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Melbourne Tram Museum
Film - Compact Diskette with video, National Film & Sound Archive Australia, "Opening of the Prahran", May. 2010
Compact Diskette with video (DVD), titled "Opening of the Prahran" - in a black plastic case with a black back and insert of the National Film & Sound Archive Australia, titled "Opening of the Prahran". Gives information on the client, length and date of transfer. Video from film by Johnson and Gibson, titled the "Opening Prahran and Malvern Tramway " features people speaking from a spiral staircase, trams No. 1, 2 and 3 running out of the depot, 12 in Glenferrie Road, lots of people views, horse drawn bus 6 with Mayor, 6 with Mayor getting off, single track, driver. Second film with countdown strip as for above. Same as chapter 3 of Reg item 925. Has copyright restrictions. .2 - three A4 sheets, stapled in the top left hand corner and folded into 8. Located within the CD folder. Gives details of the National Film & Sound Archive Australia, Usage agreement, contact names, approved use, fees, acceptance by Colin Tyrus of Yarra trams and a schedule of materials.trams, tramways, pmtt, opening, yarra trams, malvern depot, centenaries, films -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, W. F. Scott, "The Kilmore Horse Tramway", 1985
Book - 12 page book with card covers, detailing the TMSV's Kilmore horse tramway operation with photographs (11), 2 side elevations of tramcars and 1 map. Photos B&W, side stapled with red outside cover.Has a label on the top right hand corner - giving a price of $1.40.trams, tramways, horse trams, tmsv, kilmore -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, "MMTB Tramways Constructed and/or Operated", authorized by statute" and Authorized but not Constructed", 1930 to 1955
Handwritten lists of tramways built, or not constructed listed on full foolscap sheets: .1 - "MMTB Tramways Constructed and/or Operated" - 14 sheets giving street, municipality, extent, whether horse, cable, electric or omnibus with authorisation, date opened and notes. .2 - "Tramways Authorized by Statute" - 24 sheets + 6 unused sheets - listing street, municipality, extent, whether horse, cable, electric, reference to the actual Act and remarks. Includes lines for the Williamstown area. .3 - "MMTB Tramways Authorized but not Constructed" - 2 sheets - giving street, municipality, extent, whether horse, cable, electric or omnibus with authorisation, date opened and notes. Includes a plain sheet of paper giving a trial layout for the form.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, parliament, acts of parliament, order in council, regulations, mmtb, tramways, railways, buses, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tramways Development - M&MTB", late 1920's
Set of personal papers - placed in a file marked "Tramway Development M&MTB" Hand written calculations and sheets, mostly pencil only compiling the mileage of the MMTB from 1/2/1920. Includes one sheet in ink (imaged) showing details of electric railways taken over, constructed or removed since the inception of the board on 1/2/1920 to 30/6/1928. Separate compilations for the cable tram sheet. First sheet includes a summary of the cable, horse, trust, NMETL and VR tramways as at 30/11/1922.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, cable trams, htt, pmtt, horse trams, pmtt, ftt, nmetl, fnptt, mbctt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, H. S McComb, "Northern Tramway Cable", "Horse Trams", 1960's
Set of five handwritten notes and extracts from magazines, newspapers etc. 1 - Northern Tramway (Cable) - Electric Traction December 1960 2 - Box Hill Doncaster - ditto 3 - Cutting from The Herald - 3/3/1961 regarding horse trams in Sydney 4 - closure of Sydney tramways - Australasian Post - 23/2/1961 5 - Melbourne Horse Trams and buses - Electric Traction Jan. 1961 6 - Victorian Tramways from the Victorian Year Book - 1914-15trams, tramways, cable trams, northcote, sydney, horse trams, box hill, victorian government -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, City of Box Hill, "Know Your City", 1969 to 1973
