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Melbourne Tram MuseumArtwork, other - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861
... Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861...Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861...Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 showing Johnson's Bridge Hotel, later Young and Jacksons, the first St Paul's church building, original Town Hall building and the tower of Scots church. ...Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry Burn...Melbourne Princes Bridge horse drawn vehicles St Pauls Cathedral Hotels In ink on the rear Keith Kings stamp and the initials RG and "Melbourne" Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry Burn Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 Artwork, other Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 ...Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 showing Johnson's Bridge Hotel, later Young and Jacksons, the first St Paul's church building, original Town Hall building and the tower of Scots church. Shows pedestrians and horse drawn carriages before the introduction of public omnibus services in 1869. Not known who produced the card.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry BurnIn ink on the rear Keith Kings stamp and the initials RG and "Melbourne"melbourne, princes bridge, horse drawn vehicles, st pauls cathedral, hotels -
Kew Historical Society IncPostcard, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North, c.1910
... Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North......swanston street - melbourne...Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured postcard. ..."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"...Weir collection. Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North Postcard Postcard ...Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured postcard. Weir collection."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"postcards, george and edith weir, swanston street - melbourne, weir collection -
Kew Historical Society IncPostcard, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North, c.1910
... Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North......swanston street - melbourne...Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured postcard. ..."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"...Weir collection. Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North Postcard Postcard ...Collection of thirty-nine postcards donated by Jillian Rigby which had been owned by her grandparents, George and Edith Weir, who from c.1917 lived at 84 Princess Street, Kew. The mostly 'mint' postcards were purchased in Victoria and while travelling overseas. The sole dated postcard is dated from 1929. The postcards are numbered sequentially from 2017.0058.01-39. The remainder of the collection donated by Jill Rigby which was once owned by the Weirs of Broken Hill and Kew consist of costumes, costume accessories, photographs, and documents.The postcards in the Weir collection, especially those purchased on a trip or trips to the mother country, i.e. United Kingdom, represent a representative sample of sites that were considered significant to those Australians undertaking a reverse grand tour by member of the erstwhile colonies. Those postcards which are early views of Melbourne must have been produced commercially for some decades from the early part of the 20th century.Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking north. Coloured postcard. Weir collection."Swanston Street, Melbourne, Looking North"postcards, george and edith weir, swanston street - melbourne, weir collection -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkPostcard - Postcard of Swanston Street, Melbourne c1940s
... Postcard of Swanston Street, Melbourne c1940s......Swanston Street...Post Card of Swanston Street, Melbourne c1930s. Black and white photographic image....On front at bottom of image: 'SWANSTON STREET, MELBOURNE, VIC. / SOUTHERN CROSS SERIES P3276' Back of image: Handwritten message 'Dear Elsie / We are having a nice holiday but I feel / pretty tired today. ...Postcard Postcard of Swanston Street, Melbourne c1940s ...This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century. This card is one of two cards which directly connects the album with an Emerald resident. The writer, O E Cowper was the wife of Percy Cowper who was the Emerald Postmaster 1929-1947. The couple appear to have been on a short holiday in the city. The postcard message refers to an Emerald resident, Mr Legge.This postcard in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century. It reflects the popularity of collecting postcards in Australia which reached a height in the early 1900s until around 1920. Post Card of Swanston Street, Melbourne c1930s. Black and white photographic image.On front at bottom of image: 'SWANSTON STREET, MELBOURNE, VIC. / SOUTHERN CROSS SERIES P3276' Back of image: Handwritten message 'Dear Elsie / We are having a nice holiday but I feel / pretty tired today. Too much walking yes- / terday & a North Wind. We went to / see Mr Legge in the Hospital the / other day as we were passing there. / How are the Chooks? How is Quilthy getting / on? She didn't try to follow us. / Regards to Mum, Mrs Fielder & [?]Sheila / Yours as ever O E Cowperpostcard album, swanston street, 1940s, "green postcard album" -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Newspaper Photograph of Swanston Street businesses, 1944
