Postcard - 3 panel full colour - by Nu-color-vue of the Bourke St Mall with Z2 113 in two of the panels, running a route 86, Bundoora. Has the caption "Melbourne Australia" Divided back, published by Nu-color-vue - 12ML080 and NCV 8826trams, tramways, bourke st, mall, z class, tram 113

Colour postcard with of Bourke St. Melbourne from Parliament house with MMTB Z8 and about 6 W7's in photo, along with many motor vehicles. Also shown are the Safety Zones and stops. In image are buildings along either side of Bourke St., featuring the sign of the Salvation Army City Temple in the top left hand corner, Mittys, and a Kwikasair van by the outbound safety zone. Tram Z8 has destination of "CITY - SPENCER ST." and showing route 89. Mid 1970's. Card has a caption underneath the photo - "Melbourne's Trams in Bourke St, Victoria" Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Biscay Greetings, possibly mid to late 1980's. Card No. 2AUS 58 .1 - as above but without the caption on the bottom of the photograph. Biscay postcard No. 98, with a caption on the rear that it was a "New Z class tram". .2 - another version with caption and different wording on rear - has number 2AUS58.trams, tramways, postcards, bourke st, route 89, z class, w7 class, tram 8

Photograph shows the view from William St looking west along Bourke St. Has two cable tram sets in the view, along with on the south side of Bourke Street the former St. James Building, Gollin & Company Building, then over King Street, Bourke Street West Police Station, McLean Bros. & Rigg Ironmongery & Hardware Store, (later Hudon's Store) and the Tramways Head Office Building. On the northside of Bourke Street is the Massey-Harris Building, John Connell & Co. Pty Ltd "Gresham House" and over King Street, H.V. McKay Harvester's Sunshine Head Office. Also in the distance is the Spencer Street Railway Station buildings. The Archway visible through the St. James Building led into the former Lt. James Street. Yields information about Bourke Street between 1909 and 1913Photograph - sepia toned on A4 sheetHas TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, bourke st, william st, cable trams, tramways, tram 402, st. james building

Photos of the last Bourke St cable tram service to Northcote with crews and inspectors. Has a sign on the side regarding the Aquarium. Date of photograph 26-10-1940. Well known newspaper photograph - actual origin to be determined. .1 - another photo of the same event of the grip car itself. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H439. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. 2nd copy of .1 added 16/3/2021 and a 3rd copy ex Keith Kings added 18-7-2021Yields information about the last cable tram service to Northcote and marked the end of the cable tram system in Melbourne.Black and white photograph - copy prints.1 has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 439" in ink on rear and "1-17" 2nd copy of .1 has "Latrobe The Aquarium cable tram" in ink on top edge, "1940" and "Brimson" along lower edge. 3rd copy of .1 has stamped TMSV Sales on rear.trams, tramways, closure, cable trams, northcote, bourke st

Rose Series postcard No. P 2745, titled "Bourke St, Melbourne". Photo taken from between Exhibition and Russell Streets looking west, with two double deck buses and one single deck bus in the view. The cable tram track remains in position. Photo late 1940s.Yields information about the eastern end of Bourke St in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, bourke st, buses, mmtb buses

Colour postcard with serrated edges of Bourke St. Melbourne from Parliament house with MMTB Z8 and about 6 W7's in photo, along with many motor vehicles. Also shown are the Safety Zones and stops. In image are buildings along either side of Bourke St., featuring the sign of the Salvation Army City Temple in the top left hand corner, Mittys, and a Kwikasair van by the outbound safety zone. Tram Z8 has destination of "CITY - SPENCER ST." and showing route 89. On rear of card is name of company "Biscay" and caption "New Z class tram in Bourke Street, Melbourne Victoria." and card number BG98 in dark brown ink, along with space for stamp and address. See Destination City re introduction of Z class trams (1975)trams, tramways, bourke st, melbourne, z class trams, tram 2

Colour postcard, No. 60717. of the view looking west from Swanston St along Bourke St. c1900 with two cable car sets in the view. Has the Leviathan store on the left, Town Hall, Robertson & Moffat and the Vander? Plugge? Hotel on the right. A Policeman is on duty and a man sweeping the roadway into a pan.Yields information about the view along Bourke St from Swanston St,Postcard - colour with divided back, used with two Victorian 1/2d stamps on the rear.Handwritten note and date stamp.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st

Rose Series postcard No. P 238, titled "Aerial Panorama looking along Bourke St. to Parliament House & St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne - Airspy photo" - There are buses in Bourke Street. Note the three large roof spans of the Eastern Market in the middle of the photo. Photo dated around mid-1940s.Yields information about east end of both Bourke and Collins Streets in the mid 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.aerial views, melbourne, bourke st, collins st, eastern market

Colour postcard divided back, with pink top and bottom borders, - Biscay Greetings, of B class 2022 in Bourke St Mall with the word "Melbourne along the lower edge. Tram is running a route 96, East Brunswick Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Biscay Greetings, possibly mid 1980's. Card No. BG394trams, tramways, b class, bourke st, route 96, mall, tram 2022

