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Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Badge, Stokes and Sons, 1920's
Pressed metal uniform badge for the Melbourne Tramways Board, Employees, available all lines. Round pressed steel badge with the words "All Lines" pressed into the badge around the top portion of the badge, the word "TRAMWAY EMPLOYEE" and number "10" pressed into the lower half of the badge -with small horizontal lines within the individual letters. Has a brass finish with the Melbourne Tramways Board logo in the lower part of the badge. On rear badge two metal lugs have been soldered onto the badge and a leather strap with a button hole cut into to enable it to be worn on a uniform. Leather strap secured with a brass rivet. Used possibly from mid 1910's when the Board was formed until it was replaced by the MMTB in 1921. Similar badges made for ESCo Ballarat by Stokes and Sons, see all Reg Items 394 and 579.trams, tramways, badges, employees, tb, mmtb, passes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Coat Button/s, Stokes and Sons, Buttons of Birmingham, A Meyer of Vienna, 1920's
Set of four types of coat buttons: 1 - MMTB button or Badge - brass - made by Buttons of Birmingham UK - approx. 25mm dia. 2 - MT - (Cable tram) button - brass - made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne - approx. 25mm dia. (this is to be clarified as at 24/6/2018, though see detailed image of a conductor in uniform - Reg Item 1961.) 3 - Dept of Govt Transport - Tasmania? - has a crown in the centre, - nickel silver with brass back and formed loop to sew onto a jacket or be pinned. 4 - Two badges both with the Islamic symbol and star (5 points) - brass, one marked "Tramways" and the other "Tramways Caire" - Cairo. The first badge made by "A. Meyer & Co. Wien".trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, cairo, tasmania, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Coin - Fare Token/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920's
Set of two fare tokens - 1 1/2d - 22mm diameter - dark brown celluloid - with words "Melbourne & Metropolitan" on circumference and "Tramways Board" in centre of token. On reverse in large font "1 1/2" and a small font "D" at to the right - indicating token had a value of one and a half pence. Both sides have a edge lining border about 1mm from the outer edge. Record updated following a query and being advised of an article in The Argus 1-4-1924 - see Reg Item 3359 for a copy. Item probably dates from c1920, phased out 1924. News item says made from "Paper Mache". See also Reg Item 1635 and 4666 for another example.trams, tramways, tickets, tokens, mmtb, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Tramway Board, Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type, late 1910's or early 1920's
Ticket - or Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type - green card, 1d fare, has been punched or nipped three times in the down direction. Printed for the Tramway Board. Has space for 15 journeys. On the up fare side, has space for name Line, Date, Badge, car, time of starting and signature if a student conductor. Name - "Bond", Line "CHill" - Clifton Hill, date "21" - all in pencil.See abovetrams, tramways, tickets, cable trams, bell punch, clifton hill, tb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Tramway Board, Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type, late 1910's or early 1920's
Ticket - Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type - orange card, 3d fare, unused. Printed for the Tramway Board. Has space for 15 journeys. On the up fare side, has space for name Line, Date, Badge, car, time of starting and signature if a student conductor.trams, tramways, tickets, cable trams, bell punch, clifton hill, tb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, mid 1920's
Black and White photograph, mounted onto brown card of the interior of Ascot Vale Sub-station with two rotary converters in the foreground, and associated panels and four employees alongside the panels. Rotary Converters have English Electric displayed on the machines. Time-line history of Melbourne's Government cable electric trams and buses - George et al, page 30 gives date of opening as Dec. 1924.Under the photograph, the words "Ascot Vale" has been written in ink and one person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, mmtb, substation, ascot vale, english electric, rotary converters, switchboards -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, Darge Photos, early to mid 1920's?
Black and White photograph, mounted onto grey impressed and lined card of 8 men in a doorway a the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne, printed on the bottom right hand corner. Mr Murdoch the manager, most likely in the right hand of the top row. Others unknown. May have been taken a the time of the hand over of Essendon Power Station to the SEC / MMTBOne person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl, substation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, Darge Photos, late 1910's to early 1920's?
Black and White photograph, mounted onto dark grey card of 4 men in standing by a generator at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. NMETL Has the power station equipment in the background. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne with the name impressed into the bottom right hand corner.One person has been arrowed the expression "ME" written onto the photograph.trams, tramways, power station, personnel, equipment, essendon, nmetl -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black and White photograph/s - mounted, Darge Photos, early to mid 1920's?
