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Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter - Alf Twentyman - Frank Shennen, Alf Twentyman et al, 12/1970
Set of two letters - Alf Twentyman to Frank Shennen dated 14/12/1970 regarding travels by Alf, work at Northcote, John Keating, car fleet numbers, and article about horse buses. Response from Frank to Alf dated 6/4/1971, his work, tramcar colours when Frank lived in Richmond, Alf's forthcoming trip to Hawaii, and the use of lights on cars at night.Demonstrates a set of letters between Alf Twentyman and Frank Shennen re Melbourne cable cars etc.Set of two letters, one hand written on ruled quarto sheets, the other typed on pink quarto paper.tramcars, tramways, cable trams, personal papers, records -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Arthur Winzenried, "Tram to Sorrento", 1984
Book - titled "Tram to Sorrento", written by Arthur Winzenried, published by APW Productions Melbourne 1984. Covers the history of the steam tram operation from Sorrento township to the back beach. Including the operator G. S. Coppin, the locomotives, rolling stock, staff, stories and closure. Gives lists of shareholders as well.Yields information about a steam tram that operated between the two beaches in Sorrento - 1890 to 1920.Book - 56 pages including card cover printed on off white paper, centre stapled, Has a $4.95 sticker in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, sorrento, steam trams, horse trams, tourism -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - St Patricks cathedral and cable tram, 1920s
Photograph shows a cable tram set in Gisborne St passing St Patricks Cathedral, during the 1920s. Possibly tram 121 There is a horse drawn cart on the left hand side. Photo during the 1920s prior to the construction of the cathedral spire. The Collins St line closed and was converted to electric trams in 1929.Yields information about St Patricks Cathedral and cable trams in Gisborne St.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.On rear in pencil "Cable tram Melbourne.", Norm Boxhall stamp with number 56-32B and Ken Magor stamp No. 14 Has the number "55" in pencil in top right-hand corner. tramways, cable trams, st patrick's cathedral, tram 121 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Article, David Menzies, "Looking back in time", Jan. 1971
Article written by David Menzies, Jan 1971 looks the history of public transport services in Melbourne during the horse omnibus era and early cable tram operations using printed timetables, such as Bradshaw's. An article with this title, though different content was published in the Feb. 1971 issue of TMSV Running Journal.Yields information about the public transport services in Melbourne in the 1880s and 1890s.Photocopy of three foolscap sheets.tramways, timetable, buses, cable trams, bradshaws guide -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, Closing of West Melbourne cable tram, 20/07/1935
Item about the closure of the West Melbourne cable line that evening. Date of closure 20/7/1935 - refer: http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/page/567718 with a photograph - accessed 2/11/2016. Has photographs supplied by H. Home of the last horse-drawn bus on Clifton Hill to Collingwood service and a first cable tram on the Clifton Hill line. Mr. Home was the driver of the last bus and a shunter and timekeeper on the Clifton Hill line. See Reg Item 3706 for a large photo of the horse bus.Yields information about the closure of the West Melbourne cable tram line.Newspaper Clipping - from The Sun newspaper - 20/7/1935.trams, tramways, closure, west melbourne, clifton hill, horse buses, tram 352? -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Kew Horse tram at Kew Cemetery, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Limited, c1900
Photo of a horse tram at the Kew Cemetery terminus with a uniformed MTOC. employee, two horses and the Cemetery buildings in the background. Has Victoria Bridge & Cemetery written on the side of the tram. 2nd copy added with different crop. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H1. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. From an email from Rod Atkins 29/7/2019: This Stevenson six widow saloon horse tram No 46 is fairly standard. The horse cars did not have wheel skirts like the cable trams 6 and 8 window cars. Sitting at the terminus in High Street at Parkhill Road at the gates of the Boroondara General Cemetery ready for its return trip to Richmond. The tram is being run one man. Note the location of gates, pay as you enter the front step. The driver has a conductors bag around his neck and waist. No conductor present in the photo. His uniform is classic Company issue. He is wearing a Tunic and vest! And early issue cap with a white band. Date: around circa 1900 as the clock tower, brick wall and cast iron fence are all in place and the car number is faded out. I have seen a photo of a tram there with no clock tower from around the opening of the line. Yields information about the Kew Horse tram and its tramcars.Black and white photograph with source notes on rear.Has part of the Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number in ink on rear and "1-5"trams, tramways, horse trams, kew, mto co, cemetery, uniforms -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: HORSEDRAWN TRAM, late 1800's
