1880c Russell Street looking north from Collins Street Melbourne 1800-1820 Ann Cropper

Ann Cropper

The GPO is on Elizabeth Street (just out of the foreground in the photo)

The smaller structure to the left of the Town Hall is the Police Court which was replaced by the present-day administration building in 1908-10

This delightful and unique building still stands

Compare this view with a similar one in 1861 here

1880c Russell Street looking north from Collins Street Melbourne 1800-1820 Ann CropperAn image of Russell Street around 1880, looking north from Collins Street. All text HotPress Notes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that the image is "Looking along street, section of the Independent church visible on right. Two men and a boy standing in street, left foreground, horse and wagon in street." Photograph is attributed to J. W. Lindt. This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of