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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), AETA Geelong Tram Tour, Mar. 1948
... Ticket for an Australian Electric Traction Association tram... Geelong Tram Tour Ephemera Ticket Australian Electric Traction ...Ticket for an Australian Electric Traction Association tram tour - Geelong Tram Tour, 29 March 1948. C. L. Busch Secretary, L. Marshal Wood - President. On the rear is an advert for "Coles & Garrard Pty Ltd", sight testing, opticians, giving both the Melbourne and Geelong address. Printed in black on grey card.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, ticket, geelong -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Album - Album page, London Tavern, Hawthorn Road, Circa 1972
... , the horse tramway of 1889 and subsequently the electric trams were..., the horse tramway of 1889 and subsequently the electric trams were ...This photograph is part of the Caulfield Historical Album 1972. This album was created in approximately 1972 as part of a project by the Caulfield Historical Society to assist in identifying buildings worthy of preservation. The album is related to a Survey the Caulfield Historical Society developed in collaboration with the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) and Caulfield City Council to identify historic buildings within the City of Caulfield that warranted the protection of a National Trust Classification. Principal photographer thought to be Trevor Hart, member of Caulfield Historical Society. Most photographs were taken between 1966-1972 with a small number of photographs being older and from unknown sources. All photographs are black and white except where stated, with 386 photographs over 198 pages. Glen Eira Heritage Management Plan 1996 by Andrew Ward The 1857 rate book indicates that the major portion of the District was under pasture, although a considerable portion was cultivated. There were 159 houses, huts and tents whose occupants were mainly occupied on the land. If "Camden Town" was the principal commercial focus for the District in 1857, it was to remain so in later years, incorporated today in the Glenhuntly Road centre which extends more or less continuously from Elsternwick to Bambra Road. The Caulfield State School of 1877, the horse tramway of 1889 and subsequently the electric trams were all events confirming the importance of Glenhuntly Road and the fledgling community of "Camden Town" wherein the City's commercial centre has its origins. It is recalled, today, by their presence, and also by the "London Tavern" in Hawthorn Road, established by John Guess in 1873. Dr Geulah Solomon's 4 volume book "Caulfield's Heritage" Vol 1 p 93: "A modern hotel presently on the site continues the name of the London Tavern." That was true until recent years as the hotel is named The Camden Hotel now (2021).Page 81 of Photograph Album with one landscape photograph of the front of the London Tavern with handwriting on the edge of the photograph.Hand written: LONDON TAVERN HOTEL 1937 [on bottom edge of photo] / 81 [bottom left] trevor hart, caulfield, hawthorn road, london tavern, camden town, john guess, hotels, pubs, victorian, 1870's, 1930's, sycamore street, the camden hotel -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 4, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 5, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 6, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 7, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 8, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 9, 1953
... of electric trams into Sydney, Light St depot, Brisbane track layout... services in Sydney, Sydney news, introduction of electric trams ...5686.1 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 8 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 4, April 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has items on proposed tramway to Rockdale, map of the VR tramway to Brighton Beach, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Eastern Suburbs tramways, Sydney news, tram destination roll for Ashfield (1910), list of destination boards on Sydney steam trams. 5686.2 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 7 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 5, May 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on Tempe to Rockdale (map), tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Rushcutters Bay depot track layout, opening dates of Sydney tramway extensions, Sydney news, association news and signs used on Sydney trams. 5686.3 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 7 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 6, June 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has an editorial on Sydney transport, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Sydney news, introduction of electric trams into Sydney, Light St depot, Brisbane track layout, Sydney news, association news. 5686.4 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 9 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 7, July 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on replacement with buses on the Ryde line, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Sydney news, Honeysuckle Depot 1887, Iron Cove or Drummoyne Bridge, Sydney news, Association and Museum news. 5286.5 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 6 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 8, August 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on the commencement of electric trams in Sydney, Iron Cove or Drummoyne Bridge, Association and Museum news, map of Sydney electric lines in 1899 and opening dates of Sydney tramway extensions. 5286.6 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 6 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 9, September 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on an electric train tour, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Sydney news, Iron Cove or Drummoyne Bridge, Association news and Newcastle news. See Reg Item 5685 for other Vol 1 issues and Reg Item 105 for Vol 1, No. 6 and Vol. 3 No. 5All copies have pencil or typed inscription of "H. H. Matthews "along top edge.trams, tramways, tramway news, history, sydney, newcastle, map -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Norm Cross, Dale Budd, Randall Wilson, Ian Hammond, "Destination City", "Destination City - 1993 - Victorian Railways Trams", 1993
