1906 Flinders Street and Queens Bridge PanoramaA beautiful panorama of Melbourne taken in 1906, with Flinders Street in the foreground, looking across the Yarra and Queens Bridge. On the far left, the new Flinders Street Station is partially completed and will be finished in 1910. Queens Bridge had only been completed in 1890, and provided a new river crossing for rapidly growing Melbourne. All text HotPress Photograph attributed to Exchange Studios. Notes from the State Library state that this is

and one sustained injuries to his face and back

it needed elevators

showing the various modes of transport

In 1879 Sir John Coode determined that a number of changes were necessary to the flow of the Yarra River

looking to the west along Collins Street

to define the orientation and boundaries of the new Settlement

Away in the distance on the right hand side we see the Melbourne General Post Office

which operated on this site from 1857 until 1880

maps are 44 x 58 cm

This colourful map was produced for visitors and residents to inform and remind them of our brief but incredible history and achievements

This photo was captured sometime around January 1874

The drawings belonged to the contractor for Flinders Street Railway Station