1837 Hoddle's Town of Melbourne MapAn early map of Melbourne from March 1837, drawn by Robert Hoddle. The location of the "Settlement" (as Melbourne was known at that time) was selected by John Batman in 1835, and dozens of people from Van Diemen's Land had subsequently moved to the Settlement with livestock and agricultural intentions. In October 1836 Governor Bourke had sent a small team of surveyors, lead by Robert Russell, to define the orientation and boundaries of the new

which were usually closed

In between those buildings at 101 is the Waxworks

from Giles's Commercial Hotel on the corner of Bull Street

On the left of the photo is Mitchell's London Hotel

painted on roof of building: "James Edwards & Sons" in area where rowing sheds now situated

and capturing the freshly-completed Government House off in the distance

who was then the town clerk of Bendigo) at the end of the street

This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of Victoria

000 men enlisted at a time when our population was less than five million

storms raged for some days

Looking West along Bourke Street

having gained impetus