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Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "The Steam Tram, Sorrento, Victoria", c1900
Photograph shows a train of three carriages and one of the Baldwin-built locomotives with the Sorrento Hotel in the background. All the cars have advertising boards on the rooves advertising Rowland's water and Evans English Ales. Two conductors with caps can be seen with one collecting fares from the footboard. The tram is well loaded.Yields information about the Sorrento steam tram.Black and White postcard, divided back type unused, Rose Series P1812.sorrento, steam trams, baldwin -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Timetable - Route 96 - East Brunswick - St Kilda Beach, The Met, 2/1991
Timetable dated 6-2-1991 provides information on the East Brunswick to St Kilda Beach via Bourke Street services, including a map, route description, time points, fare secrtions and contact details. Published by The Met. Has the words "North-South Light Rail Link" on the top of the document. Yields information about Route 96 tram services on the St Kilda light rail line.Document - 10 fold sheet - Timetable - Route 96 - East Brunswick - St Kilda Beachtramways, timetable, route 96, east brunswick, st kilda beach, light rail, the met -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report - Minutes of First Conference of Tramway Undertakings in Australia and New Zealand Held in Melbourne, Australasian Tramways Conference, 1929
Minutes of the first Australasian Tramways Conference in Melbourne in 1929. Representatives from NSW, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Melbourne convened to discuss the sharing of information regarding their tramway operations. Aspects such as fares, one-person operation, noise, advertisements, and administrative organization of the conference and its members.A document that detailed correspondence and meetings between tramway operators across Australia and New Zealand, some that no longer exist.Report - Minutes of First Conference of Tramway Undertakings in Australia and New Zealand Held in Melbournepublic transport, tramways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS TICKETS
Three(3) copies of Record of Tickets Discarded on the Introduction of Revised Fares on 15th September 1949. Copy a, has 21 examples of tickets, plus two pages of the amended timetables. Copies b, and c, have 35 examples of tickets.person, individual, basil miller -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Carolyn Dean, 29/10/1994 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the preparations for the move of tram body 121 to Newstead and the people involved.Colour print of BTM members removing the roof of tram 121 at Bungaree, 29/10/1994. In the photograph are Len Millar, Garry Wood and John Phillips. Photograph by Carolyn Dean, on Kodak paper. See March 1995 Fares Please!On rear in ink "29.10.94 / C. Dean".btm, bungaree, tramcar bodies, tramcar preservation, tram 121 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 3d - Wal Jack Collection, 1937?
Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat tramways and how they were presented at the commencement of the SEC fare system.Paper ticket - 3d light red paper, blue over printed fare and ticket prefix. Early SEC ticket. Ticket No. An927392. Also See Reg Item 1766 for another example of this ticket. See Reg Item 3060.trams, tramways, secv, ticket, transfer tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Warren Doubleday, Frank Pulls - and his banner, 30/10/2004
Set of 2 Digital Images of Frank Puls standing alongside a pull up banner of the BTM Marketing pamphlet which featured Frank asking for "Fares Please! stand with No.27 in the background. Taken by Warren Doubleday 30/10/2004.trams, tramways, btm, pamphlets, marketing, depot, tram 27, frank puls -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Poster - Armstrong and Fraser timetable, Late 19th Century
