1744 Map of AustraliaMap of Australia (New Holland) in 1744, showing Abel Tasman's charted discoveries. The title of the map says "A complete map of the Southern Continent surveyed by Capt. Abel Tasman". This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria. Our 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

Melbourne was only ninety years old

On the far right we see the southern end of the old Spencer Street Station building

Duke of Bedford

thinly wooded with honeysuckle and she-oak

on the south-east corner of its intersection with Spencer Street

NEW TUG TOORONGA

Formal gardens in foreground

houses and structures of the day

This photograph is from the early 20th century

One can only image what terrible conditions they suffered in the trenchs

Photograph attributed to John Jones (1817-1872)

Notes from the State Library tell us that this image "Looks North to Flinders Street Station