Old Melbourne

1930s9 photos

Spencer Street Bridge Melbourne, Vic, 19301930Spencer Street Bridge, April 1930 [Melbourne, Vic.]1930Spencer Street Bridge Melbourne, Vic, 19301930Spencer Street near intersection with Flinders Street, Melbourne, showing railway tracks, 1925–401925–40[Jean Battern on her arrival at Spencer Street Railway Station, Melbourne on Monday 11th June 1934]1934CARLYON'S HOTEL, SPENCER ST., MELBOURNE, VIC, 1920–541920–54[Looking north east over Melbourne from Spencer Street Railway Station], 19381938New services for men on Spencer Street Railway Station, 1935–421935–42Windsor Castle. Spencer St. Station Melb. [i.e. Melbourne], 19391939

1940s46 photos

Spencer Street Railway Station Melbourne, 1940?1940?Spencer Street rail yard, 1930–501930–50Spencer Street, Melbourne, 1930–501930–50FISH MARKET corner Flinders and Spencer Streets Melbourne, 1937–441937–44FISH MARKET corner Flinders and Spencer Streets Melbourne, c. 1940c. 1940Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Welcome to Dr. Su Mo, Chinese Minister, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19411941Return A.I.F. men at Spencer St. Station today, c. 1942c. 1942Australian seamen who have arrived back in Australia waiting for friends at Spencer St. Railway Station, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Troops from Middle East arrive at Spencer Street, Melbourne, c. 1942c. 1942Happy A.I.F. back from abroad photographed at Spencer St. Station today, c. 1942c. 1942Back from the Middle East leaving Spencer Street station after their arrival here yesterday, c. 1942c. 1942Australian seamen arriving back in Australia at Spencer Street Railway Station, c. 1942c. 1942A.I.F. men at Spencer Street Railway Station, Melbourne, 19421942Victorian and interstate troops on leave from Darwin (Northern Australia) at Spencer Street Station, 1939–451939–45Driver John Oates, returned from overseas greeted by Robert and Mrs. Oates at Spencer St[reet Station, Melbourne] & a bite of Robert's apple, c. 1942c. 1942A.I.F. Signaller V. P. Williamson, recently arrived at Spencer Street Station reunited with his family, c. 1942c. 1942Australian seamen arriving back in Australia at Spencer Street Railway Station, 1939–451939–45A.I.F. men on their return to Australia, at Spencer Street station, Melbourne, 19431943Drivers J.W. Taylor & J.A. Gillies returned A.I.F. at Spencer St. today, c. 1943c. 1943Australian troops on a railway platform, train on the track behind them, Platform 10A, Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, c. 1944c. 194412 Victorians among repatriated P.O.W. arrived at Spencer St. today, c. 1944c. 1944Repatriated P.O.W.s at Spencer St[reet] Station, [Melbourne], c. 1944c. 1944Melbourne Vic, 19451945Aerial view of Victoria Dock and the City of Melbourne, 1940–501940–50Spencer St. Station, 1940–501940–505 year veteran return ... at Spencer Street Station, 19451945Released prisoners of war from Ambonia [?] arrived at Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, 19451945Former Woolworths warehouse, 540 Spencer Street, West Melbourne, 1940–501940–50Woolworths building, Spencer Street, West Melbourne, 1940–501940–50Woolworths building, Spencer Street, West Melbourne, 1940–501940–50Returned P.O.W.'s at Spencer St, c. 1945c. 1945Signs of welcome and personal messages on cardboard are becoming a regular feature at Spencer St. when the boys come home, c. 1945c. 1945Driver Sybil O'Hehir, AWAS, when she saw her brother Pte. John O'Hehir step off the train at Spencer Street Station, c. 1945c. 1945[Submarines at Spencer St. Bridge, North Wharf, Port Melbourne], c. 1946c. 1946Finale, Spencer Street, Melbourne, 19471947View Showing Bourke Street, From Spring Street To Spencer Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1941–541941–54Yarra River in vicinity of Spencer Street, c. 1948c. 1948Warehouse at 324-6 Spencer St., corner of La Trobe St., Melbourne, housing R.D. Phillips & Co., wool buyers, and Norman McLeod & Co., paint merchants, 19491949

1950s5 photos

National Service Trainees leave Spencer St for Flinders, c. 1951c. 1951National Service Trainees at Spencer Street Station on their way to Flinders and Puckapunyal, 1950–541950–54[Diesel electric locomotive at Spencer Street station], 19531953National Service Trainees at Spencer Street Station on their way to Flinders and Puckapunyal, c. 1953c. 1953Floodlit decorated facade of Sands & McDougall printers and lithographers in Spencer Street, Melbourne, 19541954

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365 historic photos of Spencer Street, Melbourne, taken between 1864 and 1954, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 10 decades, with the most from the 1920s (189). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.