1901 Melbourne Town HallA beautiful photograph of the Melbourne Town Hall in 1901. The building occupies the north east corner of Swanston and Collins Streets and was opened on 9 August 1870, originally without the front portico, which was added in 1887. The architect was Joseph Reed who also designed the State Library of Victoria (1854), The Royal Exhibition Buildings (1879), Melbourne Trades Hall (1873), Rippon Lea Estate (1868), Collins Street Baptist Church (1854) and

and further to its right

The Old Treasury Building is one of Melbourne’s heritage icons and is listed on the state Heritage Register

Bassett's "Traveller's Home"

so the city sounds must have been quite different to today's cacophony

At the time of the photo

in the archipelago of the Recherche: taken May 17 1803 at one p

Queensbridge during construction and South Melbourne (Emerald Hill) Town Hall in the far distance

9th October 1880

with crowds gathered on either side

which was the world's 3rd tallest building when completed in 1889

The Eastern Market sits on the right hand side of the photo

Mitchell Library copy mounted on linen