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Melbourne City in the 1930s

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Melbourne in the late 1930s. Looking south down Queen Street from Bourke Street1930sPrinces Bridge [Melbourne], 19341934Manchester Unity Building [Melbourne], 19341934Princes Bridge and St. Pauls Cathedral [Melbourne], 19341934Flinders St. Buildings Across Yarra River [Melbourne], 19341934Princes Bridge [Melbourne], 19341934Fountain. Spring Street. [Melbourne], 19341934Swanston Street. [Melbourne], 19341934Shrine of Remembrance [Melbourne], 19341934Old Melbourne Gaol, Franklin Street entrance, 19341934Princes Bridge Foundation Stone, 19341934[Entrance to the Melbourne City [Magistrates] Court, cnr. of Latrobe and Russell Streets], 19341934Twin villas at 29 Stephen (now Exhibition Street), Melbourne, 19341934Norman's Building on the N.E. corner of Bourke and Russell Streets, 19341934Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 19341934Mayfair Theatre and old Waxworks, Bourke St, 19341934Defence Department Barracks - offices - St. Kilda Rd, 19341934[Jean Battern on her arrival at Spencer Street Railway Station, Melbourne on Monday 11th June 1934]1934Flinders St. Station Melbourne, 19341934Flinders St. Station Melbourne, 19341934Kong Meng's Building, corner of Little Bourke Street and Celestial Avenue, 19341934Forecourt and portico nearing completion Shrine of Remembrance Melbourne, 19341934"Botanical Gardens, Melbourne", 1930s1930sBotanical Gardens, Melbourne, 1930s1930sEphemera relating to the Melbourne Hospital Birthday League, 1933–361933–36Lever's Bull & Mouth Hotel and adjacent multi-story Coles store in Bourke Street Melbourne, 1930s1930sLittle Collins Street showing rear of 299 Bourke Street first stage eight storey building Coles Store No. 12, 1930–381930–38Customs House, Flinders Street, Melbourne, 19341934Collins Street, Melbourne, 1930s1930s[View of Elizabeth Street, Melbourne], 1930s1930sMelbourne city and illuminated Centenary pylons on Princes Bridge, taken from south side of Yarra River, where Arts Centre now stands, 1934–351934–35Collins Street looking west from beyond Swanston Street, showing Town Hall, Manchester Unity and APA Buildings illuminated as well as Centenary street poles, for Victoria's Centenary celebrations, 1934–351934–35Bourke Street looking east from McKillop Street, showing the Post Office festooned with lights, McEwans illuminated as well as the decorative Centenary street poles illuminated, 1934–351934–35St. Paul's Cathedral towers, Swanston Street and Yarra River looking south-west, also shows Nicholas building illuminated for Victoria's Centenary celebrations, 1934–351934–35Queens Bridge over Yarra River, Melbourne, c. 1935c. 1935Gothic Bank, Bank of New South Wales and the Bankers & Traders Building, Collins St., Melbourne, 1935?1935?"Gothic Bank, Bank of New South Wales and the Bankers & Traders Building, Collins St., Melbourne", 1935?1935?"Gothic Bank, Bank of New South Wales and the Bankers & Traders Building, Collins St., Melbourne", 1935?1935?Gothic Bank, Bank of New South Wales and the Bankers & Traders Building, Collins St., Melbourne, 1935?1935?Victoria's first Government House Melb. [Melbourne], 19351935Aerial view of Melbourne looking south east from above the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets, 1935–361935–36ST. KILDA ROAD, MELBOURNE, c. 1935c. 1935Alexandra Gardens, Melb. ie. Melbourne, 1925–451925–45Bookplates for Melbourne Public Library designed and drawn by John Shirlow, 19351935Bookplates for Melbourne Public Library designed and drawn by John Shirlow, 19351935Aerial view of Melbourne looking south east from above the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets, 1935–361935–36Alexandra Gardens, Melb. ie. Melbourne, 1925–451925–45Alexandra Gardens, Melb. ie. Melbourne, 1925–451925–45Royal Melbourne Hospital, 1930–401930–40[Garden, Domain Road, South Yarra, designed by Ellis Stones], c. 1935c. 1935Bookplates for Melbourne Public Library designed and drawn by John Shirlow, 19351935The Dome, Supreme Courts, Melbourne, 19351935Elizabeth Street, Post Office, Melbourne, 1930–401930–40Facades of two buildings 57 & 59 Collins Street Melbourne, 1930–401930–40[Yarra River, Princes Bridge, St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne], c. 1935c. 1935[Alexandra Avenue, Melbourne], c. 1935c. 1935Photograph of statue of Adam Lindsay Gordon, Spring Street, Melbourne, Vic, 19351935Roger Malcolm Teague Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1920–501920–50St. Kilda Road, Vic, 1930–401930–40COLLINS STREET. MELBOURNE, c. 1935c. 1935
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