When Robert Hoddle laid out what became Melbourne's Central City area in 1837 he positioned its south-west corner next to Batman's Hill near the intersection of Flinders and Spencer Streets. The town's southern boundary (Flinders Street) ran approximately along the northern side of the Yarra River, but as the river did not flow exactly east-west, the central city block plan was tilted: northwards thoroughfares run north-west.
An unsewered area, where street channels are used to dispose of kitchen and laundry wastes, Melbourne, 1955
Parliament Station, under construction 1971-82
Geological Map of Melbourne Metropolitan area, 1956
Flagstaff Station, under construction 1971-82
Homes in an unsewered area, Melbourne, 1957
Clifton Hill Line, under construction 1971-82
Household sullage water from properties in unsewered areas, Melbourne, 1957
Newport Power Station and West Gate Bridge from Westgate Park, 2000
Newport Power Station and West Gate Bridge from Westgate Park, 2000
West Gate Bridge from Westgate Park, 2000
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