Old Melbourne
Australian servicemen marching past the saluting base outside the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Australian soldiers marching through Melbourne streets, 1940–451940–45Australian servicemen marching past the saluting base outside the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Armoured Division troops in parades on Melbourne streets, 1940–451940–45Machine gun carriers in parades on Melbourne Streets, 1940–451940–45A.I.F. Signaller V. P. Williamson, recently arrived at Spencer Street Station reunited with his family, c. 1942c. 1942Machine gun carriers in parades on Melbourne Streets, 1940–451940–45Australian soldiers marching through Melbourne streets, 1940–451940–45Australian servicemen marching past the saluting base outside the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Australian soldiers marching in the streets of Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Armed servicemen marching past the National Bank, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Australian soldiers in military marches in the streets of Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Staffing the telephones at the National Service Rooms in Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, c. 1942c. 1942Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Australian soldiers marching in the streets of Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Australian soldiers marching in the streets of Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Australian soldiers in military marches in the streets of Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Men extinguishing an 'incendiary bomb' in Collins Street during A.R.P. testing, 1939–451939–45A "badly burned" victim tied to a cradle in readiness for lowering from 1st floor of Chevron Guest House, St. Kilda Rd, c. 1942c. 1942Australian soldiers in military marches in the streets of Melbourne, 1940–451940–45First day of coupon system, women buying skeins of wool using ration books during World War II, Mantons Bourke Street, 19421942First day of coupon system, women buying skeins of wool using ration books during World War II, Mantons Bourke Street, 19421942Elevated view along King Street with Liverpool Arms Hotel on corner near outlined location of Coles Sydney Store No. 25, 1939–451939–45Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Armoured Division troops in parades on Melbourne streets, 1940–451940–45Australian servicemen marching past the saluting base outside the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Birds-eye-view of Australian troops on parade in Swanston Street, 1942–431942–43Australian servicemen marching past the saluting base outside the Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Machine gun carriers in parades on Melbourne Streets, 1940–451940–45Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Marching soldiers turn corner from Elizabeth to Collins Street, 1939–451939–45Armed servicemen marching past the National Bank, Collins Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Australian soldiers in military marches in the streets of Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Procession of invalided soldiers travelling in motor cars up Elizabeth Street and turning into Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Procession of invalided soldiers travelling in motor cars up Elizabeth Street and turning into Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1940–451940–45V.D.C Conference-Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, 19421942Air raid shelters in Melbourne during World War II - going into shelter, 1939–451939–45Button Day in Collins Street, 1940–451940–45Fire Brigade & A.R.P. i.e. Air Raid Precautions demonstration in connection with the War Savings Week in Collins St, 1939–451939–45Royal Australian Air Force A.T.C. march through Melbourne, 1942–431942–43Me [Joy Hester] '42 [1942] 26 Lit Collins St Melb [Melbourne]1942Tony Jackson 1942 Lit Collins St Melb [Melbourne]1942Taken from Noel Counihan's studio about Jan 1942 Russell St Melbourne1942Yvonne Lennie 1942 Little Collins St, 1939–451939–45Both of us [Joy Hester and Albert Tucker] 42 [1942, 26 Lit Collins St1942Me [Joy Hester] in mirror 26 Lit Collins St Melb '42 [Melbourne, 1942]1942Australian seamen arriving back in Australia at Spencer Street Railway Station, 1939–451939–45Little Lonsdale St. Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Me [Joy Hester] '42 Lit Collins St. Melb [Melbourne], 19421942Our room upstairs, 26 Little Collins St. [Melbourne] at night, 1939–451939–45Australian soldiers in military marches in the streets of Melbourne, 1940–451940–45Bert 42 [1942] Lit Collins St Melb [Melbourne]1942Russell St Melb [Melbourne] from [Noel] Counihans window 19421942Interstate conference of the Australian Comforts Fund at Melbourne Town Hall, c. 1942c. 1942[Soldiers in parade down Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1939–451939–45Painting of me by Bert, painted at 26 Lit Collins St, 1939–451939–45

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1,398 historic photos of Melbourne City from the 1940s, oldest first. All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.