1874 Swanston Street from Flinders Street Melbourne 1800-1820 Smaller print sizes may disappoint

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

The indigenous people had used these stones as a means of crossing the river for perhaps thousands of years

which was Melbourne's first stone building

Aikman Street no longer exists

1874 Swanston Street from Flinders Street Melbourne 1800-1820 Smaller print sizes may disappointA photo from early 1874 looking north along Swanston Street from Flinders Street. On the left of the photo we see the Princes Bridge Hotel, which at that time was licensed to Joshua Mooney. In the following year, 1875, the Hotel licence was acquired by two cousins, creating the famous "Young and Jackson" partnership and destination. In the centre of the photo is the Melbourne Town Hall, recognised by its tower (without the clock, which was added in