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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO CEMETERIES COLLECTION: SELF GUIDED TOUR NO. 3 DOCUMENT
Blue coloured document trifold: Self Guided Tour No. 3 of the White Hills Cemetery, Friends of Bendigo Cemeteries 1996 - 1997.Photo of John Gerber headstone on cover. Map of cemetery with numbered grave sites and descriptions of same. E.g. Ed Jackson, blinded in mine accident, cricketer H. Boyle arranged benefit football match Carlton versus Melbourne, 1st time for an entry charge to a football match. J.C. Murray, 200 pounds remittance man, died of indulgence of spirits.Friends of Bendigo Cemeteries In 1996bendigo, cemetery, white hills cemetery tour -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO SAYS GOOD-BYE TO THE TRAMS
Copy (2 pages) of a Bendigo Advertiser Feature dated Thursday, April 13, 1972 titled Bendigo Says. Good-bye to the Trams. Article contains photos of trams, a photo of a conductor assisting an elderly lady with a shopping jeep and a photo of trams and people at the Alexander Fountain. The article mentions Four Eras of Trams, a poem titled 'The Trammies' by R L Harrowfield, some men who worked on the trams and tasks they did, some accidents, local identities, and some of Tom Griffiths memories.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo says good-bye to the trams, the electric supply company of victoria, state electricity commission of victoria, cr d e elliott, the city council, bendigo trust, sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, bendigo tramway company, battery trams, steam trams, electric trams, r l harrowfield, tom griffiths, baby health centre, miss tavenor's sweet shop, needle mine, the robbie burns hotel, eaglehawk wine saloon, town hall hotel, hooley's dress fabrics, kevin anstee, bert knight, bendigo curtain service, graham o'donahoo, john henderson, the english electric traction company, princess theatre, upper reserve, five lions, hercules mine, needle loop (needle mine), jim collins, arch robinson's seat, st liborius church, virginia mine, upper reserve (qeo), bendigo tram history, gibson's, blum's, powney's, view point newsagency, city offices, hopetoun hotel, ?ob & dorothy mills' concern, gillies bros pty ltd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE MINING FATALITY
Newspaper article and typed copy of same, detailing the fatal accident that occurred at the mine on the 22nd January 1953, in which Herbert Hunter of Kangaroo Flat was killed. ' Hunter was working at No 16 level at a depth of 1270 feet from the surface and about 500 feet south from the shaft when a large piece of stone , estimated to wrigh about one ton, broke away. The stone crushed Hunter, who was killed instantaneously' Bendigo Advertiser article dated Friday 23rd January, 1953.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - NOTES ON THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE
One hand written and three typed copies of notes on the Great Extended Hustlers Mine. Notes include locality, plant, early history, Prominent and Leading, Dividends and Yield, Bendigo's Worst Mining Accident, and a note of where the poppet legs were taken. Ref: Mines Dept Booklet 'Bendigo Goldfields 1936, Mines Dept Annual and Quarterly Reports, Mines Dept Bulletin 33 H Herman 1914, Annals of Bendigo Mining Sections 1870 - 1925, A Richardson,mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, notes on the great extended hustlers mine, bendigo's worst mining accident, herbert thomas, walter blair, william ryan, george forster, john campbell, leslie martin, frederick chinn, wattle gully gold mine at chewton -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Drinking fountain, Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Arthur Rowan, 1987
As a member of the Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation Society, donor Arthur ROWAN photographed a series of significant buildings in the Port and South Melbourne area over several years. A selection of nineteen of these was presented to the Port Melbourne Society in 1993.Small print mounted on white card, with mounted, typed caption: Drinking Fountain, Beach Street PM [Sinclair Parade] This memorial was erected by public subscription in honor of Frederick W MASKELL and James McNAB, the former engineer aged 46 and the latter fireman 21 years, who lost their lives through devotion to duty in an accident on Victorian Railways near Windsor on the 11th of May 1887. [Shifted here from Graham & Station when overpass built in 1970s]memorials, transport - railways, arthur rowan, frederick william maskell, james mcnab, maskell & mcnab memorial -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED GOLD MINING CO NL, STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE VICTORIA, 1946
