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Discovering the Queen Arms Hotel in Melbourne, Australia over 100 Years Ago

Explore Melbourne, Australia over 100 years ago with this photo of the Queen Arms Hotel. Learn more about the historic building's location and see the image for more details.
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Our last photo of Melbourne was quite popular. Who knew we had so many Aussie fans! Well, here is another great historic photo from Australia, showing the old Queen Arms Hotel in Melbourne. Click the image for more details.

Photograph of the Queens Arms Hotel, Swanston Street Melbourne, ca.1880. Shows hotel on corner with a number of men standing under verandah, and a horse pulling two barrels on a cart.

Source: State Library Victoria

Doing a little Googling, it looks like the hotel was at Swanston and Flinders.

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