We recently had a few days holiday in Sydney. I enjoyed seeing some of the street art as we made our way around. Sydney does not have the same reputation for street art as Melbourne but it has some great artworks.
The Rocks (above): this mural is on a wall of the Bridge Stairs off Cumberland Street. It looks upon a synthetic sports field of the KGV Recreation Centre. The whimsical artwork of the balloon ride is a passing the Bridge Stairs is fun.
City Centre:
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Birds adorn an Australia Post box near QVB.
Marrickville:
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Alice in Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat on the corners of Victoria Street and Sydneham Road.
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Is that a bird mask or a mystical figure looking at the Tiffany lamp? On Sydnenham Road.
Sydney University:
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A blue and white Aboriginal artwork in a circle outside a university building near
Glebe:
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"40 years of caring: Glebe Commemorates Elsie Woman's Refuge"
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"The rainbow of hope for all seeking refuge" as part of the commemoration of the Elsie Woman's Refuge. It includes an acknowledgement of the Indigenous Gadigal people.
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I was touched by this little girl playing with the butterflies and flowers at the end of the rainbow.
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A friendly face painted in the land behind Glebe Youth Service, 84 Glebe Point Road.
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Artwork of ancient buildings, a wise man and a cherub on the wall of Badde Manors, an iconic vego restaurant at 1/37 Glebe Point Road. I am not sure if it is still open - online I could find celebration of it reopening in 2023 but it was closed when we passed.
Surry Hills
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Adam Goodes mural celebrating Indigenous Sydney Swans AFL football player who quit being a professional sportsperson after experiencing more racism than any human should have to endure.
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Bourke Street Bakery. I had to search online to check I didn't miss this mural of the baker on the side of the building last time I visited in 2018. Apparently it was painted in 2021. Pretty amazing!
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Mosaic of people at a fairground early last century.
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Odd looking yellow guy with spiky yellow hair like the sun that makes me wonder if it is meant to echo the Indigenous flag with the face as the sun!
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This painting reads "Perso forever". It seems a tribute to a street artist who has died. I assume that is why the image is of a man with angel wings and a spray can in each hand.
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Baby Yoda in a bin? Happy he is not. I think that the text says "King Person always blowin up the spot ... forever with our hearts."
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Spooky but cute spirits with hoods and glowing eyes. Painted on a gate.
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Lots of colourful flowers painted around the doorway of the coop.co building.
Sydney Central Station
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Along the wall of the Central Station facing Surry Hills is a series of illustrations of the history of the station. Above is a photo of two business men reading their newspapers in a train carriage.
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A picture of the cafeteria with a server in apron and cap and a crowded row of customers with meals along the other side of the counter.
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Most fascinating was the series of pictures of the construction workers. Above are men looking casually dressed in the early decades of the Twentieth Century.
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This picture from 1975-1990 shows the workers may in overalls with a few hard hats and just one fluro vest.
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This picture from 2000-2005 shows everyone in fluro workwear and most in hard hats. It is so interesting how street art becomes part of the history and also tells the history of a city.
More posts about our March 2026 trip to Sydney (coming soon):
- QVB, Duke of Clarence, Uchilounge (City centre)
- Miss Sina, Oh My Days, Sappho Books (Glebe and Marrickville)
- Bills, Bourke St Bakery, Shift Eatery (Surry Hills), the Rocks, Airports
- Sydney University, Camperdown
- Opera Bar and Sydney Harbour
More holiday street art posts on Green Gourmet Giraffe:
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