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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, 28 MTCo employees in a group photo at Clifton Hill cable tram depot, 16/05/1917 12:00:00 AM
... 28 MTCo employees in a group photo at Clifton Hill cable... Cable Trams... at Clifton Hill cable tram depot - dated 16 May 1917 - information... Trams tramways MTO Co Cable Trams Personnel Clifton Hill Cable ...Digital image of 28 MTCo employees in a group photo at Clifton Hill cable tram depot - dated 16 May 1917 - information provided by donor - see document. Depot allocation based on Edwin Mile Public Records Office records of MTCO employees - see Reg Item 2398 for employee records 2398i3 The donor thinks that Edwin is sitting first on the left.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, personnel, clifton hill cable tram depot, employees, conductors, gripmen, uniforms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1905
... Cable Trams... with other cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and many pedestrians... Trams tramways Elizabeth St Collins St Cable Trams In ink ...Photographs, Black and White, Photo of Elizabeth St, to the north of Collins St looking south towards Flinders St and Flinders St Station. Has a bogie cable trailer in the view, along with other cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and many pedestrians. In the background is Royal Bank, Craig Williamson, Sargent's Cafe and R. White on the corner. The photograph has a serrated edge.In ink on the rear: Keith Kings stamp and number S-A-449 "Melbourne - Elizabeth St, looking south over Collins St. About 1900. Note Bogie Cable Trailer"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, collins st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Larsen, c1938-1939
... Cable Trams...Negative of cable trams, trailer 524, at the Lonsdale St... Trams tramways Cable Trams Lonsdale St Collingwood tram 524 ...Negative of cable trams, trailer 524, at the Lonsdale St terminus, c1938-39, the line closed on 15/4/1939. In the background is Lang Arcade, J. Granger, Manufacturing Tailor and the Popular Dog Bureau and a van for Imperial Small goods. Photographer - possibly Wal Larsen based on negative size and Reg Item 5064 and on the last day of service 14/4/1939.trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, collingwood, tram 524 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1960's
... Cable Trams...Black and White photograph of a former cable tram bogie... Trams tramways MMTB Cable Trams Bogies Trucks Preston Workshops ...Black and White photograph of a former cable tram bogie tram, bogie modified to be used as a temporary bogie to transport tramcars around Preston Workshops. One of a series of photographs done by the MMTB to illustrate the various types of bogies used by the MMTB. Possibly during the 1960's. Two copies held. See Reg Item 4546 for a close up internally under a tram.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, bogies, trucks, preston workshops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 13/10/1940 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set... Trams tramways Cable Trams Clifton Hill Queens Parade tram 515 ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set, trailer 515 in Queens Parade Clifton Hill outside the depot on 13-10-1940, just prior to closure. The tracks into the depot can be seen in the foreground. Trailer showing the destination of Northcote via Smith St. Note the destination roller (4 sided) on the cable trailer. For a smaller version see htd5228is.jpgtrams, tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, queens parade, tram 515 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Biography, Noelle Jones, "Dr A K Sewell: Tram Photographer", May. 2021
... Cable Trams... of cable trams in Melbourne during 1938 and 1939 and his medical... Trams tramways Biography Cable Trams Collingwood Nicholson St ...Biography - 7 A4 page - titled "Dr A K Sewell: Tram Photographer" giving details of the person who took a number of photos of cable trams in Melbourne during 1938 and 1939 and his medical career - a significant one as a pathologist. Notes his association with Mr A. Clarke while in Melbourne. Prepared by Noelle Jones of the Museum. Has a list of acknowledgements and references.trams, tramways, biography, cable trams, collingwood, nicholson st, carlton -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Original 1921, reproduction 1970's?
