Black and white photograph of G No. 53 at the opening of Glen Huntly Road PMTT extension, Elsternwick on 13/11/1913. Published part on page 61 of "Melbourne's Foremost Municipal Tramway" by Ian Brady. Caption notes that the photograph was sourced by Bob Prentice. Brady notes the route number "10" and the first time this is seen.trams, tramways, new tramways, pmtt, elsternwick, g class, tram 53, glenhuntly road

Mounted photograph of members of the "Tramway Cricket Club" at the North Melbourne Football club, c1930. Has some details on the rear of the photograph. Features 11 men in whites, one in a suit, one sitting at the front with a score book and another man standing on the right in a uniform.On rear in pencil or ink - "Approx 1930" "Taken at North Melbourne Football Club / Tramway Cricket Club" "Bill Lughton 4th back from the right" "Marchese, Lughton, Reeves, Bullock" "With my compliments H Secrtry Lughton"trams, tramways, sports, mmtb, north melbourne, cricket

These tram tickets were issued by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board which operated from 1919 to 1983 and the train ticket was issued by the Victorian Railways. The Williamstown Short Road Ferry operated from 1931 to 1974 from Port Melbourne to Williamstown and was replaced by the West Gate Bridge which opened in 1978. This was the third ferry service in this area, with the first one commencing in 1873. These tickets have social significance as examples of the tickets used by Melbourne transport in the 1950s. They will be useful for display.These are five paper transport tickets (Melbourne tram & train and Williamstown ferry). The tram tickets are coloured orange and pink, the ferry ticket is green and the train ticket (made of light cardboard) is orange and yellow. The two orange tram tickets, (cost threepence) have an advertisement for Stamina Trousers on the back. They were purchased on the same day. The other tram ticket is a City Section ticket costing fivepence. The ferry ticket cost threepence and the train ticket for travel between Jolimont and Seaholme cost three shillings and fivepence. The tram tickets except for the City Section tram one have been punched with the characteristic punch of the conductor during those journeys. ‘Ask for Stamina self-supporting trousers, Thought for the Month, We become like those we habitually admire’. melbourne tram, train and ferry tickets., warrnambool

Rail used by The North Melbourne and Essendon Tramways and Lighting Co. at their Essendon Depot. Based on item 2566, originally rolled by Carnegie Steel in Pittsburg. The reference link provides the history of the company. Section taken from No. 13 road July 2005. Has rolling date welded onto one side, with location and date written in yellow paint on the foot of the rail.Yields information about the type of rail used in 1906 at Essendon Tram depot.Section of rail recovered from Essendon Tram depot relay with "1906" welded to one side. Has a hole on the underside cut using an oxy-acetylene torch for a bolt possibly to secure the rail. Has been sawn from a salvaged section of rail. See item 2566 for a photograph of a section of rail at Essendon depot with the date and manufacturer's name rolled onto it. tramways, rail, essendon tram depot, carnegie steel, nmetl

Map - drawing with a line back, titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Proposals for General Scheme". Shows the proposed tram lines submitted to Parliament for the report into the General Scheme. Printed by Sands & McDougall Pty Ltd. Signed by J. P Strickland dated 27-8-1923. See Reg item 3374.2 for a better copy.trams, tramways, mmtb, general scheme, tramways, development, parliament, brighton, railways, map

Engraved brass address plate, with the words "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board 616 Lt. Collins St" in capital letters with the word "Melbourne" curved. Has four screw holes in the corner. Could have been used on a correspondence bag, eg for the Post Office or another Authority. Note the MMTB Head Office as at this address post 1938.trams, tramways, mmtb, head office, post office

Mounted photograph of members of the "Tramway Football Club" at the North Melbourne Football club, c1930. Has some details on the rear of the photograph. Features 18 men in jerseys, umpire holding ball and three other men. Stamped "W. G. Gibson Photographer Ascot Vale"On rear in pencil or ink - "Bill Lughton" "Val Marchese (2nd row, 3rd Left") "Reeves" "Bullard" "Bill Lughton (2nd left hand back row - blk suit") "North Melbourne Football Club - Tramway Football Club"trams, tramways, sports, mmtb, north melbourne, football

Report from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on the visit by several officers of the board to the United States (Manila – formerly as part of US territory, Guam, Honolulu, San Francisco, New York, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cleveland) and Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria). The tour examined the fleet, operations and maintenance of these North American cities. Has an index on the rear.A document that detailed operations of North American streetcars from an Australian perspective, in particular PCC cars during the 1940s, some systems of which no longer exist.Report of Visit to United States and Canada by S.M. Richardson, H.H. Bell, Jnr and J.R. Patterson - Officers of the Board. Approx 90 duplicated pages, secured with folding clips with card covers.public transport, tramways, mmtb, reports, usa, canada, pcc class, overseas tours

