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'The Manse',
23 The Avenue, Mount Druitt NSW
....preserving and sharing Mount Druitts history
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Around Mount Druitt
Photos that illustrate Mount Druitts history; from buildings and streets to the people who’ve played a role in creating the town.
This is a sample of our collection. Please contact us for specific photos.
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All images on this site are copyrighted by Mount Druitt Historical Society Inc. or,where mentioned, the person providing this photo.
Indigenous Australians are advised that these album may include images or names of people now deceased.
 Old Mt Druitt MuralThe mural is located in the parking area near the ex Station Masters cottage at Old Mount Druitt on the Western Highway side of the rail track. The mural depicts some of the areas heritage building and sites, The Manse, Colyton Public School, The Waterholes and the WW2 RAAF Base and the tractor is appropriate as Mount Druitt was a rural area. |  Great Western Highway, Oxley ParkWest side of Ropes Creek looking west. Essex Rest and Picnic Ground on right. C.1920’s |
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 Carlisle Avenue, Mount DruittFormally Grantham Road looking North from Jersey Road Photo courtesy - George Nicolaidis |  Mount Druitt Industrial Sitec 1969 |
 Mount Druitt Village Service StationMount Druitt Village’s first and only Service Station c.1954. On the left is a 1954 Holden model hire car owned by Mr W.E. Swords. Centre is Mr Dick Simpson with his 1948 Holden car. Photo courtesy of Mr Swords. |  Mount Druitt Taxi Service1948. Photo is taken near the corner of Belmore Ave and North Parade and near the site of the first and second Mount Druitt Railway Stations. The 1930 Cadillac (L) was replaced by the 1930 Oldsmobile. Pictured is driver Ned Watts. Only one hire car operated in the Mount Druitt District until 1953 when it was increased to two cars. Photo courtesy Mr W. Swords |
 Wheelbarrow raceThe start of a wheelbarrow race at the Great Western Highway, along the Mount Druitt Road to the railway station in 1935 Fred Watkins (L) and Norm Spargo pushing Dick Wallace Photo Courtesy Norm Spargo |  Opening of Mount Druitt HospitalHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II performing the official opening of Mount Druitt Hospital Monday 11 October 1982 - 11.30am accompanied by NSW Premier The Hon Neville Wran Photo Courtesy The Western Standard |
 Mount Druitt Postal DeliveryMrs O’Brien |  Whalan Public SchoolOfficial Opening Whalan Public School - 1969 Photo courtesy Mr George Nicolaidis |
 Mount Druitt Swimming PoolRelay Race during Rooty Hill High School Swimming Carnival at Mount Druitt Pool - 1978 Photo courtesy Western Standard |  Colyton General Storec.1900 Photo courtesy Dick Simpson |
 1960 floods looking east from Colyton |  Palmerstone RoadLooking towards Mount Druitt Village Shopping Centre |
 Climpsons Fruit and Vegetable StoreSituated south side of the Great Western Highway. C.1952 Photo courtesy Mr Jack Purdy |  Mount Druitt Taxi ServiceIn 1954, Mount Druitt's taxi fleet grew to two. In 1956, two way radios were installed. Under Western Districts Radio Cabs, the fleet grew to over seventy. (L-R) FJ Holden and Morris Oxford. Photo courtesy Mr Bill Swords |
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