... "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 pages + card , printed on gloss... - "Destination City" with subtitle "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 ...1986.1 - Book - "Destination City" with subtitle "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 pages + card , printed on gloss paper - 7 sections, perfect bound, describes Melbourne's tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history, including the Victorian Railway's trams. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover is a photo of Z3 at the Burwood terminus. Written by Norm Cross, Dale Budd and Randall Wilson as editors, published by Transit Australia Publishing. Has two maps, north and south of Melbourne, printed on the inside card covers. Pages 92, 93, 96, 98 - 103 have been annotated by Lloyd Rogers - see htd1986i1.pdf - red and blue ink. - giving corrections and notes. 1986.2 - 8 pages of typed and handwritten notes - photocopied with "Comments by Lloyd Rogers Jan. 1 1994" on bottom of each sheet - giving page by page notes - see htd1986i2.pdf for a scan of these notes. Includes notes on the paint scheme for VR. 53 and a copy of a memo from the Rolling Stock Engineers Office, dated 22/6/1942 titled "Construction 3 - 45 feet tram cars" giving instructions re the paint colour schemes.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, Yarra Trams, Century of Electric Trams, Jun. 2006
... the "Century of Electric Trams". Front page has a historic photo... Trams tramways Yarra Trams 100 years of electric trams Centenary ...Set of 8 newsletters issued June 2006 for each tram depot, featuring a historical overview of the depot based around the "Century of Electric Trams". Front page has a historic photo of the depot or nearby, a message from the manager, thanks to Good Friday appeals, Anzac Day report, note about safety and some personnel notes for the depot itself.\ .1 - Brunswick - - opening photo of the Coburg line 1916 with a note about the cable trams. .2 - Camberwell - history at the junction - Camberwell Junction 1954 and a note on HTT. .3 - Essendon - photo of staff and officers (not in uniform) out the front of the depot - post WW1 .4 - East Preston - photo of 1000 outside depot - brand new, with notes on St Georges Road and cable. .5 - Glenhuntly - History on the line - opening of the Glenhuntly Esternwick in 1913 and Point Ormond. .6 - Kew - photo of the Barkers Road cutting 1965 .7 - Malvern - opening photo of 1910. .8 - Southbank - photo of 376 at the old South Melbourne depot while being built. List of people photographed or noted shown in Key Associations - where surname given. Some photo captions and notes only have the first name. Second copy of each item added 11-3-2018 from donation of Hugh Waldron.trams, tramways, yarra trams, 100 years of electric trams, centenary, brunswick, camberwell, essendon, east preston, glenhuntly, kew, malvern, southbank -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Photograph Album (part of), Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
... electric railway, and trams. Hand written inscriptions are located... on the St Kilda electric railway, and trams. Hand written ...Page 10 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with four photographs (landscape format) placed on page using metallic look and black decorative photo corners. The photographs depict the driving of the first spike into tracks on the St Kilda electric railway, and trams. Hand written inscriptions are located between the top and bottom photographs and under the bottom left photograph.Hand written inscription in white-out or white pen between top and bottom photograph: COUNCILLOR T. BENT DRIVING 1ST SPIKE ON ST KILDA ELECTRIC RLY Hand written inscription in biro at base of page beneath bottom left photograph: NO 1melbourne tramways, councillor t bent, st kilda electric railway, historic tramways event -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - BENDIGO TRAMWAYS
... . Advertising sign on side 'Electric Cooking, Matchless'. Smaller tram.... Advertising sign on side 'Electric Cooking, Matchless'. Smaller tram ...Two trams, side by side. No. 2 and 30. C 1964. Larger tram on left hand side of image has 'Quarry Hill' on front. Advertising sign on side 'Electric Cooking, Matchless'. Smaller tram on right hand side has 'special' on front. '3/64' on rear side of photo.basil miller, bendigo tramways, quarry hill tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, Charles Craig, 1971
... at the Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade, at dusk. The tram has... in my all electric kitchen roof advert. Tram has ...Yields information about the appearance and use of the Gardens Loop at night.Set of three black and white photographs of No. 43 at the Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade, at dusk. The tram has a Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen roof advert. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, night photo, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, John Phillips, late 1960's or early 1970's
... under control in my all electric kitchen". Tram 18 has... under control in my all electric kitchen". Tram 18 has ...Yields information about the vicinity of the Mt Pleasant terminus.Black and White photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing. Photo of Ballarat No. 30, 18 and another single trucker, possibly at the Mt Pleasant Terminus. Tram 30 has destination of "Gardens via Drummond North" and a SEC advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Tram 18 has a advertisement for a Fete on an auxiliary board. Taken by John Phillips late 1960's or early 1970's. Note image scanned in two runs through a scanner, resulting in the shading in the image file. Two copies held to box 01-01-70., added 11/2005.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, E.D. Jenkins and Lloyd Jenkins, "Sebastopol Victoria - A Historical Survey of Early Sebastopol - 1864- 1964", 1989
