Collection: Local Book

In the 1990's there was a need to create a new City Council administrative centre and a main library as well as linking these two areas with the Performing Arts Centre and the Plaza shopping centre. Of the twenty-two engineering firms who submitted a proposal, the structural design by Birzulis A...

Sidney Woodward-Smith immigrated to Sydney, Australia in 1920 and from about 1928 his landscape paintings appeared in many important Sydney exhibitions. His work drew many of the leading art critics. The author is Dr William (Bill) Cammack, 30 Mulgoa Road Penrith (later 12 Vista Street Penrith)....

History of Victoria Park, St Marys seen through transcriptions of the Nepean Times newspaper

This resource, part of a joint Heritage Project for primary schools, was written to support the unit of work - It didn't always look like this. The accompanying leaflet is located in the Castlereagh Files in the local studies vertical file collection

This booklet is a select list of novels on specific themes that are suitable for primary and high school students held by Penrith City Library in November 1992.

This study was prompted by the need for the NSW Heritage Office to respond strategically to community concerns that World War II aerodromes and associated sites, coastal fortifications, tank traps and bombing ranges, located in various areas in the state

WEST wants to celebrate the cultural diversity, food and individuality found within Western Sydney and Regional NSW. This volume has a chapter on North Penrith, with a focus on Thornton, the International Regatta Centre and bars and restaurants in the Penrith City area.