Old Melbourne

1950s19 photos

Australian display greeting the Queen above Coles department store in Bourke Street, Melbourne, 19541954British General Electric Building, 388 Bourke St., Melbourne, 19541954Christmas decorations on exterior of Coles Bourke Street store with seasonally greetings message Store No. 12, 19541954Men working on the construction of the Christmas Facade of Coles Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19541954Men working on the construction of the Christmas Facade of Coles Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19541954Exterior diorama and crown on display during Queen Elizabeth's Royal Visit Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19541954Two girls looking at Christmas decorations on the Coles Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19541954Christmas decorations on exterior of Coles Bourke Street store with seasonally greetings message Store No. 12, 19541954Interior of Coles Bourke Street store showing a crowd watching a mannequin parade Store No. 12, 19541954Men working on the construction of the Christmas Facade of Coles Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19541954Men working on the construction of the Christmas Facade of Coles Bourke Street Store No. 12, 19541954Interior of Coles store Bourke Street showing counters with merchandise on display including Colgate toothpaste for 2/4'd Store No.12, 19541954Exterior view of Coles store in Bourke Street Melbourne displaying a big Santa Claus 25' high with a waving left arm Store No. 12, 19541954Crowd gathered in Bourke Street during royal tour of 19541954Bourke Street, view from Spring Street to Spencer Street,, Melbourne, 19541954Crowd gathered in Bourke Street during royal tour of 19541954Bourke Street, view from Spring Street to Spencer Street,, Melbourne, 19541954Bourke Street looking towards Parliament House during royal tour of 19541954Bourke Street looking towards Parliament House during royal tour of 19541954

1970s1 photo

K. Craddock's second hand bookshop, 569 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 1967–761967–76

1980s1 photo

[Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria], 1980s1980s

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741 historic photos of Bourke Street, Melbourne, taken between 1850 and 1989, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1940s (214). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.