A4 printed sheet - pre publication offer - titled "Currently in Production .... The Golden City and its Tramways", advertising the book, price and postage details etc. Has coloured image of the book in the top right hand corner of the sheet.trams, tramways, book, btm, pamphlets

Document a re-typed version of the 1912 MESCo rule book. See item 3115 for the 1929 printed version. Details the General Rules for Motormen and Conductors in operating the tramways and Joint Bye-Laws for passengers and crews.Demonstrates MESCo's Geelong Rule book.Document - typed 6 foolscap ruled sheets, stapled in the top left hand corner. Two copies held.tramways, tramcars, operations, rules, regulations, by-laws

List of Geelong tramway routes and their opening dates and description - gives present length, where and extensions or variations. At the base of the sheet gives route miles, single track, double track and totals. Two copies held.Demonstrates a list of Geelong tram routes and their lengths.Document - A4 photocopied sheet.tramways, secv, geelong, tram tracks, statistics, history

1297 - Booklet with red heavy card cover and 24 pages inside and a four page supplement glued into rear cover giving details of the by-laws operating for the SEC tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo. Gives details of the definitions, fares and charges, sale of tickets, regulating number of passengers, stopping places, nuisances, smoking, dangerous goods, luggage and goods, general matters and fares broken into adult fares for each section and Children's fares and Pensioners' Concession fares for both Ballarat and Bendigo. Note - introduced decimal currency into the fares as well as pence. Document number on front cover "TYE 1-270". This by-law replaced or revoked all previous by-laws and amendments. Came in effect 1/10/1965 with a fare rise. Received Governor In Council approval on 24/8/1965. These fares have been amended in pencil for Ballarat. The amendment pasted into the rear of the booklet is dated 2nd August. 1966 and came into effect on 1/9/1966. 1297.1 - ditto, but actual used copy by D. J. Everett - see Reg. Item 2292 for details of SEC Ballarat Employee. On page one or title sheet, has an additional amendment pasted in - dated 14/1/1969 giving details of fare increases in Ballarat and Bendigo to come into effect 14/1/1969. Single sheet printed both side. See also Reg items 66 and 281 for this sheet of paper by itself. Item added 2/3/2003. 1297.2 - booklet as above for 1297, but without supplements - in as printed condition 8/1965. 1297.3 - as for 1297 with 1966 and two number 1969 supplements pasted into the book. One 1969 supplement at the front and additional at the rear. 1966 supplement pasted into the rear of the book. Has BTPS Catalogue Numbers 207, 208 and 209 written onto the front of the booklet. Four other copies - unnumbered held. Additional items added 10/7/2005. Additional copy of 1297.3 added 6/8/2016 from donation of T. Jeffreys. 1297 - In pencil on pages 15 to 18 showing revised fares and the number "58 676" on page 24 - possibly a telephone number. 1297.3 - has "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue Nos. 207, 208, 209" written in black ink on the top of the cover.trams, tramways, secv rules, by laws, tickets, fares, ballarat, bendigo

Yields information about the distribution of the SEC tramway by-laws to workers and alterations to them in 1943..Carbon copy of memo on green foolscap paper dated 4/11/1943 to the Tramways Inspector from the Manager Ballarat, regarding forwarding gummed sheets for alterations to the rules books and lists the alteration and the changes made to the rules. Signed by W. H. Connolly.trams, tramways, by laws, sec

Yields information about the distribution of the SEC tramway by-laws to workers and alterations to them in 1943.Carbon copy of memo on white quarto paper dated 4/11/1943 to the Tramways Inspector from the Manager Ballarat, regarding forwarding gummed sheets for alterations to the rules books and lists the alteration and the changes made to the rules. Signed by W. H. Connolly.trams, tramways, by laws, sec

Produced by Sands and McDougall Pty Ltd of Collins St Melbourne. Map - folded sheet of paper 5 sections wide x 6 sections or folds deep contained within a dark grey paper cover titled "Map of Melbourne and Suburbs showing Tramways, Railways, Streets, postal districts, Quarter-Mile Radii etc", showing both cable and electric tramways. verted, but not Market St to Port Melbourne or South Melbourne. Shows the Collins St line being constructed. Collins St routes were opened late 1929, map produced during the early 1930's prior to the closure of Market St - Port Melbourne. Has a detailed list of the postal districts.trams, tramways, maps, melbourne, cable trams, tramways, railways

Significant in being a roster rotation sheet for Bendigo that used a different method of advising crews of the system of tables and weeks. Shows how the system was used. Given date, may have been the last one issued.Printed form titled "Tramways - Motormen/Conductors Rotation Roster - Bendigo" for Bendigo Tramways. Duplicated foolscap size paper, giving roster for motormen and conductors AM and PM rosters. Duplicated form in black ink with a red line drawing to split the AM and PM rosters and two tables on Monday underline. Gives details of the run, tables for each day of the week and shows Spare Tables. Headed "Northern Electricity Supply Branch" Five copies held. Copy 1 has pencil date "29 June 1970" in top right hand corner. trams, tramways, tram crews, shifts, rosters

