Yields information about the formation of the BTPS and a public meeting prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper cutting - from "A Place in the Sun", Friday 28-5-1971, about the closure of the Ballarat tramway system, the formation of the BTPS and a trip this Sunday by train for a public meeting in Ballarat. Written by Keith Dunstan?ballarat, closure, preservation, btps, meeting

Yields information about one of the MMTB scrubbers, No. 8, trams after it was repainted to the MMTB work tram colour scheme. This tram is now at the Museum.Black and White photograph of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 after it had been repainted in the string colour livery. Photo at the corner of Domain and St Kilda Road. Photo possibly Jim Seletto. Note: Some sources give the repainting and other works date as 1961.On rear in ink "No. 8 Domain and St Kilda Rd New Livery 1960 - 1st trip" and "D Print "16 Jan 1962" - this could be the print date.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, livery, work trams, st kilda road, tram 8

9 page letter from Fred dated 11/9/45 when he was in Alice Springs for a sale. Addressed to My Darling. He mentions the plane trip to Alice Springs, the sale and the work and conditions.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - letter, fred

Various photographs of Bendigo Railway Station and people: A Dimmy & Val , last trip B Bendigo Locomotion yards, Dimmy Muldoon C Fred Hillman & D Bawden, 2006 D Bendigo Locomotive Yards

Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The photos in this album are historically and socially significant as a record of recreational activities in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of photographs in the album provide views of sections of the Yarra, as well as areas in regional Victoria, that may otherwise be unavailable.One of 12 sepia [faded] photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club. This photo shows the six club members on the trip eating breakfast on a wharf in a location on the Lower Yarra, before canoeing on to Port Phillip Bay. "Breakfast on wharf after camping on lower Yarra"victorian canoe club, river yarra, travel -- 1930s, canoeing, lower yarra

Canoeing on the River Yarra at Melbourne was an important and widespread recreational pursuit for Melbournians, especially in the first half of the twentieth century. The Victorian Canoe Club was formed in 1912 at a meeting in Melbourne and its first committee elected in the same year. Records indicate that the Club continued into at least the 1950s .The photos in this album are historically and socially significant as a record of recreational activities in the first half of the twentieth century. A number of photographs in the album provide views of sections of the Yarra, as well as areas in regional Victoria, that may otherwise be unavailable.One of 12 sepia [faded] photographs of members of the Victorian Canoe Club. This photo was taken by a member of the club showing club members on a canoeing trip standing on a trestle bridge, with others, attempting to salvage a wrecked canoe."Salvaging wrecked canoe"victorian canoe club, travel -- 1930s, canoeing

Set of three City Section Concession Cards, printed on green card of varying shades, cost $2, allows for 8 trips, but not all used on the cards - see images. Ticket Nos. Aa233342, Ba120272 and Ba208700.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

MMTB Employee's Pass, printed on dark blue card with red ink, allowing for one trip by an employee - required the month and date to be nipped. Not numbered. See also Reg item 2599 and 3340 for another examples.trams, tramways, tickets, employees pass, drivers, crews, mmtb

Typed and handwritten notes. Mentioned are: - Some Notes Concerning The Eaglehawk Logs, Damaging the Stormwater Channel, where some Chinese were digging away the Creek, the cutting down of the giant gum tree which gave One Tree Hill its name, How Anthony Trollope saw Bendigo in the 1870's, A Proposed Horse Tramway to Golden Square, Society’s' Trip to Bridgewater Flour Mill, A talk on a trip to Malaya by Mr D Hester, Society News and Happenings, Old Bendigonians and Safety Cages,document, various notes, eaglehawk logs, bendigo advertiser 19/10/1858, damaging the stormwater channel, bendigo advertiser 11/8/1872, harneys bridge, gas works, constable rogers, constable james bradley, joch, john o'c hattam, one tree hill, ryan, trollope's fabulous bendigo, anthony trollope, 'trollope’s australia', nelson press, alex h stone, bendigo advertiser 5/7/1897, mr peter ellis, cr hoskins, horse tramway, historical society, water wheel flour mill, june parry, mr pat wodetzki, mr leo wodetzki, neil murray, mr k hester, mr wes harry, mr i hendry, mr henry jackson, mr connelly, mr irons, mr harney, dr smith, dr hoyle, rev dr bachaus, rev dr nish, rev joseph dare, hon angus mackay, mr haverfield, mr j k robshaw, w p neal, mr george lansell, hon j h abbott, m l c, mr j casey, dr james boyd, dr atkinson, dr easie, mr t h henderson, old beehive, francis brothers, mr john crowley, mr jacob cohn, art gallery, mr hugh mcdevitt, mr alexander bayne, mr f sciallero, camp reserve, hon w i winter-irvine, mr george avery fletcher, great central goldfield of victoria, safety cages, bendigo advertiser, j h seymour, mr horwood, new chum and victoria tribute company, james watson, seymour's patent safety cage, londerry tribute, national show sandhurst, h banfield, mr a llewllyn, 'dear old bendigo', thomas bracken, mr william heffernan, mr edward (ned) ryan, mr samuel bastard, mr charles bird, mcpherson and co, fern hill club, mr george tolhurst, tolhurst brothers, union bank, mr lawrence ryan, mr shadrack jones, charley armstrong, armstrong brothers, mr abraham solomen, mr bladiere mr r t wheeler

