Document - The Met design or style manual details the Corporate Identity to be used on all publications, and documents including logos, logotypes, symbols, standard lettering, and colour. Has a table of contents. The design manual is dated Nov 1984, just over one year after the creation of The Met - see reference. Parts 2, and 4 to 9 are missing insert pages.Demonstrates a Style Guide or Design Manual used by The Met in Melbourne.Document - multi ring binder green plastic covers, with approx 40 sheets, full colour, including table of contents.the met, design, style guide, logos, colour schemes

Document or book - 41 pages, clear plastic cover, black card cover, black comb binding, titled "Tram Attendants Unit - General Operational Manual and Procedures 2041"", providing training information to Customer Service Employees, or Tram Attendants or CSE's on duties, reporting, instructions, police assistance, behaviour, tickets, conduct. Includes a detailed table of contents which has been scanned.trams, tramways, yarra trams, training, customer service employees, cse, tram attendants, passengers, tram stops

Document or book - 96 pages, clear plastic cover, black card page, black wire bound titled "2012 Enterprise Agreement One - Operations", setting out the industrial agreement between Yarra Trams (KDR Victoria), the Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union, Tram and Bus division (RTBU), the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia (APESMA) and employees. Applicable from 2012 to June 2015. Covers application and operation, consultation and dispute resolution, type of employment and termination, wages and related matters, hours of work, leave and public holiday and other conditions. Has a table of contents.trams, tramways, yarra trams, unions, employment, agreements, rtbu, apesma

Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, centre stapled with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of Kevin Shea as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1183 "Met Lines" - printed in an A4 version. Notes Editor as Judi Lalor and writer Sandra McLaren. Chris Astridge Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway names only listed, not railway. .1 - March 1989 - 20 pages - Track gangs, graffiti, signalling, making recruitment videos, body building at Preston Workshops. .2 - June 1989 - 16 pages - Flinders St station cover theme - 16 pages - modifications to Z class tram lights to improve visibility at stops, payroll, Wattle Park rejuvenation project, Essendon Depot Soccer team, Ian Barkla on Puffing Billy. .3 - September 1989 - 20 pages - Show grounds theme - Met Planning, Metplan, Met Plan, Jolimont Rail Yards, Mill Park Light rail extension, photo of 2004, The Met shop, 60th anniversary of Camberwell tram depot, apprentice awards, Melbourne Stamp show 1989, Wattle Park, New billiard table at Malvern, recycling of W2 trams in to mobile Tramburgers - Jim Johnstone and Greg Hart - was going to franchise 60 trams cut in half. (See also Reg Item 406 for other background - also see Jim Johnson) .4 - December 1989 - 20 pages - Christmas theme cover - "On the buses", the Met Bus workshop, details the bus maintenance, bundy clocks - where they were maintained, size of the bus fleet and major depots. Festoon lighting at Flinders St station and retirement of Howard Smith - see image i5. For next year 1990 - see Reg Item 1185.trams, tramways, the met, mta, preston workshops, tramcars, repairs, wattle park, essendon depot, metplan, camberwell depot, postage stamps, post office, malvern depot, scrapped trams, w2 class, flinders st station, bundy clock, buses, tram 2004

Report or discussion paper, 76 pages printed on off white paper, with card cover, centre stapled, titled "MetPlan discussion Paper - Metropolitan Public Transport Industry Plan - October 1987". Prepared by Metropolitan Transit authority and Ministry of Transport, signed by the Kevin Shea as Managing Director the MTA. Has a summary of contents, table of contents, many figures and tables (see images 2 and 3). Looks at the current policies and objectives, Melbourne's urban development and public transport system, financial and staff picture, future public transport needs and planning the development of a future service. Gives details of book designers and printers on the last page. Second copy from donation of John Prideaux added 24-6-2016trams, tramways, metplan, minister for transport, public transport, the met, mta, melbourne

Report - 36 A4 pages + card covers, perfect bound, titled "Challenge Melbourne, issues in Metropolitan Planning for the 21st Century". Has a table of contents. Forward by John Thwaites - Minister for Planning and Peter Batchelor, Minister for Transport, produced by the Department of Infrastructure in 2000. Looks at the planning strategies for a future Melbourne including travel.trams, tramways, doi, melbourne, planning, transport

Report - approx. 84 pages - green card covers, green - comb binding, titled "West Trip - Western Transit Improvement Program - Working paper No. 1 - Background", prepared by Roger Gibbins of Econsult, 1/12/1988 for The Met. Has a table of contents. Outlines the characteristics of the study area, travel patters, scenarios for future development, existing public transport services.trams, tramways, the met, melbourne, public transport, planning

