
To start the puzzle, left-click a virtual puzzle piece with your computer mouse to pick it up. Move the cursor to desired location, and click again to put the piece down. Keep going to sort out your pieces and decipher the puzzle. Hint: neighbouring puzzle pieces will click into place! At the top of each puzzle page you can also find icons that will help you preview the edge pieces of the puzzle, and an image of the finished puzzle.
Koorden
Koorden (2015) in Kings Square, Perth, by Rod Garlett, Fred Chaney, Richie Kuhaupt, City of Perth Public Art Collection. Image: Frances Andrijich Photography & Perth Public Art Foundation, 2016.
Six dramatic male Indigenous figures rendered in cast bronze stride towards the east across the grass of Wellington Gardens. The bands that form their bodies represent painted ceremonial markings found in historical photographs, reinterpreted by artist Rod Garlett in extensive consultation with local Aboriginal elders.
Errichetti Place Mural
Erichetti Place Mural (2017) in Northbridge, by Mel McVee, City of Perth Public Art Commission. Image: City of Perth, 2017.
This community mural in Errichetti Place in Northbridge was painted in 2017 by Mel McVee, part of a City of Perth Public Art Commission to combat graffiti in the area. Watch a timelapse of the mural coming to life here.
Kangaroos on the Terrace
‘The Mob’ – Kangaroos on the Terrace by Joan Walsh-Smith and Charles Smith, City of Perth Cultural Collections. Image: Frances Andrijich Photography & Perth Public Art Foundation, 2016.
This public artwork on St Georges Terrace celebrates one of the world’s most unique animals: the kangaroo. Captured in full flight, having been startled as it were by the sudden appearance of noisy traffic – a vision from the future perhaps? – they bound through this highly structured modern urban space, like shadows from an ancient past, flashing across the inner eye; creating a startling visual counterpoint to their surroundings and an instant reminder that these magnificent creatures were migrating for millions of years through this area from the Swan River foreshore, up through the chain of lakes upon which the City was built less than 200 years ago.
St. George's Terrace, 1950s
Image from the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
An elevated view looking east along St. George's Terrace, Perth in the 1950s.
Beautiful Western Australia - Hay Street
Image from the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
Looking down a bustling Hay Street towards the Perth Town Hall, from the 'Beautiful Western Australia' postcard series in the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
His Majesty's Theatre, 1905
Image from the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
His Majesty's Theatre in Perth on Arbor Day, 1905.
Esplanade Picture Gardens, 1920s
Image from the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
In 1908, Perth’s first ever moving-picture theatre was built on the Esplanade at the foot of William Street: Kings Picture Gardens, an open-air theatre with a capacity for up to 2,000 people. In 1911, with a change of ownership it was renamed Spencer’s Esplanade Picture Gardens, and featured outdoor films and boxing!
Statue of Bessie Mabel Rischbieth
Statue of Bessie Mabel Rischbieth (2016), by Jon Tarry, commissioned by MRA for Elizabeth Quay, 2016. Image: City of Perth.
Artist Jon Tarry’s statue of Bessie Mabel Rischbieth, a champion for the preservation of natural heritage, standing in Elizabeth Quay against the modern Perth skyline.
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All images are courtesy of the City of Perth Cultural Collections.
For more information, please contact our Collections Team at Collections@cityofperth.wa.gov.au or the City of Perth History Centre at history.centre@cityofperth.wa.gov.au.
Fun colouring in activities
Keep the kids entertained this winter by downloading these delightful colouring in pages of their favourite sights of Perth! Choose between Kings Park, the Bell Tower and more, we know your kids will enjoy these colouring in pages produced and designed by our very own Perth artist Ellie Rogerson from Pixie Paint. Follow Pixie Paint on Facebook and Instagram for more family friendly activities!
- 07 Aug '20