Melbourne (inhabited place)
Found in 217 Collections and/or Records:
German Imperial Tent: North Transept, 1880
290 x 236 mm. A view of a canopied tent, decorated with crowns and eagles and displaying jewellery inside.
German Piano Court, 1880
290 x 233 mm. A view looking down an aisle, with rows of pianos on either side, interspersed with statues on plinths.
Government House, 1885 - 1901
198 x 147 mm. A view of the State Governor’s residence in the Domain, a building Italianate in style, with a square tower on one corner of the main building, and reputed to be derived from Osborne House in the Isle of Wight. The building was designed in the Public Works Office when W.W. Wardell was in charge, and was built between 1872-1876.
Government House, 1885 - 1901
198 x 147 mm. Another view of the building, taken from the lawn, with the tower in the centre of the picture.
Government House, 1870 - 1880
184 x 133 mm. A view looking across the Yarra towards the Domain, on the skyline of which can be seen Government House. Said to have been inspired by Osborne House, the building is Italianate in style, with a square central tower. The house was built between 1872-6.
Government House, Melbourne, 1899
196 x 141 mm. A view of Government House, with the Governor’s landau and a mounted escort passing in front of the entrance.
Government Offices, Melbourne, 1885
204 x 155 mm. A view showing the façade and one side of the building, which overlooks the Treasury Gardens. Said to be the work of M. Egan, construction of the buildings began in 1859, but they were not completed until 1876. The stone carving of the Royal Coat of Arms over the main entrance can only be partially seen in this view. See also Y308A/11.
Grand Hotel, 1888 - 1889
202 x 137 mm. A view of the hotel from Spring Street.
Grand Hotel, Melbourne, 1885 - 1891
198 x 147 mm. A view of the façade of the hotel, which looks on to Spring Street (and is now the Windsor Hotel). Built at the height of the land boom, it is an elaborate Gothic building with gables and arches, and cost £110,000 to construct, with another £30,000 spent on fittings, including the novelty of hydraulic lifts.
Group of English Exhibitors Melbourne Exhibition, 1888-9, 1888 - 1889
296 x 160 mm. A posed group of 27 men who attended the exhibition.
Improvement in the Yarra at Melbourne, 1888
205 x 149 mm. A view in the gardens, with city buildings on the skyline. The ‘improvement in the Yarra’ refers, presumably, to the deepening and straightening of the course of the river in 1888 which gave an extension to the garden area.
Indian Court: Great Hall, 1880
288 x 236 mm. A view of the interior of the Indian Court, with carpets and rugs hanging from the ceiling, and with china and other goods on tables and in display cases.
Interior of Japanese Court: Temporary Annex, 1880
288 x 235 mm. A view showing display cases filled with vases and with Japanese flags hanging above.
Interior of Queensland Court, 1880
292 x 236 mm. A view showing various types of wood and animal skins in the Queensland section
Interior of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901
199 x 146 mm. A view looking down the nave from the altar, with choir stalls to left and right.
Interior Views-Mr Girdwood’s Office, 1888 - 1889
140 x 100 mm. A view of the ornate office interior, with hangings, curtains, statues and pictures.
Interior Views-Mr Girdwood’s Office, 1888 - 1889
140 x 100 mm. A view of the other side of the office, showing tables and chairs and the other half of the picture visible in Y308A/31.
Italian Court: Front View: Main Avenue, 1880
289 x 232 mm. A view showing statues at the entrance to the Italian Court, with display cases and stands behind.
Italian Statuary: Great Hall, 1880
291 x 234 mm. A view showing a row of statues in the Italian Court.
John Girdwood J.P., Commissioner for Lancashire Court, 1888 - 1889
100 x 125 mm. A portrait of the Commissioner, formally dressed with a top hat, standing outside his office. With large fern trees hanging on either side.
[Junction of Gisborne Street and Parliament Place], 1870
389 x 271 mm. A view looking down on the junction of these two streets with a large unidentified building in the foreground, presumably Government offices of some kind (the State Public Offices).
Kitchen & Co., Stearine exhibit, 1880
289 x 233 mm.
Law Courts, Melbourne, 1885 - 1901
204 x 150 mm. A view from the junction of William Street and Lonsdale Street showing the large court building, surmounted by a dome at the Lonsdale Street end. The building was designed by the architects Smith and Johnson, and built between the years 1877-1882. See also Y308A/10.
Letter from John Fawkner to Alexander Simen, 1836 - 1945
Two copies of a letter written from Port Phillip, 2 May 1836, discussing the foundation of the settlement at Melbourne in 1803 and its bright prospects. The collection comprises a manuscript copy (7 pages), which may be contemporary, and an undated typescript duplicate (4 pages). There are two accompanying pieces of correspondence, 1945-1946, regarding the gift of the manuscript copy to the R.C.S.
Letters from Rowland Childers, 1878 - 1886
Letters from Rowland Childers to H.C.E. Childers from Australia, 1878-80, 1884-6, including draft and copy replies (5, 6, 13, 14, 24); letter from Rowland to J.H. Were, 1880 (19); map of the Yanko station, Jerilderie, N.S.W., 1880 (21); ? Macartney, son of the Dean of Melbourne to Rowland Childers, 1886 (26).