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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.

Scope and Contents 197 x 145 mm. A view of the house from the drive, a white stone building which has verandahs on the ground and first floor decorated with carvings, columns and arches. The house is at 336 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, and was built as a private house, its first resident being John Wagner, the owner of the coaching firm Cobb and Co. In 1901 it was leased as the State Governor’s House, Government House being occupied by the newly-created Governor-General. The Government purchased the house in...

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293 x 233 mm. A view of the small Straits Settlements Court with pictures, spears, fibres and chemical compounds on display.

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147 x 192 mm. A view taken from the pavement, busy with pedestrians, and with the Town Hall and clock-tower on the other side of the road.

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201 x 149 mm. A view in Swanston Street looking towards the intersection with Collins Street, with the tower of the Town Hall visible, and trams and pedestrians on the street.

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198 x 150 mm. A view of part of Swanston Street, with horse cabs in the foreground, and the Town Hall tower beyond.

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290 x 234 mm. A view looking along the walkway, with glass cases and exhibits on either side.

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289 x 233 mm. A view of Victorian exhibits showing the products of the ‘Victorian Confectionary Coy.’ The Colonial Manufacturing Co.’ and ‘Melbourne Bellows’.

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289 x 233 mm.

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289 x 233 mm.

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200 x 147 mm. A view looking down on groups of men and women on the Terrace, with rows of horse carriages standing beyond.

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205 x 155 mm. A view looking along the Royal Arcade, with shops on either side. The arcade runs from Bourke Street through to Collins Street and was built in 1869-70.