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Online Puzzles

Ease your lockdown boredom by enjoying these online puzzles featuring a selection from our Illawarra Images collection.

Click the image to view the online jigsaw puzzle.

Puzzle Tip: Increase the number of puzzle pieces for an extra challenge. When you open the puzzle, click the menu in the top left corner. Choose ‘Modify this puzzle’ and click the grid icon to change the number of puzzle pieces.

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G. Walker with a "penny farthing", ca.  1900.
Bicycle shop on the corner of Keira and Victoria Streets; Persons from left to right: Ernest James Henderson, Albert Henderson (grandfather), Jack Henderson and Albert Henderson, ca. 1930.
Intersection of Crown and Keira Streets, Wollongong.
Men posing with their bicycles, c. 1900.
Pirate Pete practicing for the Life Cycle '79 in Put into Port Festival, 12 September 1979.
Boy riding bicycle through flooded Addison Avenue, Lake Illawarra, 11 June 1991.
Commonwealth Bank Classic, Wollongong, 16 October 1998.
Put into Port Festival, Port Kembla, 3 October 1988.
The Kersten boys, 23 January 1992.
Christine Twomey, 25 November 1992.
The world bike ride, 10 March 1982.
Robert Learmonth on a tricycle, 1924.
Constable Steve Markham and Senior Constable Dave Routledge, 29 January 1991.
Western suburbs Cycling club.
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Copper derby race Contestants in "Copper Derby" race at Woonona: 1963 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
Speedway meeting Speedway meeting at Kembla Grange: 1963 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
dapto dogs Dapto dogs greyhound racing at Dapto Race Track: 1964 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
athletic carnival Hurdles at the Illawarra Combined High Schools athletic carnival: 1964 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
billy cart race Two billy carts racing in the 'Put Into Port Billy cart Derby' at Wentworth Street, Port Kembla: 1984
bike race The Germans head a group of riders heading down Mt Ousley as the Commonwealth Bank Cycle Classic: 1991 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
bulli boat crew The Bulli (white) boat crew pushes through the dumpy 1 metre surf in the "A" grade race. A number of locals performed well during the carnival, held in perfect summer condition: 1993 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
camel races First heat of the camel races at the Dandaloo Hotel, Brownsville: 1993 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
tubs in the basin Australia Day 2006, 'Tubs in the Basin' race: 2006
steeple chase Horse jumping [steeple chase] at the Wollongong Show
horse racing at kembla grange Horse racing at Kembla Grange: 1991 | Illawarra Mercury Collection
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 Sandon Point surfers, ca. 1960's
 Speedboats at Lake Illawarra, 1983
 John and Beatrice Bird with Cecil Bird, aged 5, camping at Bulgo at Christmas, 1926-27
 Hang gliding off Hill 60 at Port Kembla
 Fairy Meadow Skate Park, 2000
 North Wollongong Beach, ca. 2000
 Bodyboard surfer, 1993
 Bathers at Austinmer rock pool, late 1940's
 Carols in the Wollongong Crown Street mall, 1986
 Santa Claus making a pre-Christmas visit to Dapto with his Clydesdales, Whisky and Soda, 1984
 Illawarra Southern Combined vs. NSW cricket match, 1993. Batsman: Michael Innes | Illawarra Mercury Collection image
 Children playing on the playground in Crown Street Mall, 1993

As part of our WWW: Weird Wonderful Wollongong online exhibition, enjoy solving puzzles that feature the strange, quirky, and fun automobile history of the Illawarra. You can view the full exhibition online at any time.

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 Kirsty Seton, 7, of Dapto, riding a dodgem car at the 2WL Lifestyle Expo, Beaton Park, 15 October, 1990. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
 Colourful costume character (mascot) in vintage ute accompanied by man with boom box at the Festival of Wollongong parade as it's progressing along lower Crown Street (near Harbour Street intersection), 29 September 1990. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
 Two billy carts racing in the 'Put Into Port Festival' at Wentworth Street, Port Kembla. Photograph taken September 1984. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
 "Road test" in harbour. Amphibious car does 8 knots. Convertible in Wollongong Harbour. April 1964 Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
 Harrigans Bucking Car at Wollongong.  L. F. James.  No date.
 City of Greater Wollongong Bookmobile. No Date.
 Rescue volunteer Fernando Ordonez's VW Caravelle became something of a tourist attraction after it was washed down Fairy Creek from Montague Street to the beach at North Wollongong. Phil Power and Dicko Thomas took it for a ride. Illawarra Mercury 22nd August, 1998.
 Wollongong Agricultural Show; Caption under photograph: Overland Car, 1920's Vintage.
 Austinmer Service Station. L Basham proprietor. No Date.
 Festival of Wollongong parade along Marine Drive included a giant yellow telephone presented by Telecom Australia, 30 August 1981.
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North Wollongong Surf Life Saving Club: ca.1917, 2013

Stanwell Park Surf Life Saving Club

House being moved across the Point Street railway bridge at Bulli.

Returned Sailor', Soldiers' and Airmens' Imperial League of Australia

Title on photograph: The Lighthouse Wollongong N.S.W. 1900-1910.

STANWELL PARK : ca. 1889; Title on photograph: 1112. - View from Otford Tunnel

Macquarie Pass: 1947 Vehicles returning from Robertson where it was snowing on 24th August, 1947

Leaping Lena - Car that delighted the crowds

A Gallipoli Souvenir: World War 1: 1916

"A kiss from France" embroidered postcard: World War 1: 1918
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 Railway crossing Gate and semaphore box for South Bulli Colliery, 1960
 

Train on sea bank between Stanwell Park and Coalcliff. Bridge on left was part of the lower main road to Sydney. Hand coloured, 1915

 Thirroul Railway Station about 1900.
 Visit of Governor to Wollongong station.
 Shipping coal at Bellambi Jetty.
 Elizabeth II and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visited the Illawarra district in February, 1954.
 Austinmer Station, South Coast. Algernon Winn Collection.
 Steam train near the Campbell Street, Woonona bridge.
 Railway workers at South Clifton. 1930’s Weber Collection.
 Steam train entering tunnel at Stanwell Park.
 Train crossing the newly constructed viaduct at Stanwell Park, 1920.
 The locomotive "Illawarra.” 1936, Weber Collection.
 Pay day for the construction workers on the Unanderra - Moss Vale line.
 Ken Plumb driving the second 7ơ" gauge steam train he built, at Stuart Park.
 Steam locomotive 3140 accident. Train engine tipped at an angle into hole at Thirroul railyards, c. 1930. Burt Deacon.
 Brad Johns signalman with SRA operating the old Otford signal box restored by the Albion Park Light Rail Museum, 8 October 1987.
 Malcom Moore - 3 foot 6 inch gauge diesel locomotive. Scenes of mine cars coming out of mine portal.
 Kids on Puffing Billy train ride in Shopping centre. 1965 Illawarra Mercury Collection.
 Steam train travel on line near cliff between Clifton and Stanwell Park.
 Coal skips and horse at Coalcliff Colliery c. 1910.