{"title":"Yarra","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"1920s-flinders-street","title":"1920s Flinders Street and the Yarra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA view of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-flinders-street\" title=\"Flinders Street Collection\"\u003eFlinders Street\u003c\/a\u003e in the 1920s, looking west. The bridge crossing the \u003ca title=\"Yarra River Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/yarra\"\u003eYarra River\u003c\/a\u003e is Queens Bridge, which opened in 1890. We can see the wharves along the south bank, a large steamer turning, and a lot of activity along the north wharves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe rail yards are above the Banana Alley Vaults (built 1891), which were originally used by fresh produce sellers to store their goods, and got their name because bananas were ripened here with ethylene gas before being taken to market.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Tea House (the large building with the white band around it, directly above Queen's Bridge) still stands today in Clarendon Street.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe railway viaduct dissects the photo diagonally, as it curves on its way to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-spencer-street\" title=\"Spencer Street Collection\"\u003eSpencer Street\u003c\/a\u003e, around the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/fish-market\" title=\"Fish Market Collection\"\u003eFish Market\u003c\/a\u003e Buildings. These beautiful buildings were completed in 1890, but sadly were demolished between 1959 and 1960.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe photograph shows a mix of various modes of transport from the early 20th century, with a cable car, horse-drawn carts, hansom cabs as well as the newly introduced motor car running up and down Flinders Street.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph attributed to the Kerr Brothers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is of \"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn elevated view looking west showing a steamer in dock beyond Queen's Bridge\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39943957676113,"sku":"MI_1067","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/MI_1067_Flinders_St_H99.100-64_slv_OC_2026-04-18_20.07p_3600px_watermarked.webp?v=1776507305"},{"product_id":"1837-map-shewing-the-site-of-melbourne","title":"1837 Map Shewing the Site of Melbourne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eAbsolutely pivotal map of early Melbourne, from 1837, surveyed and drawn by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e (with his signature in the lower right corner). We see the huts and buildings erected by the earliest pioneers, including the residences of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Batman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Fawkner\u003c\/strong\u003e. Just to the north of the grid we see \"Burial Hill\", which eventually became Flagstaff Hill. A larger cemetery was established in 1838 where the Queen Victoria Market is today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe future layout and dimensions of the town of Melbourne are clearly shown overlaying the existing buildings, most of which had to be demolished when the first land auctions (using the layout of the Hoddle Grid) were held shortly after this map was drawn in 1837. A later sketch of these auctions is shown below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThere is a degree of controversy about who actually designed Melbourne's Grid. This map apparently shows Russell's original survey of the area, which was then overlaid  by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Hoddle\u003c\/strong\u003e to determine the streets and land parcels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Argus of 16th October 1934 tells the story about the layout of Melbourne's streets in 1836 thus... \u003csup\u003e[1]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOn October 1 the looked-for magistrate arrived in H.M.S. Rattlesnake, the commander of which was Captain Hobson. The new magistrate was Captain Lonsdale, of the 4th or King's Own Regiment. He was followed by 30 soldiers of his regiment under Ensign King, accompanied by Robert Russell, W. Darke, and F. R. d'Arcy, surveyors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\"Russell at once began to plot out a township, running his lines for the most part through existing holdings, to the accompaniment of a chronic grumbling and discontent. A shower of petitions went to Sydney, asking for reassurance that the land sale which impended would be held, not in Sydney as rumoured, but on the spot. Bourke [Governor of New South Wales] wisely resolved to inspect Port Phillip personally, and he arrived by the Rattlesnake on March 4, 1837. His secretary (G. K. Holden), his aide (Captain King), and the new surveyor-general (Robert Hoddle) accompanied him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The business-like Bourke immediately mounted [his horse] without waiting to see his tent pitched, and, attended by the surveyors, picked his way among ungrubbed stumps and primeval forest along Russell's survey lines. These, which covered the area bounded by Flinders, Spencer, Lonsdale, and Spring streets, were approved, and the rough plan was handed over to Hoddle to work upon. The width of the main streets was fixed at 99 feet, instead of 66 feet as Russell had intended, and the Governor insisted on the provision of \"mews\" to serve the rear of the proposed allotments. These mews are the narrow east-to-west streets, such as Flinders lane, which intersect the city today.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eSo it appears that Russell carried out the original survey, deciding the placement of the Settlement, but Hoddle was asked to widen the streets, and to introduce the \"Little\" streets of Melbourne. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eCompare this with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-maps\/products\/1836-melbourne-painting\" title=\"1836 Painting of Melbourne\"\u003epainting showing Melbourne\u003c\/a\u003e as it was thought to be in 1836.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that this is a \"\u003cem\u003eMap shewing the site of Melbourne and the position of the huts \u0026amp; buildings previous to the foundation of the township by Sir Richard Bourke in 1837 [cartographic material] surveyed \u0026amp; drawn by Robert Russell.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003eReference: [1] The Argus, 16th October, 1934. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/ndp\/del\/article\/10962756\"\u003ehttp:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/ndp\/del\/article\/10962756\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39911248330833,"sku":"MM_1003","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/MM_1003_1837_Map_2021-10-27_3600px_watermarked.webp?v=1779961063"},{"product_id":"1882-perspective-of-melbourne","title":"1882 Perspective of Melbourne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA very detailed perspective image of Melbourne in 1882. This would have to be one of the most impressive prints of Melbourne that you could have on your wall. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eDrawn by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/cooke-albert-charles-1836-1902\"\u003eAlbert Charles Cooke\u003c\/a\u003e. The original artwork was a supplement to \"The Illustrated Melbourne News\", April, 1882.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eThe notes from the State Library describe this image as \"\u003cem\u003eA bird's-eye view of Melbourne from the south bank of the Yarra looking north, showing sailing ship in the Pool, centre foreground, with the Customs House above in Flinders Street. Across the Yarra River, the single span Prince's Bridge can be seen at the right hand side of the view. The Port Melbourne railway line runs diagonally across the Yarra and to its left is the Queen Street bridge. Major landmark buildings and spires of churches can be seen in the CBD. The Exhibition Building on the Carlton Gardens' site can be seen to the north and to the left of it the curve of College Crescent is visible, with the tower of Ormond College and to its left Trinity College, in the grounds of Melbourne University.