Old Melbourne

South Yarra by decade

11850s71860s71870s141880s121890s291900s211910s231920s541930s541940s141950s

Streets and landmarks in South Yarra

A sample across the years

Christ Church and Manse, South Yarra, 18591859Christ's Church, South Yarra, near Melbourne, c. 1860c. 1860Malowie Alms Houses, Punt Road South Yarra, 18701870Christ Church, SOUTH YARRA, c. 1880c. 1880River Street South Yarra, 18911891South Yarra School, 1900?1900?South Yarra Presbyterian C.C, 1904?1904?HAWKSBURN STATE SCHOOL, MALVERN ROAD, c. 1907c. 1907M. C. E. G.S. i.e. Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, 19101910M. C. E. G.S. i.e. Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, 19101910Kellow-Falkiner Motor showrooms, South Yarra, Vic, c. 1920c. 1920Church Street bridge over the Yarra, connecting Richmond and South Yarra, 1920–251920–25The Tower entrance, Melbourne Grammar School [South Yarra], 19301930Melbourne Grammar School, Chapel, & Memorial Hall, 19321932Maisonettes of S. Dutton Green esq. Caroline Street South Yarra Vic, 19361936Maisonettes of S. Dutton Green esq. Caroline Street South Yarra Vic, 19361936Residence of G. Brooke-Hutchings esq. South Yarra Vic, 1937–381937–38Residence in Darling Street, South Yarra, designed by Roy Simpson, 19401940Executor's auction of a Victorian Terrace house at 88-102 Millswyn Street, South Yarra, c. 1940c. 1940"Coniston" apartments, Walsh Street, South Yarra, Vic, c. 1941c. 194143 Rockley Rd., South Yarra, 1942. The first house Theo Polites bought1942Melbourne Boys High School, Yarra River and Church Street Bridge, c. 1945c. 1945Williams & Co. Real Estate Agents, 161 Toorak Road, South Yarra, c. 1950c. 1950

236 historic photos of South Yarra, Melbourne, taken between 1859 and 1954. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1930s (54). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.