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Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Image, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, c1951
... Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne...Flinders Street station...railway...A black and white photograph of Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne....Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields Flinders Street station railway station Flinders Street Melbourne Railway A black and white photograph of Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne. ...A black and white photograph of Flinders Street Railway Station in Melbourne.flinders street station, railway station, flinders street, melbourne, railway -
Kew Historical Society IncPostcard, Nucolorview Productions, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne
... Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne...flinders street railway station...Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne Postcard Nucolorview Productions ...One of a number of 'real photo' and commercial postcards created by or owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. The postcards are part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021.Partly coloured (the Dome) sepia postcard of the front and northern perimeter of Flinders Street Station. flinders street railway station, postcards -- melbourne (vic.), christian-washfold collection -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", late 1940s
... "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne"...P 2788, titled "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", during a winter's morning. ...P 2788, titled "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", during a winter's morning. ...Rose Series postcard No. P 2788, titled "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", during a winter's morning. Photo late 1940s.Yields information about the main entrance of Flinders St station in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, flinders st station, flinders st, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Flinders Street, Railway station, Melbourne", mid 1930s
... "Flinders Street, Railway station, Melbourne"...Rose Series postcard No. 63, "Flinders Street, Railway station, Melbourne" looking at platforms 9 and 10 showing track arrangements, signals and platforms with some people....Flinders St railway station platforms. Flinders St Station platforms Railways Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear. "Flinders Street ...Rose Series postcard No. 63, "Flinders Street, Railway station, Melbourne" looking at platforms 9 and 10 showing track arrangements, signals and platforms with some people.Yields information about the Flinders St railway station platforms.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.flinders st station, platforms, railways -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", late 1940s
... "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne"...P 2692, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking east along Flinders St. ...P 2692, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking east along Flinders St. ...Rose Series postcard No. P 2692, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking east along Flinders St. There is a sliding door tram SW6 class maybe in the next block. A policeman is looking at the photographer. Photo late 1940sYields information about the western end of Flinders St station in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, flinders st station, flinders st, sw6 class -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", early 1930s
... "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne"...Rose Series postcard No. 3239, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" with W2 class tram 223, westbound in Flinders St. with another W2 class tram on the other side of the intersection. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Rose Series postcard No. 3239, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" with W2 class tram 223, westbound in Flinders St. with another W2 class tram on the other side of the intersection. ...Rose Series postcard No. 3239, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" with W2 class tram 223, westbound in Flinders St. with another W2 class tram on the other side of the intersection. A Y1 class tram is in Swanston St with its doors open. There is one horse drawn cart in Swanston St. A traffic policeman is on duty, though the intersection has been fitted with traffic lights. See reference for a note on traffic lights in Melbourne.Yields information about the Flinders St Station building and the intersection of Swanston and Flinders Sts.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, traffic, flinders st, flinders st station, swanston st, tram 223, w2 class, y1 class -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", 1910s
... "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne"...P 586, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" looking at the station entrance from St Paul's cathedral steps. ...P 586, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" looking at the station entrance from St Paul's cathedral steps. ...Rose Series postcard No. P 586, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" looking at the station entrance from St Paul's cathedral steps. Has two cable tram sets on the Richmond line. One trailer is possibly No. 16. it's clearly one of the original fully imported trailers. In the view is also a policeman directing traffic and an MTOCo employee in the middle of the intersection - a signalman? The driver of the open-top vehicle is signaling a right-hand turn.Yields information about Flinders St station 1910s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.On rear in pencil "KM-M-081"trams, tramways, swanston st, flinders st station, flinders st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Complete view of Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", early 1940s