Book - spiral wire bound , clear plastic cover, green title sheet and card back, approx. 110 pages, black and white presentation giving examples of tram tickets along with notes on each system for Melbourne, Country Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand (11 systems) and Tourist tramways. Has a table of contents, introduction, an overview of the operators, list of Urban Transport Milestones During the Tramway Era for NZ and a story "Mystery Solved by Tram Ticket by Robert Pine as told by Jack McLean about a murder in London that was solved by a tram ticket found in the person's clothes. Rear page has purchase details of the book and CD, along with a contact address in Sydney. See Reg Item 5579 for the CD. Bob Merchant of the Sydney Tramway Museum advised 4/3/2021 that: Richard Peck, as Curator of Philately, Printing and Postal Technology, was responsible for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences acquiring major artefacts from the NSW Government Printing Office when it was forcibly closed by the government in 1989. In retirement Richard has researched the history of private bus routes before 1932 and government bus routes 1932-2021. He maintains a large database of all types of NSW transport tickets.trams, tramways, tickets, reports, melbourne, mmtb, stories

Book - spiral wire bound , clear plastic cover, green title sheet and card back, approx. 110 pages, black and white presentation giving examples of bus tickets along with notes on each system for Melbourne, Country Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand (11 systems) and Tourist tramways. Has a table of contents, introduction, a list of the operators (mainly Government), a list of Bus operators Associations and a list of bus publications by the author. Rear page has purchase details of the book and CD, along with a contact address in Sydney. See Reg Item 5579 for the CD. Bob Merchant of the Sydney Tramway Museum advised 4/3/2021 that: Richard Peck, as Curator of Philately, Printing and Postal Technology, was responsible for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences acquiring major artefacts from the NSW Government Printing Office when it was forcibly closed by the government in 1989. In retirement Richard has researched the history of private bus routes before 1932 and government bus routes 1932-2021. He maintains a large database of all types of NSW transport tickets.trams, tramways, tickets, reports, melbourne, buses

Booklet - "Drivers Instructions - nonrevenue road vehicles" The Met, issued by Road Vehicles & Mechanical Plan section, 198 Beavers Road, Northcote 3070. Provides instructions to drivers of The Met vehicles about the checks required to be undertaken, maintenance, records, accidents or breakdowns. Has a table of contents. Undated, based on phone numbers the late 1980s.Demonstrates a Met Publication regarding non-revenue vehicles.Booklet - A5 centre stapled 20 pages + card covers.the met, vehicles, instructions

Report -A4 bound with brown comb binder, 35 pages + fawn with clear plastic covers, titled "Proposed Huntingdale - Ferntree Gully Light Rail - Preliminary Feasibility Study", dated Dec. 1982. Has a Table of Contents - includes transport proposal, patronage estimates, existing bus services, service levels, costs, financial evaluation and Community Assessment (Cost - Benefit study), maps. Says more detailed work would be required. Not all sheets scannedtrams, tramways, huntingdale, ferntree gully, proposals, new tramways, passengers, surveys

Report - Foolscap about 40 pages, with card covers and a red binding strip titled - "An investigation into the adoption of automated procedures for the preparation of crew rosters and timetables", dated 8 Jan. 1973, by B. G. Cargill. Notes work in MTT Adelaide and Hungary. Has a table of Contents.In top right hand corner " Lees" in ink.trams, tramways, timetables, rosters, planning

.1 - Report Foolscap 6 typed pages, multiple diagrams and tables (some on heat sensitive paper) with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "Comparison between service requirements using two bogie trams and a mixed fleet of three bogie articulated trams and two bogie trams for Kew Depot routes", dated June 1965. Includes diagrams of passengers each hour for multiple stops. Concludes that crew and tram savings would be in excess of 20%. Report - Foolscap 6 typed pages, multiple diagrams and tables (some on heat sensitive paper) with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "East Preston depot routes - comparison between service requirements using two bogie trams and a mixed fleet of three bogie articulated trams and two bogie trams" Dated September 1965. Includes diagrams of passengers each hour for multiple stops. Concludes that for the East Preston route, a 20% saving in crews. Brunswick route would not applicable.In top left hand corner "Lees" in penciltrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, speed of services, articulated trams, surveys, east preston depot, kew depot

Report - A4, 58 pages + card coves with brown comb bound, titled "CBD Passenger Survey - August 1977". Has table of contents, tables, figures and notes on the cards. Provides origin and destination information on passengers entering the CBD. Conducted over a two week period using university students.Has "3-10-78" on inside front cover.trams, tramways, surveys, city of melbourne, passengers, mmtb

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red cloth binding, 3 pages plus graphs, tables and diagrams, titled "Staggering of Office Houses of State Public Services Effect on trams and buses" Dated June 1972 Signed D W Lees, Planning Engineer.trams, tramways, routes, passengers, planning, development, victorian government

