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Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 24, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Tram Timetables", 1969
Set of 23 timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. All July 1969. The first set of timetables issued in this format. 1- Route 4 - Carnegie - City 2 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Rd.) - City 3 - Route 6 - Glen Iris - City 4 - Route 7 - Camberwell - City 5 - Route 8 - Toorak - City 6 - Route 9, 10 and 12 - South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach - City 7 - Routes 10, 11, 9 and 9A - West Preston Northcote - City 8 - Route 1, 2A, 15, 16 - St Kilda Beach - South Melbourne - City 9 - Route 1, 15, 21, 22 - Moreland - East Coburg - City 10 - Route 19 - North Coburg - City 11 - Route 42 - Mont Albert - City 12 - Route 48, 74 - North Balwyn - Burwood - City 13 - ditto - Saturdays and Sundays - printed on pink paper 14 - Route 55, 56 - West Coburg - Domain Road - via William St 15 - Route 57 - West Maribyrnong - City - bus route Sundays only 16 - Route 59 - Essendon Aerodrome - City 17 - Route 64, 65 - East Brighton - via Swanston St/ William St 18 - Route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - St Kilda Beach 19 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City 20 - Route 77, 78, 79 - Prahran - City, North Richmond - Prahran - St Kilda Beach 21 - Route 82 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds - bus route Saturday afternoon and Sundays 22 - Route 88 and Route 96 - East Preston, East Brunswick - city - July 1969, printed on white paper. - Weekdays and Sundays 23 - Route 88, 96 - East Preston and East Brunswick (Blyth St)< Saturdays, Xmas day and Good Fri - printed on pink paper. 24 - Route 4D - East Malvern (Darling Road) - City, bus route Sundays only Yields information about MMTB Tram services during 1969Set of 24 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, route 69, route 64, route 88, route 96, route 4, route 4d, route 5, route 6, route 7, route 8, route 9, route 9a, route 10, route 11, route 12, route 1, route 15, route 21, route 22, route 2a, route 15, route 16, route 19, route 42, route 48, route 74, route 55, route 56, route 57, route 59, route 65, route 70, route 77, route 78, route 79, route 82 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Victorian Government Information Bureau?, "The Garden City of Australia / Twenty-four views of Melbourne", c1950
Book, brown cover patterned (Deer skin?), titled "The Garden City of Australia / Twenty-four views of Melbourne" with 24 pages (smaller than cover) printed pages stapled inside. Inside front cover is a map of Melbourne, with specific buildings marked, inside rear cover - Where to go in Melbourne, General Information and Sight seeing tours. On rear cover is printer details. Page Photo details by 1 Skyline of the City of Melbourne from Yarra Bank Victorian Railways 2 Collins St from Spring St (with trams) ditto 3 Princes Bridge, River Yarra ditto 4 St Kilda Rd from Flinders St Station ditto 5 St Pauls Cathedral ditto 6 Bourke St Shopping Centre - with double deck buses no details of photographer 7 Elizabeth St - with trams and buses Victorian Railways 8 Swanston St with modern skyscrapers (Collins) ditto 9 Aerial view, city of Melbourne ditto 10 Parliament House ditto 11 Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery ditto 12 St Kilda Rd, Looking towards the City trams 772 and W2 ditto 13 Kings Domain - Pioneer Monument ditto 14 Royal Melbourne Hospital - with back view inset ditto 15 Alexandra Gardens and the Shrine of Remembrance ditto 16 Alexandra Gardens and Government House ditto 17 Captain Cook's House - Fitzroy Gardens ditto 18 Albert Park Lake no details of photographer 19 Melbourne Boys School, MacRobertson's Girls High School and Melbourne Uni - no details of photographer 20 Scene in the Botanical Gardens Victorian Railways 21 Aerial view of St Kilda with Brighton in background Victorian Railways 22 Melbourne Cricket ground, taken during the testimonial match to Sir Donald Bradman - no details 23 Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital and Exhibition Buildings and Aquarium - Victorian Railways 24 Dandenong - Showing Silvan Dam Victorian Railways The testimonial match took place in Melbourne during December 1948 (Reference Sir Donald Bradman Museum). Possibly arranged by the Victorian Government Information Bureau given the number of Victorian Railways photographs.trams, tramways, melbourne, st kilda rd, swanston st, bourke st, victorian railways, flinders st station, gardens -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Australia Post, "Stampshow '89", Oct. 1989
