1850c Map of Port Jackson and the Parramatta River Mornington Peninsula A photograph of the intersection

A photograph of the intersection of Collins and Elizabeth Streets around 1914

The Grimes party

The residents of Melbourne wanted a community bathing facility that was safe and open to everyone

small stands

The building was situated on the north-east corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets

1850c Map of Port Jackson and the Parramatta River Mornington Peninsula A photograph of the intersectionNotes from the NSW Library tell us that: "This map was produced around 1850 in Sydney by William Meadows Brownrigg, a surveyor and lithographic printer. It is noted at the bottom of the map that it was drawn on stone by William Henry Fernyhough who was a silhouette artist, lithographer and draughtsman. By 1850, the Sydney settlement stretched across the Harbour to the north shore, identified as the town of St Leonards. Land ownership and settlement