Darebin from above
Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital, Fairfield Boathouse and Pipe Bridge over the Yarra River.
Melbourne Polytechnic and the Thomas Embling Hospital are now housed on this site.
Factories on Heidelberg Rd, Fairfield Park Sports Oval, Fairfield Hospital, and Yarra Bend Golf Club all on the left of Yarra Bend Road with the track down to the Merri Creek on the right
Fairfield Hospital with Merri Creek on the right and far reaching views of Kew over the Yarra River
Yarra River and Pipe Bridge in the foreground with Fairfield Hospital. Merri Creek and views towards Clifton Hill are visible at the top of the image.
Normanby Avenue, Northcote, looking north with Containers Ltd in the centre. The land at the bottom of the image is now Northcote Golf Club. (1940s-50s)
Containers Ltd is in the centre of the image with Normanby Avenue crossing Merri Creek to become Moreland Road. The future site of the Northcote Golf Club is on the left and Our Lady of Lebanon Church is now located just below the factory. (1940s-1950s)
Australian Paper Mill looking towards Kew across the Chandler Highway.
The Paper Mill and Heidelberg Road are in the centre with Grange Road and then Pitcher Park in the foreground. This photo was taken before the construction of the Eastern Freeway in 1977.
Australian Paper Mill looking south east across the Chandler Highway taken before the construction of the Eastern Freeway which was built in 1977.
Alphington Park and the Chandler Bridge are clearly visible.
Northcote Brickworks Original buildings with kilns and chimneys and quarry. Separation Street and Santa Maria College are in the centre of the image. At the very top of the image is Merri Creek Reserve and Westgarth Street.
Old Brickworks, kilns and chimneys. Separation Street is running along the top of the image with Santa Maria College and the site of the current Medical Centre and Library to the right.
A close up view of the Old Northcote Brickworks Kilns and chimneys.
The Old Brickworks. Across the road, market gardens are visible, next to Balgonie Place on the site of the current Medical Centre and Library.
A close up view of Cottages to the side of the old Brickworks, some of these are still standing on Robbs Parade, right next to what is now Northcote Plaza car park.
The Quarry between Separation and Dennis Street (c 1957)
A more modern Brickworks and Quarry between Dennis Street and Separation Street with a tiny glimpse of High Street on the bottom right corner. (c. 1957)
This image vividly shows the scale of the more modern brickworks and quarry. The site is now All Nations Park, Northcote Plaza, Car Parks and Northcote Police Station. (c.1957)
A photograph taken from the tower of the Grandview Hotel, Fairfield, overlooking
B.J. Bryning's residence and the surrounding area.
Mr Bryning’s house was on the west side of Arthur Street and
the Chandler Bridge is just visible towards the top of the image. (c.1908-12).
High Street Preston, looking south from Preston Town Hall c. 1900
Helen Street Primary School with surrounding houses in Northcote
High Street and surrounding area showing the old Northcote Swimming Pool in Frederick Street c.1950s
Joshua Pitt’s Tannery in Gadd Street, Northcote (1933)
The Plaza Theatre in High Street, Northcote.
An aerial photograph of High Street and Separation Street, Northcote.
The Carters Arms Hotel is on the right hand corner of the intersection.
Preston and Northern Community Hospital (PANCH) looking from east to west on Bell Street towards Plenty Road. (1970s)
Mantra Bell City now occupies this site.
Reservoir Railway Station and level crossing looking East.
Edwardes Street is at the bottom and Broadway running vertically up from the rail crossing.
Reservoir Railway Station and level crossing looking South.
The Station is in the centre of the image with High Street and Spring Street stretching towards the top.
Cheddar Road is towards the bottom left of the image.
A flooded Yarra River showing the Chandler Highway Bridge in the foreground. Fairfield 1952.
A view of Preston with Broadhurst's Tannery towards the centre of the image, on Mary Street. This is now the site of Preston Market.
Preston Railway Station is central on the image and also visible is Preston Town Hall to the top left.
Zwar's Tannery can be seen at the top next to Preston Oval. Cramer's Hotel in now on this site.
A view of Preston Oval with Cramer Street running horizontally across the centre of the image and High Street down the left.
Preston Railway Station in at bottom right and Preston Market and car park is now situated on the site of Broadhurst's Tannery.
Zwar's Tannery (next to the Oval) is now the site of Cramer's Hotel.
Santa Maria College in Northcote is at the centre of this photograph.
Separation Street is vertical with High Street near the top. Batman Park is just visible.
Northcote Brickworks and Quarry are on the right, with Northcote Swimming Baths half way up on the left.
A closer view of the College and showing houses and market gardens on land that is now Balgonie Place, Northcote Library and Medical Centre.
This view shows the steep side of the quarry and the view of buildings and streets towards High Street.
A view of High Street taken from Preston Town Hall looking south.
The Church visible at the top left of the image is the Greek Orthodox Church in Yann Street. (c. 1907)
The view from Preston Town Hall looking north up High Street, showing the Fire Station on the corner of Roseberry Avenue. (c.1907)
Central to this view is the Little Sisters of the Poor building (now the Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of Axion Estin)
St Joseph’s Retirement Home has also been built on this land since the photograph was taken in 1928 by the photographer, Charles Pratt.
Northcote Railway Station is just visible to the bottom left and St Georges Road runs along the right of the image.
(Image available online - State Library of Victoria)