1837 Melbourne from The Falls Swanston Street many of these buildings have

many of these buildings have survived

This image originally appeared in the Illustrated Melbourne Post on July 27

A map from around 1925 that shows the extent of Melbourne's railways and tramways

Eventually the forecourt would have a guardhouse as well

1837 Melbourne from The Falls Swanston Street many of these buildings haveAn early sketch of Melbourne in 1837, looking across "the Falls". The artwork is by Robert Russell (1808 1900), Melbourne's first surveyor. Russell's tent was located very near to where he sketched this vista from. Russell was sent to Melbourne in 1836 by Governor Bourke to survey the general area of the Settlement. Batman originally chose the location of his village because of "the Falls"; a low basalt ridge that created a barrier between the fresh