Old Melbourne

1940s11 photos

Darrods, 284 Bourke St, 19481948Female staff in women's locker room in Coles Bourke Street Store No. 12, 1947–501947–50Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54422 Bourke Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Detail of door, Menzies Hotel, Bourke Street facade [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Arch - St James Bldgs [i.e. Buildings], Bourke Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Richardson's Hotel, Bourke St., cnr of Russell St. [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949St Patrick's Hall, Bourke St., [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Shop at cnr of Queen and Little Bourke Sts. - Little Bourke St. facade [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949Detail of gates - Oxford Chambers, Bourke Street, [Melbourne, Vic.], 19491949

1950s49 photos

View along Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 1946–541946–54View of Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 1946–541946–54View along Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 1946–541946–54Display window at Danks & Son, 391-403 Bourke St., Melbourne, showing Dissol, the No. 1 cleaning fluid, 19501950British General Electric Co. store, 388 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1950c. 1950Display for Herbert Osborne Pty. Ltd., 567-9 Lt. Bourke St. at Exhibition buildings, 19511951Display for Herbert Osborne Pty. Ltd., 567-9 Lt. Bourke St. at Exhibition buildings, 19511951Car display, shows cars from Jouberts British Motors, 566 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1948–541948–54Car display, shows cars from Jouberts British Motors, 566 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1951c. 1951Interior, Boston Styles, Bourke Street, fashion shop, location unknown, 1948–541948–54Interior, Boston Styles, Bourke Street, fashion shop, location unknown, c. 1951c. 1951"Exterior, Manton's drapers, 226-236 Bourke Street, Melbourne", 1949–541949–54Bourke Street, 1950–541950–54Coles and Woolworths buildings, Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19521952Shirt window display at Manton's Drapers, 226-236 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1952c. 1952E. Love & Co., Drapers, 185 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1952c. 1952Display windows at British General Electric (BGE) store, Magnet House, 388 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1949–551949–55Display windows at British General Electric (BGE) store, Magnet House, 388 Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1952c. 1952Interior crowd men and women in store for a manequin parade (models out of picture) Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19521952Men of the H.M.A.S. Cerberus marching down Bourke Street for Coral Sea Battle march, 1950–541950–54Sudden wet weather in Melb. [i.e. Melbourne] streets, 19531953Crowd consisting of women and small children waiting in a queue on the footpath, possibly to enter the Esquire Theatre, Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1953c. 1953Car parked outside Joubert's building, 575 Bourke St., Melbourne, c. 1953c. 1953Manton's, drapers, 226-36 Bourke St., Melbourne, c. 1953c. 1953Manton's, drapers, 226-36 Bourke St., Melbourne, c. 1953c. 1953Coles cafeteria, 299-301 Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking south, c. 1953c. 1953Coles cafeteria, 299-301 Bourke Street, Melbourne, soda fountain, c. 1953c. 1953Coles cafeteria, 299-301 Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking north, c. 1953c. 1953Exterior decorations and crowd at the Coles Coronation Party for Queen Elizabeth II Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19531953St. John Ambulance women giving first aid to people hurt in crush coronation of Elizabeth II Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19531953Cameo - Ballet Guild at 470 Bourke Street Melbourne, 19541954Cameo - Ballet Guild at 470 Bourke Street Melbourne, 19541954Cameo - Ballet Guild at 470 Bourke Street Melbourne, 19541954Cameo - Ballet Guild at 470 Bourke Street Melbourne, 19541954Cameo - Ballet Guild at 470 Bourke Street Melbourne, 19541954Bushmen after their three months trek with 2000 sheep arrive in Melbourne, c. 1954c. 1954Hurrying across Elizabeth St. on the south side of Bourke St. through the rain today, 19541954Cromwell Buildings, 360-374 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954Cromwell Buildings, 360-374 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954[Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Bourke Street, Melbourne], 19541954[Coles Store, Bourke Street, Melbourne, decorated for Royal Visit], 1954?1954?Floodlit view of Oliver J. Nilsen & Co., Electrical Engineers, 45 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954Bourke Street during the Royal Visit, Melbourne, 19541954Lit up facade of Ball & Welch store, Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954Decoration on the facade of the Coles Store, Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954Decorated facade of James McEwan & Company store in , Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954Part of the decorative boarding over Coles Department Store, Bourke Street in Melbourne, 19541954Illuminated crown and lettering on the facade of the Coles Store, Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954Bourke Street, Melbourne illuminated for the 1954 Royal visit1954

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741 historic photos of Bourke Street, Melbourne, taken between 1850 and 1989, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1940s (214). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.