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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Sydney and Melbourne trams
Tear out of a magazine - approx. quarto size of two sepia toned illustrations: Top: Railway Square Sydney - approx. 20 trams and horse drawn vehicles. Lower: Collins St. Melbourne, east, looking west from about Exhibition St. - has two cable trams and horse drawn vehicles. C1900? On rear has series of 5 ink drawings of Australian explorers, Sturt, Leichardt, Mitchell, Eyre and Burke - titled "Australian Explorers"trams, tramways, sydney railway sq., melbourne, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, cable trams - Collins St. Melbourne
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Illustration of cable trams in Melbourne (Collins St. and Elizabeth St.[location confirmed by WD 07112023]) - trailer lettered "St. Georges Fitzroy Rd. North), with Green bands top and bottom, textured bands and two lines of a Poem from Kendall on rear. Image re-scanned at high density 14-9-2013 and record checked.trams, tramways, melbourne, collins st., cable trams, fitzroy -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Shennan Publishing & Publicity, "Special 12th Anniversary Issue" - Truck & Bus Transportation - July 1948, 1948
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about Australian transport history, transport at the time of publication and the development of buses and the Ansett organisation.Large format 208 page , July 1948 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation with colour cover, fold out and advertisements, colour printing, articles on buses, trucks, cable trams, Australian Transport, personnel in industry, Ansett, executives - special 12 the anniversary issue. See photocopy of title and contents pages with item notes. Notes on Truck & Bus Transportation - Special Anniversary Issue - July 1948, with particular relevance to BTM Archives Advertisements: White Bus Co - similarity to the US PCC Tram - inside front cover Ansett's and Ansair - p131 AC buses - p162 Articles: Has Australia's Railways Reach the Doldrums? - p38 Modem Street Transit Authorities Announce Development Policy - p42 (includes photos of Sydney, Adelaide Glenelg H class, Bourke St, trams etc, being replaced by buses) These were the Events that made our Headlines (war years - photos included - p61 Riding the Rattlers behind Horses, Ropes and Billies - cable trams, horse and steam trams p66. - demise of Melbourne cable cars. Tracing the development of the Motor Bus in Aust. - p73. Australian Transport Administrations - whose , photos, responsibilities, liquid fuel control (petrol rationing), Australian Road Transport Associations, executives etc. - pl16 onwards Ansett organisation - p 1 72 onwards trams, tramways, trucks, buses, cable trams, road transport -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Sydney tram 751
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Cable Trams ...Cutting from a magazine, illustration of Old Melbourne City Court on corner of Russell and LaTrobe Streets Melb. Has cable tram passing. Caption says early 1888, soon after cable tram line opened.trams, tramways, cable trams, city court, russell st. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s
Black & white photo ex Postcard? titled 'Where two roads meet', showing a horse tram ( Hawthorn Bridge to Auburn Road (Riversdale Road) and Prahran and Malvern No. 36 on Glenferrie Road with Deepdene destination, at the intersection of Riversdale & Glenferrie Roads, Hawthorn. Corner block (SE) behind photo has a 'For Sale' sign on it, with houses in background. Now a block of shops. Tram No. 36 is an F class car, later renumbered - see p14 of Destination City, 4th edition. See also inscriptions. Questions: How horse tram number determined and date of photograph??`` Reimaged 17/7/2017 both front and back.'T101, No. 26 horse tram of Hawthorn Tramway Trust in Riversdale Road. No. 36 toastrack (enclosed cross seat) of the Prahran & Malvern Trams in Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn 1917. Horse trams ran from Auburn Road to Hawthorn Bridge and connected with the Richmond cable trams. W.Jack.'trams, tramways, pmtt, horse trams, riversdale road, glenferrie rd , tram f 36 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, GPC Depot Melbourne, Collins St. Melbourne
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Glossy postcard with edges raised above the photograph itself of Collins St. Melbourne looking east along Collins St towards the NE corner of the intersection with Elizabeth St. Cable trams in distance with many horse drawn vehicles on both sides of street and pole lines with wires. B.H.Alston building features. Some motor cars in photo. On base of card is title & in bottom RH corner is 'No. 10'. On rear are areas for Address and Correspondence. Title is 'Collins St. 'The Block' Melbourne'. On rear as well is publisher details with Melbourne mis-spelt. Rear of card is finished off white , while front has a light pink finish. Photo printed using photographic paper. Printed in Great Britain. trams, tramways, melbourne, collins st., cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, GPC Depot Melbourne, Bourke St c1900 to 1910
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...333.1: Glossy postcard with the edges raised above the photo, of Bourke St c1900 to 1910? of Bourke St. looking east at GPO, on corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets. Cable trams and horse drawn vehicles in photo as is pole lines for telephones, with multi core cables . On base of card is title 'Bourke St. Melbourne, showing General Post Office'. In bottom RH corner is 'No. 1'. 333.2 Copy of above. On rear are areas for Address and Correspondence. On rear side is Publisher details (GPC Depot Melbourne) with Melbourne misspelt. Rear is finished in off white card, while front has a light pink finish. Photo printed using a photographic paper. 333.2 - a copy photo of 333.1, can embossed surround - same size, plain back. trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, bourke st., gpo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Kookaburra and ?, Flinders St. Railway station