Black and White photograph, mounted onto dark grey card of 4 men in standing by a generator at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne with the name impressed into the bottom right hand corner.One person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl

Book, 64 pages plus green covers, side stapled, Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1936. Printed by Ramsay Publishing. Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, has a list of don'ts for drivers and "Traffic Code" with respect tot he Traffic Regulations.Has "H. Howell: and other numbers written on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen

Fifty Six page book bound within heavy green Rexene covers, single section, titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Curriculum of Training for Bus Drivers" and dated 1955. Provides the training program for Melbourne bus drivers, including application and approval process, driving tests, follow ups, records, training procedures and syllabus of training.Has "19" in red ink on inside title pagetrams, tramways, mmtb, personnel, procedures, instructions, buses

Ticket to picnic at Wattle Park on 14 December 1938, organised by the St Kilda Unemployed Organisation with the support of the St Kilda City Council, The Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Board, Archie Michaelis MLA, and 'other generous supporters'. The ticket is also a tram ticket to Wattle Park and back and appears to have been perforated to make detachable vouchers for dinner, ice-cream, drinks, lollies, toys and tea.Brown coloured card printed in black on one side, with 7 perforated lines across the width.st kilda unemployed organisation, st kilda council

Report from the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) on a visit to Great Britain (Manchester, Blackpool, Glasgow, London) and North America (New York, Toronto) to recruit single men for employment at the MMTB, in light of labour shortages. The visit also collected information on operation details of public transportation in the visited locations, such as pay, amenities and facilities for employees, public relations, traffic operation, timetables, and rolling stock.A document that detailed operations of public transport agencies in the UK, US and Canada from an Australian perspective during the 1950s.Report of Visit Abroad - Recruitment of Staff and Transport Information, 23rd April, 1951 - 6th March, 1952public transport, tramways, mmtb, employment, overseas tours, recruitment

"Fifty years of Tramway Buses in Melbourne" - written by Keith Kings for the Victorian Bus and Coach Society December 1974. Gives extensive details of MMTB bus operation in Melbourne, relationship to tramways, private buses, bus replacement for cable tram conversion. Details suppliers of bus chassis, depots, workshops and some details of the other Melbourne operators. The first page of a fleet list is included, other sheets missing.Yields information about the history of MMTB Buses to 1974.Set of five double side photocopied sheets.buses, mmtb, melbourne, cable trams, keith kings

titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Gratuities (New Scheme) Long Service Leave (All Employees) Sick Leave, / Medical Examinations and Employees' Register". Dated 1 March 1957 with a reprint date of 2nd May 1977 and a further reprint date of Dec. 1982, following an amendment of 24/4/1981. Signed by W. Aird, Secretary. See items 67 and 741 for other versions.Yields information about the MMTB retirement (gratuitities), medical and sick leave arrangements.Booklet - 28 pages A5 side stapled.tramways, mmtb, personnel, procedures

Report - 114 pages, photocopied from an original, black comb bound with front clear plastic cover and rear mania cover titled "Melbourne Cable Tramways - General Report on their Construction Operation and Maintenance", prepared by I. Macmeikan - Assistant Superintendent Cable workshops 1920 - 1930 and Manager Preston Workshops 1951 - 1956. Has details of the construction of the system, car depots, car workings and maintenance, power houses or winding houses or engine houses, route colours, parts for the trams, grip mechanisms and its operations including the actual calculations for their operation. Published by the MMTB.trams, tramways, cable trams, mmtb, grip tram, winding houses, operations

Divided back postcard featuring a photograph of the opening of The North Melbourne Electric Tramway and Lighting Co. tramway at Moonee Ponds on 11-10-1906. Photo shows the opening car with a trailer and at least three other tramcars behind. Rear shows Sears Photo, J. Atken Printer Moonee Ponds. Has a Victorian 1d stamp with a 31-12-1906 date stamp. Note written to Master Furphy of Rushworth Post Office, possibly from a Flo P. Dated 30-12-06. .1 - black and white print of this photo - ex Keith Kings.trams, tramways, essendon, nmetl, puckle st, opening, tramcars, trailers

Black and White Photograph of the official opening of the Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust (MBCTT) on 31/10/1916 at Queensberry St and Madeline St (later Swanston St) See Keith's notes on the rear of the photograph for more information. Printed on Kodak Paper.On rear in ink a description - see image i2 and KSK number "S-A-450"trams, tramways, mbctt, new tramway, opening, queensberry, swanston st, madeline st

