Old Melbourne

1850s2 photos

Bourke Street [looking west from Spring Street], 18581858Bourke Street Melbourne, looking west from Spring Street, 1858–591858–59

1860s16 photos

Bourke Street looking west from Spring Street, 18611861Parliament House, Spring St., Melbourne, 1861?1861?Eastern Hill view of old Printing Office, Chalmer's Church, St. Patrick's College, Scotch College, Unitarian Church etc from Spring St [Melbourne], 18611861Eastern Hill from No.1 Spring Street, Chalmers Church Scotch College & Printing Office Melbourne, 18611861Eastern Hill. View of German Church, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Parliament House St. Peter's Church. Schools being newly roofed from Spring St [Melbourne], 18611861View of Eastern Hill from Spring Street, Melbourne, 18611861Bourke Street from Spring Street, 18611861Collins Street and Spring Street Melbourne, c. 1861c. 1861Spring St. Melbourne, c. 1861c. 1861Spring St. Melbourne, c. 1861c. 1861[Spring Street] Melbourne, c. 1861c. 1861View looking up Wellington Parade from 1 Spring St before the road was cut down [Melbourne], 18611861Panorama of Melbourne in 1862 from the roof of the Houses of Parliament1862Collins Street looking west from Spring Street, c. 1865c. 1865Looking over Fitzroy Gardens from 55 Spring Street in 1867 [Melbourne]1867Spring Street, Melbourne, c. 1869c. 1869

1870s11 photos

View of Melbourne, looking south west from Spring Street, c. 1870c. 1870East Angle of Spring Street, 1862–791862–79Spring Street and Bourke Street, 1862–791862–79View of Spring Street showing the Model Training School, 1862–791862–79View of Spring Street & intersection with Little Bourke Street, 1862–791862–79Spring Street & Little Collins Street, 1862–791862–79Education Office, Melbourne, 18721872Collins Street looking west from Spring Street, 18721872Collins Street, Melbourne, from Spring Street, 1872–761872–76Treasury Building, [Spring Street, Melbourne], 1870–801870–80Spring Street from the Treasury 18751875

1880s23 photos

Bourke Street east looking west from Spring Street, 18801880Collins St. looking west from Spring St, c. 1880c. 1880Model school, Spring Street, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1880c. 1880Windsor Hotel, Spring Street, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Treasury building, Spring Street, East Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street Melbourne, looking west from Spring Street, showing both sides of the street, c. 1880c. 1880[Grand Hotel, later Windsor Hotel, Spring Street, Melbourne], c. 1883c. 1883Corner of Bourke and Spring Streets, at the opening of Parliament?, c. 1884c. 1884Parliament House, Spring Street, side elevation showing Parliamentary Library, c. 1885c. 1885Spring Street, c. 1886c. 1886The houses of Parliament, Spring St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92The Princess Theater, Spring St., Melbourne, 1880–921880–92Bourke & Wills looking at Melbourne, 1888?1888?Treasury, Melbourne, 1888?1888?View of Jolimont from Spring Street showing Wellington Parade East Melbourne, Cliveden Mansions and National Gymnasium, 1888?1888?View across the Treasury steps looking south down Spring Street, showing Government House in the background, 1888?1888?View of Bourke Street from corner of Spring Street, Melbourne, 1888?1888?Princess Theatre while staging "Fool's Revenge" and view of Spring Street, showing Mayger's Imperial Hotel and the Windsor Hotel, 1888?1888?Centennial procession in Bourke Street, looking west from Spring Street, 18881888View down Collins Street East, south side to the Oriental Hotel from the corner of Spring Street, 1888?1888?Bourke St, looking west from Spring St, 1888–901888–90Grand Hotel, Spring Street, 1888–901888–90Spring Street Melbourne, 1888–901888–90

1890s8 photos

Princess Theatre, Spring Street, Melbourne, c. 1890c. 1890Melbourne Spring St. Princess Theatre, 18901890Collins Street, near the corner of Spring Street, with cable tram, 1880–19001880–1900View down Spring Street showing Windsor Hotel and monument to General Gordon, 1889–19001889–1900Grand Hotel, Spring St. Melb [i.e. Melbourne], c. 1894c. 1894Treasury Building, Spring Street, Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900Spring St Melbourne & Princess Theatre, 1892–19001892–1900

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230 historic photos of Spring Street, Melbourne, taken between 1858 and 1975, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 12 decades, with the most from the 1900s (45). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.