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South lawn carpark

South lawn carpark

This carpark under the South Lawn at Melbourne University is unique and stunning. It was used as a film set in the first Mad Max movie.

Sailors & Soldiers Memorial Hall

Sailors & Soldiers Memorial Hall

Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall

The technology behind what we do at Hidden Melbourne is constantly evolving. It's possible to do things now with photographs and tours that were impossible a couple of years ago. Over the Summer I'll be republishing vastly improved version of a few tours.

Today's example is the Sailors & Soldiers Memorial Hall in Abbotsford. This fascinating, but derelict building was opened by Captain Jacka in 1924.

Click here to see the tour.

ANZ safety deposit

ANZ safety deposit

These former safety deposit vaults are situated below street level in Queen Street. They are a marvel of high security and beautifully decorative stained glass.

View from ANZ 833 Collins St East

View from ANZ 833 Collins St East

The West Melbourne Gasworks Tower was located where the (former) ANZ building 833 Collins st West is situated.
In 1855 a young photographer from England captured the first panoramic photographs of Melbourne. Walter Woodbury 1834-1885 was an inventor and pioneering English photographer. We celebrate the old masters by showing you a modern view from Docklands Park, from where Woodbury captured the first photographic panorama of Melbourne, from the Docklands Gasworks Tower. Woodbury died 137 years ago. We walk in the footsteps of old masters, for whom the task was INFINITELY MORE DIFFICULT.
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SOUTH VIEW FROM ANZ TOWER

A 2022 panoramic view from the ANZ rooftop was captured, showing the location where Woodbury captured the first panorama of Melbourne 167 years ago:

View to the South

View to the East

View to the NW

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IF YOU HAVE ACCESS TO VIEWS OF MELBOURNE FROM OLD AND NEW BUILDINGS, PLEASE SUPPORT US BY GIVING US ACCESS TO RECORD THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY

Bakery Hill Distillery

Bakery Hill Distillery

This legendary whisky distiller is moving to new premises at 411 Macaulay Rd, Kensington. The relocation is almost complete.


55 Collins Street (revisited)

55 Collins Street (revisited)

Here are some new photos from our archives. Completed in 1981 this building at the top end of Collins Street was designed in conjunction with I.M. Pei. It offers incredible views across Melbourne.