Steam Tugboat "Tooronga" Exhibition Street A photograph of Collins Street

A photograph of Collins Street looking west from Russell Street towards Spencer Street around 1920

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looking north from Snowden Gardens on the south side of the Yarra River

Beautiful photo by Charles Nettleton of the activity on Port Melbourne Pier in 1871 when Melbourne was one of the largest and leading cities of the world

Steam Tugboat "Tooronga" Exhibition Street A photograph of Collins StreetSteam Tugboat "Tooronga" was one of a number of tugboats used by the Melbourne Harbour Trust to tow and push larger vessels in and out of Port Melbourne and the Docks. "Tooronga" was built in 1922 in Dartmouth, England, and was broken up in 1965 in Melbourne. This photograph is from the early 20th century, actual date unknown, sometime between 1923 and 1965, which is the year that "Tooronga" was broken up. There is a large naval vessel docked at