Black & white postcard of Bourke St. Melbourne, looking east, taken from about Queen St. Has cable trams climbing hill and other horse drawn vehicles. Buildings in view are GPO, 'W.T.Henleys Telegraph Works Company Ltd,', 'John Dansk & Son'. Date unknown. On rear area areas set aside for address, correspondence and stamp. Postcard made in Belgium.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., cable trams, tram 14

Magazine cutting or photocopy of an article titled "Trams to Replace buses in Melb's Bourke St Lines", from the September 1943 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation. Quotes MMTB Chairman Mr Bell, Premier Mr. Dunstan. Notes problems with the extra war time traffic, not coping with maintenance issues, problems with double deck passengers, passengers not wanting to use upstairs, trams superior for the short haul, Fisherman's Bend services, number of buses and that the Board is building new trams, the SW6. Notes service schedules to Northcote, could operate Bourke St with 55 trams instead of 74 buses. Notes the work to consider replacement done by Mr. Simpson, the Acting Manager. Has photo of Mr Bell and the exterior and interior of an SW6 class tram. Has adverts for General Motors Holdens making bomber parts, Better Brakes and Hastings Deerings. 2nd copy added 8/4/2021trams, tramways, bourke st, sw6 class, buses, double deck buses, conversion, northcote, services, general motors

Set of two reproduced photographs, sepia toned of "Bourke St looking west from Swanston St, World War 1 era", with Coles Book Arcade, Bull and Mouth Hotel, Kino's Merchants, Danks, The Metropole, Wertheim. The cable tram has the destination of Nicholson St. One of a series of four photographs produced by an unknown person/company. Two sizes of prints held, one large, two small.On the rear of 587 "Cable Tram prints $10/set"trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, cable trams

Reproduced photograph, sepia toned of "Bourke St looking east from Queen St 1921" with the Post Office, Myers, the Leviathan, and Parliament House in the distant background. Also a shop "Hatters Kenos Mercers" The cable tram has the destination of "Spencer St" One of a series of four photographs produced by an unknown person/company. Two small size prints held. See Reg Items 301 and 5274 for other copies.On the rear of 587 "Cable Tram prints $10/set"trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, cable trams, post office

Notes 10 pages, pinned together, giving details, opening dates, terminals, depot entries, sheave pits, curves, for the Bourke St to Nicholson St line, Brunswick East, including the connection into Spencer St. Includes 2 pages pinned together for the Gertrude, Smith St to Queens Parade line. Items 2064 to 2075 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MT&O Co." red pencil on the front cover.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, drawings, reports, surveys, bourke st, nicholson st, gertrude st, smith st, queens parade

Colour postcard divided back, white border, - Nu-Color-Vue, The Classic Collection of Bourke St Mall from Queen St looking east, with a number of trams in the view, including Parliament house. Has Myer, Midtown Plaza and a sign for Qantas. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Nu-Color-Vue, number 140 078 NCV 7027 Has "Melbourne Australia" along the bottom edge.trams, tramways, bourke st, parliament, mall, z class

Colour postcard divided back, black border, - Nu-Color-Vue, The Classic Collection of Z110 in the Bourke St Mall, at the Swanston St tram stop, late 1980s. Has the Coles store in the background. Tram has the destination of Route 87, LaTrobe University. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Nu-Color-Vue, number 140 117, NCV 6340. Has "Melbourne Australia" along the bottom edge.trams, tramways, bourke st, route 87, mall, z class, tram 110

Sixty five page, plus manila covers, bound with a brown coloured comb binder report titled "Single-ended tram operations - A Feasibility study for the Bourke St and Collins Street routes". Looks at the background for the proposal, operational issues and an economic evaluation, including loading and unloading, a CBD loop and capital costs. Report has a note on page 2 that it was prepared prior to tendering for new trams. Report not dated as such but on front cover has a date "c1977", though based on the note done prior to ordering new trams could be c1976. See also Reg Item 338. On front cover is a post-it notes commenting about report - see image. See Reg Item 4388 for the contract tender document for the Z3 class trams which included the option for a single ended tram.Various pencil notes on front cover, and inside page.trams, tramways, single ended tramcars, mmtb, bourke st, collins st, turning loops

Set of 4 digital images of W6 1000 on the opening day of the service in Bourke St via High St Northcote to East Preston on 26/6/1955. .1 - 1000 (East Preston route 89) at Spencer St, note the sign behind the tram and the newly painted safety zone. Has the Mail Exchange in the background. .2 - ditto at Spencer St with Carlyon's Hotel and the Spencer St Railway station in the background. .3 - tram arriving at the East Preston depot leads - has adverts for Milo, Kiwi boot polish and Pleshur's shoes. .4 - ditto with a Book Repairs Shop, R. P Evans, Goweville Hotel advertising Fosters Lager, and the Melody Picture theatre, In the background is Bell St with a set of clock traffic lights and two tower wagons and a Pura Milk truck just behind the tram.trams, tramways, w6 class, opening, route 89, bourke st, east preston, high st, northcote, tower trucks, traffic lights, bell st, tram 1000