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23319129686097,"sku":"MM_1011","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MM_1011_1600px_watermarked_2019-02-14.jpg?v=1756897443"},{"product_id":"1866-isometric-view-of-melbourne","title":"1866 Isometric View of Melbourne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003eNOTE: Because of the high detail in this work, we recommend that you purchase print sizes of A3, A2, A1 or A0. Smaller print sizes may disappoint you in revealing the incredible detail of this image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA truly magnificent work, depicting Melbourne and its suburbs in 1866, using an isometric perspective. The original artist worked on this for over three years, and we have spent many days working on this image, restoring it back to a very close representation of the original image. We removed a lot of damage caused by handling and also removed some terrible vandalism that the pictured had been subjected to. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe viewer is looking in a southern direction, looking across the city of Melbourne out to Port Phillip Bay. In the centre foreground you can make out St. Patrick's Cathedral, St Peter's Church and on the right hand side, the Melbourne Cemetery (where Queen Victoria Market is now located). On the left foreground we can see the Fitzroy Gardens and East Melbourne, and looking further south we can see the Melbourne Cricket Ground and a train heading towards Richmond. On the far left we can see a bridge spanning the Yarra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThere are hundreds of fascinating points of interest in the image, and any owner of this print can spend many days looking at all of the buildings, geography, architecture and infrastructure of the day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eProduced by De Gruchy \u0026amp; Leigh in 1866. The original lithograph was mentioned in De Gruchy \u0026amp; Leigh's \"Strangers' Guide to Melbourne\" from 1866 where it is stated \"\u003cem\u003eThis splendid lithograph has been upwards of three years in the artist's hands, and has been generally admitted to be the only view of the capital of the southern Hemisphere that fully represents its commercial importance, or is capable of giving our friends at home an adequate idea of Melbourne and that portion of its suburbs which lie south of the River Yarra. From the elaborate nature of the work (every house being distinctly visible) only a limited number of copies can be struck off\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image \"\u003cem\u003eShows the layout of Melbourne's streets with buildings, the Yarra in the distance, and parts of Collingwood and East Melbourne.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39926754476113,"sku":"MM_1014","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/MM_1014_Melbourne_1866_H291_Isometrical_plan_of_Melbourne_2023-11-14_3600px_watermarked.webp?v=1775735335"},{"product_id":"1880-melbourne-birds-eye-view-panoramic-print","title":"1880 Melbourne Bird's Eye View","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA view of \u003cstrong\u003eMelbourne in 1880\u003c\/strong\u003e from high above South Melbourne. This image originally appeared in the Illustrated Australian News, October 1880. Compare this with the earlier version of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-1860-1880\/products\/1871-melbourne-birds-eye-view-panoramic-print\"\u003ethis engraving of Melbourne in 1871\u003c\/a\u003e. That earlier engraving has been updated with about 50 new major buildings added; the Spencer Street Railway has been enlarged; the Exhibition Buildings are added, and so on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe detail in this engraving is absolutely amazing, providing the viewer with a stunning representation of Melbourne. A large number of buildings and locations are easily identifiable by anyone who knows Melbourne. The picture takes in all of Melbourne starting from the west, where we can see Spencer Street Railway, right across the city to St. Patrick's Cathedral on Eastern Hill. The preparation and engraving must have taken many months of work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eOur conservators have restored this image to a level that this engraving deserves. We have seen numerous versions of this image on other \"vintage\" sites, but \u003cem\u003ewe guarantee that our version is the best one available\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe artwork was by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/cooke-albert-charles-1836-1902\"\u003eAlbert Charles Cooke (1836-1902)\u003c\/a\u003e, engraving by Samuel Calvert (1828-1913).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eThe notes from the State Library tell us that this image is a \"\u003cem\u003eWood engraving published in The Illustrated Australia News.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39903042633809,"sku":"MM_1020","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/MM_1020_Melbourne_1880_Perspective_Map_3600px_watermarked.webp?v=1760519306"},{"product_id":"1920-bourke-street-panorama","title":"1920 Bourke Street Panorama","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0026ff;\"\u003ePLEASE NOTE: The dimensions of these prints may require special framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA beautiful panorama of Melbourne taken in 1920. Looking almost straight down Bourke Street we see the eastern area of Melbourne, showing major landmarks and infrastructure. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library state that this is a \"\u003cem\u003eRooftop view of Bourke Street, Melbourne, looking to Parliament House and the Treasury building and showing the Exhibition building, State Library of Victoria, Government House, the spires of the Independent and Scots' Churches in Collins Street. There are also views of the Town Hall, Flinders Street Railway Station, the Yarra River and in the distance Government House and parklands.\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39959397236817,"sku":"MP_1007","price":13.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MP_1007_1600px_watermarked.jpg?v=1756897430"},{"product_id":"1940s-melbourne-vista","title":"1930s Melbourne Vista","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA view of Melbourne during the 1930s, looking across the Yarra from its south bank. This image contains some of Melbourne's most iconic buildings and landmarks, including the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/yarra\" title=\"Link to Yarra River Collection\"\u003eYarra River\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/flinders-street-station\" title=\"Link to Flinders Street Station Collection\"\u003eFlinders Street Railway Station\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/st-pauls-cathedral\" title=\"Link to St Paul's Cathedral Collection\"\u003eSt. Paul's Cathedral\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/scots-church\" title=\"Link to Scots' Church Collection\"\u003eScots' Church\u003c\/a\u003e steeple, the turret of the Metropolitan Gas Company,  Ball and Welch Building, the T\u0026amp;G Building tower, Forum Theatre and \u003ca title=\"Link to Princes Bridge Collection\" href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/princes-bridge\"\u003ePrinces Bridge\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph attributed to the Victorian Railways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is a \"\u003cem\u003eView of Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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This image contains some of Melbourne's most iconic buildings and landmarks, including the Yarra River, St. Paul's Cathedral, Manchester Unity Building, Ball and Welch Building, Forum Theatre, T\u0026amp;G Building, and Scots' Church Steeple. The little building on the bank of the Yarra is the judges' box for rowing competitions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph attributed to the Victorian Railways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is a \"\u003cem\u003eView of Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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(\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1883-removing-the-falls\"\u003eClick here to see an image of work being done in 1883 to remove the Falls.