Old Melbourne

1900s18 photos

Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1908?1908?Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1903–141903–14Bourke Street decorated for the visit of the American Navy Fleet, Melbourne, 19081908Wertheim's Art Needle Work Display at Australian Manufacturers' and Products Exhibition, Melbourne, 1908, c. 1908c. 1908From Bourke St. hill, 1909?1909?BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, c. 1909c. 1909Bourke Street, Melbourne, (looking East), c. 1909c. 1909Bourke Street, Melbourne, towards Parliament House, 1905–141905–14BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14Bourke St. Melbourne, 1905–141905–14BOURKE St; FROM SPRING St; MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1909c. 1909Bourke Street, Melbourne, showing National Bank of Australasia, 1880–19381880–1938

1910s42 photos

Bourke Street looking east from Elizabeth Street, c. 1910c. 1910Elizabeth and Bourke Street corner, looking South showing Kozminsky's jewellers on the corner, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke St. Looking East, Powlett River Coalfields 4.1.10, 19101910Swanston & Bourke Street corner showing the Orient Hotel, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street showing the Bijou Theatre, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street showing the Bijou Theatre, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street Showing New Post Office, Powlett River Coalfields, 19101910Melbourne. Elizabeth Str. Looking south, 1910?1910?BOURKE STREET - MELBOURNE, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street, Melbourne, towards Parliament House, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke St. Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910BOURKE ST., LOOKING W., MELBOURNE, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke St. Melbourne. Looking East, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Birds Eye View of Melbourne, looking down Bourke St, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke St; East, Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke St; Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910BOURKE ST, MELBOURNE, 1904–161904–16BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, 1904–161904–16Bourke Street looking East, 1900–201900–20A BIT OF THE COMMONWEALTH, from Bourke St. Hill, Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke St; Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Clarke buildings, [426-434 Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1910–151910–15BOURKE ST., FROM SPRING ST., MELBOURNE, c. 1912c. 1912Corner Bourke & Swanston Sts., Melbourne, c. 1912c. 1912Bourke St. Melb, c. 1912c. 1912BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE, c. 1912c. 1912Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1913c. 1913Bourke Street from Parliament House, 1913–141913–14Bourke Street looking west from Swanston Street, 1913–141913–14Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from above Elizabeth Street, showing Myer Emporium, Buckley & Nunn Ltd., cable trams, pedestrians, parked cars and safety zone in roadway, 1910–201910–20The Savings Bank, Bourke Street, Melbourne, [Vic.], 1900–301900–30Bourke Street looking west from Swanston Street during World War I, c. 1916c. 1916Elizabeth Street looking south towards Flinders Street Railway Station from Bourke Street, 1914–181914–18Bourke Street looking west from Swanston Street towards Elizabeth Street, c. 1916c. 1916Lieutenant Richard George Moss, 5th Battalion 1st AIEF (Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force) who later became the Mayor of Melbourne, 1914–181914–18Lieutenant Richard George Moss, 5th Battalion 1st AIEF (Australian Imperial Expeditionary Force) who later became the Mayor of Melbourne, 1914–181914–18Bourke Street and General Post Office, Melbourne, c. 1917c. 1917139-165 Elizabeth Street (west side) looking south from the north-east corner of Bourke Street intersection on the Post Office steps, c. 1918c. 1918Leviathan Corner, Bourke Street, Melbourne, c. 1918c. 1918

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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.