... Cable Trams..., Music Gramophones shops in the view, along with cable trams... Trams tramways Bourke St Cable Trams Copy photograph ...Copy photograph of an illustration, sepia toned of Bourke St looking east from about Queen St. Illustration in title gives date as 1921/ Has the Post Office, Myers, Leviathans, Music Gramophones shops in the view, along with cable trams, motor cars, horse drawn vehicles and motor bikes. See Reg Items 588 and 5274 for other copies.trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
... Cable Trams... on the Melbourne cable tram system. Would have been taken from Drawing... Trams tramways MMTB MTO Co Cable Trams Cables Winding Houses Has ...Set of 15 drawings, blue prints, plus cover bound into a book form titled "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes title, dimensions and weight of each piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. Would have been taken from Drawing No. R3232, See Reg Item 354.Has old pencil notes on rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
... Cable Trams... piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. See also Reg... Trams tramways MMTB MTO Co Cable Trams Cables Winding Houses ...Blueprint of drawing No. R3232, titled "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes title, dimensions and weight of each piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. See also Reg Item 353 for a book of these drawings. Drawing dated 23/6/1897, has been given a MMTB drawing number.On rear of drawing in red felt pen, "Cable car pins and parts" and in black ink "R3232"trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Melbourne cable tram City ticket, Tramway Board (TB), c1917
... Melbourne cable tram City ticket...cable trams...Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Cable trams operated ...Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Initially by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co (a private operator) then the "Tramway Board" from 1916 to 1919 until the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board took over. This strip of two tickets would have been a set of pre-purchased ticket in a lot of eight (8) tickets (1/- worth). Priced 1 1/2d each. On the rear lists the lines available and the section available. Issued by the Tramway BoardDemonstrates a Melbourne cable tram ticket issued by the Tramway BoardLight yellow coloured card printed strip ticket with perforations - two prepurchased tickets.cable trams, tickets, tramway board, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - cable tram Collins and Spring Sts
... Black and white - cable tram Collins and Spring Sts...cable trams...Photo of a cable tram set - at the corner of Collins St... Photo of a cable tram set - at the corner of Collins St ...Photo of a cable tram set - at the corner of Collins St and Spring St. The saloon trailer is No. 73. The grip car is yet to be fitted with stanchions on its sides and does not have roof mounted destination signs on either vehicle. The trailer car is in the original company livery. In the background are the Victorian Government Treasury Building along with No. 1 and 5 Collins St, the facades of which remain in Collins St. Photo possibly soon after the cable line opened on 2-10-1886.Yields information about cable trams in Collins St and the buildings on the corner of Spring and Collins Sts. Black and white photograph on paper."Collins St E M" in bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st, tram 73, spring st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, C T Melbourne, "Melbourne Elizabeth Street", c1910
... cable trams... looking north along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram... along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram and several ...Coloured postcard of the view from Little Collins St looking north along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram and several horse-drawn wagons in the view. In the view are the GPO, Newing's Artists materials, Royal Arcade, and Turner's bicycles. The letter is dated 8/12 from an Eck in Toorak addressed to Doris Ettelson in Ballarat. The stamp used was introduced in 1913 by the Commonwealth Government as the first National stamp - see reference. Card published by C T Melbourne. Yields information about Elizabeth St c1910Colour postcard, divided back used with a 1d Commonwealth of Australia stamp.See image for the handwritten note and a purchase price of $7 in pencil.tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, gpo, postage stamps -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image - MBS Edwin Wildie, The Mutual Benefit Society, 2/1914
