Old Melbourne

1941 60 photos

The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941A.I.F. troops during embarkation at Port Melbourne, 1941Armoured Div. men cross Princes Bridge, c. 1941Australian soldiers marching over Princes Bridge in Melbourne, c. 1941Future technicians of the RAAF training at Melb Tech [i.e. Melbourne Technical College], c. 1941Air Force trainee calibrating on an air speed indicator [at Melbourne Technical College], c. 1941"Eyes Right" as Light Horse pass saluting base in Collins St, c. 1941The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941Militiamen of 4th Antiaircraft Training Battalion at work on short base height finder at Williamstown, c. 1941These RAAF trainees at Melb Tech ... during afternoon "Smoke OH", c. 1941A.R.P. [i.e. Air Raid Precautions] Fire Fighters at Malvern Cricket Ground, c. 1941The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941A.I.F. troops leaving from Port Melbourne for service overseas, 1941A.R.P. [i.e. Air Raid Precautions] at M.C.G. [i.e. Melbourne Cricket Ground], c. 1941MELBOURNE'S A.R.P. [i.e. Air Raid Precautions] AREA WARDENS, c. 1941Men of the Melbourne University Rifles in training, c. 1941Air raid shelter in Gower St. Preston will accommodate 12 people, c. 1941Squadron Leader C.B. Ranson of the RAAF and Mr R. Miners of Hoyts theatres, watching a preview of "Target for tonight", at the Athenaeum theatre, Melbourne, 1941Independent Order of Rechabites, 518 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, corner of Victoria and Leicester Streets, c. 1941West Melbourne Football Club Premiers 1941Port Melb [i.e. Melbourne] Boat Drill, c. 1941Nurses photographed as they embarked at Port Melbourne for overseas, 1941The Old Beaumaris Hall, 1888-1941, c. 1941Melbourne - wounded soldiers of the A.I.F. returned on the hospital ship from the Middle East, c. 1941Battle for Melbourne, c. 1941Auxiliary Ambulance Driver, ... at Ambulance headquarters Lonsdale St. during massed practice in protective clothing, c. 1941R.A.A.F. in Spring St. passing Parliament House, c. 1941Medical examinations of returned soldiers at Caulfield Military Camp, c. 1941A.I.F. sick and wounded returned to Melbourne, c. 1941[New ambulances and their drivers lined up in Cathedral Place, Melbourne, with St. Patrick's Cathedral in the background], c. 1941Heidelberg Aust [i.e. Australian] Gen [i.e. General] Hospital. Staff of No. 3 operating theatre at work, c. 1941100 Ton Toggle Press, manufactured by Jacques Bros. Pty. Ltd., engineers, Richmond, 1941The men behind the scenes at R.A.A.F. Ground staff checking a Wirraway being used in "Battle for Melbourne", c. 1941Hurricane lanterns painted black for use in Melbourne hospitals during blackouts, c. 1941RAAF trainees at Melbourne Technical College, c. 1941Presentation of colors [i.e. colours] by General Sir Harry Chauvel at Footscray V.D.C. unit, c. 1941Boots being made for Indian Army at a Melbourne factory, c. 1941EMBARKATION OF TROOPS FROM PORT MELBOURNE, 1941?Miss. L. FORECAST & Mrs. L. HUMPHREY check out patients at Brighton No. 1 First Aid post, c. 1941Marching troops turn from Swanston Street into Bourke Street, c. 1941V.A.D.'s of Heidelberg Military Hospital, c. 1941Cpl O. Hansen back with his son Rowland met after his return from Middle East to Caulfield, c. 1941Matron A. W. King, Caulfield Military Hospital, c. 1941Members of Military Physical Training school in camp at Frankston went through their Life Saving tests at Hastings Baths, c. 1941The Army maintains a special school at Frankston ... More than 700 qualified P.T. i.e. physical training instructors have been trained for the A.I.F. and home defence forces, c. 1941Young Anthony Phillips could tell the A.R.P. [i.e. Air Raid Precautions] man engaged in tests at Brighton on Saturday a lot, c. 1941Group of 2nd A.I.F. men on board ship broadcasting from the deck before leaving Port Melbourne, c. 1941V.D.C. Units marching through Footscray, c. 1941Embarkation from Port Melbourne of the 2nd A.I.F. and accompanying nurses, c. 1941Large party of nurses leaving with the troops during embarkation at Port Melbourne, 1941Troops lined up and going on board at Melbourne, c. 1941A.I.F. men in tropical gear marching, Melbourne, Vic, 1941Melbourne, the "Shrine of Remembrance", 1941Entrance doors, Royal Bank Branch, English, Scottish & Australian Bank, 303 Collins Street, at Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1941Mowendee, East Malvern, Vic, 1941Looking towards Melbourne from near "Shrine", 1941A.I.F. men aboard their transport at Melbourne, 1941

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.