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Deborah Extended Gold Mining Co. NL. State Accident Insurance Office Mines Policy. Policy A/ Dated: 22 August 1940, Policy B/ dated 7 October 1941, Policy C/ dated 3 May 1946, D/ dated 7 May 1948. New Policy - New letterhead, change of address, change to name of policy: Employer's Indemnity Policy Including Workers Compensation Acts, policy dated 1/5/1960.organization, mining, deborah extended gold mining co nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, deborah extended gold mining co. nl, insurance policy 1946 state insurance office mines policy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO TRAMWAYS
Bendigo Tramways compiled by H Biggs. A short history of Bendigo's Tramways. Also some events and the year they happened. On the back is Early Bendigo Hotels, Compiled by L C Bennetts. Mentions the supply of liquor in the early days. Some early hotels were: The Criterion, The Royal, The Bendigo, The Black Swan, The Hibernian, The Sandhurst, The Freemasons (now the Courthouse), and The Shamrock. Also mentioned is Hazards of the Field including Mr Arblaster and his powder factory which had a few explosions, illness and accidents with cages.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo tramways, mr a o'keefe, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, j taylor, j hanson, electric supply company, coliban water supply, cr a harkness, constable thomas ryan, art gallery, miss broadfoot, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, post office, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, bendigo fire brigade, mr arblaster, powder factory, meurer, sandhurst bee -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, Wal Jack, Tramcar Record - SEC No. 13, 1950's
Tramcar record for SEC Ballarat No. 13, builder, system location, short history and work in Ballarat.Yields information about the history of individual tramcars in Ballarat.Handwritten note on foolscap lined sheet outlining the history of Ballarat Tramcar No. 13, who built for, date to Ballarat, painting and other changes to the tramcar as compiled by Wal Jack. Part of a series on each SEC Ballarat operated tramcar, except for the ESCo trams. Includes a typed note about the tramcar and its involvement of in an accident in May 1953. Two page pdf file. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips.trams, tramways, ballarat, tramcars, tramcars of ballarat, tram 13 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, 'Yarra Bluff', Redmond Street, c.1965
This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.'Yarra Bluffs' was the home of George Henry (1831-1906) and Allegra Charnock Mott (1831-1905), newspaper proprietor (and also a friend of John Inglis, father of Kew doctor, Edgar Inglis, who bought land adjacent to this property in the 1890s). Walter was a son who drowned in the Yarra in a swimming accident January 2, 1890. George & Allegra had fourteen children and the family continued newspaper publishing interests from 1853 until 1986, over four generations.' (Andrew Mott, 2015)[Annotation on reverse by Dorothy Rogers] "Walter Mott's house - formerly Yarra Bluff, Redmond St Kew. This was formerly the back entrance. It is now 2 flats. The upper is occupied by the present owner Mr. Tyler. Walter was drowned in the Yarra. He built the house about ____. He commenced the Kew Mercury in 188_. Back view of George Motts home (1890) Redmond Street".walter mott, yarra bluff, studley park, dorothy rogers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Memo to Members of the Board - The Presidents' Conference Committee Tram", 13 Oct. 1938
Report - 9 foolscap duplicated sheets, titled , dated 13 Oct. 1938. Report looks at the background to the development of the tram, the project objectives, development history, the story, noise, design features, the trucks, use of rubber, weight, speed. Notes on his visit to Brooklyn, revenue results, safety, accidents, his visit to the Canadian Car and Foundry Co of Montreal, securing the rights for Australia, licences, royalties, terms of any agreement and finally a recommendation to enter into an agreement for the tram.trams, tramways, pcc, new trams, manufacturing, licence fees, agreements, canada -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Public Transport Corporation - Tram and Bus Division - Operations Officer - Office Procedure", Nov. 1984
Instruction or Manual, brown comb binder, green covers with Metropolitan Transit logo on front cover and The Met name on rear cover, 54 single sided pages. Provides information for the training of inspectors or Operations Officers, titled "Public Transport Corporation - Tram and Bus Division - Operations Officer - Office Procedure". Has forms, procedures, traffic operations, change overs, staff issues, specials, transport cars, services, accidents, defective cars, closing of depots and general operations.trams, tramways, the met, inspectors, metropolitan transit authority, traffic officers, training, instructions, depot, staff, tram bus services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notebook, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Paint Shop - Buses from 1937, 1926 - 1939
