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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Football trams, c.1923-24
One of a series of five photographs taken from the same position on the southern side of Ryrie St. at the intersection of Garden St., East Geelong/. Trams are stabled on a stub termonis that could take at least five cars in Ryrie St. The East line, opened in stages in 1923, curves off to the right. Patrons are walking to the trams following the end of a football match at Corio Oval, 0.5km to the east. The photo shows motorised trailer No. 12 pulling one of the two remaining trailers, both heavily loaded. Its destination is WEST GEELONG. Date is likely to be winter 1923 -4 or -5. Yields information re early Geelong Tramways infrastructure and social life.A black and white print on paper8-1 written in pencil on the back of photographgeelong football tram, garden and ryrie sts, east tramway line, corio oval, motorised tramway trailer -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s set of 2, Charles Craig, 27/03/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the transportation of a bogie tram from Geelong to Ballarat following closure of the Geelong system.Set of two photographs of the loading of an SEC bogie tram in Geelong. Though no number shown, letter from Bob Lilburn to Charles Craig - 7-2-1971 identifies the tram as Geelong 40, being loaded on 27-3-1956 (See Reg Item 6747 and 8527 for other photographs) Would appear the trolley pole bases have been removed. .1 - tram on jacks with semi trailer partly under the tram - maximum traction bogie on the turntable section of the semi trailer. .2 - the bogie being craned on with a Fowler mobile crane. Tram became Ballarat 43. trams, tramways, geelong, transport, loading trams, tram 40 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Steam locomotive R-704 departing from Bendigo Railway Station, c November 1962
R704 departs Bendigo Station with what was probably the Swan Hill passenger service. Note the EJ Holden on the station platform with trailer attached. EJ Holden Production Sedan & Station Sedan: July 1962–August 1963Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo railway station, george coop collection, holden ej, r-704, r-class steam locomotive -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Flinders St station clocktower under construction, 1909
Photo shows the Elizabeth St cable tram terminus with a grip car (destination of Royal Park), waiting for the trailer to pass before coupling up. The Elizabeth St clocktower is under construction - c1909. The station was completed in 1910.Yields information the Elizabeth St terminus and the Flinders St station construction.Photograph Flinders St station clocktower under construction with grip car reversingOn rear in ink. Melbourne – cable grip car standing in Elizabeth St at Shunt near Flinders St, city, destination shows Royal Park. Public Library of Victoria stamp – 16-9-1909 - Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. cable trams, tramways, melbourne, flinders street station, clocktower, elizabeth st -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1996
Date made 19 October 1996Colour photograph showing restored and reberthed launch Maranui at Metung Hot Pools Jetty in Chinaman's Creek, registered vessel no. ME72, white clinker built sailing boat on left and white trailer sailer at rear of Maranui. Visitors on jetty. Metung Victoriavegetation, waterways, boats and boating, tourism -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1997
Date made 19 October 1997Colour photograph showing restored and reberthed launch Maranui at Metung Hot Pools Jetty in Chinaman's Creek, registered vessel no. ME72, white clinker built sailing boat on left and white trailer sailer at rear of Maranui. Visitors on jetty. Metung Victoriavegetation, waterways, boats and boating, tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Misc motor vehicle documents, 1960s - 1970s
BHS CollectionMisc motor vehicle documents. 1. Car Registration Label 2. Vehicle Licences 3. City of Bendigo Parking Infringement 4. Motor Vehicle Insurence Policy - Bankers and Traders Co Ltd 5. Transfer of Registration 6. Trailer registration history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, motor vehicle documents, car registration label, car insurance policy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital images of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 being recovered, Peter Winspur, 13-12-1985
Shows the state of the body of that the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society recovered of the 1887 Horse Tram from the rear of a property in Anderson St Balllarat. The body was built by Duncan and Fraser in Adelaide. The tram body was reconstructed by the BTPS and made operable by the Museum in 1992Yields information about the condition of the body of Ballaarat Tramway Co. Horse Tram No. 1 of 1887. Set of two digital images of the recovery of Ballaarat Tramway Co. Horse Tram No. 1 on 13-12-1985 .1 - Body placed on a tandem trailer in Anderson St, Ballarat .2 - Body of Ballarat Horse tram No. 1 on a set of wheels at the depothorse tram, btps, ballarat, tram no. 1, tram recovery -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 - Alf Twentyman cable cars
The set shows the cable cars, grip car 436 and trailer 586 collected by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote home. The first shows the garden setting while the others show the cable cars themselves. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about the Alf Twentyman cable car collection.Set of four black and white photos with plain backs.trams, alf twentyman, tram 586, northcote, tram 436 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Horse tram 1 and notes, Peter Duckett, mid 1990s
Card has a Peter Duckett photo of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 and a historical note about the tramcar and its reconstruction. On the reverse is a photo of an ESCo tram hauling a horse tram trailer. This photo was used as a Christmas card by Peter.Demonstrates an informative card using Peter Duckett's photos.Printed colour card with photo inserttramcars, sturt st, tram 1, horse trams, btps -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Railway Signal Box No.1 being Demolished in Seaby Street -- 2 Photos -- Coloured