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls were an ancient basalt ridge (roughly located where Queens Bridge is today) that created a low barrier across the river, that usually stopped the seawater from mixing with the freshwater coming down the Yarra. This was important to the founding of the Settlement in 1835 as it provided the people with fresh water, except when there were extremely high tides or floods. There were a number of attempts to raise the height of the ridge in order to contain the fresh water, but floods and strong surges eventually broke the artificial walls away. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe original inhabitants of the area, the indigenous people, used the Falls as a way of crossing from one side of the river to the other, and also as a natural fishing spot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls prevented vessels from proceeding up and down the river, and once the Yan Yean supply of fresh water began to reach Melbourne in 1857 the Falls no longer served any purpose for the city. There was a wooden bridge built across the Falls in 1860, but it proved inadequate as the city grew, and the bridge (see photo below) was removed along with the Falls themselves in 1883, and the current Queens Bridge - which replaced it - was completed in 1889.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1841-survey-of-the-falls\"\u003eThe Falls were surveyed in 1841 \u003c\/a\u003eto determine the depth of the pools on either side of the ridge and an image of the survey is shown in the slideshow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eJohn Batman's only son - 8yo John Charles - drowned after slipping into the water while crossing the Falls in 1845.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThere is a landing or jetty visible and this was used by the two ferry services that carried passengers and goods across the river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph by Richard Daintree 1832-1878; Antoine Fauchery 1823-1861.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that the image is \"\u003cem\u003eReproduced in: Sun Pictures of Victoria : the Fauchery-Daintree collection, 1858\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eBelow is a photo from 1864, showing the bridge that was erected over the Falls. At that time it was officially called Queen's Bridge, but locally known as the Falls Bridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/1865c_Queen_s_Bridge_H2105_10381-69354_2020-08-19_SMALL_da225753-7b1c-43c4-8e85-3e6a43546002_480x480.jpg?v=1597832228\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/1865c_Queen_s_Bridge_H2105_10381-69354_2020-08-19_SMALL_e10baaba-2d19-49b5-85a8-741a80432f2f.jpg?v=1740904965\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related blemishes and damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39926757589073,"sku":"MI_1020","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MI_1020_1600px_watermarked.jpg?v=1756897411"},{"product_id":"1880-spencer-street-steam-ferry","title":"1885 Spencer Street Steam Ferry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA photo of the Spencer Street Ferry in 1885. This steam ferry operated on the Yarra between 1884 and 1929 and was used to connect the southern end of Spencer Street with the northern end of Clarendon Street prior to the construction of Spencer Street Bridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe photo is looking east from the south bank of the Yarra, with parts of the city skyline in the distance. The ferry's steam engine drove a capstan that pulled on a chain (secured on each bank) and thus pulled itself across the Yarra. The chain had lots of slack and mostly rested upon the river floor.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-nettleton-1826-1902\"\u003eCharles Nettleton\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that the image is a \"\u003cem\u003ePhotograph of the Spencer Street steam ferry and a sailing ship in dock. Several men and a horse and cart stand on deck of ferry\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39936391577681,"sku":"MI_1147","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MI_1147_1600px_watermarked.jpg?v=1756897397"},{"product_id":"1883-removing-the-falls","title":"1883 Removing the Falls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA photograph of the Yarra, showing some of the equipment that was used in 1883 to commence the removal of the Falls. (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1858-the-yarra-below-the-falls\"\u003eClick here to see a photo from 1858 of the Falls.\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls were an ancient basalt ridge (roughly located where Queens Bridge is today) that created a low barrier across the river, that usually stopped the seawater from mixing with the freshwater coming down the Yarra. This was important to the founding of the Settlement in 1835 as it provided the European settlers with fresh water, except when there were extremely high tides or floods. There were a number of attempts to raise the height of the ridge in order to contain the fresh water, but floods and strong tidal surges eventually broke the artificial walls away. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe original inhabitants of the area, the indigenous people, used the Falls as a way of crossing from one side of the river to the other, and also as a natural fishing spot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls prevented vessels from proceeding up and down the river, and once the Yan Yean supply of fresh water began to reach Melbourne in 1857 the Falls no longer served any purpose for the city. There was a wooden bridge built across the Falls in 1860, but it proved inadequate as the city grew, and the bridge was removed along with the Falls themselves in 1883, and Queen's Bridge - which replaced it - was completed in 1889.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls were surveyed in 1841 to determine the depth of the pools on either side of the ridge and an image of the survey is shown in the slideshow. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eJohn Batman's only son - 8yo John Charles - drowned after slipping into the water while crossing the Falls in 1845.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-nettleton-1826-1902\"\u003eCharles Nettleton\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that the image is a \"\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotograph of a dredge and other boats, and people on jetty c.l. Several men are working on the dredges and another man wearing a hat is standing on boardwalk l.r. This photograph shows the Yarra falls (the rocks in the foreground) being removed in 1883. The dredges can be seen hauling away large rocks.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39936392986705,"sku":"MI_1153","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MI_11532000pxwatermarked.jpg?v=1756897394"},{"product_id":"1864-queens-wharf","title":"1864 Queen's Wharf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eVery detailed rendering of the activity around Queen's Wharf in 1864. At the time, the wharf areas on the north bank of the Yarra River were some of the busiest parts of Melbourne. In this area Flinders Street runs very close to the wharves, and lies between Queen's Wharf and the Customs House.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe dark domed tower belongs to St James' Cathedral, located on the corner of Williams and Little Collins Streets. The large building in the centre, behind the ships, is the Old Customs House. On the right, we're looking straight up Market Street, with the beautiful Temple Court building looking back at the viewer. This area of Melbourne had many bonded stores and quite a few still survive today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eQueen's Wharf is the earliest wharf in Melbourne and came about because it was the northern bank of the Turning Basin and just south of Flinders Street. This area was just west of the Falls and was the widest part of the Yarra, thereby allowing even the largest ships the ability to be turned around and to head down the Yarra to Hobson's Bay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe original lithograph is attributed to \u003cspan\u003eFrançois Cogné (1829-1883).