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662 photos1853–1982

1850s 11 1860s 17 1870s 21 1880s 29 1890s 23 1900s 189 1910s 99 1920s 88 1930s 74 1940s 65 1950s 44 1980s 2

1900s50 photos

Princes Bridge & City Terminus of M. & H. B. Railway, Melbourne, in the "Fifties", 1905–101905–10Railway Station. Ascot Vale, c. 1907c. 1907The Railway Accident at Sunshine. April 20. 1908. over 40 lives lost, c. 1908c. 1908Oakleigh Railway Station, c. 1908c. 1908Railway Bridge, Richmond, c. 1908c. 1908Railway Reserve, Port Melbourne, Victoria, c. 1908c. 1908Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne Victoria, c. 1908c. 1908RAILWAY PIER PORT MELBNE.[MELBOURNE], c. 1908c. 1908Central Railway Station Flinders St. Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908The Railway Accident at Sunshine. April 20. 1908, c. 1908c. 1908Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908River Yarra from Flinders Street Railway Station, MELBOURNE, c. 1908c. 1908The Railway Station, Kew, c. 1908c. 1908Flinders Street, Melbourne, towards new Railway Station, 1903–141903–14The Railway Accident at Sunshine Easter Monday, 1908. 43 lives lost, c. 1908c. 1908Banner on Flinders Street Station welcoming The Great White Fleet, 19081908Broadford. Express train dashing through for Melbourne, c. 1908c. 1908Footscray. [Railway Station.], 19091909RAILWAY STATION, BRUNSWICK, c. 1909c. 1909Elsternwick - Railway Reserve and Post-Office, c. 1909c. 1909RAILWAY PIER PORT MELB, 1905–141905–14Railway Offices - Melbourne, 1905–141905–14Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Victoria, 1905–141905–14Railway offices, Spencer Street, 1905–141905–14New Railway MELBOURNE, c. 1909c. 1909Flinders Street, Melbourne, towards new Railway Station, 1905–141905–14Railway Pier and Port MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14Port Melbourne Railway Pier, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14WHERE SIX TRAINS MEET MELBOURNE SUBURBAN RAILWAYS, 1905–141905–14New Railway Station. Melbourne, 1905–141905–14New Railway Station MELBOURNE, c. 1909c. 1909Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14MAIN ENTRANCE TO FLINDERS St. RAILWAY STN LOOKING WEST, 1905–141905–14Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY STATION MELBOURNE, 1905–141905–14Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, 1905–141905–14Overhead Railway, Spencer St. Melbourne, 1905–141905–14[Train at Flinders Street Railway Station] [Steam locomotive engine number E 394], 19091909Camberwell Railway Station, 1905–141905–14Timber railway tracks, possibly in the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, 19091909Steam train on railway bridge over the Yarra River, Victoria, 19091909Railway tracks on side of Yarra River in country Victoria, 19091909Cremorne Railway Bridge over the Yarra River, Richmond, 19091909Yea. Melbourne train arriving, c. 1909c. 1909Princes Bridge viewed from railway line on north side of the Yarra River, Melbourne, 19091909Railway viaduct over the Yarra River, country Victoria, 19091909Railway bridge over the Yarra River, 19091909Railway yards west of Spencer Street, Melbourne, 1880–19381880–1938Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, 1880–19381880–1938Man and woman standing by railway track, possibly the Dandenong Ranges, 19091909

1910s10 photos

Richmond railway smash, 19101910Swanston Street looking South from Flinders Lane showing Princes Bridge railway station with clock tower, c. 1910c. 1910View of Flinders Street Station, 19101910Railway Pier, Port Melbourne, c. 1910c. 1910Flinders Street Station, 19101910[Flinders Street Railway Station], 1900–201900–20[Flinder's St. Railway Station, Melbourne, Victoria], 1900–201900–20Railway Reserve, Elsternwick, 1910?1910?Elsternwick Express Disaster, at Richmond Railway Station, July 18, 1910, c. 1910c. 1910Elsternwick Express Disaster, at Richmond Railway Station, July 18, 1910, c. 1910c. 1910
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662 historic photos for Railways and stations, taken between 1853 and 1982, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 12 decades, with the most from the 1900s (189). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.

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