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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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Australia Day Awards, 1992Glenwood Community Hub, GlenwoodDoonside Festival, 2015Blacktown shopping centre, 1940s and 1950sHeadstone of Dr Russell Keith Dickens, OAMBlacktown Showground Memorial GatesPlaque - Jarman, G.E. (British Army)Passing Out Parade, HMAS Nirimba, December 1974William and Mary Ann NeevesPresentation of Bicentennial MedalsCarnivale and Australian Library Week, 1982Blacktown City Council award presentationPerformer at Croatian literature afternoon, Bowman HallBlacktown City Festival, 1997Blacktown City Australia Day Awards, 2017Max Webber Library eventAerial view of Sydney Business Park development, Marsden ParkMelrose House, Seven HillsBlacktown City Streets Alive and Parade Day, 2011Presbyterian Church, Mount DruittHouse on Norfolk Street, Mount DruittHMAS Nirimba, visit by Miss Australia 1974Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope GardensBlacktown War Memorial Pool, BlacktownSt Aidan's Roman Catholic Church, Rooty HillThe Happiness CycleUpper Valve House, Prospect ReservoirPolice GamesTurning the Sod for RoadworksSister City Visit from Suseong-Gu, Daegu City, South Korea2021 Blacktown City Council Diwali Lights competitionAustralian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern Creek.Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix, Eastern CreekCoveny Street, DoonsideRing Road construction at Third Avenue and Balmoral Street, BlacktownBlacktown Knitting GroupVeteran Hall verandah, ProspectUnknown women and childrenMount Druitt Swimming Centre, Dive In MoviesNational Sorry Day, 2015Doonside Road, DoonsideOfficial Opening, Dennis Johnson Branch Library, Stanhope GardensTagalog collection launch, Max Webber LibraryRing Road construction at Third Avenue, BlacktownSunset, Rooty Hill, 2021The Jim Anderson Grandstand at Glendenning - official openingTuscan Waters Estate, GlenwoodAshlar Golf Course, BlacktownSt Bartholomew's Anglican Church, ProspectBlacktown City Festival, 1983
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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 Church of England, Prospect Stephen Louis Bali Streetscapes Sunnyholt Road, Blacktown Warrick Lane Precinct, Blacktown Westfield Place, Blacktown Westpoint Shopping Centre, Blacktown William Lawson