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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration, WTP, "View from Lydiard Street South looking across Sturt St", c1907
Illustration of the intersection of Sturt St and Lydiard St Nth with the Ballarat Post Office being the primary feature. Has an ESCo tram turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St. Shows the trackwork at this location and has several horse-drawn vehicles in the photograph. Note the building in the road space on the left-hand side of the photograph. The caption along the bottom edge "View from Lydiard Street South looking across Sturt Street to the Post Office and Lydiard Street North to the Railway Station. On the rear has an item about Ballarat itself and its history. See also item 6245 for a postcard of this view. Yields information about the post office corner at the time of the opening of the tramway and demonstrates printing techniques.Black and white Illustration cut from a journaltramways, trams, sturt st, esco, post office, lydiard st north -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration, "View of Ballarat today", c1910
Illustration or photograph taken from the Town Hall, looking North East towards Black Hill. The Post Office, railway yards, Sturt St buildings are in view. Has a tram eastbound at Lydiard St and another waiting to depart Grenville St. There are two horse-drawn cabs in the view. The road surfaces have marks - either from being watered or graded. On the rear is a photograph of R O Henderson's New Furniture warehouse, View Point Bendigo. Yields information of Ballarat c1910.Black and white Illustration cut from a journal"1912" in pencil alongside the image title.tramways, trams, sturt st, esco, grenville st, bridge st, lydiard st north, black hill, post office -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - Alice McGregor Postcard Collection, 1900 - 1920
... . Africa Horse drawn vehicles, a tram and pedestrians on the street. ..., S. Africa Horse drawn vehicles, a tram and pedestrians ...Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 postcards. See 1400 Colour photo of Commissioner St., Johannesburg, S. Africa Horse drawn vehicles, a tram and pedestrians on the street. Addressed to Miss A. Stapleton, Arcade, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Sender - Miss G Owen, Church Street, Clitenhage (?), S.Africa Dated 8/7/05 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - Flinders St Station c1920's
Shows H class tram number 57, east bound in Flinders St with the Flinders Street Railway station in the background. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the view along with motor cars and trucks, some of them doing a hook turn. A policeman is on point duty. Photo taken after Flinders St converted to electric trams from cable trams in 1927. Commercial print from a SLV photo.Yields information about the location, the streetscape and the trams and vehicles in use at the time. Original photo taken from a Rose Series - Southern Cross Series No. 5. See State Library of Victorian Collection - H2011.27DBlack and white photograph of Flinders St Station Melbourne, late 1920's with H class tram 57 in the view."RSCP 327" & "C1929" in pencil and "H57" in red ink on rear.tramways, h class, trams, tram 57, flinders st, flinders st station, horse drawn vehicles, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - Glenferrie Road, Glenferrie c1915
Shows Glenferrie Road, near Linda St looking south, c1915 prior to the construction of the Railway overpass at Glenferrie Railway Station with H class tram 58 in the view. The tram line was constructed in 1913. It would appear that the level crossing gates are closed in the photograph. The building on the right-hand side by the horse-drawn cart was an ANZ bank until 2021. The closer building, a theatre (The Palace) has since been demolished and is now a Coles Supermarket. The level crossing was replaced with an overbridge in April 1916. The church in the background is the Immaculate Conception Church, without the spires - built after WW1. Yields information about the location, the streetscape and the tram, vehicles in use at the time. Black and white photograph of Glenferrie Road Glenferrie with tram H58, looking south near Linda St, c1915."RSCP 327" & "C1920s" in pencil on rear and H58 in red ink.tramways, trams, glenferrie road, hawthorn, streetscapes, h class, tram 58 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Sepia-toned - Hawthorn horse tram
... "Horse Drawn tram - 1889 to 1916"... "Horse Drawn tram - 1889 to 1916" Photo part of a sepia-toned ...Photo shows one of the horse trams and staff that operated the line that ran from Hawthorn Bridge via Burwood Road, Power Street, and Riversdale Road to Auburn Road, opening in 1890. There are 9 uniformed men and three officers in the photograph. The tramway operated until 1916 when it was replaced by an electric tram. See item 7446 for a black and white print with more detail in the background. Yields information about the crews that worked the Hawthorn Bridge to Auburn Road horse tram service.Photo part of a sepia-toned postcard showing a Hawthorn horse tram.Has a "Club 89" image on the rear which was the image used for the 1989 Australia Post stamp show and in handwriting on rear "Horse Drawn tram - 1889 to 1916"trams, tramways, horse trams, crews, australia post, stamp show -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Colour - reproduction - Johnston St Collingwood c1900
Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing a cable tram in Johnston St Collingwood. Tram has the destination of Carlton. Looking west from Hoddle St on a quiet day with some horse drawn vehicles. There are signs for E. Sutcliffe chemist, Havelock Tobacco and sign advertising 1/3d tea. Photo around 1900.Yields information about Johnston St Collingwood.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour slide - reproduction from a postcard - Johnston St Carlton "CB16" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, carlton, johnston st, collingwood -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - HTT 19 Camberwell Jtn, 1920
