Old Melbourne

Brighton by decade

11850s71860s41870s101880s321890s411900s221910s331920s481930s601940s161950s31960s

Streets and landmarks in Brighton

A sample across the years

Hobson's Bay from the Brighton Beach, 1844–701844–70Officers and N.C.O.s Brighton Volunteer Rifles, 18621862Mr. Thomas Bent. Brighton, 18741874Cpt. Kenney's Brighton Beach Baths, 18801880Brighton Beach, c. 1890c. 1890Kamesburgh House North Road, Brighton, 1890?1890?Kamesburgh House North Road, Brighton, 1890?1890?The Cochin, Harefield [Brighton Beach], 19001900View of Harefield, Brighton Beach, 19001900Harefield, Brighton Beach - Front, 19001900Brighton. - Bay Street (looking West), c. 1904c. 1904Brighton Beach Pier, c. 1910c. 1910Brighton Beach, c. 1910c. 1910Christmas Day at Brighton Beach, c. 1920c. 1920Official opening of the Trak Motor Service between Melbourne & North Brighton, 19231923A GLIMPSE OF THE GARDENS, BRIGHTON BEACH. VIC, 1925?1925?Brighton Football Club, 1930193010 Lewis Street, Brighton, Adam Lindsay Gordon's home at the time of his death, 19331933Drilling machinery, manufacture by F. N. Bethune Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, c. 1935c. 1935Drilling machinery, manufacture by F. N. Bethune Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, c. 1935c. 1935De Marco residence, 325 St. Kilda Street, Brighton - exterior, 1940?1940?De Marco residence, 325 St. Kilda Street, Brighton - exterior, c. 1940c. 1940Dendy Theatre, Church Street, Middle Brighton, designed by Cowper, Murphy & Appleford, c. 1940c. 1940Control Room of Brighton A.R.P. [i.e. Air Raid Precautions] System, c. 1941c. 1941

277 historic photos of Brighton, Melbourne, taken between 1862 and 1967. They span 12 decades, with the most from the 1940s (60). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.