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Recollect Central West

Central West Libraries Online Collections

Welcome to Recollect Central West a place to capture and share the history, heritage and stories of Central West NSW. It provides easy online access to a rich store of heritage material relating to the Central West of NSW, its people, places and events.

Central West Libraries is always interested in obtaining material to add to our collection. If you would like to donate photographs, maps, brochures, ephemeral material and archives relating to the region, please contact us via the feedback link if you would like to donate.

See Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

Central West Libraries acknowledges the Wiradjuri people as the traditional custodians of the lands on which we are located and pay our respects to them for their care and custodianship of these lands for over 40,000 years.

Please note that the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples may be contained within this collection.

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Central Western Daily Negatives
Central Western Daily Negatives
The CWD Negative Collection, owned and administered by Orange & District Historical Society and comprises negatives of images taken by the Central Western Daily newspaper’s photographers from 1...
Blayney Shire Local and Family History Group
Blayney Shire Local and Family History Group
Blayney Shire Local and Family History Group maintains a growing collection of historical items from the Blayney region with the main aim to encourage and promote interest in local and family his...
Reverend J C McDonald M A Album
Reverend J C McDonald M A Album
Album presented to The Reverend J C McDonald M A on his Departure from Orange in Appreciation of Public and Patriotic Services, February 1919.
Forgotten Diggers
Forgotten Diggers
This project will install 50 headstones for World War I Soldiers who returned from overseas and were buried in unmarked graves at Orange Cemetery.
Significant buildings of Orange
Significant buildings of Orange
Orange has a rich stock of significant buildings, each with its own architectural style, some built as early as the 1850s. This collection has been compiled for school research and general int...
Streets of Orange
Streets of Orange
Streets of Orange is an online collection that records and depicts photographs that relate to Orange streets and roads.
A Day in the Life of Orange
A Day in the Life of Orange
A Day on the Life of Orange is a collection of 95 photographs taken by Orange citizens on 26 March 2004.
Email Oral History Project
Email Oral History Project
As part of the 50th Anniversary for Email Ltd whitegoods factory in Orange, NSW, a project was developed to celebrate 50 years of operations.
Wellwood Collection
Wellwood Collection
The Wellwood Collection was gifted to Orange City Council by Charles Sturt University in December 2009. It is a rare collection of paintings, photographs, books and newspaper clippings documenti...
Monuments and Memorials
Monuments and Memorials
Monuments and Memorials is an online collection that records the public monuments and memorials in Orange and district.
COVID-19 Oral Histories
COVID-19 Oral Histories
Staff were interviewed on changes to public library services and community needs during COVID-19.
Orange Family History Group
Orange Family History Group
A collection of newsletters created quarterly in partnership with Central West Libraries.
Sharing photographs and memories of Cook Park, Orange
Sharing photographs and memories of Cook Park, Orange
This collection has been established as a place where the community can share their memories and photographs of Cook Park, Orange, NSW.
Orange Lions Club Time Capsule
Orange Lions Club Time Capsule
The collection contains items from the time capsule which was unearthed in 2023 after being buried for 50 years.
Orange City Library
Orange City Library
Orange City Library maintains a collection of historical photographs, images, documents and ephemera of Orange and district.
Orange Festival of Arts
Orange Festival of Arts
Orange Festival of Arts was held in Orange between 1965 and the 1980s.
Orange Civic Theatre
Orange Civic Theatre
The Orange Civic Theatre Collection comprises printed programs produced for plays, musicals, concerts, theatre productions, dance and school performances. Programs were produced to advertise what...
Mayors of Orange
Mayors of Orange
Orange City Library holds a collection of photographs and biographic information of the mayors of Orange from 1860 to present day. This information can be utilised for research purposes.
Banjo Paterson Writing Award winners
Banjo Paterson Writing Award winners
The Banjo Paterson Writing Awards were introduced in 1991 by the Banjo Paterson Committee, the awards are now supported by Orange City Council and Central West Libraries.
Orange City Council
Orange City Council
Orange City Library maintains a growing collection of historical items from the Orange City Council. These items contain images, reports, programs and ephemeral material.
Orange & District Historical Society
Orange & District Historical Society
Orange & District Historical Society are dedicated to preserving the history of Orange and District. The Society holds regular sessions for groups and individuals engaged in researching, docum...
Maps and Plans
Maps and Plans
Orange City Library holds maps and plans of Orange and district. The collection includes: • topographic maps • early subdivision plans • early Orange drainage maps • early Town of Ora...

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The City of Orange CrestFirst person to borrow from new regional libraryLibrary opens without fanfareThe great toilet debateLibrary complex to open in SeptemberAugustus CoulsonHenry William LaranceElijah EylesPatrick Joseph FlanaghanCharles James SmithJohn McCucheon PaulEdward NathanJames Stuart LeedsJames TorpyThomas Joseph DaltonMichael CaseyGeorge WeilyBenjamin NelsonPatrick KennaJohn WoodwardJames DaltonGeorge McKayJohn Peter Peisley57 Sampson StreetAustralia Day Cook Park 2005European Union delegates Visit OrangeNSW Public Libraries Promotion Award for Storytime on the Move Program 2003Copy of a photo for Hazair Agricultural Services Pty LtdCopy of a photo of Army personnelLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingLight Car Club's race meetingThe Boyfriend, musicalThe Boyfriend, musicalVisitors to the Black Tulip FarmVisitors to the Black Tulip FarmVisitors to the Black Tulip FarmOfficial opening of Central Western Daily's new premises
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