1926 Russell Street and Collins Street cornerInteresting photo of the Burke & Wills Chambers Building that was located on the south west corner of Russell and Collins Street. All of the buildings in this photo were demolished within a few years to accommodate the new T&G Life Assurance building, the first stage of which was completed in 1929. The beautiful Anzac House building is to the right of the image. All text HotPress Photographer Lyle Fowler (1891 1969). Notes from the State Library tell

which carried trams along the north bank of the Yarra from Swan Street and terminated at Princes Bridge

when the owners moved the College to Royal Park

which still exists today

Ashton was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1879

there are no soldiers or War posters visible

We have seen numerous versions of this image on other "vintage" sites

and one sustained injuries to his face and back

A photo of Bendigo from 1874 looking to the south-west along View Place

near the corner of Elizabeth Street

using Russell's survey as a base for the location and orientation of the Settlement

with a penthouse suite in the tower at the top of the 50m (165 ft) high building

The "Argus" daily newspaper was an important Melbourne morning paper since 1846