Old Melbourne

1940 60 photos

Exterior, Hotel Devon, 139-141 Bourke Street, Melbourne showing shopfronts at ground floor including City Jewellery service, c. 1940Centenary Methodist Church, corner Barkers Road and Elphin Grove Hawthorn, c. 1940Elevated view from the roof of the Box Hill Town Hall, made of fibro cement, c. 1940Bookcraft Library, 66 Toorak Road South Yarra, c. 1940"A Stitch in Time" dressmakers, 54 Toorak Road, South Yarra, c. 1940Kitchen, Thompson residence, Kew, c. 1940Davidson residence, Balwyn, showing entrance porch, c. 1940Pontiac All Enclosed Coupe (Sloper), auto gas producer fitted for use during wartime, outside Ormond College Melbourne University, 1940?"Marledge" apartments, 55 Chapel Street, St. Kilda, c. 1940Window display of Radiola radios and gramophone at Allan's, 276 Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1940Mrs Anderson of Bilston St. Footscray, 101 years old on 24th June, 1940, c. 1940Mr. William Spence Mappin of Camberwell, Melbourne, he celebrated his 100th birthday on Tuesday, 24th Sept. 1940, c. 1940Mrs Mary Ann Ross of Rossmoyne Street, Thornbury, Melbourne was 101 years of age on Wed 15-5-1940, c. 1940Bank of Australasia, 380 Burke Road, South Camberwell, c. 1940London and Lancashire Insurance Co., 400-402 Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1940Commonwealth Bank of Australia, 219-225 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1940Century building, 125 Swanston Street, under construction, c. 1940Exterior of Sleight's Funeral Home, St. Kilda Road at Domain Rd, c. 1940Buildings in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1940Buildings in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1940Executor's auction of a Victorian Terrace house at 88-102 Millswyn Street, South Yarra, c. 1940Executor's auction of a Victorian Terrace house at 88-102 Millswyn Street, South Yarra, c. 1940Spiro Polites at the International Ball, Melbourne 1940. The costumes were made by Melbourne GreeksAngel, May and Gladys Haddad (from left) 1940, MelbourneThe wedding of Rita Dalli and Frank Micallef, St. Mary's Church, West Melbourne, 1940"Croydon" cabinet radio, c. 1940View from Malvern Road, of "Clendon" flats, corner Clendon and Malvern Road, Armadale, designed by Roy Grounds, c. 1940View from Clendon Road, of "Clendon" flats, corner Clendon and Malvern Road, Armadale, designed by Roy Grounds, c. 1940Century Building exterior, 125 Swanston Street, designed by Marcus Barlow, c. 1940Interior, furniture store, possibly Amalgamated retailers, Collingwood, c. 1940"Newburn" flats, 30 Queens Road Melbourne, designed by Frederick Romberg and Mary Turner Shaw - exterior, c. 1940Minerals (Vic.) Pty Ltd, Ingles Street, Port Melbourne - exterior, c. 1940Buildings in Collins Street, Melbourne, south side between Queen and Market Street, c. 1940Charles Atkins and Sons Pty Ltd, paint manufacturers, Clarendon Street, South Melbourne, c. 1940Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, 288-292 Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1940Buildings in Collins Street, north side between Queen and William Street, Melbourne, c. 1940Bronze entrance doors to the offices of Howard Smith Ltd, Australian Steamships Pty Ltd and Caledonian Colleries, Ltd, shipping agents, at 522 Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1940Polson Motor Parts Co., Mitchell Street, Braybrook - exterior, c. 1940Royal Insurance Co. and Scottish Insurance Co., 414-418 Collins Street interior, designed by Ballantyne and Snedden, c. 1940Assurance Chamber, Royal Insurance Co. 414-418 Collins Stret, Melbourne, c. 1940RED BLUFF HOTEL [Beach Road, Sandringham], c. 1940St. Andrew's Hospital, East Melbourne, Vic, c. 1940127-9 Bourke St., Melbourne, showing building site from where Bijou Theatre has just been demolished, 1940Cattle truck and Melbourne Butter supply and Egg truck fitted with Jackson gas producer units, c. 1940Cattle truck and Melbourne Butter supply and Egg truck fitted with Jackson gas producer units, c. 1940Interior of ground floor Coles', 299-307 Bourke Street, Melbourne designed by Harry Norris, c. 1940Interior of ground floor Coles', 299-307 Bourke Street, Melbourne designed by Harry Norris, c. 1940Exterior view of Siena College, Riversdale Road, Camberwell, c. 1940Ambassador's Cafe, Basement, Capitol House, 109-111 Swanston Street, Melbourne - interior, c. 1940Construction of duplex housing by the Housing Commission of Victoria at Port Melbourne, c. 1940Construction of duplex housing by the Housing Commission of Victoria at Port Melbourne, c. 1940Hastings residence, Redfern Road, Hawthorn East, c. 1940Hastings residence, Redfern Road, Hawthorn East, c. 1940Hastings residence, Redfern Road, Hawthorn East, c. 1940Wesleyan Church, cnr. Sydney Road and Bell Street, Coburg, c. 1940Wesleyan Church, cnr. Sydney Road and Bell Street, Coburg, c. 1940Doncaster Hotel, Doncaster, 1940Station Street, Doncaster, 1940Old Melbourne Gaol, 1940Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1940

4,991 historic photos of Melbourne from the 1940s, 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.