1866 View from Flagstaff Gardens (2)One summer's afternoon in 1866, Charles Nettleton carried his photographic equipment to the Old Observatory on the highest point of Flagstaff Gardens, in the north of the city of Melbourne. With his camera pointing to the east he captured an atmospheric photo of the vista. The main road heading south, away from the photographer, is William Street. Nettleton's cart can be seen near the gates in William Street, being guarded by a policeman. All text

The new building was designed by the imaginative William Pitt

A photograph of Australian Troops making their way to the trenches

The original artwork was a supplement to "The Illustrated Melbourne News"

By 1901 the old Fish Market was removed

He must have been an outstanding leader and soldier

mould and damage caused by the handling of the original

with partial views of Flinders Street Station

Then Queens Bridge sits at the top of the Turning Basin

used the Falls as a way of crossing from one side of the river to the other

This detailed map shows suburbs

Construction of the building commenced in 1855

we can see the extensive railway yards