1877 Theatre Royal Bourke Street Melbourne 1901-1920 A magnificent view of Flinders

A magnificent view of Flinders Street Station in 1916

In this image we see Colonel Tom Price (Thomas Caradoc Rose Price CB (21 October 1842 [Hobart] - 3 July 1911 [Warrnambool]) addressing a group of soldiers from the Victorian Mounted Rifles

but it proved inadequate as the city grew

proudly selling Acropolis Greek Cigarettes

in those days known as the Melbourne Coal Co

1877 Theatre Royal Bourke Street Melbourne 1901-1920 A magnificent view of FlindersA photograph of the second Theatre Royal (1872 1933) in 1877, where a production entitled "Pluto" was playing to enthralled crowds. This building was at 236 Bourke Street on the northern side between Swanston Street and Russell Street. A store which found accommodation in the ground floor of the theatre was S. S. Hough & Co.'s Depot of Novelties, also offering themselves as Importers of Fancy Goods. The original Theatre Royal on this site burned down