Set of seven postcards associated with "Stampshow '89", collected by Robert Green at the time of the event. Postcards - Melbourne trams printed in Sepia colours with details of the trams on the rear, photo source, Stampshow '89 with its tramcar logo and location for a stamp. .1 - W431 .2 - W431 with a 41c stamp on rear, and the MMTB Prepaid "fare" or newspaper stamp affixed. Has been postmarked "Stampshow TPO 21 October 1989 Melbourne" .3 - W431 in plastic envelope with a $1 price label. .4 - Decorated cable car set - 1919 - wrapped with price label. .5 - W6 982 with Luna Park in background - wrapped with price label. .6 - Hawthorn Horse tram car with crews around it - wrapped with price label. .7 - B2 2005 on St Kilda Esplanade - wrapped with price label. 2nd copy of each added 22/7/2020trams, tramways, postcards, mmtb, horse trams, cable trams, stamps, post office, tram 431, tram 982, tram 2005 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Tram timetables, set of 12, 1971
Timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. 1 - Glen Iris - City route 6 - Oct. 1971 2 - North Coburg with connecting bus to Fawkner and Gowrie - Upfield on Sundays - June 1971 3 - Mont Albert - City - routes 42, 44, 45, 37 - Oct. 1971 4 - West Coburg - Domain Road and West Coburg City on Sundays - routes 55, 56 and 68 - May 1971 5 - Essendon Aerodrome - City route 59 - June 1971 6 - East Brighton - City - routes 64, 65, 62, 61 - Oct. 1971 7 - Carnegie - City - routes 67, route 66 - Oct. 1971 8 - Wattle Park - City route 70, route 71 and route 76 - Oct. 1971 9 - Camberwell - City - route 72, route 73 - Oct. 1971 10 - Prahran - City, North Richmond -Prahran - St Kilda Beach, routes 77, 78 and 79 - Oct. 1971 11 - East Preston - City and East Brunswick - City - routes 88, 89, 90. 96 and 97 - Oct. 1971 12 - ditto for Sundays printed on green paper. 13 - Route 8, Toorak, Oct. 1971-*Yields information about 1971 MMTB timetables.Set of 12 1971 MMTB Tram timetables, folded sheets.trams, tramways, timetables, mont albert, route 42, route 6, route 19, upfield, route 44, route 45, route 37, route 55, route 56, route 68, route 59, route 64, route 65, route 62, route 61, route 67, route 66, route 70, route 71, route 76, route 72, route 73, route 77, route 78, route 79, route 88, route 90, route 96, route 97, route 8 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Route Maps, 1979
Series of colour maps for various tram and bus routes, dated 1979. Also contained, not scanned are letters, reports, and specifications for printing these maps for use in shelters etc. Some have the Transport Information Centre telephone printed on them. Some are finished with a plastic laminate finish on either one or both sides. Show the major cross streets, parks, schools, other tram routes, major stop numbers, and railway lines. See also item 3909 for another example of these. Trams 1 - City route guide - R9/77 - showing all route numbers and destinations that passed through the CBD. 2 - Bourke St tram routes - R4/77 - East Brunswick Blyth St and East Preston Tyler St and intermediate routes, routes 95, 96, 97, 90, 89 and 88. 3 - Malvern, East Malvern, Carnegie, and East Brighton Tram Routes (from St Kilda Junction) - R1/79 - shows routes 5, 3, 67, 66, 61, 62, and 64. 4 - Elizabeth St tram routes - R12/77 - Essendon Airport, West Maribyrnong, North Coburg lines, routes 50, 58, 60, 54, 57, 52. 49, 59, 18, 20 and 19 5 - Flinders St tram routes - R5/78 - North Balwyn, East Burwood, routes 48, 40, 41, Hartwell, 28, 74 and 75 6 - Kew - St Kilda Beach - R1/79 - Route 69. 