1861 St Patrick's Cathedral Under ConstructionA photograph of St. Patrick's Cathedral under construction in 1861. The foundation stone for the Cathedral was laid in 1858, and construction took longer than expected, with the Cathedral being consecrated in 1897. The spires were not added until the late 1930s and the building was completed in 1939. It is the largest church in Australia. Its location is on Eastern Hill, the highest point in the City of Melbourne. The architect was William Wardell,

The original artist worked on this for over three years

Many years later Spencer Street would have a bridge to join up with Clarendon Street

An atmospheric image of early morning Melbourne around 1925

and you can make out the statue dedicated to Burke and Wills

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but locally known as the Falls Bridge

The building was completed in 1872 and the first Melbourne sovereign was minted on the 8th of July that year

entrance to Port Phillip [cartographic material] / surveyed by Commander M

where we can see Spencer Street Railway

The 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

At the time

Notes from the State Library tell us that this is a "Painting executed after 1836