1874 Richmond, Looking east along Bridge Road Fish Market and the bends in the

and the bends in the river suitably cleared for the large ships that came right up to the edge of the City

agreement was reached that Melbourne's first stone bridge

Here's a different view of it

Through heavy rain he was escorted up a very muddy William Street to this corner where the two-storied building erected by John Batman stood

1874 Richmond, Looking east along Bridge Road Fish Market and the bends in theAn 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