... cable trams.... Includes images of a cable tram set at Brunswick Depot, a horse.... Includes images of a cable tram set at Brunswick Depot, a horse ...Certificate of Appreciation from the Mutual Benefit Society of the Employees of MTOCo to Mr T Edwin Wildie for services rendered to the Society. Dated Feb. 1914. Was signed by the President, Vice President, and secretary but these have faded. Comprises a group photograph of 28 men and at the bottom a portrait photo of Mr Wildie. Includes images of a cable tram set at Brunswick Depot, a horse-drawn Omnibus, the interior of an engine house and the construction of a cable tramway junction. Printed by Sands McDougal Pty Ltd.Has a close association with Mr Edwin Wildie and the MBSDigital image scanned from a framed certificate. The group photo was a physical insert into the rear of the certificate and then framed.group photos, cable trams, mutual funds, mutual benefit society, certificates -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Spring Street Gardens, Melbourne", c1930
... cable trams... Gardens, Melbourne", looking southwest. Has two cable trams..., Melbourne", looking southwest. Has two cable trams in Macarthur ...Rose Series postcard No. P 10765 titled "Spring Street Gardens, Melbourne", looking southwest. Has two cable trams in Macarthur Street, the first one with a destination of "Nth. Fitzroy" the second one "Spring Street," A lady is sitting on the lawn in Gordon Reserve while a gardener is watering the lawns. Note the Victorian terrace house on the corner of Collins and Spring streets to the right of General Charles George Gordon statue, this was demolished around 1928 to make way for Alcaston House built in 1929. Yields information about Spring St and Macarthur St late 1920'sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has in pencil on rear "KM-M-080"trams, tramways, cable trams, spring st, macarthur st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Cable tram tickets - central Melbourne, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920s
... Cable tram tickets - central Melbourne ...cable trams...Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940... Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Initially ...Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Initially by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co (a private operator) then the "Tramway Board" from 1916 to 1919 until the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board took over. These four tickets would have been a set of pre-purchased ticket in a lot of eight (8) tickets (1/- worth). Priced 1 1/2d each. On the rear lists the Melbourne CBD lines available for use on. Issued by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Demonstrates a Melbourne cable tram ticket issued by the MMTB.Set of four MMMTB 1 1/2d tickets. Have perforation marks on top and bottom. Light brown - lettered K, brown, lettered L.tickets, mmtb, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Photocopy, The Age Newspaper, Roper rejects proposal to protect historic tram engine room, 28-11-1989
... cable trams... and Environment Minister , Tom Roper to protect the former cable tram... Minister , Tom Roper to protect the former cable tram winding ...Provides a report from The Age, 28-11-1989 written by Ingrid Swendsen, about the rejection by the Planning and Environment Minister , Tom Roper to protect the former cable tram winding or Engine house on the corner of Bridge and Punt Roads Richmond, despite the recommendation of the Historic Buildings Council to add it to the register. The building was later demolished by the Roads Corporation to widen the intersection. The Tramways have a small sub-station on the site. Quotes Douglas Hill of the National Trust and Roz Hansen of the Historic Buildings Council. Provides a report on the rejection of a recommendation to protect a historic building.Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from The Age 28-11-1989 - Roper rejects proposal to protect historic tram engine roomtrams, tramways, cable trams, engine house, winding house, punt road, bridge road, demolition, richmond, historic buildings council -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration, Panoramic View of Melbourne Southern Aspect
... cable trams.... There are three maybe four cable trams in the view. The photograph notes... cable trams in the view. The photograph notes the St Patrick's ...Illustration titled - "Panoramic View of Melbourne Southern Aspect" photo from the Eastern Hill Fire Station watch tower, late 1890s early 1900s of a view looking south. There are three maybe four cable trams in the view. The photograph notes the St Patrick's Cathedral (consecrated in 1897), the German Lutheran Church, Government offices, Treasury Buildings, Government House in the far distance, St Peters Church, and the Victorian Parliament building. The photo looks along Gisborne and Macarthur Streets.Yields information about the Eastern Hill and Parliament precinct late 1890's early 1900's.Black and white print of a published illustration - Panoramic View of Melbourne Southern Aspecteastern hill, cable trams, st patrick's cathedral, gisborne street, macarthur street, st peters church -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, Jack Cranston, "Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company's Bill - Plans and Sections - Tramways - March 1882", 1994
