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Document - Rule Book, Commonwealth Government, "Ballarat Gun Cotton Factory Rules", 1940's
A commonwealth of Australia Rule Book - For use at the Gun Cotton Factory at Ballarat- WWII. 17 numbered pages- printed one side only. Cover sheet- addendum with hand stamp p6. Images of cover and inside page added 5/9/13.Opposite page 6 - addendum date 21/7/1943.trams, tramways, manufacture of munitions, factory rules, gun cotton, ordnance -
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Book, Gifford Eardley, "In And Around Sydney With Steam Trams" books 1 to 3, 1950's
A series of 3 booklets by NSW Steam Trams and Railway Preservation Society. 115.1 - Book 1- 32 pages - Orange Cover; 115.2 - Book 2- 32 pages - Green Cover; 115.3 - Book 3- 32 pages - Blue Cover Record reviewed and scanned images of cover and contents page added 5/9/13.trams, tramways, sydney, steam trams -
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Document - Guide Book, Compiled by Charles Taylor with authority of MMTB, "Melbourne Tram Route Guide" - c1929, 1929?
A 40 pp booklet and covers - guide to Melb Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last, with some amendments sheets, with list of cable trams, buses and railway trams. Record reviewed and scanned images of cover and inside pages added 5/9/13.Re priced by over stamp from 1/- to 6d and correction by stamp on p2.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, routes, times -
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Book, Moore's Guide, "Moore's Guide - Oct. 1952", Sept. or Oct. 1952
68 page book (including covers), timetable for Hobart - airlines, ferry, trams, buses, mail, Trains with various advertisers, known as 'Moore's Guide' - revised edition, price 3d. Blue grey car cover, off white paper and single staple. Record reviewed and scanned images of cover and sample page added 5/9/13.trams, tramways, hobart, timetables -
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Document - Letter/s, NSW Department of Road Transport and tramways, Letter from NSWT - re tramcars, 1939
Yields information about Sydney tramcars and that some trams were transferred to Ballarat in about 1907, but does not give detail.Letter to W. Jack dated 4/7/1939 from J. Ross, Secretary to the Department of Road Transport and Tramways NSW and attached handwritten list of tram classes, number and horsepower of motors red pencil and ink. Letter typed. Pages held together by brass pin clip folded out. Advises that some tramcars were sold to Ballarat about 1907. Record updated and images added 19/8/2013trams, tramways, sydney tramcars, rolling stock, ballarat -
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Book, Aberdeen Corporation Transport, "Aberdeen Corporation Transport - Experimental", Jul. 1940
12 page printed booklet with larger printed card cover - 5 photo pages, titled "Aberdeen Corporation Transport - Experimental" notes re tramcar, with design and other technical details - 2 staples. Provides detail of an experimental streamliner built for the Aberdeen tramways for its official launch on 12 July 1940. Alfred Smith was the General Manager. Record updated and images added 19/8/2013.trams, tramways, aberdeen trams, experimental tramcars, uk -
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Plan, South Pacific Electric Railway, SPER Museum Area, 9/09/1960 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...A blueprint of drawing 01 of the South Pacific Electric Railway showing 1960 proposal for the layout of the SPER Museum area, scale 1" = 32'. Drawing No. 01, Shows NSWGR railway. Scan added and entry updated 19-8-13trams, tramways, sper, loftus, museum plan -
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Book, L.S. Kingsborough Glen Osmond S.A, "The Horse Tramways of Adelaide and Its Suburbs 1875-1907", 1967
A brief history of each tramway company that operated in Adelaide and suburbs, along with photographs of horse trams, 'Carette', Juliens Patent Experimental Electric Tram, conductor and fare equipment. Appendix I included rules for drivers and conductor with Adelaide and Suburban Tramway Company Limited. Appendix II (a), (b) and (c), outline drawings of various types of cars. Appendix III, destination signs and lights. Appendix IV, Adelaide and Suburbs Horse Tram routes in 1908.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "New Tram Section For City Shoppers", 24/07/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about a new ticket for shoppers and short journeys in Ballarat and the use of tickets in the city section.Newspaper cutting from Ballarat Courier (p2) of 24/7/1951 (Tues), titled "New Tram Section For City Shoppers" outlining introduction of a new tram fare to cover travel in City area of Ballarat. Notes the problem with transfer tickets. Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.Year in read pencil on reartrams, tramways, ballarat tramways, fares, sec -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram Derailed At Hospital", 2/10/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about a minor derailment in Ballarat and the delays to services.Small newspaper clipping from The Courier, titled "Tram Derailed At Hospital" regarding derailment of a tram at South side of Sturt St and Drummond St Sth of Sebastopol bound tram. Dated 2/10/51. Record updated and images added 20/8/2013."2/10/51"trams, tramways, ballarat trams, derailments, accidents -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Rate rise could follow scrapping of trams here", 21/02/1957 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the expected problems with services were replaced by buses and additional road maintenance and the closure of Provincial tramways. Has a strong association with various contributors to the article - Tramways Union, Councillors and parliamentarians.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, titled "Rate rise could follow scrapping of trams here" of report of Ballarat Trades & Labour Council meeting discussing possibility of scrapping Ballarat trams, Geelong buses & impacts on roads & Union involvement. Dated 21/2/1957 - Thursday. Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, geelong, trams, closure, unions -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Roy, c1950
Colour photograph of Sydney tram P1617, mounted onto heavy card, with edges trimmed in green tape used as a Christmas card 1950, with caption on rear & greetings message.ON rear Along top edge "P1617 in Dacey Ave. outside / Dowling St. ?? Depot 1950" In middle of item "Compliments of the Season and Best Wishes / for Xmas 1950 / From Roy"sydney trams, p class, tram p1617 -
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Ephemera - Tour Notes, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), (TMSV) first tour of 17/11/1963 - Wal Jack Collection, Nov. 1963
166.1- Three Page (2 Quarto) & 1 foolscap tour programme for Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV) first tour of 17/11/1963. Page 1- welcome and ticket note. Page 2- notes on trams used-Y1 613 and page 3- foolscap- itinerary- times and locations of photo stops. 166.2 - Ticket for tour in style of Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. bell punch ticket on pink coloured card. Images of document and ticket added 5-9-2013Half fare mark crossed out with blue ink on 166.2.tmsv, melbourne, mmtb, y1 class -
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Drawing - Illustration/s, Albert Collins - Original artwork, King St. Sydney Cable trams
Colour print of a water colour by Albert Collins (1945) of a King St. Sydney with a Sydney cable tram set, titled "Another link with the past - King St. in the nineties", mounted onto textured card, lined on outer edges, with a piece of paper detailing the work attached to rear and an inscription.On rear "Compliments from Roy Field"trams, tramways, sydney, cable trams, king st -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Still good after Seventeen Years", 18/09/1953 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about a provision of treated wooden pine sleepers to tramways in Ballarat.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated 18-9-53 regarding treated softwood sleepers, 100 installed in 1936 from Ballarat Water Commission, creosote treatment CSIRO. Titled "Still good after Seventeen Years" Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.Pencil date of "18-9-53"trams, tramways, sleepers, tram track, trackwork -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "City's 3d Tram Section", 1/08/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the introduction of the 3d city section ticket in 1951.Newspaper clipping dated 1-8-51, re introduction of 3d City Section between Dawson St and Main St. to come into use on Wednesday 1-8-51??, requested by Bridge St. traders. From The Courier, titled "City's 3d Tram Section". Record updated and images added 21/8/2013.In ink "Wed 1-8-51"trams, tramways, 3d city section, ballarat trams, tickets -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Altered Services, 29/07/1951 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat tramway services in July 1951.Newspaper clipping of July 1951, advertising altered tramway services, commencing Sun 28/7/1951 - details service frequency and View Point Services. exact date of cutting unknown - would appear to be a paid advertisement. Record updated and images added 21/8/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, timetables, services, sec -
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Ephemera - Ticket/s, Chicago . 1933 Exposition ticket - Wal Jack Collection, 1933
Entry ticket for a "A century of Progress, International Exposition Chicago", "Good for one admission to Fort Dearborn or Lama Temple" - No. E529376, 1933. Colours - orange, black, blue, (dark and light) and white. Rear - light green, Front - smooth finish. Rear - corrugated finish longitudinally.On rear in ink - "Ticket we used"trams, tramways, chicago, tickets, international exposition -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, NSWGT tram No. 751