... Newspaper Photograph of Swanston Street businesses.......Swanston Street...When Andrew Black took occupancy of the shop ate 589 Swanston Street, Carlton, he was unaware that a few years earlier it had been the scene of a murder and became known as the 'pyjama case murder'. ...Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia...Newspaper Photograph of Swanston Street businesses. Photograph ...When Andrew Black took occupancy of the shop ate 589 Swanston Street, Carlton, he was unaware that a few years earlier it had been the scene of a murder and became known as the 'pyjama case murder'. On 1st September 1934, the body of an unidentified woman dressed only in pyjamas was found near Albury, NSW. For the following decade it remained an unsolved mystery until 1944 when Tony Agostini was arrested and confessed to killing his wife. At the time of the murder, the Agostinis were living in the building, where Andrew later ran his shoe repair business. While the case was newsworthy in 1944, the Carlton shop featured in Melbourne's newspapers.A photograph of a portion of a newspaper article about a 1944 cold case murder in Melbourne.carlton, swanston street, andrew black, shoe repairs -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Black and White - Swanston Street centre poles - Newspaper photo, Proposed for St Kilda Road, 1923-24
... Black and White - Swanston Street centre poles - Newspaper photo......Swanston Street...Swanston Street electric trams centre poles - Newspaper photo. ...Tramways trams Swanston Street Centre Poles St Kilda Road Swanston Street electric trams centre poles - Newspaper photo. ...Image shows a centre of the road pole used to extend the electric tram in Swanston St from Queensberry St to Little Lonsdale St. Was proposed to be used in the conversion of cable to electric trams in St Kilda Road, but was not adopted. William St had a similar type of pole but these were removed when they became a traffic hazard.Shows design of centre poles that support overhead electric wires. Swanston Street electric trams centre poles - Newspaper photo. MMTB Swanston Street looking south from Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne, about 1923-24.tramways, trams, swanston street, centre poles, st kilda road -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - Swanston Street, Melbourne, c1926
... Swanston Street, Melbourne......Swanston Street...Photograph looks south along Swanston Street towards Flinders Street, with about 12 W class and single truck trams in Swanston Street along with numerous motor vehicles and pedestrians. ...Note on front reads: "Swanston Street, from Town Hall portico, Melbourne" The small writing in ink on rear begins: "C/o Mrs Angliss, Findon Ave, Caulfield SE1. ...Photograph looks south along Swanston Street towards Flinders Street, with about 12 W class and single truck trams in Swanston Street along with numerous motor vehicles and pedestrians. ...Photograph looks south along Swanston Street towards Flinders Street, with about 12 W class and single truck trams in Swanston Street along with numerous motor vehicles and pedestrians. It is a sunny day but the trees in front of the town hall have lost their leaves. Letters and postcards were the primary form of communication between people before the telephone; postcards were frequently used to send a short note to another person who lived in the same city. There were two mail deliveries on weekdays and one on Saturdays.Yields information about the use of postcards for short messages Black and white photograph with note on front and postcard very long message on rear.Note on front reads: "Swanston Street, from Town Hall portico, Melbourne" The small writing in ink on rear begins: "C/o Mrs Angliss, Findon Ave, Caulfield SE1. Dear Miss Merritt... " The text mentions feeling tired from the Sydney to Melbourne train trip, that the writer is convalesing, putting on weight and hopeful of improving the ability to walk.pedestrians, postcards, swanston street, flinders street, w class, single truck trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street, George Bishop, August 1983
... Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street...Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street with a traffic policeman and the decorative lights in the Mall. ...Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street...Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street Photograph Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street George Bishop ...Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street with a traffic policeman and the decorative lights in the Mall. Photo by George Bishop, August 1983.Yields information about the operation of Z2 class trams in Bourke Street.Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston StreetDetails of the photograph and photographer on the rear in ink.trams, tramways, z2 class, tram 114, swanston st, bourke st mall, police -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph, Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874
... Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street......swanston street...Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874. Photographic reproduction, source unknown....Kew Historical Society Inc Kew Court House 188 High Street Kew melbourne melbourne flinders street swanston street Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874. ...Flinders Street, from the corner of Swanston Street, 1874. Photographic reproduction, source unknown.melbourne, flinders street, swanston street -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Baths, Michael McLeod, c. 1980s
... SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Baths....Photograph shows SW5 No. 682 on Swanston Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. ...Colour Photograph - SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Baths...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph shows SW5 No. 682 on Swanston Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. ...Photograph shows SW5 No. 682 on Swanston Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. The Melbourne City Baths is visible in the background. The tram is painted in a livery of the Transporting Art program, as a so-called "Art Tram." The artwork is by Merrin Eirth, sponsored by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Radio. Photo by Michael McLeod.Shows a now-withdrawn tram with obsolete equipment (i.e., trolley poles) and livery representing a culturally important event in Melbourne's transit history.Colour Photograph - SW5.682 on Swanston Street outside the City Bathstrams, tramways, sw5 class, art trams, transporting art, public transport, merrin eirth, city baths, tram 682 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Swanston Street cable removal, Dec 1925
... Swanston Street cable removal...Swanston Street...Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Princes Bridge as workman excavate the cable tram tunnel adjacent to Batman Avenue. ...Photograph Swanston Street cable removal ...Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Princes Bridge as workman excavate the cable tram tunnel adjacent to Batman Avenue. Two rows and a crossover of exposed yokes are seen as many suited bystanders watch on. This work was part of the conversion of Swanston Street and St Kilda Road to electric tramway in December 1925 and January 1926.Yields information about the removal of the cable tramway in Swanston Street Black and white photograph with note on rear.In pencil on rear: "Subsiduary Album"swanston street, princes bridge, batman avenue, yokes, electric tramway -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Swanston Street W class tram c1926
... Swanston Street W class tram c1926......swanston street...Shows a view looking south from the Town Hall in Swanston Street at Collins Street with a W class, along with many pedestrians, motor cars and passengers boarding or alighting from the tram. ...Yields information about Swanston Street after the conversion from cable to electric trams. ...Shows a view looking south from the Town Hall in Swanston Street at Collins Street with a W class, along with many pedestrians, motor cars and passengers boarding or alighting from the tram. In the background is a building advertising "Table Talk" magazine. There is possibly a cable tram signal on the left hand side of the photos by a hop awning. Photo taken after the 1926 conversion of Swanston Street from cable tram to electric trams. 6423.1 - shows the full-size image obtained from an internet - shows tram W2 328 - from Rose Series P10522.Yields information about Swanston Street after the conversion from cable to electric trams.Black and white photograph - one of a series of photo cards from item 6424. has "L" in ink on rear.melbourne, cable trams, swanston street, w class tram, collins street, passengers, traffic, tramways, tramcars, tram 328 -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, George Coop, A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962, 1962
... A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962...Little Collins Street, melbourne, Swanston Street...Swanston Street near northeast corner of intersection with Little Collins Street...Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne Swanston Street near northeast corner of intersection with Little Collins Street Little Collins Street, melbourne, Swanston Street Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparency A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962 Photograph George Coop ...Swanston Street near northeast corner of intersection with Little Collins StreetDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencylittle collins street, melbourne, swanston street -
Melbourne Tram MuseumArtwork, other, Swanston Street Melbourne 1863
... Swanston Street Melbourne 1863...Colour print of a reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking south towards the Kings Domain. ...Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863...street. Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush. Melbourne horse drawn vehicles Swanston St Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863 Swanston Street Melbourne 1863 Artwork, other ...Colour print of a reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking south towards the Kings Domain. Reproduced by Kew Cottages and St Nicholas Parent's Association from a original print and lithographed by F Cogne, printed and published by Charles Troedel in his Melbourne Album 1863. Appears to have a number of horse drawn cabs parked in the centre of the street.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863melbourne, horse drawn vehicles, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - W2 class 304 derailed after collision at Swanston Street and Flinders Street, 20 March 1968
