1858 Collins Street Looking West across Swanston Street Melbourne 1921-1940 Ferdinand von Mueller

Ferdinand von Mueller

During these years there were two type of trams running

sign on top of the theatre reads 'Barrister'

coloured to represent the materials to be used as described in the report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways dated 1/10/1900

as we see a steam train chugging along the Railway Viaduct (opened 1891) that connects Flinders Street Station with Spencer Street Station (now Southern Cross Station)

1858 Collins Street Looking West across Swanston Street Melbourne 1921-1940 Ferdinand von MuellerA very quiet day on Collins Street, taken in 1858, looking West along Collins Street, from just east of the Swanston Street intersection. The town looks deserted, similar to many other photographs from this period, but in fact anything that wasn't completely stationary for at least a couple of minutes was registered as a blur in these early days of photography. This photograph has been taken from an upper floor of a building (most likely the