History
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12 June 2025
HIDDEN GEMS OF BLACKTOWN SHOWGROUND
Our produce and community spirit
LES TOD, Blacktown News HISTORY WRITER
THE first Agricultural Show on Blacktown Showground was held in 1922. Prior to that, there had been a show at the School of Arts in 1920 on the Inglis saleyards in 1921.
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17 May 2025
HISTORY OF FESTIVALS, FUN AND CONTROVERSY
Congratulations to Blacktown Festival
By BLACKTOWN NEWS History Writers
BLACKTOWN Festivals has been associated with the area from as earlier as 1879.
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25 April 2025
HISTORY: BLACKTOWN’S BOWMAN HALL
The prime focus for city's cultural events
By Blackown News History Writer, LES TOD OAM
By Blackown News History Writer, LES TOD OAM
BLACKTOWN is unusual in that it has never had a formal Town Hall.