... W2 class 304 derailed after collision at Swanston Street and Flinders Street...Swanston Street...Photograph show W2 class 304 with major side damage derailed at the intersection of Swanston Street and Flinders Street. It appears that 304 was crossing Flinders Street bound for the City terminus on route 6 when it was struck with major force at its centre by a heavy vehicle or tram travelling westbound. ...Photograph W2 class 304 derailed after collision at Swanston Street and Flinders Street ...Photograph show W2 class 304 with major side damage derailed at the intersection of Swanston Street and Flinders Street. It appears that 304 was crossing Flinders Street bound for the City terminus on route 6 when it was struck with major force at its centre by a heavy vehicle or tram travelling westbound. Tramway emergency crew members are shown examining and jacking the tram in an attempt to rerail it. A policeman on point duty stands by as crowds cross Flinders Street from the railway station.Yields information about tram collisions in the 1960s. Black and white photograph with no note on rear. swanston street, policeman, w2 class, 304, flinders street, city terminus, route 6, heavy vehicle, westbound, tramway emergency crew, jacking, derailed -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - L class 102 in revenue service Swanston Street, 1960s
... L class 102 in revenue service Swanston Street......Swanston Street...Photograph of L class tram 102 on Swanston Street in revenue service to East Brighton route 64. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph of L class tram 102 on Swanston Street in revenue service to East Brighton route 64. ...Photograph of L class tram 102 on Swanston Street in revenue service to East Brighton route 64. The photograph looks northward over Lonsdale Street with a W class tram in the distance along with several motor vehicles. A passenger safety zone with flashing lights is in clear view along with Christmas decorations hanging from the span wires. During the 1960s, L class trams were brought back into revenue service because of a shortage of rollingstock. Because the W class tram in the distance does not appear to be fitted with side lights, this suggests the photograph is from the 1960s. Yields information about shortage of rollingstock and L class trams in 1960s. Black and white photograph with nothing on rearside lights, l class, tram 102, swanston street, east brighton, rout 64, safety zone, rollingstock shortage, w class -
Melbourne LegacyPhotograph - Photo, Tanks on Swanston Street
... Tanks on Swanston Street...Photos of two tanks driving along Swanston Street taken from the windows of Legacy House. ...Colour photos x 4 of two tanks driving North up Swanston Street...Melbourne Legacy 293 Swanston Street Melbourne melbourne Photos of two tanks driving along Swanston Street taken from the windows of Legacy House. ...Photos of two tanks driving along Swanston Street taken from the windows of Legacy House. The occasion is not known. The tanks appear to be Leopard 1. One has elaborate equipment on the front. The date is approximately the late 1990s as the Queen Victoria Hospital has been demolished and the QV building has not been started. On the site opposite Legacy House is an open air market called The Sailyards, and what appears to be an ice rink or mini golf, called The Icehouse. Also on the site was the YMCA run skate park called Sail Yards, it was closed in 2001.A record that military equipment was of interest to the Legatees.Colour photos x 4 of two tanks driving North up Swanston Streettanks, streetscape -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1910s
... Swanston Street, Melbourne...Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Flinders Lane showing a long line of substantial multi-storey buildings into the distance, numerous cable tram, horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and two cyclists. ...Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten personal message in ink beginning with 'To My Sweet Girl'. ...Yields information about early Swanston Street and an early communication method. cable trams horse drawn carts telegrams telephone Swanston Flinders Lane multi-storey buildings Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. ...Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Flinders Lane showing a long line of substantial multi-storey buildings into the distance, numerous cable tram, horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and two cyclists. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephone and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Swanston Street and an early communication method.Postcard with location and greetings on front and postcard markings with personal message on rear. Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten personal message in ink beginning with 'To My Sweet Girl'. Its asks for a meeting at the top of Brunswick Street and suggests using the tram.cable trams, horse drawn carts, telegrams, telephone, swanston, flinders lane, multi-storey buildings -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1910s