... and various points, eg cabmen, horse trams and electric trams, schools... trams and electric trams, schools, the Mechanics Institute ...Book - 92 pages plus card covers, a historical survey of the Sebastopol district. Originally written by E.D. Jenkins for the Borough of Sebastopol's centenary in 1964, reprinted with additional text by Lloyd Jenkins to recognise the 125th anniversary of the Borough covering the years 1965 to 1989. Book covers mining history, churches, the Borough Council, early days of the district and various points, eg cabmen, horse trams and electric trams, schools, the Mechanics Institute, various clubs, fire brigade, hotels, industries, and programme of events to celebrate the centenary. The second part of the book, covering the period is laid out in a chronological order with forward by Cr. Donald, the Mayor with many photographs. Centre page has a large map of the district showing the many mines, leads, roads and other historic locations. Tramway photos are horse tram No. 7, ESCo 17 at depot (all on file) and a photo showing a horse tram heading north along Albert St. with the shopping centre in the background - see image. Photo taken just after the tram has crossed the roadway. Copy of the horse tram heading north along Albert St. made Oct. 2001 for the "gold, Gold GOLD" temporary exhibition - colour laser print onto card, with Velcro dots on rear. Stored in box D1 (Display Box) 02/2003. See Reg Item 3883 for another print of this photograph.On page 3 in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc. With compliments, D.L. Jenkins 14/4/1999"trams, tramways, sebastopol, local history, public transport, mining, horse trams, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Popular tramway Inspector dead - Freddie James, 1946 - 1951
... Electric Tram" - undated - Mr. G. A. Laurens who retired from... operating. 5 - "Drove First Electric Tram" - undated - Mr. G ...Yields information about the retirement, appointment or death of well known SEC Ballarat inspectors and office managers and has a strong association with the work and involvement in Ballarat activities.Page of five newspaper clippings from The Courier, pasted to a single foolscap lined page. 1 - "Tramways Officer Farewelled" - 8-9-1950, about the retirement of Mr A. V. Mawby in the Electra Hall, following his appointment at Departmental Tramway Superintendent in Melbourne. Has been with the SEC for 29 years. Gives details of the speakers at the function. 2 - untitled, dated 3-2-1951, about the appointment of Mr,. L.J. Denmead as SEC Branch Tramway Superintendent. Notes he was formally with the MMTB. 3 - "Popular Tramway Inspector Dead" - 10-6-1949 - reporting one the death of Harold Phillip (Freddie) James. Worked for the trams for 41 years, was 61 when he died. Gives an outline of his Ballarat activities. 4 - "Recalls Steam Trams" - 15-3-1946 - about the retirement of Mr. W. K. K. Dunstan, as the local branch office manager for the SEC and his commencement in Bendigo when steam trams were operating. 5 - "Drove First Electric Tram" - undated - Mr. G. A. Laurens who retired from the SEC in August last, after 41 years of service. Drove first tram in Ballarat and Bendigo. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. personnel, sec, inspectors, superintendents, retirements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Transfer ticket, early 1920's
... by the cable trams well before the electric trams, and that this "next... by the cable trams well before the electric trams, and that this "next ...Ticket - 2 1/2d, MMTB black printing on light brown paper with the value in green ink. A transfer ticket matched with Reg Item 5522. Has a "Victoria Bitter" print on the rear. Ticket No. R799195 Advice from Dean Filgate 7/1/2020 for this item and 5522: "very interesting tickets (why can't I find gems like these when I haunt old bookshops ?) and even better - a matched transfer pair ! The transfer is (I think) from the original McCaskey Systems printing for the "great fare revision" of March 1921, when most fares rose by ½d (or 1d on Sundays & Public Holidays), and is on the wider paper stock of those issues. The 2½d is from a later printing on narrower (but still "long") paper stock, but retains the black + coloured (value) ink on white paper scheme. The original issues had McCaskey's imprint and the value repeated on the back. They are a very nice pair. At some stage in the early/mid-1920s coloured paper tickets were again produced alongside the white-paper issues, before totally replacing them. Some of the colours were also altered. Sands & McDougall cornered the ticket-printing market about this time, blitzing all opposition with a press that produced 57 tickets at once - compared to everyone else's 2-at-a-time presses (Geoff Dean has more information on this). The "horizontal" format (similar to Sydney) was trialled in the late 1920s, and deemed a failure. The number of sections, their direction, and the use of Up/Down or In/Out varied over the years - I have put together a 'chronology' in order of issue, but unfortunately cannot assign dates of issue (yet ? ). 2nd email of 10/1/2021 Yes - keep those two tickets paired together (most people don't ); the only other matched transfer pair that I have seen was in Travis Jeffrey's collection. The 2½d ticket is a mid-1920s printing (from Sands & McDougall, so I am led to believe), the design being re-worked from their previous batch that had this value in red. There may have been another slight revision before the next design - of horizontal (Sydney-type) tickets - were issued. It would appear that horizontal format had already been used by the cable trams well before the electric trams, and that this "next horizontal issue" was used for both cable and electric trams. What I neglected to say before, was that this is an Electric System issue - as denoted by the "E.S." at the top: the alternate heading was "CABLE TRAMWAYS". Most enthusiasts mistake those initials to mean "Eastern System": demonstrably it is not, because there were "E.S." tickets issued specifically for use at Coburg and Essendon depots only (mostly return fares, with the destinations marked on the ticket).trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb, transfer tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Letter - from Alwyn Marshall Toolamba to Wal Jack re San Francisco, Alwyn Marshall, late 1950s
