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.

Kew district Auxiliary Fire Service in march past, 1939–451939–45Footscray Auxilliary [i.e. Auxiliary] Firemen - Water in 15 seconds, 1939–451939–45Australian soldiers marching in the streets of Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Footscray Auxiliary Fireman on ladder using firehose, 1939–451939–45Soldiers in training at Royal Park, 1939–451939–45Parade of firefighters during World War II at Camberwell Football Ground, 1939–451939–45Firefighters parading on Camberwell Football Ground during World War II, 1939–451939–45Soldiers in training at Royal Park, 1939–451939–45Australian soldiers marching in the streets of Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Australian soldiers marching in the streets of Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Men extinguishing an 'incendiary bomb' in Collins Street during A.R.P. testing, 1939–451939–45Elevated view along King Street with Liverpool Arms Hotel on corner near outlined location of Coles Sydney Store No. 25, 1939–451939–451st Class fireman H. Virtue supervises scaling ladder drill, Brunswick A.F.S. [i.e. Auxiliary Fire Service], 1939–451939–45Marching soldiers turn corner from Elizabeth to Collins Street, 1939–451939–45Air raid shelters in Melbourne during World War II - going into shelter, 1939–451939–45Signals L.H.Q. Albert Park Xmas Eve Dinner, 1939–451939–45Fire Brigade & A.R.P. i.e. Air Raid Precautions demonstration in connection with the War Savings Week in Collins St, 1939–451939–45Melbourne laneways, 1939–451939–45Working on building at Jorgensons, Eltham [Montsalvat], 1939–451939–45May day Melbourne, 1939–451939–45John Perceval painting on the roof watched by Mary Boyd, Open Country, Murrumbeena, 1939–451939–45Hester on the balcony, Robe Street, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45Cemetery Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Yvonne Lennie 1942 Little Collins St, 1939–451939–45Zoo Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Melbourne laneways, 1939–451939–45Jorgenson's studio Eltham [Montsalvat], 1939–451939–45Chick Diamond in May Day march, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Rooftop view from Tucker's rooms, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Australian seamen arriving back in Australia at Spencer Street Railway Station, 1939–451939–45Members of the Malvern A.F.S. [i.e. Auxiliary Fire Service] entering a building with the finishing off hose, 1939–451939–45John Perceval painting on the roof watched by Mary Boyd, Open Country, Murrumbeena, 1939–451939–45Jorgenson in studio at Eltham [Montsalvat], 1939–451939–45Luna Park, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45Unidentified city buildings, probably Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Little Lonsdale St. Melbourne, 1939–451939–45King's Arcade, Armadale, 1939–451939–45Zoo Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Eltham Jorgenson's ['Montsalvat', Eltham - dining hall], 1939–451939–45Our room upstairs, 26 Little Collins St. [Melbourne] at night, 1939–451939–45Luna Park, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45Collingwood lane [two young girls holding dolls], 1939–451939–45Luna Park, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45Zoo Melbourne, 1939–451939–45[Soldiers in parade down Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Painting of me by Bert, painted at 26 Lit Collins St, 1939–451939–45Painting of Bert's [Albert Tucker's] done in 26 Lit Collins St, 1939–451939–45Group of people listening to man with raised fist, possibly on the Yarra Bank, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45View of city courtyard, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Luna Park, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45Luna Park, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45Cemetery Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Striking Camp in readiness to move out from Williamstown to Mount Martha, 1939–451939–45Yvonne Lennie 1942 Little Collins St, 1939–451939–45Two shops in a Melbourne street, 1939–451939–45Hester on the balcony, Robe Street, St. Kilda, 1939–451939–45In Russell St. Melb [Melbourne], 1939–451939–45Yvonne Lennie 1942 Little Collins St, 1939–451939–45Little Lonsdale St. Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Chief Officer James Kemp of Met. [i.e. Metropolitan] Fire Brigade takes salute at Camberwell Football Ground, 1939–451939–45

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.