1865 The Falls Bridge Windsor (Grand) Hotel and the Spencer Street tram

and the Spencer Street tram

The British Government referred to Germany's treatment of Belgium continually to remind the British people of why they should fight Germany and its allies

A photo of Collins Street

Fortunately for Melbourne

A photograph from 1875 of Russell Street looking north

1865 The Falls Bridge Windsor (Grand) Hotel and the Spencer Street tramThis is a rare image from around 1865 of the bridge that was constructed over "The Falls". Taken from the south bank of the Yarra, looking north east. The image was part of a stereograph, and both images have been merged by HotPress Images to create one image. The Falls (since removed in 1883) consisted of a natural low basalt wall that had existed for tens of thousands of years that in normal situations would keep the Yarra's fresh water separated