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is an image of  \"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteam and sail boats moored at wharf in left background. 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A group of indigenous people stand at the margins of the town, watching the changing face of their environment. Neither the British settlers nor the indigenous inhabitants could foretell what immense changes there would be to the world in the coming centuries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eEngraving by F.A. Sleap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that the image is of a \"\u003cem\u003eWood engraving published in Supplement to the Illustrated Australian news.\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. 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Russell's tent was located very near to where he sketched this vista from. Russell was sent to Melbourne in 1836 by Governor Bourke to survey the general area of the Settlement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eBatman originally chose the location of his village because of \"the Falls\"; a low basalt ridge that created a barrier between the fresh water coming downstream and the salt-water coming up from the Bay. This meant that the residents of the village could draw fresh drinking water most of the year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls can be seen in this image as dark stones. The indigenous people had used these stones as a means of crossing the river for perhaps thousands of years. And so did the new settlers, relying on a number of punts until a small wooden bridge was built further upstream in 1840.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBatman and his nemesis, Fawkner, had settled into the area mid-to-late 1835, and both had established rough dwellings for their families. By 1837 the Settlement was seeing more and more residents arriving, along with their sheep, cattle and dogs. This was all disturbed in March of that year when Governor Bourke arrived from Sydney in order to prepare the land into blocks suitable for sale. Robert Hoddle was the surveyor who came with Bourke, and using Russell's survey, he laid out the streets of Melbourne initially in accordance with Governor Darling's Town Planning Order 28 (which defined a rectangular village with pre-ordained street widths and property sizes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eRussell made many sketches of early Melbourne and, later in his life, he returned to his sketchbook and created a number of iconic watercolours based on those early sketches. This watercolour was actually created in 1882. Russell passed away in 1900.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eArtwork attributed to Robert Russell\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image \"\u003cem\u003eShows the rocky falls on the Yarra River, near the point where Queen Street meets the river; tents on the bank, four buildings. The falls were removed to make way for Queen's Bridge, in the 1880s.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. 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Judging by the number of people on the ferries and the lack of traffic both vehicular and pedestrian, this photo may very well have been taken on a Sunday.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eFlinders Street Station had not long been completed, but it has been busy from its early days.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThere was a lot of manufacturing and storage activity on the south bank of the Yarra and we can see some great names from the past, such as Hoadley's (famous for their Violet Crumble and confectionery) and Sennitt's (later to become major ice-cream manufacturers).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotographer unknown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is an \"\u003cem\u003eElevated view along Flinders street showing horse drawn wagon, tram, cyclist, pedestrians on path on left, steam train on railway bridge. Building under bridge with sign \"The Market Gardeners \u0026amp; Fruit Growers Association\" Yarra river, Flinders Street Station in distance.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. 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(\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1858-the-yarra-below-the-falls\"\u003eClick here to see a photo from 1858 of the Falls.\u003c\/a\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#003300\" style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eIn 1879 Sir John Coode determined that a number of changes were necessary to the flow of the Yarra River, in order to prevent a repetition of the disastrous floods of 1863 and 1878. One of his recommendations was the removal of \"The Falls\". Melbourne Harbour Trust were responsible for the removal of the falls, and this photo shows two of the five divers who were boring holes into the rocky falls, so that dynamite would be used to blow the rocks up. The drilling operations attracted large numbers of curious spectators who watched the divers descend and ascend each day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls were an ancient basalt ridge (roughly located where Queens Bridge is today) that created a low barrier across the river, that usually stopped the seawater from mixing with the freshwater coming down the Yarra. This was important to the founding of the Settlement in 1835 as it provided the European settlers with fresh water, except when there were extremely high tides or floods. There were a number of attempts to raise the height of the ridge in order to contain the fresh water, but floods and strong tidal surges eventually broke the artificial walls away. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe original inhabitants of the area, the indigenous people, used the Falls as a way of crossing from one side of the river to the other, and also as a natural fishing spot. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls prevented vessels from proceeding up and down the river, and once the Yan Yean supply of fresh water began to reach Melbourne in 1857 the Falls no longer served any purpose for the city. There was a wooden bridge built across the Falls in 1860, but it proved inadequate as the city grew, and the bridge was removed along with the Falls themselves in 1883, and Queen's Bridge - which replaced it - was completed in 1889.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Batman's only son - 8yo John Charles - drowned after slipping into the water while crossing the Falls in 1845.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph by J. W. Lindt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #808080;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that \"\u003cem\u003ePhotographer's number inscribed in image: 186\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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Melbourne was only ninety years old, yet was one of the major cities in the British Empire at the time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eJohn Kauffman was o\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ene of the primary exponents of pictorialism in Australia. One newspaper claimed that his photographs that could be \"mistaken for works of art\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis beautiful rendition here of vessels, the river and the shipping industry has been executed as if looking through a tearful eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePictorialist-style image attributed to John Kauffman (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1864-1942)\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is \"\u003cem\u003eA view of the Yarra with tugs and small cargo vessels moored below Queen's Bridge on the south bank of the river.