Latest articles by Ashley Smith
Reminders of wartime looms over Princes Bridge
In the early 1940s in Melbourne, as war ravages overseas, life in the city carries on as normal at the corner of Princes Bridge and Flinders St.
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An escapee arrested at the Coffee Tavern
Opened in October 1882 on Bourke St between Swanston and Russell streets, the 90-foot-tall Melbourne Coffee Tavern featured 161 bedrooms and was also home to a sewing machine business owned by Hugo Wertheim.
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The Melbourne Home
In the late 19th century, a number of female immigrants fresh off the ship from England would arrive at Victoria with no planned accommodation or nearby connections that could help them settle.
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Setting the stone for a new hall, and a royal visit
On November 29, 1867, the burgeoning City of Melbourne experienced one of its biggest crowds in its history.
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The doctor is out right now
Photographed circa 1910, this mansion with distinguished Corinthian columns was found at 182 Collins St (now 41 Collins St, Collins Place Plaza) and, from 1872 until 1910, it was the home and surgery of notable doctor and politician-about-town, Louis Lawrence Smith.
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“The Old Tin Shed”: hated by many, missed by few
Taken in the early 1960s, this image displays a humble wood and galvanised iron shed on the corner of Little Bourke and Elizabeth streets.
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Who’s Tailor sat at Elizabeth St? “My Tailor”
Taken in 1954 by photographer Ben Haigh, this image highlights the western side of Elizabeth St between the Bourke Street Mall and Little Bourke St opposite the GPO.
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