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Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Section of 1906 rail - Essendon Tram Depot, Carnegie Steel Co, 1906
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 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - City of Kew garbage cart, 1935-1945
The City of Kew (1860-1994) was a municipality within the boundaries of suburban Melbourne, bordering on the inner suburbs. It was governed by a Council who employed council officers and workers. Services offered to ratepayers included garbage collection. Workers also carried our rubbish removal. From the evidence of photographs, garbage trucks has a semi-circular top with openings on the side of the top and at the rear. Rubbish carts were simple open top containers. Both garbage trucks and rubbish carts were drawn by horses and, in the interwar years and after, operated out of the Council Depot in High Street (formerly the 'horse tramway' sheds and later was to be replaced by the Kew Recreation Centre. The depot was on the corner of High and Disraeli Streets, kew. Small, original black and white positive photograph of a City of Kew garbage cart and two council workers. The rectangular cart has a curved roof with openings at the side. A large door at the back allowed for the removal of garbage. Annotation in pencil by donor verso: "From E. Bentley / used during and after WW2 / Kew Garbage Truck"rubbish collection, garbage collection, rubbish carts, city of kew, council workers, horse-drawn vehicles, kew depot -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Letter - Correspondence, 21/02/1946
A letter written from Charles Quinn to his mother in 1946 depicting his time spent travelling from Sydney to San Francisco.This letter is of historical, social and interpretive significance as it provides information about the life of a seaman during the mid 20th century.Two page, double sided letter (0348.a1-a2) written on 21/02/46 from San Francisco from Allen to his mother with envelope (0348.b)Two double sided pages of script beginning with. "My Dear Mum...Arrived here on Wednesday being 2 days overdue...." Inscription on the top left hand corner which states. "M. I. Goonawarra/San Francisco/21-2-46" Inscription on the envelope. "Mrs. S Quinn/San Lorenzo/63 Ocean Beach/Manly N.S.W/Australia."charles quinn, sydney, san francisco, mission to seafarers, 1946, seafaring -
Federation University Historical Collection
Card - Document, Ballarat Progress Association, Ballarat Progress Association Notice of Meeting Card, 1907
In 1906 the Ballarat Progress Association commissioned Powell and Co. to publish a booklet called Guide to Ballarat the Beautiful.This booklet contained many photographs (including coloured photography) and description of businesses and icons of which inhabitants of the city could be proud. Berry, Anderson & Co. were commissioned to produce: 1918 Beautiful Ballarat: The City of Charm & Beauty and 1923 Beautiful Ballarat: The City of Charm and Beauty. http://bih.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/Ballarat_Progress_Association The card was made out to Frederick Martell who was registrar of the School of Mines Ballarat (SMB). W. Coulthard was secretary of the Ballarat Progress AssociationTwo cream cards with black print and some hand writing 12067.1 Cream front and verso 12067.2 Light brown with cream strip on right hand side , cream verso12067.1 24 Sept 07 hand written in black ink towards top right hand side of card. "Election of officers etc" hand written towards bottom middle of card. "Mr Martell" hand written in black ink on verso 12067.2 "June 10th 1907 hand written in black ink on front. Mr Martell handwritten in black ink on backballarat-progress-association, martell, coulthard, meeting-notice, 1907, frederick martell, ballarat progress association -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Greg Triplett, Tramway signage at Lydiard St Nth terminus, 19-9-1971
Tram stop signs on a pole at the Lydiard St North terminus - comprising a "Cars Stop Here", timetable board giving first and last cars for Weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays and an End of Section sign. Taken on the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat tramway system - 19-9-1971. Yields information about tram stop signage at Lydiard St North.Digital image - 120 negative tramways, tramcars, ballarat, last day, closure, lydiard st north, tram stops, signs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Newspaper clipping, 'Hit-run driver' says Tesla was on autopilot, 23/03/2022
Driver of Tesla car involved in a hit-run incident with a passenger boarding a tram in Wattletree Road, Armadale. Passenger was trying to board tram when struck by a car that the driver, who fled the scene, later claimed was on autopilot. It was the first case involving a Tesla for Victoria's major collision investigators. First tram accident involving a car on autopilotNewspaper clipping from the Age titled: "Hit-run driver says Tesla was on autopilot"tramways, trams, yarra trams, accidents, wattletree road, armadale, tesla -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Drawing - Visual Vignettes, Sir Henry de Castres Kellett & Arthur Wills / by Arthur Wills, 1920