Bendigo tram tickets - variousDemonstrates a variety of tickets used by Bendigo Tramways in Victoria, and the variety of punch marks used to differentiate conductors, days Mon - Fri, etc.A collection of Bendigo Tramways ticket memorabilia. Pocket 1 - Letter Carrier's tickets. The tickets are printed in black ink on a cream paper. All cover the same destinations and are issued by the Electricity Supply Department for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria - Bendigo Branch. Pocket 2 - Nipping impressions of Weekly Ticket Punches used on the golden Square route. Pocket 3 - Bendigo Tramways Co. Ltd - 3d ticket. The three tickets have a value of 3d each. They feature an illustration of the Bendigo Tram, with the 3d price, printed in green ink on cream paper. There is a large Capital T printed in black ink. Pocket 4 - SECV Provisional Tramways books of tickets - Book 1 is incomplete and has every ticket stamped "Bendigo Trams Last Day 16th April 1972 in red ink on the ticket face. The tickets, printed in yellow ink on a cream background, have a value of 16c each. Book 2 is complete, with tickets having a value of 6c. The printing ink is aqua on a cream paper background. Pocket 1 - Letter Carrier's tickets Nos. 1 and 3 feature a stamped date in ink. Ticket No. 2 has the date 1-10-51 hand-written on the LH side edge. Pocket 2 - Nipping impressions - the card, showing different nippings, labelled 1 - 6, has the words "Impressions of Weekly Ticket Punches used on Golden Square Route". Pocket 3 - B. T. Co Ld Tram tickets Pocket 4 - Block 1 tickets have the wording "Bendigo Trams Last Day 16th April 1972" stamped in red ink on the face.tickets, tramways, esco

Yields information about the type of instruction issued to crews and demonstrates how trams returning to the depot were to be managed.Typed notice on Quarto paper, titled "Tramways - Depot Operations" detailing the operations for the return of trams to the depot and the allocation of roads" and the use of the notice board. Dated 18/1/1961. Signed by the Works Superintendent.trams, tramways, depot, safety, tramcars, wendouree parade, instructions

The club was founded 1916. The letters HTEC have been formed into a central logo. The badge indicated that the person was a member of the club, established primarily for social and welfare purposes. See item 5178 for a set of rules and 5942 for another badge.Demonstrates a badge issued to members of the "Hawthorn Electric Tramways Club".Badge -- metal with navy blue back and logo for the "Hawthorn Electric Tramways Club. Has a steel ring through the eyelet or hole at the tope of the badge. Stamped with the number 67 and "Stokes & Sons Melbourne" on rear. tramways, trams, badges, hawthorn depot, htt, personnel, welfare

Map of the MMTB Tramway routes 1925 with a list of first and last cars, along with photographs of Wattle Park, Luna Park, and Studley Park. Provides information for the Prahran and Malvern lines, Hawthorn, Footscray, Essendon, Coburg, Kew, St Kilda, cable tram routes, and buses. Also provides information for passengers. The cover photo is of the front of W 296, with the destination of Esplanade. The map is dated by the opening of the line to West Brunswick as far as Albion St, the City Road to St Kilda line via Sturt St lines, and the electric line in Flemington Road which were all opened during mid to late 1925. See Reference. Shows a number of buildings and locations by a numbered reference list, including the Federal Parliament house. The map has advertisements around the outside of the map for Kiwi Shoe or boot polish.Yields information about the Melbourne tramway system in 1925 and demonstrates the methodology the MMTB used to provide information to travellers. Shows both cable and electric tram lines and the development of the Melbourne system.Map book - 15 fold paper titled "Melbourne's tramway routes and timetables"trams, tramways, mmtb, tramway maps, wattle park, studley park, timetables, cable trams, w class tram, tram 296, kiwi shoe polish