... trams - cable, electric and the Twin Peaks tunnel. Notes... on San Francisco trams - cable, electric and the Twin Peaks ...Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detailed drawings and notes on various tramway systems. This letter details over two pages Alwyn's notes on San Francisco trams - cable, electric and the Twin Peaks tunnel. Notes changes to the cable tram system in the mid 1950s. There may have been additional sheets.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world.Handwritten letter one ruled foolscap sheet, written on both sides - undated. letters, wal jack, railways, tramways, alwyn marshall, san francisco, cable trams -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - TRAMWAYS IN GLEN EIRA
... and photograph of first electric tram there, April 1913. 8/Flyer (2 pages... Road and photograph of first electric tram there, April 1913. 8 ...Contains 9 items: 1/Typed statements from Keith Stodden, dated 03/09/2004, contributing his list of tram routes in Glen Eira from 1920-1970 and 1970-2004. 2/’Trams in Glen Eira (Caulfield) – A Time Line History’, by Keith Stodden, dated 03/09/2004, listing opening and conversion dates and a detailed time-line from 1888 through 1995, of tram lines in Glen Eira (7 typed pages). Included is Mr Stodden’s handwritten draft of this time-line (13+2 pages). 3/’Trams in Glen Eira, notes prepared by Keith Stodden’, dated 27/05/2004, briefly describing tram routes in Glen Eira (2 pages). 4/Page from unnamed Melbourne newspaper (dated December 1895 in pen) with advertisement for tendering for lease of property for Caulfield Tramway. 5/’Our Tramways’, photocopy of cutting from unnamed newspaper, hand dated 1913, about recent developments on Melbourne tramways. 6/’Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, location of cars at end of 28 day period, 16 June 1928’, listing by tram depot (2 pages); ‘Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, location of cars at end of 28 day period, 9 June 1934’, listing by tram depot (2 pages); ‘Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, location of cards at end of financial year, 30 June 1938’, listing by depot (2 pages). 7/’Glenhuntly Road’, cutting from Southern Cross newspaper, dated 14/05 but without the year (perhaps 1980), with brief history of Glenhuntly Road and photograph of first electric tram there, April 1913. 8/Flyer (2 pages) for ‘The Tramway Society of Victoria Ltd’, about the history of the Society (undated). 9/’Caulfield Conservation Study-Tramways Reservation-Dandenong Road’, photocopied description (5 pages) of reservations in the centre of Dandenong Road, with photographs. Assessment and one photograph dated March 1994.tram services, tram depots, trams, glen eira, caulfield, transport, glen huntly road, leslie street, elsternwick, hawthorn road, grange road, dandenong road, derby road, carnegie, balaclava road, stodden keith, glen huntly depot, caulfield tramway, elsternwick, watts thomas, elstercreek, architectural features, flannagan leonard j., ward andrew, tram companies, land transport, tram shelter -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Berry Anderson Co, "Panoramic Views , The Garden City, of Ballarat & District", c1920s
... of Sturt St. looking east with an electric tram hauling a trailer... of Sturt St. looking east with an electric tram hauling a trailer ...Thirty two pages on gloss white paper plus brown covers, centre stapled, titled ""Panoramic Views , The Garden City, of Ballarat & District" in Gold printing. On rear has name of printers "Berry and Anderson Co Subtitle on page 1, "The Garden City being a series of 40 magnificent Panoramic Views of Ballarat and District, with special descriptive article, "Ballarat Revisited". On page 1, comprises a list of photos and a photo of Sturt St. looking east with an electric tram hauling a trailer. Pages 2 and 3 comprise the article. Most small photos are recycled postcard photos, dating from around the time of horse trams, through to the 1920, featuring the Arch of Victory, A number of photos of buildings such as Orphan Asylum, or Orphanage, Eureka Stockade, Lake Wendouree, Gardens, Ballarat and District Hospital, The Gardens and Reservoirs or Lakes. Many of the street scenes in Sturt St, feature tram in the City area - see the 11 image files including some close detail scans or horse trams turning from Sturt St to Lydiard St while one horse tram is coming up the hill on the same side of Sturt St. Features both electric and some horse trams. Many photos have marks or ID marks in bottom corners - "PS x Co" and "H.J.S" See email from Alan Bradley - in worksheet file re notes on photos. Purchased on eBay from Pametna McGuire of Mt Eliza on 17/1/200 for $30.55 + postage. See worksheet file for details. For image i5, see also Reg Item 5907 for a postcard view. PDF scan version added 21/5/2019 - see image btm3278i.pdf See email from Alan Bradley of 9/4/06 re notes on the photographs. trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, esco, sturt st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Olympic Scrap book, "MMTB #1", 1987 to 2003
... - From cable cars to electric trams - Reg Baird - City Extra 13... - From cable cars to electric trams - Reg Baird - City Extra 13 ...Collection of newspaper clippings pasted into the scrapbook by the donor. Covers the period 1979 to 1990 when the Melbourne tram system underwent large changes. All from The Herald Sun or The Sun, unless noted otherwise. Contains the following cuttings: 1 - New tram link proves popular - Progress Print 12/12/1979 2 - Extension for tram? Standard 28/11/1979 3 - Ban trams from mall call - Herald - 14/12/1979 4 - Its war on tram yobbos - Sun 25/4/1980 5 - A bus drivers' dream sale 6 - Art lovers in transport of delight - The Bulletin 3/4/1979 7 - Your turn: Our Red cars are gone and all but forgotten - Los Angeles Herald Examiner 21/6/1978 8 - Push for tram line - Eastern Standard - 3/12/1980 9 - Photo of the opening of Bundoora line - 19/5/1983 10 - From cable cars to electric trams - Reg Baird - City Extra 13/11/1985 11 - Louie fears he'll soon be history - Sun 12/11/1985 12 - The first tram rolls unofficially of course - Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978 