1874 Richmond, Looking east along Bridge Road Fish Market Londsdale and tent of surveyor

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This image contains some of Melbourne's most iconic buildings and landmarks

and then went back to Cooper's Creek (middle of absolutely nowhere) to gather the remains of Burke and Wills and bring them home

agreement was reached that Melbourne's first stone bridge

that Lennox had been employed on between 1825-27

1874 Richmond, Looking east along Bridge Road Fish Market Londsdale and tent of surveyorAn amazing photo from 1874 looking to the east along Bridge Road, Richmond, looking across Hoddle Street. The hotel on the right hand corner was the "Admiral Napier Hotel", with Robert Wilson as the licensee. A policeman stands outside the hotel, but has moved during the photograph's long exposure and appears ghostly. On the left of the photograph is a wooded area, known as "Highett's Paddock", This was a large area, bounded by Hoddle Street, Erin