1870c Looking South over Spring StreetA photograph from around 1870 of Melbourne looking south with the nearest street being Spring Street. Taken from the top of Parliament Building, it allows us to see across the city, out to Port Phillip Bay, Hobson's Bay and the busy port of Williamstown. We'll examine the photo looking from left to right. Firstly, we see St Kilda Road heading off to the left of the photo. Then, we see a thin straight track (apparently a wooden walkway) which was a

horses and carriages on wharf in right background

Photograph attributed to Algernon Darge

and the first and second floors as a residence for the General Manager

Princes Bridge

Over on the right of the photo we can see a large vineyard

in those days known as the Melbourne Coal Co

Street names

A beautiful photograph taken during the 1880s of an elevated view from the roof of Victoria Barracks looking north along St Kilda Road to the City of Melbourne

including the Melbourne and Tea Company's structure on the left

The notes from the State Library tell us that this image is of a "Photograph

"Sprightly"

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