Friday, November 12, 2021 « the western weekender
TURNING BACK TIME Penrith was declared a municipality in 1871, and, until 1881, meetings were held in various locations around Penrith. A new Town Hall was built in 1881 on the corner of Henry and Evan Streets. The pictured house on the right was located next to these chambers. The right hand side of the building was used as general offices and the left side was the Town Clerk’s Office. It is believed that it was moved to this location from the Aboriginal mission at Mulgoa. It was demolished in the 1960s, when the new library was built. The library would stay on this site for some four decades, before moving to its current location in the Civic Centre in 1994. (Photo thanks to Penrith City Library)
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