Collection: History Support Collection

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

This book contains history and poems on the Parramatta region.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

A selection of poems over 40 years by Robert D Fitzgerald