Set of five pamphlets titled "Know your City", issued early 1970's by the City of Box Hill contained with a white card folder. .1 - white card folder stapled on the right hand edge to contain the pamphlets with the City logo - dated 11/73 .2 - No. 1 - the Box Hill - Doncaster Tram - 3rd edition - 9/69 - see Reg Item 869 for a later version. .3 - No. 2 - The White Horse - 4th edition 12/73 .4 - The Woodhouse Grove Methodist Church - 2nd edition 9/71 .5 - Local Government in Box Hill - 4th Edition 10/73 .6 - Historical Dates - 2nd edition - 5/72 .7 - City of Box Hill - 1973-1974 - folded sheet detailing the activities of the City, budgets and a message from the Mayor. See Reg Item 2534 for an A3 and larger version of .2..1 - has noted "File Under" written in ink on front cover.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, The Australasian Traveller, "Australia To-Day", Dec. 2014
Illustration from page 49 of "Australia To-Day", special number of "The Australasian Traveller" - December 10, 1914. Titled "Australian Metropolitan Thoroughfares". No. 1 Features a NSW Government photo of circular Quay Sydney with a number of trams in the photo and the ferry terminal buildings. No. 2 - features a photo of Collins St at Elizabeth St looking east with many cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. shows the building at the intersection. Gives the population of Sydney and Melbourne at the end of 1913. On the rear of the sheet has an article on the West Australian and the Western Mail newspaper.trams, tramways, collins st, cable trams, melbourne, sydney -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Victoria's tramway museum", mid 1970's to July 1982
Set of two pamphlets or booklets, titled "Victoria's tramway museum", providing details of the Tramway Museum Society's TMSV collection, the site and its exhibits and a brief time line history of Victoria's tramways and a location map on the rear cover. See Reg Item 5151 for a print of the photograph that was cropped for the front cover. .1 - 12 pages -folded A5 size - white cover - centre stapled - has a photo of the Royal Park horse tram operating on the Bylands site - mid 1970's? See Reg Item 5151 for a print of the photograph that was cropped for the front cover. .2 - 12 pages - folded A5 size - blue cover, white sheets internally - centre stapled - has the TMSV logo on the front cover - late 1970's. .3 - as above, white cover with an tram front image on the front cover, has "Interim edition July 1983 - internal connects the same as .1.1601.2 - has a price lable of 20c on the front cover.trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, museums, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, Peter Mickelburough, “The Rattle of history draws 20,000”, 20/04/1995 12:00:00 AM
Set of two newspaper cuttings from the Herald Sun - 21/4/1995 about the historic tram Parade in Swanston St the previous day. .1 - story by Peter Mickelburough, Transport reporter, about the parade with a photo of the horse drawn tram followed HTT 8 and other trams. Quotes Alan Brown, Transport Minister. .2 - Cartoon by Jeff, about the parade and all the trams arriving at once.trams, tramways, melbourne, tourism, w class, parades, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, extracts from the HTT Annual reports, 1950's
Set of papers - 28 sheets giving extracts from the HTT Annual reports - hand written in ink on plain quarto paper. - Notes the closing date of the horse tramway as 31/1/16 - whether to delegate operation to PMTT - Wattle Park - Metropolitan Tramway Park - Riversdale Road extension - Construction of the tramway, contracts and issues - Opening of the Line - extension of the depot - New tramcars - Burwood Accident - Report of Engineer and Manager - Permanent Way issues - Overhead Items 2037 to 2041 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Hawthorn Tramway Trust" in red pencil. See Reg Items 2364 to 2367 for copies of the original reports.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, reports, annual reports, pmtt, wattle park, riversdale rd, construction, hawthorn depot, track, overhead -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, "Tramways in the Borough of Northcote", 1940's
Two sets of original and four carbon copies of: 1 - Victorian Government Gazette - 27/5/1898, amending the order of 10/9/1888, to allow horse power to be used on the Borough of Northcote tramway. 2 - ditto - dated 11/8/1899 - amending the original order again to allow for electric trams and the max speed of 12 miles / hour. Both have been clipped together using a paper clip. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, electric traction, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Copies re - Sorrento Tramway Co, sale of, and other tramways