7 - Mont - Albert City - R11/77, shows routes 43. 47. 45. 44 8 - St Kilda Rd Tram Routes R12/77 - details South Melbourne Beach, route 1 and route 2 and St Kilda Beach routes 15, 16, and 55 otherwise shows where the various routes branch off St Kilda Road 9 - Batman Ave tram routes - R9/77 - Wattle Park, North Richmond and Prahran - routes 70, 71, 78 and 79. 10 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds - R3/81 - Route 82 11 - Swanston St tram guide - R1/79 - lists all routes and route numbers that branch or cross Swanston St between Grattan St and St Kilda Junction. 12 - Toorak Camberwell and Glen Iris tram route with Camberwell Junction and Malvern Town Hall, R1/79, routes 8, 7, 6, 72, and 73 shown. 13 - West Preston - Beach tram routes - R12/77 - routes 10, 11, 9 and 12, 14 - William St tram routes - R12/77 - Route 55, 56, and 63 - South Melbourne Depot and Domain. Buses 1 - Footscray, Sunshine, Deer Park, Nth Altona & Fishermans Bend - R2/79 2 - Box Hill bus routes to Templestowe, Heidelberg & East Kew - R6/78 - notes superseded by R3/82 3 - Plan of Russell St Melbourne bus departure bays. 4 - Box Hill, Mitcham & Ringwood bus routes to East Doncaster & Warrandyte - R3/82 5 - City - Warrandyte & East Doncaster bus routes - R3/82 & R6/78 6 - Bulleen - City - Port Melbourne - Garden City Bus route - R6/78 7 - North Altona - City bus route - 11/78 8 - Clifton Hill - Elsternwick - R2/79 9 - La Trobe - Northland - West Heidelberg - City Bus Service via East Freeway - 11/79 and R3/81 10 - Box Hill, Mitcham & Ringwood Bus Routes to East Doncaster & Warrandyte - R10/84 - with the Metropolitan Transit logo.Yields information about tram and bus routes in late 1970s early 1980s.Book - brown comb binding, card and clear plastic covers containing both bound and unbound maps and documents.K C Painter on front cover in ink.tramways, mmtb, tram routes, maps, bus routes, route numbers, routes, route guide -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Compact Diskette with photographs, Kevin O'Reilly, "Flyers of Time K'O'Reilly - Tram shots collected", 2012
CD (Compact Diskette for use in computers) (108mm diameter plastic disc with plastic case and cover) containing a series of aerial photographs of Ballarat (2) and Melbourne ( 15 ) Disc has the hi-resolution TIF files and jpg file. Files in order on CD: Ballarat 5 - copy sent to the Ballarat Tramway Museum - images on this record as tiff files. Ballarat - ditto Eliz St - see htd136 for image Kew Barkers Road - see htd137 for image Kew Burke Rd - see htd138 for image Kew Junction - see htd139 for image Merri Creek - see htd140 for image Richmond 6 - see htd141 for set of three images Richmond 7 - see htd142 for image Richmond - see htd141 for set of three images Richmond3- see htd141 for set of three images Royal Park 2 - see htd143 for image Sandringham - see htd144 for image Scotch - see htd145 for image Spencer - see htd146 for image St Kilda 1 - see htd147 for image St Kilda - see htd148 for imagetrams, tramways, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Set of 24 The Met tram timetables, 1995
Set of 24 The Met Public Timetables.Demonstrates tram timetables published by The Met during 1995..1 - Printed 20 page book stapled timetable for East Coburg / Moreland Sth Melbourne Arts centre tram service, Route 1 and 22, dated April 1995. The "The Met" logo, was published by the Public Transport Corporation. Provides a map, description of route, time points, timetable, ticketing information, some ticketing information, introduction by the relevant Depot, including a photo - and an image of a tram available for hire as a party tram. .2 - Route 3 - East Malvern - City - April 1995 .3 - Route 5 - Malvern (Burke Road - City - April 1995 .4 - Route 6 - Glen Iris - City - April 1995 .5 - Route 8 - City - April 1995 .6 - Route 11 - City - April 1995 .7 - Route 11 - City - Nov. 1995 .8 - Route 12 - Sth Melbourne Beach and St Kilda Beach - City - April 1995 .9 - Route 16 - St Kilda Beach - City - April 1995 .10 - Route 19 - North Coburg - City - Nov 1994, revised 8/1995 .11 - Route 