334.1 - Kookaburra Series No. 25 postcard, vertical format, view of the Swanston St entrance to Flinders St. Railway station with five sets of cable trams with horse drawn vehicles and many people. Photo is formally printed using a screen. Title 'Main Entrance, Flinders St. Rly Station Melbourne' along base. On rear in landscape format is areas for address, card number, a kookaburra symbol and saying, publisher notes and areas for address and correspondence. Off white card. c 1910. 334.2 - Photograph as a postcard of the Swanston St. entrance of Flinders St. Railway station from ground level with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in view. No motor cars in view or cable cars. c1910. On base in white ink (faded) handwriting 'Railway Station Melbourne'. On rear is name of object and areas for Address and Correspondence and '29'. trams, tramways, melbourne, flinders st. station, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, GPC Depot Melbourne, Bourke St., looking north west
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Bourke St. Melbourne, looking east
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...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 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Map, Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd, Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs With Tram Timetables, 1917
The Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs With Tram Timetables lists existing Cable Tram Services before the entire network was electrified. By 1917 the tramways system was divided into regions including: the Melbourne Cable Tram Service; Prahran - Malvern Electric Trams; Hawthorn Electric Trams; Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Electric Trams; and Brighton Beach Electric Trams. The old Outer Circle railway line is marked as ending in Deepdene, with the remainder of the line to Fairfield marked as 'Unused'. The Kew tram along High Street in 1917 ended at the Harp Junction. The Kew Spur Line is also marked on the map.The Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs With Tram Timetables is historically significant as it captures at a point in time, 1917, the development of public transport infrastructure in Melbourne. As such it illustrrates the theme: Connecting Victorians by transport and communications.Printed card-covered pocket sized map that folds out with three horizontal and vertical folds. Colour map, with scale, of the rail and tram networks on one side and sixteen sections of black and white printed text and timetable information on the reverse.railway maps -- melbourne (vic.), tramways maps -- melbourne (vic.), public transport -- melbourne (vic.) -- 1910-1920, cartography -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd, Melbourne Trams: Past and Present, c.2000-2010
The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000sPostcard produced for and retailed by The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd. The reverse of the postcard (see image) identifies the four trams pictured as: a Royal Park Horse tram, a Richmond cable tram, a W7 electric tram, and a Z3 class electric tram. The postcard was printed by scancolor Australia (03) 429 1477.1. Royal; Park horse tram 2. Richmond cable tram 3. W7 electric tram Photographs courtesy Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, K. Kings and R. Shorten [Producer] The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd Box Box 4916, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001 [Printer] scancolor Australia (03) 429 1477 CS 1482royal park horse tram, richmond cable tram, w7 electric tram, z3 class electric tram, the tramway museum society of victoria ltd, postcards -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Postcard, The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd, Melbourne Trams: Past and Present, 2000-2010
The Kew Historical Society's postcard collection includes views of Kew, Melbourne and Greater Melbourne as well as those including overseas scenes sent or received from Europe or the Middle East. They date from the 1890s to the 2000s.Postcard produced for and retailed by The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd. The reverse of the postcard (see image) identifies the four trams pictured as: a Royal Park Horse tram, a Richmond cable tram, a W7 electric tram, and a Z3 class electric tram. The postcard was printed by scancolor Australia (03) 429 1477.1. Royal; Park horse tram 2. Richmond cable tram 3. W7 electric tram Photographs courtesy Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, K. Kings and R. Shorten [Producer] The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd Box Box 4916, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001 [Printer] scancolor Australia (03) 429 1477 CS 1482royal park horse tram, richmond cable tram, w7 electric tram, z3 class electric tram, the tramway museum society of victoria ltd, postcards -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Photograph (copy), Kew Horse Tram, c.1900
The Melbourne Tramways and Omnibus Company (MTOC) operated a horse tram from the Victoria Bridge cable tram terminus to Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery from 28 December 1887. The Kew City Council purchased the line in 1914. It was replaced with an electric tramway in 1915. Photographic print. Kew Horse Tram outside the Kew Post Office and Court House. Inscription reverse: "Gift of Di (sic) Stewart. Horse Tram which ran from Victoria Bridge to Boroondara Cemetery gates. It began 28-12-1887".kew horse tram, transport - horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Tram fare route diagrams or maps, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1930s