Set of three documents regarding the formation and operation of the Sorrento Tramway Co. (See Reg Item 1991 for a book by A P Winzenried) .1 - Information on the financial formation of the company, shares and Mr George Coppin. Has notes on a battery tram operated by the North Metropolitan Tramway Co. in London. .2 - Series of extract from newspapers and Council reports regarding the tramway - visitor guides, reports, Council purchase, revenue, passenger numbers and council debates. .3 - Documents related to the sale of the company, assets and liabilities, performance. Undated source. Yields information about the Sorrento Tramway and its performance and sale.Set of three documents regarding the Sorrento Tramway Co. - all typed. .1 - two quarto sheets .2 - four blue foolscap sheets .3 - two blue foolscap sheets.3 has on both sheets in blue ink "Printed October 1965"tramways, trams, sorrento, horse tramway, battery trams, morgage sale, george coppin -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne Tramways Past & Present", 1943
"Melbourne Tramways Past & Present" - set of photos, drawings and notes of (Left to Right, Top to Bottom), Cable tram Richmond Depot employees 1909, Grip mechanism, Photo of the WW1 Honour Board, a horse cab carrying revenue to a bank, Transporting a cable by horse, installing cable to the Windsor line by T Warr & Co 1891, Nicholson St Power House interior, Chief Magistrate of Port Phillip settlement 1836 to 1939 who lived in a house now occupied by Head Office Building, illuminated address to F B Clapp, retirement 1916, drawings by Hal Gye & David Low of J G Roberts Cable Manager, Official & Clerical Staff at Clifton Hill - last line to operate, Depot Employees at Clifton Hill at Final Stage Oct 1940, No. 1 tram becomes Museum piece for National Museum, Australias First Conductresses Aug 1941, Instructor G S Boardman, Decorated peace tram in celebration following armistice 1919, Double deck bus with Conductresses, Royal Park Zoo tram, Openings of PMTT 1910, text box history of the bodies that formed the MMTB, Peter Henry ABC Broadcaster 3-7-1940 on a cable tram, and opening of HTT in 1916. Original poster prepared by the MMTB in 1943 See Reg Item 2854 for a framed photograph and 6367 for another poster of the time - Melbourne tramways past and present poster. See Reg Items 6358, 6122, 6121, 6354 and 6774 for individual photographs.Yields information about the Melbourne tram system and its history to 1943Photograph - of a MMTB Poster titled "Melbourne Tramways Past & Present"tramways, trams, cable trams, richmond, honour board, cash transport, cable ropes, clifton hill, nicholson st, winding house, f b clapp, conductresses, peace tram, double deck buses, zoo horse tram, pmtt, htt, abc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Enlargement of a postcard, Bridge Road Richmond, c1900
The first image shows the shops on either side of Bridge Road with horse drawn carts and one cable tram. The second image from the Town Hall tower, shows two cable tram sets, the narrowing of the road. Has in the view Guddon & Selleck Auction House and Property Exchange also advertising Commercial Union Assurance Co. and George Stirling and Sons store.Yields information about Bridge Road, c1900Set of two A3 enlargements of postcards 1 - Looking east along Bridge Road from near Church St 2 - Bridge Road Richmond - from Town Hall looking westcable trams, tramways, richmond, bridge road, -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, Kemp & Boyce Printers, "Melbourne Tramways Trust - Cable Tramways", March 1889