This poster is a time table for the coaches operated by Armstrong and Fraser.Their stables were in Liebig Street, Warrnambool next to the Commercial Hotel (The Whalers Hotel today) Armstrong and Fraser commenced business in 1882 and were prominent in Warrnambool at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The kept as many as 70 horses in their stables and operated a daily timetable for tourists especially those going to the mouth of the Hopkins River and to the breakwater. This poster is of considerable interest as the time table indicates the extensive business of an early coach service in Warrnambool over 100 years ago. The poster comes possibly from the old Warrnambool Museum.This is a sheet of paper containing black printing and handwriting in black ink. It is encased in a black wooden frame with a white cardboard surround and a black border. It has glass protection. There is string and wire at the back for hanging the item . ARMSTRONG* AND * FRASER Special line of buses Running to HOPKINS AND BREAKWATER TIME TABLE (Also other detail re fares, Proudfoot's boating establishment and horses and conveyances) ( Handwriting 87,90, 91 January to March July to Sept. April to June Jany to March) warrnambool, bus timetable, armstrong and fraser -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - "Stop 115, Route 55", mid to late 1980's
Indicated or provided a location to tram drivers and passengers of a tram stop that trams had to be hailed or be requested to stop. Gives details of the fare section. Produced by The Met, possibly during the 1980's. Stop 115 on route 55 (changed to route 58 in May 2017) is in Queensbridge St at the Southbank/Casino tram stop.Demonstrates the form of tram stop that The Met used to replace former tram stop signs and shows the typical tram stop sign of the era. These have since been replaced with Yarra Trams badged signs.Sign - "Stop 115, Route 55", aluminum folded sheet overlain on both sides with a printed reflective sheet with the image of a person hailing or signalling or requesting a tram to stop. Formed with a short angle on one side drilled with three holes for attaching to a pole. Has two holes along the top edge where it was secured to a stop structure. Has The Met logotram stop, signs, the met, route 55, queensbridge st, trams, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "List of Overs and Shorts for Fortnight Ending 30 October 1943", 3/11/1943 12:00:00 AM
... Fares ...Typed carbon copy headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Branch "List of Overs and Shorts for Fortnight Ending 30 October 1943". Typed with employee names, number, Over, Short, Fares Collected, Total and Balance of Over/Unders. Ruled in black and blue lines. Gives overs and unders for each day for each person and a total for each person and day and blue and red ink. Initialled in pencil and dated 3/11/43. Photocopies of sheet made - A3 and left hand side scanned image stitched together - see i3 (left hand half only) List of names: List of Employees– Overs and Unders return – 30/10/1943 SEC Ballarat Branch 1 Pyle NT 2 O’Donnell T 3 Prisk J 4 McDonald GJ 5 Furlong P 6 Preston H 7 McWilliam N 8 Bartlett C 9 Mason R 10 Van Berkel S 11 Young CE 12 Jolly At 13 Bodey HG 14 Johnston A 15 Ford EJ 16 Brown GC 17 Young T 18 Irving J 19 McLachlan D 20 White CF 21 Knight H 22 Bowden F 23 Scott S 24 Ellis AE 25 Sewell RW 26 Young JC 27 McCormack J 28 Eltringham E 29 Purdue A 30 Satchell GH 31 Smerdon J 32 Scruse F 33 McGann V 34 Morrow R 35 Reynolds S 36 Hall G 37 Strickland L 38 Skurrie 39 Paull J 40 Atikins B 41 Mitchell S 42 Browne M 43 Cheney J 44 Lawrence A 45 Doncaster T 46 Hudson T 47 Ritchie ME 48 Harrison J 49 Horbury T 50 Moss H 51 Tonkin P 52 Tucker V (Verna May Tucker - email of 23-9-2020 - 1914-2001 from [email protected]) 53 Denmead KI 54 Etty CC 55 Spielvogel J 56 Wightwick J 57 Jakobi EA 58 Egan V 59 Dixon DA 60 Cole M 61 Chibnall L 62 Grundell HP 63 Duke F Fox A (no number alongside)In pencil "Miss Gullock" ?? crossed out and "Mr. Munro"tickets, fares, employees, conductors, motormen, conductresses, uniforms -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W photograph, The Courier Ballarat, 13/12/1985 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photo of the body of Horse Tram No. 1 on the trailer, being taken to the depot on Friday 13, December 1985. Richard Gilbert on trailer, is talking to the City of Ballaarat Town Clerk , Ian Smith. See Fares Please!, Jan. 1986On rear "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited" stamp, purple ink. On rear in black ink "2" in circle, "Ballarat Return to:" and in bottom left hand corner on a stamp "William F. Scott, P.O. Box 2550 / Cheltenham VIC 3192 Australia / (03) 9584 3679"tramways, trams, horse tram no. 1, btps, ballarat town hall, tramcars, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Earl Ewers, "Comments Re Sebastopol Horse Tram Depot Fire 1909", 20/03/2008 12:00:00 AM
