Old Melbourne

1830s1 photo

Melbourne from the falls 1837 -1837

1840s1 photo

Wesleyan Chapel, [Queen's Street, Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1847c. 1847

1850s2 photos

Great Bourke Street, looking East from Queen Street, 18571857Oriental Bank. Melbourne, 18581858

1860s12 photos

Oriental Bank. Queen St. Melbourne, c. 1860c. 1860Provident Institute of Victoria Fire Insurance Company, 35 Queen Street, Melbourne, 18611861Oriental Bank Queen Street, Melbourne, 18611861Collins Street (from Queen Street), 1863?1863?COLLINS STREET. (FROM QUEEN STREET.), 1863?1863?Collins Street [from Queen Street], 18641864Queen Street [Sebastopol], 18661866Looking east along Lonsdale St. from Queen St, 18691869[View of Bourke Street West, Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street], 18691869Melbourne from corner of Lonsdale and Queen Streets, showing Queen Street between Lonsdale and Little Bourke Streets, 18691869[Shows Queen Street between Lonsdale and Little Bourke Streets] : from the tower of Dr Fitzgerald's residence Lonsdale Street West, 18691869Shows Queen Street looking south, 18691869

1870s8 photos

Queen Street, Melbourne, showing Queen Insurance Buildings, 1868–721868–72View of Bourke Street East, Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street, c. 1870c. 1870Flinders Lane in 1870 (from Queen St. Looking east)1870Lonsdale Street in 1870 (looking east from Queen St.)1870Collins Street, looking east from Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1870c. 1870Collins St. Melbourne looking east from corner of Queen St, c. 1872c. 1872Oriental Bank Queen St, 1870–801870–80United Insurance Building, 48-52 Queen Street Melbourne, 1879–801879–80

1880s19 photos

Flinders Lane looking east from Bond Street near Queen Street, c. 1880c. 1880Lonsdale Street looking east from Queen Street, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street, from Queen Street, looking east, 1870–901870–90Collins St fm [i.e. from] Queen Street, c. 1880c. 1880Titles Office, Queen Street, Melbourne, 1865–951865–95Collins Street Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street, c. 1880c. 1880Bourke St from Queen St, c. 1880c. 1880Collins Street looking east from Queen Street, c. 1883c. 1883Queen St. looking north, 1876–941876–94Queen St. looking south, 1876–941876–94Queen St. looking South, 1876–941876–94View of Melbourne from Queen Street, showing Exhibition Buildings in the background, 1876–941876–94[Oriental Bank, Melbourne, Vic.], 1879–941879–94Collins St [North side] looking east from Queen St, 1886–871886–87Melbourne Permanent Building Society [31 Queen Street], 1886–871886–87Fraser's Buildings - [47] Queen St, 1886–871886–87Bourke Street West, south side, near corner of Queen Street, showing Britannia Hotel and Salisbury buildings, 1888?1888?View of Collins Street south side from near Queen Street, 1888?1888?Stand No. 67 - Munro's 302 Queen St. Machinery and Engineering works, 1887–901887–90

1890s11 photos

Birds-eye view from foot of Queen St. with old Falls Bridge, 18901890Queen St. Melbourne, 18901890Panoramic view of Collins Street, from Queen Street, [Melbourne, Vic.], c. 1890c. 1890Queen St. Dock, 18901890Collins Street, Melbourne, looking east from near Queen Street, c. 1890c. 1890The Registrar-General and Titles Office, Queen St, 1889–911889–91Adelaide Chambers [120 Queen Street], c. 1893c. 1893Oriental Bank, [Melbourne, Vic.], 1890–19001890–1900View of Bourke Street, looking east from Queen Street, Melbourne, 1890–19001890–1900Queen Street, Looking South, Melbourne, Vic, 1890–19001890–1900Bourke St looking east from Queen St, 1892–19001892–1900

1900s6 photos

Queen Street, Melbourne, 1900?1900?Queen Street, Melbourne, looking south from Little Collins Street, 1890–19101890–1910View towards the Yarra River over the south end of Queen Street, c. 1900c. 1900Collins Street, looking east from Queen Street, 19011901QUEEN ST. MELBOURNE, c. 1905c. 1905Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 1895–19151895–1915

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171 historic photos of Queen Street, Melbourne, taken between 1837 and 1954, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 13 decades, with the most from the 1930s (31). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.