Dark blue grey covered notebook or lined journal, with dark red binding, eight sections, 10 sheets per section, listing bus types, tare, details of painting, types of paint from 1937, but with an older number crossed out dating from 1926 (see No. 6), accident repairs, etc. In the rear has a number of memos dated 1936 to 1939 giving bus details, numbers and work order numbers. Marked "buses" in white ink on spine of book.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, repainting -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 16/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Yields information about the incidents/accidents that can occur on a street tramway system - collisions resulting in the rare virtual total demolition of a tram in Ballarat.Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 20 following the collision with a semi trailer in Victoria St. Ballarat on Sept 16, 1970. See item Reg. No. 1088 for full details and newspaper publication of this photograph. Shows the tram after the event. Has a compulsory stop pole visible in the background of the photograph. Photograph taken by the Ballarat Courier. See also Reg items No. 551 for photo in poor condition, 2788, 2789 for other photographs, 1088 and 1075 for newspaper reports. 2nd copy in good condition, added 29/5/05.On rear stamped in black ink "Ballarat Courier / Press Photograph / - Copyright - ", in bottom left hand corner date stamp in light blue ink "15 Oct. 1970" (date of printing by Courier presumably) and above in pencil "No. 20". 2nd copy has the Courier stamp.trams, tramways, accidents, 20, collision, victoria st., tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, mid to late 1960's
... Accidents ...Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 43 at corner of Sturt St and Lydiard St, on the curved track into Lydiard St. North with both poles down, front truck derailed. A policeman is walking at the back of the tram - controlling traffic. The road surface is wet. Has the Ballarat Post Office in the background. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North. Photo taken mid to late 1960's. Tramcar has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. The slide could be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP410. Photographer could be Bill Pearce (WP). Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 53 in penciltramways, trams, lydiard st north, sturt st, derailments, accidents, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Public Records Office of Victoria, "Proceedings of Inquest - Elizabeth Clarke, Ballarat", 19/02/2007 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Yields information about a serious head on collision between two trams in Wendouree Parade, issues with the systems and tramcars and training. Gives extensive details of the accident and its consequences.Twenty Seven page photocopy of a Coroner's Inquest and proceedings into the death of Elizabeth Clark in Ballarat following a collision between Scrubber Tram and No. 26 in Wendouree Parade, 5/2/1936, near Barrett Avenue. The Coroners Inquest was held on 4/3/1936. The copy of the inquest from the Public Records Office Victoria - VPRS 24/P/O, unit 1303, file 1936/302. For detail scans of photographs by the Police Photographer see Reg. Item 3688. Contains witness statements by: Henry Morganti (Barrister & Solicitor), Dr. William Griffiths, Lillian Oliver (passenger on tram), Jean Oliver (passenger on tram), George Stock (Police Photographer), Alfred Forte (SEC - Tram track assistant), Albert Mawby (Inspector - SEC), Frederick Thompson (Driver of No. 26), John Tucker (Driver of the Scrubber Car) and 1st Constable Roy Vinnicombe (Victoria Police).On rear - PROV stamp and file number.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, coroners inquests, wendouree parade, barrett ave -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, The Courier Ballarat, 6/03/1969 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Yields information about the nature of operating a tramway system in Ballarat, collisions with motor cars. Shows the accident and the clean up process.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, photo taken 6/03/1969, published 6/04/1969? - No. 18 derailed after collision with a Holden motor car at the intersection of Grenville and Bridge Sts, looking east, close-up of damaged car. 3751.2 - not published. Shows Policeman, tow truck, tow truck operator and tram and onlookers. Tram had the destination of Mt Pleasant. Dickins and Neptune signs in the photo. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, bridge st, accidents, derailments, tow trucks, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 20/06/1970 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Yields information about the incidents that can occur on a street tramway system - collisions resulting in derailments than can affect other people as well.