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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 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
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2004 Blacktown City Council Garden Competition winnersBlacktown City Council Youth Ambassadors, 2013Minchinbury wineryBlacktown City Sportsperson of the Month, September 1983Sikh Community Centre, ParkleaBlacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2023Max Webber Library and Westpoint construction site, BlacktownPlaque - Thomas, H. (Royal Navy)Max Webber Library Blacktown, muralExeter Farm, GlenwoodPortrait of Councillor Walter (Wally) SmithStanley Street, BlacktownBlacktown CWA Hall, BlacktownBlacktown Showground official opening, 1922Peter & Jan Green School of DancingLaunch of Turkish Collection at Max Webber LibraryClaire Pfoeffer Memorial PlaqueFun Run trophy presentation, 2011Bungarribee Farms near BlacktownBlacktown City Celebrations, 1979Blacktown City Council Community Info van launchBlacktown City Games, 1987 swimming competitionWoodcroft Lake, WoodcroftMitchell High School, Blacktown, c1964Mayor Robert Sinclair presents award to HMAS Nirimba cadet J. HamlinMilestones, Great Western Highway, ProspectAerial view of Blacktown and surroundingsCarnivale and Australian Library Week, 1982National Sorry Day, 2011Aerial view of Blacktown CBDPlan showing Lambs Estate, Rooty Hill, 1914Featherdale Wildlife Park, DoonsideThe Meadows Public School, Fuller Street, Seven HillsLaunch of Turkish Collection at Max Webber LibraryBlacktown City Australia Day Fireworks and Concert 2017RAAF Memorial Park, Mount Druitt - Official openingHouse at 8 Pitt Street, RiverstoneSt Bartholomew's Church, ProspectGrantham Child Care Centre, Seven Hills - PlaqueThe Manse, Mount DruittCivic Reception at Colebee CentreInterpretative sign for John SchofieldAerial view of Mount DruittSt Bartholomew's cemetery, ProspectNaturalization ceremony at Blacktown Showground, 1963Eastern Creek Motorcycle Grand Prix, 1991Clydesdale, Marsden ParkElizabeth Odlum, 'Bonnie Doone' house, ProspectArts and Craft building, Blacktown ShowgroundKerb & guttering construction, Doonside
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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