1874 Treasury Building Melbourne 1880-1900 For many years it was

For many years it was the largest hotel in Australia

A photograph of the Yarra from 1883

Melbourne was only ninety years old

Named as "Prince's Bridge" it provided Melbourne with an important

a wealthy pastoralist

1874 Treasury Building Melbourne 1880-1900 For many years it wasThe Old Treasury Building is one of the finest nineteenth century buildings in Australia, and one of a handful of buildings built during the 1850s gold rush to survive in Melbourne. Other grand public buildings nearby include the Parliament Building and the Government Printers Office. This suite of public buildings expressed the wealth and self confidence of the relatively youthful colony of Victoria. The first known contract drawings of the building