Old Treasury Building, Melbourne, Australia

The Old Treasury Building
 

Visited: 2025

 


Entry: Free.

One of the doors


Located: 20 Spring Street, Melbourne

 

I had been meaning to visit the inside of the building whenever I had visited Melbourne and this trip was the one time that I actually was able to do so. I had looked up the exhibitions before going there and wanted to see what it was like. It was worth seeing what it looks like on the inside

 

The thick doorways to the vault



The building itself is heritage listed and was completed in 1862, but shortage of funds meant the interior wasn’t completed until 1872.

 

The old treasury building museum in Melbourne has vaults where gold had been stored during the gold rush and you can wander through the area, which has displays about the story of gold in early Victoria. There is a living space where the caretaker and family lived near the vaults.

 

The Deluge Water closet

The main floor has exhibitions about the history of Melbourne including about protests, the story of the Yarra river that includes a map that you can use to visit other areas in the city like the old dry dock near where the ship Polly Woodside is displayed. The displays are worth visiting if you want a basic and quick history of Melbourne

 

The hallway inside the Treasury building

Amongst the displays there is a toilet also known as the water closet that was once used by the Governor known as The Deluge. There are stories about the children of the caretaker being dared to use it.

 

Links

 

Old Treasury building

https://www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au/?srsltid=AfmBOorKx5xG22vNHAbXUaZMEgf6cUjkmVVDVAreSObYdYXUJNq_OQrC

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