1880s Law CourtsAn early photograph of the Law Courts taken in the 1880s, on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets. This magnificent building was constructed between 1874 and 1882. All text HotPress Photograph by Clifford Williams. Notes from the State Library tell us that the image is an "Elevated view looking across the intersection of Lonsdale and William Streets to the Law Courts in Melbourne, with horse and cart stopped in front of the building." This is a

would be just out of the photo on the right

Australian

is being recommissioned as a schooner for the Tasmanian timber trade

in left distance

somewhere between 1948 (when Orcades started service

The high brick fence and garden (on the left of the photo) belonged to Dr Godfrey Howitt (1800-73)

horse drawn drays

In 1867 the architects Reed & Barnes won the competition to design a new Town Hall which was subsequently built and opened on 9 August 1870

In the left foreground is Yarra Bank Road

The Town Hall 27

The city skyline of that period is very different from today's and there are only a few landmarks that still exist today

A photograph around 1867 looking west