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Collins Street

1,262 photos1841–1975

1840s 1 1850s 12 1860s 59 1870s 59 1880s 97 1890s 65 1900s 209 1910s 79 1920s 74 1930s 147 1940s 344 1950s 113 1970s 3

1860s12 photos

Beauchamp Brothers, 14 Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85Beauchamp Brothers, 14 Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85Beauchamp Brothers, 14 Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85F. Robertson, bookseller and stationer, 4 Collins Street East, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85J. Hastie, general provision store, 182 Little Collins Street East, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85Mr. F. Malpas, accountant & collector, at Mr Leith's, Collins Place, 11 Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85South Australian Muscateller, bottled by Thos. Holme Davis, 78 Collins Street West, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85J. Hastie, baker & confectioner, 182 Little Collins Street East, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85Mr. John Iliffe, dentist, 92 Collins Street East, Melbourne, successor to the late Mr. Pardoe, 1851–851851–85Beauchamp Brothers, 14 Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1851–851851–85Sailors Home. [Melbourne], 1866–701866–70The Treasury building, looking south west to the top of Collins Street, c. 1869c. 1869

1870s48 photos

Congregational Church [Collins Street, Melbourne], 18701870Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Interior view : Independent Church, Collins Street, c. 1870c. 1870Collins Street from Swanston Street, 18701870Independent Church, Collins Street, c. 1870c. 1870Baptist Church, Collins St, c. 1870c. 1870Melbourne at the corner of Spring and Collins Street, c. 1870c. 1870Old Police Office ; Richardsons new & old premises, Collins Street, c. 1870c. 1870Collins Street, from Market Street looking east, Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Collins St. from Market St. [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1870c. 1870Collins Street looking west, 18701870Collins St. W. in 1870 - with the Bank of N.S. Wales1870Bank of Victoria, Collins St., Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Collins St. West in 1870, with London Chartered Bank1870The Independent Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Town Hall Melbourne fronting Collins Street and Swanston Street, 18701870Collins Street Melbourne, west of Swanston Street, c. 1870c. 1870Surgery of Dr. Aubrey Bowen, 164 Collins Street East, Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Collins Street, looking east from Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Spring Street & Little Collins Street, 1862–791862–79Collins Street from Treasury looking West, 18711871Collins St. Melbourne looking east from corner of Queen St, c. 1872c. 1872THE WESTERN MARKET BUILDINGS, COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, 1870–751870–75Congregational Church, Collins Street, Melbourne, 18721872Collins Street from Swanston, 18721872Collins Street looking west from Spring Street, 18721872Collins Street West, 18721872The Market Buildings, Collins St. West, [between Market and William Streets, Melbourne], 1870–751870–75Collins Street, Melbourne, c. 1873c. 1873Collins Street, Melbourne, from Spring Street, 1872–761872–76Collins Street, looking east, 1872–761872–76Collins Street, Melbourne, 1870s1870sBird's-eye views of Melbourne, taken from the top of Scots' Church spire, Collins Street, 18751875Collins Street (from Treasury), 1865–851865–85Collins Street looking east, 1870–801870–80Collins St. from Queen's St., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1860–901860–90Congregational Church, Collins Street east [Melbourne, Vic.], 1865–851865–85View from the top of the Scots Church steeple, Collins Street, 18751875"Scotts i.e. Scots Church. Collins Street. shows Charles Summers' statue of Burke & Wills, in the intersection of Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne", 18751875"Scotts i.e. Scots Church. Collins Street. shows Charles Summers' statue of Burke & Wills, in the intersection of Collins and Russell Streets, Melbourne", 18751875Looking West down Collins Street, showing Town Hall and Australasian Bank under construction, 18751875Collins Street Melbourne, from Russell Street, c. 1875c. 1875Looking East showing Collins Street, Russell Street, the Independent Church spire and Treasury Building, 18751875Bank of New South Wales, Collins St. West, Melbourne, 1870–801870–80Independent Ch. [i.e. Church] Collins Street, 1870–801870–80Scots Church Collins Street, 1870–801870–80National Bank Collins Street, 1870–801870–80Western Market Buildings Collins Street, 1870–801870–80
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