A panoramic view of Melbourne, looking north-west from the tower of Dr Fitzgerald’s residence, “Rostella”, in Lonsdale Street near William Street. In the background, Batman’s Swamp is an unwelcome presence, 1869.
Panoramic view of Melbourne, from the tower of Dr Fitzgerald’s residence Photographer, John Noone, Melbourne, 1869. Royal Historical Society Collection. S-1292.001
View to the west from the top of the steeple of Scots Church, Collins Street, in 1875. Taken six years after the view from “Rostella”, little has changed, except that there is now more water in the lake.
View from the top of the Scots Church steeple, Collins Street, 1875, Photographic studio of Paterson Bros, 1875. Courtesy of the State Library Victoria Collection. H96.160/2713
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