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Melbourne in the 1880s

1,489 photos

Sometime around the 1880s 60 photos

The library dates these to a span of years that takes in this decade. Each shows its span.

Governor's Residence Melbourne, 1885–871885–87Kew Lunatic Asylum, 1885–871885–87Lal Lal, Kew. Residence of A Fisken Esq J. P, 1885–871885–87Town Hall Flemington, 1885–871885–87Town Hall Essendon, 1885–871885–87View in Fitzroy Gardens, 1885–871885–87The houses of Parliament, Spring St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Bourke St., Melbourne (Australia), 1880–921880–92Union Bank, Collins St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Brighton beach. Australia, 1880–921880–92Library front, Parliament House [Melbourne, Vic.], 1885–871885–87Oriental Hotel, [Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94The Princess Theater, Spring St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Custom House [Melbourne, Vic.], 1885–871885–87Grand Hotel, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94[Exhibition Street showing the Eastern Market, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94William Street, Looking South, Melbourne, Vic, 1879–941879–94Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, 1878–941878–94Kew Lunatic Asylum, [Vic.], 1878–941878–94[Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Equitable Co-Operative Society, [Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1884–891884–8918 Yarra Grove, Hawthorn, Vic, 1882–911882–91[Little Collins Street, looking west], 1879–941879–94Exhibition Gardens, Melbourne, [Vic.], 1878–941878–94Australian Mortgage Land Finance Co., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Trinity College [Melbourne University, Vic.], 1878–941878–94Flinders Lane looking west, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Melbourne hospital, [Vic.], 1878–941878–94Terrace, Collins Street East, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Little Collins Street looking east, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Benevolent Asylum, North Melbourne, Vic, 1878–941878–94Russell Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Young Men's Christian Association Hall, [Russell Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1878–941878–94Burston's Malthouse, Flinders Street E., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Wilson Hall [University of Melbourne], 1878–941878–94Great Melbourne Telescope, 1885–871885–87Pavilion, Melbourne Cricket Club, [Vic.], 1878–941878–94[Oriental Bank, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94General Post Office, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Masonic Hall, Collins Street East, 1886–871886–87Hawthorn Railway Bridge over the Yarra, 1886–871886–87Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Flower Show Melbourne Exibition [i.e. Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Interior Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Melborne [i.e. Melbourne] from the Dome of Exibition [i.e. Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Interior Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition], 1885–871885–87British Court Interior Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Italian Court Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Flower Show Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition], 1885–871885–87Fitzroy Gardens Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Fitzroy Gardens Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Fitzroy Gardens Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Post Office Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Town Hall Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Parliment [i.e. Parliament], Library front Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Parliment [i.e. Parliament] House Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Independant [i.e. Independent] Church Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], Collins St, 1885–871885–87Deaf & Dumb Asylum Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition][Melbourne Hospital], 1885–871885–87Alfred Hospital Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87
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1,489 historic photos of Melbourne from the 1880s, by year, then those the library dates to a span of years. All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.

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