Old Melbourne

Toorak by decade

51860s21870s121880s71890s211900s281910s451920s1091930s531940s521950s21970s

Streets and landmarks in Toorak

A sample across the years

Residence of His Excellency Sir Henry Barkly Governor of Victoria [Toorak House], 18611861Governor's Park. Viceregal Estate, Toorak [Auction notice], 18741874Boat shed of Twickenham Ferry on the Yarra River, opposite Grange Rd., Toorak, c. 1880c. 1880View from Toorak Melbourne, 18901890"Ludlow" Toorak, 19041904THE VILLAGE. TOORAK, c. 1907c. 1907Edzell, 76 St Georges Rd, Toorak, 19101910Centre hall "Thaxted"[?] Bruce St., Toorak, 19101910Toorak District Cricket Club, 1920/1921, 1920–211920–21Irina' residence of L. D. Martin Esq Ottawa St. Toorak Vic, 19211921Toorak District Cricket Club, 1922/1923, 1922–231922–23Bertie Beatson and Pat Morice, 564 Toorak Rd, Toorak, Victoria, 1930–321930–32Day nursery alterations to house in Toorak, 1933–361933–36Residence of Miss C. Armstrong Heyington Place Toorak Vic, 19361936Residence of T. H. McKay Esq., Yarradale Rd., Toorak, Vic, 19361936Residence of T. H. McKay Esq., Yarradale Rd., Toorak, Vic, 19361936"Residence of T. H. McKay Esq., Yarradale Rd., Toorak, Vic.", 19361936Residence of the late Mrs Septimus Miller St. George's Road Toorak Vic, 19371937Interior showing the hall at Scotsburn, 554 Toorak Road, Toorak, c. 1937c. 1937Toorak Post Office, 1940?1940?Flats. 3 Glover Court, Toorak. Melbourne. Vic. Roy Grounds. 19411941Flats designed by Roy Grounds, 3 Glover Court, Toorak, 19431943Flats designed by Roy Grounds, 3 Glover Court, Toorak, 19431943"Chastleton", Chastleton Avenue, Toorak [Vic.], c. 1950c. 1950

336 historic photos of Toorak, Melbourne, taken between 1856 and 1973. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1930s (109). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.