1858 Swanston Street Looking North

An early photo of Swanston Street in 1858, looking north from Collins Street. The building on the right was the first Melbourne Town Hall, with a police station and gaol being constructed on its northern side. In August 1858 a bylaw was introduced to stop the cabs waiting in the gutters, instead they were to wait in the centre of the roads. 

Photograph is attributed to Richard Daintree and Antoine Fauchery.

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