... Swanston Street, Melbourne...Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Flinders Lane showing a long line of substantial multi-storey buildings into the distance, numerous cable tram, horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and two cyclists. ...Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten personal message in ink beginning with 'To My Sweet Girl'. ...Yields information about early Swanston Street and an early communication method. cable trams horse drawn carts telegrams telephone Swanston Flinders Lane multi-storey buildings Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. ...Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Flinders Lane showing a long line of substantial multi-storey buildings into the distance, numerous cable tram, horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and two cyclists. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephone and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Swanston Street and an early communication method.Postcard with location and greetings on front and postcard markings with personal message on rear. Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten personal message in ink beginning with 'To My Sweet Girl'. Its asks for a meeting at the top of Brunswick Street and suggests using the tram. No address is included.cable trams, horse drawn carts, telegrams, telephone, swanston, flinders lane, multi-storey buildings -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyLetter - Public Works Department re new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street, Public Works Department, 19 May 1880
... Public Works Department re new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street...Letter from Public Works Department, 1880, on conference regarding new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street...Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Port Melbourne Town Hall 333 Bay Street Port Melbourne melbourne Engineering - Bridges Town Planning Michael Tarver QUINN Letter from Public Works Department, 1880, on conference regarding new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street Letter Public Works Department re new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Street Public Works Department ...Letter from Public Works Department, 1880, on conference regarding new bridge over Yarra at Swanston Streetengineering - bridges, town planning, michael tarver quinn -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Classic Restaurant, Swanston Street, c 1970s
... Classic Restaurant, Swanston Street...Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...Classic Restaurant, Swanston Street Photograph ...The Classic Restaurant, located in Swanson Street next to Young and Jacksons Hotel, was one of the many businesses owned by Ithacans in Melbourne's CBD. Nakis Raftopoulos ran the business during the 70 & 80s up until the property was sold and became a fast food chain outlet. The building has since been demolished as part of Melbourne's Metro Tunnel project. Many Ithacans who settled in Melbourne in the early years of the twentieth century opened restaurants In the CBD. From the 1950s onwards the number of these Ithacan owned businesses gradually declined and by the 1970s very few remained. The Classic Restaurant was one of the last remaining establishments in the CBD owned and operated by an Ithacan. A black and white photograph of the Classic Restaurant. It is a two storey building large printed letters spelling out the name of the business on the first floor of the building. Three sedans are in front of the building and two people are standing at the tram stop opposite the building.Painted on the second storey of the building: CLASSIC RESTAURANT/ GROUND FLOOR/ COFFEE LOUNGE. -
Kew Historical Society IncPhotograph, Cathedral Hotel, Swanston Street, circa 1965, c.1965
... Cathedral Hotel, Swanston Street, circa 1965...Corner view of the Cathedral Hotel on the corner of Flinders Lane and Swanston Street. It was demolished in 1968....Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society. cathedral hotel (melb) dorothy rogers Corner view of the Cathedral Hotel on the corner of Flinders Lane and Swanston Street. It was demolished in 1968. Cathedral Hotel, Swanston Street, circa 1965 Photograph Photograph ...The Cathedral Hotel was demolished by the Melbourne City Council to make way for the new City Square. This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand.The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Corner view of the Cathedral Hotel on the corner of Flinders Lane and Swanston Street. It was demolished in 1968.cathedral hotel (melb), dorothy rogers -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Swanston Street and Flinders Street c1926, c1926
... Swanston Street and Flinders Street c1926...Photograph shows the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street at Flinders Street Railway Station. ...Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne Photograph shows the intersection of Flinders Street and Swanston Street at 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. 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 1930s, Marlborough Art Series, c1910
... Swanston Street 1930s...Photograph shows W2 class 570 southbound in Swanston Street at Lonsdale Street with destination 'Elsternwick route 1'. ...Photograph Swanston Street 1930s Marlborough Art Series ...Photograph shows W2 class 570 southbound in Swanston Street at Lonsdale Street with destination 'Elsternwick route 1'. Swanston Street is busy with pedestrians, motor cars and other trams and intending passengers wait at the safety zone.Yields information about Swanston Street in the 1930s Black and white photograph with no notes on rear. w2 class, 570, route 1, elsternwick, safety zone -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - Swanston Street, Melbourne, late 1900s
