Penrith City Library – Local history publications for sale

To purchase any of the following publications, please visit any of Penrith City Library's branches, or, contact Research Services at:

Mailing address: P.O. Box 60, Penrith. 2751. New South Wales. Australia.
Street address: 601 High Street, Penrith. 2750. New South Wales. Australia.
Via Penrith City Council's self service portal:  my.penrith.city

Dharug and Dungaree – History of Penrith & St Marys to 1860 - $10
Robert Murray and Kate White (1988)
368 pages, illustrations, notes, bibliography, index.

Detailed history of the district to the 1860’s.

Penrith: the Makings of a City  - $20
Lorraine Stacker (2014)
472 pages, illustrations,  bibliography, chronology, index (to both Dharug and dungaree and Penrith: the Makings of a City).

Companion volume to Dharug and Dungaree. This book takes the City’s history into the 21st century.

Not Just Stitches - $10

Once Upon a Road… A History of High St., Penrith 1901-1920 - $9
Colin Stevenson (1984)
60 pages, illustrations, photographs, index.

A profusely illustrated book depicting the events, people and scenes of Penrith’s High Street between 1901-1920.

Pictorial History: Penrith & St Marys - $25
Lorraine Stacker (revised edition 2013)
140 pages, index, bibliography, chronology.

Over 160 photos covering every suburb in Penrith City.  Includes Aboriginal history and European discovery.

Treasures of Penrith’s Past - $10
Booklet celebrating the bicentennial of Penrith 1815-2015.

Local History Calendar - $5

Each year the Research Services team publish a calendar featuring historic photos of the Penrith area. 

Calendars go on sale in November.