1913c Flinders Street Station Australia Maps The Abel Janszoon Tasman 1644

The Abel Janszoon Tasman 1644 Map of Australia (New Holland)

Further down Swanston Street we can see the construction of St Paul's Cathedral under way

presumably as Mr Clark tried various ideas for the building's design

Their first chapel was build on the current site in 1845

The Customs House building currently houses the Immigration Museum

1913c Flinders Street Station Australia Maps The Abel Janszoon Tasman 1644A beautiful image of Flinders Street Station taken around 1913, when the new station was the beating heart of Melbourne. The flag on the clock tower is at half mast, perhaps commemorating the passing of Mr James Syder (ex Chairman of Victoria Railways Commissioners) in October of that year. Our restoration work on this image has taken many hours to achieve this end result. This is a pivotal image of Melbourne's most famous icon, in the period between