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Melbourne City in the 1880s

441 photos

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View on the Yarra from the Botanical Gardens bridge, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1885c. 1885Queen's Wharf, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1885c. 1885[View of Melbourne from the barracks in St Kilda Road], 1876–941876–94Port Phillip Club Hotel, Flinders Street E., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1876–941876–94Path through the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 18851885Lake in the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 18851885Two little girls standing on a path in the Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, 18851885View of Collins Street East, Melbourne, north side, 18851885Theatre Royal, 232 Bourke St., or 75 Bourke St. East, Melbourne, c. 1885c. 1885Lonsdale St, 1876–941876–94Bijou Theatre & Victoria Arcade. Bourke St. E, 1876–941876–94Melbourne Coffee Palace, 89 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1882–891882–89Town Hall Organ, Melbourne, c. 1885c. 1885Sir George Verdon, 3rd President [of the Trustees of the Melbourne Public Library], c. 1885c. 1885Little Collins St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Melbourne [skyline from lake, Botanic Gardens], 1876–941876–94Robb's Buildings south east corner of King and Collins Streets, looking down King Street to Spencer Street and the wharves, 1876–941876–94Little Collins St. looking east, 1876–941876–94City Police Court Swanston St, 1876–941876–94Bourke St., making tramway, 1876–941876–94Collins St. from "Telegraph" office, 1876–941876–94Collins St. from Treasury, 1876–941876–94Queen St. looking north, 1876–941876–94View in Collins St. East, 1876–941876–94Scots Church Collins St. East, 1876–941876–94View of Melbourne, showing Government House in background, 1876–941876–94[South Melbourne Town Hall] [Emerald Hill Mechanics Institute], 1876–941876–94Customs House Flinders St. West, 1876–941876–94Swanston St. South, 1876–941876–94Swanston Street, looking south, 1876–941876–94Collins St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Collins St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Queen St. looking south, 1876–941876–94Lonsdale St. looking west, 1876–941876–94Queen St. looking South, 1876–941876–94Russell St, 1876–941876–94Exhibition Street, 1876–941876–94Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Van Heems, Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Co. Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Van Heems, Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87Portrait photographs by William Bardwell, photographer, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1880–901880–90Portrait photographs by William Bardwell, photographer, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1880–901880–90Queens Wharf, Melbourne, 1885?1885?Spencer Street Station, 1876–941876–94Bird's eye view of Melbourne, 1876–941876–94Eastern Market, Bourke St. E, 1876–941876–94Bourke Street [Melbourne, looking east], 1876–941876–94Little Bourke St. looking east, 1876–941876–94Collins St. looking east, 1876–941876–94Botanical Gardens, Melbourne, Vic, c. 1885c. 1885Plan of Reserved Seats Melbourne Town Hall, 1880–901880–90Reading Room [Melbourne] Public Library, 1870–19001870–1900Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Co. Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Van Heems, Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Co. Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87Portrait photographs by Grouzelle & Co. Royal Arcade, Melbourne, Vic, 1884–871884–87QUEENS WHARF. 1885 [Melbourne]1885S. Nathan Furniture Warehouse, 248-258 Swanston Street, 1880–901880–90Offington, St. Kilda road, 1885–871885–87Melbourne from St. Kilda Road, 1885–871885–87
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