289 x 233 mm.

289 x 233 mm.

289 x 233 mm.

289 x 233 mm.

119 x 183 mm. A view of the bronze statue of the two explorers which stands on a bronze pedestal at the top of Collins Street, Melbourne.

187 x 132 mm. A view looking towards a meeting of paths in the gardens, with various pieces of statuary placed among the shrubs and trees. The gardens, situated to the east of the city centre, were the creation of James Sinclair who had earlier planned the Czar’s gardens at St Petersburg. Sinclair arrived in Melbourne in 1854 and in 1857 was appointed Curator of the land which was to become the Fitzroy Gardens.

118 x 184 mm. A rear view, showing the hull and twin screws of the ship in dry dock. ‘Cerberus’ was a turret ironclad with 4 18-ton muzzle loading guns, designed for harbour defence. She arrived in Port Phillip in 1871 (partly financed by the British Government), and was finally sunk in 1926 to form a breakwater at Black Rock in Port Phillip Harbour. For some years she was the most powerful ship in the southern hemisphere.

289 x 234 mm. A view of the crowded Ceylon Court, showing a miscellany of products ranging from tea, coconut matting and statues, to a model rickshaw and an elephant’s skull.

183 x 130 mm. A view looking up towards the front of the building situated off Domain Road near St Kilda Road in South Yarra. Designed by Webb and Taylor, building started in 1856. This photograph was taken before 1876, when the building was extended, and a central tower added.

197 x 127 mm. A view taken from the junction of William Street and Lonsdale Street showing the Law Courts in the final stages of completion, with just some minor work continuing in Lonsdale Street. This would date this photograph to around 1882, when the buildings were completed.

204 x 146 mm. A rather dark print, looking along Collins Street, with trams and carts.

198 x 146 mm. A view along the street showing various business premises, with a tram in the roadway. The domed tower in the distance belongs to the Federal Coffee Palace (see Y3087D/7).

200 x 137 mm. A view from the Treasury Buildings in Spring Street looking along the length of Collins Street, with trams and carts on the road. The two church spires on the right belong to the Scots Church and the Baptist Church.

202 x 149 mm. A view looking along the length of Collins Street taken from the crossroads with Swanston Street and showing trams and pedestrians. The building at the extreme right advertises ‘Melba’. If it is indeed advertising a current performance of Dame Nellie Melba, this would date the picture to 1902, when she returned for the first time to Australia after many years absence.

183 x 129 mm. A view looking down Collins Street towards Spring Street, where the Treasury Buildings can be seen. With shops and offices on either side of the street and a row of horse cabs in the centre of the street awaiting custom.

183 x 129 mm. A view showing a block of office buildings at the junction of Collins Street and Market Street. The buildings include the National Insurance Company of Australasia offices and the Shipping Exchange.

182 x 132 mm. A view looking down Collins Street towards Spencer Street, with shops and offices lining the road. On the right, at the junction with Swanston Street, the Town Hall can be seen.

200 x 143 mm. A view looking down Collins Street, showing two unidentified churches next to each other on the opposite side of the road. Possibly the Scots Church and the Baptist Church.

202 x 151 mm. A view looking up Collins Street towards Spring Street, at whose junction the Treasury buildings can just be seen. Collins Street is busy with pedestrians, trams and carts.

243 x 190 mm.

245 x 193 mm.

245 x 195 mm.

195 x 244 mm.

249 x 189 mm.

240 x 189 mm.