Old Melbourne

1910s14 photos

Newport Wheel Shop, c. 1915c. 1915Newport Shops, 1905–281905–28DD.Engines being built. Newport Shops, 1905–281905–28Erecting Shop Newport, 1905–281905–28Circular Lathe Newport Shops, 1905–281905–28The Newport Shops. [Interior.], 1905–281905–28Jolimont Shops. [Interior.], 1905–281905–28Newport Shops Dining Room, 1905–281905–28Stores Branch Spotswood, 1905–281905–28First Coles Variety store, "It all began in Smith Street, Collingwood, on the Thursday before Easter 1914" Collingwood Store No. 1, 1914–201914–20Joseph and Susan Malouf and family outside their shop and dwelling at 58 Lonsdale St., Melbourne, 19181918Lloyd's Store, Eltham, [Vic.], 1916–221916–22Interior counters with merchandise featuring toiletries at second location (172 Smith Street) Collingwood Coles Variety Store No. 1, 1919–201919–20Copy photograph (original picture taken 1919) 172 Smith Street, Collingwood shopfront with verandah and window displays-Store No. 11919

1920s46 photos

Shop on corner Ferguson Street and Railway Place, Williamstown, c. 1920c. 1920Ross & Smith Grocers, Gertrude Street, Collingwood, c. 1920c. 1920Van Used By The Melbourne And Metropolitan Board Of Works, Stores Branch, Wells St. South Melbourne, c. 1920c. 1920Motor Van Used By The Chas. M. Read Stores, Chapel St., Prahran, c. 1920c. 1920Advertisement And Illustration For Henry Francis & Co., Chemists, Collins Street, c. 1920c. 1920Reg Holloway in his shop in Little Collins Street, he was a geologist and mining chemist, 1911–321911–32George Batrouney outside his barbers shop, Exhibition Street, Melbourne, in the late 1920s1920sNight view of Bourke Street pedestrians trams lights and neon Coles sign Store No. 12, 1920s1920sRailways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1920–301920–30View from street of shoppers and front windows of old Coles Hampton Store No. 46, 1920–301920–30Cafeteria in Coles Swanston Street Store No. 6, 1920–301920–30Advertisement for a new G J Coles & Co Pty Ltd store to open in 451-3 Sydney Road Brunswick, 1923–271923–27Exterior view of J H Coles Pty Ltd store in Bentleigh which was taken over by G J Coles, 1920–301920–30Exterior first city store Deva House Coles Stores 327-329 Bourke Street, 1924–281924–28Melbourne from corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets, showing London Stores building, 1925–291925–2945 ton Gap Rivetting Machine for the Newport Shops being landed from the Fordsdale at Port Melbourne, 19271927Tool Shop. Newport, 19271927First boiler to be tested in the new boiler Shops Newport, 19271927DINING CAR. 48 Passengers. "AVOCA." Built at Newport Shops, 19271927R. Maher. Store. Aspendale picture, 19271927R. Maher. Store. Aspendale picture, 19271927Bourke Street looking south, showing the London Stores, Coles and Myer, 1927–281927–28View across street towards facade of Malvern Coles Variety Store No. 8, 19271927Advertisement for the opening of Coles Variety Store in Glenferrie Road Malvern Store No. 8, 19271927Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Victorian Railways stores branch, Spotswood, 1926–301926–30Newport Shops. [Interior.], 19281928Newport Shops. [Interior, men working on engine.], 19281928Newport Shops. [Assembling an engine.], 19281928View from street of facade of Richmond Coles Variety Store No. 9, 19281928Cole's Book Arcade this building demolished 1929 to build first section of Bourke Street Store No. 12, 1928–291928–29Interior of store showing wood panelled counters displaying jewellery in Camberwell Coles Variety Store No. 11, 19281928

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465 historic photos for Shops and shopfronts, taken between 1850 and 1959, gathered from across the suburbs by what their catalogue titles say. They span 11 decades, with the most from the 1940s (197). All are from State Library Victoria; each photo links to its original record.