Two page letter, typed on A4 sheets, dated 20/3/2008 from Earl Ewers regarding the Sebastopol horse tram depot fire and other matters, fare boxes etc. Was addressed to Alan Bradley who received the copy.trams, tramways, sebastopol, accidents, horse trams, fare boxes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Souvenir - Event Materials, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "PTC Open Day - 20 Oct. 1991 - Tram Shuttle Services - City Area", Oct. 1991
Event pamphlet - A4 photocopied sheet - advertising shuttle services and street closure for the "PTC Open Day - 20 Oct. 1991 - Tram Shuttle Services - City Area", locations, map, and fares and Activities in the Flinders St and Batman Ave. area.trams, tramways, ptc, events, open days, flinders st, batman ave -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "Melbourne MetPass - tour the sights of Melbourne on a tram, train or bus", Sep. 1988
Pamphlet - two fold DL full colour titled "Melbourne MetPass - tour the sights of Melbourne on a tram, train or bus" advertising the MetPass tickets, details and fares and the Metpass kits and availability. Published by The Met, effective September 1988. Met Passtrams, tramways, tickets, the met, public transport -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Paul McConville, Removal of Bridge St track, July 2023
Set of five digital images of the removal of track in Bridge St Ballarat as part of the redevelopment of the area and its reopening to motor car traffic July 2023. See also August 2023 issue of Fares Please! page 15 for other photos and page 4 for a short item. Photos by Paul McConville and Richard Gilbert.Yields information about the redevelopment of Bridge St Ballarat from a Mall back to an open road.Set of five digital images showing the removal of the track in Bridge St Ballarat.tramways, ballarat, bridge st, track removal -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Bus Timetables", 1981
... Fares ...Timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. All printed on yellow paper unless noted otherwise. .1 - Route 215, 216, 217, 219, 229, 218 - Deer Park, Sunshine, Footscray, City - November 1981 .2 - Route 233, 235 and 237 - Fisherman's Bend - City November 1981 .3 - Route 256, 251, 253, 254, 252, 255 - Latrobe University, Northland, West Heidelberg, North Carlton - City - April 1981 .4 - Route 290 - Box Hill - Blackburn North - March 1981 5 - Williamstown Road, Footscray, Ballarat Rd and Highpoint West - Route 223 - April 1981 6 - Clifton Hill, Esternwick, Point Ormond, St Kilda Junction - routes 246, 247 and 248 - Feb. 1981Yields information about MMTB bus services 1981.Set of 6 MMTB Bus timetables, folded sheets, generally 10 sections.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, buses, deer park, sunshine, footscray, fisherman's bend, latrobe university, northland, heidelberg, carlton, box hill, blackburn, ballarat road, williamstown road, highpoint, clifton hill, elsternwick, point ormond -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), BTPS 80c, 1985
Demonstrates the Museum's ticketing systems and ongoing production of tickets.Block of 100 tickets - dark blue ink on off white paper, with ticket number in black ink denomination 80c, headed Ballarat Vintage Tramway. On rear in blue ink are details of the BTPS. The 100 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy brown cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small brown cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. 2257.1 - A000001 to A000100 (The first block collected at the time of issue 1/11/1985) 2257.2 - A027001 to A027100 - collected 28/12/2002. 2257.3 - A049901 to A50000 (last block) - collected 30/6/2004 and added. The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. Tickets in use as adult return fare from 1/11/85 to 30/11/87 and child return fare from 1/7/1991 to 1/11/98. See BTM fare charttrams, tramways, btm, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) and The Courier Ballarat, Tram men to ask for Transport Inquiry, Feb. 1962
