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Melbourne City in the 1940s

1,398 photos

1830s 4 1840s 5 1850s 73 1860s 244 1870s 281 1880s 441 1890s 295 1900s 1305 1910s 565 1920s 558 1930s 833 1940s 1398 1950s 624 1970s 8 1980s 4
Royal Tennis Club Bldg i.e. Building, Exhibition Street, north door, 19491949Melbourne Post Office and Post Office Club hotel, 194919491st floor, Georges, Collins St, 1945–541945–54Tree-lined Collins Street, looking west from Spring Street, 1945–541945–54Russell Street, Police HQ, 1945–541945–54Collins Street from steps of Old Treasury building, 1945–541945–54Views along Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 1946–531946–53Collins Street, Melbourne, 1945–541945–54Corner of Swanston and Flinders Sts, looking north, 1945–541945–54Russell Street Police Headquarters, Melbourne, Victoria, 1948–501948–50Queen St. Melbourne, 1945–541945–54Princes Bridge from Domain, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes' Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge a reminiscence of the Commonwealth festivities. Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge on Yarra River, Melbourne. State of Victoria. Australia, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Queen's Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge Melbourne - Showing Government House, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge from Domain, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Military Barracks, St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Queen's Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes' Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Australia, 1900–991900–99PRINCES BRIDGE. MELBOURNE, 1900–991900–99River Yarra from Alexandra Avenue, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Melbourne from St. Kilda Road Reserve, 1900–991900–99Princes Bridge, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99J. Dougall (left), C. Cassar and a friend in Collins St., Melbourne. 19491949Wirth's Park, Melbourne, 1900–991900–99Diesel Engineering College, 516 Flinders St., Melbourne, 194919491949 Flower Show, showing outdoor display by Associated Nurseries of 366 St. Kilda Rd., Melbourne1949Laneway on corner of Market St., between Colonial Mutual Chambers at 64 Market St. and AMP Chambers at 419-425 Collins St., Melbourne, 19491949Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance Co. at 415-7 Collins St., Melbourne, part of AMP Chambers, 419-425 Collins St, 19491949Market Street, looking north from Flinders Street, 19491949Market St., from Flinders Lane, showing the Old London Inn at 34 Market St., Melbourne, 19491949Glasswear Department, Mutual Store, 256 Flinders St., Melbourne, 19491949Qantas House, 341 Collins St., Melbourne, 19491949Warehouse at 324-6 Spencer St., corner of La Trobe St., Melbourne, housing R.D. Phillips & Co., wool buyers, and Norman McLeod & Co., paint merchants, 19491949Capstan Cigarettes window display at B.H. Alston's, tobacconist, 302-4 Collins St., Melbourne, 19491949Shopping strip showing small and mixed businesses at 164-172 Queen Street, Melbourne, 19491949Shopping strip showing small and mixed businesses at 164-172 Queen Street, Melbourne, 19491949Exell's Employment Bureau, 225-229 King St, 19491949Exell's Employment Bureau, 225-229 King St, 19491949Exell's Employment Bureau, 225-229 King St, 19491949Interstate Car Buyers, 307-311 La Trobe St., Melbourne, showing exterior and Skoda car display inside, 19491949Interstate Car Buyers, 307-311 La Trobe St., Melbourne, showing exterior and Skoda car display inside, 19491949Interstate Car Buyers, 307-311 La Trobe St., Melbourne, showing exterior and Skoda car display inside, 19491949Decorations at the Capitol Theatre, Swanston St., Melbourne, for the film 'Down to the Sea in Ships', including posters or paintings and ships rigging at the ticket box, 19491949Decorations at the Capitol Theatre, Swanston St., Melbourne, for the film 'Down to the Sea in Ships', including posters or paintings and ships rigging at the ticket box, 19491949Decorations at the Capitol Theatre, Swanston St., Melbourne, for the film 'Down to the Sea in Ships', including posters or paintings and ships rigging at the ticket box, 19491949Maple Room, private dining room at the Hotel Australia, 276 Collins St., Melbourne, 19491949
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