1872 Collins Street looking West Lonsdale Street Beautiful photo by Charles Nettleton

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

This was important to the founding of the Settlement in 1835 as it provided the people with fresh water

his land was subdivided and in 1877 the building which occupies the site today was constructed

pedestrians and trams in street

1872 Collins Street looking West Lonsdale Street Beautiful photo by Charles NettletonA photograph around 1872 of Collins Street looking west. The photograph was taken from the corner of Swanston and Collins Streets. The next street is Elizabeth Street and it is the lowest point in this photograph, and you can see how it would act as the main drain of Melbourne during floods. All text HotPress Photographer unknown. The notes from the State Library tell us that this image is a "Photograph of Collins Street from Swanston Street,