... Fares ...Yields information about the views of various letter writers, views of the Courier, union views, rehabilitation costs Geelong, public meetings, finances and protest action.Set of three Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 8 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 6 Feb to 9 Feb 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Tram Men to ask for Transport Inquiry" - 6-2-62 - about the local Trades Hall supporting a enquiry into the trams - Secretary Mr. A C Williams, re public operated transport as well. 2 - "Bendigo Move" - 6-2-62 - notes that Bendigo Trades Hall people will be meeting with Mr. Bolte when he visits Bendigo. 3 - "Trolley Buses" - 7-2-62 - W J Parsons, re use of Trolley buses and Fare Boxes 4 - "Sister Cities" - 7-2-62 - work with Bendigo and notes Bolte visit to Bendigo 5 - "Costly Routes" - 8-2-62 - notes a DLP meeting and the better routes needed. 6 - "Sebastopol Delegate for Conference on Trams" - 9-2-62 - Mayor of Sebastopol, Cr F Wilson, to represent the Borough on trams. 7 - "Bolte Guarded" - 9-2-62 - could not receive the deputation while in Bendigo, talk to the Minister. 8 - "Tram v Bus" - 9-2-62 - reporting on the lack of buses in Geelong, not worth running services following a visit.closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, fares, geelong, atmoea, meetings, unions, trolley buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Norm Maddock and scrubber 8, Warren Doubleday, 6/10/2009
Two colour prints of Norm Maddock, former Assistant Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Tramways Union and Malvern Tramway Museum alongside Scrubber No. 8 at the BTM depot 6/10/2009. See October 2009 Fares Please! See Melbourne Tram Museum item No. 7582 for a photo of Norm at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial. Has a strong association with Norm Maddock, former Assistant Tramways Union secretary and driver of the scrubber tram. Photographed during a visit to Ballarat and the War Memorial.Set of two colour prints on digital prints.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, btm depot, unions, tram 8 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), " Ballarat Tramways Annual Statistics", c1960
Graph showing " Ballarat Tramways Annual Statistics" from 1934 to 1960 - showing millions of passengers, revenue and expenditure with notes on an extension to Lydiard St North cemetery, a full year of conductor operation, defence camp in full operation, fourty hour week, 1949 fare increase, also 1951 and 1955 and 1952 roster with 67 men.Yields information about Ballarat's revenue and expenditure and passenger numbers.Graph hand made on printed 1/10th of inch graph paper with rounded corners.tramways, tramcars, secv, statistics, fare increases, annual reports, passengers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor", late 1960s
Poster that was adhered to tramcar windows, reminding passengers that they had to hand fare to the conductor before leaving the vehicle. Has an image of a conductor, with cap No. 9999 in uniform and clippers. Possibly late 1960s. See also items 5548 and 679 for other examples. Penality $10, and on second copy $50. Item 679 refers to By-Law No. 5.Demonstrates a MMTB Poster regarding payment of fares.Poster printed in full colour on light card. Two copies held - the second has a white $50 sticker over the original printed $10 amount.trams, tramways, mmtb, by-laws, conductors, tickets, behaviour -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "First and last trams and buses", Feb. 1948
Provides details of trams services on Sunday morning from termini, first and last services from major points, depots, for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Gives details of all-night services and connections. Also details fares. Notes shoppers should travel between 9.30 and 4pm for comfort, Wattle Park Chalet and Family Excursion tickets.Demonstrates the provision of information about Melbourne tram services.Sheet of paper, printed both sides, folded 3 x 3 sections to give a guide to Melbourne Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last trams and buses and all-night and Sunday Morning services. Dated Feb. 1948.melbourne, tram and bus services, mmtb, buses, trams, routes, timetables, all night services -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 3, John Theodore, SECV Tram 30, c1973
Photographs of former Ballarat tram 30 the Ballarat Council Depot following recovery from Kaniva in July 1974. See item 3929 disposal list shows that it was to go to St Arnaud, but went to a property in Kaniva Lions Club - refer to Feb. 2015 Fares Please! See Reg Item 2177 for a cutting of the tram being loaded.Yields information about tram 30 following its disposal and how it was in the open paddock.Set of 3 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, closure, tramcars, disposal, tram 30, offsite store -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Notes of Evidence - Strangward re bus replacement, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 9/1927
