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Flashback Friday

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City of Parramatta Archives: PRS111/442

City of Parramatta - Libraries

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Anzac Day 2023

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roll of honour board

140 Years of Loftus Square Park

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Loftus Square Park Epping, 2018. Image courtesy of City of Parramatta

Willow Grove: 34 Phillip Street Parramatta

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Willow Grove

Lunar New Year - Year of the Rabbit

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LNY23 Rabbit

Parramatta Trivia Quiz

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3D scanning of cultural collections

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3D scanning initiative with Macquarie University students

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Welcome to our new Parramatta History and Heritage website!
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Who we are

The City of Parramatta Council’s Research and Collection Services team provide you with access to research, archives and cultural collections relating to Parramatta’s Local Government Area.

Our professional team consists of a Research and Collection Services Coordinator, Archivist and Cultural Collections Officer.

Local Studies and Family History Library (Heritage Team) consists of a Team Leader, Family History and Local history specialist. Local Studies and Family History Library is located at level 2 of Phive - 5 Parramatta Square.

Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday:  9am – 8pm 
Friday to Sunday: 9am – 5pm 
Closed Public Holidays 

Research Lab Opening hours (by appointment only):

Monday to Friday: 9am – 5pm 
Closed: Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 

Please email localstudies@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au to make an appointment and give 2 working days notice.

We share and celebrate our cultural heritage assets and stories.

What we do  

The Research and Collection Services (RCS) team is passionate about gathering, preserving and sharing the history and heritage of our dynamic river city at the centre of global Sydney – that is Parramatta.

We collect and care for council and community archives, civic and cultural objects, archaeological artefacts and a collection of mixed media material. Our Research Library houses a broad range of books, newspapers, reports and microfilm.

Click on the ‘What we do’ menu to explore our digital archives and collections and read our research articles and publications online.  For further information contact our helpful and professional team by phone or via our online enquiry form.

Our stories - In Focus

Church Street intersection Macquarie Street - circa 1920. City of Parramatta Archives: ACC198/039.
160 Years of Parramatta Municipal Council
Phive
City of Parramatta - Libraries
RAS
Green Thumbs - Blue Ribbons
LNY23 Rabbit
Lunar New Year - Year of the Rabbit
Parramatta Gaol
Parramatta Gaol
Aerial view of what is now Parramatta Square, about 1924
Parramatta Square Over 230 Years History
Billy Hart in his Bristol Boxkite plane
Parramatta’s Flying Dentist - Celebrating the 110th anniversary of William Ewart Hart's pioneering flight from Penrith to Parramatta
The HMAS Parramatta Memorials, One and Two.
The HMAS Parramatta Memorials, One and Two.

What’s On - AT Parramatta

LNY23 Rabbit
Lunar New Year - Year of the Rabbit
Parramatta Foundations
Parramatta Foundations - Mini documentary series
PHIVE
PHIVE, FIND YOUR SPACE
 

The City of Parramatta respectfully recognises the traditional owners of the land and waters of Parramatta, the Darug peoples.
Sensitivity notice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased ancestors.

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