Set of three Black and White photograph, mounted onto grey impressed and lined, brown rear, card of equipment at the Essendon or Ascot Vale Power House operated by The North Melbourne and Electric Tramways and Lighting Company. Photo by "Darge" Photos, 175 Collins St Melbourne, printed on the bottom right hand corner. .1 - Switchboard and wiring at the one end of the power station with attendant. .2 - View showing the engines and steam control equipment. (images i2 and i3 - close up of builders plate) .3 - View showing the generator ends of the engines (images i4 and i5 - close up of the buildings plate) - Browett and Lindley of Manchester, main engines. Reference photo on page 12 of "A short history of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited" - K.S. Kings, edited by Dean Filgate Dec. 2016.trams, tramways, power station, equipment, essendon, nmetl -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Designed and Manufactured at the Tramways Board Workshops Preston", 1920's
Builders Plate, sign - cast brass with raised letters within two raised lines and four screw holes in each corner. Black painted background. "Designed and Manufactured at the Tramways Board Workshops Preston" 2nd copy added 13/8/2020 ex Keith Kings. See Reg Item 5041 for replica plate.Has on the rear in black text pen "239"trams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramcar bodies, mmtb, new trams, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Preston Workshops", late 1920's?
Dyeline print of a perspective elevation of the MMTB Preston Workshops, titled "Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Preston Workshops", drawing No. W531. Shows the layout of the buildings, tracks, traversers, Thornbury Workshops, railway line and junction arrangements. In the bottom right hand corner is a draftsman's name "K. V. McGuiness". Scanned in a hi res format March 2016trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, thornbury depot, drawings -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, H. S McComb, "Tramway Acts", 1920's
Book - brown card cover, stapled with a set of 9 Acts of the Victorian Parliament that involved the MMTB and other tramways. Contains the following Acts: 1 - Act 3367 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 15/12/1924 2 - Act 3308 - Act to amend the MMTB Act - 18/12/1923 3 - Act 3247 - relating to the works and undertakings of The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited in the Municipal District of the City of Melbourne and the City of Essendon - 21/12/1922 4 - Act 3023 - to amend the MMTB Act - 16/12/1919 5 - Act 2995 - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1918 - set up the MMTB - 7/1/1919 - document has been trimmed on the right hand side to enable the various parts to be opened up - has many hand written notes on changes to the Act, underlining. With in the covers are many hand written notes on the various Acts and questions and comments - pencil on plain paper. See Also Reg Item 2108 for these and other Acts bound into a book.The various Acts have "H. S. McComb" written on the top right hand corner in ink or pencil.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, nmetl -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Act No. 3243 - 1922 - Construction of West Brunswick tramway, 1920's to late 1950's
Book - dark green card stippled cover, originally bound it would appear for Act 3732. See Reg Item 2120 for the reprint. Remains of the Act in the book, with an index, with well used pages, red pen marks noting changes and the following loose 39 Acts or documents. Also has some hand written notes. 1. - Act No. 3243 - 1922 - Construction of West Brunswick tramway 2 - Extract of Govt. Gazette - 22/10/1958, extension in Park St Kilda 3 - 3515 - 1927 - Spencer St Bridge 4 - 6516 - 1957 - King St Bridge 5 - 3824 - 1929 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 6 - 3902 - 1930 - ditto 7 - 3941 - 1930 - ditto 8 - 3943 - 1930 - Revision of Statute Law - minor change to the MMTB Act 9 - 3994 - 1931 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 10 - 4179 - 1933 - ditto 11 - 4255 - 1934 - ditto 12 - 4288 - 1935 - appointment of a public works committee and its powers. 13 - 4445 - 1936 - conveyance of land at Port Melbourne 14 - 4546 - 1938 - construction of Doncaster Road, Camberwell 15 - 4598 - 1938 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 16 - 4710 - 1939 - ditto 17 - 4806 - 1941 - ditto 18 - 4898 - 1942 - ditto 19 - 4978 - 1943 - Hanna St to Market St tramway, South Melbourne 20 - 5106 - 1945 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 21 - 5140 - 1946 - Nicholson St East Brunswick tramway 22 - 5141 - 1946 - tramway for Burke Road from Whitehorse Road to Doncaster Rd. 23 - 5160 - 1946 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 24 - 5206 - 1947 - ditto 25 - 5233 - 1947 - ditto 26 - 5322 - 1948 - Latrobe St to Victoria St tramway 27 - 5342 - 1948 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 28 - 5367 - 1949 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 29 - 5615 - 1951 - relating to the salaries of Judges and certain Public Officers 30 - 5645 - 1952 - relating to payments to Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board 31 - 5695 - 1953 - joining of the Footscray and Maribyrnong Tramways 32 - 5756 - 1953 - changes to the MMTB Consolidation Act of 1928 33 - 5757 - 1953 - Revision of Statute Law - minor change to the MMTB Act 34 - 5784 - 1954 - changes to the constitution and powers of the MMTB 35 - 5814 - 1954 - relating to the Infectious Diseases Hospitals 36 - 5914 - 1955 - changes to the Law relating to Limitation of Time for commencing Actions and Arbitrations 37 - 5970 - 1956 - relating to the salaries of certain Public Officers Unknown who made the book - made for an MMTB officer. Binds the original Act's printed by the various Government Printers at the time. Some multiple copies of the various Acts included.Inside front cover on first page in ink "Mr. J. Cass" and in other locations as well.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, park st, spencer st, bridges, king st, port melbourne, doncaster rd, burke rd, nicholson st, latrobe st, hanna st, mfbb, hospital, finances, east brunswick, footscray, maribyrnong -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, H. S McComb, listing various Acts through to Act 2921 and the tramways authorised, 1920's
Set of Quarto and Foolscap hand made papers, listing various Acts through to Act 2921 and the tramways authorised. Set of hand made sketches and notes of cable tram junctions and terminals, with reference to plans and their dates.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, plans, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, H. S McComb, "Gazette", 1920's
Set of quarto hand written sheet pinned together for each year with some typed sheets, listing notices in the Victorian Government Gazette of non-Melbourne suburban tramways - timber tramways, proposed lines. Items for 1898 and 1898 - carbon copies. 1885 - Ballarat and the Grand Fern Tree Gully Hotel 1886 - Ballarat, Coburg, Moorabbin and Ballarat 1887 - Beaumaris, Koondrook, Swan Hill, Sorento, Eaglehawk, Sandhurst (Bendigo) Ballarat, Yarrawonga, Warragul, Coburg 1888 - Ballarat, Eaglehawk, Geelong, Coburg, Moorabbin, Caulfield, Northcote 1889 - Ballarat, Bullen, Boroondara, Nunawading, Northcote 1890 - Moorabbin, Caulfield, Traralgon, Oakleigh 1898 - Northcote, 1899 - Northcotetrams, tramways, tramways, government gazette, ballarat, coburg, moorabbin, bendigo, geelong, northcote -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Uniform - Coat Button/s, Stokes and Sons, Buttons of Birmingham, 1920's?
Set of eight small silver MMTB Coat buttons with brass backs and hooks. Five of the buttons (approx. 16mm dia) are made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne and three by Buttons of Birmingham UK One of the button has a metal clip in the rear. Four large, one brass finished and three nickel silver buttons, 23mm dia. with brass backs and hooks. Two by Stokes and Sons and two by Buttons of Birmingham.trams, tramways, melbourne tramways, uniforms, buttons, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), "Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works - Agree to construction a sewer to Car Barn Preston", 1990 to 1920
Set of our four legal agreements within a set of three brown manila folders: .1 - "Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works - Agree to construction a sewer to Car Barn Preston", dated 26/7/1919 with the Fitzroy, Preston and Northcote Tramways Trust - FNPTT, sealed and signed by the Chair, Member and Secretary of the Trust and same for the MMBW. Single sheet, typed both sides with a location drawing. Folder numbered "23". .2 and .3 - "MMBW Sewer Mains - Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust" - PMTT containing four separate agreements - 20/8/1912, 15/3/1911, 30/4/1909 and 30/5/1914, all folded, sealed and signed documents bound together. Folder number "291 - 292". .4 - ditto with the Melbourne Brunswick Coburg Tramways Trust, MBCTT, dated 23/4/1915 - has various schedules. Folder number "294".trams, tramways, mbctt, fnptt, pmtt, mmbw, construction, depots -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White, W Class Tram 284 body being transported - Newspaper photo, Early 1920's
Image shows a newspaper photo of the new W Class 284 tram body being transported by horse drawn jinker from railyards. This tram body was built in Adelaide.The W Class Trams were a highly successful design of trams for Melbourne. The body of MMTB Tram W 284 being delivered by horse drawn jinker from railway yards. The tram was built in Adelaide.tramways, trams, w class trams, tram 284, horse drawn jinker -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White, New W Class Tram body being transported - Newspaper photo, Early 1920's
Image shows a newspaper photo of a new W Class tram body being transported by horse drawn jinker from the body builders. Possibly from J Moore of South Melbourne.The W Class Trams were a highly successful design of trams for Melbourne. The body of a MMTB Tram being delivered by horse drawn jinker from the body builders to a depot.tramways, trams, w class trams, horse drawn jinker -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "The Northcote Tramway", 1920's?