Railway Signal Box No1 under Demolition situated by boom gates Seaby Street.Two coloured photographs of the railway signal box being demolished. The photo shows men working beside and on the building. A large tree can be seen in the background. The second photo shows a large trailer parked around the other side of the rail line and signal box. stawell -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Ballarat Electric Tramways, Past and Present", c1980
The article provides historical and then current information about the Ballarat system, including operations and car details. The author notes the assistance of Inspection James. Features a photo of an electric tram towing a well loaded horse tram trailer in Sturt St.Gives a short history of Ballarat's tramways.Photocopy of an article written by Wal Jack for the November 25, 1939 issue of Transportation on page 28, titled "Ballarat Electric Tramways, Past and Present". trams, tramways, ballarat, wal jack, articles, transportation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 - Alf Twentyman cable cars
The set shows the cable cars collected by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote home. The first shows Alf, his wife Ethel (Nettie) and visitors sitting in trailer No. 586 with the others showing the grip car No. 436. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about the Alf Twentyman cable car collection.Set of four colour photos with plain backs.trams, alf twentyman, tram 586, northcote -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Gordon F De'Lisle, RVIB production line for toys
Three workers wearing RVIB white aprons on a production line for toy trucks. The two men seated either side of the table, add wheels to the cabin bases, whilst a third man holds the completed truck (cabin and trailer) at the end of the line.1 B/W photograph of three men on toy production line3060royal victorian institute for the blind, employment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "...and all three walked away", 17/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the incidents/accidents that can occur on a street tramway system - collisions resulting in the rare virtual total demolition of a tram in Ballarat.Newspaper clipping from The Age, Thursday, 17 September 1970 with photo, of the collision between No. 20 and a semi trailer the previous evening in Victoria St. that wrecked No. 20. Gives details of the events those involved and a photo of the tram. See Reg Item 1088 for The Courier Report.Under the headline in red ink "The Age Melb 17-9-70"accidents, 20, collision, victoria st. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - City of Kew vehicles and workers, c. 1960
Tom Bentley (1912-1993) was born in Lancashire (UK). From circa 1951, he was the Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for Kew City Council. Until his retirement in the 1970s, he was based at the Kew Council Depot, located in the former MTB Horse Tram Depot on the corner of Disraeli and High Streets, Kew. Accompanying the set of twelve photographs is a 12-page illustrated biography of the Bentley and Plumridge families, separately kept in the 'Bentley' subject file.Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of road works in Studley Park Road, Kew, carried out under the supervision of Tom Bentley, Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for the City of Kew. The photograph shows a Council-owned front end loader and a Council trailer.city of kew, public works, tom bentley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Larsen, 6/05/1940 12:00:00 AM
Negative of a photograph of a cable tram set trailer 584 turning from Gertrude into Smith St Fitzroy. Tram has the destination of Northcote. Photo possibly Wal Larsen based on the negative size of Reg Item 5071. For a similar photo see Reg Item 5050trams, tramways, cable trams, gertrude st, smith st, tram 584 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack collection, 3/01/1939 12:00:00 AM
Negative of a photograph of two cable tram sets waiting to shunt at the Bourke St terminus, 3-1-1939. Has trailers 237 and 379 and 262 in the photo along with the Mail Exchange, and the Sunshine Machinery Depot. One of the cars has lady passengers on the grip car.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, tram 237, tram 379, tram 262 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cable car set shunting at the Bourke St terminus by Spencer St. Grip car has the destination of Spencer St, while the trailer, 581 shows Northcote. The crews are shown on their respective cars. The photograph has a satin finish.Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, cable grip, crews, bourke st, tram 581 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, "Photographs from the Collection of Dr. A. K. Sewell", c1960
Poster - medium weight card with 12 photographs of cable trams in Melbourne adhered to the poster prepared for display purposes. In the centre top (see image i2) is a note about the source of the photographs, titled "Photographs from the Collection of Dr. A. K. Sewell" and that copies taken from photographs owned by Mr. A. C. Clarke of Blackburn Vic. Photographs titled from top corner: The cable tram Gripman Inside the trailer car Dr. A. K Sewell sitting on the front of a grip car Dr. A. K. Sewell standing at the front of a grip car with the destination Lonsdale St. The Spencer St terminus The Cable tram dummy - seated are Dr. A. K. Sewell and Mr. A. C. Clarke Nicholson St Fitzroy Shunting the cable tram Bourke St Melbourne Cable tram turning into Gertrude St Fitzroy - trailer 379 - at a safety zone Lonsdale St Melbourne - trailer 583 Smith St Collingwood The bus takes over from the cable trams.trams, tramways, cable trams, smith st, nicholson st, grip tram, bourke st, gertrude st, buses, closure, safety zone, tram 583, tram 379 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable car set - Brunswick, c1910
