1913c Flinders Street StationA beautiful image of Flinders Street Station taken around 1913, when the new station was the beating heart of Melbourne. The flag on the clock tower is at half mast, perhaps commemorating the passing of Mr James Syder (ex Chairman of Victoria Railways Commissioners) in October of that year. Our restoration work on this image has taken many hours to achieve this end result. This is a pivotal image of Melbourne's most famous icon, in the period between

but it has been busy from its early days

A photo from early 1874 looking north along Swanston Street from Flinders Street

The street was designed by Robert Hoddle in 1852 and was originally known as Cameron Street

The notes from the State Library of Victoria are "H

Shows empty market shelters

Looking south down Forest Street to the City Family Hotel

A great photo of the southern end of Elizabeth Street around 1905

A few doors down at 205 Bourke Street G

Tower of St

the commander of which was Captain Hobson

and Collins and his party relocated to Van Diemen's Land where they established Hobart Town in February 1804

The notes from the State Library tell us that this image is a "Photograph of Elizabeth Street