... Cable Trams... and the possibility of a cable tram system. The coloured sheet is from... of a cable tram system. The coloured sheet is from another copy held ...Consists of five sheets with notes about the proposed horse tram system for Melbourne, prepared by Jack Cranston. Includes extract and notes on the parliamentary enquiry and the possibility of a cable tram system. The coloured sheet is from another copy held at the former VicTrack Malvern Museum. Images from the latter set of documents - Sept 2024. 35 Sheets of details on the plans and sections of proposed horse tram lines throughout Melbourne. Produced as part of the work undertaken by Jack Cranston for the Department of Transport / Heritage Victoria - see Reg Item 584. On rear cover ink and on page 2 of the folder is a note on the source of the document. See Inscriptions.Yields information about the proposed horse tram lines by MTOCo that were later developed as cable tram lines.Folder - photocopies or copy prints, A1 approx. size, 45 sheets, clipped together with two black side binders, titled - "Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company's Bill - Plans and Sections - Tramways - March 1882". On rear cover sheet, handwritten in black ink - "Constructed and compiled by Jack Cranston by permission from The Ambleside Museum Ferntree Gully Victoria. This is a copy of Original Size Folio"trams, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, mto co, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Cable tram door frame piece/s, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Limited, c1890
... Cable tram door frame piece/s... Cable Trams...Set of five components from Melbourne Cable tram saloon... Trams tramways Cable Trams Components Set of five components ...Set of five components from Melbourne Cable tram saloon or trailer No. 427, from the inside or internal framing panels around a door. Made from soft wood, cut and assembled with wood screws, glued and then varnished. .1 - Small arch part or panel over the doorway with the cable tram number painted on to it "427". .2 - part or panel that fitted over the end saloon window - fitted with hinges to allow access to the saloon door slide mechanism. Has a MMTB Transfer - Cable Tramways poster glued to the surface. Internal part of this part has a light colour finish on the rear. .3 - as for .3, but without any poster. .4 - as for .3, hinged to the part of door archway component above this panel, including some screws. Has a MMTB Collection of Fares Poster glued to the surface. .5 - as for .4, but without the poster and one small framing piece.trams, tramways, cable trams, components -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Bourke St. Melbourne, looking east
... Cable Trams... east, taken from about Queen St. Has cable trams climbing hill... Bourke St. Cable Trams tram 14 Black & white postcard of Bourke ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, "Swanston St Melbourne", 1900's
... Cable Trams... of cable trams and horse drawn trams in the view. In the view... Trams tramways Cable Trams Swanston St Flinders St Postcard ...Postcard - silver finish known as "Collotype"- view of looking north from Finders St along Swanston St with a number of cable trams and horse drawn trams in the view. In the view are Young and Jackson, St Paul's Cathedral and Stainer & Co. Card titled "Swanston St Melbourne" Postcard has a divided back with space for stamp, address and correspondence. In the top centre is a start with an "O" in the centre.trams, tramways, cable trams, swanston st, flinders st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), finances of the MMTB in about 1930, c1930
... Cable Trams... position, the cable tram system, trams vs buses, the possibility... Buses Tramways Cable Trams Public Transport Has some pencil ...Report - carbon copy 6 foolscap sheets untitled and not signed. Report looks at the finances of the MMTB in about 1930 based on the report, its constitution, payments to consolidated revenue, the tramway system in general, the board's financial position, the cable tram system, trams vs buses, the possibility of buses in Melbourne, Co-ordination of Public Transport and the Ministry of Transport Bill. Written by A. Cameron Chairman??Has some pencil correctionstrams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses, tramways, cable trams, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1914