White yearbook with a blue header bar and four colour images of OC students on outdoor field trips. the OC logo is in the top right and there is blue text reading OVENS COLLEGE GERONIMO > 2004 in the top left cornerOVENS COLLEGE GERONIMO > 2004

Manilla Envelope containing photocopied lists and names of Panel Beaters in various towns around Victoria. Written on the cover in faded red ink : Country Trips October 1970. and down at the bottom of the cover is written Mr. Forsterbusiness, transport, panel beaters, panel beaters

15cm x 10cm colour photograph of the Hey Dey Arcade on 11 Sydney Street. There are cars parked at the side of the building which was cream coloured and has burgundy trip. Forrest green hand rails are around the deck. storefronts, cafes

Donald Clark Collection.Foldable photocopied brochure with title 'Historic Tarnagulla, Just Waiting For You'. Contains a map of the region marked with day trip places of interest. Also has a list of 'Things to Do and See' and a list of local traders in Tarnagulla.tourism, local history, walking tours

Donald Clark Collection.Foldable photocopied brochure with title 'Historic Tarnagulla, Just Waiting For You'. Contains a map of the region marked with day trip places of interest. Also has a list of 'Things to Do and See' and a list of local traders in Tarnagulla.tourism, local history, walking tours

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of Diggers returning to the Red Cross Combi Van for the drive back to the 1st Australian Field Hospital, Vung Tau, South Vietnam. The recuperative benefit of these trips to the beach was a major part of the treatment of the diggers.photograph, 1st australian field hospital, red cross, combi van, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war, diggers, wounded serviceman, vung tau, rehabilitation

Black and white photograph, two men practicing martial arts, YMCA, Kevin Prime, Wayne Swanton. Advertiser description back of photo: Kevin Prime & Wayne Swanton in action after their trip to Japan 21/11/91recreations, sports, judo

A black and white photograph of a member of the Australian Aarmy Training Team Vietnam, is visited by two AATTV colleagues as he waits to be loaded into an ambulance for the short trip to Vung Tau Airfield and an RAAF C130 medivac flight home to Australia.photograph, aattv, vung tau airfield, raaf, c130 medivac flight, gibbons collection catalogue

Newspaper Clipping - from a newspaper titled "Trams Still the "In Thing" - Risson at "Y" about the MMTB Chairman speaking a recent meeting of the Y Club lunch. Gives a date, but not a year. Notes Mr. Risson's recent overseas trip.trams, tramways, melbourne, reports, overseas tours

"City Section Concession Card", MMTB, printed on green card, 8 trips, each used - ticket No. Ba 161872. Plain green back. Gives details of the area of availability - just the main CBD area. Cost $1.trams, tramways, mmtb, ticket, city section

Photos taken on a trip or trips to Phillip Island in the 1940s by Jim Nilsson and friends. . There were other people called ? Taylor and Neil mentioned on rear of photos. A negative of the bridge was also donated.Historical4 small black & white photos . First shows a jeep parked at the San Remo side of the bridge, second is taken driving across the bridge towards the island. Third is the Continental guesthouse with 4 cars parked at the front and women walking along footpath.The last photo is a group of 4 young men, arms around their shoulders, standing in front of the Continental- one is Jim Nilsson.first phillip island bridge to san remo, continental guest house,, jim nilsson, bridges

Significant in terms of the type of visits undertaken by people, primarily from Melbourne to visit Ballarat and take a last ride on the trams before they were closed by the SEC. The Vintage Train operated regularly every month at the time.Folded foolscap sheet, pink coloured, advertising the "The Vintage Train visits Ballarat on Sunday 5th September 1971". Features a photos on the front cover of: R class locomotive, Ballarat Tram No. 21 and Sovereign Hill historical village. Gives details of trip, take a last tram ride, partially closed already, proposed timetable, fares, and booking forms. Has details of future trips on the back and the organisations that formed The Vintage Train. Printed by Kemera Press. Second copy added from donation of Richard Gilbert 4-4-2019.arhs, are, area, ballarat, special trains

Pamphlet titled "Short Trips around Melbourne and Suburbs by Bus and Tram", two colour printed document folded into 8 on buff coloured paper, featuring 14 various trips around Melbourne, with a detailed description of each route, time, fare and notes. On reverse side is a detailed map of the MMTB tram and bus routes - from map date document mid to late 1960's - old route numbers eg 4D and Point Ormond and Footscray have closed. See also Reg Item 1508 for an earlier version.trams, tramways, mmtb, map, tourist trips, fares, routes

Wooden oar from the Straitsman (sunk 1974), painted with 'Straitsman Hobart'. The word 'Hobart' was painted on the oar on the occasion of the Straitsman's trip to the city. You can see that another word, possibly another city, has been painted over.Straitsman Hobart