The route maps give for each tram, including cable trams, and bus routes, a map of the fare structure, sections, all-night routes, details of transfers and tickets such as combined tickets. Not dated as such but sheet 1 has a note regarding the East Brighton - St Kilda route that it was out of date from 16/10/1938.Yields information about the MMTB fare structure for tram, and bus routes during the 1930s.Album brown card heavy card coves, secured with two interscrews containing a type index, 33 cartridge paper sheets with ink drawings and six loose sheets. Hand drawn in black, red and green ink.mmtb, tramways, fares, maps, routes, buses, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Fifty years of cable trams", 9/11/1935
... . tramways cable trams history 50th Anniversary Newspaper cutting ...Newspaper clipping titled "Fifty years of cable trams" giving a short history of their development in Melbourne, finances, the identities involved including the transition to the MMTB. Has a photo of "The first engine house in Victoria Parade" and a sketch of the first cable tram.Yields information about the story of Melbourne's cable trams and their 50th anniversary.Newspaper cutting from The Age 9/11/1935 with two photographs.tramways, cable trams, history, 50th anniversary -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Christmas Card - Alf Twentyman cable car set, Nucolorvue Publishing, c1980s
... format. trams tramways postcards cable trams northcote greeting ...Photograph of the Alf Twentyman's cable car set at Northcote produced as a Postcard (see item 1652) glued to a Nu-color-Vue printed greetings card with a cut out for the caption on the rear of the card - has the Wrappings Pty Ltd. photograph credit.Demonstrates the use of a Nu-color-vue postcard in a Christmas Card format.Colour postcard glued to printed and embossed with raised printing Christmas or Seasons Greetings printed in gold.trams, tramways, postcards, cable trams, northcote, greeting cards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Commonwealth of Australia, "Collins Street, Melbourne (Vic) Australia", c1920
... war. tramways Collins St cable trams Immigration In pencil ...A postcard showing a scene looking west from Russell St along Collins St. Has some 7 cable trams, horse-drawn carts, and motor vehicles in view. In the view is Scotts Church, the Athenium, and the Town Hall. In the bottom left-hand corner of the card is "Printed for Commonwealth Immigration Office by Rose Stereograph Co. Vic."Demonstrates a card printed to promote Australian Immigration to Melbourne, possibly post the first world war.Black and White postcard, Divided back. Two copies held, 2nd copy unused.In pencil in the bottom right hand corner "Government publicity issue in England $12"tramways, collins st, cable trams, immigration -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Valentine's, "Town Hall and Swanston Street, Melbourne", c1900
... decorative postcard. cable trams tramways Swanston St Postcard ...Postcard titled "Town Hall and Swanston Street, Melbourne", with one north bound cable tram set in Swanston St and several horse-drawn carts or cabs. Postcard by Valentine and Son with a decorative wattle motif on the left side and a Kookaburra in the bottom right-hand side.Demonstrates a Valentine and Sons decorative postcard.Postcard - coloured divided back unused.cable trams, tramways, swanston st -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - 2008 Calendar, Pat Grainger, Historic Port Melbourne - From the Album, Oct 2007
Researched, written and designed by member Pat Grainger as a fundraiser for PMH&PS. Production volume: 550 copiesHistoric Port Melbourne - 'From the album' Calendar for 2008 - Mrs Coggin's shop on cover. Features sentiments from the autograph albums of two Edwards women All following years calendars also recorded against cat no 1864business and traders - hotels, business and traders, transport - tramways, piers and wharves - princes pier, religion - anglican (holy trinity), industry - manufacturing, industry - foundries, social activities, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, armed services - navy, built environment - commercial, grimwade castings pty ltd, steel castings, peter griffin, christina irvine edwards, sarah 'stella' edwards, william faulkner, elizabeth faulkner, the monts, montague, port melbourne bowling club, returned services league, rsl, great white fleet, john storey, john park, louisa storey coggin, ron robertson, edwin whiting, jim wood, william gleeson, george faram, meenie mclean, margaret mclean, abraham lincoln hotel, anzac day, cable trams, us navy -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Postcard - Fountain Inn, Port Melbourne, WTP Post Card, Fountain Inn, Crockford Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria, 1892
... - Commercial Cable Trams Transport - Tramways Fountain Inn "To dear ...Appears to have belonged for a time to licensee of Fountain Inn "pudney" (except licensee at the time is listed as Joseph Ballhausen). If 1892, cable tram has just gone in, so dispute the marked date."Fountain Inn, Crockford Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria". A postcard of the Fountain Inn (deemed 1892). Sender has written "Greetings from Port Melbourne" across the front. Hand tinted photo shows cable car and horse cart. Printed in Germany."To dear Aunt Mary with fond love from Bessie" Also "greetings from Port Melbourne" "1892" "56 years ago at 1945 Pudney Licensee"business and traders - hotels, built environment - commercial, cable trams, transport - tramways, fountain inn -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Swanston St looking south Melbourne", c1930
