1880 Exhibition Building Nicholas J. Caire and also adopted the slouch

and also adopted the slouch hat as part of the uniform

and one of a handful of buildings built during the 1850s gold rush to survive in Melbourne

Then we can see the yard of James McFeat & Co

with Madeline House on the south-east corner and Queensberry Hotel on the south-west corner

1880 Exhibition Building Nicholas J. Caire and also adopted the slouchA charming image of the Exhibition Building not long after it was completed in 1880. The Exhibition Building was opened in 1880 for the Melbourne International Exhibition. It attracted more than 1. 3 million visitors over eight months. The subsequent Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition of 1888 was even larger; temporary annexes were constructed from the building to the northern boundary of Carlton Gardens. All text HotPress Photograph