1890c City Baths P2 The magnificent monument to Burke

The magnificent monument to Burke & Wills stands in the centre of the intersection of Collins and Russell Streets

a Scottish immigrant who came to Melbourne in 1852

before heading off to the other side of the world to help the British Empire during World War 1

A photograph in 1874 of Russell Street looking south from Lonsdale Street

'Wrecks of War – A Salvage Diver's Diary

1890c City Baths P2 The magnificent monument to BurkeA photograph of the original Melbourne City Baths around 1890. This building was replaced by the current City Baths building in 1904. The baths are still at 420 Swanston Street and you can use the baths' facilities. Seems like the signwriter had a spelling problem. By the 1850s the Yarra had become quite polluted and was the cause of an epidemic of typhoid fever, resulting in many deaths. The residents of Melbourne wanted a community bathing facility