Old Melbourne

1850s2 photos

Flinders St. 18541854Flinders St. 18541854

1860s16 photos

1st View of Yarra from Corner of Spring & Flinders St with Engine House built for pumping Yarra water through the Town of Melbourne, 18611861Grice Sumner & Co. Flinders Street, 186118612nd view of Yarra from corner of Flinders St [Melbourne], 18611861Port Phillip Club Hotel, 33 Flinders street, 18611861Flinders Street East from opposite bank of Yarra about 1862, c. 1862c. 1862Railway Station Flinders St. Melbourne - Flood, 16Th Dec. 18631863Flinders St. and Railway, c. 1863c. 1863Flinders St. & Queens Wharf under water, c. 1863c. 1863[Princes Bridge from Flinders Street, c. 1863c. 1863Corner of Flinders and Spencer Sts; under flood, c. 1863c. 1863View of the south east corner of Swanston and Flinders Streets, Melbourne, c. 1863c. 1863[Flinders St. and wharves under water from top of Custom House.], c. 1863c. 1863Flinders Street in 18641864FLINDERS STREET. FROM THE MELBOURNE RAILWAY STATION, 18641864FLINDERS ST. IN 18641864Flinders Street, Melbourne, c. 1867c. 1867

1870s7 photos

H. B. Ry. [i.e. Hobson's Bay Railway] TERMINUS HOTEL, 18701870Flinders Street, Melbourne, looking west from Swanston Street, c. 1870c. 1870Flinders St. Melbourne from Spencer St. in 18701870Flinders St. Melbourne from Spencer St. in 18701870Flinders Street looking east, 1870–801870–80Looking South over roof-tops of Flinders Street, to the Yarra river, Princes Bridge and beyond, 18751875Looking South-east showing Flinders Street, Wellington Parade and Jolimont, 18751875

1880s16 photos

Flinders St West, c. 1880c. 1880Elizabeth Street from Flinders Street looking north, c. 1880c. 1880Market Street, looking north from Flinders Street, Melbourne, c. 1880c. 1880Flinders Street, Melbourne, 1880–841880–84Flinders Street, c. 1883c. 1883Port Phillip Club Hotel, Flinders Street E., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1876–941876–94Customs House Flinders St. West, 1876–941876–94Burston's Malthouse, Flinders Street E., [Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Flinders St.Station.East End.18861886Flinders St.Station.18861886C.274. N.258. [Two trains] Flinders St.Station.West End.18861886The French Club, Flinders St, 1886–871886–87Flinders Street Railway Station, showing platform with lamp post and footbridge, 18881888Flinders St, 18881888Flinders Street Station, 18881888Flinders Street Railway Station, c. 1889c. 1889

1890s19 photos

Construction work at Flinders Street Station, c. 1890c. 1890Construction of Flinders Street viaduct, c. 1890c. 1890Horses and dray outside Flinders Street Station, 1880–19001880–1900Rocke Tompsitt warehouse, 280 Flinders Street, ca. 1890, c. 1890c. 1890Flinders Street, Melbourne, showing Fish Market Buildings, c. 1890c. 1890Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Vic, 1890?1890?Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, from Flinders Street, c. 1890c. 1890Queen's Wharf, Flinders St, 1890–921890–92Elizabeth Street from Flinders Street [Melbourne, Vic.], 1891–971891–97Flinders St - from Spencer St in 1895 (looking east)1895Flinders St. & Markets - Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900Interior of New Markets Flinders St Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900Interior of New Fish Market Flinders St Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900Flinders St. Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900Flinders St. Melbourne, 1892–19001892–1900Flinders Street Railway Bridge, 1892–19001892–1900The shell of Sargood's Warehouse in Flinders St. after the fire, 18971897Great fire. Melbourne, 18971897Viaduct Flinders Street, 18991899

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483 historic photos of Flinders Street, Melbourne, taken between 1854 and 1982, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 12 decades, with the most from the 1900s (97). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.