13 - Then and now - Board looks back to 1916 - Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978 14 - Blockade - trams buses choke city - 20/7/1987 15 - What a clangers - Tranquil city of trammies, and a City of the Rails - 21/7/1984 16 - Trammies on the buses - 24/7/1984 17 - A tram voted a winner - Progress Press 17/10/1984 18 - A class trams - Eastern Standard 23/10/1984 19 - Danton Carson - ex cable trammie - 12/11/1985 20 - Tram line upgrade - 10/9/1985 21 - Launch of B1 2001 - 16/11/1984 22 - Home built from trams - Progress Press - 9/11/1983 23 - A shortcut on the Brunswick line - Malcolm tram on Miller St bridge - 22/8/1985 24 - Stone and brick and cable tram - The Age 2/11/1985 25 - Danton Carson article by Lahey at Large - The Age 9/11/1985 26 - Why not a City tram loop? - 21/11/1986 27 - tram route ruling angers commuters - (route 82) - 4/1/1986 28 - History back on the tracks - photo o W1 612 - 3/8/1987 29 - The last number 77 - The Age 8/1/1986 30 - Art on wheels (tram 336) - Progress Press 10/12/1986 31 - Ban on Trams - Kew Depot - Progress Press 10/12/1986 32 - The Ghosts of Brisbane Past - Brisbane Courier Mail - 9/10/1987 33 - Trammies had to be tough in the days of cable cars - The Herald - 11/11/1985 34 - Catch a vintage tram at Bylands - 11/11/1985 35 - Aboard the trams home - 26/8/1987 36 - The end of the line for a private tram fleet - 28/3/1989 37 - Jim's tram plan clangs to a halt 38 - Red nose trams in a class of their own 39 - PTC Statewide Open Day - 17/10/1991 40 - Trams a vital part of city's transport - 18/5/1988 41 - Fun tram just the ticket -15/3/1988 42 - Desire is a streetcar for Jim, a collector obsessed 0 8/3/1988 43 - Tram crash 31 hurt - 7/2/1989 44 - Tramway exhibition to roll - Progrss Report - 18/10/1989 45 - Business on the right line - Restaurant tram - 30/10/1989 46 - Experience the 'real' tram museum on a shaky ride - 17/6/1989 47 - The start of electric trams - progress press 18/10/1989 48 - Trams Back - fights erupt as trammies vote - 2/2/1990 49 - Tram row legacy to linger on - 2/2/1990 50 - Trams back, but travelers aren't - Progress Press - 14/2/1990 51 - advert by The Met - Trams operating today - 8/2/1990 52 - Trams roll - rebe;'s rage still a threat - Z33 3/2/1990 53 - An early tram catches a few passengers - Month before all trams back - 5/2/1990 Yields information about the Melbourne tram network in the 1990sScrap book - Olympic - 32 plain sheets + printed card covers, centre stapled.tramways, melbourne, newspapers, box hill, tram museums, unions, tram blockade, a class, east burwood, bundoora, cable trams, b class, route 82, route 77, danton carson, brisbane, restaurant tram, adelaide -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 11/07/1950 12:00:00 AM
... is glued into album. Sign has the words "Geelong Electric... Electric Tramways / Board tram at Curve" with a hand and finger ...Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of an illuminated street sign, lamp, near Geelong Railway Station, at Mercer St corner, 11-7-1950. Photographer not known. Photo is glued into album. Sign has the words "Geelong Electric Tramways / Board tram at Curve" with a hand and finger pointing the direction to walk in.trams, tramways, geelong, signs, railway station -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - ESCo 1908 pass, Stokes & Sons Melbourne, 1906
... Electric Trams 1906" on the outer edge of the Badge... for the year 1906. Stamped to give the words "Ballarat Electric Trams ...Yields information about a system of tram passes that were provided to the City of Ballarat Councillors in 1960 and has a strong association with the Councillors himself.Stamped brass badge or pass for free travel on the Ballarat Tramways for the year 1906. Stamped to give the words "Ballarat Electric Trams 1906" on the outer edge of the Badge and then stamped out to give the letters 'B E T" on the inside of the badge. On the top of the badge, a hole has been provided and a steel ring fitted. On the rear of the badge has the letters "CR. D. Hughes" stamped on the top of the badge and on the bottom the manufacturer's name "Stokes" in a reverse stamp. Indicates badge issued to Councillor D. Hughes for the year 1906. A similar badge was sold on ebay for $US 49.95 December 2007 - paperwork on file. Images on file - images i3 and i4. Was issued to Councillor C. R. Brokenshire. E-mail from Alan Bradley, re additional item 29/1/2012 - See Reg Item - The Electric Supply Co issued the passes to councillors of the City of Ballaarat for free tram rides. I don't know whether passes also went to Ballarat East and Sebastopol councillors as well. In Bill Scott's "Last tram at 11" on page 41 is a 1912 poem 'The councillor's farewell to his tramway pass". The ESCo tried a few economy measures at that time. Passes for councillors were withdrawn in 1912, as were free passes for employees "owing to our financial position". Employees were still allowed on free in uniform, but charged one-third of fare when off duty. In 1913 one-man operation came in." For another example see Reg item 5239. Related documents provides some information on the value of the items.tramways, trams, fares, badges, tickets, passes, esco -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: BENDIGO SAYS GOOD-BYE TO THE TRAMS, c1972
... , With advent of the electric tram in Bendigo came change in shopping..., With advent of the electric tram in Bendigo came change in shopping ...13 April 1972. Bendigo Says Good-bye to the Trams. A1 sheet - double sided. Tramway history 1890 - 1972, 2 copies. At the stroke of 5 pm from Eaglehawk Town Hall clock 82 years of history will end as the last tram makes its sentimental journey to the city, while at the Bendigo Cemetery - the Quarry Hill line terminus - another tram will be leaving for its last resting place. Other articles include: Four Eras, of trams. The Trammies, covering Ballarat, Geelong in the form of a poem. 1927 and all that, by Basil Miller, remembering his 45 years of service with the trams. How it all started, The twin communities of Sandhurst and Eaglehawk were relatively early in considering the possibility of operating street tramways within their boundaries. Cabs, Battery Cars, Construction, Strikes, Bendigo 1890 to 1972 - Tramways. Man and his Mates, continued from previous page, Explosion, Touchy Task, A Quickey, Horrors. Electric in 1903, There was excitement galore in the City during April, 1903 - and the Advertiser recorded the progress of the new-fangled electric machine. One man's Memories, Tough times, humour, tragedy and comradeship - they all came flooding back as former Bendigo tramway-man Tom Griffiths recently turned the clock back. Keb Sir Keb Sir? 'Keg sir? Tram off the line,' was the call of the cabbies when a train pulled in at the Bendigo railway station. Altered Shopping Trend, With advent of the electric tram in Bendigo came change in shopping habits.bendigo trams -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment, Elwell-Powell, Elwell-Parker AC Generator
