File cover: Correspondence from L.J. Murphy to City of Melbourne re obstruction of two lanes connecting Queen and Little Flinders Street, 6 September 1873, courtesy of Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre.
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Located between Queen and Elizabeth streets, Ryries Lane extends north from Flinders Lane, turning west to open onto Queen Street. It was built and named pre-1856. In 1935, Ryries Lane was vacant with the exception of a cartage contractor.