1874 Stephen Street looking north from Bourke Street Charles Rudd Several men are working on

Several men are working on the dredges and another man wearing a hat is standing on boardwalk l

"Hercules" was built in Dundee

John Bertram Eaton was born in England and migrated to Australia with his family eight years later

presumably as Mr Clark tried various ideas for the building's design

daughter of George Coppin) and their two sons

1874 Stephen Street looking north from Bourke Street Charles Rudd Several men are working onA photograph from 1874 of Stephen Street, looking north from Bourke Street. Bourke Street runs across the photo, with Stephen street heading north, away from the photographer. The Exhibition Buildings were opened at the top of Stephen Street in 1880, and the street name was changed from Stephen to Exhibition not long afterwards. A view looking south from this point is shown in this image from 1874. All text HotPress Photographer was Charles Bayliss.