Old Melbourne
Rustic Bridge, Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne, c. 1909Rustic Bridge, Fitzroy Gardens, Melbournec. 1909

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East Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. East Melbourne recorded a population of 4,896 at the 2021 census.

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East Melbourne by decade

111850s311860s581870s621880s591890s2281900s711910s341920s1451930s1231940s381950s

Streets and landmarks in East Melbourne

A sample across the years

St. Peter's 1850 [Eastern Hill, East Melbourne]1850St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, ca.1862, c. 1860c. 1860Views of Melbourne ... Fitzroy Gardens, c. 1870c. 1870Views of Melbourne ... Fitzroy Gardens, c. 1870c. 1870St. Peter's from Parliament House [East Melbourne], c. 1880c. 1880East Melbourne from Parliament House, c. 1880c. 1880St. Peter's Church of England, East Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890View of statue and pathway, Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Relief of Mafeking, Parliament House steps, Melbourne, 19001900Parliament House, Melbourne, [Vic.], 19001900PARLIAMENT HOUSE, MELBOURNE, c. 1900c. 1900Parliament Houses [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1900c. 1900[Title Slide] Fitzroy Gardens, c. 1900c. 1900Duke of York Celebrations, Melbourne - Eight Hours' Procession in Front of Parliament House, c. 1901c. 1901Parliament House and Spring Street, c. 1910c. 1910Edward VII obit. Cadets' memorial service, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia. Band playing the Dead March, 1910?1910?Fitzroy Gardens, c. 1920c. 1920FITZROY GARDENS, MELBOURNE, c. 1930c. 1930[Looking along Bourke Street, Melbourne, towards Parliament House], 19321932East Melbourne residence, Bishop's Court, 19331933Bourke Street, Melbourne, from just below Elizabeth Street, looking east towards Parliament House, c. 1934c. 1934PARLIAMENT HOUSE [Melbourne], c. 1940c. 1940St. Andrew's Hospital, East Melbourne, Vic, c. 1940c. 1940Fitzroy Gardens Melb 1940 Treasury Gardens1940

860 historic photos of East Melbourne, taken between 1850 and 1965. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1900s (228). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.