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 20/6/1970, published 2/6/1970 of No. 13 after derailment & collision with car, Drummond St North. Shows tramcar behind in the crossing loop, Inspector talking to the police and people looking at a damaged vehicle. Note the pole is still on the overhead - hopefully the power had been turned off. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, drummond st nth, accidents, derailments, collision, tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 2/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Yields information about incidents of an unusual nature that can happen on an operating tramway - the loss of the trolley pole apparatus. The tram is awaiting recovery.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 2/08/1971, published 3/08/1971 of No. 17 with broken trolley pole, Barkly St. Has a crewman looking out the door, some children looking out the window and a lady looking at the trolley pole spring mechanism on the ground. The tram has an "Everything's under control in my all-electric kitchen!" roof advertisement. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, trolley pole bases, barkly st, mt pleasant, accidents, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, The Courier Ballarat, 16/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Black and white photograph mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) of SEC Ballarat No. 20 following the collision with a semi trailer in Victoria St. Ballarat on Sept 16, 1970. See item Reg. No. 1088 for full details and newspaper publication of this photograph. Shows the tram after the event. Has a set of truck wheels in the foreground. Photograph probably taken by the Courier at the same time as Reg. Item 1089.trams, tramways, accidents, tram 20, collision, victoria st, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, The Courier Ballarat, 16/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Black and white photograph mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) of SEC Ballarat No. 20 following the collision with a semi trailer in Victoria St. Ballarat on Sept 16, 1970. See item Reg. No. 1088 for full details and newspaper publication of this photograph. Shows the tram after the event. Shows the remains of the roof, and some of the equipment. Photograph probably taken by the Courier at the same time as Reg. Item 1089.trams, tramways, accidents, tram 20, collision, victoria st, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Questions - Applicants for Inspectorship", Feb.1946
... Accidents ...Three page foolscap typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Questions - Applicants for Inspectorship", Dated 18/2/1946 pined in top left hand corner. Pages 2 and 3 stapled together. First page asks 10 questions of a varied nature and pages 2 and 3 gives suggested answers. Has initials THT/HEJ in top left hand corner. Asks questions re a person damaging a tram, trolley wire falling onto the road, derailments, obstructions, improper tickets, how to use a loop if part defective, how to maintain service, intoxicated or drunken crew, complaints from passengers.In black ink across top of instruction "BTPS 320." trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Inspectorship Questions for Applicants", Oct. 1949
... Accidents ...One page quarto size typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Inspectorship Questions for Applicants", Dated 5/10/1949. Asks 5 questions of a varied nature. Has initials THT/MRC in top left hand corner. Asks questions re complaints from passengers, gambling on SEC premises (rule 25), motormen leaving trams in the street, rule 24 (intoxication) and exchanging of duties between conductors and motormen.In black ink across top of instruction "BTPS 321." Has in pencil on bottom of sheet, Perdue, Maxwell and J. Young. trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Applicants for Senior Inspector", 1966
... Accidents ...One page foolscap size typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Applicants for Senior Inspector", Dated 1966. Asks 8 questions of a varied nature, typed in a Question and Answer style. Has initials LJD/JMc in top right hand corner. Asks questions re ATMOEA award, Rule 10 or crews affected by alcohol, duties, traffic rosters, rerailing a tram, track obstructions, passenger complaints, ticket checking.In black ink in top right hand area of instruction "BTPS 324.", "1966" and in question 6, the word "moved" written in for the word "used". trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Article - Transcript from the The Courier, May 1891 re horse tram accident
