City of Sydney Archives

The City of Sydney Archives manages a collection of more than 80,000 archival photographs and other images of the City. So far they have digitised about 40,000 of them into ArchivePix. Most date from between 1900 and the present day. They include photographs taken by Council agencies as part of their business activities, by the Sydney Festival, and photographs donated to the Archives by the public. Collections of images are occasionally purchased where they are of exceptional quality and relevance to the collection.

The archival collections are particularly strong in documenting the built environment and public spaces of the city, Council's own buildings and activities, and delivery of Council services. They have images ranging from Blockboys to the Bradfield Highway under construction, and from retaining walls at Elizabeth Bay to Royal Visits by Elizabeth II.

Information relating to reproduction of images and price list can be found on the Archives website To place your order, you will need to download the *.pdf order form, which you can complete and fax to the Archives. There are no facilities to receive orders on-line.

For further information please contact:

City of Sydney Archives
Level 1 Town Hall House
456 Kent St, SYDNEY NSW 2000
Postal address:
GPO Box 1591, SYDNEY 2001
phone +61 (02) 9265 9618
fax +61 (02) 9265 9606
email archives@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
web www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/hs_archives.asp

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City of Sydney Archives