Yields information about the a significant Australian author's (Batman in The Bulletin - Keith Dunstan) views on Melbourne's trams and the closure of Bendigo tramway system in 1972.Newspaper clipping from The Bulletin, April 29, 1972 in the 'out and about' column written by 'Batman', titled "Revamping the old tram image". Written by Keith Dunstan - see Other information below. Article concerns the romance of Melbourne's tramway system and its relationship to the closure of the Bendigo system and the scene at the time in Bendigo upon closure. Title: Batman in The Bulletin: The Melbourne I Remember Author: Dunstan, Keith Publisher: Australian Scholarly Publishing ISBN-10: 1740970624 Year Published: 2004 Binding: Paperback For more than four decades his finger has been on the pulse of the city. Whether the subject is royal tours, the passing of old ways, the destruction of our historic treasures, the splendour of Collins Street, the peculiarities of our politicians and leading citizens or the mad passion for sport; he knows about its foibles, its fads, fashions and fanaticisms. Best known as the founder of the Anti-Football League and as Melbourne's witty daily newspaper scribe Keith Dunstan wrote regularly for the legendary weekly news magazine The Bulletin from the early 1960s under the pseudonym of `Batman'. In an introduction specially written for this volume Keith tells the story of how his `moonlighting' efforts began and how he was found out. Includes a forward by Barry Humphries.closure, bendigo, melbourne

Set of five pamphlets of an industrial or public relations nature issued during the early to mid 1980's. .1 - "The Wage Freeze" - foolscap printed on yellow paper, issued by the ATMOEA Vic Branch May 1983. .2 - "Public Transport: You pay more for less" - change of services, staff cuts, safety, Fuel conservation and what should be done - issued by the North Fitzroy Tramways Depot Committee and notes a meeting on Monday 17 September - (1984 by calendar check) - foolscap printed both sides on white paper. .3 - "$440,000 tram stripped for spare parts" - tram Z137, stripped - duplicated on blue quarto paper, issued by "concerned tramway workers" . Notes the tram had entered service in 1980 and had been stored for some time. .4 - "Open letter to passengers of Melbourne Tramway System" - complaining about the shortage of crews at Kew Depot - and asking people to register a complaint with the Minister Peter Spyker. Issued by "concerned Kew tram workers" - printed on blue A4 paper. .5 - "They are going to sell off Public Transport:" - ATMOEA - signed by Jim Harper - about the forthcoming 1 Oct. 1988 state election, asking readers to put the Liberals last. Printed on yellow A4 paper both sides.Has in to the top right hand corner in ink "72Drv Sun"trams, tramways, mta, unions, atmoea, wages, public transport, kew depot, north fitzroy depot, tramcars, tram 137

Set of 6 printed financial reports for The Melbourne Tramways Trust, giving Liabilities and Assets, Sinking Fund and interest transactions for the half year end, and statement of receipts, statement of Receipts and expenditure. Signed by the Treasurer R. Wallace and the auditor C. W. Ellis and dated. All have been stored folded in half vertically. .1 - 31st March 1901 - has dirt marks, stains, edge damage and very dirty on rear. .2 - 30th September 1901 - has stain marks, edge damage, bottom right hand corner has been folded. .3 - 31st March 1902 - has one stain, top edge damaged, dirt marks on rear, bottom right hand corner folded. .4 - 30th September 1902 - has two stains, dirt marks on rear. .5 - 31st March 1903 - has minor fading around edges. (2nd copy has stains and dirt marks on rear, edge damage, particularly along the bottom edge. .6 - 30th September 1903 - creased near the bottom left hand corner, and creased centrally. .7 - 30th September 1910 - digital image added 20-2-2016 from the collection of Brian Weedon by email - digital image.trams, tramways, mtt, melbourne tramways trust, mto co, cable trams, finances, financial statements, balance sheet

Photocopy on heat sensitive paper, 3 foolscap sheets, stapled, titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Fleet List", dated April 1975 from the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria News sheet. Lists bus number, number in fleet, builder chassis, type, fuel, body builder, type, doors, seats, date in service and disposal date along with notes.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, bscv

Book - 8 pages plus card, stippled paper, cover centre stapled "The Suggestions Scheme of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board" with a foreword about the scheme signed by Robert Risson as Chairman, describes the basis of the scheme, how it was to work, patents, information to be provided and decisions. Undated - mid 1960's? See Reg Item 3717 for a suggestion form and its used in 1956trams, tramways, mmtb, suggestion scheme, instructions

