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Melbourne Collection

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21)

Her Majestys Australian Ship (HMAS) Melbourne (21) shown with its complement of Douglas A-4G Skyhawks of 805 Squadron RAN ranged for entering port

Background imageMelbourne Collection: HMAS Melbourne head-on

HMAS Melbourne head-on. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic. Construction was frozen at the end of WW2 but resumed in 1949 after the ship was taken over by the RAN

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The crew of HMAS Melbourne line up on the flight deck

The crew of HMAS Melbourne line up on the flight deck alongside its complement of Skyhawk and Tracker aircraft. HMAS Melbourne was laid down in 1943 as HMS Majestic

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr

Don Bradman Going out to Bat for the Last Time, Melbourne Cr
Photograph of Don Bradman going out to bat, during his last first-class cricket match; a game between Bradmans XI and L. Hassetts XI, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 1948

Background imageMelbourne Collection: De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster

De Havilland Aircraft Company Poster
Poster, De Havilland Aircraft Company, From Mildenhall to Melbourne in 70 Hours 59 Minutes winning the Worlds Greatest Race

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Australia / Melbourne

Australia / Melbourne
Collins Street, Melbourne

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne, Derbyshire

Melbourne, Derbyshire
Castle Street, Melbourne, Derbyshire

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Spirit of Progress

The Spirit of Progress
The Australian Sprit of Progress, streamlined train of the Victorian Government Railways operating between Melbourne and Albury. Date: late 1930s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia
Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Cable Tram and Driver

Melbourne Cable Tram and Driver
A Melbourne Cable tram (destination - North Fitzroy) and driver (in his uniform) - 1925

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Social / Melbourne Races

Social / Melbourne Races
Melbourne racegoers at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day

Background imageMelbourne Collection: South Melbourne Tramway Baths

South Melbourne Tramway Baths
Slide showing a black and white photograph of South Melbourne Tramway Baths in the city of Melbourne in Australia. Part of Box 100. Boswell Collection. Slide number 40. Date: circa 1890

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia
Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940

Thurstons Billiards House, Leicester Square - Bombed - 1940
The bombed out remains of Thurstons Billiard House on Leicester Square during the Blitz on London, WWII. The corner building was hit by a parachute mine at 3:30am on 16th October 1940

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Silhouette portrait of Queen Victoria & Lord Melbourne

Silhouette portrait of Queen Victoria & Lord Melbourne
A silhouette portrait of Queen Victoria with her Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, probably cut by Atkinson of Windsor and pencilled with gold. Date: c.1840

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Advertisement for Vivier Freres leather gloves

Advertisement for Vivier Freres leather gloves, featuring an elegant lady in a long black dress. 1924

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Australia. In 1882 the government decided to build a new central passenger station to replace the existing ad-hoc construction

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Gold Cup to be awarded to the winner of the speed race

Gold Cup to be awarded to the winner of the speed race of the MacRobertson Air Race from RAF Mildenhall to Melbourne in 1934

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Convict Ship

Convict Ship
The Convict Ship success in Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Collins Street (Central), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Collins Street (Central), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Bank of Australasia, Collins Street

The Bank of Australasia, Collins Street
Black and white image of the exterior of the Bank of Australasia (now the Sebel Melbourne Hotel), Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia. Part of Box 100, Melbourne, Boswell Collection

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Charles William Anderson Scott AFC (1903-1946)

Charles William Anderson Scott AFC (1903-1946)
Charles William Anderson Scott, AFC, 1903-1946, left, and Tom Campbell Black, 1899-1936, winners of the MacRobertson Air Race, London to Melbourne race, in 1934

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne - Victoria, Australia

Melbourne - Victoria, Australia
Swanston Street (looking North) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr

W. M. Woodfull struck by a cricket ball, Melbourne Cricket Gr
Photograph of William Maldon Woodfull (1897-1965), the Victoria and Australia cricketer, just after he had been struck by a cricket ball bowled by Harold Larwood in the match between the MCC

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Victoria & Melbourne

Victoria & Melbourne
Victoria goes riding at Windsor, accompanied by Lord Melbourne who was her political advisor during the early years of her reign

Background imageMelbourne Collection: UFO over Balwyn, Melbourne

UFO over Balwyn, Melbourne
Unidentified flying object photographed over Balwyn, a suburb of Melbourne. A hoax seems likely... Date: 2 April 1966

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Cahill Ufo Abduction

Cahill Ufo Abduction
Kelly Cahill (pseudonym) is abducted while driving home with her husband, seemingly confirmed by other witnesses