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39943969570897,"sku":"MI_1192","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MI_11921920sAFleetingGleamH98.86-310381-360754slvOC1200px.jpg?v=1756897370"},{"product_id":"1922-at-the-rivers-edge","title":"1922 At The River's Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eAn atmospheric image of boating on the Yarra River by John B. Eaton, dated 1922, looking east along the Yarra from where Swan Street Bridge now stands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eJohn B. Eaton was a prolific photographer of landscapes around the beaches of Port Phillip Bay, and the countryside around Melbourne and Victoria.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  His work is part of the pictorialism movement, where photographs were to be viewed as works of art, rather than just as images captured. John Bertram Eaton was born in England and migrated to Australia with his family eight years later. His father ran a small gallery and framing shop in Melbourne, where Eaton began work. In the early 1920s his photographs were included in local and international exhibitions and in 1921 he joined the Victorian Pictorial Workers Society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a beautiful rendition of the peaceful Yarra River, known for its morning mists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePictorialist-style image attributed to John B. Eaton (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1881-1966)\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is \"\u003cem\u003eA view from the right bank of the Yarra looking back towards South Yarra and Richmond. A group of three boys, with a man looking on, are launching a boat on a misty morning.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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Eaton was a prolific photographer of landscapes around the beaches of Port Phillip Bay, and the countryside around Melbourne and Victoria.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  His work is part of the pictorialism movement, where photographs were to be viewed as works of art, rather than just as images captured. John Bertram Eaton was born in England and migrated to Australia with his family eight years later. His father ran a small gallery and framing shop in Melbourne, where Eaton began work. In the early 1920s his photographs were included in local and international exhibitions and in 1921 he joined the Victorian Pictorial Workers Society.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is a beautiful rendition of the peaceful Yarra River, known for its morning mists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePictorialist-style image attributed to John B. Eaton (\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1881-1966)\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is \"\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePictorialist style photograph: looking west along river with Princes Bridge visible in background with Melbourne skyline, two people in a row boat in foreground, man in shirt sleeves rowing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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We see the huts and buildings erected by the earliest pioneers, including the residences of \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Batman\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Fawkner\u003c\/strong\u003e. Just to the north of the grid we see \"Burial Hill\", which eventually became Flagstaff Hill. A larger cemetery was established in 1838 where the Queen Victoria Market is today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe future layout and dimensions of the town of Melbourne are clearly shown overlaying the existing buildings, most of which had to be demolished when the first land auctions (using the layout of the Hoddle Grid) were held shortly after this map was drawn in 1837. A later sketch of these auctions is shown below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThere is a degree of controversy about who actually designed Melbourne's Grid. This map apparently shows Russell's original survey of the area, which was then overlaid  by \u003cstrong\u003eRobert Hoddle\u003c\/strong\u003e to determine the streets and land parcels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Argus of 16th October 1934 tells the story about the layout of Melbourne's streets in 1836 thus... \u003csup\u003e[1]\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eOn October 1 the looked-for magistrate arrived in H.M.S. Rattlesnake, the commander of which was Captain Hobson. The new magistrate was Captain Lonsdale, of the 4th or King's Own Regiment. He was followed by 30 soldiers of his regiment under Ensign King, accompanied by Robert Russell, W. Darke, and F. R. d'Arcy, surveyors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\"Russell at once began to plot out a township, running his lines for the most part through existing holdings, to the accompaniment of a chronic grumbling and discontent. A shower of petitions went to Sydney, asking for reassurance that the land sale which impended would be held, not in Sydney as rumoured, but on the spot. Bourke [Governor of New South Wales] wisely resolved to inspect Port Phillip personally, and he arrived by the Rattlesnake on March 4, 1837. His secretary (G. K. Holden), his aide (Captain King), and the new surveyor-general (Robert Hoddle) accompanied him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The business-like Bourke immediately mounted [his horse] without waiting to see his tent pitched, and, attended by the surveyors, picked his way among ungrubbed stumps and primeval forest along Russell's survey lines. These, which covered the area bounded by Flinders, Spencer, Lonsdale, and Spring streets, were approved, and the rough plan was handed over to Hoddle to work upon. The width of the main streets was fixed at 99 feet, instead of 66 feet as Russell had intended, and the Governor insisted on the provision of \"mews\" to serve the rear of the proposed allotments. These mews are the narrow east-to-west streets, such as Flinders lane, which intersect the city today.\u003c\/em\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eSo it appears that Russell carried out the original survey, deciding the placement of the Settlement, but Hoddle was asked to widen the streets, and to introduce the \"Little\" streets of Melbourne. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eCompare this with the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-maps\/products\/1836-melbourne-painting\" title=\"1836 Painting of Melbourne\"\u003epainting showing Melbourne\u003c\/a\u003e as it was thought to be in 1836.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the National Library of Australia.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003eReference: [1] The Argus, 16th October, 1934. \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/ndp\/del\/article\/10962756\"\u003ehttp:\/\/trove.nla.gov.au\/ndp\/del\/article\/10962756\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39926764339281,"sku":"MM_1034","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/MM_1034_1837_Map_shewing_the_site_of_Melbourne_2023-08-14_3600px_watermarked.webp?v=1779969304"},{"product_id":"1839-melbourne-from-the-south-side-of-the-yarra","title":"1839 Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eAn engraving from 1839 looking to the north of Melbourne from the south side of the Yarra. We see the spread of the young Melbourne village from Batman's Hill, on the left hand side, to Swanston Street over on the right. By this year, most of the growth of the village occurred between Spencer St and Swanston Street, because of the original land sales that were limited to the area shown on the panorama.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA legend showing major places of business and local identities is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e included below the engraving. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrawn by J. Adamson, engraved by J. Carmichael.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is an \"\u003cem\u003eEngraving of Melbourne township looking north. Shows houses and other buildings on hillside, with tents and huts in foreground, and two men in clearing lower left.