48 - North Balwyn - City - 30/4/1995, revised 9/1995 .12 - Route 64 - East Brighton - City - April 1995 .13 - Route 64 - East Brighton - City - Nov. 1995 .14 - Route 67 - Carnegie - City - April 1995 .15 - Route 67 - Carnegie - City - August 1995 .16 - Route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - St Kilda Beach - April 1995 .17 - Route 70 - Wattle Park - City - April 1995 .18 - Route 72 - Camberwell - City - April 1995 .19 - Route 75 - East Burwood - City - April 1995, revised 8/1995 .20 - Route 78/79 - North Richmond - St Kilda Beach or Prahran - April 1995 .21 - Route 86 - Bundoora - City - Oct 1995. .22 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne - Mont Albert April 1995 .23 - Route 109 - Port Melbourne - Mont Albert August 1995 .24 - La Trobe St Service - City - East Melbourne April 1995trams, tramways, tickets, the met, tram services, timetables, route 69, route 1, route 22, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 11, route 12, route 16, route 19, route 48, route 64, route 72, route 75, route 78, route 79, route 86, la trobe st - east melbourne, route 67, route 70, route 109 -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph - Photograph - aerial view, 1920s
Aerial view of Luna Park, Palais Pictures, Palais de Danse, St Kilda Pier late 1920sblack and white, arial photograph luna park, palais de danse, palais pictures, st kilda pier -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Plant specimen - Pressed Plant Material, Jenny Boyer, Student assessment pressed plants, 1996
... - Michael Looker Landscape and Vegetation Assessment ROTARY PARK ST... Landscape and Vegetation Assessment ROTARY PARK ST KILDA Jenny Boyer ...Portfolio of pressed plants for Landscape and Vegetation assessment. By Jenny Boyer dated October 1996 for Plant Materials - 2, taken by Michael Looker. Handmade heavy cardboard portfolio containing 8 separate sheets of pressed plants protected by tissue paper. For assessment for subject Plant Materials 2, taught by Michael Looker. By Jenny Boyer dated October 1996 University of Melbourne Burnley College Plant Materials 2 - Michael Looker Landscape and Vegetation Assessment ROTARY PARK ST KILDA Jenny Boyer October 1996jenny boyer, michael looker, landscape and vegetation assessement, pressed plants, plant collection -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Tram 674 Fitzroy St St Kilda, mid 1930s
Black and white photograph showing W4 class tram No. 674 westbound to St Kilda Beach in Fitzroy St with the Edmaro building (31 Fitzroy St) in the background. The tram appears to be fairly new. The tram was built and entered service in September 1935 and is now at Whiteman Park Perth.Yields information about tram 674Photograph with Ken Magor stamp on the rearHas in ink "per RS" trams, tramways, w4 class, tram 674, fitzroy st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - W5 class 721 High Street, St Kilda, 1970s
Photograph of W5 class 721 city bound on route 67 ascends an uphill grade on a busy thoroughfare with numerous motor vehicles parked on vacant allotments along the southwest edge of the roadway. This is likely High Street, St Kilda at the commencement of road-widening works in the early 1970s. These works were to widen the narrow High Street between the wider Brighton Road and the newly rebuilt St Kilda Junction. Properties on the northeast edge of High Street remained. In these years the Carnegie route number changed from 4 to 67.Yields information about increase in motor vehicle traffic Black and white photograph with no notetram 721, route 4, route 67, high street st kilda, st kilda junction, road widening, brighton road, w5 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Series of 40 colour prints, Brendon Carter, 1986
