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Abandoned Melbourne

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A collection of photographs taken during Melbourne's first Covid-19 lockdown in 2020.  Gavin John, an established landscape photographer, turned his talents to scenes closer to home.  Well-known sites around Melbourne, normally buzzing with people, are shown deserted.  The forms and shapes of the city are revealed without the usual distractions.

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ABC-TV at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

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Colour photo shows three blue and white transport vehicles clearly labelled as belonging to ABC Channel 2. They are parked outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

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Aerial Photograph of Yarra Park and MCG 1928

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Aerial Photo of Yarra Park and MCG looking west from a point above Punt Road Oval. Taken in 1928 by Charles Daniel Pratt.

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If you build it...

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Newspaper clipping about a proposed makeover plan for the MCG and precinct.

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Who needs a car?

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Rebecca and her daughter and dog demonstrate a popular form of local transport used by parents to convey their small children between East Melbourne and Melbourne Girls Grammar School in Anderson Street, South Yarra. 

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