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39911418822737,"sku":"MP_1023","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/files\/MP_1023_1839_Melbourne_from_the_south_side_of_the_Yarra_Yarra_H35341_10381-151350_2023-08-02_3600px_watermarked.webp?v=1773915028"},{"product_id":"1874-flinders-street-and-the-wharves","title":"1874 Flinders Street and the Wharves","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA photograph from 1874 of Flinders Street, looking west from Queen Street. Flinders Street had buildings on its north side, but the south side was mainly wharves between Queen Street and Spencer Street. The area where the ships can be seen on the left was called the Turning Basin, a wide area of the Yarra where ships could turn around and head back out to sea.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eMost of the buildings are hotels or bond stores, where overseas goods are held while waiting for customs clearance. The actual Customs House is in Flinders Street, directly to the right of the photographer.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotographer was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-bayliss-1850-1897\"\u003eCharles Bayliss\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. We strive to provide authentic representations of the original work that are suitable for enlargements that retain the tones and character of the original.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOT PRESS Images","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39936400490577,"sku":"MI_1203","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0099\/9125\/8193\/products\/MI_10231874cFlindersStreet1600pxwatermarked.jpg?v=1756897360"},{"product_id":"1837-hoddles-town-of-melbourne-map","title":"1837 Hoddle's Town of Melbourne Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eAn early map of Melbourne from March 1837, drawn by Robert Hoddle.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe location of the \"Settlement\" (as Melbourne was known at that time) was selected by John Batman in 1835, and dozens of people from Van Diemen's Land had subsequently moved to the Settlement with livestock and agricultural intentions. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eIn October 1836 Governor Bourke had sent a small team of surveyors, lead by Robert Russell, to define the orientation and boundaries of the new Settlement. Russell's  survey of the location and surrounding areas is shown in this \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1837-map-shewing-the-site-of-melbourne\"\u003e1837 map\u003c\/a\u003e that Hoddle based his map on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eBourke visited the village in March 1837, bringing with him surveyor Robert Hoddle, with the main intention to prepare the site for land sales. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eHoddle laid a grid in accordance with established Town Planning Regulations, using Russell's survey as a base for the location and orientation of the Settlement. Hoddle defined the block sizes and street widths using the Regulations and approval from Bourke. Hoddle has marked some proposed locations for certain public buildings, such as the gaol, hospital, market and church.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eDuring Bourke's visit a number of items were determined, such as\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eStreet widths\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eStreet names\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\"Little\" streets or lanes were created\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ethe name of the Settlement - to be called \"\u003cem\u003eMelbourne\u003c\/em\u003e\", named after the then-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne. (William Lamb's wife was Lady Caroline Lamb, notorious for her public affair with the poet Lord Byron)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe first land auctions were held in Melbourne on 1st June 1837 and a second round of auctions were held in Sydney on the 1st November 1837.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eClick here to see more images of the \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/the-falls\"\u003eFalls\u003c\/a\u003e\".\u003cbr\u003eClick here to see more images of \"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-maps\"\u003eEarly Melbourne Maps\u003c\/a\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the Public Records Office of Victoria.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. 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The original artist worked on this for over three years, and we have spent many days working on this image, restoring it back to a very close representation of the original image. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe viewer is looking in a southern direction, looking across the city of Melbourne out to Port Phillip Bay. In the centre foreground you can make out St. Patrick's Cathedral, St Peter's Church and on the right hand side, the Melbourne Cemetery (where Queen Victoria Market is now located). On the left foreground we can see the Fitzroy Gardens and East Melbourne, and looking further south we can see the Melbourne Cricket Ground and a train heading towards Richmond. On the far left we can see the Cremorne Bridge spanning the Yarra.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThere are hundreds of fascinating points of interest in the image, and any owner of this print can spend many days looking at all of the buildings, geography, architecture and infrastructure of the day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eProduced by De Gruchy \u0026amp; Leigh in 1866. The original lithograph was mentioned in De Gruchy \u0026amp; Leigh's \"Strangers' Guide to Melbourne\" from 1866 where it is stated \"\u003cem\u003eThis splendid lithograph has been upwards of three years in the artist's hands, and has been generally admitted to be the only view of the capital of the southern Hemisphere that fully represents its commercial importance, or is capable of giving our friends at home an adequate idea of Melbourne and that portion of its suburbs which lie south of the River Yarra. From the elaborate nature of the work (every house being distinctly visible) only a limited number of copies can be struck off\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the National Library of Australia. 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The Spencer Street Bridge, to connect with Clarendon Street, was not built till 1930.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe panorama takes in a very wide view from Hobson's Bay in the west, to the spires of Scots' and the Independent Churches in the east.  This part of the Yarra was very busy with large ships, both cargo and passenger. There are two ships in dry-dock on the South Bank.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph attributed to Robert Vere Scott.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library state that this is an \"\u003cem\u003ePanoramic view showing Yarra River with sailing ships and steamships moored at wharfs, wharf buildings, horse drawn wagons on road running parallel with river.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. 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We can see a couple of men working their way through a scrapyard of discarded maritime junk, just to the west of The Falls. This looks like a cemetery for old boats. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eOver on the right we can see Batman's Hill with a small number of trees across the summit. For a better image of Batman's house and Hill see \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1860-batmans-hill-and-houses\"\u003ethis image\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe south bank was prone to flooding (there was a massive flood in 1863) and therefore the area south of the Yarra all the way to Emerald Hill was not suitable for residential use or even industrial purposes of any magnitude. 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Griper was just one of a small number of dredgers that kept the wharf areas, the river entrance, and the bends in the river suitably cleared for the large ships that came right up to the edge of the City. The photo is looking towards the south wharf, from near Queen's Wharf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"buttons\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003ePhotograph by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-nettleton-1826-1902\"\u003eCharles Nettleton\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. 