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Melbourne City in the 1880s

441 photos

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Collins St. from Russell St, c. 1880c. 1880Bourke Street Melbourne, looking east from St. Patrick's Hall, between Queen and William Streets, c. 1880c. 1880Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Bank of New South Wales, Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95THE NATIONAL BANK, COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, 1865–951865–95[Princes Bridge, Melbourne], 1865–951865–95THE INDEPENDENT CHURCH, COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, 1865–951865–95THE SCOTS' CHURCH, COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, 1865–951865–95Scots church, Collins Street East, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95THE WESLEY CHURCH, LONSDALE STREET, MELBOURNE, c. 1880c. 1880Section of garden and tower of Government House, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Windsor Hotel, Spring Street, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Observatory, Melbourne Domain, 1865–951865–95Observatory, Melbourne Domain, 1865–951865–95Observatory, Melbourne Domain, 1865–951865–95Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, with Government House in background, 1865–951865–95Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, Government House in background, 1865–951865–95VIEW IN THE BOTANICAL GARDENS, At the Rustic Footbridge, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Titles Office, Queen Street, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Treasury building, Spring and Collins Streets, East Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Treasury building, Spring Street, East Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Bourke Street Melbourne, looking east from above the Post Office, c. 1880c. 1880Bourke Street East, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street Melbourne, looking west from Spring Street, showing both sides of the street, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Swanston Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Town Hall Organ, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95The Church of England Gammmar School. ST. KILDA ROAD, 1865–951865–95Melbourne, from the Domain Reserve Lagoon, c. 1880c. 1880The General Post office. Elizabeth & Bourke St, c. 1880c. 1880Town Hall. Corner of Swanston St. & Collins St. East, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street Independent Church. (N.E. Corner of Russell & Collins Sts.), c. 1880c. 1880Independent Church, corner Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne, 1860–19001860–1900The National Bank, Collins St. Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Laying the foundation stone of St. Pauls Cathedral, Swanston Street, 18801880Portrait photographs by A. J. Davis of Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1877–831877–83Portrait photographs by A. J. Davis of Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1877–831877–83Portrait photographs by A. J. Davis of Bourke Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1877–831877–83Collins St., looking east, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1880–811880–81The Australian Club-House, William Street [Melbourne], c. 1880c. 1880The Yarra Princes Bridge, c. 1880c. 1880The New Eastern Market, Bourke Street [Melbourne], c. 1880c. 1880Treasury building, and Gordon Reserve, East Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street, Melbourne-west, c. 1880c. 1880Swanston Street, Melbourne, Vic, 1870–901870–90Collins St Looking West, 1880?1880?Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from Elizabeth Street, showing south side, c. 1880c. 1880Elizabeth Street from Flinders Street looking north, c. 1880c. 1880Young Men's Christian Association, 87 Russell St. Melbourne, 1870–901870–90The Post Office [Melbourne], c. 1880c. 1880Collins St from Elizabeth St Looking East, c. 1880c. 1880Public Library - Melbourne [later State Library of Victoria], c. 1880c. 1880The Melbourne Hospital, 1880–811880–81Swanston St Looking South, c. 1880c. 1880Spencer Street rail yards, 18801880Premises of Cookson & Co., tailors, 23 Collins St. West, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880View of the north side of Bourke Street West, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880
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