Ashley Smith

Ashley Smith

Latest articles by Ashley Smith

Setting the stone for a new hall, and a royal visit

February 19th, 2025 - Ashley Smith

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

January 22nd, 2025 - Ashley Smith

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

October 23rd, 2024 - Ashley Smith

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”

July 16th, 2024 - Ashley Smith

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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