Flinders Street Station

a very old station railway station, festooned with signage and three men stand at the entry

Photograph - Early image of Flinders Station, c. 1954, Public Records Office Victoria

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There's been a station on the corner of Flinders and Swanston Street since 1857.

Posters covering the facade in 1864 advertise an eclectic variety of amusements - from opera to cricket and boxing.

outside of Flinders Street railway station with crowds of men and women arriving and departing

Photograph - Front entrance of Flinders Station, c. 1910, State Library Victoria

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The current station, a previous competition-winning design by J. Fawcett and H. P. C. Ashworth, was finished in 1910.

Here, two young women in fabulous Edwardian hats, sashay towards the finished station. What's happening in the background - a Red Cross festival, a recruiting drive, or something else completely?

the front facade of Flinders Station with crowds of visitors and old horse-drawn carriages

Photograph - Front entrance of Flinders Station, c. 1927, Public Records Office Victoria

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"EVERYDAY - IN EVERY WAY RAISINS" proclaims the banner across the facade c. 1927.

The facade stays the same whilst Melbourne changes around it. Compare the differences in cars and clothes between the 1920s and the 1940s - and no sign of Federation Square yet.

Flinders Street Railway Station with bustling traffic

Photograph - Flinders Street Station, 1940s, 'Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Vic', c. 1940s, Museums Victoria

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horse-drawn cabs, carts and drays clog an intersection

Photograph - Horse-drawn carts in front of Flinders Station, c. 1920s, Museums Victoria

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From its position over looking one of the busiest intersections in the city, Flinders Street Station has seen many special events.

What caused this mother of all traffic jams in the 1920s - or is it a parade?

Floats parade past Flinders Street Station with a huge crowd of on-lookers

Photograph - Victorian Railway float at Moomba, 1955, Public Records Office Victoria

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Speaking of parades, the Station has witnessed the passing of an amazing assortment of Moomba floats. For example, this was part of the first Moomba parade in 1955.

If you're interested in the images, these and many more can be found in, amongst others: the Public Records Office of Victoria, Museum Victoria and the State Library of Victoria. More detail of the history of the station can be found in Jenny Davies's Beyond the Facade: Flinders Street, more than just a railway station, and in Tom Yates's What a Journey, published by the Australian Railways Historical Society. Jenny Davies also has a wonderful virtual tour of the station at http://www.flindersstreetstation.com.au/.

Happy 102 years Flinders Street Station. What a journey its been!

modern day aerial view of Flinders Street Station

Photograph - Aerial view of Flinders Station, c. 1990s

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a novelty, ceramic teapot of Flinders Street Station

Sculpture - Teapot, Leigh Hobbs, 'Flinders Street Station', State Library Victoria

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Flinders Street Station in Art

Over the years Flinders Street Station has acted as an inspiration for all kinds of artists. This is a creative rendering of the station's opulent facade in teapot form by the popular artist and writer, Leigh Hobbs.

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