Set of fourty colour prints by Brendon Carter 1 - W2 444, Elgin St Carlton - Transporting Art - 15-10-1986 2 - W2 607. Grantham St West Brunswick - 17-10-1986 3 - W2 453 and W6 976 - Swanston St - 17-10-1986 4 - W2 453 ditto 5 - ditto, turning into Victoria St 6 - SW5 619 and W2 453 - Victoria and Swanston Sts 7 - W2 471 Swanston St 8 - W2 478 Swanston St 9 - W2 478 Swanston St 10 - W2 431 in Collins at Swanston St 11 - ditto 12 - W7s 1033, 1030, W2 243 and W6 972 Gisborne and Victoria Streets 13 - W2 436 - ditto 14 - SW2 432 and SW5 782 St Kilda Road 15 - W2 605 ditto 16 - W2 629 La Trobe St 17 - W2 629 and 644 La Trobe St 18 - W2 647 La Trobe St 19 - W2 547 Swanston St 20 - W2 441 - William and La Trobe Sts 21 - W2 1275 - corner of Park St and Domain Road 22 - W2 478 and SW5 730 - Swanston St at Flinders St. 23 - SW5 730 and W2 644 - ditto - 31-10-1986 24 - W2 547 at Flinders St Station - 31-10-1986 25 - W2 456 Swanston St - 14-11-1986 26 - W2 456 Domain & Park - 14-11-1986 27 - W2 456 ditto 28 - W2 458 and SW5 783 - William St - 14-11-1986 29 - W2 650 - West Preston terminus - 21-11-1986 30 - ditto - Gilbert Road 31 - ditto 32 - W2 431 - St Georges Road 33 - W2 431 - Miller St by Preston workshops 34 - ditto 35 - Miller St - the hump 36 - W2 646 at Preston Depot 37 - W2 646 at Dundas St at the start of the hump 38 - ditto on top with bridge works underway. 39 - W2 426 Hawthorn Bridge 40 - SW2 478 and SW5 833 - Camberwell terminus.Yields information about Melbourne Trams in 1986 when many W2s were still running.Album - 10 heavy card sheets with plastic sheets over each, white plastic ring bound, covered with a large photograph of Alf Twentyman's cable cars at Northcote. (see item 3086 for original unused version), with 40 colour prints, two per page and a listing or index of each print.Each print separately listed.swanston st, elgin st, grantham st, collins st, st kilda road, latrobe st, william st, gisborne, victoria st, domain road, st georges road, gilbert road, west preston, miller st, dundas st, hawthorn bridge, camberwell, w2 class, tram 444, tram 607, tram 453, tram 976, tram 619, tram 471, tram 478, tram 431, tram 1033, tram 1030, tram 243, tram 972, tram 436, tram 432, tram 782, tram 605, tram 629, tram 644, tram 647, tram 547, tram 441, tram 1275, tram 730, tram 456, tram 783, tram 650, tram 646, tram 426, tram 833 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 30 MMTB tram timetables, 1962
Demonstrates a set of MMTB 1962 timetables.Set of 30 MMTB tram timetables, folded sheets, 4 fold, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at the terminus, sections and fares, running times. Some signed by W. J. Richards as Acting Traffic Manager, or R. C. Drummond as Traffic Manager. Route Numbers not given on cover, generally given on inside. Where a All night service was applicable, shown as well. .1 - Burwood - City - 9/1962 .2 - Camberwell - City - 9/1962 .3 - Carnegie - City - 6/1962 .4 - Domain Rd - City - 10/1962 .5 - East Brighton - City - 6/1962 .6 - East Coburg - city - 9/1962 .7 - East Malvern - Darling Rd - City 27/5/1962 .8 - East Preston - City - 11/1962 .9 - Essendon Aerodrome - City - July 1962 .10 - Essendon (Matthews Ave) - City - 7/1962 .11 - Glen Iris - City - 8/1962 .12 - Hawthorn - Spencer St - 7/1962 .13 - Kew Cotham Rd - St Kilda Beach - 8/1962 .14 - Malvern Burke Rd - City - 8/1962 .15 - Mont Albert - City - 7/1962 .16 - Moreland - City - 9/1962 .17 - West Coburg - City 7/1962. .18 - North Balwyn - Spencer St - 7/1962 .19 - North Coburg - City - 6/1962 - has Sunday only Fawkner Railway station service on rear - 6/1962 .20 - North Richmond - Prahran and St Kilda Beach - 7/1962 .21 - Northcote (via St Georges Rd) - City - 7/1962 .22 - Prahran - City - 7/1962 .23 - South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach - City - 6/1962 .24 - St Kilda Beach - City - - 9/1962 .25 - Toorak - City - 8/1962 .26 - Wattle Park - Elgar Rd - City - 9/1962 .27 - West Maribyrnong - City - 7/1962 .28 - West Preston - City - 6/1962 .29 - West Coburg - City - 10/1962 ,30 - East Preston - City - 7/1962Some have "Robert Wilson" stamp on the covers.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, fares, mmtb, all night services -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Page 13 of folder D-F, Caulfield Municipality Photo Slide Collection, c.1976 - c.1994
