Mystery Photos
Each month, we publish a mystery photo depicting a place, person or event in Glebe’s history and invite readers to tell us who or what it is and where and when it was taken. The solution is published the following month.
The story behind the Sept 2026 mystery photo
Posted on 1st October 2026
A lone house on Wigram Road opens up a century of change — from the O’Hara family to carriers’ yards to modern redevelopment.
Mystery photo: September 2026
Posted on 11th September 2026
The September mystery photo shows a house at 121 Wigram Road, now replaced by the Centennial Apartments.
Mystery photo: August 2026
Posted on 9th August 2026
Any thoughts on the subject of this month’s mystery photo?
Mystery photo: July 2026
Posted on 9th July 2026
Even if you guessed the location of this mystery photo, you may be interested in finding out a bit more about this structure’s history.
Mystery photo: June 2026
Posted on 12th June 2026
June’s Mystery Photo was the Baby Health Centre in Foley Park, built 1951, demolished 2009. Seven readers shared memories of taking their babies there from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Mystery photo: May 2026
Posted on 19th May 2026
The May 2026 mystery photo, taken in Glebe by Wayne Carveth in the mid-1980s, depicted a defaced billboard alluding to the French government’s 1985 sinking of Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior in Auckland Harbour.
Mystery photo: December 2025
Posted on 29th December 2025
The December 2025 mystery photo was taken by Ted McKeown in 1992; it shows what was to become the Anzac Bridge, then little more than a twinkle in the NSW government’s eye.
Mystery photo: November 2025
Posted on 23rd November 2025
This is 98 Glebe Point Road. What’s its connection with the entertainment industry?
Mystery photo: October 2025
Posted on 8th October 2025
A fascinating photo this month! Where was it taken and what is going on?
Mystery photo: September 2025
Posted on 24th September 2025
The September Mystery Photo, from State Library of NSW, is the pneumatic tube system at Grace Bros Model Store Broadway, used to transfer money in canisters from sales points to a secure cash office.
Mystery photo: August 2025
Posted on 16th August 2025
This month’s mystery photo – has it got you in a bind?
Mystery photo: July 2025
Posted on 29th July 2025
Where was this photo taken? A clue – somewhere in Glebe.
Mystery photo: June 2025
Posted on 13th June 2025
This month’s mystery photo is a bit different. Where are we?
Mystery photo: April 2025
Posted on 8th April 2025
There are two mystery photos this month. Try your hand at working out where they were taken. (Answers also provided)
Mystery photo: December 2024
Posted on 2nd December 2024
Where are we and what’s going on? And how did you go with last month’s mystery photo?
Mystery photo: November 2024
Posted on 28th October 2024
Where are we? And, in which decade was this photo taken?
Mystery photo: October 2024
Posted on 2nd October 2024
This one’s a bit tricky. And there’s an interesting solution to last month’s mystery photo.
Mystery photo: September 2024
Posted on 28th August 2024
Someone is building an aircraft, but where and when?
Mystery photo: August 2024
Posted on 31st July 2024
What are we looking at here? Plus find out the answer to last month’s mystery photo.
Mystery photo: July 2024
Posted on 1st July 2024
In this month’s mystery photo, you see only part of a building. Can you identify it?
Mystery photo: June 2024
Posted on 29th May 2024
Glebe and Forest Lodge sleuths wait with bated breath for the next identification challenge and the revealing of the answer to last month’s mystery. Lyn Collingwood poses the challenge and provides a bit of history for last month’s photo..
Mystery photo: May 2024
Posted on 1st May 2024
This month’s photo has something of a development flavour. Last month featured a home in Ferry Road. This home and others in the street have an interesting history which has inspired coverage of the street’s background.
Mystery photo: April 2024
Posted on 27th March 2024
A new photo for this month. Can you guess where the photo’s subject is located? And find out where last month’s photo was taken.
Mystery photo: March 2024
Posted on 28th February 2024
A new mystery photograph to test your knowledge of Glebe and Forest Lodge.
Mystery photo: December 2023
Posted on 28th November 2023
You’ll need some local knowledge to guess this month’s mystery photo.
Mystery photo: November 2023
Posted on 29th October 2023
This one’s a bit difficult.. Yes, they’re place names. But where are they?
Mystery photo: October 2023
Posted on 5th October 2023
The ever-popular mystery photo competition … this months’ a doozy!
