288 x 235 mm. A view showing the entrance to the New Zealand court, which is flanked by two palm trees, with other plants in pots on the ground.

148 x 193 mm. Situated at the junction of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street, the photograph shows the ornate building with its large clock-tower. The main part of the building was constructed between 1859-1867, the part third storey and the clock-tower being added later and completed in 1889. The building was designed by A.E. Johnson.

288 x 234 mm. A view showing part of the German Court, with china and glassware displayed on wooden stands and tables.

290 x 236 mm. A view of a canopied tent, decorated with crowns and eagles and displaying jewellery inside.

290 x 233 mm. A view looking down an aisle, with rows of pianos on either side, interspersed with statues on plinths.

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.

198 x 147 mm. Another view of the building, taken from the lawn, with the tower in the centre of the picture.

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.

196 x 141 mm. A view of Government House, with the Governor’s landau and a mounted escort passing in front of the entrance.

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.

202 x 137 mm. A view of the hotel from Spring Street.

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.

296 x 160 mm. A posed group of 27 men who attended the exhibition.

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.

183 x 130 mm. A view in the gardens, with a fountain in the foreground and trees beyond. The gardens are situated at the east of the central part of the city behind the Parliament and Treasury buildings. The gardens were the creation of James Sinclair, a fine botanical artist, who also in 1850 designed Czar Nicholas gardens at St Petersburg. The Fitzroy Gardens he created out of swampy marshland.

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.

288 x 235 mm. A view showing display cases filled with vases and with Japanese flags hanging above.

292 x 236 mm. A view showing various types of wood and animal skins in the Queensland section

199 x 146 mm. A view looking down the nave from the altar, with choir stalls to left and right.

140 x 100 mm. A view of the ornate office interior, with hangings, curtains, statues and pictures.

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.

289 x 232 mm. A view showing statues at the entrance to the Italian Court, with display cases and stands behind.

291 x 234 mm. A view showing a row of statues in the Italian Court.

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.