Old Melbourne

1930s13 photos

Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, 1920–541920–54Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Vic, 1920–541920–54FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY STATION MELBOURNE, VIC, 1920–541920–54FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY STATION, MELBOURNE, VIC, 1920–541920–54Campbell Arcade, Melbourne Vic., subway from Flinders Street Railway Station to Degrave Street, 1920–541920–54Flinders Street, Looking West, Melbourne, Vic, 1920–541920–54City of Melbourne, Yarra River and Flinders Street Railway Station, c. 1938c. 1938Aerial view of Melbourne looking south, 1938?1938?[Commerce House, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne], 1930–491930–49Perfume counter, Mutual Store, Flinders Street, 1938–401938–40Handbag counter, Mutual Store, Flinders Street, 1938–401938–40Flinders St. Arch Melb. [i.e. Melbourne], 19391939Flinders Street railway station, 19391939

1940s47 photos

Suburban lines. Hourly record of passengers in all trains to and from Melbourne at point of greatest density, 1930–501930–50Arch bearing a coat-of-arms spanning Swanston Street, Melbourne, near Flinders Street, 1930–501930–50Flinders Street Station, 1930–501930–50[Aerial view of Collins and Flinders Streets, Melbourne], 1930–501930–50Flinders St. & Princes Bridge Stations - proposed square, buildings & bridges over tracks, 1930–501930–50Applicants for enlistment arriving and leaving the R.A.A.F. recruiting depot in Flinders Street, Melbourne, c. 1940c. 1940Elevated view of Melbourne at night, looking south west, 1930–501930–50Flinders Street Station at night, Melbourne, 1930–501930–50View across the Yarra River at night, 1930–501930–50Elevated view across the Yarra River showing Melbourne skyline at night, 1930–501930–50Flinders Street Railway Station Melbourne, c. 1940c. 1940Little Flinders Street, Flinders Way arcade, 1930–501930–50Applicants for enlistment arriving and leaving the R.A.A.F. recruiting depot in Flinders Street, Melbourne, c. 1940c. 1940Signals at Flinders St Station yard, 1930–501930–50Flinders Street Station, 1930–501930–50Flinders St. Station Platforms & Tracks, 1930–501930–50Suburban lines east of Flinders Street, 1930–501930–50State theatre, 154 Flinders Street, designed by Bohringer, Taylor and Johnson - interior, 1941?1941?Private E. McCormack, 6ft 6.5 ins met his cobber Gunner J. Smith - 5 ft 3 ins in Flinders Street, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Display of Holeproof stockings at Ball & Welch, 180 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 1939–471939–47View over rooftops from corner of Russell and Flinders Streets, Melbourne, showing Flinders Street Station Rail Yards, Yarra River and Ball & Welsh Ltd, c. 1943c. 1943Victorian railways administrative staff on roof of Flinders Street Station, 1940s1940sFlinders Street Rail Yards with Aspro building l.r, c. 1945c. 1945Hoisting the flags of all nations on buildings in Flinders Street, c. 1945c. 1945Flinders St. Station by night Riverside Ave, 19461946Flinders Street Viaduct, Melbourne, 19471947Looking over City of Melbourne towards Flinders Street, Yarra River and Rail Yards, c. 1948c. 1948Looking east up Collins Street over City of Melbourne, including Yarra River and Flinders Street Rail Yards, c. 1948c. 1948Cosmetics counter, The Mutual Store, 256 Flinders St., Melbourne, 19481948Cosmetics counter, The Mutual Store, 256 Flinders St., Melbourne, 19481948Mutual Store Ltd. 256-262 Flinders St, 19481948Mutual Store Ltd. 256-262 Flinders St, 19481948Mutual Store Ltd. 256-262 Flinders St, 19481948Horse and carriage on Flinders Street in tramless Melbourne, 19481948Mr. Harry Cull, liftman from the Treasury Building, walking along Flinders Street during a tram strike, 19481948Flinders Street Station, 1945–541945–54River and Melbourne Skyline, 1945–541945–54View looking south west including Flinders Street and beyond, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54Flinders Street Station, 1945–541945–54Flinders Street Station, 1945–541945–54View Flinders St. Station to Shrine, 1945–541945–54Aerial View of Melbourne, 1945–541945–54Flinders Street Station from South, 1945–541945–54Melbourne [Vic.], 19491949Diesel Engineering College, 516 Flinders St., Melbourne, 19491949Market Street, looking north from Flinders Street, 19491949Glasswear Department, Mutual Store, 256 Flinders St., Melbourne, 19491949

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483 historic photos of Flinders Street, Melbourne, taken between 1854 and 1982, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 12 decades, with the most from the 1900s (97). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.