1865 Yarra from South BankThis amazing image captures the state of the Yarra's south bank around 1865. The collection of ships, boats, hulks, and dinghys in this small pocket of the river highlights the conditions and industries of that time in that area. We can see a couple of men working their way through a scrapyard of discarded maritime junk, just to the west of The Falls. This looks like a cemetery for old boats. Over on the right we can see Batman's Hill with a small

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

horse-drawn carts

it became obvious that none of the city's Anglican churches (St James's

By 1874 Melbourne was a very rich and busy city

looking to the west along Collins Street

the Old Law Courts

The notes from the State Library tell us that this image is "Looking along Elizabeth Street towards Flinders Street

along with Melbourne's Centenary in 1935

name on side of building

probably in the 1930s

Flinders Street runs diagonally across the image and separates the city from the open spaces of Jolimont

and report on any suitable sites for settlement