Photograph - HTT bogie tram No. 19 crossing Camberwell Junction from Riversdale Road into Camberwell Road. Has the a letter "C" on the rear platform, which was the destination indicator for Camberwell Junction. In the view are a number of horse drawn carts, a motor cycle with a sidecar, Fraser Ironmonger, Dillons, H Evans & Co Real Estate agents advertising Eastern Heights Estate Saturday 20 March and the Commonwealth Bank. Saturday 20 March occurred in 1920. Original photo by Rose Stereograph Co. P 3525 - see reference.Yields information about Commonwealth Junction in 1920.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - HTT 19 Camberwell Jtn 1920 "MP9" in penciltrams, tramways, htt, hawthorn tramways trust, camberwell junction, camberwell road, tram 19 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - Elizabeth St Melbourne, 1920c
Photograph - looking south along Elizabeth Street Melbourne to towards Flinders Street station. Has three cable trams in the photo, including one shunting at the terminus. Has signs for the London Cafe and Federal Cafe in the view, along with many horse-drawn vehicles and a few motor cars. There is a telegraph/telephone line on the east side of the street. Original photo by Rose Stereograph Co. P 957 - see reference. Yields information about the south end of Elizabeth St and the cable tram terminus.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - Elizabeth St c1920 "CB9" in penciltrams, tramways, cable trams, elizabeth street, flinders st station -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Cable tram at Queens Bridge South Melbourne
Photograph - undated, possibly prior to the First World War, shows a cable tram with the destination of Spring St passing under the Port Melbourne/St Kilda Rail lines overbridge in Queens Bridge Street. The bridge has a large advert for Wolfe's Schnapps - "for your health sake". On the left-hand side are two policemen talking to each other. There are four horse-drawn carts and one open-top motor car. In the background are Queens Bridge Motors Pty Ltd building and the Queens Bridge Family Hotel. Note the windmill on the left-hand side of the photograph. The railway bridge was partially demolished following the closure of the railway lines in 1987.Yields information about Queens Bridge Melbourne and the rail line over bridge.Black and White Photograph of a cable tram passing under the rail line over bridge at Queens Bridge South Melbourne.trams, tramways, cable trams, queens bridge street, queens bridge motors, queens bridge hotel, wolfe's schnapps, windmills, horse drawn vehicles, railways, port melbourne railway, st kilda railway -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction
St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction from near Peel Street. Photo shows a number of horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram on its way to St Kilda Beach. In the background is the Junction Hotel and the Corner Hotel advertising Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view.Yields information about St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction about 1900.Black and white photograph - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction, c1900.tramways, trams, st kilda road, st kilda junction, cable trams, corner hotel, junction hotel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Elizabeth Street looking south from
Photo of the view looking south to Flinders Street Station, shows a number of motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles, along with a motor cycle with a sidecar and one cable tram set hauling a bogie trailer. Note the road surface which appears to be damaged by vehicles. There are a number of puddles showing. Yields information about the view looking south in Elizabeth St. c1920Black and White - Elizabeth Street looking south Little Collins Street, c1920. tramways, trams, cable cars, elizabeth street, traffic, horse drawn vehicles -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Flinders St looking east - 1915c
Photo of Flinders St looking east from about Queen Street, c1915. Has many horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram with two ladies riding on the front of the grip car. In the view are Robert Reid & Co, Commerce House, Finks building and Flinders St Station. The station was completed in 1909. Commerce House or the Commercial Travellers Association building was completed in 1913 - see reference.Yields information about Flinders Street between Queen and Elizabeth Streets.Photograph - Black and White - Flinders St looking east - 1915c from near Queen Street.tramways, trams, cable cars, flinders street, commerce house, cta building, flinders street station -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Road near City Road
Photo 1 - looking north from the point where St Kilda Road widened after crossing Princes Bridge. Has the Edmund Fitzgibbon monument on the left. One cable tram set is making its way into the City. Has Flinders St Station in the background, along with a number of motor cars and one horse drawn vehicle behind the monument and another behind a sign. In the far distance is an advertisement for The Herald newspaper. Photo 1910c Photo 2 - looking south from near the end of the bridge, with seven cable cars in the view, along with motors cars and two horse drawn vehicles. Government House can be seen on the left horizon.Yields information about St Kilda Road c1910.Set of two black and white photographs of" .1 - St Kilda Road near City Road looking north - with Edmund FitzGibbon monument .2 - looking southtramways, trams, cable cars, flinders street station, st kilda road, princes bridge, monuments, edmund fitzgibbon -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Melbourne Flood scenes, 1910c