BHS CollectionBlack and white photo of horse drawn, double decker tram, which ran on Eaglehawk line for several years hauled by electric motor units. Trams are lined up in Mitchell Street near Railway place on the occasion of the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway Picnic expecting to take on passengers.Ken Magor Neg. No. 3784basil miller, bendigo tramways, horse drawn tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s and Photocopy, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1950s
2930 - Copy photograph of a printed item, from the SEC News, of the retirement function of Arthur "Peter" Hugo after 45 years with Ballarat Trams. Notes that he worked on the last horse trams. Function was presided by A. V. Mawby, Tramways Superintendent in Melbourne. Branch Manager H. W. Linaker presented the retirement gifts. Photo of the presentation included. 2930.1 - Photocopy of the page with the above article and photograph.tramways, trams, retirements, inspectors, sec -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - Cable system, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Plans of car shed layouts:, c1925
A folder containing a floor plan for each cable tram car house or car shed, showing tracks, entry, workshop it, car wash stable, offices, turntable, battery charging area and tables and on some, the horse stall. Contains drawings for Brunswick, Brighton Road, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Esplande (Ackland St), Fitzroy, Nicholson St, North Carlton, North Melbourne, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Prahran, Richmond, South Melbourne, Toorak, and Victoria St,Yields information on each cable tram car house or depot - prepared by the MMTB in the 1920sSet of 16 blue prints + covers, folded, contained with a cover stapled on the left hand edge.tramways, trams, cable trams, car house, car depot, car sheds, drawings, depots -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - L class Smith & Gertrude Sts filming, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1950
Set of two photographs of L class trams 104 and 106 during the filming of a movie or TV series in Gertrude St crossing Smith St. One photo has a horse-drawn cart passing a tram, while the other has a motor car of the 1920s passing. Both have a policeman on duty at the intersection. In the background is the building on the southwest corner of the intersection. Possibly during the 1970s.Yields information about the use of L class trams for filming in Fitzroy area.Set of two Black and white photographs.trams, tramways, gertrude st, smith st, l class, tram 104, tram 106 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Sydney and Melbourne trams
Tear out of a magazine - approx. quarto size of two sepia toned illustrations: Top: Railway Square Sydney - approx. 20 trams and horse drawn vehicles. Lower: Collins St. Melbourne, east, looking west from about Exhibition St. - has two cable trams and horse drawn vehicles. C1900? On rear has series of 5 ink drawings of Australian explorers, Sturt, Leichardt, Mitchell, Eyre and Burke - titled "Australian Explorers"trams, tramways, sydney railway sq., melbourne, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald & Weekly Times Ltd, The Sun 17/4/1953, Apr. 1953
... and is history. Trams tramways Horse Trams Ballarat Melbourne Olympic ...Yields information about Ballarat civic facilities and is history.Front and back page of "The Sun" Melbourne, Friday April 17, 1953. On page 2 has an articles re Ballarat : homes for aged, hospital, Civic hall, photos of horse trams (3 horses), Town Hall in background), 6 Ballarat Base Hospital Nurses. Front page - Melbourne Olympic Games - final decision by IOC and the Cold War.trams, tramways, horse trams, ballarat, melbourne olympic games, ballarat town hall -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust car number 1 in Plenty Road, early 1920s
Photograph of Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust (FNPTT) R class tramcar No.1 northbound on single track in Plenty Road, Preston approaching a double track loop south of Bell Street. The photograph looks southward showing an unsealed road surface with a few horse drawn carts, span poles and overhead wires, tramways overhead light above loop turnout and low density shop fronts. While this tramcar and track were constructed for the FNPTT, the line was only operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from 1920. This car would soon be renumbered 151 and relocated to other lines Melbourne.Yields information about commencement of the Preston tram line and the Fitzroy, Northcote & Preston Tramways Trust. Black and white photograph with nothing on rearfnptt, r class, plenty road, preston, span poles, track loop, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, fnptt number 1, tram number 151