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Max 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, 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, Prospect
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International Women's Day (IWD), 2014Louisa Dobson at Stanhope ParkThe celebrated Quaker's Hill Estate, BlacktownBlacktown City Festival, 1982Max Webber Library Sunday Opening, 1997Lions Park, RiverstoneFire damaged property on Reservoir Road, BlacktownSt Patrick's Primary School, BlacktownMarayong Community Centre, MarayongBlacktown City Sports Awards, 2013Blacktown War Memorial Swimming Pool, Boyd Street, BlacktownBlacktown Agricultural Show, 1918Combined schools dance display at Vardys Road Public SchoolSportsperson of the Year AwardBlacktown City Festival performer, 1989Blacktown the City on the Move LaunchThe Lalor Park Skate Park - Official openingSt Bartholomew's hall vandalism, Prospect, 1997Mount Druitt Court House, Mount Druitt2013 Blacktown City Garden Competition presentationCombined schools dance display at Vardys Road Public SchoolBlacktown City Festival, 2001Construction at Prospect Reservoir, Prospect193 Flushcombe Road, BlacktownDoonside Road, DoonsideBlacktown City Festival, 1993Max Webber Library, Westfield Place, BlacktownCombined schools dance display at Vardys Road Public SchoolBlacktown City Streets Alive and Parade Day, 2011Blacktown Public School, 1941 Class 3Back to St Bartholomew's Day 2010 (Kathie Collins)Stockade Hotel, Lalor ParkBlacktown City Councillors, 7 August 2024The Oaks, 12 Hanna Place, OakhurstOfficial Opening, Marayong Underpass, 1987Marlene, A Tribute to Dietrich, 2008Blacktown City Council's Decorate Your Homes Christmas Light competition, 2013St Bartholomew's Cemetery, Prospect1990 Blacktown City FestivalBella Vista farm outbuilding, Bella Vista, 1981Prospect QuarryBlacktown Home Library Service 'At Home' eventLalor Park Community Centre, Lalor ParkBoundary Road, SchofieldsAlroy House, PlumptonJohn Bettington, c.1850sFormer St Stephen's Anglican Church, Quaker's HillMerriville Rise Park, Kellyville RidgeBattle of Vinegar Hill, 200th AnniversaryGrave of John and Catherine Woods, Huntingwood
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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