Our history and heritage

6 online jigsaw puzzles using City of Sydney archive photos

Take a moment to relax and explore the city from a different perspective.

If you miss being out and about in Sydney, challenge yourself to solve one of these jigsaws featuring locations across the city, taken from 1908 to 2009.

Circular Quay, 1932

Solve the jigsaw

Circular Quay, 1932 (City of Sydney Archives, photographer E Griffin, A-00016712)
Circular Quay, 1932 (City of Sydney Archives, photographer E Griffin, A-00016712)

View this image on Archives & History Resources.

Kings Cross, 1930s

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Kings Cross Theatre, Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point, 1930s (City of Sydney Archives, A-00033159)
Kings Cross Theatre, Victoria Street and Darlinghurst Road, Potts Point, 1930s (City of Sydney Archives, A-00033159)

View this image on Archives & History Resources.

Macquarie Street, 1933

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Terraced housing opposite Sydney Hospital, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1933 (City of Sydney Archives, A-00006473)
Terraced housing opposite Sydney Hospital, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1933 (City of Sydney Archives, A-00006473)

View this image on Archives & History Resources.

Central station, 1908

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Central station grand concourse, postcard, 1908 (City of Sydney Archives, A-00006184)
Central station grand concourse, postcard, 1908 (City of Sydney Archives, A-00006184)

View this image on Archives & History Resources.

Dust storm in Sydney, 2009

Solve the jigsaw

Coca Cola sign and orange sky in Kings Cross during dust storm, 2009 (City of Sydney Archives, photographer Gary Deirmendjian, A-00063644)
Coca Cola sign and orange sky in Kings Cross during dust storm, 2009 (City of Sydney Archives, photographer Gary Deirmendjian, A-00063644)

View this image on Archives & History Resources.

Pitt Street, circa 1912

Solve the jigsaw

Pitt Street, Sydney, circa 1912 (City of Sydney Archives, A-01000362)
Pitt Street, Sydney, circa 1912 (City of Sydney Archives, A-01000362)

View this image on Archives & History Resources. This image is also featured in the Developing Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920 exhibition.

All these images were sourced from the City of Sydney’s Archives & History Resources catalogue.

Published 6 May 2020, updated 28 June 2021

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