Old Melbourne

Sometime around the 1930s 60 photos

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

Essendon area, looking towards the junction of Keilor Road and Mount Alexander Road, 1924–391924–39Aerial view of Essendon Airport, 15 August 1926, the day of the arrival of British aviator Alan Cobham, 1924–391924–39Intersection of Mount Alexander Road and Keilor Roads, North Essendon, 1924–391924–39Aerial view of Richmond, Victoria, 1924–391924–39Bertie Beatson and Pat Morice, 564 Toorak Rd, Toorak, Victoria, 1930–321930–32Whitehorse Inn, Box Hill, 1930–331930–33Whitehorse Inn, Box Hill, 1930–331930–33Bourke Street Coles staff of about 150 men and women possibly taken on opening day March 1930 Store No. 12, 1930–321930–32View across Swanston Street towards the Nicholas Building where a Coles Variety Store once located in basement and ground floor, 1926–361926–36Row of shops taken early morning before opening time - site of old Coles Variety Queen Street Brisbane Store No. 24, 1930–321930–32Shell factory and storage tanks at Newport showing lower Yarra River, 1925–401925–40Footscray, showing George Kinnears rope factory on the corner of Ballarat Road and Farnsworth Avenue, 1925–401925–40Top end of Collins and Bourke Streets, Melbourne, showing Parliament House and section of East Melbourne, 1930–351930–35Coburg looking south over Bell Street ?, 1925–401925–40Piers at Port Melbourne, 1925–401925–40Fleet of ships entering Port Phillip Bay, 1925–401925–40Shell factory and storage tanks at Newport showing lower Yarra River, 1925–401925–40Substantial rural property with homestead, Corio Bay, Port Phillip, 1925–401925–40South-east view from Glen Huntly towards Carnegie, showing residential area and parks, 1925–401925–40Clifton Hill looking east with Merri Creek on left, 1925–401925–40Saint Patrick's Cathedral with Fitzroy Gardens in background, 1925–401925–40Swan Street, Richmond, looking east, 1925–401925–40H. V. McKay Sunshine Harvester Works, Sunshine, 1925–401925–40[Aerial view of the Yarra River at Fairfield, Vic.], 1925–401925–40Looking east over suburban area with adjoining Footscray Park, 1925–401925–40Yarra River looking south-east from above King's Domain, including Herring Island and Morell Bridge, 1925–401925–40Footscray West at intersection of Geelong, Robbs and Graingers Roads, 1925–401925–40Looking from Kew to Richmond over Yarra River, 1925–401925–40Looking north over Yarra River at Fishermans Bend, factories in foreground including two buildings of General Motors Holden, 1927–381927–38[Area around Kew Junction, showing intersection of Cotham Road and High Street], 1925–401925–40John Thompson Combustion Engineering P/L, Corner Robbs and Graingers Roads, Footscray, 1925–401925–40Yarra River docks at Port Melbourne, 1925–401925–40Bridge over Yarra River at Victoria Street showing sections of Richmond and Hawthorn, 1925–401925–40Looking north over Yarra River at Fishermans Bend, factories in foreground including two buildings of General Motors Holden, 1930–351930–35Paintings Golf H'berg [i.e. Heidelberg], 1925–401925–40Flemington looking towards Parkville with O'Connell & Kerr's engineering works in Stubbs Street l.c. and Victorian Cooperative Co Ltd in centre of image, 1925–401925–40Willsmere, Kew, 1925–401925–40Shell factory and storage tanks at Newport showing lower Yarra River, 1925–401925–40Shell factory and storage tanks at Newport showing lower Yarra River, 1925–401925–40Flemington Race Course Victoria Racing Club Cup Day, 1925–401925–40Large group of people at outdoor event at Footscray Park, 1925–401925–40Zoological Gardens, Royal Park, Victoria, 1925–401925–40Market Day Dandenong, 1925–401925–40Intersection of Brunswick Street and St. Georges Road, North Fitzroy, showing Brunswick Street Oval, 1925–401925–40Kensington looking north east with Hobson's Road in foreground, 1925–401925–40Willsmere, Kew, 1925–401925–40Looking from railway lines over Botanic Gardens, Shrine of Remembrance and Albert Park Lake to Port Phillip Bay, 1925–401925–40Thomas Frame & Co., printers at corner of Bedford and Courtenay Streets, North Melbourne, 1925–401925–40Shell factory and storage tanks at Newport showing lower Yarra River, 1925–401925–40Kew Junction looking north along High Street South, 1925–401925–40Williamstown showing dockyard and port, 1925–401925–40Residential area of Richmond with Richmond Pony Track and parks, 1925–401925–40W. Angliss & Co. Imperial Freezing Works, Lynch Street, Footscray, 1925–401925–40Road over Patterson River at Carrum, 1925–401925–40Area of Frankston including pier and foreshore, 1925–401925–40Port Phillip Bay and area of coast, possibly Sandringham, 1925–401925–40South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, 1925–401925–40Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Show Grounds at Ascot Vale with Flemington Racecourse in distance, 1925–401925–40Albert Park, showing St. Vincent Place and Albert Park Lake in background, 1925–401925–40Creamoata Mills, Fleming & Co. Sunshine Road, West Footscray, partly obscured by cloud, 1925–401925–40

3,015 historic photos of Melbourne from the 1930s, 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.