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Hotel 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 Blacktown City Welcome Picnic 2017Lalor Park Shopping Centre, Lalor ParkLalor Park Community Hub, Lalor ParkBlacktown City Council White Ribbon Day
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Blacktown Municipal LibraryBlacktown City Celebrations, 1979Blacktown City Festival, dance performanceBob Sinclair Child Care Centre, Seven Hills - Official openingSite of Bungarribee House, DoonsideBlacktown City Spring Garden Competition presentation, 2016NSW Softball Centre, Blacktown Olympic Park, c2000Home Library Event at Max Webber Library, Westfield Place, BlacktownGlendenning Road, PlumptonCottage, 31 Elizabeth Street, RiverstoneWater tankerMary Ann Pond (nee Corrick)Blacktown City Festival, 1993Tour of Blacktown district by State Cabinet membersMain Street, Blacktown in the 1940sPlaque - Kingdom, Albert Arthur (AIF)Lamp from St Bartholomew's Church, ProspectCDSE funding to non-profit community groups, 2005Blacktown Railway Station, 1954Jacinta Tobin performing at the Echoes of Blacktown official opening, 2009Australia Day event at The Rooty HillAFL IC11 Festival of Nations, 2011Opening of Blacktown Ambulance StationMount Druitt Wesleyan Methodist Church, Mount DruittGreat Western Highway, MinchinburyAustralian Motorcycle Grand PrixLethbridge Park Community Centre, Lethbridge ParkHMAS Nirimba Band at Blacktown ShowgroundNational Sisters Cities Conference, 2015Testa Pavilion, Blacktown ShowgroundMural Art, Dean Park Shopping CentreBlows Pendle Hill Estate, Pendle HillThe Lake Neighbourhood Centre, The Ponds - Official openingPortrait of General Manager, Dennis Geoffrey JohnsonPortrait of Councillor Carol IsraelGurdwara Sahib, GlenwoodBlacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2023Electrification of railway line to Riverstone, 1975St Andrew's Church of England, Seven HillsPortrait of Councillor Ronald James AlderAshlar Golf Course, BlacktownMax Webber Library, BlacktownAlpha Park Centre, BlacktownMount Druitt Hub construction 2011Municipality of Blacktown, Map 260Australia Day ceremony, BlacktownLions Park, RiverstoneAerial View of Davis Road and Breakfast Creek, MarayongBlacktown City Australia Day Awards, 2017St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Prospect
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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