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Melbourne's Celebrations May 1901


The Edward VII Arch was designed by G.H.B. Austin, an architect in the Public Works Department. It was built in Swanston Street, just north of Flinders Lane. Four searchlights on neighbouring buildings illuminated the arch at night.

Photographer: G.H. Myers
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