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Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower, Town and Country Journal, 1909

  • Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower

    Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower

  • Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower

    Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower

  • Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower
  • Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower

Historical information

Photos show the Yarra river looking east over Princes Bridge. In both photos are cable trams, the rowing sheds and parts of Flinders St station. The first phtograph shows the nearly completed ramps from the platform, while the second has the former exit structure that allowed passengers to exit to Princes Bridge and St Kilda Road.

Significance

Yields information about Yarra River, Flinders St railway station yards and Princes Bridge.

Physical description

Set of two photographs looking east from a Flinders St Station clocktower. over the Yarra River and Princes Bridge.

Inscriptions & markings

.1 – Melbourne Princes Bridge.

Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection.

Has “T&C 20/12/09” in pencil on rear.

.2 – Melbourne – Princes Bridge
“Town and Country Journal 29/12/1909”

Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection.

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