1890c City Baths P2 On the left of the

On the left of the photo we see the Princes Bridge Hotel

'Wrecks of War – A Salvage Diver's Diary

A photograph in 1874 of Russell Street looking south from Lonsdale Street

In the centre of the photo is the magnificent structure that is commonly referred to as "The Fish Market"

The magnificent monument to Burke & Wills stands in the centre of the intersection of Collins and Russell Streets

1890c City Baths P2 On the left of theA photograph of the original Melbourne City Baths around 1890. This building was replaced by the current City Baths building in 1904. The baths are still at 420 Swanston Street and you can use the baths' facilities. Seems like the signwriter had a spelling problem. By the 1850s the Yarra had become quite polluted and was the cause of an epidemic of typhoid fever, resulting in many deaths. The residents of Melbourne wanted a community bathing facility