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Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Blind Person's Travel Pass", 1995
Public Transport Victoria Blind Person's travel pass expiring 30/6/1996 - printed with PTC words in the background with space for a passport sized photo and the name of the person issued to. On the rear are the conditions of use. Available on V/Line and The Met services.Demonstrates a PTC Blind person's travel pass for 1995/1996Printed and numbered paper with space for name and a photograph - 3 copies held - Nos 5783 to 5785tickets, public transport, the met, v/line, blind persons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: QUENCHERS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Quenchers: Bendigo Brewery, circa 1901. Mr. J. Armstrong was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and arrived in Sydney in 1837. In 1852 he came to Bendigo and met with success at gold digging. In partnership with Mr. Edward Emmett, he established the first brewery in Bendigo - the Bendigo Brewery, in Myrtle Street near the site of Horwood's Foundry. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Zone 2, 3 hour concession emergency ticket, 1980's
Ticket - Zone 2, 3 hour concession emergency ticket - printed in blue on one side with a white stripe. Ticket No. A0037027. Ticket has the conditions of travel on the rear along with The Met and Transit Patrol logos. See Also Reb item 1670.18 for another example. Checked: http://www.robx1.net/ at the time and could not see a reference to these tickets, but a more extensive search may show the basis of these tickets.trams, tramways, travel cards, tickets, emergency, the met -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket Blocks, The Met, Zones 1+2+3 single journey, mid 1980's
Block of 200 tickets - blue ink on off white paper, Zones 1+2+3 single journey, $4.00 Adult, issued by the The Met with their logo at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. The tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a single metal staple. See Reg Item 1677 for a $2 Concession block. See Item 6715 for other samples.trams, tramways, the met, tickets -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNewspaper, The Age, "Tram lines buckle as heatwave gets worse", 3/01/1991 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Age 3-1-1991, titled "Tram lines buckle as heatwave gets worse", with a photo of buckled trams lines at the top of a hill in Riversdale Road Camberwell, with tram crews, inspector looking on. Article by Bruce Tobin, photo by Mike Martin. Notes the hot temperatures, fires, and that tracks along Kingsway had also buckled, as reported by a The Met spokesman Pat Wilson.trams, tramways, the met, camberwell, riversdale rd, trackwork, kingsway -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPamphlet, The Met, "Travel back in Time - Vintage Trams", c1995
Pamphlet - 2 fold DL printed on light card with a fawn colour, titled "Travel back in Time - Vintage Trams", giving details of the Vintage Tram services, mid 1990's using the L class trams. Has map and timetables for route 68 to the Zoo, Route 16 to St Kilda Beach and Route 69 to Kew from the City. Has The Met logo and contact details.trams, tramways, ptc, vintage trams, the met, route 68, route 16, route 69, l class -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Notice, The Met, "Tender for Purchase of Second hand trams from the Corporation", Aug. 1989
Tender or notice - two A4 pages stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Tender for Purchase of Second hand trams from the Corporation", issued by the Met, Public Transport Corporation, tender No. 9226, closing 11am, 16 August 1989. Gives details of the tender lodgement (60 Market St), tram location, details of the body, removal time, crainage - sale of trams 798, 804 and 835.trams, tramways, sale of trams, the met, tenders, ptc, tram 798, tram 804, tram 835 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - The Met Paper Docket Holder, The Met, c.1980s
Used to hold docket books in an office environment.A stationary that is associated with a now-dissolved corporate body which existed in the 1980s.A dark green docket holder, made of plastic/synthetic material with cardboard as internal filling. The logo of The Met is printed on 3/5 sides, with the text "METROPOLITAN TRANSIT" printed below, all in bright yellow. One of the sides has a cut-out to facilitate inserting/removing paper. The fold-out bottom of the object is attached to the side of the cut-out and retracts upward for folding. Two copies held.the met, public transport, metropolitian transit authority -
Melbourne Tram MuseumMap, The Met, "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", June 1992