Plans and documents prepared by George Duncan for the Melbourne Tramways Trust showing details of the track construction, drainage and costs for the construction of the Melbourne cable tram and horse tram system for the Melbourne and Tramway Omnibus Co. Part 1 - track cross sections for both cable and horse trams and various rail weights - lbs/yard part 2 - details costs and mileages for each liine, report from George Duncan and remnant part of a printed map missing the lower half. part 3 - drainage report detailing the works and cost for each line. part 4 - continuation of drainage report - and last part of the book Map printed on cloth - blue print - showing the various lines. Note the Windsor to St Kilda line shown as a horse tram line, but was built as a cable line - the last to be opened.Yields information about the construction of the cable tram system by the Melbourne Tramway TrustFolder - heavy card leather covered covers with gold lines around the edges and gold blocked title. Has marbled glued end papers, containing 9 cloth backed blue print drawings, 22 printed sheets and two foldout maps. The lower half of the first fold out map has been torn out and lost. The second fold out map, a cloth backed blue print.Date stamped in two places with "The Melbourne Tramways Trust Engineers 9 Mar 89" (1889), in two places.tramways, trams, cable trams, mtt, mtoco, melbourne tramway trust, construction, drainage, maps, george duncan, track work, costs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - early Melbourne CBD scenes, Sands & Kenny Melbourne & Sydney, 1856
Set of three prints of Melbourne street scenes published by Sands & Kenny in 1856 1 - Post Office 2 - Princes Bridge and city terminus of M&HB Railway Melbourne (Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway) 3 - Collins Street looking east from Wesleyan Chapel Melbourne (near Queens St) Shows typical horse-drawn transport, railway and pedestrians of the era.Yields infomaition about Melbourne in 1856.Set of three prints or lithographs of drawings of early Melbourne scenes on paper.melbourne, horses, horse drawn vehicles, collins st, post office, princes bridge, railways, m&hbr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 2, Keith Caldwell, 15/03/1962 12:00:00 AM
Set of two Agfa Colour slides, cardboard mounts, by Keith Caldwell dated 15 March 1962 of: .1 - VR class 53, route 82 to Moonee Ponds in the section that ran parallel to Wests Road Maribyrnong after turning from Williamson Road. .2 - W5 783, River St with White Horse Whiskey and a BOAC advertisements.trams, tramways, route 82, vr class tramcars, footscray, moonee ponds, reserved track, river st, wests rd, w5 class, tram 53, tram 783 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 4, Ron Scholten, Jun. 1973
Set of four colour slides, white cardboard, by Kodak, of trams 912 and 1018 in the City area testing clearances around safety zones, as part of the development of the Z class tram. Done on a Sunday morning. .1 - 912 in Flinders St with Flinders St station, platform 1 west in the background - slide dated May 1973. .2 - tram 1018, without the tram protrusion on the top of the car body as in 912 at Victoria Parade and Brunswick St. Tram 644, City Brunswick St, in the background. In the back is Eastern Hill Fire Station. .3 - as above. Has advertising for Amoco Petrol and White Horse Whiskey .4 - 1018 in Brunswick St returning to Preston Workshops. Has St Patrick's Cathedral. Slides 2 and 3 are dated June 1973.All have a running number "1202" and "1218", "1219" and "1221" and "1018" written on the slide.trams, tramways, w7 class, sw6 class, flinders st, testing, safety zone, bourke st, safety, z class, brunswick st, victoria parade, tram 1018 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Keith Kings, "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle?, Apr. 2002
Set of two reports by Keith Kings, titled "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the wheel turned full circle? for the Second Annual RMIT Sir Robert Risson Memorial Lecture. See Reg Item 4679 for the first lecture by Graeme Turnbull. .1 - 12 A4 pages - Keith notes that it was the actual handout of the presentation. Two copies, one stapled. 2 - 20 A4 pages, single sides - copy of the initially drafted document. Both copies have handwritten notes about their origin and use. The lecture looks at early railway development in Melbourne, private operators, development of horse drawn buses in Melbourne, competition, bus chassis, body builders, operators, private suburban operators, tramway buses, cable tram MTOCo, tramway trusts, Government involvement, formation of The Met, PTC, V/Line, corporatisation of public transport, franchising, passenger expectations of public transport, Yarra Trams and the future.trams, tramways, buses, cable trams, mto co, public transport, competition, yarra trams, franchising, the met, ptc, tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 3, Roy Mitchell, late 1970s