... "Complete view of Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne"...P 10456 titled "Complete view of Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking from St Paul's Cathedral steps. ...P 10456 titled "Complete view of Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking from St Paul's Cathedral steps. ...Rose Series postcard No. P 10456 titled "Complete view of Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking from St Paul's Cathedral steps. Two W2 class trams in Swanston Street, one fitted with a white dash panel under the driver's windows indicating a wartime black-out precautions era. There is an MMTB TS8c or TS11c bus eastbound in Flinders Street bound for "Kew" (Kew Junction). There are some cars waiting to complete their hook turns into Flinders Street. There is an advertisement on the station for the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) this organisation was founded in 1941.Yields information about Flinders St station early 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.trams, tramways, w2 class, swanston st, flinders st station, flinders st, buses, mmtb buses, ts8c class, world war ii -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", early 1940s
... "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne"...P 1040, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" showing the entrance to the station, many motor cars, some with black-out headlight covers, a MMTB Leyland bus, and a W2 class tram either 288 or 388 (Kew Depot cars at the time.) ..."Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" Postcard Rose Stereograph Co. ...Rose Series postcard No. P 1040, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" showing the entrance to the station, many motor cars, some with black-out headlight covers, a MMTB Leyland bus, and a W2 class tram either 288 or 388 (Kew Depot cars at the time.) with the destination of Spencer St. This would have to be one of the first W2 class cars to have the metal gutter replaced by a storm/drip rail. There is an advertising board on the railway station verandah, advertising Liberty Loans. You can just make out the tram overhead for the curve from Swanston Street into Flinders Street.Yields information about Flinders Street and railway station in the early 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, flinders st, flinders st station, w2 class, buses, mmtb buses, world war ii -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, George Coop, View of Tait Red Rattler at No. 1 Platform, Flinders Street Railway Station, Sep. 1954
... View of Tait Red Rattler at No. 1 Platform, Flinders Street Railway Station...Street Railway Station. George Coop Collection V.R. Cavalcade Victorian Railways Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition Red Rattler Tait Train Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparency View of Tait Red Rattler at No. 1 Platform, Flinders Street Railway Station Photograph Photograph George Coop ...Most likjely taken either arriving or departing from a visit of the display at Spencer Street Railway Station during the 1954 Victorian Railways Centenary Exhibition, 11-25 Sep. 1954 "V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition, red rattler, tait train -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard, John Sands - Sandscene International, "Flinders Street Railway Station", 1970
... "Flinders Street Railway Station"...Flinders St station building at dusk. An MMTB bus and tram are waiting at the traffic lights. Tram fitted with marker lights shows a route number of "29" - which was discontinued in Nov. 1970. Marker lights commenced to be installed in 1970. Yields information about Flinders St station in about 1970. Postcards route 29 Flinders St station Flinders St Swanston Street Colour postcard by Sandscene International, No. V7 with a serrated edge - No. JSC316 "Flinders Street Railway ...The photo shows the Flinders St station building at dusk. An MMTB bus and tram are waiting at the traffic lights. Tram fitted with marker lights shows a route number of "29" - which was discontinued in Nov. 1970. Marker lights commenced to be installed in 1970.Yields information about Flinders St station in about 1970.Colour postcard by Sandscene International, No. V7 with a serrated edge - No. JSC316postcards, route 29, flinders st station, flinders st, swanston street -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, "Flinders Street Railway Station, World War 1 Era", 1980's?
... "Flinders Street Railway Station, World War 1 Era"...Flinders St Railway Station, World War 1 Era, taken from St Paul's Cathedral steps. Has part of the Princes Bridge Station building on the left hand side. The Swanston St canopy of Flinders St station has the words "Enlist and Fight for the Dear Old Flag". Two Richmond line cable trams in Flinders St along with horse drawn vehicles. One of a series of four photographs produced by an unknown person/company. Two sizes of prints held, one large, two small. See also Reg Item 1883 for a 1944 photograph. "Flinders Street ...Reproduced photograph, sepia toned of "Flinders St Railway Station, World War 1 Era, taken from St Paul's Cathedral steps. Has part of the Princes Bridge Station building on the left hand side. The Swanston St canopy of Flinders St station has the words "Enlist and Fight for the Dear Old Flag". Two Richmond line cable trams in Flinders St along with horse drawn vehicles. One of a series of four photographs produced by an unknown person/company. Two sizes of prints held, one large, two small. See also Reg Item 1883 for a 1944 photograph.On the rear of 587 "Cable Tram prints $10/set"trams, tramways, melbourne, flinders st station, world war 1, cable trams -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumSyringe
... ...Flinders Street Railway Station...Used at Manning Chemist, Flinders' Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used at Manning Chemist, Flinders' Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. glass syringe chemist pharmacy syringe Manning Chemist Concourse Flinders Street Railway Station On red disc of syringe : P.G.I. ...Used at Manning Chemist, Flinders' Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Glass syringe with cotton wrapped plunger and cork seal in maroon box..On red disc of syringe : P.G.I. Co. Melbourne. On box lid : P.G.I. Co. Melbourne, 2 oz male Glass Syringe, It..............P.G.I. Product - Made in Australia.glass syringe, chemist, pharmacy, syringe, manning chemist, concourse, flinders street railway station -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPot, ceramic, between 1932-1984
... ...flinders street railway station...Manning Chemist in business on the Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne from 1932 to 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Manning Chemist in business on the Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne from 1932 to 1984. manning chemist concourse flinders street railway station Impressed in the base 'MAW' over 'D2'. ...Manning Chemist in business on the Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne from 1932 to 1984.Short cylindrical off-white glazed ceramic pot, lid missing, ridge at base of pot. Round red and black label on base.Impressed in the base 'MAW' over 'D2'. Label : 'Manning Chemist Melbourne'.manning chemist, concourse, flinders street railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: AUSTRALIA HISTORY
... ... Flinders Street Railway Station...Includes the history of the M.C.G., Lord and Lady Casey, Treasure from Gilt Dragon wreck, Flinders Street railway station, 'The story of 100 years by Roy Bridges, The 24th Annual Report of AMPOL 1960, magazine titled,' A picture of the Commonwealth' and various other items of news. 1960s....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields AUSTRALIA History general item of interest Lydia Chancellor collection Australia Australiana history person Melbourne Cricket Ground Flinders Street Railway Station Governor General of Australia 'Gilt Dragon' wreck Australian history Australliana 5 A box decorated with Christmas paper containing Australian news and cuttings of items of interest in Australia. ...A box decorated with Christmas paper containing Australian news and cuttings of items of interest in Australia. Includes the history of the M.C.G., Lord and Lady Casey, Treasure from Gilt Dragon wreck, Flinders Street railway station, 'The story of 100 years by Roy Bridges, The 24th Annual Report of AMPOL 1960, magazine titled,' A picture of the Commonwealth' and various other items of news. 1960s.Australliana 5australia, history, general item of interest, lydia chancellor, collection, australia, australiana, history, person, melbourne cricket ground, flinders street railway station, governor general of australia, 'gilt dragon' wreck, australian history -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Swanston Street and Flinders Street c1926, c1926
... Flinders Street Railway Station...Photograph shows the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street at Flinders Street Railway Station. There are many pedestrians, electric trams on Swanston Street and cable trams on Flinders Street, along with a few horse drawn carts and many motor cars. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph shows the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street at Flinders Street Railway Station. There are many pedestrians, electric trams on Swanston Street and cable trams on Flinders Street, along with a few horse drawn carts and many motor cars. ...Photograph shows the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street at Flinders Street Railway Station. There are many pedestrians, electric trams on Swanston Street and cable trams on Flinders Street, along with a few horse drawn carts and many motor cars. Yields information about the Swanston Street and Flinders Street intersection in the mid 1920s as the city's transport hub. Black and white photograph with note on rear. Written on rear of the photograph in pencil is "33.5" flinders street railway station, swanton street, flinders street, electric trams, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Swanston Street and Flinders Street 1906, Marlborough Art Series, c1910
... Flinders Street Railway Station...Photograph shows the outside of the newly completed Flinders Street Railway Station with pedestrians crossing the intersection and a cable tram in Flinders Street. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph shows the outside of the newly completed Flinders Street Railway Station with pedestrians crossing the intersection and a cable tram in Flinders Street. ...Photograph shows the outside of the newly completed Flinders Street Railway Station with pedestrians crossing the intersection and a cable tram in Flinders Street. It appears to have been enhanced by hand painting of some of the pedestrians. As the station was not completed until 1909 and opened in 1910, the handwritten date is inaccurate.Yields information about first years of the Swanston Street and Flinders Street intersection after the completing of the new station building. Black and white painted postcard with date on photo and publisher on rear. On the photograph "1906" is written in pen and "New Railway Station, Melbourne" as part of the original photograph. On the rear in print is "Marlborough Art Series, Post Card". flinders street railway station, hand painting, 1906, 1909 -
