Bourke Street - the day the rain came down




	It really happened. Cars floating down Bourke Street during a terrific downpour. And do you recognise the street on the right and below? That´s right... Collins Street. It hasn´t changed a bit has it?



					And the picture below? Right again. Flinder´s Street. We´ve enlarged the picture so you can read the "Spencer Street" on the tram. Scroll down the page to see the entire image.


	Peak Hour traffic in Flinders Street. In some hilly areas the passengers would get off the trams to help push them up the hills.


	And while we´re on the subject of "trams" here´s a photo of a tram rolling down St Kilda Road. What year would this have been do you think? Click on the picture to see the rest of the image plus see a few more Melbourne street scenes we´ve discovered in the archives. Below: Two famous Melbourne celebrities.


	St Kilda Road with just a few less cars than you´ll see today. You can just see the spire of St Paul´s Cathedral in the distance. Below: A bit further south and here´s a scane from George Street, St Kilda. It´s ration time during the war and they´re all in the queue waiting for... beer!!!