Specification - tender document - approx. 90 pages + folded drawings + card covers (with one plastic sheet), black comb bound, titled "PTC Restoration of Heritage Trams - Specification Tender No. 95252" with table of contents. Prepared by Asia Pacific Rail for the Public Transport Corporation June 1995 for work on trams or general overhaul of trams S164, T180 and X217. Details the work to be tendered for, conditions, paintwork, electrical interior and exterior of the trams. Drawings, Rolling stock Standards, lists relevant drawings. Notes the input of the TMSV Work was not proceeded with. Not known if actual prices received.trams, tramways, restoration, tramcars, s class, t class, tmsv, x class, tenders, specification, ptc

Rennie Ellis was an Australian documentary photographer and a key figure in Australian visual culture. Grand Final breakfast 1982 depicts a cluttered table during a football Grand Final day breakfast. The messily covered tablecloth, as well as the appearance of alcohol at a morning event, displays the signature larrikin attitude and passion with which football events are undertaken in Australia. This work was shown in the 2017 Counihan Gallery exhibition Leather Poisoning, along with many other works by Ellis, capturing the nation’s love of the game. Donated by the Rennie Ellis Photographic Archive

Report - 108 pages + card cover, centre stapled, titled "Central Area Transport Study", produced by the Road Traffic Authority as part of the Central Area Transport Strategy (CATS), with a forward by the Minister for Transport Jim Kennan, has a table of contents, figures and tables. Provides a set of Action Plans, looks at future development areas around Melbourne, options, roads, tram and rail lines, cycle and pedestrians. Draft document. See Reg Item 1582 for a March 1991 version.Has pen marks high lighting various paragraphs.trams, tramways, public transport, melbourne, road transport, the met, minister for transport

Report - 60 pages clip bound with green card covers, titled "City of Camberwell - Community Transport Services Discussion Paper" with a covering letter to Ken Craven dated 30/5/1980 and a covering note back from a friend after reading the report. Report looks at transport in the City area, the problems, users, community use, alternatives, accessibility. Has maps, tables, table of contents and appendices.trams, tramways, public transport, camberwell, bus services, community

Report - 198 pages - perfect bound +card covers + fold out maps and charts, looks at the development of arterial roads in the various Melbourne regions, includes recommendations, funding, Punt Road, management. Has table of contents, diagrams and maps. Includes findings of the studies, issues with freight transport, improvement proposals. Little work on public transport as such. Title - "METRAS - Strategy Development Final Report M4 - Metropolitan Arterial Road Access Study - May 1986"has pen marks alongside some paragraphs or underneath headings in the recommendations section.trams, tramways, public transport, road transport, minister for transport

Report - 26 pages, stapled within textured card covers and cloth binding strip, titled "Metropolitan Transportation Study - Travel in Melbourne - A summary of the Consultants Report - Metropolitan Transportation Committee 1966". Provides a summary of the data provided by the traffic consultants - Wilbur Smith and Associates and Len T Frazer and Associates, late in 1963, looking a travel patterns in Melbourne. Includes public transport, goods movement, models economics, trip generation and general family stats. Has a table of contents and figures.trams, tramways, public transport, road transport, metropolitan transport committee, melbourne

Report - 88 pages - perfect bound +card covers + fold out map, looks at the development of arterial roads in the various Melbourne regions, includes recommendations and road, management. Has table of contents, diagrams and maps. Includes findings of the studies, issues with freight transport, improvement proposals. Little work on public transport as such. Title "Metropolitan Arterial Road Access Study, April 1987 - Melbourne's Arterial Road Strategy the next 10 years - METRAS" - Has foreword signed off by Tom Roper, Minister for Transport. Report M6trams, tramways, public transport, road transport, minister for transport

Report - 152 pages + light card brown covers, bound with plastic pin binding, "Towards the Maximisation of Transport Opportunities in Region 14", dated July 1978, Author Bernard McNamara, looking at transport in the Shire of Eltham, Cities of Heidelberg and Northcote. Looks at factors affecting public transport, existing services, problems, possible solutions, initiatives and recommended actions. Includes a table of contents, maps, appendices.On top front cover "Copy for AETA Victorian Division"trams, tramways, public transport, northcote, minister for transport

Reports - "Transport Plan 1978 for Victoria" Draft for Community Discussion - Released December 1978. .1 - Vol 1 - "The Strategy" - 48 pages, comb bound with green card coves. Looks at issues and policies in general, metro and non metro, transport policies and basic strategy. .2 - Vol 2 - "The five year plan" - 52 pages, comb bound with manila card covers with two fold out plans, looking at funding, a work program, projects and a bibliography for the three volumes. .3 - Vol 3 - "Basic Transport Data" - 108 pages, comb bound with blue card covers, with many tables and figures, looking at various demographics, metrics, including historical background, transport administration, existing transport system, travel characteristics and forecasts.trams, tramways, public transport, road transport, melbourne