... Cable Trams... in Flemington Road between the cable tram and the NMETL trams, after... Trams tramways Cable Trams NMETL Flemington Road Buses Has MMTB ...Black and white photograph of the interchange arrangements in Flemington Road between the cable tram and the NMETL trams, after the Mount Alexander Road track had been extended across the bridge over Moonee Ponds Creek - August 1913. Note the double decker bus in the view. Photo and details appears on the front cover the Jack Richardson book on NMETL, Reg Item 1309.2 of 1963.Has MMTB in ink in the bottom left hand corner and "H113/A"trams, tramways, cable trams, nmetl, flemington road, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Ross Wilson, cable tram conversions, 21/05/1996 12:00:00 AM
... cable tram conversions... Cable Trams... regarding cable tram conversions (St Kilda / Beaconsfield Parade... Trams tramways Routes MAN buses Buses St Kilda Cable Trams ...Letter - from Ross Wilson of Canberra to Keith Kings regarding cable tram conversions (St Kilda / Beaconsfield Parade), St Kilda Beach conversion and MAN Bus electronic route numbers / destinations. Attached is a photocopy over five A4 Sheets of "MAN Destination and Key No. chart", listing some 176 routes or keys. Has been stapled in top left hand corner.Has numerous notes in red or black ink about responses etc.trams, tramways, routes, man buses, buses, st kilda, cable trams, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - Swanston St looking north from Flinders St, c1900
... cable trams.... There is one cable tram set in the view along with many horse-drawn.... There is one cable tram set in the view along with many horse-drawn ...Photograph of Swanston St looking north from Flinders St. There is one cable tram set in the view along with many horse-drawn vehicles, bicycles, and many pedestrians. In the background is part of Young and Jackson's Princes Bridge Hotel, a sign for "New American system without pain Dentistry", Ayers Henry & Co. clothing, Stainer & Co., Keystone Elgin watches. Visible is an open wire telephone lines on poles. Photo c1900. Understood that the photo appears in the James Flood book of Melbourne photos.Yields information about Swanston St, c1900.Black and white photograph on paper.trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - cable tram Collins St at Spencer St, John William Lindt, c1890
... Black and white - cable tram Collins St at Spencer St....cable trams...Photo of a cable tram set - saloon trailer No. 63... Photo of a cable tram set - saloon trailer No. 63 in Collins St ...Photo of a cable tram set - saloon trailer No. 63 in Collins St at Spencer St. The grip car is not fitted with staunchions and there are no destination signs on it. The trailer is lettered for the "Spencer & Brunswick St Fitzroy" route with its rocker panel highly decorated. In the background are a building for the Agency Company Limited and an advert on a hoarding for The Age newspaper. The grip man and conductor are standing on their respective platforms. Photo possibly soon after the line opened on 2-10-1886. Photo by John William Lindt c1890 - see reference. Yields information about cable trams in Collins St.Black and white photograph on paper.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st, spencer st, tram 63, j w lindt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Australia Post, "Australian Historic Tramways", Oct. 1989
... Cable Trams... Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram... Trams tramways Stamps Australia Post Cable Trams Horse Trams ...Poster - full colour for the launch of the five postage stamps featuring Australian tramcars. "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features the stamps on a background of a view of Swanston St. Has the details of the stamp show on the bottom of the poster - 18 - 22 October 1989. Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Item 471 to 474 for other examples and associated materials. 2nd copy added 9/6/2020 from donation of Keith Stoddentrams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, late 1920's
... Cable Trams... St terminus and is blocking cable trams in Collins St... Trams tramways W Class Accidents Collins St William St Cable ...Sepia toned photograph titled "Runaway Electric Tram" of a W class tram that has over run or runaway from the William St terminus and is blocking cable trams in Collins St. Could be tram 230, 236, 290, 296. Has the original newspaper caption under neath - date not know - late 1920's. Shows tramway staff (captioned as Engineers) attaching a cable to pull the tram back over the intersection. Possibly one a set of cards made for the 70th anniversary of South Melbourne Depot.trams, tramways, w class, accidents, collins st, william st, cable trams -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Badge - Gripman Badge, Stokes & Sons, Jul 1916 - Nov. 1919