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Mildenhall Aerodrome - MacRobertson Trophy London

Mildenhall Aerodrome - MacRobertson Trophy London to Melbourne Air Race - taken on the 18th October 1934

Background imageMelbourne Collection: MacRobertson Trophy, London to Melbourne Air Race

MacRobertson Trophy, London to Melbourne Air Race, Mildenhall Aerodrome 18th October 1934

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia

Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Australia Melbourne Collins Street pre-1900

Australia Melbourne Collins Street pre-1900

Background imageMelbourne Collection: General Gordon's Monument, Melbourne, Australia, early 1900s

General Gordon's Monument, Melbourne, Australia, early 1900s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: General Gordon's Memorial, Melbourne, Australia

General Gordon's Memorial, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Ormond College, Melbourne University, Australia

Ormond College, Melbourne University, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: General Post Office, Melbourne, Australia

General Post Office, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: General Post Office Melbourne Victoria Australia early 1900s

General Post Office Melbourne Victoria Australia early 1900s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Ormond College Melbourne University Victoria Australia

Ormond College Melbourne University Victoria Australia early 1900s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Town Hall, Australia

Melbourne Town Hall, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Town Hall interior, Australia

Melbourne Town Hall interior, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, Australia

Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Town Hall Victoria Australia early 1900s

Melbourne Town Hall Victoria Australia early 1900s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Federal Coffee Palace, melbourne, Australia

Federal Coffee Palace, melbourne, Australia

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Federal Coffee Palace Victoria Australia

Melbourne Federal Coffee Palace Victoria Australia early 1900s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Exhibition Buildings Victoria Australia

Melbourne Exhibition Buildings Victoria Australia early 1900s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Pioneer Womens Memorial Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria

Pioneer Womens Memorial Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Regatta scenes, Australia

Regatta scenes, Australia
Scenes from the Henley-on-Yarra Regatta in Melbourne. Smartly dressed men and women watching the race. The total attendance was estimated to exceed 100, 000

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup Date: 1900

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne scoreboard showing England's 589 total

Melbourne scoreboard showing England's 589 total
Melbourne scoreboard showing England's record total of 589, tour of Australia Date: 1912

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Flinders Street, Melbourne

Flinders Street, Melbourne
An etching of Flinders Street, which runs parallel to the Yarra River, in Melbourne, and is home to the great central station of the same name. Date: circa 1925

Background imageMelbourne Collection: St. Marks, Venice

St. Marks, Venice
This oil painting shows Saint Mark's Basilica of Venice, Italy, comprising of Byzantine and Italian Gothic architecture, built originally c829. Date: circa 1907

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Shoreham, England

Shoreham, England
An oil painting of the coastal town of Shoreham, in West Sussex, England, with a cluster of houses, looked upon by the tallest building, a church. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Miss Betty Mills

Miss Betty Mills
A portrait oil painting of a blond, curly haired young woman tucked in her bed, her name is Miss Betty Mills. Date: circa 1925

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Fine Art Society Advertisement

The Fine Art Society Advertisement
An advertisement for The Fine Art Society at Melbourne, the image shows a display of antiques, including a mahogany inlaid sideboard of the Sheraton period

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Sir John Henry MacFarland, M. A. LL. D

Sir John Henry MacFarland, M. A. LL. D
A portrait oil painting of Sir John Henry MacFarland, M.A. LL.D. the Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, seated in his gold trimmed black robes. Date: circa 1924

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Military Men With Heavy Artillery

Military Men With Heavy Artillery
An oil painting used as a design for a mural decoration for the Public Library of Melbourne, showing some military men, loading some heavy artillery with ammunition. Date: circa 1924

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Military Men

Military Men
An oil painting used as a design for a mural decoration for the Public Library of Melbourne, showing a band of millitary men on horses and camels. Date: circa 1924

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Professor Masson

Professor Masson
A portrait painting of Professor David Orme Masson, an English born scientist, who, upon emigrating to Australia, became a professor of chesmitry at the University of Melbourne

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Chalk Cliffs, Bulla

The Chalk Cliffs, Bulla
A landscape watercolour painting of the chalk cliffs of Bulla, in Melbourne, Victoria, from across the water. Date: circa 1923

Background imageMelbourne Collection: W. & G. Dean Advertisement

W. & G. Dean Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for W. G. Dean Ltd, artists colourmen in Melbourne, Australia. The images show a male artist with a dripping paint palette. Date: circa 1923