Map - 36 fold - 9 x 2 x 2- colour map of public transport including buses, titled "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", published by the Public Transport Corporation, Effective June 1992. Gives rail and tram maps, information on tickets. Has The Met contact details. 2 copies held .1 - as above but a 6 fold DL, dated Jan 8, 1995trams, tramways, map, ptc, melbourne, the met -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket Blocks, The Met, Zones 1+2 single journey, $1.50, Concession, mid 1980's
Block of 200 tickets - orange ink on off white paper, Zones 1+2 single journey, $1.50, Concession, issued by the Met with their logo at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. The tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a single metal staple. See Reg Items 2957 and 2908 for other tickets of different values. See Item 6715 for other samples.trams, tramways, the met, tickets -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPamphlet, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "70 years of Government Buses", 1995
Pamphlet - 4 A4 pages, full colour titled "70 years of Government Buses", part of a series, Public Transportation at a Glance. Notes the introduction of buses by the MMTB, Mr Cameron's 1924 trip, use of buses for conversion for the cable trams, types of buses used, double deck, Met Bus, PTC, MTA, AVM and services. Has photo of Tilling Stevens 1925 bus, MAN bus 1995.Has "May 95" in ink in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, double deck buses, conversion, ptc, mta, avm, met bus -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPamphlet, The Met, "North East Travel Come Aboard - Bundoora - RMIT Route 86", Oct. 1995
Folded full colour printed on glossy paper pamphlet titled "North East Travel Come Aboard - Bundoora - RMIT Route 86" for the opening of the Bundoora tramway extension 12 October 1995, with a complimentary ticket. Gives details of the extension to the RMIT Campus at Bundoora, associated bus routes and the companies operating them, RMIT launch celebrations, and a map. Published by The Met, has logos. Two copies held.trams, tramways, bundoora, route 86, opening, rmit -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyFolder - Mt Beauty Album, Premier Town Competition Mt Beauty July 1958
Mt Beauty & District Progress Association was formed when people of the Kiewa works system was to become a rate paying society no longer dependent on the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. 30 community members met on 4th December 1957 to form the new organisation.Mt Beauty and District Progress Association represented, protected and guided the community in arrangements for the future. The Association became more than a Chamber of Commerce. It represented a wide range of interests, a strong voluntary labor force largely responsible for the development of many of the on-going organisations It encompassed and set a strong program for tourism seen as being the security guarantee of the future. This was realised when Mt Beauty won The Victorian Premier Town contest in 1958. Thick brown cardboard cover with two steel rings for all 10 Appendix pages attached. The first section is not attached but inserted. This section with its own brown cardboard cover and bound by steel attachment, consists of the Application from the Mt Beauty & District Progress Association, July 1958 totalling 50 pages.The appendixes are labelled by number and have the relevant document(s) inside eg. mapsalex mccullough, mt beauty & district progress association, the victorian premier town -
Eltham District Historical Society IncPhotograph, Allwood, Hurstbridge - W.G. Gray and Capt. Bruce (later Lord Bruce), 1900
Captain Stanley Bruce, M.H.R. with Shire of Eltham Councillor William George Gray owner and manager of Allwood Nurseries at Allwood, Hurstbridge. They met on the occasion of the planting of trees to form the Anzac Avenue (of honour). Bruce would become Prime Minister of Australia in 1923. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book, "Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital imagesepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, hurstbridge, w.g. gray, capt. bruce, stanely bruce -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation SocietyPhotograph - Ron Robertson, Ed Whiting and Jim Wood, Princes Pier, Port Melbourne, Nov 1935
Donated by Ed Whiting, who borrowed Ron's bike and later met him at the pier. He notes that Ron returned past this location 10 years later as a repatriated Japanese prisoner of war. Ed served in the RAAF. Jim played for the Borough in 1950Photo of Ron Robertson of Nott St, Ed Whiting of Dow St and Jim Wood (just discernible at Ed's back) on Princes Pier 1935 (Cup Day weekend, traditional visit of the Navy)Stamp on back "Ëdwin Whiting" and addresspiers and wharves - princes pier, ron robertson, edwin whiting, jim wood -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument, V/Line, "Services for Cusomers with special needs", 12/1991
