Old Melbourne

1900s14 photos

QUEEN ST. MELBOURNE, c. 1906c. 1906[Oriental Bank, Melbourne], 1875–19381875–1938Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1907c. 1907Gt. Bourke St. looking East from Queen St. Melbourne, in the "Fifties", 1905–101905–10Gt. Bourke St. looking East from Queen St. Melbourne, in the "Fifties", 1905–101905–10Queen Street, Warragul looking East, c. 1908c. 1908Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908Queen St. Melbourne, 1905–121905–12J. Mann finest fruits in season. Queen's St. Melbourne. Next Broken Hill Chambers, c. 1908c. 1908Queen Street, Warragul looking West, c. 1908c. 1908Queen Street, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14Queen Street. Melbourne, 1905–141905–14Queen Street, looking south, 1905–141905–14Collins Street from Queen Street, looking east, 1880–19381880–1938

1910s12 photos

QUEEN ST. MELBOURNE, c. 1910c. 1910Queen Street, Warragul, c. 1910c. 1910Queen Street [Melbourne] looking South, c. 1910c. 1910Collins Street, Melbourne, from the corner of Queen Street, looking easterly, c. 1910c. 1910Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1911c. 1911Queen St. Showing Town Hall, Auckland, c. 1912c. 1912Queen Street looking south showing Prell's Buildings, 1913–141913–14Hepburn Mineral Springs Chalet and office, Queen St, 1890–19401890–1940Smith Street, Warrigul, from Queen Street, including Victoria Street on the left, 1914–161914–16Equity Trustees Company, Queen Street, Melbourne, [Vic.], 1900–301900–30View from Queen St, 1905–281905–28View of Collins Street, looking across Queen Street, 19181918

1920s7 photos

Lonsdale Street looking east from intersection of Queen Street, c. 1920c. 1920Queen Street, looking south, c. 1920c. 1920Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street, 1910–301910–30Collins Street looking east from Queen Street, 1920–251920–25View of Franklin Street, looking East from Queen Street, 1911–351911–35View of Queen Street, looking North from the corner of A'Beckett Street showing Victoria Buildings - a row of bluestone terrace houses, 1911–351911–35[Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking east from Queen Street], 1910–381910–38

1930s27 photos

Royal Exchange Assurance Society 40-42 Queen Street and Victoria House 44-48 Queen Street under construction, c. 1930c. 193039 Queen St, Bendigo, 1920–401920–40Old Melbourne skyline, 1920–401920–40Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1930c. 1930Queen Street, Melbourne, c. 1930c. 1930Row of shops taken early morning before opening time - site of old Coles Variety Queen Street Brisbane Store No. 24, 1930–321930–32Royal Exchange Assurance, 40 Queen Street at the corner of Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 1929–351929–35Flinders Street on a wet day, looking east from Queen Street to Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, 1929–351929–35Queen Street, Melbourne, 1930–351930–35Old Treasury Building, Queen Street, Melbourne, 19321932Birds-eye view from foot of Queen St., with old Falls Bridge, 19331933Wesleyan Chapel with a view in Queen Street, 19341934Exterior view of the Australian Catholic Assurance Co. Ltd. building, 118-126 Queen Street, Melbourne, 1930s1930sExterior view of the Australian Catholic Assurance Co. Ltd. building, 118-126 Queen Street, Melbourne, 1930s1930s[Queen Street, Melbourne, Victoria], 1930s1930sMelbourne in the late 1930s. Looking south down Queen Street from Bourke Street1930sBank of Australasia, N.W. corner of Collins and Queen Streets, illuminated at night, 19351935Firemen's cottages, Little Queen Street Melbourne, 1935193516-18 Queen Street, Melbourne, showing Yorkshire House, Alkira House and Arnold House, 19371937Melbourne in the late 1930s - Looking east along Collins Street from Queen Street, 1936–391936–39Broken Hill Chambers, 27-33 Queen Street, Melbourne, 1935–391935–39Melbourne in the late 1930s. Collins Street looking east from Queen Street, 1936–391936–39Melbourne in the late 1930s. Melbourne skyline from across the River Yarra, 1936–391936–39Section of Queen Street, Warragul, Vic, 1920–541920–54QUEEN STREET, WARRAGUL, VIC, 1920–541920–54QUEEN STREET, SHOWING SHIRE HALL, WARRAGUL, VIC, 1920–541920–54QUEEN STREET, WARRAGUL, VIC, 1920–541920–54

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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.