1850: A view of Melbourne, Victoria in Australia. (Photo by Hulton Archive). This is a picture of the town in Melbourne which was taken in January 1st in 1850
Collins Street
Swanston Street
Police on Horses
Horse and carriages
Jubilee bust of victoria facing the left(1887), gold coin
Coin made in england-Victoria(base). Swiss mint master takes carae of the coins and is accountable for the production.
He is holding a parcel
He has a sword
This is a picture of Sir Charles Hotham, Governor of Victoria(1854-1855). This picture shows Governor Hotham from the shoulders upwards. this is a painting from Batchelder's
Fire used to heat the food
Carts were used to transport food to the tents
Chinese migrants working on the gold fields amongst other miners.
MINERS DIGGING FOR GOLD: Largest foreign contingent on the goldfields
was the 40,000 Chinese. [25,000 Chinese (mostly males) in VIC in 1861.]
There were many tents because of the thousands of immigrants from overseas and miners who poured into Melbourne each week
Canvas tents were temporary accommodation for immigrants
The pointed tents were for the more important people such as leaders.
Little Lonsdale district and near Chinatown
Street Lights
Carts were used to transport many items.
This was the first official post office which was built in the
1850's.
- here is a man in front of the post office wearing a hat
Full length portrait of Charles Joseph La Trobe, in uniform. He was appointed superiutendent of the Port Phillip district in January 1839 and had arrived in Melbourne on the 30th of September of that year.
The general store. The general store sells everything for people in melbourne
St Paul's Chuch
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