City of Melbourne LibrariesPhotograph, Bull, Hugh Jones, 1897-1993, Princes Bridge Centenary pylons under construction
... ...flinders street railway station...Beneath the left side of the bridge was the site of the original Princes Bridge Station, by this time incorporated into Flinders Street Station, and today the area is the site of Federation Square. It was linked to Flinders Street station by the railway tracks that ran underneath the northern approach to the bridge. ...Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2950922209 centenaries bridges lighting flinders street railway station Photographer notations on slide: "Pylons + St Kilda Rd C57". ...Princes Bridge Centenary pylons under construction Possibly taken from Young and Jacksons Hotel (formerly Princes Bridge Hotel) on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets, Flinders Street Station’s clocks and main entrance dominate, along with its distinctive copper dome and decorative façade. The time on the main clock is 1.40pm, and the sign underneath, reflecting Melbourne’s upcoming Centenary reads, “We must accommodate our Centenary visitors! Citizens! Do your share by taking paying guests.” At left is the original Princes Bridge Station, today the site of Federation Square. The riverside tram terminus advertises a Café/Tobacconist/Refreshment Room selling cigars & cigarettes, fountain drinks & confectionery, and in smaller text: “Leave your boot repairs here”. Nearly everyone is dressed in dark suits, coats and hats. The footpaths are wide and there are no traffic lights. The roadway stretches towards the Shrine of Remembrance, not yet dedicated but very dominant on the skyline. Government House is clearly visible across the wide parkland that would come to be known as Kings Domain and that is an area of deep importance to the people of the Eastern Kulin. Originally, Birrarung was part of a network of swamps and lagoons linked to the course of the river. From 1896, Public Works Department engineer Carlo Catani, oversaw a new channel to straighten the river and the swamps and lagoons were filled with spoil from the channel works. From the same vantage point today, only the top of the tower of Government House would be visible. The photo captures the pylons along Princes Bridge, mid-construction and being installed to mark Melbourne’s Centenary. The pylons were not without controversy. Both The Argus and The Age bemoaned them for being “made almost entirely of imported softwood timber”, denying work to native hardwood timber workers and sawmillers, and leading visitors to think Australia did not have its own exceptional native hardwoods. The pylons were also variously described in their incomplete state, as unimaginative and resembling an oilfield. Published: The Age 5 September 1934 Featured in "Newsworthy: Melbourne in photographs 1933-1936" exhibition at East Melbourne Library, October to December 2023. Exhibition caption by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie Photographer notations on slide: "Pylons + St Kilda Rd C57" Published: Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Wednesday 5 September 1934, page 11 Published title: DECORATIONS -- THEN AND NOW. Published caption: "Although not completed yet, some impression of the effect of the decorations on Princes-bridge may be obtained from the first picture which shows the majestic sweep of St Kilda road with the Shrine of Remembrance and Government House dominating the horizon. The area to the left of St. Kilda-road and in front of Government House is portion of the area which it is proposed to call the King's Domain, which extends to Domain-road and Anderson-street..." Description: East-facing, elevated view of Flinders Street Station and Princes Bridge, featuring partially completed pylons erected for Melbourne's Centenary celebrations. The Shrine of Remembrance and Government House can be seen in the distance. In the foreground are trams, cars and trucks, pedestrians, Batman Avenue tram terminus and refreshment rooms. Signage on Flinders Street Station encourages citizens to accommodate Centenary visitors. The Melbourne Centenary was held 1934-35 in celebration John Batman's proclamation that Melbourne "the place for a village". Centenary events included a visit by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester. A Centenary Cake measuring 50 feet in height and ten tons in weight was cut into 250,000 pieces and sold at 1 shilling per piece for charity. Spectacular floodlighting of city landmarks, the creation of the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden, and the MacRobertson Air Race from London, were other notable activities. Research by project volunteer, Louise McKenzie: The photo in The Age collage of 5 September 1934 has a slightly cropped foreground. The original photo has been taken from an elevated vantage point, most probably the roof of the Nicholas Building on the corner of Flinders and Swanston streets. The right foreground is dominated by the main “clocks” entrance to Flinders Street Station, showing its distinctive copper dome and decorative façade. The time on the main clock is 1.40 pm. The main sign on the front of the Station reads, "We Must Accommodate our Centenary Visitors! Citizens! Do your share by taking paying guests. Write to The Official Centenary Accommodation Bureau, 