Transcript of Evidence given to the Parliamentary Committee of Accounts by Mr W O Strangward, Secretary to the MMTB 13/9/1927 - in response to the question "What would be the extra cost to the public if motor buses were substituted for the existing tramways?" Looks at Fare Revenue, operating cost per vehicle mile, relative average speeds, number of tram and bus miles required to carry 224,000,000 passengers, standing passengers and capacity. Notes that 2.25 buses would be required to replace each existing tramcar. Examines Annual Operating cost for both forms, capital outlay including provision for spares, amortization of the present tramway debt and cost of roads. Has a financial summary showing the additional cost would be 1.878,500 pounds to run buses requiriing a fare increase of 75%. Conclusions also note that there is a place for buses on light routes, petrol or diesel production in Australia and accidents.Yields information about the cost of running buses in Melbourne instead of trams based on 1927 information.Set of nine duplicated foolscap sheets secured by a foldable brass clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, bus replacement, buses, parliament, evidence, mr strangward, costs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, Carolyn Dean, 27/10/2002 12:00:00 AM
Set of three photographs taken by Carolyn Dean on 27.10.2002 prior to the launch of BTM No. 28 on the day of the BTM AGM. On Kodak paper. 2232.1 - No. 40 and No. 28 standing at the depot doors. A similar photo to that taken during 1972 when the BTPS was operating out of the former SEC Depot - see Reg. Item 1177.5. Photo used in November 2002 Fares Please! See Reg Item No. Three copies held. 2232.2 - Photo of No. 26 and 28 standing alongside each other. 2232.3 - ditto with 26 in the foreground - photo used in November 2002 Fares Please! Two copies held.On rear of each photo "27.10.02" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean"tramways, trams, btm, tramcar launch, depot, tram 28, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, June 1979
Black and White photograph of BTPS No. 11, 671, 661 and 14 stored in the BTPS's rented storage building in Sebastopol c 1979. Photo taken after the return of No. 14 from Melbourne after its running in the 1979 Australia Day parade. and before its move back to the BTPS depot in November 1979 when 14 and 11 were moved to the depot - see March 1980 Fares Please! and Dec. 1979 issue of Trolley Wire. Photo appeared in Trolley Wire c1980? See March 1980 Fares Please, Dec. 1979 Trolley Wire tramways, trams, btps, depot, sebastopol, tramcars, tram 11, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - FOLD-OUT: BENDIGO THE CITY OF TREES AND SUNSHINE
Fold-out - ''Bendigo - the City of trees and sunshine''. Eight B&W photographs of Bendigo attractions; issued by the Advance Bendigo and the North League (in conjunction with the Victorian Railways). Includes back page information about Bendigo in summary and fares by rail from Melbourne.Boltons Print Bendigobendigo, tourism, brochure, post office, lake weeroona, the fernery, rosalind park. allans walk, pall mall, alexandra fountain, memorial hall. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Third party claims for the last thirteen years", 17/05/1922 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about claims incurred by ESCo during the period 1909 to 1921.Report - typed quarto sheet, titled "Third party claims for the last thirteen years" 1909 to 1921 - dated 17-5-1922 - listing cases for each year, and costs and details when ESCo fare box cars were put into service.trams, tramways, ballarat, insurance, fare boxes, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, Roger Gosney, 12/05/2015 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the night operations in 2015 by the BTM.Laminated colour photograph of tram 33 at depot junction during night running - 12/5/2015 -, for the 5th Mt Pleasant Scout Group tram hire - see June 2015 Fares Please! A3 size, laminated. Photo by Roger Gosney.has "12/5/2015" written in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, btm, depot junction, night photo, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Conference of Australian Tramway Museums", Mar. 1975
Report - single quarto duplicated sheet titled "Conference of Australian Tramway Museums", issued to Members of the BTPS in the March 1975 issue of Fares Please! Gives details of the conference, attendees, presentations and organisers. Organiser Bill Kingsley, Clyde Croft and Geoff Cargeeg.trams, tramways, reports, conferences, cotma, ballarat