Instruction - approx. 250 A4 photocopied sheets, loose, titled "General Electric Equipment for Double End Presidents' Conference Committee Type Car furnished Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Australia". Has a table of contents. Gives a very detailed description of the equipment's, its maintenance including trouble shooting. Has some duplicate copy of static tests at the end of the document.Has the stamp of "Electrical Running Sheds Branch Hanna St" on some sheets.trams, tramways, pcc, controllers, general electric, tram 980

Seven page, foolscap document printed by the Gestetner stencil process on fawn paper, titled "Particulars of Streets Traversed by Trams and Buses on routes operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board". Was stapled in the top left hand corner, unstapled for scanning purposes. Dated October 1950. Listed in route name alphabetical order. At the time, bus routes were not given numbers.trams, tramways, mmtb, ptc, buses, route numbers, routes

Book - brown card cover, stapled with a set of 9 Acts of the Victorian Parliament that involved the MMTB and other tramways. Contains the following Acts: 1 - Act 3367 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 15/12/1924 2 - Act 3308 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 18/12/1923 3 - Act 3247 - relating to the works and undertakings of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited in the Municipal District of the City of Melbourne and the City of Essendon - 21/12/1922 4 - Act 3023 - to amend the MMTB Act - 16/12/1919 5 - Act 2995 - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1918 - set up the MMTB - 7/1/1919 - document has been trimmed on the right hand side to enable the various parts to be opened up - has many hand written notes on changes to the Act, underlining. With in the covers are many hand written notes on the various Acts and questions and comments - pencil on plain paper. See Also Reg Item 2108 for these and other Acts bound into a book.The various Acts have "H. S. McComb" written on the top right hand corner in ink or pencil.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, nmetl

Digital image of a photocopy of the Agreement dated 23-8-1912 between the Australian Tramway Employees Association with the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company Limited and a supplemental agreement dated 12-8-1913. The agreement was the first between the Union and the Company which had long resisted unionism. The Victorian Branch of the ATEA was formed in November 1910. The agreement was the result of an Arbitration hearing before the Commonwealth Conciliation Commission. Frank Brennan & Rundle represented the Union and Louis Waxman the Company. The agreement covers wages for all the Companies employees, working days, rostered days off, travelling time, meal breaks, rosters, Sunday work, exchange of shifts, public holiday rates, training of students, accident reports, ability to wear their union badge on their watch chains, disputes re revenue, trackmen, ropemen, the establishment of a Board of Reference, dispute resolution, breach of the agreement and expiry - 30 June 1916, the day the Company Franchise ended. See item 7361 for a copy of the MTOCo employee rules that reflect this agreement. Signed by L L Hill Union President, A C Warton Union Secretary, H A Wilcox Company Secretary, and W G Sprigg, one of the Company Directors. The supplemental agreement - has a long introduction to the dispute regarding workers being represented on the grounds of alleged misconduct. Notes the name of the Court President, Mr. Justice Higgins. Provides the process for representation of any man who is accused of misconduct, discipline, and proof of the charge. Notes the use of the company's private (detective) staff - known as spotters. The wearing of union badges was the cause of a large General Strike by tramway men and others during 1912 in Brisbane.Yields information about the first agreement between the Melbourne cable tram operator and the Union that represented the workers. Digital Image of the 1912 Agreement between MTOCo and the ATEA and a supplemental agreement of 1913tramways, trams, unions, atea, mtoco, cable tramways, employment conditions, agreements, cable trams, disputes, discipline, spotters

Booklet titled "Rules of The Mutual Benefit Society of the Employees of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board" - Tramway Benefit Society, a Friendly Society. Details the rules of membership, benefits, and details of the Capital House facility - hospital unit, operating theatre, dental and Chiropody. Details how the society is governed and managed. Also provides information on Sick Pay, Dispensary books, contributions, benevolent funds, workers' compensation schedule for 1946, Has in the rear the various schedules. Yields information about the Tramway Mutual or Benefit Society, which covered members for health costs prior to the introduction of Medicare.Booklet - 68 pages + red card covers centre stapled.benefit society, tbs, sickness, mutual funds, mmtb, tramways, employees

Report or plan - 91 A4 pages, clear plastic cover, black card back cover, bound with a black comb binder, titled "North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Tram 13 Conservation Management Plan", providing a detail Conservation Plan for the tramcar. Includes project background, documentary evidence, details of the NMETL, tramcars, similar trams, its history, physical evidence, statement of significance, Conservation policy and implementation, and conclusions. Includes appendices, references and a glossary. Prepared by Gary Vines, Biosis Research, August 2007 for VicTrack. Includes a loose single sheet giving details of the colour scheme.trams, tramways, victrack, conservation planning, nmetl, colour schemes, tram 13