A side and front elevation view from a reproduction of NSW Govt Printer photos of NSW Govt. tramways tram No. K 751. On rear is handwritten notes in ink concerning operation of brakes, where car kept and used in Sydney. Also Note where photo can be obtained. On the front elevation, the destination sigh has been hand colour red and green. "Government Printer NSW" inscribed in bottom left hand corner of both illustrations.Handwritten notes about the tram.trams, tramways, nsw, nswgt, k class trams -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Bus Services claimed to be unsatisfactory", c1950's
Yields information about Ballarat bus services to Waubra and issues.Newspaper clipping (undated) about bus services to country districts outside Ballarat in particular Waubra. Involves Trades and Labour Councils, City of Ballarat, and Transport Regulation Board. Mr. R. Emery ex RAN is mentioned. From The Courier? titled "Bus Services claimed to be unsatisfactory" Record updated and images added 21/8/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat rural bus services, waubra, transport regulations -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, ESCo 21
Yields information about the ESCo Sebastopol type electric trams and the streetscape in central Ballarat mid 1910's.Small clipping of ESCo tram No 21, arriving Grenville Street. Tram has the destination of City. Has 1920 in bottom rh corner. Cut from a magazine. Has photos of warehouse on rear, with horse drawn carts & motor vehicle. Sepia toned. Image re-scanned at high density 14-9-2013 and record checked. See also Reg item 5143 for another version of this image.1920 in pencil on right hand bottom cornertrams, tramways, sturt st, grenville st, sebastopol type, esco -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, Sydney and Melbourne trams
Tear out of a magazine - approx. quarto size of two sepia toned illustrations: Top: Railway Square Sydney - approx. 20 trams and horse drawn vehicles. Lower: Collins St. Melbourne, east, looking west from about Exhibition St. - has two cable trams and horse drawn vehicles. C1900? On rear has series of 5 ink drawings of Australian explorers, Sturt, Leichardt, Mitchell, Eyre and Burke - titled "Australian Explorers"trams, tramways, sydney railway sq., melbourne, cable trams -
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Ephemera, NSWG - Tramways Management Board, "Weekly Notice No. 12" - 12/3/1932, 10/03/1932 12:00:00 AM
NSW "Tramways Management Board", alias NSWGT Weekly Notice No. 12, dated 12/3/1932, pages 373 - 4040 (would have commenced with Weekly Notice No. 1) - 16pp, printed document. Describes in detail, traffic arrangements for St. Patricks Day 1932 and arrangements for opening of tramway across Sydney Harbour Bridge to Wynyard. Record images added 20/8/2013.On front cover "See page 400 also back"trams, tramways, nsw, sydney, st. patricks day, newcastle, wynyard -
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Map, H.P. Noordwal, "Official Route Map of the Los Angeles Railway", Jun. 1938
A (12 section) fold out map of street car (tram) and bus services for Los Angeles, dated June 1, 1938, showing all LAR (Los Angeles Railway) streetcar and coach (tram and bus) services, Pacific Electric lines within area, detailed "downtown" map, route descriptions and points of interest. Record images added 20/8/2013.Three terminus have been marked with pencil "X". On rear car, next to object number is a symbol looking like a "H & S" merged together.trams, tramways, los angeles, street cars, map -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, W.J.Wyse - photos, Colour Illustration of Hamburg, The Hague
Sheet with colour reproductions (each 7.8W X 5.8H ) of trams in Hamburg (V6 325 & trailer), The Hague (coupled PCC cars at Trekweg) & London (Ex East Ham car at Eltham). "Agfacolour Photos by W.J.Wyse"trams, tramways, trams, london, the hague, hamburg -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Courier, 8/3/1938, page 7/8, Mar. 1938
Page 7 and 8 of the Centenary issue of the Ballarat Courier. Page 7 - features In Retrospect, Highlights of Ballarat story (August to December), John Hollway & Sons (Radio Receivers). Page 8 - "Down Times Corridor" by Major General R.E.Williams (photo of VR loco) and an advertisement - "Boyd's" - drapers and outfitters. See also items 198, 199 and 200. Image scans added 14-9-2013 and record checked.trams, tramways, ballarat, centenaries, commerce -
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Magazine, Shennan Publishing & Publicity, "Special 12th Anniversary Issue" - Truck & Bus Transportation - July 1948, 1948
