Scope and Contents From the Fonds: This is a private album, measuring 260 x 230 mm, containing photographs of various formats taken by an amateur, supplemented by landscapes bought from commercial studios. Most images are captioned in white ink and captions have been recorded as found. They may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. The captions have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. A number of photographs are missing, although their captions remain. The...

Scope and Contents 390 x 275 mm. A view looking over central Melbourne with the junction of Queen Street and Lonsdale Street in the foreground. The two most prominently identifiable buildings are the Post office (at the junction of Elizabeth and Bourke Streets in the centre of the print) and the Town Hall (at the junction of Swanston and Collins Streets, behind and to the right of the Post Office). Scaffolding can still be seen on the lower sections of the Post Office building, whose foundation was laid by...

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204 x 148 mm. A view of the business centre of Melbourne, with offices along the street and a factory in the distance. With a row of horse cabs in the centre of the street awaiting customers.

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184 x 129 mm. A view looking along the wharf showing steam and sailing ships moored in the harbour. The wharf itself is a busy scene, with workers either posing for the camera or operating a crane on the jetty.

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183 x 129 mm. A view of a different section of the wharf showing the end of a jetty in the foreground, with steam and sailing ships moored in the harbour beyond.

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290 x 231 mm. A view showing fishing and agricultural produce from Queensland, with a pyramid built of oyster shells in the foreground.

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389 x 274 mm. A view of the Mint seen from William Street. The building, which was designed by the Public Works Office and completed in 1870, is a handsome classical house with the Royal coat of arms above the entrance. This front block comprises the offices and residence, with the works behind (the chimney is visible in this photograph).

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203 x 147 mm. A view from across William Street, festooned with telegraph wires, to the mint, a classical building built in the form of a private residence, with the works behind. The road running off to the left is Latrobe Street. The building was designed by the Public Works Office, and the residence and offices fronting the street were completed during 1870.

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187 x 148 mm. A view down the street showing various shops, and a church on each side of the road.

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184 x 134 mm. A view looking along the pier, with a forest of masts on either side with a railway line and freight trucks unloading on to ships.

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188 x 134 mm. A view looking over Studley Park from a hillside, with the River Yarra in the foreground. Studley Park is about two miles distant from Melbourne. On the right hand side of the picture may be seen the Johnson-Street new Bridge. The left-hand side of the picture shows a portion of the Abbotsford Convent grounds.

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234 x 289 mm. A view showing an ornate pavilion advertising ‘Wertheim’s Machines’, with sewing machines and cutlery on display.

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288 x 235 mm. A view of paintings on the wall of the gallery, with a statue in the foreground.

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288 x 234 mm. A view showing various exhibits in the New Zealand Court, with pictures and photographs at the right and rock specimens and biscuit samples in the centre.

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188 x 134 mm. A view looking along a shrub-lined path in the gardens with the central lake visible in the centre of the photograph. Taken from the hill on the South Yarra side of the gardens, the Government Domain can be seen in the distance with Government House (completed 1876) on the skyline.

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289 x 233 mm.

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285 x 234 mm. A view showing a model of bush land, with mountains in the distance and stuffed kangaroos on the grassland. At the left is a tableau showing two Aboriginal Australians building a fire.

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389 x 274 mm. A view looking over the roofs of small hotels and commercial buildings towards open land on the far side of the River Yarra. A photograph taken at an earlier date than Y3089B/17: the Town Hall, visible at the extreme left of the print, still has scaffolding surrounding the tower. Part of Queen Street can be seen at the left of the photograph.

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199 x 145 mm. A view taken from the steps of the Treasury, with ornate gas lamps in the foreground, and the Grand Hotel on the other side of the street (see Y3087D/19).

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390 x 271 mm. A view showing a section of the southern end of Spring Street at its junction with Little Collins Street. Part of Port Melbourne can be seen in the distance.

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201 x 144 mm. A view of Spring Street from the Parliament Buildings, looking across towards the Grand Hotel. A figure under an awning (presumably the Governor) reads the Proclamation, with crowds all around, and soldiers at attention lining the streets. Queen Victoria signed the Federation Proclamation on 17 Sept. 1900 and it came into effect on 1 Jan. 1901. It is unclear whether the photograph was taken on the earlier or later date.

Scope and Contents 388 x 273 mm. A view looking across Gisborne Street towards the partially built Cathedral at the left of the picture. The road to the right of the church is Cathedral Place. The building of the Cathedral started in 1863 and in this photograph the main body of the church is completed, with work still in progress on one of the towers. In the background the beginnings of work on the transept (commenced in 1870) can just be seen. The wooded area to the right of the photograph is part of the...

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200 x 147 mm. An exterior view of the cathedral, a fine product of the Gothic revival in Australia, situated on Eastern Hill facing down Gisborne Street, and designed in 1860 by William Wardell, who had earlier been a pupil of Pugin. The nave was in use by 1869, but the building was not consecrated as a cathedral until 1897.

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205 x 153 mm. An exterior view of the cathedral, taken from the junction of Swanstone Street and Flinders Street. Designed from London by William Butterfield, this squat Gothic building was completed by 1891, apart from the spires, which were added later. The spires are not present in this picture.

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350 x 250 mm.