1874 Russell Street looking South from Lonsdale Street SQ then further along the tall

then further along the tall Myer Building

A poignant photo from 1914 showing soldiers from the 1st Australian Division

(Click here to see an image of work being done in 1883 to remove the Falls

The worst storms were those which prevailed when the tug was steaming from Singapore to the western coast of Australia

elevated view

1874 Russell Street looking South from Lonsdale Street SQ then further along the tallA photograph in 1874 of Russell Street looking south from Lonsdale Street. The building on the SE (left) corner is the All Nations Hotel. We see some roadworks on the corner of Bourke Street, with hoarding advertising the French virtuoso violinist, Jenny Claus, who appeared at the Melbourne Town Hall late January 1874. On the corner of Collins Street sits the beautiful Independent Church. Right in the centre of the intersection of Collins and Russell