Set of 3 Pakon white plastic mount slides of a visit to the TMSV Bylands, late 1970's, prior to the start of electric tram operations. Photos by Roy Mitchell. .1 - X1 467 on display with a W2 behind. Tram has destination of "Glenhtly Depot" .2 - Horse tram - Zoo - No. 263 with Rebekah standing alongside. .3 - Ballarat 42 on blocks, possibly soon after delivery given its position on the site..1 - "circa 1980's (photo taken) by Roy Mitchell .2 - "1983 tram - unknown adult and Rebekah" .3 - "Tram 1983 by Roy Mitchell"trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, x1 class, tram 467 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Forms, Melbourne Tramways Trust (MTT), "Wages Sheet - The Melbourne Tramways Trust", Dec. 1889
Set of two Wages Sheets, for the Melbourne Tramways Trust listing the description or location of work, name, period, number of hours or days, rates, amount, signature, date of payment and Witness to Payment. Both copies have one penny duty stamps. Lists work currently being undertaken at the time, eg platelaying, Hawthorn horse line, Montague St sewer. .1 - Voucher No. 4846 - 22/11/1889 to 5/123/1889 - lists 29 different workers with their signature. .2 - Voucher No. 4850 - 6/12/1889 to 19/12/1889 - lists 28 different workers with their signature.trams, tramways, mtt, cable trams, wages, accounting -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, The Age, "A tram link to history", 29/01/1980 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways TMSV Australia Day Horse Trams Wellington Parade ...Set of two newspaper clippings dated 29/1/1980 reporting on the use of the TMSV horse tram and a horse at the Australia Day cavalcade in Wellington Parade and Spencer St at Bourke St. .1 - From The Sun, featuring a photo of Alison Mercer patting Blossom, a 12 year old half-Clydesdale, giving details of the event and the use of horse trams. .2 - untitled - featuring a photo of the TMSV horse and "Charlie" the draft horse with Ballarat 40 in the background..1 - "The Sun 29/1/80" in pencil along the top edge. .2 - :"Age 29/1/80" in pencil along the top edge.trams, tramways, tmsv, australia day, horse trams, wellington parade, ballarat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Card with Envelope, Hawthorn Historical Society Inc, "Images of Hawthorn: Card 1", c2000
Card with a with an envelope and contained within a plastic envelope: Photo of a horse tram in front of the Riversdale Hotel, c1890. Has details of the photograph, source and the Hawthorn Historical Society on the rear of the card. One of a series of five cards.trams, tramways, hawthorn, auburn rd, riversdale rd, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Card with Envelope, Hawthorn Historical Society Inc, "Images of Hawthorn: Card 3". 4 and 5, c2000
Card with a with an envelope and contained within a plastic envelope: .1 - Burwood Road, east of the City of Hawthorn Town Hall, with a man digging a hole in the middle of the road and horse drawn wagons. .2 - City of Hawthorn first Town Hall, c1885, with the Post Office and a Chemist shop. .3 - Langham Hotel Glenferrie Road, c1888. Has details of the owner on the rear of the card. Has details of the photograph, source and the Hawthorn Historical Society on the rear of the card. One of a series of five cards.trams, tramways, hawthorn, burwood rd, workplace conditions, town hall, post office, glenferrie rd, hotels -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Souvenir - Event Materials, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Kew Tram Depot 75th Celebrations", 1991
Set of 6 A4 sheets of event materials associated with the "Kew Tram Depot 75th Celebrations", Oct. 1991. .1 - 75th anniversary of the Mont Albert Line, Y1 611 - Balwyn Evergreen Club, 30/9/1991, driver Hugh Waldron and Conductor Dean Filgate. .2 - Vintage Tram Promotion - 56/10/1991, trams 611, 104, 510 and 431. Gives instructions and crews for the event. .3 - Open Day - 8/12/1991 - proposal for the event and what was planned. .4 -HTT 75th Anniversary celebrations - 24/11/2991 - timetable for special trams running between Camberwell Depot and Princes Bridge. Lists crews. .5 - Advertisement for "Kewriosity - November 1991" advising of the Open Day at Kew and the horse tram rides. Has a photo of a Kew horse tram. Sponsored by a cleaning supply company. .6 - Summary of events for the 75th. Promotional events, including A231, 611 and 380, dates, internally events and related events.trams, tramways, kew depot, anniversary, events, mont albert, htt, vintage trams, horse trams, tram 231, tram 611, tram 380, tram 104, tram 510, tram 431 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), Kew Cemetery and Hawthorn Auburn Road horse tram lines, c1980
