Sydney harbour

Maritime Services Board images
Dive into the Maritime Services Board images and see how you can find them

Discover Paradise on Earth
Whether you’re a lover of design, architecture and art, or simply seeking an oasis in the CBD, this new exhibition invites you to reflect on the extraordinary story of architect Marion Mahony Griffin

Tragedy on Sydney Harbour
Sydney’s worst maritime disaster occurred out of the blue on a sunny spring day in 1927

Flying boats: Sydney's golden age of aviation
The 1930s were widely considered aviation’s ‘golden’ age, a time when modernity and luxury combined to define an era in world travel that will almost certainly never be repeated

Lennie Gwyther
Lennie ‘the Legend’ Gwyther spent his childhood running around the foothills of Leongatha in country Victoria with his four younger siblings and his prize-winning pony, Ginger Mick

On This Day
20 May 1867 - Vernon nautical school admissions
On 20 May 1867 applications for admission to the nautical school-ship, the Vernon, commenced. The Vernon was purchased by the Colonial Secretary in January 1867 & moored in Sydney Harbour

World War II: New South Wales in 1942
A look at NSW involvement in World War II through the State Archives Collection, including the construction of roads, bridges and airfields and war time activities on the home front

Sydney as it could have been
Unrealised Sydney examines postwar visions that remained on the drawing board. What can we take away from this exhibition?

Harbour views through time
More than 4000 striking images from the Sydney Harbour Trust and Maritime Services Board in the State Archives Collection have been released online