1874 Bendigo - McCrae Street P1 had settled into the area

had settled into the area mid-to-late 1835

The city skyline of that period is very different from today's and there are only a few landmarks that still exist today

South of this cafe and across Flinders Lane is Mrs Burn's Tea-Rooms

nestled next to the "Duke of Rothsay Hotel"

1874 Bendigo - McCrae Street P1 had settled into the areaThis 1874 view of Bendigo's McCrae Street shows Hanrahan's Mechanics' Hotel on the far left, with ironmongers Holmes & Samuel on both sides of the street, and the ironmonger Cooper, on the far right. The recognisable City Family Hotel is in the background. Photographer was Charles Bayliss. All text HotPress This is a digitally retouched reproduction of the original held by the State Library of New South Wales, held in their Mitchell Library. All