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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, The Met, "Traffic Wages - Rates of Pay", 1979 and 1984
Instruction - two foolscap sheets - titled "Traffic Wages - Rates of Pay", listing rates the various components of the pay, including weekly and hourly rates for Tram and Bus conductors, tram drivers, bus drivers two man and bus drivers one many. Gives details of service increments and how paid hours are calculated. Sheet 1 dated 4/11/1979 and sheet 2 - 1/7/1984.trams, tramways, mmtb, mta, wages, payroll, conductors, drivers, buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Argus, "Geelong Leads - its the first city of buses", 22/02/1956 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Argus, 22/2/1956, titled "Geelong Leads - its the first city of buses", with a photo of Geelong 17 and lady passengers boarding a Benders bus. Quotes Mr. Norm Bender (Benders Busways) and Cr. H. R. Fidge, Mayor of Geelong about the bus services to be offered, frequency and bus stops. Ticket sellers as bus stops. Also has a item on a Geelong floral roundabout, which shows the tram line running through it. Item was contained within the back cover of Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. On the rear of the cutting is a letter about a "Reckless" tram driver in Melbourne and a comment about women drivers. geelong, closure, buses, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, mid to Late 1965
Set of seven Black and white photographs of the arrangements and work for the track reconstruction at the intersection of Hoddle St/Punt Rd and Bridge Road Richmond late 1965. On Kodak paper. 1420.1 - Bridge Road looking east at River St. crossover (Hawthorn bridge in distant background). Tram-bus connection at a weekend. Note driver's uniform. Conductor walking to bus with passengers. Conductors often worked through on the bus and next tram at this time to save crews. 1420.2 - Bridge Road at Punt Rd and Hoddle St. intersection looking north west. Reconstruction of curves. Would probably be a Sunday given that new rails are in situ. 1420.3 - Ditto - looking south east 1420.4 - looking south east 1420.5 - looking east - replacement bus service passing with old cable winding house in the background. Concrete being placed. 1420.6 - Wellington Parade at Simpson St. crossover looking east. Bus-tram connection. Bus 542 and tram 966 (Kew Depot) 1420.7 - ditto - bus 570 and tram 850 (Camberwell). See P.Winspur note - see data sheet for Reg. item 1418.trams, tramways, bridge road, tram - bus connections, trackwork, mmtb, tram 939, tram 966, tram 850 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), 1950's
Black and white print of MMTB Bus No. 439 - at Port Melbourne, front view -with many other buses in the background. Photo from the PTC Historic Photo collection with copyright stamp on rear - H153. Note the "12" in the front window is a registration sticker expiry date.trams, tramways, mmtb, port melbourne, buses, aec, tram 439 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Set of 29 MMTB 50c tickets, 1978 - 1979
Set of 29 MMTB 50c tickets, printed on off white paper, with a light green background, details printed with black ink, some different styles, with the bus number, date and bus type written in ink on the back of the ticket. Used between 1978 and 1979.trams, tramways, mmtb, buses, tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "First and last trams and buses", Feb. 1948
Provides details of trams services on Sunday morning from termini, first and last services from major points, depots, for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Gives details of all-night services and connections. Also details fares. Notes shoppers should travel between 9.30 and 4pm for comfort, Wattle Park Chalet and Family Excursion tickets.Demonstrates the provision of information about Melbourne tram services.Sheet of paper, printed both sides, folded 3 x 3 sections to give a guide to Melbourne Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last trams and buses and all-night and Sunday Morning services. Dated Feb. 1948.melbourne, tram and bus services, mmtb, buses, trams, routes, timetables, all night services -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Problem Stops", 12/04/1973 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cutting from The Courier, 12/4/1973, titled "Problem Stops", with three photos of bus stops - Sturt St, Darling St and Drummond St, advised by a representative from Davis Buses, but does not say to who. Gives many examples of the issues.Has date written 12/April/73 on item.buses, bus stops, davis bus lines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - TOWN HALL, BENDIGO
Postcard, black and white: Image shows Town Hall, Bendigo, bus in foreground RH side. 'Competitions' sign on side of Hall. Buses parked along kerb in background in Hargreaves Street. On bottom ' The Rose Series, P 2863, Town Hall, Bendigo, Vic.Rose Series/Rose Stereograph Co., Armadale, Victoriabendigo, buildings, town hall, town hall, bendigo, competitions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Parliamentary accounts committee - The Secretary of the Board (MMTB), Mr. W. O. Strangward, Dec. 1926
Report - duplicated - 4 foolscap sheets pinned with a brass clip in the top left hand corner, titled "Parliamentary accounts committee - The Secretary of the Board (MMTB), Mr. W. O. Strangward examined on 15 December 1926", detailing a response to Question 20, about the operation of private buses and their financial situation. The report looks at 10 bus companies. and has a table comparing private owned bus lines compared to the MMTB's and their performance.trams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Reg Robinson, 24/12/1938 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of a group photo, Christmas eve, 1938 at Nicholson St. cable tram depot, Melbourne. 27 people standing in front of a cable tram at an entry to the depot. Mr. Les Denmead in bus drivers uniform in left hand end of the front row. 1869.1 - original photograph, damaged, stippled finished. 1869.2 - copy photograph, of possibly another print. Keith Kings who made the copy photograph, on the rear of the copy photo says "Copy from a photo by Mr. Reg. Robinson with his permission."1869.1 - On rear in black ink "L.J. Denmead, front row, 1st on left bus drivers uniform" in Mr. Denmead's handwriting. In top left hand corner, in very faint pencil "1938 Nicholson Xmas Eve". 1869.2 - On rear in blue ink "M. & M. T. B. / Group photo of some Bus crews, cable tram personal and staff at Nicholson St. Depot, 1938. Mr. L. J. Denmead in front row on left." "Copy from a photo by Mr. Reg. Robinson with his permission." Stamped in top right hand corner, in blue ink, "K.S. Kings No. 8/ -20 Copyright reserved" Number in blue black ink. Has stamped on black ink on back of paper "11 197A" and "32.6.70". - assume paper manufacturers marks. Date paper at June 1970? trams, tramways, mmtb, nicholson st., cable trams, staff photo -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Lecture Notes, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Notes on Transport", late 1930's