Sir Henry de Castres Kellett (1851-1924) the son of a hereditary baronet, was born at Mt Gambier, South Australia in 1851. His English title had been created in Ireland in 1801, but the family was originally Norman with the later branches living in England and Ireland. Sir Henry Kellett assumed the title in 1906. Henry Kellett was a prominent Kew retailer, continuing his father’s newspaper and stationery business in Bulleen Road (now High Street). At various stages, he also acted as an insurance, postal and real estate agent. He lived in Walpole Street and later at Lota Begg (now demolished) in Westbrook Street, East Kew. In 1884, Henry Kellett was elected to the Kew Borough Council and served for 40 years; a remarkable example of public service. He was elected Mayor for a single term in 1888-9. Sir Henry de Castres Kellett died in St George’s Hospital in 1924 following a tragic car accident in Cotham Road, Kew while on Council business. The vehicle, in which he was travelling with fellow councillors and the Town Clerk, collided with a tram. Sir Henry Kellett is commemorated in the naming of Kellett Reserve and Kellett Grove.Original artwork by Arthur Wills, descendent of a noted pioneer family, and former mayor of Kew.Two sided illustrated humorous vignettes featuring two noted Kew citizens: Henry de Castres Kellet and Arthur Wills. The latter is the illustrator. The item was illustrated in 1920.mayors of kew (vic), sir henry de castres kellett, arthur wills, willsmere, wills family -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: BECK'S CROWN HOTEL, HARGREAVES STREET, BENDIGO
Colour photograph: Beck's Crown Hotel, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Image shows two storey hotel, white painted, brown writing 'Beck's Crown Hotel' on top storey façade. Simple pediment on top of hotel. Cars parked at parking meters in Hargreaves Street. Cantilever verandah in front of hotel. VACC Insurance Col Ltd., and Beck Sheahan & Co. names on verandah. Extreme RH side, Robbs. Large crane in LH background, behind Shamrock Hotel. Construction of multi-storey carpark visible on LH side, fronting Hargreaves Street. Early 1980's ?.bendigo, hotel, beck's crown hotel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "St Kilda Football Ground", "Shop Early", 1950's
Sign, painted onto a MMTB auxiliary destination board of the type that could hang on the front of a Melbourne tram car with the words "St Kilda Football Ground" Black letters on a yellow background. The bottom right hand corner of the St Kilda has the letters "G.H." indicating the depot that it belonged to - East Preston. The reverse side has been painted in black and a "Shop early" for Christmas sing has been pasted onto it. Metal sign, fitted with metal hanging brackets, riveted to sign on both sides. Manufactured by rolling the outer edges over a 4mm diameter steel rod.trams, tramways, football, st kilda, christmas, signs, auxiliary board -
Greensborough Historical Society
Photograph, Moomba 1989, 08/03/1989
Photograph of Janefield Special School students enjoying dodgem cars at Moomba 1989Colour photographCaption on back: "Moomba 1989". janefield, janefield special school, moomba -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper clipping, Festival puts motors and music on show, 29/10/2014
The annual Watsonia Motor Show in Grace Street will showcase unique and classic cars.News clipping, black text, colour image.watsonia motor show -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Plaza soap opera, 23/08/2017
A car wash operator is in a lather over being booted out of Greensborough Plaza.News article 1 page, black text, colour image.greensborough plaza, soap car wash, mark nardo -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Chief Commissioner's offical car with Don Robertson, his police driver, at GeelongFord Customline, registration number GLC 702, with Don Robertson leaning against driver's door. Circa 1957police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; ford customline car; robertson, don -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
A former patrol car used for driving instruction at the Atwood police training complexStudebaker Cruiser, registration number JES-131, performing on a test track with unidentified driver. Circa 1965police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; motor transport section; studebaker cruiser car -
St Kilda Historical Society
Photograph, Eildon, Grey St, St Kilda, 1980 - 1990?
Photograph of Eildon mansion, cars parked in Grey Street suggest 1980s or 1990scolour photograph, unmountedEildon 51 Grey Street -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWS PAPER, CLUNES - TALBOT GUARDIAN, OCTOBER 12TH. 1948
ON FRONT PAGE A PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES METHODIST CHURCH MANY CARS AND BUSSES IN FOREGROUND.BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOCOPY OF CLUNES - TALBOT GUARDIAN. DATED THURSDAY OCTOBER 12TH. 1948. CONSISTING OF FOUR PAGES.CLUNES - TALBOT GUARDIAN.newspaper, churches, wesley -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Wimmera Motor & Engineering Works with 5 c1920 Ford Cars in the front, c1920
Wimmera Motor Works - Agents for Ford Cars Corner of Scallan and Wimmera StreetsFive vehicles parked in front of workshop c1920transport, motor vehicles -
Malmsbury Historical Society
Photograph (Item), B/W Photo Of A Felled Tree Mollison St? C1993, Malmsbury c1993
Associated with - Newspaper Buildings - "Trees, Power Lines, Cars" People - "Slimmon, Barb" -
Unions Ballarat
The golden Holden : the story of General Motors in Australia, Arrowsmith, John et al, Melbourne
History of General Motors Holden and the Holden car as part of Australian national identity.Relevant to employment at General Motors Holden and the history of the automobile industry in Australia. Co-author, Zangalis, was a Greek migrant who started employment (and union membership) at Holden in 1951. Paper; book. Front cover: images of newsprint, US flag and an old model Holden; indicated price is 2/6; yellow and black lettering.Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gmh, general motors holden, history, history - automobiles, employment, culture, national identity, manufacturing -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Car Purchase, 18.11.1957
