Sunday, April 27, 2014

OLD MELBOURNE PICTURES!

OLD MELBOURNE PICTURES...



50s signaling device for pedestrians
 

 
1923 Ford Ambulance
 

 
Altona Explosives Pier
 

 
Alexandra Gardens looking up towards Flinders St railway station
 

 
1940 Mountford's parking garage and service station in Bourke St Melbourne
 

 
Checking the rising level of water across the Snowy River flats at Orbost  1971
 

 
An overcrowded East Preston tram in Brunswick Street Fitzroy North back in 1944
 

 
Mr Whippy
 

 
The Sorrento Pier was constructed in 1870

1970's local green grocer
 

 
Golden Fleece Service Station 1969
 

 
Lilydale CBA late 60s
 

 
Dentist Chair
 

Berwick Primary School, circa 1880
 

 

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Yellow cabs
 

Kew Traffic School on Cotham Rd during the 1960s

Melbourne Dust Storm 8th Feb 1983

Old Holden and caravan

 
Tarax North Rd Huntingdale

 
WW1 troopship WARILDA underway from Melbourne

1976 International Motor Show
 

The Concorde visits Tullamarine
 

 
Victorian Brewery
 

 
Old Toy Car Sept 1939

 
William Street circa 1960
 

 

and just for variety..


Darwin WW2  Bombing Identity Card
 

 
Located in Melbourne TAA

 












5 comments:

  1. Fantastic photo!!!... thanks for sharing :-)

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    1. It's great to look back, isn't it... thanks for your comment.

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  2. Great Blog, and great historical photos...cheers..Don

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  3. I still have one of those tickets from TAA from 1958.

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