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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.

Melbourne - Prince Bridge looking north, 1880–19001880–1900Heidelberg and district, 1880–19001880–1900Heidelberg and district, 1880–19001880–1900Melbourne - Fitzroy Gardens, 1880–19001880–1900Melbourne - Fitzroy Gardens, 1880–19001880–1900Melbourne - Government offices, 1880–19001880–1900Stony Park, Brunswick, Vic, 1880–19001880–1900Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900Fink's Buildings, Melbourne, 1888–921888–92Melbourne - Royal Arcade, 1880–19001880–1900Heidelberg and district, 1880–19001880–1900Heidelberg and district, 1880–19001880–1900Melbourne - G.P.O. [i.e. General Post Office], 1880–19001880–1900Melbourne - Botanic Gardens, 1880–19001880–1900Heidelberg and district, 1880–19001880–1900Melbourne - Collins Street looking west, 1880–19001880–1900Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900Interior 179 Gipps Street East Melbourne ca. 1886-ca. 1887, 1886–951886–95Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 1880–19001880–1900Four women and two children seated on the lawn in front of Stony Park, East Brunswick, 1880–19001880–1900Heidelberg and district, 1880–19001880–1900Galliers & Klaerr St. Kilda, 1880–19001880–1900St. Mary's Catholic Church, Cecil St., Williamstown, 1880–19001880–1900Gravestone of John Baird, Williamstown Cemetery, 1880–19001880–1900Cecil Street Fire Station, Williamstown, 1880–19001880–1900Beach, possibly St Kilda, viewed from on the water, 1880–19001880–1900St. Kilda Baths, 1880–19001880–1900Presbyterian Church [Flower?] School, Williamstown, 1880–19001880–1900[F.P.C. Beyer bicycle shop, (probably no. 7) Fitzroy Street, St. Kilda.], 1885–951885–95McBryde's car in North Road at Kamesburgh House, Brighton, 1887–931887–93Kamesburgh House, Brighton, Victoria, 1887–931887–93Kamesburgh House North Road, Brighton, 1887–931887–93Kamesburgh House North Road, Brighton, 1887–931887–93Ellsmere, St. Andrew Street, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900Smith St., Collingwood, 1880–19001880–1900"Vondo", Queen Street, Preston, 1880–19001880–1900"Corinella" Melbourne residence of Matthew Hamilton Baird of Mount Bute. Tennyson Street, St. Kilda, 1883–981883–98Sailing ships and steam ships at Williamstown pier, 1880–19001880–1900St. Finbar's Roman Catholic Church, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900St. Finbar's Roman Catholic Church, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900St. Andrew's Church of England, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900St. Andrew's Church of England, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900St. Andrew's Church of England, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900St. Andrew's Church of England, Brighton, 1880–19001880–1900Portrait photographs from T. Brown of Melbourne and Horsham, 1880–19001880–1900The Australian Mont de Piete , Carlton Branch, [Vic.], 1880–19001880–1900Portrait photographs by Burman's Portrait Palace, Chapel Street, Windsor, Vic, 1880–19001880–1900Portrait photographs by Burman's Portrait Palace, Chapel Street, Windsor, Vic, 1880–19001880–1900Collins Street East, 1880–19001880–1900Pitt Street, looking north from King Street, 1889–911889–91Williamstown Railway Pier, 1889–911889–91Masonic Hall, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1885–951885–95Wilson Hall, University, Melbourne, 1880–19001880–1900Collins Street, near the corner of Spring Street, with cable tram, 1880–19001880–1900Section brown coal beds Newport, 1880–19001880–1900The Boroondara Shire Hall at Camberwell, 1889–911889–91
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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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