Auto Alley, Church Street, Parramatta, 1968 (Source: City of Parramatta Community Archives)
Parramatta Road is Australia’s oldest highway. Tracing an ancient path used by the First…
Parramatta Road is the oldest highway in Australia, and one of the country’s most significant roads.[1] Although now bypassed in places by motorways, Parramatta Road remains a major arterial route…
Bonnet making instructions prepared by Parramatta history and heritage volunteers
Originally designed and prepared by volunteers for Women Transported, Life in Australia's Convict Female…
The clanking of chain and the moans on the triangles were not the only sound tracks to the life of convicts. Poetry, song, theatre and dance music provide an often unrecognised layer to their aural…
26th January is a day of celebrations for both Australia and India. Australia celebrate Australia Day and India celebrates Republic Day. However, the reasons these days are celebrated have a stark…
The suburb of Dundas Valley is approximately 8 kilometres north east of the Parramatta Central Business District. Originally part of Dundas, Dundas Valley was declared a suburb in 2007. The suburb…
The suburb of Dundas is approximately 3 kilometres south-west of Carlingford and about 3 kilometres north west of Ermington. It is bordered by Wyuna Place, Greens Avenue, Denham Place, Leamington…
2021 Lunar New Year
Friday 12 February 2021 marks another new Lunar New Year calendar. This year we celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Ox and say goodbye to the Year of the Rat.
The ox is…
3D scanning initiative in collaboration with Macquarie University
Council is proud to partner with Macquarie University to share Parramatta's material culture with Australia and the world.…
Knight’s Family Hotel was originally Creasey’s Family Hotel and later Hotel Parramatta. It was designed by architect Varney Parkes, son of Sir Henry Parkes and built as a first-class hotel with 32…