... Cemetery horse tram line - details times for each service, fares... signed by W. G. Sprigg Secretary. .1 - Kew Cemetery horse tram ...Set of two timetables reproduced on card for the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria c1980. Both signed by W. G. Sprigg Secretary. .1 - Kew Cemetery horse tram line - details times for each service, fares. Dated 10/6/1895. Has advertisements for Lincoln Stuart & Co on rear - cloth suppliers, original printed by H. Hearne & Co. Paragon Printers Melbourne. .2 - Hawthorn Auburn Road horse tram line - as above, dated 6/4/1894, with advertisement for John Twinem Draper and Importer on rear. Two copies of each held.Both copies have the stamps of the TMSV (332 Flinders St Melbourne) and Graeme Breydon on them.trams, tramways, mto co, horse trams, kew, hawthorn, auburn rd, timetables, tmsv -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black and white photograph - Swanston St, looking north from Flinders St c1900. Shows two cable car sets running, one bound for Prahran, a number of horse drawn vehicles, telephone / telegraph lines, bicycles and building advertising "Ayers Henry & Co.", various importers American Manufacturers and "The American System" - pain dentistry. Produced by the TMSV as a photo from their Archives - No. 1 - see rear image.trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, flinders st, tmsv -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, "The Melbourne Pageant", c1979
... /1908 - Horse tram 20c, un numbered. - yellow card - 30/1/1978.../1908 - Horse tram 20c, un numbered. - yellow card - 30/1/1978 ...Light card, orange colour ticket for the 29 January 1979 Transport cavalcade or "The Melbourne Pageant" for Australia Day 1979. Features on ticket number side, tram V214, ticket number "006057" , "valid for single trip on special trams only 29 January 1979" and on reverse, a bus, with same validity message. Ticket has been punched or nipped. See image files for both sides of the ticket. 2nd copy 007828. .1 - set of 5 tickets for Melbourne Transport cavalcades; - Red card - 28/1/1908 - Horse tram 20c, un numbered. - yellow card - 30/1/1978 - 20c, No. 5365, with an image of X2 676 and a list of available cars on the rear. - orange card - 29/1/1979, as above No. 001385 - green card - 28/1/1980 - with S164 and Ballarat 40, No. 005002, 40c - Adult - orange card - 28/1/1980 - with S164 and Ballarat 40, No. 000304, 20c - Childtrams, tramways, tickets, melbourne pageant, tram cavalcade, melbourne, australia day -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Tramway Board (MMTB), "Contract No. 92 Purchase and removal of WB Cottage Royal Park - Tender form", Nov. 1917
Tender document - single foolscap sheet - "Contract No. 92 Purchase and removal of WB Cottage Royal Park - Tender form". closing 7/4/1920. Notes cottage as four room, recently vacated by the Caretaker. No drawings provided. 2 copies held. .1 - single foolscap sheet for the purchase and removal of No. 41 Abbotsford St North Melbourne. Dated 1917.Handwritten notation in top right hand corner - "Board File"trams, tramways, tenders, contracts, mmtb, royal park, horse trams, zoo tram, north melbourne, abbotsford st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification, City of Melbourne Tramways, "Hawthorn Horse Tram", 1880s
Contract No 52 - Specification of materials to be supplied, and works to be performed, in the construction of the Hawthorn Tramway. The contract embraces the excavation, laying down of permanent way, metalling, paving, and every detail complete as shown in the drawings. The contract commences at the Hawthorn Terminus of the Richmond Cable Tramway and extends along Burwood Road, Power Street, Riversdale Road and terminates at Glenferrie Road. Total length 1 mile, 52 chains and 25 links. Contract No 109 - as per above, except for termination at Auburn Road. Total length 67 chains and 50 links. .trams, tramways, horse trams, tenders, trackwork