... , measuring instruments etc. Electric tram cars are going to be a big..., measuring instruments etc. Electric tram cars are going to be a big ...This AC generator operated for the State Electricity Commission in the Ballarat North Power Station prior to World War Two. James Oddie of Ballarat has an association with Thomas Parker of Elswell-Parker. In early 1887 Oddie arrived in England seeking information on electrical knowledge and its developments. At this time Henry Sutton was teaching Electricity and Magnetism at the Ballarat School of Mines. Oddie stayed in the United Kingdom for around three years and during that time became a close friend of Thomas Parker and his family. The two first met at the first official running of the Blackpool tram, and Oddie was invited to visit Parker at Wolverhampton. Over the years Thomas Parker kept newspaper cuttings (mainly Australian) relating to James Oddie and his work. The following article is a description of the Wolverhampton works by James Oddie, and was collected by Thomas Parker. After the dinner at Blackpool, Mr. Parker visited me, and cordially invited me to see his extensive works at Wolverhampton, an invitation I was not slow to avail myself of. This was the keynote of the best friendship I made in England. I went shortly afterwards and stayed several days, visiting the works daily, as Mr. Parker gave me the run of the whole works. There I ordered the installation of a 60 light dynamo, with a 28 cell storage battery and paraphernalia, now doing duty at the Observatory. I subsequently visited the works frequently, sometimes for a week at a time, and I regard it as the brightest spot in my English constellation. Mr. Parker started his works in 1880, with one man beside himself. He never had a single day’s instruction in electricity in his life; now he daily instructs between 300 and 400 employees, who worship him as a father. He is said to be now the most practical electrical engineer and mechanist in Europe. During one of my visits I took with me an artist, who is painting for me a portrait, 6 feet by 5 feet, of Mr. Parker, surrounded by dynamos, secondary batteries, measuring instruments etc. Electric tram cars are going to be a big thing in England. Parker’s Company Limited, is now, with three other companies, in the hands of the Electric Construction Company, with Mr. Parker as manager of the lot. The whole of the works will be taken to Wolverhampton. Before I left, a tender for £50,000 was accepted for the construction of new works.AC Generator painted read and black on a stand. This AC generator operated for the State Electricity Commission in the Ballarat North Power Station prior to World War Twogenerator, ac generator, elwell-parker ltd, state electricity commission, sec, ballarat north power station, james oddie, wolverhampton -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Postcard, 2/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
... Electric Traction Association's special tram tour of Geelong on 2/4... a Geelong tram that was later to become a Ballarat tram. trams ...Yields information about a Geelong tram that was later to become a Ballarat tram.Black and white print of Geelong No. 39 and a single truck tram at the Newtown terminus while operating the Australian Electric Traction Association's special tram tour of Geelong on 2/4/1955. Tram has destination of "SPECIAL" and an auxiliary board of "CHARTERED" and AETA tour board on bumper bar. See also Reg items 486 and 1549 for similar photographs.On rear in ink "Chilwell PMTT MMTB E39, Geelong 39 Ball 41"trams, tramways, geelong, aeta, newtown, tram 39 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Fifty Questions and Answers about trams in Australia", 1947
... Set of two tickets for an Australian Electric Traction... Electric Traction Association tram tours: .1 - 40 Mile Tram Tour ...Set of two tickets for an Australian Electric Traction Association tram tours: .1 - 40 Mile Tram Tour - 15/2/1947 - leaving Glenhuntly Depot - P. W. Duckett Secretary and L. Marshall-Wood - President. Ticket No. 33 on Manila cardboard. .2 - 30 Mile Tram Tour - 29/11/1947 - leaving Camberwell Depot - C. L. Busch - Secretary and L. Marshall-Wood President. Ticket No. 31 on Blue cardboard. On the rear of .2 is an advert for Coles and Garrard, Optometrists Bourke St.trams, tramways, aeta, tours -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Christmas Card, Peter Duckett, 1997
... Christmas Cover photo features an Electric Supply Company tram... Christmas Cover photo features an Electric Supply Company tram ...Christmas Card prepared by Peter and Patti Duckett and sent to Keith Kings Printed photo on exterior with red printed ribbons, photo corners on inside with another photo and gold block print and the Duckett's address. Photographs by Peter Duckett or from his collection. Item used for 1997 Christmas Cover photo features an Electric Supply Company tram hauling a well loaded trailer in Sturt St Ballarat, c1906. Inside photo is of the Ballarat Tramway Museum horse tram No. 1 on the access track."To Keith" in ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, trailers, btm, tram 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CITY OF BENDIGO HISTORICAL WALK BOOK, 2001
