Old Melbourne

1890s53 photos

Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Panoramic view of Collins Street, from Queen Street, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street Melbourne, looking west from Swanston Street, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890East End of Collins St. looking West, 18901890Collins St. Looking East, 18901890Exterior view of Block Arcade, Collins Street, c. 1890c. 1890English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street East, 1880–19001880–1900Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Australia Congregational Church Melbourne [Independent Church, cnr. Russell & Collins Streets and Burke and Wills sculpture], c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street, Melbourne, looking east from near Queen Street, c. 1890c. 1890Masonic Hall, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1885–951885–95Collins Street, near the corner of Spring Street, with cable tram, 1880–19001880–1900Collins St. [Melbourne], c. 1890c. 1890South Side of Collins St. Melbourne, 18901890Collins Street West, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Offices of Mutual Insurance Society of Victoria, 406 Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Premier Permanent Building Society and The Age offices, 229-233 Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Collins Street, looking west across Elizabeth Street, 1880–19001880–1900Interior, National Bank of Australasia, 279 Collins Street, Melbourne, 18901890Collins St. from Swanston St. looking west, 1890–921890–92The Federal Coffee Palace, Collins St., Melbourne, 1890–921890–92Bourke & Wills monument in Great Collins St., Melbourne, 1891–921891–92Burke and Wills Chambers, cnr. Russell and Collins Streets, Melbourne, 18911891Collins St, 1884–19001884–1900Stallbridge Chambers, Chancery Lane, [443] Little Collins St, 1892–951892–95Collins St. west, Melbourne, 1891–971891–97Melbourne - Federal Coffee Palace, Collins Street W, 1891–971891–97Melbourne, Collins St. looking towards the Treasury, 1891–971891–97Collins St. east, Melbourne, 1891–971891–97Collins Street, Melbourne, 1894, the capital1894Collins St, c. 1894c. 1894Collins St. Melb [i.e. Melbourne], c. 1894c. 1894Scotch & Independent Churches Collins St Melb [i.e. Melbourne], c. 1894c. 1894Offices of the Melbourne Permanent Building Society, c. 1895c. 1895Swanston Street looking North from Collins Street, showing the Talma building, 1890–19001890–1900Store front in Little Collins Street, Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900COLLINS ST FROM SWANSTON ST LOOKING WEST, 1890–19001890–1900Collins St, 18951895Baptist Chapel, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900Collins Street looking west, 1860–19301860–1930The National Bank, Collins St. Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900The Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne [advertising a lecture by Rev. Haskett Smith], 1892–19001892–1900Collins St. Melbourne from [the] Bank of Australasia, 1892–19001892–1900Collins Street, 1892–19001892–1900Collins St. Melbourne. Looking East from Elizabeth St, 1892–19001892–1900The Melbourne Club Collins St, 1892–19001892–1900Unidentified procession in Elizabeth Street, looking north from Collins Street, 1892–19001892–1900Interior of a church ?Independent Church, Collins Street, 1892–19001892–1900Congregational Church Collins St Melbourne [exterior], 1892–19001892–1900[Procession in honour of Queen Victoria's Jubilee, 1897. Naval forces & cable tram in Collins Street between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets looking south1897

1900s7 photos

Swanston Street, Melbourne looking north from Collins Street, c. 1900c. 1900Relief of Mafeking, procession, Melbourne, 19001900Welcome home celebrations, Melbourne, 19001900Relief of Mafeking, procession, Melbourne, 19001900Collins Street 1900, possibly during the Relief of Mafeking celebration, c. 1900c. 1900[Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 19001900Corner of Collins St. & Swanston St, c. 1900c. 1900

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1,262 historic photos of Collins Street, Melbourne, taken between 1841 and 1975, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1940s (344). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.