1874 Carlton, Looking east along Faraday StreetFaraday Street in Carlton, 1874, looking to the east over Lygon Street, down to Nicholson Street, where we see Carlton College, some 700m away from the photographer. A number of buildings in the photo still exist, including the Melbourne and Tea Company's structure on the left, now (2024) a liquor store occupied by King and Godfree, and the "London Chartered Bank of Australia" building, now (2024) occupied by "Grill'd Burgers". Carlton College the

His survey chart is highly  detailed

Over time various punt and ferry operators were granted licences to ferry people and other traffic across the river

A view of Melbourne in 1871 from high above South Melbourne

looking down on the intersection of Collins and Swanston Street

On the right hand side of the street (south side) we can see some of the most spectacular edifices that have ever graced Melbourne

Smaller print sizes may disappoint you in revealing the incredible detail of this image

scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original

Window Glass

Also listed were Places of Interest

On the NE corner of Swanston we see the Orient Hotel

Clarkstone

In 1862 the first match between England and Victoria at the MCG attracted a crowd estimated to be around 25