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Melbourne City in the 1920s

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The Tracks Spencer St. [Looking towards city.], c. 1920c. 1920Flinders St. West, c. 1920c. 1920Spencer St, c. 1920c. 1920Flinders St. East, c. 1920c. 1920Flinders Street Yards, c. 1920c. 1920The Tracks Spencer St, c. 1920c. 1920Concourse Spencer Street, c. 1920c. 1920HOTEL RUBIRA, 305 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1920c. 1920Illuminations in Melbourne during Royal Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, 19201920Illuminations in Melbourne during Royal Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, 19201920Illuminations in Melbourne during Royal Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, 19201920Illuminations in Melbourne during Royal Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, 19201920Illuminations in Melbourne during Royal Visit of Edward, Prince of Wales, 19201920PRINCES BRIDGE, GEELONG, VICTOIRA, c. 1920c. 1920THE SEPARATION TREE BOTANICAL GARDENS, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, c. 1920c. 1920The Melbourne Hospital, 1910–301910–30FREMIET (E.) - Jeanne d'Arc. NATIONAL GALLERY, MELBOURNE, 1910–301910–30The Reading Room. PUBLIC LIBRARY, MELBOURNE, 1910–301910–30The Block,' Collins Street, looking east from Elizabeth Street, 1917–231917–23Collins Street, looking east from Market Street, c. 1920c. 1920Collins Street, looking west, c. 1920c. 1920Bourke Street, looking east, c. 1920c. 1920Bourke Street, looking west, c. 1920c. 1920Swanston Street, looking north, c. 1920c. 1920Elizabeth Street, looking north, c. 1920c. 1920Elizabeth Street, looking south, c. 1920c. 1920Queen Street, looking south, c. 1920c. 1920Flinders Street, showing Central Railway Station, c. 1920c. 1920Princes Bridge, the southern approach to the City, c. 1920c. 1920Melbourne Public Library and Museum, c. 1920c. 1920Melbourne Hospital, c. 1920c. 1920Intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets, showing Flinders Street Railway Station, c. 1920c. 1920Melbourne Hospital, cnr. of Swanston and Lonsdale Streets, c. 1920c. 1920Duke of Rothesay Hotel, 24-6 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, c. 1920c. 1920Spencer Street Railway Station, 1915–251915–25Parked cars along Lonsdale Street, looking north from Collins Street, c. 1920c. 1920Trams at the intersection of Swanston and Flinders Street, c. 1920c. 1920Traffic along Swanston St., near the intersection of Flinders St, c. 1920c. 1920Flinders Street Station illuminated for visit of Prince of Wales, 19201920Flinders Street Station illuminated for visit of Prince of Wales, 19201920Flinders Street Station illuminated for visit of Prince of Wales, 19201920Collins Street, Melbourne, looking east from Market Street, 1910–301910–30Collins Street, Melbourne, looking west from Russell Street, 1910–301910–30Harrington's Buildings, 260-266 Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1920c. 1920Heavy traffic along St. Kilda Road, c. 1920c. 1920Melbourne, looking east toward Princes Bridge from Yarra bank, 1910–301910–30Collins Street, Melbourne, looking west, between Russell and Swanston Streets, 1910–301910–30Royal Melbourne Hospital, 1910–301910–30Russell Street Police Station, 1910–301910–30St. Paul's Cathedral, corner Swanston and Flinders Street, Melbourne, 1910–301910–30Theatre Royal Melbourne, 1910–301910–30Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street, 1910–301910–30National Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 1910–301910–30G.P.O. Melbourne, from the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, 1910–301910–30"St James' Old Cathedral, 419 King Street, Melbourne", 1910–301910–30Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, looking over roof tops, c. 1920c. 1920Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, looking south from Lonsdale Street, 1910–301910–30Botanical Gardens, Melbourne 19201920Five storey building on the corner of Bourke and William Streets, Melbourne, 1910–301910–30Collins Street, Melbourne, looking easterly towards Elizabeth Street, 1910–301910–30
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