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Looking West down Collins Street, showing Town Hall and Australasian Bank under construction.

Elevated view looking west, intersection with Swanston Street in foreground, line of horses and carriages in Collins Street, clock tower of Town Hall on right, wool warehouses in distance, names of many buildings visible in image; Yarra River visible left background, bay in distance.

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Date(s): 1875

Creator: Paterson Brothers, photographer.

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