436 Collins St. City. Tel M 4671”. Another sign at eye level at the main entrance says: “Cheap Trips on Sundays”. The sign on the end of the roof along the eastern side of the station reads, “The Babies Need Your Help! Support Broadmeadows Foundling Hospital Appeal. July and August”. Run by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart, St Joseph’s Foundling Hospital was a purpose built infants’ home for up to 300 babies, plus accommodation for expectant mothers, mainly single women. In the early 1930s, the department (Victorian Children’s Welfare Department) contracted St Joseph’s Foundling Hospital to care for an additional 60 infant state wards, and up to 175 non wards at any given time. In 1931 it also operated a mothercraft training school. The centre foreground shows the commencement of Princes Bridge. Beneath the left side of the bridge was the site of the original Princes Bridge Station, by this time incorporated into Flinders Street Station, and today the area is the site of Federation Square. It was linked to Flinders Street station by the railway tracks that ran underneath the northern approach to the bridge. This photo shows a tram terminus which has a Café/Tobacconist/Refreshment Room, selling cigars & cigarettes, fountain drinks & confectionary, and a sign: Leave your boot repairs here. In the foreground is a wide roadway running south/north, comprising two vehicle lanes each heading north/south, and a central section containing two sets of tram tracks. There are cars, buses and delivery vans on the roadway. The trams visible are Glen Iris (Route No. 6; tram no. 448), Toorak (Route No. 8, tram no. 333), ? (No. 7), ? (No. 1), and ? (No. 2A). The footpaths are extremely wide. There is a square newspaper/magazine stand on the eastern side footpath. And also a “Ferry” sign. There are no traffic lights, but a policeman is visible on the roadway. There are pedestrians – men, women, children, a porter with trolley, women with prams. Clothing comprises dark suits, coats and hats for nearly everyone. There are double headed “Collins Street” lights along the side of the roadway, and along the northern riverbank. The roadway in the foreground is an extension of Swanston Street, which becomes Princes Bridge, then St Kilda Road, stretching towards the Shrine of Remembrance, and diverting past it. The Shrine had not yet been officially dedicated, and looks very white and dominant on the skyline. On the LHS of St Kilda Road, Government House is clearly visible across the wide parkland to be known as Kings Domain. The Kings Domain area is important to the people of the Eastern Kulin nation, and also has historical importance for its association with the early settlement of Melbourne and the foundation of British colonial administration in Victoria. On the southern side of the Yarra River (Birrarung) an historic rowing boathouse is visible, located adjacent to the Alexandra Gardens. Originally Birrarung was part of a network of swamps and lagoons linked to the course of the river. From 1896, under the guidance of engineer Carlo Catani* a new channel to straighten the river was created and the swamps and lagoons were filled with spoil from the channel works. The gardens were then created and completed in time for a Royal visit by the Duke of York in May 1901. The gardens are named after Alexandra of Denmark, the wife of King Edward VII. Both these areas, plus the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Shrine of Remembrance Reserve, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Government House, and the Queen Victoria Gardens together form the Domain Parklands. The extent of the subsequent plantings is evident today, where from the same vantage point only the top of the tower of Government House would be visible. *Catani was born in Florence in 1852, but after arriving in Melbourne worked as a civil engineer for the Victorian Government. His last major project was the reclamation of the foreshore of St Kilda, envisaged in the style of a European resort, complete with a split level esplanade, bathing pavilions, dance halls, amusements and a French-Italian style of landscape complete with palms. The gardens at the end of Fitzroy Street, St Kilda, now bear his name. The historic boathouse visible across the Yarra is another glimpse into Melbourne’s past. “Boathouse Row” comprises 7 amateur rowing clubs, the first established in 1859 (Melbourne University Boat Club). Other Clubs were Richmond, Melbourne, Banks, Melbourne Grammar School, Yarra Yarra and Mercantile. South of the river and west of the bridge is an area today developed into the Melbourne arts precinct of Hamer Hall and the Arts Centre. But at this time it was the home of Wirths Olympia Circus, which comprised Wirths Pleasure Park (an amusement park), a 5,000 seat auditorium – Hippodrome, a roller skating rink, a glaciarium, a cinema, and the Green Mill Dance Hall. Dog shows were also held at Olympia. The Green Mill Dance Hall closed in 1950, and the remainder of the Wirth buildings on site were destroyed by fire in December 1953. The feature of the photo is the pylons erected along Princes Bridge to mark Melbourne’s Centenary in 1934. The sixteen plastered pylons were designed by Roy Prentice, the second person to qualify as an architect at The University of Melbourne’s Bachelor of Architecture degree, in 1933, aged 27. Simon Reeves in his article marking the 100th birthday of Roy Prentice on 20 June 2006 reports that the State Electricity Commission sponsored this work, and the Argus reported that “… the pylons were “illuminated from within to give the effect of soft radiance”. Australia Home Beautiful 1 Oct 1934 reports in a very detailed and comprehensive article: The 10 taller pylons, including flagpole, were 48 ft, with a base of 8 ft. Timber-framed and faced with fibrous plaster and galvanised sheet iron, each structure was securely bolted to a concrete foundation three feet in depth. Panels of glass let into the shaft of each pylon were indirectly lit by 40, 100 watt lamps, and the upper bank of internal lamps were dyed so as to flood the panels with a deep red light. The decorative painted shields and flagpoles/pennants were illuminated by three 200 watt projectors concealed in the roof of each pylon, and were part of an electric night light decoration scheme involving 28 miles of wire to supply more than 20,000 lights. An article in the Argus on 18 October 1934 provided minute detail of the lighting erected in Melbourne for the Centenary, converting it “… into a coloured fairyland by night.” The estimated cost of 10 pounds per hour the lights were on. The display included 800 standard light poles 30 feet high which were tiered with electric bulbs concealed in inverted cones, 138 specially designed “Venetian poles” draped in flags trophies and streamers. The streets included in the electric night light decoration scheme were Bourke Street from Spring to William, the entire length of Collins Street, Flinders Street from Elizabeth to Spring, Lonsdale Street from Elizabeth to Swanston, Swanston and Elizabeth Streets from Flinders to Lonsdale, and parts of Springs and Spencer Streets. Together with the Princes Bridge pylons, approximately 28 miles of wire was required to supply power to the more than 20,000 lights. And that is just in the city of Melbourne. It was estimated the same amount of lighting was duplicated among other local councils. The pylons were not without controversy. The Argus on 28 August 1934 in an article headed “Imported Timber in Pylons” reported that the Princes Bridge pylons are “made almost entirely of imported softwood timber”, and have therefore denied work to native hardwood timber workers and sawmillers. The same day the Melbourne Age ran a similar story, bemoaning the fact that foreign oregon had been used which may lead tourists to think Australia did not have its own exceptional native hardwoods. A Camberwell City Councillor described the pylons as unimaginative, and the Herald reported that skeletons of pylons for the Centenary decorations in their present form led the area to resemble an oilfield! The Yarra River and Princes Bridge have long been a focal point of Melbourne life. In the early days of European settlement in Melbourne a rope-hauled punt carried people across the Yarra River. A surge in population and increased shipping traffic created a need for a bridge. There was difficulty in agreeing on a suitable site for the bridge (options were crossing at Elizabeth, Swanston, Queen or Market Streets), but the NSW Government favoured Swanston Street and the Melbourne Town Council decided on a temporary bridge across the Yarra spanning from the foot of Swanston Street. This first bridge was a single span timber toll bridge designed by Scottish born bridge designer David Lennox, and completed in 1845. It was 120 feet long, had a roadway of 17 feet wide, and a footpath on one side of 4 feet. It was leased to the Melbourne Bridge Company in the name of Robert A Balbirnie. The tollhouse was on the north side of the river and the toll keeper, Patrick Doherty, was credited with saving nine lives during the four years he was in charge of the toll station. The second bridge was stone (completed 1850), and named Prince’s Bridge after the HRH Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. It was designed with an elliptical single arc and an exceedingly small rise in proportion to the span. However, this design created an obstacle for flood waters, and together with Melbourne’s increasing population it was quickly apparent that a new bridge was required. At its opening on 15 November 1850 coincided with the imminent declaration of Victoria as a separate colony, it provided a moment of great celebration for Melbournians and “The opening ceremony was described as the grandest processional display witnessed in the colony.” (ToMelbourne.com.au) Princes Bridge in its present form, as depicted in this photograph, was designed by Jenkins, D’Ebro and Grainger, and constructed in 1886-88 by David Munro. John Grainger (father of Australian composer Percy Grainger) did the majority of the design work for the bridge. The structure was to have three arches each 96 feet wide measured across the river, and the banks on both sides were raised to allow more space for floodwater to flow. St Kilda Road was originally many feet below the current level. The bridge is of architectural significance for its substantial size, giant half columns, extensive use of wrought and cast iron, decorative elements (cast-iron lamps) and the skilled stonemasonry in the construction of the abutments and piers. Its main design features are similar to those of Blackfriars Bridge in London (1870). The bluestones were quarried from Footscray, the Malmsbury stones were from quarries at Kyneton, and the granite from Harcourt. The cost was met by the State of Victoria, City of Melbourne, and six out of seven of its municipalities, and their coats of arms feature on the bridge. The building of the bridge reflected the boom period of Melbourne, including the Victorian gold rush 1851- late 1860s, and its contractor, David Munro, was also responsible for the construction of Queens Bridge and Sandridge Railway Bridge. The Centenary pylons are no longer in place, but today this intersection still plays a major part in Melbourne’s daily life: people still meet “under the clocks” at Flinders Street station, and the route in and out of the city along St Kilda Road is often a feature of parades such as Moomba, the Grand Final Parade, and of course the Anzac Day Parade which commences at the Princes Bridge intersection and finishes at the Shrine of Remembrance. There are many tram routes, which cross the Bridge, and it directs pedestrians towards the Arts Precinct, the various components of Domain Park, plus the Southbank restaurant and rowing precincts. Even though this is a street scene, it feels very intimate; the viewer is instantly immersed in the activity of a Melbourne afternoon, looking down St Kilda Road from a viewpoint near today’s Federation Square. References: DECORATIONS -- THEN AND NOW. (1934, September 5). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205880269 'Flinders Street railway station', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flinders_Street_railway_station 'St Joseph’s Foundling Hospital (1901-75)', Finding Records, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Victoria, https://www.findingrecords.dhhs.vic.gov.au/collectionresultspage/St-JosephsFoundling-Hospital-Babies-Home#departmental-administration 'Alexandra Gardens', City of Melbourne, https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/parks-open-spaces/major-parks-gardens/Pages/alexandra-gardens.aspx 'Wirths Circus', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth's_Circus 'Roy Prentice: Centenary Architect', Built Heritage Pty Ltd, Simon Reeves, https://www.builtheritage.com.au/downloads/prentice.pdf 'Princes Bridge', Heritage Council Victoria, https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/817 PORT PHILLIP. (1846, April 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12886251 'Edward VII', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII 'Princes Bridge', ToMelbourne.com, https://tomelbourne.com.au/princes-bridge/ 'Princes Bridge', eMelbourne, https://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01189b.htm 'Princes Bridge', Australia for everyone, http://australiaforeveryone.com.au/files/melbourne/princes-bridge.html 'Victorian gold rush', Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_gold_rush IMPORTED TIMBER IN PYLONS (1934, August 28). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10952507 Princes-Bridge Pylons. (1934, August 28). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205532235 Pylons Appear Near Princes Bridge (1934, August 18). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243104375 PRINCES-BRIDGE PYLONS. (1934, September 20). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205873535 28 Miles of Wire (1934, October 18). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 1 (The Junior Argus). Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article10977836 'Historical references for Boathouse Row, Melbourne', http://boathouserowmelbourne.com.au/history/ 'ITALIAN DELEGATION TO HONOUR CARLO CATANI, DESIGNER OF THE ST KILDA FORESHORE, St Kilda Historical Society, 2001, https://web.archive.org/web/20070928061938/http://www.skhs.org.au/~SKHSarticles/articles/Carlo_Catani.html# HISTORY IN LIGHTS (1934, July 12). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 16. Retrieved September 21, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article243172436 'Dressing Melbourne for the Duke', The Australian home beautiful: a journal for the home builder. Vol 12 No. 10 (1 October 1934), page 21, 58. Retrieved September 14, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2950922209Photographer notations on slide: "Pylons + St Kilda Rd C57".centenaries, bridges, lighting, flinders street railway station -
City of Melbourne LibrariesPhotograph, Bull, Hugh Jones, 1897-1993, Centenary Pylons on Princes Bridge under construction
... ...flinders street railway station...City of Melbourne Libraries 122 George Street East Melbourne melbourne Centenary pylons under construction on Princes Bridge View across rooftop of Flinders Street Station, looking east and showing Centenary pylons under construction on Princes Bridge. Government House and the Shrine of Remembrance can be seen in the distance with the river, trams, cars and pedestrians in the foreground. centenaries bridges 1930-1939 flinders street railway station Photographer notations on slide: "Pylons partly completed 1934 C57". ...Centenary pylons under construction on Princes Bridge View across rooftop of Flinders Street Station, looking east and showing Centenary pylons under construction on Princes Bridge. Government House and the Shrine of Remembrance can be seen in the distance with the river, trams, cars and pedestrians in the foreground.Photographer notations on slide: "Pylons partly completed 1934 C57".centenaries, bridges, 1930-1939, flinders street railway station -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumEquipment - Pill roller
... Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station until 1984. Round wooden pin roller. ...Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station until 1984.Round wooden pin roller. Forms a depressed circle on each side. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumApothecary weights
... Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until1984. Wooden block has sticker Manning Chemist Melbourne. ...Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until1984.Six different sized round brass weights with knob shaped handles, sitting in a fitted wooden block, each weight inscribed with its individual weight.Wooden block has sticker Manning Chemist Melbourne. Weights 213.1 on top 10 OUNCES APOTH, on base 'a crown' CA8 VIC E55 D59 F61 E63 G65 G69 173. 213.2 on top 6 OUNCES APOTH, on base 'a crown' CA5 VIC F55 C57 D59 F61 E63 G65 G69. 213.3 on top 4 OUNCES APOTH, on base G65 'a crown' CA6 VIC F55 C57 D59 F61 E63 G69. 213.4 on top 2 OUNCES APOTH, on base 'a crown' CA4 VIC J54 C57 D59 F61 G69 E63 G65. 213.5 on top 1 OUNCE APOTH, on base G65 'a crown' CA3 VIC F55 C57 E63 D59 G69. 213.6 on top 3 iv, on base F61 CA4 VIC C51 J54 D59 E60 699. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumEquipment - Measuring beaker
