1/231991. St Kilda pier kiosk.
Melbourne through the ages, from our archives
TRAVEL back through time with these beautiful historic photos of Melbourne City. For more follow @heraldsunphoto — retro
2/231883. MCG. Melbourne Cricket Ground.
3/231988. The planting of the first of 300 Canary Island palm trees along the foreshore of Beaconsfield Parade (from Fitzroy St to Kerferd Rd).
4/231974. St Kilda junction, the confused maze of poles is the result of an effort to control traffic snarls which have made the junction famous.
5/231984. The main hall inside the GPO in Bourke St. Melbourne
6/231956. Bread carter Reg Ball, of Abbotsford, was faced with the problem of how to deliver bread to the occupiers of the Fairfield Boathouse (background) because of Yarra River flooding. There were plenty of canoes to do the job. Picture: K BROWN / ARGUS COLLECTION.
7/231973. The R.J. Hawke Hotel (formerly Phoenix), Brunswick.
8/231947. Small sailing crafts on Albert Park lake.
9/23Balwyn North pool scene of fun by the locals.
10/231984. The South Yarra Arms on the corner of Toorak Rd and Chapel St.
11/231974. The busy Flinders Street, Swanston Street intersection. Traffic.
12/231991. The crowd of 12,000 brought Spring Street to a standstill as they listen to Noisework play on a stage erected on the steps of Parliament House.
13/231960. Bob Schutt, 20, of Footscray, waves his tin helmet merrily as a crane pulls him and his load skyward at the CML Building above Elizabeth St, Melbourne.
14/23Depraves Street in the 1950s. Picture: HWT ARGUS COLLECTION.
15/23Elizabeth Street looking north around 1912. The building on the left with the spikes on its roof is the Austral Building.
16/23March 1967. Crowds at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl to watch Music For the People concert, staring The Seekers.
17/231936. The Yarra Boulevard, Melbourne. ARGUS FILE PHOTO
18/231950. The flag is brought ashore during Australia Day celebrations at Frankston.
19/231930. Regent Place, Melbourne, in Regent Avenue, next to Queens Walk, running from Collins Street to Flinders Lane. The diocesan offices of St Pauls Cathedral are in the background.
20/231991. St Kilda pier kiosk. Melbourne. #hsinstagram
21/231991. St Kilda pier kiosk. Melbourne. #hsinstagram
22/231991. St Kilda pier kiosk. Melbourne. #hsinstagram
23/231949. Lane leading from the back entrance of Bank House, Collins St, Melbourne. Women. Gate. Picture: ARGUS COLLECTION. #hsinstagram
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