1874 Spencer Street looking south from Collins Street Spring Street which declared itself in 1839

which declared itself in 1839 to be an independent and perpetually neutral state

looking east from Queen Street from the tower of Dr Fitzgerald's residence "Rostella" in Lonsdale Street West

On the south bank of the Yarra the Alexandra and Queen Victoria Gardens rise up towards Govenment House high on the horizon

Photograph attributed to Fred Hardie

1874 Spencer Street looking south from Collins Street Spring Street which declared itself in 1839A photo from early 1874 looking south along Spencer Street from Collins Street. On the left of the photo we see the large store and factory of Brunton and Gillespie, and behind that is the original Sir Charles Hotham Hotel located on the corner of Flinders Street. In the centre of the photo we can see activity along the wharves of the Yarra. Many years later Spencer Street would have a bridge to join up with Clarendon Street, which in the photo lines