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It occupied the prime land at the northern edge of the Turning Basin, just at the southern end of William Street. Other wharf operators set themselves up moving towards the west, namely Raleigh's Wharf, Cole's Wharf and Australia Wharf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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Printed by Troedel \u0026amp; Cooper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library of Victoria tell us that this map is \"\u003cem\u003eThe wonder map of Melbourne [cartographic material] \/ drawn by John Power Studios.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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Therefore we recommend that if you intend using this map for research that you choose a print size of either A2, A1 or A0, so that the information is readable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA beautiful 1947 map of Melbourne and adjacent suburbs. In this post-war era, most of the government, retail and service providers were located within the CBD of Melbourne. Maps such as this one were an invaluable accessory for those who needed to visit the centre of Melbourne and also to find out the available methods of transport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe reverse of the original map had an index of all of the streets and their location on the map. Also listed were Places of Interest, Hospitals, and Baths \u0026amp; Wharves. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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Princes Bridge is to the right of the photo, and Flinders Street Station is undergoing its redevelopment, stretching from Princes Bridge out to the left of the photo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph attributed to Harvie \u0026amp; Sutcliffe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #999999;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library state that this is a \"\u003cem\u003ePhotograph of Princes Bridge, the Yarra River and surrounding buildings and gardens, Melbourne, ca. 1900. Pedestrians, horses and carts, and a tram are crossing the bridge towards the city centre. A sign (u.r.) reads: \"The Age 500,000 readers daily.\" In l.r. corner: \"Harvie \u0026amp; Sutcliffe, Bourke St., Melb. (Copyright).\"r.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators are working on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. 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Compare this to another work of the same artist, where he looks in the opposite direction from over South Melbourne \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-panoramas\/products\/1882-perspective-of-melbourne\" title=\"1882 Perspective of Melbourne\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eDrawn by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/cooke-albert-charles-1836-1902\"\u003eAlbert Charles Cooke\u003c\/a\u003e. The original artwork was a supplement to \"The Australasian Sketcher\", 9th October 1880. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the National Library of Australia. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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The bridge and the Falls were removed in 1883 to make way for today's Queens Bridge, which opened in 1890.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls were an ancient line of basalt rock that crossed the river Yarra near where Queens Bridge stands today. They were high enough to keep fresh water coming downstream separate from the sea-water that came into the river from Port Phillip Bay. The local natives used this barrier for thousands of years to gather fresh water, and to capture fresh-water fish. They also used the barrier to cross the river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls (and the freshwater that they impeded) were noted by the first European to visit this area, namely \u003cstrong\u003eCharles Grimes\u003c\/strong\u003e, who was sent to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/melbourne-maps\/products\/1803-port-phillip-survey-map-charles-grimes\" title=\"Charles Grimes Survey of Port Phillip\"\u003esurvey Port Phillip Bay in 1803\u003c\/a\u003e. Subsequently, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Batman\u003c\/strong\u003e also encountered the Falls when exploring the area in 1835. He realised that his plan for a settlement needed fresh water, and the pool of fresh water formed by the Falls provided that essential element. However, at high tide the barrier was too low to stop the seawater from mixing with the fresh water, thereby depriving the residents of drinkable water supplies. There were a number of attempts to raise the height of the Falls to avoid the mixing of waters, but all efforts were washed away by the strong floods and tides that regularly occurred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls, whilst they had their use, also inhibited the passage of boats upstream and downstream past that area. Flooding of the Yarra occurred quite regularly, and the Falls, even though they barely rose above the normal height of the river, assisted in impeding the flood waters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eMelbourne's water supply problem was remedied by the construction of the \u003cstrong\u003eYan Yean Reservoir\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1857 and the pipeline which connected the reservoir to the city. Still, the barrier had its drawbacks, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1883-divers-removing-the-falls\"\u003ethe Falls were blown up and removed in 1883\u003c\/a\u003e in readiness for the construction of Queens Bridge. A very small remnant of the basalt rock still exists near the southern end of Queens Bridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotographer was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-bayliss-1850-1897\"\u003eCharles Bayliss\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. 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The legend indicates the cable tramlines and the electrified ones, as well as the actual route numbers and points of interest.  The last cable tram ran on the 26th October, 1940.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by MMTB (\u003cspan\u003eMelbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board) in 1935.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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This wharf was located on the northern bank of the Yarra River, just south of Flinders Street, at the southern end of William Street. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe area around Queen's Wharf was the original landing area in 1835, but it was just a rough and muddy riverbank then, but within a year it had been turned into a workable wharf. At this point in the Yarra there was a naturally wide section, known as the Turning Basin, where ships could turn around to get back to the Bay. Within a few years the river bank was better defined and wooden piles were put into the river bank to support the increasing amount of trade that was coming into early Melbourne. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eBayliss' assistant can be seen standing on the wharf's edge. Behind him is Flinders Street, which runs along the Yarra, with the main buildings being hotels and customs storage. There is enough land between the river's banks and Flinders Street to allow the landing and transfer of many types of goods and produce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eBy 1874 Melbourne was a very rich and busy city. The wharves had been extended for a full mile to the west (as seen in the photo) and both the north and south banks were used for goods and passenger transport. This photograph shows an intriguing mix of sail and steam powered vessels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eBetween the masts of the two small yachts we can see the black funnel of the \"Black Eagle\" paddle steam tug. There was a small fleet of steam tugs that were kept busy helping sailing ships move up and down the river, as it was a 7-mile (11.5kms) narrow and winding journey from the City to the Bay proper. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotographer was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-bayliss-1850-1897\"\u003eCharles Bayliss\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. 