Wire bound report, clear plastic covers, approx. 200 pages with many folded A3 sheets, titled "Hawthorn and Malvern Tram Depots - Conservation Report", providing details of the history, physical condition, comparative analysis and assessment of significance of Malvern and Hawthorn Tram Depots. Prepared by Allom Lovell &Associates in December 1990 for the Public Transport Corporation. Has a Table of Contents, with appendices including The Burra Charter, List of works to the depots, list of tram depots in Melbourne, submission to Historic Buildings Council, , includes some 114 drawings, figures and photographs - black and white, Bibliography. See Reg Item 2729 for "Comment on the Proposed Redevelopment and Heritage Strategy" for the depot redeveloper, Nov. 1999 and Reg Items 5318 and 5937 for other relevant documents.trams, tramways, malvern depot, hawthorn depot, conservation planning, public transport corporation, ptc

Report - blue Rexene cloth heavy card covers, dark blue glued end sheets, fully sewn bound, with some 9 sections, with many sheets folded and appropriate paper spacing allowed for in the binding. Report titled "MMTB The ALL-ELECTRIC TRAMCAR" with MMTB logo in gold block on front cover and on the side of the report. About 150 pages. Report prepared by Frank R. Kirby Chief Engineer, December 1961. Has a table of Contents, Appendices, figures, tables and photographs. Report looks at the development of All Electric Tramcars in Europe and North America, the cost of maintenance of Melbourne's trams, operating costs, conductors, seated conductors, passenger handling, reliability, speeds, maintenance and capital costs.Has a lable on the first page, "Plan & EPA Library M0036918", Front cover stamped in red "Secretary's Files"trams, tramways, mmtb, pcc, germany, europe, all electric trams, prototype tramcar

Report - titled "Report of the Street Works Co-ordination Committee", includes a table of contents and drawings of street cross-sections. Details the committee members, meetings, terms of reference, suggested legislation, summary of conclusions and recommendations, including previous reports and conference and typical cross sections. Dated 1966, for presentation to the then premier Mr Hamer. Looks at the co-ordination road works by authorities including the tramways.Yields information about an investigation into co-ordination of tram track and other road works.Report - approx 50 pages - side stapled, card covers, cloth side binding."KCP Designing Engineer attended some later meetings"tramways, mmtb, tram tracks, parliament, road works

Hard bound book, 172 pages, including end covers, 10 sections, title "Mind the Curve", with subtitle "A history of the Cable Trams", stitch bound to hard red Rexene covers with gold block title on the spine only. Dust cover has the title, author, drawing of Bourke St and details of the book and author on the returns. Written by John D Keating, published by the Melbourne University Press in 1970. Has index, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of illustrations and references Looks at the establishment, construction, operation and demise of the cable tram system in Melbourne. Provides location details of the engines houses, tramcars, ticketing, management, politics, the Northcote line and the workers. 2nd copy added from the collection of Colin Jones - title page signed by John Keating - see image i5/trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, horse trams

Reprint of a paper presented at a Technical Conference of the Institution of Engineers Australia, titled "W(h)ither Electric Traction? "A Philosophical Appraisal"", five pages (print on one side only) and then stapled within a printed cover. Written by Chris Steele and Roger Wheaton. Looks at the history of electric traction, its uses and applications to Adelaide. Has tables for 1965 and 1986. No conference or publication date shown on document.On front cover in ink "4J33" and "with my compliments Chris Steele"trams, tramways, transportation, planning, adelaide, technical paper

Report titled "Melbourne Transportation Study - The Transportation Plan - Volume 3", presented in a black vinyl covered slip case, paper cover, bound, sewn with end papers, fold out maps, 74 pages. Each sheet within the report has rounded edges. Contained within a printed cardboard packing case. Includes many tables, graphs, charts and coloured sheets. Report prepared by The Metropolitan Transportation Committee - 1969, looking at the planning of all forms of transport for Melbourne with a timeframe of 1985. Chaired by Vernon Wilcox, Minister of Transport. Included Robert Risson - Chairman of MMTB. Set the basis for a very extensive freeway system that was only partly followed. Includes trams, trains (city loop), buses, parking, travel and population predictions, costs and implementation.Has numerous AETA stamps throughout the book. Inside front cover and on packing case "A12" in red ink.trams, tramways, melbourne, road transport, tramways, railways, public transport, transportation plan