Composite photograph from a journal showing six flood scenes in the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne area - undated. Photo No. 6 has been identified as Crockford St Port Melbourne. The image with the bridge is possibly Montague St. The photo on the left with a horse drawn cart, has the factory of Jones and Dunn Furniture Manufacturers.Yields information about a flood in the Port Melbourne area.Composite photograph of flood scenes in Melbourne - undated.Melbourne – Floods in the suburbs, No. 6 Crockford St Port Melbourne. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection.cable trams, melbourne, floods, crockford st, port melbourne, bridges, south melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - MMTB horse drawn cable drum wagon, Keith Kings
Photo shows the horse drawn MMTB cable drum carrying wagon at the TMSV Museum at Bylands, mid 1970s. Has the MMTB identification, address and mass details painted on the vehicle. Behind the wagon is a Furphy water cart. Used to carry and distribute cable including overhead. Photo of the vehicle can be seen on page 68 of the book Destination City 3rd Edition.Yields information about the MMTB cable drum carrying wagon at Bylands.Photograph - MMTB horse drawn cable drum wagon at the TMSV Bylands Museum On rear in ink. TMSV – Horse drawn cable drum wagon at Bylands (Also Furphy water tank), Keith Kings photo. tramways, tmsv, bylands, horse drawn vehicles, overhead, cable drum -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Enlargement of a postcard, Bridge Road Richmond, c1900
The first image shows the shops on either side of Bridge Road with horse drawn carts and one cable tram. The second image from the Town Hall tower, shows two cable tram sets, the narrowing of the road. Has in the view Guddon & Selleck Auction House and Property Exchange also advertising Commercial Union Assurance Co. and George Stirling and Sons store.Yields information about Bridge Road, c1900Set of two A3 enlargements of postcards 1 - Looking east along Bridge Road from near Church St 2 - Bridge Road Richmond - from Town Hall looking westcable trams, tramways, richmond, bridge road, -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861
Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 showing Johnson's Bridge Hotel, later Young and Jacksons, the first St Paul's church building, original Town Hall building and the tower of Scots church. Shows pedestrians and horse drawn carriages before the introduction of public omnibus services in 1869. Not known who produced the card.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry BurnIn ink on the rear Keith Kings stamp and the initials RG and "Melbourne"melbourne, princes bridge, horse drawn vehicles, st pauls cathedral, hotels -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other, Swanston Street Melbourne 1863
Colour print of a reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking south towards the Kings Domain. Reproduced by Kew Cottages and St Nicholas Parent's Association from a original print and lithographed by F Cogne, printed and published by Charles Troedel in his Melbourne Album 1863. Appears to have a number of horse drawn cabs parked in the centre of the street.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863melbourne, horse drawn vehicles, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - early Melbourne CBD scenes, Sands & Kenny Melbourne & Sydney, 1856
Set of three prints of Melbourne street scenes published by Sands & Kenny in 1856 1 - Post Office 2 - Princes Bridge and city terminus of M&HB Railway Melbourne (Melbourne and Hobsons Bay Railway) 3 - Collins Street looking east from Wesleyan Chapel Melbourne (near Queens St) Shows typical horse-drawn transport, railway and pedestrians of the era.Yields infomaition about Melbourne in 1856.Set of three prints or lithographs of drawings of early Melbourne scenes on paper.melbourne, horses, horse drawn vehicles, collins st, post office, princes bridge, railways, m&hbr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Princes Bridge and Government House Melbourne", mid 1930s
Rose Series postcard No. P 10650 titled "Princes Bridge and Government House Melbourne", looking southeast from Flinders St Station clock tower. Has three W2 class trams, (One at Batman Ave terminus), two buses and some horse-drawn vehicles in the view.,Yields information about St Kilda Road, mid 1930s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear. Two copies held.trams, st kilda road, princes bridge, government house, w2 class, st kilda rd, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Streetscape
Photograph of a Geelong streetscape with tram tracks under construction. Shows range of businesses at the time. Pedestrians are shown, along with a dray and horses and other horse drawn vehicles of the period.Black and white print on paperPhotograph missingtram track construction, geelong streetscape -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramway relaying tracks
Relaying tram tracks at the eastern end of Aphrasia St., Newtown, looking east. The location is immediately west of the Pleasant St. intersection, soon after Aphrasia St. was extended from Pleasant St. to Pakington St. so that the three sharp curves for trams into Retreat Road, Pleasant St. and then Aphrasia St. were reduced to one, from Pakington into Aphrasia St. May 1914. Note that sleepers are being used 8in the construction. All the original tracks were laid as a "stringer" construction, as seen in items 9271 and 9214, with tie bars and continuous concrete about 50cm wide under each rail. The overhead is being worked on in two ways; safely with the horse drawn tower wagon, or less so by ladder.Black and white print on paper.GSR710/25/1/8 and 25-8, written on the reverse in pencil. The No. 1 in a circle written on reverse in ink.geelong tramway, relaying stringer tram tracks in geelong, stringer tram tracks, aphrasia st.