... Electric trams (battery) commenced running, 1891 May 18th City... communications introduced, 1890 Electric trams (battery) commenced ...Photocopy mock up of original booklet of The Bendigo Historical Society Inc. 'City of Bendigo Historical Walk' containing photographs of historic buildings to be seen on the walk. Front cover Queen Victorian Gardens, Town hall, Mechanics Institute/School Of Mines and Industry, H. M. Prison Bendigo, Camp Hill Police Barracks, Sandhurst Corporate High School, Central State School No. 1976, The Cascades, District Lands Office (Dudley House), Masonic Temple and Hall, Sandhurst Volunteer Rifle Brigade Orderly Room, Bank of Victoria, Henry Jackson's Store View Point,Alexandra Fountain, Beehive Store/Mining Exchange, Colonial Bank. Hustlers Royal Reserve NO. 2/R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Post Office 3rd 4th and final, Bendigo Law Courts, Shamrock Hotel 2nd and another view. Important Bendigo Dates; 1851, April gold discovered at Golden Square by Margaret Kennedy,1851 Approx. 200,000Troy oz. of gold found in Bendigo, 1852 475,857 Troy oz. Gold for the year, 1853 November 31st Bendigo Hospital admits first patient,1853 December 9th Bendigo Advertiser first issue printed, 1854 First Land Sales and streets are surveyed and named for the first time, 1854 Census of Bendigo showed 15,480 residents plus 4,000 Chinese, 1855 Sandhurst Municipal District formed, 1861 Sandhurst Proclaimed a Town. 1862 Railway to Melbourne opened, 1867 Visit by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, 1871 July 21st Sandhurst proclaimed a City, 1881 Population of Sandhurst 14,577 residents, 1882 First telephone communications introduced, 1890 Electric trams (battery) commenced running, 1891 May 18th City of Sandhurst changes its name to City of Bendigo.book, bendigo, buildings, historic -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Map, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Map of Melbourne Tramways 1934-5", 1934
... of electric and cable trams, route numbers and interest points. Map... and tram round trips, 3 center pages for map of electric and cable ...Demonstrates methods of giving information to visitors to Melbourne and yields information about tram services at the time in Melbourne.Very small pocket sized timetable and map book, consisting of 2 octavo cards stapled and folded into 12 pages consisting of three pages of bus and tram round trips, 3 center pages for map of electric and cable trams, route numbers and interest points. Map printed in 4 colours. 4 pages index to routes and first and last trams to City and from City. Also gives points where suburban routes are intersected by City routes. One page devoted to places of interest. All printing in black with red headings and highlights.trams, tramways, mmtb map, mmtb, timetables, tourist trips, map -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - demolishing cable tram crossing 1954/55
... tram crossed other electric or cable tram lines. Given... electric or cable tram lines. Given the small work site and men ...The photograph shows the demolition or removal of the cable tram track at an un-identified location, showing the removal of the yokes and track where two cable lines crossed over each other. Shows the former cable tram yokes that supported the slot rails and some details of the cable tunnels and pits. The man in the bottom left could be cutting the yokes with an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. In the view are at the top of the photo some rails can be seen. There were a number of points where the cable tram crossed other electric or cable tram lines. Given the small work site and men involved the location could potentially be either Johnston Street and Smith Street or Johnston St and Nicholson Street. The 1955 Annual Report notes that work commenced following the completion of the Queen's visit in March 1954 and that all work was done by day-labour. Photographer is possibly Keith Kings.Yields information about the extent of work need to convert the former Bourke St group of Cable tram lines to Electric trams, the people, the extent of the original construction and the methods used to undertake the work.Photograph - Black and White - demolishing cable tram trackwork where two cables crossed over each other, 1954/55.trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, demolition, track work, conversion, smith street, fitzroy, johnston street, nicholson street -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Geoff Grant, 2/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
... terminus, while operating the Australian Electric Traction... Electric Traction Association's special tram tour of Geelong on 2/4 ...Black & White photo of Geelong SECV No. 39 at Newtown terminus, while operating the Australian Electric Traction Association's special tram tour of Geelong on 2/4/1955. Tram has destination of "SPECIAL" and an auxiliary board of "CHARTERED" and AETA tour board on bumper bar. Photo taken after trolley poles reversed at terminus, from the rear of the tram. See also Reg item 5714 and 1549.On rear on typed paper "GEELONG TRAMS. Car no. 39 at one of the terminus AETA special April 2 1955". Geoff Grant stamp in btm rh corner.trams, tramways, geelong, aeta, tours, newtown , tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Jack Richardson, "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly", July to Dec 1948
... "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly"...Three issues of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Electric ...Three issues of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Each issue has a standard cover, of the magazine name etc, and featuring a front end photo of Victorian Railways tram No. 52 with the destination of Elwood but are in different colours, all have been saddled stapled with a single staple. The Volume and date details have been over printed. Back covers inside covers have the same advertisements. The three issues contain advertisements for the Wee Folks productions, Wattle Park, G&R model railway parts, Richard Noble model electric motors, Hobbyco, Fleet scale model railway equipment, Masseys Sports, Lloyd's Hobbycraft, John Martin Ltd, Johnson's Variety Store, the ARLHS, Barnes Tennis Centre, The Model Dockyard, the American Subscription Agency, Robilt Models, Meadmore Model Engineering and Austral Bronze Pty Ltd, Hearns Hobbies, Christie Scale Model Railway Products and Traction Publications. 2466.1 - Vol. 3 No. 10 - 20 pages, Oct. 1948, with cover printed in red ink. Has articles on anti-tram propaganda, Alphington - Heidelberg duplication and Sydney's early electric trams - C and D class. Also has news items on Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Sandringham - Black Rock, Hobart, Launceston, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne electric trains, Launceston Trolley Buses, AETA notes, and a caricature of the Editor, Jack Richardson. 2466.2 - Vol. 3 No. 11 - 24 pages, Nov. 1948, with cover printed in blue ink. Has articles on construction of tram track in Melbourne (Victoria Parade), Bourke St., tram-bus controversy, (Reg Ansett, Noel Gipps and USNR Commander Quinby), Sydney's early electric trams - C and D class continued. Also news items on Last tram to Mayfield, Sydney, Latrobe St. Melbourne, Adelaide, opening to Alamein, Melbourne show traffic, VR Trams and AETA notes. 2466.3 - Vol. 3 No. 12 - 16 pages, Dec. 1948, with cover printed in green ink. Has articles on Sydney's electric railways, Brisbane Tramways and an AETA Melbourne tour. News items cover Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Kalgoorlie, Melbourne and Sydney trains and AETA news. 2466.4 - Vol 3 - No. 7 - 20 pages - July 1948 with cover printed in red ink. Has articles on cost of building trams for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, abandonment of VR trams, Newcastle, Sydney, centre page photo of Y1 611, Sydney Electric train system including map and AETA news. 2466.5 - Vol 3 - No. 9 - 20 pages - Sep 1948 with cover printed in blue ink. Has articles on Mr. T. G. Patterson, Acting Director of Commonwealth Road Transport and Chairman of Federal Road Safety Council (very anti tram), news from Brisbane, Launceston, Sydney, Newcastle, Burwood, cost of trams, impressions of transport in Europe and North America, Melbourne and Sydney electric trains, tramways of Newcastle and model notes and AETA news. 2466.6 - Vol. 3, No. 1 - Jan 1948 - 16 pages with photo of Brisbane 407, political news, direct Melbourne to Footscray line proposal, new trams, bogie trams in Ballarat, article on Melbourne cable trams, electric trains, AETA outing in Melbourne and various adverts for model railways. 2466.7 - Vol 3 No. 2 - Feb. 1948 - 16 pages - political news, Ballarat news, traffic in Sturt St and new bogie cars, Christchurch closure, cartoon by Mercier on Sydney Honesty box, Brisbane suburban electrification, general tramway and electric railway news and various adverts for model railways. 2466.8 - Vol. 3 No. 3 - March 1948, with photo of VR 52 on front cover, 16 pages, political news, closures, Reg Ansett offer to buy the Melbourne bus system, Newcastle News, SEC Transfer of cars between the three systems, tramways in the Maribyrnong area, map of Melbourne trams, cartoon by Mercier, Brisbane train electrification and general news. 2466.9 - Vol. 3 No. 6 - June 1948 - 12 pages - MMTB political news, new trams for Sydney, tramways of Newcastle, Invercargill, Sydney Suburban trains, and AETA General news. .6 to .9 added 24-3-18 - from consolidation of Melbourne Tram Museum and BTM collections - ex AETA. trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, models, australian tramways, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, newcastle, costs, ballarat, footscray -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, H. S McComb, "Tramway Map of Melbourne & Suburbs", mid 1930's
... by year development of the cable and electric tram system, printed... and electric tram system, printed on off white paper. Mr. McComb had ...Set of 19 drawings showing the development of the Melbourne tramway system between 1885 and 1921. Based on MMTB drawing "Tramway Map of Melbourne & Suburbs" P4609, 18 sheets showing year by year development of the cable and electric tram system, printed on off white paper. Mr. McComb had intended it would appear to do further work - with some 20 sheets printed on brown card paper but not used (.19 - same drawing) Each sheet has the year in red at the bottom right hand corner of the sheet. .1 - 1885 - with the Richmond line and main rail lines coloured in showing a catchment area. .2 - 1886 - shows the new cable line in Collins St and has a note that no suburban line constructed in 1886 .3 - 1887 - Bourke and northern lines and Brighton Beach to Sandringham and Hawthorn to Kew .4 - 1888 - Swanston St, Domain Road, Chapel and inner circle and towards Hurstbridge.\ .5 - 1889 - Rathdown St and Toorak Road .6 - 1890 - South and Port Melbourne, North Melbourne and Northcote. Rail lines - Ashburton and parts of the outer circle to Oakleigh. .7 - 1891 - St Kilda Esplanade and northern section of the outer circle. .8 - 1906 - NMETL .9 - 1910 - PMTT - High St and Wattletree Road .10 - 1911 - PMTT Dandenong Road .11 - 1913 - Glenferrie Road, Cotham Road, Balaclava and Glenhuntly Road .12 - 1914 - small extension in High St .13 - 1915 - Malvern Road and High St Kew .14 - 1916 - HTT and MBCTT lines and Whitehorse Road .15 - 1917 - Burke Road .16 - 1918 - Burke Road north of Camberwell station .17 - 1920 - FNPTT - St Georges Road and Plenty Road .18 - 1921 - Footscray lines .19 - base drawing only. Does not show the VR tramlines. See Reg Item 2154 for associated notes.See individual sheets.trams, tramways, times, cable trams, railways, tramways, melbourne, maps -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 1907
... Black and white photograph of Electric Supply Co. tram... of Electric Supply Co. tram No. 18 in Wendouree Parade, Gardens ...Yields information about the operation of ESCo trams in Wendouree Parade and the appearance and condition of the roadway at the time.Black and white photograph of Electric Supply Co. tram No. 18 in Wendouree Parade, Gardens Reserve area, to the west of St Aidans Drive - on present BTM track. Tram travelling east, has poles with old style bracket arms, and white wooden posts on lake side. On right side of photograph under trees is a horse drawn cart. From the Ballarat Courier, Christmas supplement of 4-12-1907. Photo features also in postcard - Reg Item 3138. Copy 2 - added 28/7/2007 - from Alan Bradley's collection of photographs, to depot 5/2007.trams, tramways, esco, wendouree parade, ballarat, gardens , tram 18