Yields information about Australian transport history, transport at the time of publication and the development of buses and the Ansett organisation.Large format 208 page , July 1948 issue of Truck and Bus Transportation with colour cover, fold out and advertisements, colour printing, articles on buses, trucks, cable trams, Australian Transport, personnel in industry, Ansett, executives - special 12 the anniversary issue. See photocopy of title and contents pages with item notes. Notes on Truck & Bus Transportation - Special Anniversary Issue - July 1948, with particular relevance to BTM Archives Advertisements: White Bus Co - similarity to the US PCC Tram - inside front cover Ansett's and Ansair - p131 AC buses - p162 Articles: Has Australia's Railways Reach the Doldrums? - p38 Modem Street Transit Authorities Announce Development Policy - p42 (includes photos of Sydney, Adelaide Glenelg H class, Bourke St, trams etc, being replaced by buses) These were the Events that made our Headlines (war years - photos included - p61 Riding the Rattlers behind Horses, Ropes and Billies - cable trams, horse and steam trams p66. - demise of Melbourne cable cars. Tracing the development of the Motor Bus in Aust. - p73. Australian Transport Administrations - whose , photos, responsibilities, liquid fuel control (petrol rationing), Australian Road Transport Associations, executives etc. - pl16 onwards Ansett organisation - p 1 72 onwards trams, tramways, trucks, buses, cable trams, road transport -
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Newspaper, Herald & Weekly Times Ltd, The Sun 17/4/1953, Apr. 1953
Yields information about Ballarat civic facilities and is history.Front and back page of "The Sun" Melbourne, Friday April 17, 1953. On page 2 has an articles re Ballarat : homes for aged, hospital, Civic hall, photos of horse trams (3 horses), Town Hall in background), 6 Ballarat Base Hospital Nurses. Front page - Melbourne Olympic Games - final decision by IOC and the Cold War.trams, tramways, horse trams, ballarat, melbourne olympic games, ballarat town hall -
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Newspaper, Beaumaris Horse Tram
Clipping from a newspaper or magazine with a photo of the Beaumaris - Sandringham horse tram - pulled by 3 horses, - summer photo Caption - one of three trams. Contributed by MRS C. Laurence 27 Charles St, St Kilda who was paid 10/6 - has item re construction of road from Nhill to Murrayville on rear of clipping. Scan updated 19-8-2013.trams, tramways, beaumaris horse tram, horse trams -
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Magazine, Traction Publications, Railways In Australia - Oct/Nov 1950, Nov. 1950
24 page magazine, publisher by Traction publication recording current event in Australia & New Zealand railways & tramways - with photos, advertisements, see list for contents. Railways in Australia The Magazine about Australian Trains, incorporating TRAM TRACKS, the Electric Traction Monthly Contents (Summary) Articles New Zealand Railways - Record Year - pl, 2 and 3 Diesel operation of South line is SAR plan - p2 Comrails plan big improvements - p3 New north line soon for NSWR? - p3 About Locomotives - QGR Garratt's, VR N class, R class, NSW 58, TGR diesels - p4 and 5 Holiday by Rail - C.Einsiedel - Vic and NSW Comparisons are Odious - An American View - PCC tram for MMTB - p9 More Fare increase - Sydney, Melbourne and elsewhere - p10 Operation 'Strike' - Melbourne Trams Handle Crowds - by KSK - p 1 2 and 13 (VR trains on strike) - very interesting. - has map of ~B including authorised lines. High Voltage ~ Electric Railway news - NSW, VR, Gippsland - p 14 Model Railways in Australia - p 1 8 and 19 The Mayfield Lines ( large garden 0 gauge model railway, by L.A. Clark, includes plan - p20 and 2 I.) Photographs NSW steam loco 5801 - pl TGR diesel railcars built by Comeng - p3 NSW 38's - p4 MMTB PCC tram 980 and interior view - p9 Photo of St Louis Car Co. B3 bogie used under PCC car - p10 Perth Trolley Bus - No. 41 - p 1 3 Advertisements McGills Newsagency - p2 John C. Beckett - photographer - p6 Meadmores model engineering Co. - p6 and p 14 WAGR institute magazine - p6 Wattle Park - p7 Australian Model Hobbies - SA - p 1 5 Traction Publications - p 1 5 The Main Hobby Depot - Melbourne - p 1 5 Railway Destination Rolls, LA Clark - pl 5 Model repairs - R.Pearson - p19 Hearn's Hobbies- p21 The Hobby Shop p21 Herbert Small - p21 Australia Railway Models - p22 Scale Model Railway Equipment - p23 Bames Tennis Centre - p23 Traction publications listings and books etc. - p24 - and where to purchase magazine. Amalgamated Blind and Tent Co. - p24 Other List of office bearers and general information for ARLHS Obituary for Maj Gen. A.C.Fewtrell Chief Civil Engineer for NSWGR Tramway news - Sydney King St. Closure, Wanganui system closure, Latrobe St. Melbourne, Melbourne VR trams, SEC trams purchasing maximum traction trams, Launceston, Hobart, Kalgoorlie - p I 1, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide - p I 5 Drawing of Adelaide H class trams - p 1 9 Club noticeboard, and Question box - on Outer circle Railway. Wad 25.11.95 Record images added 20/8/2013. trams, tramways, australian railways, new zealand railways, model railways, model tramways