Rose Series postcard No. P 10526 titled "Swanston St looking south Melbourne", from just north of Collins Stret. Trams in the view are S class No 164 and W class No 381? On the left side is a cable tram in Collins Street waiting to cross Swanston Street. An early MMTB bus is also heading south in Swanston Street with motorcycle and side car behind it. The cable tram signal is visible just to the left of the bus. This signal would continue to control all tram movements through the intersection until the insulation of modern motor traffic lights around 1929. On the left of photo is the imposing Queen Victoria building demolished in the mid 1960's to make way for the City Square. Yields information about Swanston St. at the intersection with Collins St.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear. Unused.trams, tramways, swanston st, s class, tram 164, cable trams, signals, w class, collins st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Prahran & Malvern Tramway Trust (PMTT), "Rest Verandah - PMTT", 19-12-1916
... tram line. trams tramways PMTT shelters cable trams Victoria St ...Drawing by the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust No. 758, of the Rest Verandah or shelter at Victoria St terminus or the change point from cable to electric tram Richmond. Dated 19-12-16, signed by H Dix Engineer and ? R Henderson Construction Engineer. Details the structure, foundations, and shelter decoration.Yields information about the Victoria St shelter at the terminus of the cable tram line.Drawing - blue print on paper.trams, tramways, pmtt, shelters, cable trams, victoria st, richmond -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, 1930s
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Edwards Lake Grip Tram Reservoir ...Negative (120) of a Grip car body in a park with a family sitting on the tram. Could be the Ellis family. Caption to donation sheet says Edwards Lake, Reservoir late 1930's. See image htd3621i1 and i2 for an image of Inspector Ellis.trams, tramways, cable trams, edwards lake, grip tram, reservoir -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Certificate - Tramway Benefit Society - Leon Villiers, Mutual Benefit Society of the Employees of the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Ltd, 1909
Certificate - detailed coloured printing by Sands & McDougall Limited of Melbourne presented to Leon Joseph Villiers for his work on the Mangement Committee 1905 - 1908. Presented Feb. 23 1909. Has the image of a cable tram set and a horse-drawn omnibus along the top edge under the name of "Melbourne Tramway Employees Mutual Benefit Society". The Society provided health benefits for cable tram workers who were members.Has a close association with Leon Villiers.Preprinted coloured certificate made out to Leon Joseph Villiers in ink and signed by the Committee.cable trams, mutual benefit society, certificates, mutual funds -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopy, Truck and Bus Transportation, "Salute to the Cable Tram", Original July 1948
... Trams tramways Cable Trams Tramcars Lights Depots Closure ...Photocopy of an article from the July 1948 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation titled "Salute to the Cable Tram", about the author's view on the closure of the cable tram, a child's view point, first services, photos by Wal Larsen, route details, winding down, take over, conversion and finally closure. Based on Reg Item 3908, would have been written by Frank Sheenen.trams, tramways, cable trams, tramcars, lights, depots, closure, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - LaTrobe St - track proposal, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), late 1940s
... planning of the late 1940s. LaTrobe St new tramways trackwork cable ...Drawing is marked up in red to show the proposed track work in LaTrobe St, noting junctions, crossings, and green for existing north-south tracks. Has a note that the cable track in Spencer St was to be converted and a junction installed at the corner of LaTrobe and Spencer Sts. This junction was not installed, just the curve into Spencer St.Yields information about the LaTrobe St planning of the late 1940s.Drawing - marked up plan with red and green lines, folded with punch holes on the left hand side.latrobe st, new tramways, trackwork, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s - set of 5, David Frost, c1985
Set of five colour prints of photos taken by David Frost c1985 of ex SEC Ballarat Trams at the BTPS depot or the TMSV Bylands site. .1 - trams 671, 661, 14 and 38 on the depot fan. (661 repainted 1984 and 18 entered service 1985) .2 - 18 and 671 along with David's Morris Minor .3 - 14 on the access track .4 - Ex Ballarat 42 at Bylands .5 - ex Ballarat 17 and a cable trailer at Bylands.trams, tramways, btps, tmsv, depot, bylands, tram 18, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14, tram 38 -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Kangaroo Press, Watch for trams, 1993
... Prahran Tramways - Australia Cable cars - Australia A summary ...A summary of the different sorts of trams used in AustraliaIndex, bib, ill, p.128.non-fictionA summary of the different sorts of trams used in Australiatramways - australia, cable cars - australia -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Cromarty Press, Early trams of Sydney : photographs from the Field Collection at the Mitchell Library, 1983
A photographic essay of the early trams of Sydney - horse drawn, cable, steam and electric.Ill2, p.64.non-fictionA photographic essay of the early trams of Sydney - horse drawn, cable, steam and electric.tramways - sydney, tramways - rolling stock - sydney.