... accidents ...Transcript of an article from The Courier, Ballarat, 21 and 22/5/1891 about the death of Mr Charles Leggo who fell from a horse tram. Two sheets, gives full details of the event.Yields information about accidents or events involving horse trams.Copy of a transcript from The Courier, Ballarat, re the death of a Mr Charles Leggo who fell from a horse tram - see pdf file for good scan of the two sheets.ballarat, horse trams, tramways, lydiard st, accidents, horses, charles leggo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Wal Jack, 4/11/1961 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Photo of Ballarat No. 41, derailed in Barkly St. Ballarat near main road on 4-11-1961. Image is going red. Tram fitted with dash canopy lights, small white stripe, large triangles. Penfold Sherry ad on roof. Numerous markings on road surface of previous? derailments. Note advertisement hoardings in background of photo, one featuring an ad for Penfolds. Tram has a destination of 'Mt. Pleasant.''SEC Ballarat No. 41 derailed in Barkly St. near Main Road, 4-11-61 1.40pm' in blue ink.tramways, trams, barkly st., derailments, accidents, mt. pleasant, tram 41 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 12, Jenny Puls, 13/03/1996 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Set of twelve colour photographs of the derailment of Tram No. 18 on the depot fan (2 and 3 road points) on 13 March 1996. Included within the cataloguing sheet are a copy of the report to the traffic manager and the envelope from Frank Puls. Photographs by Jenny Puls, on Kodak paper. The report is a photocopy of the original held by the Traffic Manager. .1 - Frank standing by No. 18 .2 - No. 1 end showing derailed wheel .3 - From the south side .4 - Close up photo showing marks on rail from the wheel. .5 - From the north side .6 - Dave Macartney locating jacks .7 - Looking west towards the depot .8 - From the northside during rerailing .9 - Alan Snowball holding towbar with 661 in the background .10 - 18 and 661 .11 - Being coupled to No. 38 .12 - Being towed back on with Alan Snowball observing. On rear of each photo in stamped in black ink "13 March 1996"accidents, btm, derailments, depot fan, tram 18, tram 661, tram 38 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, "Tram 1025 goes off all by itself", c April 1969
... Accidents ...Newspaper Clipping - set of one clippings adhered to one side of a sheet of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - from The Herald newspaper reporting on an event that morning when tram 1025 was travelling along Plenty Road Preston without a driver. Has a photo of James Davison a motorist who spotted the situation and of James McCougan who along with the conductor stopped the tram just before Murray Road. Cutting undated - cApril / May 1969. a comment from the MMTB Chairman, Mr. Risson.trams, tramways, accidents, drivers, runaway, plenty rd, tram 1025 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, Preston Post Times, "Tram up in flames", "$50,000 tram gutted by fire", Sep. 1994
... Accidents ...Photocopy of two newspaper clippings about the destruction of Z99 at Preston Workshops 20/9/1994. .1 - "$50,000 tram gutted by fire" from the Herald Sun, Midday Edition, reporting on the event. Has a photo of fireman working on the tram roof. Photo by Trevor Pinder, quotes Ray Wilson PTC spokesman. .2 - "Tram up in flames" - from Preston Post Times, 27/9/1994 with a photo of the burnt tram and Brian Carter of the workshops examining the damage. Photos by Carmelo Bazzano.trams, tramways, z class, preston workshops, fire, accidents, tram 99 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, “Tram crowd hit by casks”, 7/08/1970 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Newspaper clipping titled: “Brewery Truck Rips Tram: 2 die” The Sun Friday August 7 1970 Photos and text “Tram crowd hit by casks” Queens Parade Two passengers died when tram and brewery truck crashed at Clifton Hill (Thursday August 8 1970). Twenty-two people were injured, two seriously. Semi-trailer owned by Carlton and United Breweries. Tram driver Graham Barry McPhee, 31, was injured. Semi-trailer travelling along Queen’s Pde towards the city. No 88 tram bound for East Preston was just completing a turn from Smith St into Queen’s Pde. Six ambulances took 12 people to St Vincent’s and Royal Melbourne Hospitals. Police charged truck driver, 39, on two counts of manslaughter, and also charged driving under the influence of alcohol and exceeding .05. Will appear in Collingwood Court on October 12.trams, tramways, accidents, trucks, clifton hill, smith st, queens parade -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, “Tram crashes rise on crowded roads”, 3/07/2019 12:00:00 AM
... Accidents ...Newspaper clippings titled: “Tram crashes rise on crowded roads” Newspaper clipping from the Age 3/7/2019 by Timna Jacks & Rachael Eddie Trams crashing into pedestrians at highest rate for 5 years, up from 35 in 2014 to 51 in 2018 according to Transport Safety Victoria annual safety report. Mobile phones and headphones considered to be major distraction for pedestrians. More than 70% of crashes caused by cars turning or merging onto tram tracks. 15% increase in number of times trams crashed into cars or trucks with 1122 incidents reported. Total number of people falling has nearly doubled from 180 in 2014 to 380 in 2018. Refer to htd3242doc.pdf for the 2018 Transport Safety Victoria statisticstrams, tramways, statistics, annual reports, accidents, rail safety, ptsv