Black and white photo of tram no 980 on Bourke St on route to East Brunswick, Byth St. probably clipped from a magazine.person, individual, basil miller

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The photograph shows a section of remnant track at the intersection of Bourke and Spencer Sts that remained until it was removed on 25/8/1987 when connecting curves were installed at Bourke and Spencer Streets, forming a double track triangular junction, in preparation for the conversion of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne railway lines to 'light rail'. This necessitated the removal of the last few metres of cable car track in Melbourne, which had been left in situ at the former Bourke Street terminus as a reminder of bygone days. Shows two inspection pits in the short section of the cable slot. Photo late 1960s after the construction of the Spencer St railway station building. Photographer unknown.Yields information of last section of visible cable tram track in the city area.Black and white photograph on Ilford papertramways, cable trams, track work, bourke st, spencer st, cable track

The photograph shows a cable tram (Spencer St), trailer number 457, in Bourke St about to cross over Swanston St. The grip car or dummy is well loaded. In the background is the Leviathan Clothing Store 1913 - see reference for history details. The motor car ahead of the tram is doing a "Hook" turn into Bourke Street. A young man is skylarking at back of the tram for the photographer. Photo during the 1930s.Yields information about the intersection of Bourke St cable tram services and the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets.Photograph, black and white, plain backtrams, tramways, cable tram, swanston st, bourke st, the leviathan

Black and White Photograph of Bourke St looking east with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets in the photograph. shows the telephone pole lines with the Wertheim building, a telegraph works, hotels and horse drawn vehicles. See Reg Item 3382 for a different crop but a poorer print.Black and white photograph of Bourke St c1900trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, melbourne

Colour print of Z35, westbound in Bourke St Mall, March 1985. Tram showing destination of City, with route 96. Has the Roger David building in the background. A very quiet day - Sunday?? Printed on Kodak paper.On rear in ink "Bourke St Mall Mar. 85, - J.O'D"trams, tramways, bourke st, mall, tram 35

Black and white photograph of Bourke St Mall, looking west from the north side. Has two W class trams in the photo and many people. Trams have the destination of East Preston and East Brunswick Blyth St. In the background are buildings for Dunklings. Rear of photo dates it as c1975. The Mall opened in Feb. 1978 (Melbourne Tramways Timeline book - Barry George et al), so possibly soon after opening. See also Reg Item for a photo of Z1 in Bourke St prior to the Mall being built. Second copy added 3-6-16 from donation of Geoff Warburton.On rear in ink "Bourke St Mall c/1975"trams, tramways, w class, bourke st, mmtb

Photograph shows a cable tram set - climbing the Bourke St hill towards Queen St. There are several other cable trams in the view along with many motor cars. In the background are the BGE building, Warburton Franki, the GPO, Foys, and London Stores. Photo late 1930s or 1940.Yields information about Bourke St cable trams.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper.On the rear has the Copyright stamp of The Age and pencil number "KM-M-002", Ken Magor stamp, "Bourke Street Melbourne" and number 4838.cable trams, bourke st, queen st, tramways

Glossy postcard with the edges raised above the photo of Bourke St., looking north west at southern face of town hall. Has cable trams and horse drawn vehicles in photo. Also has facade of 'Atheneum' Theatre. On base is title 'Collins Street Melbourne showing The Town Hall' and in RH corner 'No. 3' On rear are areas for Address and Correspondence. On rear side is Publisher details. Rear is finished in off-white card, while front has a light pink finish. Photo printed using a photographic paper.trams, tramways, melbourne, collins st., cable trams, melbourne town hall

Colour postcard divided back - Biscay Greetings, of an photo looking southwards along Swanston St from near Bourke St with trams 685 and 772 running routes 64 and 8 respectively. Has Ted's Camera store, The Sun, Batman books and Billy Guyatts stores signs in the photograph. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Biscay Greetings, possibly mid 1970's. Card No. BG 249 with a serrated edge. 2nd copy added 15/9/2020.trams, tramways, postcards, swanston st, w5 class, tram 685, tram 772

Black and white photograph of tram 768, south bound in Swanston St at Bourke St. Tram has destination of South Melbourne Beach, Route 1. Photo by Vic Solomons 1--6-1980.on rear in ink "W5 768 in Swanston St at Bourke St / 10/6/80"trams, tramways, swanston st, bourke st, w5 class, south melbourne beach, route 1, tram 768

Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. Two photos of Z40 at the Bourke St terminus, running Route 97, North Fitzroy Park St. Has the Mail Exchange in the background. Photos taken 22.4.1977.In ink: "Fri 22/4/77 40 Bourke St terminus"trams, tramways, bourke st, route 97, north fitzroy park st, z class, tram 40