Black and white photograph of a cable tram set (bogie trailer 472) with gripman and conductor near the Brunswick terminus in Sydney Road. For full details of the image and the story behind it, see page 10 of Bellcord No. 53, March 2022 - see reference for the link.Yields information about a bogie cable tram set and its location.Black and white print block mounted onto thick card.tramways, tramcars, cable trams, crews, gripmen, conductors, sydney road, brunswick, tram 472 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Bogie Cable tram - Elizabeth and Victoria Sts, 1920s
The photograph shows a cable tram (Brunswick) with a bogie trailer, north bound in Elizabeth St having just crossed over Victoria St. The tram is flying two red ensigns. In the background is a horse drawn gig, and the Independent Order of Oddfellows (IOOF) building.Yields information about the intersection of Victoria and Elizabeth Sts and the Brunswick cable tram services, 1920s.Photograph, black and white, plain backtrams, tramways, cable tram, elizabeth st, victoria st, bogie cable trailers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Ballast Motor - Hawthorn Depot, Ray Pearson, 1930s
Black and white photograph of MMTB Ballast Motor No. 11 and trailer at Hawthorn Depot in the 1930's. The tram is loaded with sleepers. Photograph and details of the tramcar are given on pages 70 and 72 of Destination City, 4th Edition. Photograph from Ray Pearson Collection.Yields information about the the MMTB Ballast Motor and the sidings at Hawthorn Depot.Black and white photograph, with source notes on the rear.In ink "Perway siding Hawthorn" - Duplicate Ray Pearsontrams, mmtb, hawthorn depot, ballast motor, work trams, tram 11 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable tram - Bourke Street at Spring Street, Herald Sun, late 1930s
Photograph shows a cable tram set - trailer number 576 with the destination of Spencer St in Bourke St at the intersection with Spring St. Has Victorian Parliament house in the background. There is a safety zone sign in the foreground for the outbound tram service. Photo late 1930s or 1940Yields information about Bourke St cable trams.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper.On the rear has the Copyright stamp of the Herald Sun and pencil number "KM-M-006" and Ken Magor stamp.cable trams, bourke st, spring st, parliament house, safety zone -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image
Yields information about the size of a Ballast trailer that was built but was never used.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a drawing of a wartime built ballast trailer - never used, scrapped about 1943. Shown as being built on a 6'6" 21E truck frame. No details as to who made the photograph or when/ See image i2 for rear of photograph.No details on rear.trams, tramways, ballast trailer, work trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1942
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 636 (City route 42) in the Barkers Road cutting on a wet day. In front of the tram appears to be two cars with trailers. Photo not dated in the Wal Jack album. Possibly 14-9-42 based on other similar photos.trams, tramways, barkers road, w2 class, route 42, tram 636 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Wal Jack, 19/01/1941 12:00:00 AM
Set of two Black and white negatives by Wal Jack of: .1 - Track cleaner No. 6 and two ballast trailers awaiting scrapping at Preston Workshops - image dated 19-1-41 .2 - Track cleaner No. 6 by itself - possibly 13-10-40 or another date.trams, tramways, preston workshops, ballast wagons, work trams, stored trams, tram 6 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Steam locomotive T-94 on display at Spencer Street Railway Station during the 1954 Victorian Railways Centenary Exhibition, Sep. 1954
Visible behind T-94 is an AEC Railmotor (with tiger stripes on front) and trailer used on branch lines to haul a 4-wheel trailer. Steam locomotive T-94 has been preserved and is currently on display at the Australian Railway Historical Society Museum at North Williamstown http://www.australiansteam.com/T%2094.htm "V.R. Cavalcade" Centenary 1854-1954 Exhibition (11-25 Sep 1954) presented a model railway occupying about 1,400 square feet in the Lower Town Hall featuring a number of model railway working scale models. The exhibition also included a display of rolling stock, track, electrical and other railway equipment held at Spencer Street Railway Station.Digital TIFF file Scan of Kopdak 620 black and white negative transparencygeorge coop collection, display, spencer street railway station, v.r. cavalcade, victorian railways centenary 1854-1954 exhibition, aec railmotor, railmotor, t-94, t-class steam locomotive -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1906
Black and white photograph of Sturt St. looking west from Town Hall 1906. Shows a ESCo tram hauling an ex-horse trailer (spelt "trailer"). Has some other horse drawn vehicles in photo and a number of pedestrians. Shows the newly formed tramway road surface, poles etc. Has "Snows" store sign on left hand side of photograph and buildings along the north side of the Sturt St. Other buildings shown are William Day & Son, Walter Connell, Anderson & Morse coach builders. See also Reg Item No. 1671 for the same item, but with out the typed note stuck on the top edge.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st., ballarat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 5 Colour Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 16/12/1987 12:00:00 AM
Set of five photographs of the loading of SW2 644 at Preston Workshops in the body shop, placing on a semi trailer for transport to the TMSV Bylands 16/12/1987 (date from the TMSV Website) In the background at Preston Workshops is W6 973 in the background. Photographs show the lifting method and crane at the workshops.trams, tramways, tmsv, preston workshops, preserved trams, transport, tram 644