List of dates, quarto sheet, typed, titled "The Northcote Tramway", listing relevant historical dates and events for the Northcote cable tramway between 1883 and 1916.trams, tramways, cable trams, northcote, lists -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", 1920's and 1930's
Form - duplicated - "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", giving a summary of work undertaken by Preston Workshops. Has space for the Electrical Shop, Air shop, Body Shop, Truck shop, and Paint shop. Form used to advise that works car 19 had a loose tyre 2C, advised by South Melbourne Depot 3-12-1970. Tram 19W. Electrical shop cleaned and checked both controllers with dates of test, air shop - air and sand ok, and truck shop put notes in as well, not sure what they mean, though the axle is 33" by Thomson's & Co and it was fitted with GE 241 motors. Noted it was test run 21-12-70. Item was located within Reg Item 3912.trams, tramways, preston workshops, forms, tramcar trucks, axles, wheels, maintenance, advertising trams, tram 19, tram 19w -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Amendments of the MMTB Act 1918 (No. 2995) suggested by the MMTB", mid 1920's
Report - 3 foolscap duplicated sheets, titled "Amendments of the MMTB Act 1918 (No. 2995) suggested by the MMTB". Suggests changes such as a fire and public risk insurance fund, payment of gratuities in event of accidents to employees or the public, payment to a Mutual benefit or sick fund for its employees, make donations to hospitals etc, a "welfare movement" fund, construct five tramways, road maintenance, change section 37 and change Board attendance fees. Document undated. Sought authorisation for East Brunswick, West Brunswick and Coburg, along Church St connecting Clifton Hill and Prahran, along Bell St connecting Preston to Coburg and East Northcote and Heidelberg districts. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, acts of parliament, board members, insurance, road works, new tramway, east brunswick, west brunswick electric tramway, coburg, clifton hill, prahran, bell st, east northcote, heidelberg -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Alf Gilbert, 1920's?
Black and White photograph of former PMTT then MMTB No. 64 with the destination of Victoria St. Has the driver standing in the tram with the window open and the Conductor alongside. Showing route 14. Photo printed by Dave Macartney from an Alf Gilbert photograph.trams, tramways, victoria st, route 14, j-class, crews, tram 64 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Alf Gilbert, 1920's?
Black and White photograph of possibly a B class (21 to 24) at a terminus - the number 2 can just be made out. The conductor in a white brimmed cap is standing alongside the tram. Showing route 15. In the background is a Sunshine symbol and the word Grocer. Print in very light in colour. Photo printed by Dave Macartney from an Alf Gilbert photograph.trams, tramways, b class, route 15, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Alf Gilbert, 1920's?
Black and White photograph of the front of Kew depot with a number of four wheel trams inside the building - not easily able to determine any numbers in detail or certainty. Photo printed by Dave Macartney from an Alf Gilbert photograph.trams, tramways, kew depot, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Special Notice to employees", Feb. 1920
Memorandum or Notice, half foolscap sheet, duplicated titled "Special Notice to employees", D482, asking employees to reduce gas consumption by half; refers to the War Precautions Regulations - probably due to a NSW coal strike. Dated 3/2/20, signed W. O Strangward.trams, tramways, cable trams, power supply, gas works, depots, strike -
Melbourne Tram Museum
coin - Fare Token/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1920's
Fare tokens - 1 1/2d - 22mm diameter - dark brown celluloid - with words "Melbourne & Metropolitan" on circumference and "Tramways Board" in centre of token. On reverse in large font "1 1/2" and a small font "D" at to the right - indicating token had a value of one and a half pence. Both sides have a edge lining border about 1mm from the outer edge. Record updated following a query and being advised of an article in The Argus 1-4-1924 - see Reg Item 3359 for a copy. Item probably dates from c1920, phased out 1924. News item says made from "Paper Mache". See also Reg Item 1635 and 1660 for another example.trams, tramways, tickets, tokens, mmtb, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Miles Pierce, "Melbourne's cable trams - A major nineteenth century engineering achievement", 1919 - 1920
Research report - 28 A4 pages + cover sheet, titled "Melbourne's cable trams - A major nineteenth century engineering achievement", written by Miles Pierce and published in the June 2020 issue of "The International Journal for the History of Engineering & Technology" Paper looks at the history of the cable tram network in Melbourne, its construction, financing, operation, technology and its place in the world.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, construction, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Gawler and Drummond Architects, "Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs", 1920's?
Map - photocopy - titled "Railway and Tramway Map of Melbourne and Suburbs", c1920 showing railways, cable, electric tramways and authorised electric additions. Shows the South Melbourne St Kilda tram line and some lines in the Footscray area as dotted. Prepared by Gawler and Drummond Architects. Has an advertisement for "Rolfes" tea along the top edge and "See Victoria First" - Government Tourist Office, corner of Swanston and Collins St.trams, tramways, map, footscray, st kilda, new tramway, melbourne, tourism -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Manufacture and Delivery of Uniform Overcoats - Specification - Contract No. 94", Apr. 1920
Tender document - single foolscap sheet - titled "Manufacture and Delivery of Uniform Overcoats - Specification - Contract No. 94". Tender was for 850 items, to be delivered within one month of the order. Badges and buttons supplied by the Board. Sample to be provided with the tender. No drawings provided. 2 copies held.Handwritten notation along the top "Tenders close Monday 26th April at 2pm". Has stamp "Copy Acting Chief Manager"trams, tramways, uniforms, tenders, contracts, gripmen, motormen, conductors, mmtb