Collection: History Support Collection

Three young Australians join the army at the beginning of World War I and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, which is serving in Palestine. The three eventually take part in the attack during the Battle of Beersheba.

Commissioned by IFC Cranebrook Ltd as part of the rezoning application to Penrith Council to establish the likely cultural and archaeological values of the study area against the development potential of the site.

This book contains a historical account of the Macdonald Valley and St. Albans area from early settlement.

The book is a collection of stories about love in wartime using mementos, letters and photographs which explore the notions of love and friendship during wartime

Facsimile copies of early meeting minutes of the Forbes Municipal Council from 1870

Detailed information about departed Local Australian Servicemen recorded on Memorials at Memory Park, Penrith NSW. It includes information about soldiers from World War 2, the Korean & Vietnam wars, whose names appear on panels of the Roll of Honour.

A booklet on the discovery of a route over the Blue Mountains, the survey conducted by George Evans, and construction of the Great Western Road by William Cox and his men. Includes a list of men who worked on the road.

This book contains history and poems on the Parramatta region.

A history of the picture theatres and cinemas from Parramatta to St Marys and Penrith

A comprehensive study of the organisation and operation of the political system in Communist China, presenting detailed information on political and governmental structure from the central government in Peking to the local communes