1874 Stephen Street looking north from Bourke StreetA photograph from 1874 of Stephen Street, looking north from Bourke Street. Bourke Street runs across the photo, with Stephen street heading north, away from the photographer. The Exhibition Buildings were opened at the top of Stephen Street in 1880, and the street name was changed from Stephen to Exhibition not long afterwards. A view looking south from this point is shown in this image from 1874. All text HotPress Photographer was Charles Bayliss.

A large number of horse and carts are busy moving goods up and down the street

encouraging Australians to enlist for the Great War

The original Exhibition Building (sited where the current Royal Mint Building is now

starting with the removal of the school

with the loudest sounds coming from the clip-clop of horses' hooves

She was completely refitted and overhauled in 1875

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Notes from the State Library tell us that this image is a "View east along Flinders Street possibly from the area of Victoria Dock

It occupied the prime land at the northern edge of the Turning Basin

and did so again with HMAS COOGEE around Cape Everard

traffic policeman in middle of intersection

all of the fish sales were conducted in the old Fish Market (1865-1896) on the south-west corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets