Bound set of the Australian Tramway Employees Association "The Tramway Record" Vol 33 No. 1 to No. 13 for 1928. Details the issues of the day, union matters, has many advertisements for both Sydney and Melbourne, personnel issues, and reports from the depots.Yields information about the activities of the AETA in 1928Book-bound journals - heavy green covers, with gold block title on spine."Railway & Tramway Record 1928"tramways, trams, unions, aeta, tramway record

1579.1 - Bound specification - 20 sheets - stapled within brown paper covers and sealed with black tape on the left hand side. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12". Gives the General conditions of the contract, specifications and forms for tendering. Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers 31 Queen St Melbourne. Contains completed tender forms, prices and some minor initialled alterations to the tender. The document is the HTT or Trusts copy of the tender and it has been signed by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT and on the rear sheet has the seal of the Trust. Gives prices and dates for delivery of 10 bogie and 9 combination (4 wheel) tramcar bodies. .2 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser dated 13/4/1915 - advising that they had posted their tender document and questioning the type of "Ash" timber to be used. Has been endorsed on the left hand margin as item G referred to in the tender document. .3 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser dated 13/4/1915 - advising that they had instructed the National Bank of Australasia to hand you the fixed deposit, but it had been sent to Adelaide in error. Letter enclosed the deposit receipt. .4 - Receipt on pre-printed receipt paper with a South Australian Government duty stamped impressed into the paper on the right hand edge, with an adhesive strip on the rear of the left hand side. Dated 26 May 1916 - received from the Hawthorn Tramways Trust the Fixed Deposit and interest.On the top cover in ink or pencil "Duncan & Fraser / Tramcar contract / Trusts Copy"trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, duncan fraser, tramcars, bogie trams

Demonstrates a report into tram fares and tickets around Australasia.Report - 13 foolscap duplicated pages, stapled along the left hand edge, titled "Report of Sub-Committee on Fares and Sections appointed at Australasian Tramways Conference 1929" Reports on a questionnaire to 14 different systems - Bendigo considered the same as Ballarat for the purposes of the report. Looks at the Section and their average length, Overlapping sections, fares, children fares, Sunday and holiday rates, workmen's concession tickets, scholars', swimming tickets, blind passes, police officers, civil servants, municipal bodies, concessions to charitable institutions, defence force, boy scouts, state members and officials, employee's passes, periodical or prepaid tickets, specials charges, passenger luggage. Compares to the USA, flat fares, one man trams.Has "Mr Mawby" in ink on front cover and "Copy sent to Mr Old 22.7.30"trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, australasian tramway conference, ballarat

Sixty page, side stapled (3) book glued within brown Rexene heavy card covers with printed paper sides. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Rules and Regulations / Relation to Drivers and Conductors / (Electric System) / 1935. Has stamped number "498", issued to "L. J. Denmead 1584". Provides for 214 General Rules - in four sections - General, Accident Prevention, Procedure in Case of Accidents, Tickets, Fares Cash etc and By-Law No. 5 - General dated 4/5/1922. On both inside covers are printed warning messages about safety. On the inside cover in ink "L. J. Denmead 1584" and on title sheet "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 305" in ink. Through out the book, are minor marks in pencil against various rules. trams, tramways, rules, regulations, by laws, mmtb, drivers, conductors

Gold Medallion 8 stars, with a shield in the centre which has been engraved "E M". On the rear engraved "Presented to E Murphy as a token of esteem from fellow employees at Malvern Tramways". On base stamped "Catanach" with three jewellers Hallmarks. Possibly c1915. Made for Catanach Jewellers of Melbourne, by based on the Hallmarks, by Willis & Sons of Melbourne, manufacturing jewellers.Demonstrates a gold medallion presentation by the Malvern Tramways (PMTT).Metal - 9ct gold - medallion engraved with the initials EM on the front and an engraving on the rear. Has an eyelet on the top.See imagemalvern, medallion, presentations, e murphy, catanach jewellers, willis & sons

28 sheets contained within a folded buff coloured cover secured with folded metal clips and washers, titled "Air Brakes for Tramways". Published by the Westinghouse Brake & Saxby Signal Co. Ltd. of 82 York Road, Kings Cross London in 1933/34. Contains various data sheets for various Westinghouse brake system components. Cover sheet with index. Air brakes for Tramways - June 1934 - fold out sheet and single sheet - DP12. Interconnection of air and magnetic track brakes - June 1934 - fold out sheet and a single sheet - DP12a Motor Driven Air compressor - type DH - March 1933 - four sheets - DP1 Air Compressor type E13 - June 1934 - two sheets - DP18 Electric compressor Governor's - ES16, ES16C and NS16 - April 1934 - six sheets - DP7 Drivers Brake Valve No. 9 - July 1934 - one sheet - DS7 Improved self lapping Driver's Brake Valve - October 1933 - two sheets - DP27a Westinghouse Air brake cylinders - April 1934 - two sheets -DP35 Quick Release Valve - June 1934 - 1 sheet - DS18 Double Check Valve - July 1934 - 1 sheet DS8 Double Check Valve No. 19 - June 1934 - 1 sheet DS8a Conductors Emergency Valves - June 1934 - 2 sheets - DP37 Pneumatic Sanding apparatus - July 1934 - 1 sheet DS11 Safety Valve Type N - June 1934 - 1 sheet DS17. Contents scanned to COTMA Web site 5/2/2011."Colin Rutledge" stamped on top of page 1 and date stamp of "The Westinghouse Brake Co. Ltd. Melbourne 17 Dec 1934" on front cover.trams, tramways, westinghouse, tramcar brakes, compressors, governors, equipment

Set of three Newspaper clippings about the proposed cross linking of Melbourne tram routes, written by Jacqui Macdonald and Claude Forrell. .1 - The Age, 30/6/1992 - by Jacqui Macdonald, titled "Planned cross - city tram routes draw criticism", PTC review, W class trams, conductors, PTUA Patrick O'Connor, National Trust David Clark, Opposition Alan Brown and Peter Spyker all commented. Noted by one body a lack of research and surveys. .2 - The Age 1/7/1992 - two items - "Coalition pledges efficiency review of tramways plan", about the plan prepared by the Strategic Review Committee chaired by Peter Parkinson, workplace reforms, cross linking of tram routes, release of the review report the previous day by Peter Spyker. Also quotes Union Secretary Lou DiGregorio and PTUA. The second item - "System hit by years of Neglect" - comments about the report and The Met ticket dispute. Item has a map showing the proposed routes. .3 - The Age 1/7/1992 - "A new tramway game of nought's and crosses" - Claude Forrell - looking at the savings of the plan, conductors, union consent, Government and Coalition attitudes to the proposal of cross linking routes. finances.trams, tramways, operations, transport, public transport, unions, finances, maps, tram routes, w class, national trust, ptua, conductors

Has a strong association with the "Ballarat Tramways Past Employees Association" for the 25 year reunion.Form or ticket or entry pass for a SEC Tramway Reunion, 1996 printed on yellow A5 paper with Dave Kellett's name typed onto the form. Has the words "RIP 25 years of tramway history September 20th - Ballaarat Tramways 1971 - 1996" with "0000" in two corners. Produced by the "Ballarat Tramways Past Employees Association" Additional copy made out for Wayne Kell added 20-6-2021 trams, tramways, personnel, reunions, closure, sec

Has a strong association with the person who created the document and his viewpointsPamphlet - photocopied onto fragile heat sensitive paper - now brown - foolscap sheet, titled "Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways Must Go" Issued by R J Nowell of 15 Selwyn St Elsternwick in the interest of better public transport. Seeks better transport in both cities, gives his reasons for such a move, the loss incurred by the SEC. Even suggests horse trams would be cheaper to operate. Undated - has a hand written note regarding it being received at a SEC office on Monday 4/9. Monday 4/9 occurred during 1961 and 1967. Note the Melbourne Tram Museum has a Melbourne tram map prepared by the same person at Selwyn St Elsternwick - see their Reg Item 1381. trams, tramways, closure, pamphlets, ballarat, bendigo, costs, safety

Report - comb bound 63 pages + appendices 30 pages - titled "Upgrading the tracks of Melbourne's Street Tramways", written by Bob Vanselow, MMTB Project Engineer and presented to the Third International Rail Sleeper Conference Brisbane September 1979. The paper looks at the then current system, historical track methods, current track laying methods and parameters, special work, crossings, joints, concrete mixes, design, open ballast track. The appendices has various diagrams and photographs showing track construction details. Hard copy added 29/3/2020 - received and printed in an e-mail dated 28/4/2011, from Bob Vanselow - See Reg Item 4431 for details.trams, tramways, track, mmtb, track laying, construction, sleepers, rails, points

Set of nine Engineering standards that were acquired by ESCo during the 1920's. 2261.1 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 101 - 1921, titled "British Standard Specification for Tramway Tyres" dated July 1921. 12pp + printed cover and a folded tip in sheet printed as plate 1, date stamped ESCo 14 Sep. 1923 - 216H x 141W, with "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" stamp on front cover. Light blue grey cover, with off white paper inside. Saddle stapled, rounded corners. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 49 Parliament Street Westminster SW1. See image 2261i1 for front cover. Publisher - Crosby Lockwood and Son London UK. - see images btm2261i1 and i2 for scans of the document. 2261.2 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 2 - 1922, titled "British Standard Specification and Sections for Tramway Rails and Fishplates" dated March 1922. 56pp including cover, actual pages 35 - 50 are fold out sheets for plates 1 to 8 with rail sections detailed, date stamped ESCo 8 Jun 1926 - 216H x 142W, with "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" stamp on front cover. Light blue grey cover, with off white paper inside. Saddle stapled, rounded corners. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 49 Parliament Street Westminster SW1. Publisher - Crosby Lockwood and Son London UK. See image btm2261i3.pdf and i4.pdf 2261.3 -Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. E 1a - 1926T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specifications for Railway Permanent Way Material", dated May 1926. 32pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 14 June 1926 - 229H x 157W saddle stapled. Grey cover with off white paper inside. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. See image 2261i2 for front cover. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. See images i6 and i7 for a pdf scan of this document. 2261.4 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 2 - 1927, proof issue, titled "British Standard Specification and sections for Tramway Rails and Fishplates" dated 1927. 56pp including cover, actual pages 35 - 50 are fold out sheets for plates 1 to 8, date stamped ESCo 16 Jul 1927 - 216H x 142W. Off white paper covers and text. Saddle stapled, rounded corners. Has "Waterlow" name on front cover bottom right hand corner. 2261.5 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. C. 30 -1926T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specification for Drum Controllers and Resistances for use therewith for electric motors (DC and AC slip ring, excluding controllers for traction purposes", dated December 1926. 28pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 29 Jun 1927 - 227H x 152W. Grey cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.6 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. C 33 - 1926T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specifications for Drum Starters for electric motors", dated December 1926. 28pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 29 June 1927 - 227H x 153W. Grey cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.7 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. E 13 to 15 1927 T - "Tentative Australian Standard Specifications for Railway Rolling Stock Material, locomotive tyres, carriage wagon and tender tyres, weldless steel angle rings", dated August 1927. 32pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo 15 Sep 1927 - 228H x 153W. Grey cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.8 - Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Standard No. E 22 to 29 1928 - "Australian Standard Specifications for Railway Permanent Way Material", dated January 1928. 64pp plus cover, date stamped by ESCo, but not readable - 228H x 153W. Light purple cover with off white paper inside, saddle stapled. Printed by The Australasian Medical Publishing Company Limited. Publisher - The Association Sydney, Australia. 2261.9 - British Engineering Standards Assoc. No. 101 - 1929, titled "British Standard Specification for Tramway Tyres" dated February 1929. 16pp +cover, pages 13 and 14 are foldout plate 1, held together with sewn thread, - 218H x 142W, with "J. Ewins & Sons, Booksellers and Stationers Ballarat" label on front cover. Light blue grey cover, with off white paper inside. Printed by Waterlow & Sons Limited, 49 Parliament Street Westminster SW1. Publisher - Crosby Lockwood and Son London UK. Yields information about British Tramway Standards which were used on Australian and New Zealand Tramways.Set of nine printed books, centre stapled. trams, tramways, standards, tramway equipment, tyres, permanent way, track materials, electric motors, esco

Yields information about the way costs within the SEC was allocated between the tramway and electrical distribution services in Ballarat., Yields information about the way costs within the SEC was allocated between the tramway and electrical distribution services in Ballarat.Two page carbon copy of a memo, SEC Ballarat Electricity Supply and Tramways Office, dated 25/10/1938, from the Manager to the Tramways Inspector advising of the distribution of costs in relation to poles used for both tramways overhead and power distribution.Has on side margin, in red ink, Tramways overhead foreman to note.trams, tramways, overhead, trolley wire

Digital copy of a 9 page report by the MMTB, titled Project 3-75 - Replacement of Substation Equipment", proposing to replace the rotary converters installed between 1924 and 1930 with silicon rectifiers. Gives the locations, costs, schedule of replacement commencing 1975, in particular South Melbourne, Malvern and Young St Fitzroy. Gives a background to the system, a list of all the substations at the time, including date of installation, type, replacement of HV equipment, costs, reliability, maintenance costs, and benefit to cost ratio.Has the stamp of "Joint Ministry of transport and Tramways Library" and a "Plan & EPA Library barcode"trams, tramways, substation, transformer, power supply, electrical engineering, rotary converters

Yields information about the loss that Ballarat and Bendigo trams incurred and how it was reported.Clipping containing a number of local Ballarat news items, and one reporting on the tramway loss for Ballarat and Bendigo, 1959c, probably for 1958-59. Refers to a recent issue of "SEC News" Contained originally within Reg Item 5507 at the back of the binder. For items see btm5507 loose items list.pdfsec, funding, annual reports

Sets of SEC Provincial tramways pre purchase strip tickets (known in Bendigo as Section tickets) consisting of 6 No. 2d tickets (1/- worth), printed on green 210 gsm pasteboard and blind perforated at each ticket to enable them to be torn off and cancelled. Each ticket strip has the same ticket number. Form TYE 2-16. Each strip consists of 6 tickets, except .11, which is two tickets. Tickets availability printed on back of ticket - City and Section 2 or 2 3, between 2 and 3, or between 2, 3 and 4 or between 3 and 4. Not known when in use at time of cataloguing. Pre 1950's? Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" in purple ink. 2112.1 - Ticket No. B443118 .2 - B443119 .3 - B443120 .4 - B443121 .5 - B443122 .6 - B443123 .7 - B443124 .8 - B443125 .9 - B499762 .10 - B552697 .11 - B552700 (two tickets only) See Reg Item 3070 for Bendigo ticket.trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Yields information about Bendigo and Ballarat tramcars and tramways - personal notes.Notebook titled "Bendigo Tramways" formed from a larger note book - with other pages torn from the centre as well, ruled paper. Each page that had been written on has been imaged. Cover - title 1 & 2 - notes re Bendigo tramcars, original No. 1, use of white discs 3 & 4 - notes re Bendigo routes 5 & 6 - Notes re Bendigo tramcars, trucks, controllers and the summer cars. 7 - note re tram 123 ex Melbourne and first public run - 17/12/1945 10 - notes ret original Ballarat electric tramcars 20 - Ask MrNaught re dates cars sold, C class and Birney trams in Bendigo 27 & 28 - notes re tram stops in Ballarat 29 - ditto rear cover - Office Manager in Ballarat - Mr. E. C. Kirton, since 15/7/1953. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf. trams, tramways, bendigo, ballarat, tramcars

Original and carbon copy of "Extracts from the Minutes of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust which was constituted under Act of Parliament No. 21030 in 1907", 10 foolscap sheets. Includes depot purchase, regrading of High St, extension to Burke Road, relocation of water mains, surveys, starting of construction, tenders for track and buildings, opening, extension, F. A. McCarty & Co., Dandenong Road lines, railway bridges, extension of High St to St Kilda Road, MMBW, finances. Items 2041 to 2052 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "PMTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, pmtt, malvern, routes, track, surveys, malvern rd, tenders, construction, opening, dandenong rd, mmbw, finances

Black and white photograph of the MBCTT traffic staff, uniformed employees and Officers in front of the four trams at the Coburg Depot 1916. The number of tram No. 12 visible on the left hand side of the photograph. Has 54 crew, 3 inspectors and two officers in the photograph. Hi Res scans of crews added 14-7-2016.On rear of photograph in ink is "Traffic Staff Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramway Trust, 1916"trams, tramways, mbctt, coburg, inspectors, revenue clerks, crews, tram mbctt 12

Sets of SEC Provincial tramways pre purchase strip tickets (known in Bendigo as Section tickets) consisting of up to 12 No. 1d tickets (1/- worth), printed on 210 gsm orange pasteboard and blind perforated at each ticket to enable them to be torn off and cancelled. Each ticket strip has the same ticket number. Form TYE 2-15 See below for the ticket details of each strip. Each strip of 10 or 12 tickets has been folded in half. Tickets availability printed on back of ticket - 0 and 1, 1A and 3, 1A and 4, or two for a 2d section or part payment of a 3d or 4d fare. Not known when in use at time of cataloguing. Pre 1950's? Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" in purple ink. 2112.1 - Ticket No. AA322405 - 12 tickets in strip .2 - AA322404 - 12 tickets in strip .3 - AA374335 - 10 tickets in strip .4 - AA2449563 - 4 tickets .5 - AA244954 - 2 tickets .6 - AA244953 - 4 tickets See Reg Item 3069 for Bendigo type. trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance system in issuing By-laws for the travelling public, as part of their Act. Yields information about fares charged for tram services in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Issued to crews.Twenty page booklet, plus medium weight card light blue colour covers centre stapled. Book cover has title "Electric Tramways of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, By-Law No. 11". Along the bottom edge is the date, "August 1951" and SEC print number - "TYE 1-27" Pages are numbered pages 1 to 20. Document give by-laws and amends the fare schedules for Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo. Dated by the SEC 19/7/1951 to come into effect 1/7/1951 Details names of SEC Commissioners on rear page. No printer details. See also Reg Item 3112 for other copies and a full pdf copy. 2nd copy added 17/1/2007. See Fares in Ballarat – from Alan Bradley 11/4/2005 – appendix for Book Fare schedules on pages 13 to 19 have been crossed out in blue ink., 2nd copy has "R. Courtney" in ink on front cover, no alterations to rest of the book.trams, tramways, secv rules, by laws, tickets, fares, ballarat, bendigo

Instruction - booklet - 16 pages, centre stapled, printed on off white paper titled "Regulations under the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1928 (No. 3732) Appeal Board". Gives details of the Regulations in relation to the personnel appeal board, members, election of an employee representative, the appeal board processes and arrangements. Dated 29/1/1935, extract from Government Gazette of 6/2/1935. Additional copy of booklet within a card board folded with amendments provided by donation of Ann and Rob Kuffer 22/2/2019. Amendments are: .1 - typed and pasted over page 3, amendment dated 14/5/1947 - appeals and appointment of Members. .2 - appeals in general - dated 28/2/1961 .3 - undated printed on a folded quarto sheet - titled "Boards Appointed and Commissions Issued by the Governor In Council"trams, tramways, employees, appeals, discipline, mmtb, regulations, elections

Set of 9 colour laser printed images of a Bendigo Tramways (SEC), ticket manual or ticket instruction sheets issued by the SEC c1937. Details the methodology of the ticketing system. Original sheets in poor order forwarded to Bendigo Tramways June 2005, contained within Zetta Florence foolscap size polypropylene enclosures, along with a set of the colour laser prints. All tickets printed in black ink, and the word "cancelled" written across the face of the ticket in red ink unless noted otherwise. Sheet 1 - not received at time of donation. Sheet 2 - 1 1/2d children's fare - orange ticket, price in red, image t1 2d section check - off white ticket, price in blue, image t2 Sheet 3 - 1d section check - off white ticket, price in red, image t3 4d transfer - light green ticket, blue price, image t4 (See Reg Item 4006 for a Ballarat sample) Sheet 4 - 3d transfer - off white, price in red, image t5. Has been punched to show a particular time and date explained in the text. 2d transfer - off white, price in blue, image t6 1 1/2d children's transfer - off white ticket, printing in red ink, price in black, image t7 Sheet 5 - 3d Parcels check - off white, printed in red, image t8. Sheet 6 - 2/- Weekly ticket, green card ticket, printed in red, stamped cancelled - image t9 1/6 Weekly ticket, orange card ticket, printed in dark green, stamped cancelled - image t10 - see Reg Item 3071 for another sample. 2/- Weekly Sectional ticket - yellow card ticket, printed in red, stamped cancelled - image t11 Sheet 7 4/- and 6/- Scholars Monthly Tickets, off white card with blue and black printing respectively - image t12. this sheet has had the two 1d and 2d section tickets removed from the bottom. Sheet 7 - as above, stamped cancelled - image t13 Sheet 8 - 2d section tickets - green card - both sides - image t14 - see Reg Item 3069 for another sample. 1d section tickets - pink or red card - both sides - image t15 - see Reg Item 3070 for another sample. 2d Newspaper package ticket - image t16 Sheet 9 - 1/- Tourist ticket, white card, with "Cancelled" written across ticket in red colour pencil - see Reg Item 3072 for another sample. trams, tramways, tickets, secv, bendigo

Set of three transport posters issued by the Metropolitan Transit Authority, in 1985 featuring trams, trains and buses. See also Reg Item 151 for a laminated version of the tramways poster. .1 - Poster titled "Tramways 1885 - 1985" featuring drawings of cable tram set with a bogie trailer (472), horse drawn tram black and white drawings of A, F, J and S class trams, though the last one printed with a Z. SW6 940, horse, U 205, W2 348, Z 223 and A 233. Has two Metropolitan Transit Authority tram tickets and an Inner Travel Card, with the MTA logo in the bottom right hand corner. .2 - Poster titled "Railways 1854 - 1985", featuring drawings of the first train for Hobsons Bay Railway Company, various trains, staff drawings, Tait, Harris, Hitachi and Comeng trains with a first class all lines tick, Collingwood Edmondson and a Metro and Travel cards. Has part of the suburban train map. .3 - Poster titled "Buses 1925 - 19856", featuring drawings of 1925 MMTB Tilling Stevens, Munitions, Thornycroft, Leyland, double deck buses, AEC Regal Mk 3, Mk 6, 1975 Leyland, 1977 Volvo and MAN buses, along with a Day Tripper and other travel card tickets.trams, tramways, posters, melbourne, mmtb, mta, tram & bus services, buses, railways, tilling stevens, thornycroft, leyland, aec, volvo, man

Set of personal papers - carbon copies of original documents involved with the "Consolidation of Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Acts" 1 - List of documents prepared by the Board for the Director of Statutory Consolidation 2 - Statement regarding tramways authorised by tramway construction acts passed since 1928 3 - ditto by National Security Regulations passed since 1928 4 - ditto authorised by Order in Council pursuant to Section 42(3) of Act 3732 since 1928.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, parliament, order in council, world war 2, acts of parliament

Yields detailed information about the statistics of the Ballarat Tramway system during the 1960/61 Financial year, passenger loadings, finances and tramcar operation..1 - Report titled "Ballarat Tramways - Statistics", carbon copy, dated 5/3/1962, responding to a head office letter of 6/3/1962. Compiled in association with Schedules and Statements required, in response to specific questions for compilation of reports by the SEC. Details types of passengers (Pensions, Adults, Scholars, chartered trams, passenger totals including parcels) for 1960/61. .2 - Four foolscap sheets giving details of fares and charges, route length, services, fare sections, length of fare sections, employees, trams in service, tram usage, area and population served, expenditure, revenue, loss, average fare per passenger and extra trams needed for events. Also refers to Reg Item 7932 and 7951 for the original request. All sheets have rounded corners.trams, tramways, reports, passengers, employees, fares, tramcars, routes, revenue, finances, tickets

In 1858 a tramway was constructed to move goods between Warrnambool township and jetty on Lady Bay. It was established on the south side of Merri St in the approximate site of the present railway station. Large stores were also built near where the present rail lines to hold produce. This docket relates to unclaimed goods and range from tent poles, brooms, sugar scythes, lime juice tea, sauce, camp ovens and ale. John Hyland was the manager who was later mayor of Warrnambool. The Warrnambool tramway was an important part of transportation of goods in the 19th century from the port to the township which was over a mile away. White docket with some text printed in black with other sections handwritten in black pen. Dated September 1887. It shows a list of varied items. Signed John Hyland. “Account sales unclaimed goods by J Hyland Sep 1887” is in red pen on the back. warrnambool, warrnambool tramways, john hyland, unclaimed goods,

The Malvern Tramways Band (Stonnington City Brass) was one of the leading brass bands in Victoria and Australia for many years. The conductor, Mr Harry Shugg, arrived to conduct the band in 1915 having previously been conductor of the Geelong Harbour Trust Band. Harry Shugg went on to conduct the band for an amazing 31 years where they won numerous competitions. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten message dated 16/12/1921 from Harry Shugg to a M. W. BoinaThis postcard is significant as it presents an photo of a very famous band and their conductor. It is also significant as it has a message on the back written by Mr Harry Shugg with no address which means that the postcard was handed to the recipient. It is part of a series of four postcards which show the different groups that Harry Shugg conducted over his lifetime.Rectangular black and white photograph printed on a postcard. On the back is a hand written message.Back: Printed: "Postcard", "Kodak Australia" "Correspondence | Address Only" Vertical print: " Muntz Studio, Malvern" Message: "To M. W. Boina, Wishing the Compliments of the Season Harry Shugg (Winners South St 1921)"malvern tramways band, stonnington city brass, brass band, victorian bands' association, victorian bands' league, harry shugg

Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company. 106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements. Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19 Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil. See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.Yields information about the history of Ballarat Tramways written in 1962/63. Has a strong association with the authors, two well known tramway historians.106.1 - Carbon copy, 6 quarto pages, (stapled) in top left hand corner of an article titled ""A Brief History of the Tramways of Ballarat" written by Keith Kings and Wal Jack in 1963, for the 75th anniversary of the opening of the horse trams in Ballarat. Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company. Each page has imaged - images 1 to 6 106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements. Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19 Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil. See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, history, manuscript, horse trams, esco, sec

Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, photos of various types of controllers, an A.B.C. for tramways drivers - "always" points to remember and has a reference index. Issued to F Reale-Key who worked for the Civil Engineering at South Melbourne Depot. Section of the MMTB or The Met and was authorised to drive trams. Demonstrates instructions issued to drivers and to those authorised to drive trams.Forty-Eight page, side staple book within blue Rexine covers and covered with plastic. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1966. Printed by Regent Press Pty Ltd, 457 Plenty Road, Preston. On the inside rear cover has an electric tram driver's certificate issued to F Reale-Key. On the inside front and rear cover has a card trimmed for "The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria". For a photo of Frank standing in front of tram 8, see "MetLines - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985". See image i2 for details.tramways, trams, mmtb, the met, drivers, training, south melbourne depot, civil engineering department, instructions

Brown coloured file folder marked "Consolidation of Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Acts - Documents prepared by Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board March 1957" with a sub heading "Chief Surveyors Copies - 2 Sets". Contains may typed and handwritten notes and draft documents in relation to MMTB Act of 1958, including explanatory paper, drafts, annotations, correspondence drafts, files notes, checking documents, correspondence with the Government, MMTB Secretary, revised schedules showing cable trams and how they were closed, track removals etc, tramways authorised by not constructed, existing tramways, descriptions of tramways. Includes drafts of letters to Mr. R. C. Normand, Director of Statutory Consolidation, Parliamentary Draftsman's Office. Would appear Mr. McComb did a lot of work on this project in sorting out the schedules and what the various Act provisions for them were. Includes two MMTB envelopes address to Mr. McComb at the Victoria Parade Offices Fitzroy.trams, tramways, mmtb, acts of parliament, cable trams, tramways, closure