Old Melbourne

1830s2 photos

Presbyterian School House. Melbourne / Elevation [Also known as Scots School House], 18391839Presyterian School House. Melbourne. Ground Plan [Also known as Scots School House], 18391839

1850s2 photos

Collins Street (Looking West from Russell St.), 18531853Collins St. looking west from Russell St [Melbourne], 18531853

1860s4 photos

Huxley & Parker's, Russell St. and Little Collins St., Melbourne, 1861?1861?Russell St Melbourne 18631863C. Henry & Co., 140 Bourke Street East (corner of Russell Street,) Melbourne. J. and J. Bennett, 25 Bourke Street East, (opposite the Bull and Mouth) Melbourne, 1851–851851–85C. Henry & Co., 140 Bourke Street East (corner of Russell Street,) Melbourne. J. and J. Bennett, 25 Bourke Street East, (opposite the Bull and Mouth) Melbourne, 1851–851851–85

1870s8 photos

Receipt to Mr. Gilks from The People's Pawn Office, Harris Loel, 126 Lonsdale Street, Corner Russell Street, Melbourne, 1870–761870–76Scots Church from Russell Street, [Vic.], c. 1875c. 1875Independent Church, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1860–901860–90[Russell Street] [Title], 18751875Collins Street Melbourne, from Russell Street, c. 1875c. 1875Looking East showing Collins Street, Russell Street, the Independent Church spire and Treasury Building, 18751875Collins St. from Russell St. [Melbourne, Vic.], 1870–851870–85Young Men's Christian Association of Melbourne New Building, Russell Street, 18771877

1880s13 photos

Russell Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Russell Street looking north from Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Collins St. from Russell St, c. 1880c. 1880Independent Church, corner Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne, 1860–19001860–1900Young Men's Christian Association, 87 Russell St. Melbourne, 1870–901870–90Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking west from Russell Street, c. 1880c. 1880Russell St, 1876–941876–94Russell Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Young Men's Christian Association Hall, [Russell Street, Melbourne, Vic.], 1878–941878–94Bourke Street from Russell Street looking east, 1886–871886–87Russell Street, Melbourne, c. 1887c. 1887Collins St., looking west from Russell St, 1888–901888–90Reception of His Excellency the Earl of Hopetoun...28th November 1889 [showing the north corner of Collins and Russell Streets]1889

1890s4 photos

Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking west from Russell Street showing south side of road, c. 1890c. 1890[Alexandra Club, on the south east corner of Collins and Russell Streets], 18911891Group of officers and men at Russell St. Police Barracks Melbourne, 18961896Large group of women standing on steps of the Independent Church, later St. Michael's Uniting Church, corner of Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne, 1898–19001898–1900

1900s27 photos

Crowd, including brass musicians on the corner of Bourke and Russell Streets, 1890–19101890–1910Arch at the corner of Collins and Russell streets, with the words Victoria Queen and Empress Beloved By All Nations, 1898–19041898–1904Arch at the corner of Collins and Russell streets, with the words Victoria Queen and Empress Beloved By All Nations, c. 1901c. 1901Queen Victoria Arch, intersection of Collins Street and Russell Street, Melbourne, 19011901[Queen Victoria Arch, corner of Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne, Vic.], 19011901Queen Victoria arch at the intersection of Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne, Victoria, 19011901Queen Victoria Arch, Collins and Russell Streets, [Melbourne, Vic.], 19011901Queen Victoria Arch, Intersection of Collins and Russell Streets, c. 1901c. 1901Bourke Street, east from Russell Street, c. 1901c. 1901Bourke Street, east from Russell Street, c. 1901c. 1901Looking east from Collins and Russell Street corner, c. 1901c. 1901Queen Victoria Arch at intersection of Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne, 19011901THE QUEEN VICTORIA ARCH. At the intersection of Collins and Russell Streets, 19011901Looking south along Russell Street over Collins Street, c. 1901c. 1901Collins Street [looking west from middle of Russell Street], 1900–051900–05Car parked outside the Tarrant Motor Company, Melbourne, 19041904Russell Street. MELBOURNE, 1900s1900sRussell Street. MELBOURNE, c. 1905c. 1905Russell Street MELBOURNE, 1895–19151895–1915Russelstreet, [i.e. Russell Street], Melbourne, c. 1907c. 1907Russelstreet, [i.e. Russell Street], Melbourne, c. 1907c. 1907Russelstreet [i.e. Russell Street], Melbourne, c. 1907c. 1907Gt. Collins St., looking West, from Russell St. Melbourne, in the "Fifties", 1905–101905–10Gt. Collins St., looking West, from Russell St. Melbourne, in the "Fifties", 1905–101905–10Russelstreet, [Russell Street] Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908Old Law Courts at Latrobe Street and Russell Street, 19091909[City Watch House, 345-355 Russell Street, Melbourne], c. 1909c. 1909

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133 historic photos of Russell Street, Melbourne, taken between 1839 and 1954, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 12 decades, with the most from the 1900s (29). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.