, DoonsideDepartment of Public Works/Department of Commerce building, Richmond Road WoodcroftPaddocks, Riverstone, c1980sGreystanes Creek through Fox Hills Golf ClubSchoolchildren at handcraft demonstrationThe Russian Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael, BlacktownBlacktown Railway StationBlacktown Shire Council Planning Scheme, Sheet 323A Paddock in Seven HillsAustralia's Wonderland, Eastern CreekBlacktown Native Institution site, OakhurstBlacktown City Council staffMinchinbury Winery Conservation, Proposed roundabout Sheet 1/2Wealtheasy Estate, Riverstone, c1918Blacktown Native Institution site, OakhurstPaint the Way to Sustainability, 2008Drumtochty Cottage, Seven HillsBattle of Vinegar Hill Commemorative Ceremony, 2004Quakers Hill railway level crossing, Quakers HillWilliam Lawson painted miniatureUnknown singing group at Civic Place, BlacktownBlacktown railway stationBlacktown Cities Marathon, 19841981 Blacktown City Games, opening ceremonyBlacktown City Band in the Blacktown City Festival Street paradeKnitted wrapsBlacktown City Centenary Games, 2006Max Webber Library eventBella Vista Farm, Bella VistaSunnyholt Road temporary railway crossing, c1950sGlendenning Road, PlumptonCrowd at Doonside FestivalBlacktown City Festival, 1993Blacktown Technical College (TAFE), BlacktownPortrait of Alderman Robert (Bob) William SpeersA.E. Baker & Company, BlacktownWoodcroft Lake, WoodcroftShops on Patrick Street, BlacktownMount Druitt Hall, Mount DruittWake Up with the Wildlife Breakfast at Featherdale Wildlife Park, 2017Portrait of Mayor Russell Keith Dickens, OAMHeadstone of Robert Crawford and Victoria Margaret Crawford (nee Smyth)Veteran cars, Blacktown CBD ring road opening paradeCarnivale and Australian Library Week, 1982Crudge Road, BlacktownJohn Agland Jnr2012 Blacktown City Sports Awards presentationBlacktown City Festival, 1981Blacktown Public School, 1948 class 4A
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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