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It is visible in the photo, running parallel with Flinders Street. This was a single line operating only during the night hours, carrying freight only. It was replaced by the Flinders Street viaduct in 1891. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Melbourne area has had flood problems for thousands of years, and after a decade or so of suggestions and options in the 1860s, a plan was put forward in 1879 by Coode, who recommended that the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1883-removing-the-falls\"\u003eFalls be removed\u003c\/a\u003e and that the river be widened and straightened. This was a huge project, where many kilometres of the Yarra River were altered, straightened, dredged and re-banked. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1883 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/products\/1874-the-falls-bridge\"\u003ethe old Falls Bridge\u003c\/a\u003e was removed, allowing the actual Falls to be blown up and the river to be widened and dredged to constant depths. The banks of the Yarra were strengthened and protected by bluestone walls. You can see the preparations for the new Queens Bridge on the right hand side, it was competed in 1890. The right-angle bridge was a temporary bridge erected in 1886 to replace the Falls Bridge, and it was also replaced by the new Queens Bridge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotograph attributed to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-rudd-1841-1901\"\u003eCharles Rudd (1849\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-rudd-1841-1901\"\u003e-1901)\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #888888;\"\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is \"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eElevated view looking south, showing Peacock's Fruit Preserving Works, Queensbridge during construction and South Melbourne (Emerald Hill) Town Hall in the far distance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling of the original. 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The stone arch bridge was designed by David Lennox, in a similar fashion to a bridge over the Severn River in Gloucester, that Lennox had been employed on between 1825-27. At the time Princes Bridge was the widest and flattest single-arch stone bridge in the world.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eMelbourne's first bridge in this area was a wooden trestle bridge, sited just east of the location of the bridge in the photo. It was built in 1842 and remained in use until 1852.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotographer was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-bayliss-1850-1897\"\u003eCharles Bayliss\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales, held in their Mitchell Library. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove blemishes and artifacts such as stains, mould, scratches and damage caused by the handling and storage of the original. 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On the far left is a small Customs booth, where the staff control the Toll Gate (installed in 1870), which is open at that time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eFurther to the right of the booth is W. Sinnott, a coal merchant, who traded from the building with the three arched windows. Then we can see the yard of James McFeat \u0026amp; Co., engineers and boilermakers.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eStanding proud is R. J. Hilliard's \"Yarra Bank Hotel\", then beyond a vacant lot is Joseph Snowball's \"Safety Fuse Works\". Substantial industry continues along the bank of the Yarra, hidden by the bend in the river. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eOn the right of the photo we can see a number of large ships berthed at the wharves along the north side of the river. The young man with the bowler hat, perched on the large bollard, was Charles Bayliss's photographic assistant. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll text © HotPress\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003ePhotographer was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/charles-bayliss-1850-1897\"\u003eCharles Bayliss\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales. All prints are reproduced without the HOTPRESS watermarks.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related blemishes caused by the handling and storage of the original. 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The image was part of a stereograph, and both images have been merged by HotPress Images to create one image. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe Falls (since removed in 1883) consisted of a natural low basalt wall that had existed for tens of thousands of years that in normal situations would keep the Yarra's fresh water separated from the salty water of the lower parts of the Yarra River\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e. This area was used by the indigenous peoples to catch fish and was also used as a somewhat dangerous, natural footbridge to cross between the north and south banks of the river.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eJohn Batman (Melbourne's founder) came to this area in 1835, searching for a suitable location to establish a village and farming in the area. He knew of the existence of the Falls, because he had studied the maps produced by Matthew Flinders and Charles Grimes in 1803, and when he left Launceston he knew what he was looking for and where to find it. \u003cspan\u003eHe realised that his plan for a settlement needed fresh water, and the pool of water formed by the Falls provided that essential element. \u003c\/span\u003eOnce he arrived at the Falls he pronounced \"This will be the place for a village\". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA new bridge (apart from the original Princes Bridge, built in 1850) that allowed movement across the Yarra was deemed necessary for many years since then, but arguments went back and forth about exactly where it should be located, and the options included a Spencer Street Bridge, a King Street Bridge, and a Falls Bridge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eA final decision for a bridge at this location was officially presented in 1856, and it was proposed as the \"Moray Street Bridge\", which would allow traffic to pass from Queens Street through to Moray Street (which at the time was a main road to the south). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eHowever, disputes between the railway owners and the council hindered any progress until 1860, when later that year the bridge was constructed and given the name \"Queen's Bridge\". Most people at the time had been referring to it for many years prior to its construction as the \"Falls Bridge\".  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eThe bridge and the Falls were both removed in 1883 as part of a major infrastructure upgrade in the area, which involved widening and realignment of the Yarra. Queens Bridge was built where the Falls were, and opened in 1890. It saw to be another 40 years before Spencer Street Bridge was built.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003eMore images and information about the Falls can be found in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hotpress.com.au\/collections\/the-falls\"\u003eFalls collection.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #003300;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNotes from the State Library tell us that this image is a \"\u003cem\u003eView of a bridge crossing the Yarra River. A man is standing on the bridge and there are buildings visible in the distance. An anchor and chain can be seen in the foreground.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotograph attributed to John Jones (1817-1872). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eThis is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #800000;\"\u003e\u003csmall\u003eOur team of conservators have worked on a high resolution digital image in order to remove age-related blemishes caused by the handling and storage of the original. 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