1888 Federal Hotel and Coffee Palace Collins Street City Baths VESSELS IN HOBSON'S BAY

VESSELS IN HOBSON'S BAY

The grandstand accommodated 6

not 1956 as mentioned in the State Library notes below

Away in the medium distance we see masts of ships

one of Collins' staff surveyed the bay

1888 Federal Hotel and Coffee Palace Collins Street City Baths VESSELS IN HOBSON'S BAYThis iconic building was opened in July 1888 as "The Federal Hotel and Coffee Palace" when "Marvellous Melbourne" was one of the most prosperous and recognisable cities in the world. It opened in the same year as Melbourne's Centennial Exhibition. For many years it was the largest hotel in Australia. Located on the south west corner of Collins Street and King Streets, it was originally a temperance hotel without a liquor licence and operated as a