The photographs for the slides are believed to have been taken by the inaugural Editor for the Caulfield Contact - the official newspaper of the former City of Caulfield from 1976-1994. The Editor was also Council's Community Liaison Officer and she (and her successor) took many photographs of official events and Council-related services and locations in connection with both these official roles. The City of Caulfield was the Municipal Council for an area of the South Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brighton East, Carnegie, Caulfield, Elsternwick, Gardenvale, Glen Huntly, McKinnon, Murrumbeena, Ormond and St Kilda East. Credit: Glen Eira Historical Society - This item was digitised and made available through the Glen Eira Heritage Digitisation Strategy 2019-2023. Glen Eira Historical Society acknowledges the support of Glen Eira City Council. Page 13 of slide album D to F, in a polypropylene slide sleeve containing 12 x 35mm colour slides. A sample of 2 images from this page is included. glen eira city council, local government, caulfield city council, caulfield council, city of caulfield, caulfield contact, elsternwick, caulfield municipality photo slide collection, roads and streets, parking, shops, downshire road, glenhuntly road, trams, hopetoun gardens, parks and reserves, cannons -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Medal - Anzac Commemorative Medallion, Raymond Ewers, 1967
Anzac commemorative medallion issued to the next of kin of Private Thomas Emanuel Rollings - 1983 - 24th Battalion, Wangaratta who served at Gallipoli during WW1The Anzac Commemorative Medallion was instituted 1967. It was awarded to surviving members of the Australian forces who served on the Gallipoli Peninsula, or in direct support of the operations from close off shore, at any time during the period from the first Anzac Day in April 1915 to the date of final evacuation in January 1916.Bronze commemorative medallion depicting Simpson and his donkey on the front and Australia, New Zealand and the southern cross on the back.Medallion is set inside a plastic hinged lid box with a deep purple velvet lining. Original white cardboard box with two sections. Top section has brown paper label with handwritten address and white/blue stamp on outside. The medallion is cast in bronze and is approximately 75 millimetres high and 50 millimetres wide. The obverse of the medallion depicts Simpson and his donkey carrying a wounded soldier to safety. It is bordered on the lower half by a laurel wreath above the word ANZAC. The reverse shows a map in relief of Australia and New Zealand superimposed by the Southern Cross. The lower half is bordered by New Zealand fern leaves. The name and initials of the recipient is engraved on the reverse. The medallion is issued in a presentation box.Medallion - Front: "1915" "ANZAC" Back: "T. E. ROLLINGS" hand engraving Cardboard box - Top section: "St Kilda Rail., S.2 / Victoria / No. 8248"printed "Mrs A E Rollings / Eldorado / Victoria" handwritten "If not claimed in seven days return to :- Central Army Records Office, Albert Park Barracks, Melb" anzac, medallion, commemorative medallion, bronze, eldorado, 24th battalion, wangaratta, gallipoli, ww1 -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Vehicle - Vessel, Couta boat, Viator, 1890-1920
... photograph is of the Sturrock Coot, taken a Albert Park Lake in St... photograph is of the Sturrock Coot, taken a Albert Park Lake in St ...The historic Victorian ‘couta boat “Viator” was built by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones of Williamstown in Melbourne, between 1890 and 1920. He was one of the early builders of this design. The features of Viator - carvel planked, open cockpit, vertical stem and straight keel, single mast and a pivoting centreboard - are all characteristics of an early Bass Strait ‘couta boat. This has been confirmed by experienced Victorian ‘couta boat restorer Tim Phillips. Viator served as a ‘couta fishing boat in the Warrnambool area until the mid-1930s, then some say she served as a mail ferry across to Portland. Later it was used as a fishing and recreation boat for local families. For years Viator sat in a paddock in East Warrnambool until purchased in 1975 and