Collection: Local Book

A record of the lives and deaths of some of the people who were transported to Australia at the beginning of settlement in NSW for crimes large and small. Many were Irish political prisoners some soldiers of the King's Army, others settlers..

Architectural heritage guide to the history of buildings in the Penrith area, illustrated by the work undertaken by the Nepean District Historical Archaeology Group.

Biography of Ben Chifley, local federal member for the Penrith district in the 1940s

Presents the findings from two waves of a benchmark study which measured awareness and attitudes prior to the education campaign of The Trust's Phosphorus Action Plan.

The aim of the current project was to document summr temperatures axross the Local Government Area (LGA) of Penrith City where record-breaking heat has been measured frequently during the past years. These measurements come from a single weather stationthat is located outside the urban centres an...

An investigation into the benefits of Penrith City Council providing child care services. Includes a review of brain development of children and long term outcomes of early childhood care and education and the return of social capital