Old Melbourne

Yarra River by decade

11830s11840s41850s41860s101870s221880s101890s1361900s431910s591920s311930s191940s51950s11960s

Streets and landmarks in Yarra River

A sample across the years

Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra Yarra 1839, c. 1839c. 1839Punt on the Yarra, Melbourne. 18451845YARRA YARRA FROM SOUTH SIDE OF PRINCE'S BRIDGE MELBOURNE, 18531853View of Yarra River, c. 1868c. 186850 ton steam crane on the Yarra bank, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1870c. 1870Yarra Wharf, Geelong, 45 Miles S.W. from Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Melbourne from the South Side of the Yarra Yarra, 18811881On the Yarra Yarra, Melbourne, 18901890MELBOURNE from the South Side of the Yarra Yarra 1839, c. 1900c. 1900Melbourne from the Yarra, 19021902Temple of the Winds, Yarra Bank Gardens, Melbourne, c. 1904c. 1904Melbourne and Yarra from south bank, 1905?1905?HENLEY ON THE YARRA, MELBOURNE, c. 1906c. 1906RIVER YARRA MELBOURNE, c. 1906c. 1906A pretty spot, Yarra Bank Gardens, Melbourne, c. 1907c. 1907Dight's Falls, River Yarra, c. 1907c. 1907Dight's Falls, River Yarra, Victoria, c. 1908c. 1908Yarra river showing ships, c. 1910c. 1910Twickenham Ferry, River Yarra, Victoria, 1910?1910?Dight's Falls, River Yarra, Victoria, c. 1910c. 1910Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra Yarra, c. 1920c. 1920Sailing boat moored on the Yarra River, Melbourne, Victoria, 1920–251920–25Henley-on-Yarra, October 27th 1923 Melbourne, Vic1923Church Street Bridge over the Yarra river, under construction, 1923?1923?

346 historic photos of the Yarra River, taken between 1839 and 1968. They span 14 decades, with the most from the 1900s (136). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.