1858 Collins Street Looking West across Swanston StreetA very quiet day on Collins Street, taken in 1858, looking West along Collins Street, from just east of the Swanston Street intersection. The town looks deserted, similar to many other photographs from this period, but in fact anything that wasn't completely stationary for at least a couple of minutes was registered as a blur in these early days of photography. This photograph has been taken from an upper floor of a building (most likely the

This magnificent building was designed by William Pitt (born Melbourne 1855) and opened in 1886

known as Campbell House

the Sydney settlement stretched across the Harbour to the north shore

Prince's Bridge 38

left foreground

Mary Cannon

A motorcycle and sidecar with a passenger at left foreground

provided a secure entrance to the railway yards

Advertisements visible for: Milo Cigarettes

between 1844 and 1853

on east side of Swanston Street

The notes from the State Library tell us that the original image is a stereograph of Batman's Hill by "John H