Cycling in the Illawarra

In celebration of Wollongong hosting the  Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) 2022 Road World Championships, 18- 27 September, Wollongong Library is holding an exhibition of photographs of Cycling in the Illawarra.  The exhibition is part of Wollongong City Council’s Spin Fest. From penny farthing bicycles to recent riders and races, explore a collection of historical photos from the Illawarra Images collection.

The exhibition will be on display throughout August and September during Library opening hours on Level 1, in the Lab. Visit the Library website for information on opening hours, parking and accessibility.

To view images and their captions, go to the slideshow below

or click on individual images within the gallery.

Online puzzles based on the images can be found here.

To see more images from the Wollongong City Libraries’ Illawarra Images collection or to order high resolution copies of images, go to:

Illawarra Images

For more photos of local cyclists see ‘Ride the Past‘ exhibition by Migrant Heritage Project.

 

  • P22735 Put into port festival 1979
  • P33302 – Constable Steve Markham and Senior Constable Dave Routledge. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P32598 – Bicycle Week promotion. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P32574 – Les & Don Jones. Wollongong. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27781 – The world bike ride. Wollongong. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27747 – Bus and bike race to Bulli. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27681 – Christine Twomey. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27680 – Christine Twomey. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27666 – Simon Kersten. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27638 – Danny Hennessy. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27632 – Commonwealth Bank Classic, Wollongong. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27620 – National Australia Bank Cyclarun. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27618 – Duncan Gray. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27617 – Colorbond Criterium, Wollongong. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27610 – Carlo Paiolo. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P25454 – Put into Port Festival, Port Kembla Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P25448 – Put into Port Festival, Port Kembla Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P23578 – Illawarra Academy of Sport cycling squad. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P23577 – Commonwealth Bank Classic, Wollongong. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P23570 – Veteran cyclists, Wollongong. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P23165 – Addison Avenue, Lake Illawarra. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P18582 – 1997 Riders gathering on Flagstaff Hill after the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) City to Gong Ride.
  • P16886 – Bicycle & bicycling ca.1900
  • P13123 – MOUNT KEMBLA [picture] ca. 1930 Mount Kembla Heritage Committee Photographic Collection
  • P08208 – JUDD, Joseph
  • P04086 – JAMES, Les, James Studio Collection
  • P03542 – BULLI PASS
  • P01468 – Bulli Pass ca.1900
  • P01114-G-walker-with-penny-fathing-bicycle
  • P01113 Group of Cyclists possibly at Bodes Oval North Wollongong circa 1890’s
  • P03183 Bicycle race at MacCabe Park, Wollongong. 1946.
  • P05383 Crown Street, Wollongong at the intersection with Keira Street. Looking east.
  • P27621 Participants in the Sydney to Gong Fun Ride struggle up one of the many hills in the Northern suburbs, 20 November 1988. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
  • P27627 Cyclist Ron Lawless with a photo from the early days. 29 January 1991. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
  • P27628 Wollongong cyclist Scott Butler, bound for Portugal to tackle the tough world of European road racing in an eight-man Australian team. 14 February 1991. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
  • P27631 Anthony and Tracey Iskra 1991. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P27669 The Kersten brothers (from left) Simon, Joshua, Tim and Ben. 23 January 1992. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
  • P31769 Blind cyclist Joan Ledermann rides with her nephew Murray Fay as part of a group of eight riders, heading down the South Coast to raise money for the Royal Blind Society, 9 January 1987. Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
  • P32216 Robert Learmonth on a tricycle. Photograph taken at Learmonth home, Lysaght Street, North Wollongong. 1924
  • P37324 Western suburbs Cycling club. Velodrome Unanderra Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.
  • P37353 Warren Rudd & Howard Grimshaw at Unanderra Velodrome Illawarra Mercury Image Collection
  • P37354 – Warren Rudd & Howard Grimshaw at Unanderra Velodrome Illawarra Mercury Image Collection.

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