Booklet titled "Services for Customers with special needs", dated 1/12/1991 published by The Met and V/Line providing details of disability services at major railway stations, Travellers Aid, lifts, wheelchairs, vision impairment, hearing. Primarily rail focused.Yields information about the scope of disability services on Victorian Public Transport in 1991 - poor compared to now.Booklet - 24 pages finished to DL size, centre stapled.the met, disability services, v/line -
Ballarat Clarendon CollegeBadge, Clarendon Old Collegians
The Clarendon Old Collegians Association existed from very early times in the school history and was a singificant controbutor to school socail capacity and infrastructure. The OC's regularly donated funds and purchases to special projects. Sections of the society met in different geographic areas, such as Melbourne or the Wimmera. Three circular enamel brooches featuring outer circle in royal blue with lettering enclosing features of school crest - open book in white with gold border, royal blue lamp with gold flame at base of book and gold star at top of bookLettering around border: CLARENDON OLD COLLEGIANSclarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, clarendon-old-collegians -
Slovenian Association MelbourneInvitation to the Winter Dance, Invitation to the Snežak - Zimski junak - the Snowman, the Winter Hero Dance 1957, August 1957
The happy Slovenian can find any reason to dance, sing and enjoy Slovenian music. For occasions they were very quite innovative and used every opportunity to get together and speak in their bellowed Slovenian language, meet friends, some who met life partners.The innovative design of the Winter themeSlovenians love to dance in Winter, or in the heat of the Summer. The invitation invites Slovenians to a Winter Dance on Saturday, August 10, 1957 at the Prahran Town Hall, Melbourne.Hand lettered and decorated title of the dancewinter slovenian dance, slovenian club melbourne, slovenian music -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - Australia Post - W7 1034 Macarthur St, Brian Gilkes, c1995
Postcard produced by Australia post for world wide prepaid postage. Shows W7 1034 in Macarthur St Melbourne (Route 9, Northcote via St Georges Road) with The Windsor Hotel in the background. The tram is The Met livery and has a Agfa film advert on the side.Demonstrates productions of photographs of Melbourne trams for souvenirs.Postcard - with a 41c stamp printed onto it, with Airmail emblem, details and barcode on rear.tramways, w7 class, the met, tram 1034, macarthur street, trams -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyNewspaper, Scrapbook Clipping, Library Collection, Ringwood, Victoria
Newspaper Clipping from "The Post", 3-3-1998. "They show their class" Schools across Maroondah City have been busy in the past few weeks recognising their student leaders. Warrandyte MP Phil Honeywood visited Ringwood North Primary School last week to present leadership badges to Andrew and Shelley. Meanwhile Monbulk MP Stephen McArthur ventured out to Bayswater North where he met shcool captains Daniel and Sarah. -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Bundle of tickets, mid 1980's
Set of five Blocks each of 200 tickets bundled for issuing purposes - red ink on off white paper, 40c, concession ticket with the Met name and logo at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. The tickets have been wrapped with a sheet of brown paper secured with adhesive tape. Numbered C794001 to 795000. The tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a single metal staple.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, mta -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), Bundle of tickets, mid 1980's
Set of five Blocks each of 200 tickets bundled for issuing purposes - green ink on off white paper, 80c City Section ticket with the name The Met and their logo at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. The tickets have been wrapped with a sheet of brown paper secured with adhesive tape. Numbered E198001 to 199000 The tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a single metal staple.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, mta -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAdministrative Record - Special Table, The Met, Footscray College of TAFE, Jul. 1983
Sprit duplicated onto white paper, handwritten, table or timetable for a charter tram tour. Issued by The Met for a Footscray College of TAFE, special tram, 21-7-1983. Crew nominated as Carolyn Dean and Lindsay Rickard. Tram - 613 running out of Hawthorn depot, picking up in Footscray. Would have been arranged by Bill Kingsley. Timetable on two sheets of white paper, printed on one side only.trams, tramways, special trams, charters, tours, tram 613 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumLeisure object - Cardboard Model Tram, Andrew Stuart Smith, mid to late 1980's
Cardboard model, printed on a sheet of gloss A4 200 gsm card of a W class tram in The Met livery, sheet 1 of 2, gives instructions where to cut if from the sheet. Missing the second sheet which has the fronts, bogies, destination boxes and life guards etc. Produced by Andrew Stuart Smith - gives a 03 7 digit number. Dates possible c1980 to mid 1990's.trams, tramways, models, w class, the met -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPamphlet, Jim Baillie of South Melbourne Depot, "Connies", 6/04/1988 12:00:00 AM
Pamphlet, letter or notice - duplicate on a single A4 sheet - dated 6/4/1988 by Jim Baillie of South Melbourne Depot advising of his views on The Met's actions regarding Connies who had been sacked, the union's actions, stop work meeting, jobs, future of conductors and other reactions. Notes various names in the item. Recruitment of conductors. See Reg Item 602 for an actual ticket and date.trams, tramways, conductors, the met, unions, south melbourne depot -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - List, The Met, "Universal Destination Rolls", Jul. 1987
Set of three photocopies of the "Universal Destination Rolls" for Z1, Z3 and A class trams. Has a date of 7/87 in the top left hand corner. Gives the list of destinations for each class of tram at the time. Note the z1 class list is smaller than the Z3 and this is smaller than the A class. Would appear to have been photocopied from a The Met handbook. See also Reg Item 2199 for another A class listing.trams, tramways, destination roll, the met, a class, z class, z3 class -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Notice, The Met, "Customer Bulletin", Feb. 1990
A4 notice or poster - with The Met logo advising that route 70, Wattle Park, will be operated without conductors (except during weekday peaks) and the purchase of tickets should be from the driver. Advises that this follows an agreement between the Union and the PTC. Thought to be the first time that trams operated without Conductors following the big dispute. Reg Item 1868.9 gives the date the one person operation commenced as 3/2/1990trams, tramways, ptc, conductors, wattle park, route 70 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPoster - The Met "Catch the match of the day" Adhesive Poster, The Met, c.1980s
Used as advertised public information on the interior of vehicles to encourage football patrons in particular to use public transport, rather than drive to the venues. Also promotes not drinking and then driving a car afterwards.An advertising/public information publication that is associated with a now-dissolved corporate body which existed in the 1980s and promoting the use of public transport.A black-and-white adhesive poster that advertises public transit services (e.g., The Met, V/Line) for people attending sports events in Melbourne, in particular the AFL or Football. The title reads, "Catch the match of the day, the easy way." Phone numbers and publications that provide relevant information are mentioned, along with a logo for Victoria Transport which discourages drink driving. The brand of the adhesive (JAC) is printed on the adhesive-covering paper on the reverse side.public transport, the met, posters, v-line, drink-driving, football -
Melbourne Tram MuseumDocument - Notebook, The Met, containing pad of sheets labelled "Reminder", c1995
Notebook - heavy green plastic printed with "The Met and V/Line" on the front cover containing pad of sheets labelled "Reminder" - yellow post it type notes, and asking the driver to stop at specific station and other assistance required. Used by drivers to remind them at which station or tram stop to stop at. Also has three cleat plastic card holders in the front of the pad and contact numbers for PTC disability servicestrams, tramways, ptc, the met, notebooks, instructions, disability services -
Melbourne Tram MuseumFunctional object - Ticket Wallet, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, 1990's
Leather MMTB/The Met ticket wallets, remanufactured for use on Metcard tickets. Each wallet set up for 15 different tickets. Each wallet has been fixed with a stamped brass plate riveted to the outside with the depot and outfit number. Based on item 21, and the prices mid 1990's. Numbered V10 - with labels for the various tickets and prices. (Camberwell) See also Reg item 124 for other examples.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, conductors, outfits
