1874 Swanston Street from Flinders Street Melbourne 1800-1820 Aikman Street no longer exists

Aikman Street no longer exists

Fair Barbadian

Photograph attribute to Charles Nettleton

and across the west of Melbourne

Photograph attributed to Charles B

1874 Swanston Street from Flinders Street Melbourne 1800-1820 Aikman Street no longer existsA photo from early 1874 looking north along Swanston Street from Flinders Street. On the left of the photo we see the Princes Bridge Hotel, which at that time was licensed to Joshua Mooney. In the following year, 1875, the Hotel licence was acquired by two cousins, creating the famous "Young and Jackson" partnership and destination. In the centre of the photo is the Melbourne Town Hall, recognised by its tower (without the clock, which was added in