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne Public Library Mural

Melbourne Public Library Mural
A design for a mural decoration for the Public Library of Melbourne, featuring a military scene, with soldiers and heavy artillery. Date: circa 1923

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Professor Harrison Moore

Professor Harrison Moore
A portrait oil painting of Australian lawyer and academic professor at the University of Melbourne, Sir William Harrison Moore

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Norman Peebles, Esq

Norman Peebles, Esq
A portrait oil painting of Norman Gordon Peebles, 1863 - 1923, an architect who designed the dome of the State Library of Victoria, Australia. Date: circa 1922

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Malcolm and Gyp

Malcolm and Gyp
An oil painting portrait of a boy riding a tricycle, named Malcolm, with his little dog, Gyp. Date: circa 1922

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Geoffrey

Geoffrey
This painting shows a baby boy, named Geoffrey, on the lap of a seated lady, with other members of the family looking on. Date: circa 1922

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Head Study of a Man

Head Study of a Man
A colour block portrait of an unknown man, with a serious expression, looking to the left. Date: circa 1922

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Town Hall, Melbourne

Town Hall, Melbourne
An etching of the Town Hall of Melbourne, constructed in 1867, sitting on the intersection between Swanston and Collins street. A fire was soon to destroy a large part of the town hall, in 1925

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Sir Redmond Barry's Old House

Sir Redmond Barry's Old House
An etching of an ominous road, leading to the former home of Sir Redmond Barry, a colonial Judge in Victoria and inaugural Chancellor of the University of Melbourne

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Old St. James, Melbourne

Old St. James, Melbourne
This etching shows a gentleman with his dog, stood on a pathway outside St. James old Cathedral, Melbourne. Date: 1912

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Post Office Gateway, Melbourne

Post Office Gateway, Melbourne
An etching of a large arched gateway to the Post Office in Melbourne, with a decorative cast iron design at the top. Date: circa 1919

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne 1920

Melbourne 1920
An etching showing Melbourne at a distance, looking down the line of a large winding river with reed banks. Date: 1920

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Flinders Lane, Melbourne
This etching shows pedestrians and vehicles in Flinders Lane, a minor street in the central business district of Melbourne, Victoria. Date: circa 1921

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Melbourne from the West

Melbourne from the West
An etching showing Melbourne, Victoria, from the West, with industrial towers and a nearby bridge. Date: circa 1921

Background imageMelbourne Collection: English Landscape

English Landscape
A landscape oil painting of patchy rolling hills of fields and copses in an English countryside. Date: circa 1921

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Doctor

The Doctor
An oil painting of a seated doctor, examining his patient, the main subject of the work, who is looking down at the artist, with his shirts raised, exposing his abdomen. Date: circa 1919

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Shop

The Shop
This oil painting shows a series of male figures, including a man in military uniform, a seated boy, a suited man, and a mannekin, all facing to the right. Date: circa 1909

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Muslin Dress

The Muslin Dress
A portrait oil painting of a smiling lady, wearing a white muslin dress with black lace trims, holding her decorative sun hat. Date: circa 1918

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Connell Collection of Old Furniture

Connell Collection of Old Furniture
A photograph showing a section of the Connell Collection of old furniture in the Melbourne Art Gallery, including side tables, a tallboy, writing desk, paintings and a grandfather clock

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Cliff Path

The Cliff Path
An oil painting of a gathering of well dressed ladies walking along a cliff path by the sea. Date: circa 1918

Background imageMelbourne Collection: A Quiet Evening

A Quiet Evening
This oil painting depicts an interior scene of three women close together, having a quiet evening. Date: circa 1918

Background imageMelbourne Collection: A Studio Shrine

A Studio Shrine
An oil painting of a studio shrine, comprising of an oriental figure, placed on a raised platform, beside a vase of flowers. Date: circa 1918

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Lex

Lex
An etching of Lex, the Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne. The building was finished in 1884, and designed by architects, Alfred Louis Smith and Arthur Ebden Johnson

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Bourke Street, Melbourne

Bourke Street, Melbourne
An oil painting of Bourke Street, bustling with traffic and people travelling to the lines of shops. Date: circa 1918

Background imageMelbourne Collection: Rickett's Point

Rickett's Point
Landscape oil painting of Rickett's Point, a bay area in Beaumaris, Victoria. Figures can be seen enjoying the fresh air by the shoreline. Date: 1890

Background imageMelbourne Collection: The Little farm

The Little farm
A broad, landscape oil painting showing a little farm in the countryside, gifted to Sir. W. Baldwin Spencer. Date: circa 1918



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