... cable tram...This cable tram Gripman’s badge, or driver’s badge... on the back. A cable tram Gripman (driver) badge with embossed... Warrnambool great-ocean-road This cable tram Gripman’s badge ...This cable tram Gripman’s badge, or driver’s badge, was part of a tram driver’s uniform. The inscriptions on the front of the badge identify it as belonging to Gripman number 14, at the South Melbourne Car House depot of the Tramways Board. The Gripman Badge would be re-issued whenever another Gripman takes over the position. Cable trams were invented in America in 1873. In Melbourne, cable trams were in use from 1885 until 1940, with a network of up to 1200 cable cars or 'dummies' and trailers travelling at around 9.5 miles (15km) per hour along 46 miles (74km) of double tracks. The Gripman drove the dummy car, operating the heavy levers to connect the gripping gears to the cable installed in a slot in the road. To turn at intersections he would skilfully disconnect, freewheel around the corner and carefully reconnect to the continuously operating steel cable. Large winding gears in an Engine House along the line pulled the cable along, powered by steam engines and later electric engines. The gripping gears were in the centre of the car's floor with seating all around the sides, a dangerous place for curious children. , whose worried parents would guide them into the tram that was towed behind the dummy car. The Melbourne Tramways Board operated the cable trams between July 1916 and November 1919 after taking over from the privately operated Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company. In 1919, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) took over the Tramways Board. Stokes & Sons: - The maker of the badge, Thomas Stokes, migrated to Melbourne from Birmingham in 1854 and set up business in Mincer Lane as a die-sinker, producing medals, tokens, buttons and silverware, and an engraving service. He moved to Flinders Lane in 1856. After a time, in 1894, the business became Stokes & Sons Pty: Ltd, electroplates and badge makers at Post Office Place in Melbourne. The maker's mark 'Stokes & Sons' was made on badges until 1962. LOCAL CONNECTION: -t was common practice to recycle the used cables from the tramway. For example, the Wollaston Bridge in Warrnambool, Victoria, is suspended by recycled cable tram Melbourne. (Other recycled cables were used for fencing wire.) -Portland's cable tram is an example of the cable trams used in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940.This badge was used to identify a Gripman who operated a cable car tram's dummy car for the Tramways Board in Melbourne between 1916 and 1919. It represents the need for people to be able to identify workers in the service industry, a need still addressed today by staff ID badges and digital identification. The badge also represents the period in Melbourne's history when cable cars were used for public transport for over four decades, gradually changing from steam to electric power. Trams still have an important role in Melbourne's public transport. Badge, round hollow metal dome with two open metal guides on the back. A cable tram Gripman (driver) badge with embossed inscriptions on the front and stamped on the back. There is a logo of entwined letters T and B on the front. It identifies Gripman number 14, South Melbourne, Tramway Board. It was made by Stokes & Sons of Melbourne. Impressed into the front: "S / 14 / M" "GRIPMAN" Logo intertwined "T" and "B" Embossed on reverse "STOKES &o SONS"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, badge, gripman, stokes & sons, numesmatics, tramway, tram, tram driver, uniform, cable tram, identification, cable car driver, tramway board, south melbourne, melbourne tramways board, tb, mtb, mmtb, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, tramway button, gripman button, id, identification badg, staff badge, name badge, employee, grip car, dummy car -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar component - Sliding Door Roller, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. (MTOCo), 1880's late
... Cable Trams... wheel and axle. Cable trams commenced in 1885 and by 1891... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Melbourne Cable Trams Door ...Brass door roller from a former Melbourne cable car trailer - numbered 2 222 - probably No. 2 end of trailer No. 222. Consists of a large cast section for attachment to the top of the door, roller wheel and axle. Cable trams commenced in 1885 and by 1891 there were 350 sets. (see reference) See p79 of "Mind the Curve", John D.Keating re number of tram built by 1891.melbourne, cable trams, door roller, tramcar component