Historically significant for at the time it demonstrated aspects of the evolution of Ballarat Tramways and yields information about the formation of the tramways, the Councils viewpoint and has a strong association with the Mayor of the time.Twenty two page book, produced by photocopying, side stapled and bound with a red plastic binding, titled "Mayor's Special Report Ballarat Tramways", dated 20 September 1971 for presentation to the City of Ballaarat Council Meeting 27 Sept. 1971 and signed by the Mayor, J.A.Chisholm. Note pages 18 and 19 have been reversed. Comprises: Page 1 - map (image 1829i1) - of Ballarat (Ballaarat) showing the horse tram routes in red (appear to have been drawn in with a red pencil). Note the Sebastopol route terminates at Rubicon St. Page 3 - letter to the City Councillors from the Mayor Page 4 - Outline of the "The Ballarat Tramway System" Pages 5 - 7 - Conditions for tendering the horse tram system within the City of Ballarat" Pages 8 - 11 - Specifications and Agreement for the Ballaarat Tramways (horse trams). pages 12 - 19 - Memorandum of Agreement with the British Insulated Wire Company (later ESCo) Page 20 - Copy of letter from the Secretary of the SEC to the Minister of Fuel and Power, dated 10 Sept. 1971 advising of the formal abandonment of the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway systems. Page 21 - five photos (image 1829i3) of trams in Ballarat, including the bogie tram decorated for the Queens visit, courtesy of Mr. L. J. Denmead, Tramways Superintendent. Page 22 - Plan (image 1829i2) of Ballarat Bus Services, showing route numbers, destinations and existing tramway routes. 3rd copy added 16/7/2010trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, mayor's reports, ballaarat tramway company, british insulated wire company, esco, bus services, sec

Photographs of a PMTT Drawing/blueprints of a Rest House or tram stop shelter, giving details, basic dimensions, and details. Provided by the AETM Adelaide, St Kilda Tramway Museum. A second drawing, coloured, drawing 1684C shows a T-shaped building - no examples known of. Drawings by Leonard & Flannagan, Architects - stamped on 1684B - dated 20/12/1911. Would have been sent to the Metropolitan Tramway Trust Adelaide for information. Photograph of the shelter at Hawthorn Road and Dandenong Road by Mal Rowe 2-5-2023. Yeilds inforamtion about PMTT Rest Houses or shelters for which they was always a demand.Photograph of a PMTT Drawing held by the AETM Adelaide. Drawing No. 1684B and 1684Ctramways, shelters, waiting shelters, rest houses, pmtt, hawthorn road, dandenong road, leonard & flannagan

SEC Drawing GE-T13-8802, "Tramways Map of Geelong" shewing section destinations and main places of interest along various tram routes. Undated, prior to the construction of the Beach route in 1940. See item 3469 for a larger drawing. Scanned in both colour and greyscale.Yields information about the Geelong system prior to the construction of the Beach route in 1940.Map or drawing photocopied onto heat sensitive paper - quarto size.tramways, geelong, maps, map, track layout

Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters about employee age range of the traffic staff., Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters about employee age range of the traffic staff.Memorandum to the Manager from Les Denmead, Superintendent, on SEC departmental paper, dated 19-2-62, titled "Tramways Traffic Employees - Wages Age Group" - listing by five age groups. Total 63. trams, tramways, employees, wages, ballarat, sec, crews

Act of Victorian Parliament, 76 pages (was printed as 96), 6 sections, stapled on the left hand side , No. 3732 - "An Act to consolidate the Law relating to Metropolitan Tramways", dated 12 Feb. 1929. Reprint version 7237/54. Consolidates the various MMTB Acts to 1929. See Reg Item 2112 for the 1958 Consolidation. Two copies held.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, construction

Newspaper Clipping from the Courier, September 1971, titled "Vale, The Tramways!", a poem about the Ballarat Tramways written by SMP of Ballarat East, at the time of their closure. No date on the cutting. Image added 15/7/2014. poem, closure, ballarat, sec

Small Bendigo Tramway Time table booklet, orange outer, printed white paper inner containing Schedule of Fares, charges including Luggage & Parcels prices. Bendigo Tramway routes showing sections and fares..bendigo tramways, bendigo, sec, state electricity commission of victora

Book, 64 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a yellow card cover in green ink, centre stapled, titled "The Ballarat Tramways" Details history of Ballarat tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Written by Keith Kings and published by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society and others at the time of the closure of the Ballarat system. Has details of the various organisations that published the book on the rear cover. 1345.2 - 2nd Edition Oct. 1971 - see image i4. For a complete image of the book see pdf files i1 to i3.'1345.2 - has the "Technical Book * Mag Co." yellow name label on the front cover and "75c" in pencil in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, history, tramcars of ballarat

