1880 Exhibition Building Nicholas J. Caire such as the original horse

such as the original horse racing track

even though John Helder Wedge called it "Yarra Yarra" in 1835

The Exhibition Building on the Carlton Gardens' site can be seen to the north and to the left of it the curve of College Crescent is visible

and one of a handful of buildings built during the 1850s gold rush to survive in Melbourne

showing some of the equipment that was used in 1883 to commence the removal of the Falls

1880 Exhibition Building Nicholas J. Caire such as the original horseA charming image of the Exhibition Building not long after it was completed in 1880. The Exhibition Building was opened in 1880 for the Melbourne International Exhibition. It attracted more than 1. 3 million visitors over eight months. The subsequent Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition of 1888 was even larger; temporary annexes were constructed from the building to the northern boundary of Carlton Gardens. All text HotPress Photograph