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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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Construction at Prospect ReservoirHMAS Nirimba Freedom of the City, 1979Church of England fellowship Blacktown floatAustralia's Wonderland, Eastern CreekPortrait of George Alfred LalorBlacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2023Joe McAleer Reserve, GlendenningProspect County Council - Newton Zone Substation, BlacktownKids Kabaret goes to RioMax Webber LibraryBlacktown Cities Marathon, 1992Nurragingy Reserve, DoonsideBlacktown Exercise Sports and Technology Hub (BEST) - Official openingBlacktown City Council's Decorate Your Homes Christmas Light competition, 2013Max Webber Library, Westfield Place BlacktownLaunch of Ukrainian Collection at Max Webber LibraryFamily Fish In, Emerton Leisure CentreTour of Eastern Creek RacewayAerial view of Prospect Highway, Seven Hills OverpassMary Hale Lawson (nee Town), Nyngan, 1919Richmond Road, BlacktownBlacktown railway centenaryBlacktown City Sports Awards, 2001Blacksmith's Cottage, Nurragingy ReserveBlacktown City Council's Decorate Your Homes Christmas Light competition, 2010Australian Motorcycle Grand PrixBack to St Bartholomew's Day 2015 (Town Crier, Jill Finch and Stephen Bali)Rouse Hill House and Farm, Rouse HillEchoes of Blacktown official opening, 2009NAIDOC Week, 1997Blacktown Shire Aldermen group photographAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern CreekBlacktown City Festival, 19972004 Blacktown City Council Garden Competition winnersShops at Riverstone Parade, RiverstoneAnne Aquilina Memorial Scholarship, 2014Garage Graphix designerBungarribee Community Resource Hub, Bungarribee2019 Blacktown City Council Diwali Lights competitionFriends of St Bartholomew's cemetery workersCitizenship Ceremony, Seven Hills Community CentreKids Kabaret goes to RioDoonside Senior Citizens Activities Centre, DoonsideAerial view of Prospect ReservoirBlacktown City Garden Competition presentation, 2023Bungarribee House, rear viewMount Druitt Swimming Centre reopening, 2014Japanese exchange student presentation, 199370 Richmond Road, BlacktownCharlie Jones, Prospect Hotel
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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