donated to Flagstaff Hill. ‘COUTA BOATS - The ‘couta design for vessels is believed to have originated at Port Phillip, Victoria, for the purpose of the Barracouta (‘couta) fishing industry, being both fast and seaworthy. , The 'couta fish was an important food fish in Australian waters, supplying Melbourne with plenty of inexpensive fish. VIATORY’S OWNERS - Some of Viator’s history is known: - 1940, registered Port Fairy and owned by G.J. Richards. - 1941-1945, registered in Port Fairy and owned by Jens “Peter” Petersen. - 1950’s “Brusher” Richards of Warrnambool and Port Fairy used it for fishing. - Peter Watson and his son also went fishing in Viator. - Frank Ferrier, boat builder, was an owner (son of ‘La Bella’ hero, William Ferrier) - Arthur Rogers owned Viator too, then sold it to Terry Pridmore and Wayne Moorefield - The Viator was stored in a paddock, unused, in Fairmont Avenue, Warrnambool, where it was gradually deteriorating. - 1975 Viator was purchase at a very reasonable price from Pridmore, then donated to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village. RESTORATION - Shipwright Erik Mikkelsen soon started restoration on the Viator after it arrived at Flagstaff Hill in 1975. In 2006 the Maritime Museums of Australia awarded a grant to Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village to assist with the restoration and renovation of the Viator. Its restoration continues today in the care of Flagstaff Hill’s boat builder. J R. JONES - boat builder The photograph of the EVA MYRL shows the builder J R Jones with his team of workers. The other photograph shows a vessel built by J R Jones' son, J B Jones of Footscray, and his team of boat boulders. The photograph of the EVA MYRL was taken by E. A. Dond---. The other photograph is of the Sturrock Coot, taken a Albert Park Lake in St Kilda.The Viator is the most significant boat in the Flagstaff Hill's fleet, being the last remaining local 'couta boat and one of few existing examples of this craft. Viator received Heritage status with the Australian Maritime Museums Council and is listed on the Australian Register of Historical Vessels in 2006 (ARHV Number: HV000561). Viator was built in Victoria in the early days by renowned boat builder J.R. Jones, and sailed by fishermen for many years, both local and on the coastal waters of Victoria, and was possibly used for the mail service. It is significant for being used for the fishing trade, for government service, perhaps as a mail boat, and for recreation by local families.Vessel, the ‘Viator’, an historic Victorian ‘couta boat, handmade by renowned boat builder This J.R. Jones 'couta boat, the Viator, was built in Williamstown, c.1890-1920. The single mast vessel has a Caravel hull built from New Zealand Kauri, blackwood, with a red gum keel and a jarrah stem and stern. It has a pivoting centreboard. Two photographs are included; one of the builder with his team, the other is of his son J B Jones, with his team. Marked "Viator" Photograph 1759.2: "E. A. Dond---" (indecipherable". Handwritten on back "Grandfather / J R Jones / Built" Photograph 1759.3; sign within photograph "J B JONES / BUILDER / FOOTSCRAY", stamped in the card, bottom right " ----- / MELBOURNE" and handwritten on the back "I think this is Mr Abel Sturrock Coot Albert Park Lake"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, arhv hv000561, arthur rogers, bass strait ‘couta boat, “brusher” richards of warrnambool and port fairy, clinker hull boat, ‘couta crafted boat c 1890-1905, ‘couta fishing boat, erik mikkelsen shipwright, g.j. richards of port fairy, jens “peter” petersen, john lindsay, old mail boat, pivoting centerboard boat, peter watson, single-masted ketch, terry prodmore and wayne moorefield, vessel viator, viator a historical vessel, victorian ‘couta boat, victorian barracoota boat, warrnambool ‘couta boat, western victoria fishing boat, western victoria mail boat, hv000561, australian register of historical vessels, erik mikkelsen, j b jones, j b jones boat builder, footscray, sturrock coot, sturrock, j r jones, j r jones boat builder, williamstown, eva myrl