For State of Victoria additional fee on car purchase of Citroen Registration GSO 126.Carbon copy, yellow paper. -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Certificate, 1958-1960
Car insurance certificates for the Citroen Goddess Registration GSO 126 1958-1960.Three documents -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Certificate, 1963-1967
Car registration certificates for the Triumph Herald Coupe 1963-1964 and 1966-1967.Four documents -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - LACE TABLECLOTH
Textiles, brown cream lace tablecloth. Machine made. Large flower in centre 67 cm diameter, Floral patterns in corners and along sides. Two opposite sides have scalloped edges. Other two sides have straight sides.textiles, domestic, lace tablecloth -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - PANNIKIN, Possibly post WW1
Possibly military and part of a larger set of mess containers.Round metal mug shape with tapered sides & rolled edge top with wire handles. Riveted to one side. Handles fold out flat against side of vessel. "WILLOW" stamped vertical on riveted metal handles attachment strip. pannikin, accessory, mug -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Electric Traction", Sep. 1971
September 1971 issue of Electric Traction, Vol XXVI No. 9 - featuring Adelaide H364 on front cover. Sixteen pages, orange banner on front cover. Articles feature Adelaide's "H" class cars facelift, Advertising on Melbourne trams (all over advertising cars) and in Search of Gold (Gold minifying traction railways) by A.L Be Bee. On page 7 is an item on the closure of Ballarat, in particular Victoria St and Gardens via Drummond St. North lines and last cars, replacement bus services and details of future closes. Also an advertisement for "The Ballarat Tramways" book by K.S.Kings. trams, tramways, closure, melbourne, adelaide -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, 1940's?
Black and white photograph of Freight Car 206 at Preston Workshops. This tram began as one of 10 single truck saloon trams built by J.G. Brill & Co., USA and assembled by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide. It entered service for the NMETL as tram number 5 on 13/10/1906. It was transferred to MMTB and renumbered as U class tram 206 on 1/8/1922. It was withdrawn from service in 1938 and was converted to a freight car. In November 1947 it was withdrawn from service as a spare freight car after a bad accident and remained in storage until March 1950 when it was scrapped.trams, tramways, freight tram, preston workshops, nmetl, tram 206 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Print, Wal Jack, No. 35, turning from Drummond St Sth into Sturt St, 30-3-1951
No. 35, turning from Drummond St Sth into Sturt St. Has buildings on the north side of the street photograph and the Shell petrol pumps on the street. At Hospital Corner. Taken on 30.03.1951Yields information about Ballarat 's bogie trams and the scene at Hospital corner.Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of a bogie tram, No. 35, turning from Drummond St Sth into Sturt St. Has buildings on the north side of the street photograph and the Shell petrol pumps on the street. At Hospital Corner. Taken on 30.03.1951, see notes around the photo in the hi res image. Image revised from actual hi res scan of original print from the Ray Pearson Album 30/5/2020 and scan of the original Wal Jack 125 negative on 125 film added as image i3 15/7/2020. Print also held. Image i2 - hi res scan of the photo from the Album with notes. trams, tramways, sturt st, drummond st sth, hospital corner -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Cato Lake looking from Sloane Street -- Coloured
Cato Lake view from Sloane Street. This photo is one of three showing Stawell Council Works deepening Cato Lake in February c 2002. Tracks from a tractor can be seen all round the lake. Willows branches hang either side of the view with trees along the horizon. The Presbyterian Church tower, Senior Citizen room and Anglican Church can be seen amongst the trees in the background.Coloured photograph of Cato Lake. The view is from Sloane Street and the lake was in the process of being lowered for the deepening of the lake by Shire Council Works. Tractor tracks can be seen all round the lake. Willows hang either side of the view with trees along the horizon. The Presbyterian Church tower in the background near the Senior Citizen room and Anglican Church to the right.Date on back of photo in biro 12.2.2002.stawell -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, C1933
The two boys in this photograph are Stanley (7) and Maurice (5) Kelly. The two boys were lost in the bush near Orbost for three days. The had been sent by their mother, Mrs Parker, to borrow tea and sugar from a neighbour but became lost on the way home. They were found, scratched and with clothes torn, by a woodcutter, Mr W. Morell. There was a newspaper article on the front page of the Adelaide Mail , Saturday 22 July 1933,This photograph is linked with an event in Orbost's history.A small black / white photograph / postacrd of two small boys standing side by side in a paddock.on back - "The Kelly Kids, lost near L. Curlip"kelly-maurice kelly-stanley -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, late 19th - early 20th century
This is a photograph of bullock teams on the Cann Road. out of Cann River, East Gippsland.This is a pictorial record of transport in the mid 18th - early 19th century. Bullock teams could travel in country inaccessible to larger horse - drawn carts or wagon.A black / white photograph of two bullock teams travelling side by side along a bush road.transport-bullocks cann-river