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Melbourne City in the 1880s

441 photos

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Spring Street, c. 1886c. 1886Observatory Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Melbourne Observatory, 1885–871885–87Governor's Residence Melbourne, 1885–871885–87The houses of Parliament, Spring St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Bourke St., Melbourne (Australia), 1880–921880–92Union Bank, Collins St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Oriental Hotel, [Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94The Princess Theater, Spring St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Custom House [Melbourne, Vic.], 1885–871885–87[Exhibition Street showing the Eastern Market, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94William Street, Looking South, Melbourne, Vic, 1879–941879–94Equitable Co-Operative Society, [Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1884–891884–89[Little Collins Street, looking west], 1879–941879–94Flinders Lane looking west, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Melbourne hospital, [Vic.], 1878–941878–94Terrace, Collins Street East, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Little Collins Street looking east, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Russell Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Young Men's Christian Association Hall, [Russell Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1878–941878–94Burston's Malthouse, Flinders Street E., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94[Oriental Bank, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94General Post Office, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Masonic Hall, Collins Street East, 1886–871886–87Flinders St.Station.East End.18861886Flinders St.Station.18861886C.274. N.258. [Two trains] Flinders St.Station.West End.18861886Independant [i.e. Independent] Church Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], Collins St, 1885–871885–87Melborne Exibition [i.e. Melbourne Exhibition][Melbourne Hospital], 1885–871885–87Costom [i.e. Custom] House Melborne [i.e. Melbourne], 1885–871885–87Bourke Street Melborne [i.e. Melbourne][looking West], 1885–871885–87Bourke Street Melborne [i.e. Melbourne][looking East], 1885–871885–87Levy Bros & Co [271 Lonsdale Street], 1886–871886–87Panoramic View of Melbourne from Government House Tower [includes the circus, St Kilda Road], 1886–871886–87New Athenaeum Club Collins St. [an architect's elevation], 1886–871886–87The Hibernian Hall, Swanston St North [now part of RMIT], 1886–871886–87Bourke Street from Russell Street looking east, 1886–871886–87Bourke St. from Swanston St looking east, 1886–871886–87The French Club, Flinders St, 1886–871886–87C.306.Princes Bridge.Station.18861886Ferguson & Urie's warehouse [10 Collins Street], 1886–871886–87Union Mortgage & Agency Company of Australia Ltd, 573-579 Collins Street, 1886–871886–87Australian Club, William St, Melbourne, 1886–871886–87"The Block" in Collins Street, Melbourne, 18861886Flinders Lane from Swanston St, 1886–871886–87Statuary in the "Marble Hall", Melb[ourne] Public Library [the Rotunda with works by Charles Summers], 1886–871886–87Parer's Crystal Cafe [200 Bourke Street], 1886–871886–87Collins St [North side] looking east from Queen St, 1886–871886–87Melbourne Permanent Building Society [31 Queen Street], 1886–871886–87St Paul's Cathedral Melb[ourne - the nave], 1886–871886–87Masonic Hall, Collins St east, 1886–871886–87Fraser's Buildings - [47] Queen St, 1886–871886–87The Protestant Hall, Exhibition Street, 1886–871886–87Collins Street, 18871887Laying the foundation stone of the portico of the town hall Melbourne, Vic, 1887–881887–88Laying the foundation stone of the portico of the town hall Melbourne, Vic, 1887–881887–88E S & A Bank Elizabeth St, 1877–971877–97Laying the foundation stone of the portico of the town hall Melbourne, Vic, 1887–881887–88Bourke Street looking west, 1880–941880–94The Post Office, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1887c. 1887
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