Twenty four page book including card covers on glossy paper titled "The Essendon Tramways" written by Jack Richardson, published by Traction Publications, Historical Series No. 153 in 1963. The story of the North Melbourne and Electric Tramway and Lighting Company. Note on page 3, advises that this book was the 2nd edition. Price at the time 3/- Details the historical background, a map of the tramway in 1906, relationship with the Victorian Railways, construction, rolling stock, carbarn, (depot) power station, overhead, takeover by the MMTB, connection to the City, 1963 map, expansion under the MMTB, services at the time of publication, Rolling Stock Roster, notes on some of the personnel of the tramway, junction details and dates of the various extensions etc. Includes a number of photographs, a list of railway and tramway books published by Traction Publications, a publishers note and on the rear cover a short biography on the author. 2459.1 - 1st edition of book - no cover page, rear cover remains. Gives caption of front cover photo. Has some different layout of text at rear and different map. 2459.2 - 2nd edition of the book - from the Wal Jack Collection 2011 - added 28/10/2011. 2459.3 - 1st edition of the book - from the Ian Stanley Collection 2015 - added 20-12-2015 - see images 4 to 7. - printed by 1956, by Zenith Press 290 High St Kew. pdf copy of book - 1st edition - 1956 version - see btm2459i9.pdf pdf copy of book - 2nd edition - 1963 version added 16-3-2017 - see btm2459i8.pdf 2459 - On the front cover in black ink "Ex ARHS Archives", 2459.1 - has Graeme Breydon's address stamp twice on front cover, possibly indicating he acquired it without the cover., 2459.2 - on page 3 in blue ink "Wally: with compliments and best wishes from Jack"trams, tramways, essendon, moonee ponds, north melbourne, nmetl

Printed document - 3 sheets - stapled and partly glued on left hand side, titled "Index to Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Act, 1928 - No. 3732".. Gives a detailed index to the various sections of the MMTB 1928 Consolidate Act. Has been well used.Has "H. S. McComb" in pencil in the top left hand ctrams, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, legal agreements

Press Release - single A4 sheet printed on yellow paper, titled "New tramways head" from the Minister of Transport, by the Acting Minister Mr. Granter, advising of the appointment of Mr. F. D. Snell as the Chairman of the MMTB. dated 22/6/1976trams, tramways, mmtb, personnel, minister for transport

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 3/11/2001, titled "Tramways" about the relationship between Melbourne and Calcutta, written by Kevin Murray with a photo of Nicole Emanuel of Curious yellow by Lisa Young forming part of the Tramjatra festival. Quotes Roberto D'Andrea.trams, tramways, festival program, calcutta, w class

Loose leaf book, 110 black and white photo pages plus covers titled "The ABC of Tramways", "Amusing Beautiful, Curious." as a subtitle, published 1959 compiled by B. Willemsen, Doetinchem, Holland. Provides some 182 photos of tramway systems and tramcars primarily in Europe, but some UK, Melbourne and Japan. Provided in alphabetical order. See page 66 for Melbourne. H. Ballment photo. Printed on glossy paper. Has a "Technical Book Co. 295-299 Swanston St, Melbourne FB 3951" sticker on the inside front cover."39/6" in pencil on top of front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, routes, cable trams

Set of three documents, hand made in pencil by Mr. McComb. 1 - on ruled double foolscap (folio) paper, titled "Tramways Proposed but not Authorised", listing street, municipality, extent, date of application or special construction scheme and date of report to Parliamentary Committee. List proposals for the cities of St Kilda, Hawthorn, Essendon, Malvern, Camberwell , Coburg and Broadmeadows. 2 - hand written note on quarto paper, re the outcomes or notes on the above proposals. 3 - draft of a sheet prepared, as for 1, "M&MTB General Scheme for Development of Tramways" - columns set out but not usedtrams, tramways, tramways, proposals, st kilda, hawthorn, essendon, malvern, camberwell, coburg, brunswick, general scheme

Details a Petition to the Parliament of Victoria, Legislative Council from the Melbourne Tramways Trust, the owners of the cable tram infrastructure. The Municipalities that formed the Trust were concerned that the construction of electric tramways within their Municipalities would be in contrary to the Act that set up the cable trams and reduced revenue received from the cable tram operator, the MTOCo. They sought that Parliament would not sanction such tramways without the consent of the Trust's municipalities or members. Yields information about the concerns of the MTT about new electric tramways in 1905.Folded double foolscap sheet and then folded into four for presentation to the Victorian Parliament by the Melbourne Tramways Trust dated 16-8-1905. Paper has a MCC (Melbourne City Council) watermark - see image 3.mtt, cable tramways, petitions, parliament, electric tramways, melbourne tramways trust

Programme - folded sheet, duplicated titled "Camberwell Tramways Social Club" to celebrate Camberwell as the Cricket Premiers in the VTSSA completion - for 1939-40. A Francis Captain. Lists the musicians and some verse. Has numerous autographs on the inside and back page.trams, tramways, camberwell depot, cricket, celebrations, sports

Book - 16 pages, stapled on the left hand side - titled "A Bill to consolidate and amend the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Acts and for other purposes" - headed Legislative Assembly, dated 27-10-1910. Basis of the Act of Parliament as presented to Parliament. All documents scanned to pdf - text searchable.Has "H.S. Dix" in ink on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, pmtt, malvern, prahran, construction, mto co