... Swanston Street, Melbourne...There are telephone lines on the right side of Swanston Street which were removed during 1910. ...There are telephone lines on the right side of Swanston Street which were removed during 1910. ...The postcard shows Swanston Street looking north from about Little Collins Street with some ten cable tram sets in the view including one traveling west in Collins Street and a number of horse-drawn vehicles. There are telephone lines on the right side of Swanston Street which were removed during 1910. In the background is the Town Hall. Rear of postcard has "Printed in Germany" on the rear.Yields information about Swanston St late 1900s.Postcard Divided back, with a handwritten message on the rear.Message dated 26/9/1911tramways, cable trams, swanston st, melbourne town hall -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, George Coop, A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962, 1962
... A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962...melbourne, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street...Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne Looking north from Town Hall steps under the portico melbourne, Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston Street Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparency A day in Melbourne, Swanston Street, November 1962 Photograph George Coop ...Looking north from Town Hall steps under the porticoDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencymelbourne, melbourne town hall, swanston street -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, George Coop, A day in Melbourne, Flinders Street Station, Swanston Street, November 1962, 1962
... A day in Melbourne, Flinders Street Station, Swanston Street, November 1962...flinders street station, melbourne, St Pauls Church, swanston street...Eltham District Historical Society Inc 728 Main Rd Eltham melbourne GC took this photo at the entrance to Flinders Street Railway Station under the clock looking out as everytime he arrived by train from Eltham and reached this point, it was like a portal from the quiet country into the hussle and bussle of the city - there is a lot going on this picture. flinders street station, melbourne, St Pauls Church, swanston street Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparency A day in Melbourne, Flinders Street Station, Swanston Street, November 1962 Photograph George Coop ...GC took this photo at the entrance to Flinders Street Railway Station under the clock looking out as everytime he arrived by train from Eltham and reached this point, it was like a portal from the quiet country into the hussle and bussle of the city - there is a lot going on this picture.Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white transparencyflinders street station, melbourne, st pauls church, swanston street -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesDigital photograph, Lisa Gervasoni, Swanston Street shops closed - metro tunnel, 2017
... Swanston Street shops closed - metro tunnel......Swanston Street...Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields st paul's melbourne Swanston Street closed shops metro tunnel Swanston Street shops closed - metro tunnel Digital photograph Lisa Gervasoni ...st paul's, melbourne, swanston street, closed, shops, metro tunnel -
Kew Historical Society IncPrint, Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1861
... Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1861...swanston street -- melbourne...It is part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021. swanston street -- melbourne henry burn christian-washfold collection Colour print reproduction of a view of Melbourne from an original Henry Burn painting Swanston Street, Melbourne, 1861 Print ...One of a number of items owned by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew. It is part of a larger collection of photographs, postcards and publications donated to the collection in May 2021.Colour print reproduction of a view of Melbourne from an original Henry Burn paintingswanston street -- melbourne, henry burn, christian-washfold collection -
Ithacan Historical SocietyPhotograph, Andrew Black's Shoe Repair Shop
... ...Swanston Street...Andrew Black ran his successful shoe repair business in a shop in Swanston Street, Carlton situated just around the corner from Queensberry Street. ...Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia...Ithacan Historical Society Ithaca House 329 Elizabeth Street Melbourne melbourne Andrew Black ran his successful shoe repair business in a shop in Swanston Street, Carlton situated just around the corner from Queensberry Street. ...Andrew Black ran his successful shoe repair business in a shop in Swanston Street, Carlton situated just around the corner from Queensberry Street. The terrace of shops are no longer there but the hotel which stood on the corner of Swanston and Queensberry Streets is still there.Andrew Black's shoe repair business was one of many businesses that Ithacan successfully operated in the Melbourne CBD during the first half of the twentieth century.A non-digital scanned sepia photograph of a terrace of three double storey inner city shops. The businesses are from L-R: Newsagency, Shoe Repair and Hairdresser and Tobacconist. shoe repairs, greek businesses, swanston street, andrew black