... Used in Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used in Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. ( i ) on top of measure scale VIC Pint 1- Fl oz 20, 18, 16, 14. graduations on measure scale Glass measure with small pouring lip, and graduated measurement on side. ...Used in Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Glass measure with small pouring lip, and graduated measurement on side. No handle ( i ) on top of measure scale VIC Pint 1- Fl oz 20, 18, 16, 14. graduations on measure scale -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumEquipment - Measuring beaker
... Used in Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used in Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. (i) VIC Fl oz 4, 3, 2, 1, C 68◦ F, Fl DR. 32, 28, 24, 20, 16, 12, 8, 6, 4. ...Used in Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Glass measuring beaker tapering to base with pouring lip and a wide flat base.(i) VIC Fl oz 4, 3, 2, 1, C 68◦ F, Fl DR. 32, 28, 24, 20, 16, 12, 8, 6, 4. CCG 1369-62. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumChest of drawers, T. S. Gill & Son Limited
... Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. On label on back Gill Grand Rapids Patented Equipment, Customer : Manning, Job No. 3/105.For use in section:..., Quantity:.., Article : Drawer Unit 'A' T.S.Gill & Son Limited, East Preston, N.18, Victoria, Aust. ...Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Chest of 16 varnished wooden drawers with metal knobs in 2 vertical rows of 8 each side. The 2 bottom drawers larger than the rest, with makers label on plywood back..On label on back Gill Grand Rapids Patented Equipment, Customer : Manning, Job No. 3/105.For use in section:..., Quantity:.., Article : Drawer Unit 'A' T.S.Gill & Son Limited, East Preston, N.18, Victoria, Aust. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPharmacy chemicals
... Used by Mannings Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Mannings Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. E21, M G U476 on base of bottles. ...Used by Mannings Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.40 square clear glass bottles containing chemicals, tapering to neck with round black plastic screw tops and printed paper labels.E21, M G U476 on base of bottles. M 4 -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumThroat examiner
... Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, until 1984. ...Used by Manning Pharmacy, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, until 1984.Black metal battery case with a globe at one end in the shape of tongue depressor, top and base unscrew from battery holder.Label on base 'Manning . Chemist . Melbourne. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumAuroscope, Elliots & Australian Drug Pty Ltd
... Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. Auroscope: a medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) On lining of box lid 'Elliots and Australian Drug Pty Ltd, . 33 Bligh St. ...Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Auroscope: a medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)Housed in a black box with velvet lining: a black metal tube for holding batteries to power the globe, with screw base and top. Top holds a metal attachment with an eye piece and glass lenses. Box also contains three other attachments.On lining of box lid 'Elliots and Australian Drug Pty Ltd, . 33 Bligh St. Sydney. Manufactures and importers of Surgical Instruments'.,. On label attached inside box 'Manning Chemist Fluinders St. Raoilway Station, Melbourne, Phone MA 33 48'. -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPharmacy chemicals
... Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street, Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984...Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street, Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984 See supplementary file for details ? ...Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street, Railway Station, Melbourne until 198432 rectangular clear glass bottles containing chemicals, tapering to narrow neck with a flared lip and glass stoppers with printed paper labels. See supplementary file for details ? -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPharmacy chemicals
... Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984. All bottles are marked on base : in rectangle G over M and V479 over 3. ...Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne until 1984.Set of 95 rectangular clear glass bottles containing chemicals, tapering to narrow neck with glass stoppers with printed paper labels. All bottles are marked on base : in rectangle G over M and V479 over 3. Notes on original catalogue worksheet : For individual details on labels see supplementary file -
Coal Creek Community Park & MuseumPill mould
... Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, until 1984....Coal Creek Community Park & Museum 12 Silkstone Road Korumburra gippsland Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, until 1984. ...Used by Manning Chemist, Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, until 1984.Metal cachet pill powder mould consisting of 2 matching metal plates with impressions and holes attached by a hinge, accompanied by a funnel, a small container and a felt covered roller.On top plate '7'.
