By Neera Sahni & Michelle Goodman
PRS118_086_001: Aboriginal dancers performing at the Olympic Flag in Parramatta ceremony, 1996 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_089_001: Parramatta Lord Mayor John Books at the Olympic Journey Parade in Parramatta, 1997 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_090_002: Sydney 2000 banner at Olympics Parade in Parramatta, 1997 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_089_002: Sydney 2000 Mascots at the Olympic Journey Parade in Parramatta, 1997 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_091_001: Athlete signing autographs at Paralympic Expo in Church Street Mall, Parramatta, 1997 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_090_001: Olympic Gold Medallist swimmer (1960) John Devitt [Grew up and trained in Granville] in Olympic Parade in Parramatta, 1997 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_103_002: Sydney Olympics Torch Relay event in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_115_002: Sydney Olympics Torch Relay in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_115_001: Sydney Olympics Torch Relay in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_108_001: Sydney Olympics Torch Relay in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_103_001: Sydney Olympics Torch Relay event in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_095_001: Lord Mayor Lorraine Wearne at Parramatta Olympics Festival, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_105_001: Lord Mayor David Borger (left) with Sydney Olympics Cauldron in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_105_002: Lord Mayor David Borger (left) with Sydney Olympics Cauldron in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_104_001: Sydney Olympics Cauldron alight in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_096_001: Official volunteers at Parramatta Olympics Festival, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_092_001: Members of the Mexican Olympics team dining out in Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
PRS118_092_002: Sydney Olympics banners in Church Street, Parramatta, 2000 (City of Parramatta Council Archives)
Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, Parramatta Heritage Centre, City of Parramatta, 2020