Shutter City Images
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pages 6-9
Edward Haigh, photographer
National Library of Australia
Bourke Street, looking east from Elizabeth Street, 1866
Bourke Street, looking east from Elizabeth Street, c.1876 (1)
Bourke Street, looking east from Elizabeth Street, c.1876 (2)
pages 10-15
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Bourke Street, looking west from Elizabeth Street, 1874
pages 16-19
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
pages 20-23
Photographer unknown
State Library Victoria
Albion Hotel and Cobb & Co. booking office, 1861
pages 24-27
Jean-Baptiste Charlier, photographer
State Library Victoria
Looking south from GPO tower, 1870
pages 28-31
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Collins Street, looking west from Elizabeth Street, 1856 (1)
Collins Street, looking west from Elizabeth Street, 1856 (2)
pages 32-37
Photographer unknown
State Library Victoria
Looking west from GPO tower, 1870
pages 38-41
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Little Bourke Street, looking east from Queen Street, 1874
pages 42-45
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Little Collins Street, looking east from Queen Street, 1874
pages 46-49
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Collins Street, looking east from Queen Street, 1872
pages 50-53
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Collins & Russell streets intersection, looking east, 1874
pages 54-57
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Russell Street, looking south from Lonsdale Street, 1874
pages 58-61
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Stephen (Exhibition) Street, looking south from Bourke Street, 1874
pages 62-65
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
View north-west from the Melbourne Club roof, 1861
pages 66-69
John Hunter Kerr, photographer
National Library of Australia
Williams’ Victorian Coach Factory, 1861
pages 70-73
Cox & Luckin, photographers
State Library Victoria
Looking south from the Melbourne Club, 1861
pages 74 & 76
John Hunter Kerr, photographer
National Library of Australia
North-east from the Melbourne Club 1861
pages 75 & 77
John Hunter Kerr, photographer
National Library of Australia
pages 78-81
Photographer unknown
State Library Victoria
Bourke Street, looking west from Spring Street, 1858
pages 82-85
Richard Daintree & Antoine Fauchery, photographers
State Library Victoria
Looking west from Parliament House, October 1861
pages 86-89
Cox & Luckin, photographers
State Library Victoria
Bourke Street, looking west from Stephen (Exhibition) Street, 1874
pages 90-95
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Stephen (Exhibition) Street, looking north from Bourke Street, 1874
pages 96-99
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Little Lonsdale Street, looking west from Spring Street, 1874
pages 100-103
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Swanston Street, looking north from La Trobe Street, 1874
pages 104-107
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
La Trobe Street looking west, 1874
pages 108-111
Charles Bayliss, photographer,
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Harney & Co. wine and spirit merchants, Elizabeth Street, 1861
pages 112-115 (& front cover)
Cox & Luckin, photographers
State Library Victoria
Looking north from post office tower, 1870
pages 116-119
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Queen Street, looking north from Little Bourke Street, 1874
pages 120-123
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Looking south from Flagstaff Hill, 1867
pages 124-127
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Cleve’s Bonded Stores, Lonsdale Street West, 1861
pages 128-131
Cox & Luckin, photographers
State Library Victoria
King Street, looking north from Bourke Street, 1874
pages 132-135
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
William Street, looking south from Collins Street, 1874
pages 136-139
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
River Side South, looking west, 1874
pages 140-143
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Batman’s Hill, looking north-west, c.1860
pages 144-147
John H. Jones, photographer
State Library Victoria
Flinders Street in flood, looking east from Batman’s Hill, December 1863
pages 148-151
George William Perry, photographer
State Library Victoria
Flinders Street, looking west from Market Street, c. December 1873
pages 152-155
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Bright Bros & Co. merchants, Flinders Lane (cnr Bond Street), 1861
pages 156-159
Cox & Luckin, photographers
State Library Victoria
Elizabeth Street, looking north from Flinders Street, 1867
pages 160-163
Charles Nettleton, photographer
State Library Victoria
Elizabeth Street, looking south from Collins Street, 1874
pages 164-167
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Flinders Street, looking west from Swanston Street, 1874
pages 168-171
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
Fish Market, corner Swanston & Flinders streets, 1874
pages 172-177
Charles Bayliss, photographer
Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW