Old Melbourne

1859 2 photos

[Queens Reading Room, Melbourne Public Library], 1859Part of Queen Street, showing the Oriental Bank, the Hobson's Bay Railway, & the suburb of Emerald Hill, 1859

Sometime around the 1850s 38 photos

The library dates these to a span of years that takes in this decade. Each shows its span.

Melbourne taken from near the west end of Collins Street - 1840. Feby, 1840–541840–54The Public Library, Melbourne, 1850–551850–55Showing house at Gardiners Creek, Hawthorn, 1850–551850–55Commercial premises of McEwan & Houston, Ironmongers, 77 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 1852–531852–53William Kerr, Town Clerk Of Melbourne 1851-56 And Founder Of The "Argus" Newspaper, 1851–561851–56The detached cottage, Jolimont, 1852–541852–54The larger rockery at Jolimont, 1852–541852–54View from Batman's Hill, Melbourne, 1847–601847–60Stables & hay house at Jolimont, 1852–541852–54The detached cottage, Jolimont, 1852–541852–54The larger rockery at Jolimont, 1852–541852–54Blank invoice for Paper Warehouse, number 39, Flinders Lane East, Melbourne, bought of E. L. Robinson, terms cash on delivery, 1850s1850sBlank invoices, Melbourne, bought of Edmund Westby and Company and bought of Alexander McCalla, 1850s1850sInvoice from G. R. Brice (late John Kendall), 5 Little Bourke Street West, and at Clyde Street, St. Kilda, Melbourne, wholesale and retail beef and pork butcher, 1850s1850sCity of Melbourne, blank cheque, to the manager of The Union Bank of Australia, Melbourne, 1850s1850sCriterion Hotel, Collins Street, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1850s1850sCanvas Town, between Prince's Bridge and South Melbourne in 1850s1850s"Pattowatto", / Granite Boulder (Perrys Haystack) / looking N - W. 47 miles N by W of Melbourne, 1855–561855–56Waterfall over basalt columns "Noer", 30 miles N.N.W. from Melbourne, 1855–561855–56Hickinbotham's Drapery Establishment, Melbourne Stringer, Mason & Co, 1852–611852–61Hon. [illegible], Mayor of Melbourne, 1855–601855–60Mr. Dwight, bookseller, Melbourne - died 1871 - 48 years, 1855–601855–60View on river Yarra, [Vic.], 1854–621854–62Saint Patrick's College, East Melbourne, 1855–611855–61Bourke Street Melbourne, looking west from Spring Street, 1858–591858–59Queens Reading Room, Melbourne Public Library, 1858–601858–60[Ernest Henry Hick, Mayor of Williamstown], 1855–651855–65Government Pier, Sandridge, 1859–611859–61View near Heidelberg. The Yarra Flooded, 1858–631858–63Studio portraits of unidentified men in Melbourne, Victoria, 1857–631857–63Studio portraits by Batchelder & O'Neill of two gentlemen, in Melbourne, 1857–631857–63Studio portrait of unidentified man in Melbourne, Victoria, 1857–631857–63Studio portraits of unidentified men in Melbourne, Victoria, 1857–631857–63Studio portraits by Batchelder & O'Neill of two gentlemen, in Melbourne, 1857–631857–63Portrait photographs by Thomas Bertenshaw, Fitzroy, Vic, 1859–661859–66"Toorak House", St. Georges Road, Melbourne, it was the residence of Governors of Victoria from 1856-7 till 1874, 1856–741856–74Portrait photographs of young girl by C. A. Sibert, travelling photographer, Melbourne, 1855–751855–75Melbourne Public Library, Victoria, 1856–761856–76

220 historic photos of Melbourne from the 1850s, by year, then those the library dates to a span of years. All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.