Melbourne commemorations for the 70th Anniversary of the United States' nuclear attacks upon Imperial Japan, which concluded the Allies victory in the Second World War, began last night at Trades Hall in Carlton.

A ceremony was held at the opening night of an exhibition of photographs covering the aftermath of the atomic bomb explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hosted by the Campaign for International Co-Operation and Disarmament. The photographs were collected by the Atomic Photographers Guild, and includes pictures shot by Japanese and foreign photographers.