1875 Melbourne Looking North West from Scots' Church P1 then under construction in 1841

then under construction in 1841

Great Britain

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but it was done as soon as he retired

The Survey Office 18

1875 Melbourne Looking North West from Scots' Church P1 then under construction in 1841A photograph from 1875 of Melbourne looking north west with the nearest street being Swanston Street, running from lower left to middle right. Bourke Street runs diagonally from upper left to lower right. Almost in the centre of the picture we see the GPO building with its clock tower. The "lake" at the top of the image was known originally as "Batman's Swamp", later as "West Melbourne Swamp", and was drained in the late 19th century, as part of the