Lecture Notes - 7 carbon copies (poor) on foolscap sheet, titled "Notes on Transport" providing details. World cities that control transport entirely (London, Berlin, Sydney and Adelaide). The MMTB Act (20 years ago), its formation position in transport management in Melbourne, bus service history in Melbourne and poor performance, granting of bus licences, issues with this, Melbourne Brighton bus company, MMTB bus operations. The need for the MMTB to do road maintenance, annual payments for road works, Fire Brigade etc and fare concessions. Notes the VR get reimbursed for blind and incapacitated soldiers. Two copies heldtrams, tramways, berlin, adelaide, london, sydney, buses, bus services, concession fares, bus competition, melbourne brighton bus -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car), Kodak
Large group of men emerging from a Ford bus, registration number JP-601, circa 1949police vehicles; transport branch; wireless patrol; motor police branch; motor traffic section; ford bus -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Buses are too full to stop, 4/08/2014 12:00:00 AM
Transdev scrapped 5 bus services in July and 2 routes were shortened and had frequencies changed.Transdev scrapped 5 bus services in July and 2 routes were shortened and had frequencies changed.Transdev scrapped 5 bus services in July and 2 routes were shortened and had frequencies changed.bus services, public transport -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Correspondence, Brockell Family, 22/06/1999
Letter from Lucy Courtney to Frances Warren regarding the Brockell family and the Vermont - Mitcham bus service.bus services, brockell, tom, willis, jim, willis charles l, brockell, owen, courtney, lucy, mitcham-vermont bus service, willis and brockell bus service, willis bus service, warren, frances -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, All aboard for friendship, 1991
Georgie's Bus, a place for young people to relax after school staffed by Nunawading Council Youth Project.Georgie's Bus, a place for young people to relax after school staffed by Nunawading Council Youth Project.Georgie's Bus, a place for young people to relax after school staffed by Nunawading Council Youth Project.youth, nunawading council youth project, childs, diane, williams, marree, duffield, bill, georgie's bus -
St Patrick's Old Collegians Association (SPOCA)
Photograph - Students, 1920s
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Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Set of 19 + 1 pre-decimal or imperial tram tickets, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB)
Set of tickets - 1940s All numbers in black 1 - 1d - pale green - 003159- Stamina trousers advert on rear. 2 - 2d - pale green part faded - 625747 - with Ball & Welch advert on rear 3 - 2d City Section - 076958 - with City Section in red, and a Bushell's Coffee advert on rear 4 - 2d City Section - green, 444876 - with City Section in red & Stamina trousers advert on rear. 5 - 3d - orange - 604982 with a Bushell's Tea advert on rear 6 - 4d - fawn - 149010 & 717508 - one with a Roger David Advert and NSW Mont de Piete - deposit and investment co. 7 - 4d - fawn City Section - 338554 and 790608 - with City Section in red & Stamina trousers advert on rear. 8 - 5d - red & purple - 560387 & 967660 - Stamina trousers advert on rear. 9 - 5d - City Section - red with red print 089663 - Stamina trousers advert on rear. 10 - 6d - set of 3 - different size number and different size paper - 518108, 538561 and 0088467. All off white paper with oranage print - two with Stamina adverts and the 3rd with a Royal Victoroa Institute for the blind. 11 - 7d - green print on off-white paper - 802374 - Stamina trousers advert on rear. 12 - 7d - orange 811920 - Stamina trousers advert on rear. 13 - 8d - purple on off white paper 410187, with Bushells coffee advert 14 - 9d - off white paper - 391972 - no advert on rear. 15 - 1/- brown 036485 - small size, not advert on rear.Demonstrates tickets used by the MMTB Set of 19 + 1 tram/bus tickets - paper flimsy - various colours and denominations, with advertising on the rear.tramways, tickets, mmtb, bushells, stamina trousers, roger david, ball & welch -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), mid 1940's
Black and white print of MMTB Bus No. 365 - Leyland OPS1, Leyland chassis, body by Preston Workshops. Showing route 65, bus is unregistered, indicating that it may have just been built. Photo from the PTC Historic Photo collection with copyright stamp on rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, buses, route 65, tram 365 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ARTICLE: LONDON DOUBLE DECKER BUS IN BENDIGO
Article re London double-decker bus in Bendigo owned by Messrs Robert Gay and Martin Bell; mention of history of the omnibus service in London and design of various buses over time; information about its use in Bendigo - passengers carried in 5 months (year??).document -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Auxiliary Destination Board - Black Rock - Beaumaris, Victorian Railways (VR)
Used as a destination or auxiliary board on Sandringham trams and buses that operated from the Sandringham railway station tram/bus depot. Tram and bus services were operated by the Victorian Railways. Has been lettered on one side for Black Rock and the other Beaumaris.Demonstrates destination signs used by the Victorian Railways on their Sandringham services.Sign - plywood - 3 ply with a rebated timber section at the top of the sign, painted black with white letters. Two copies held.sandringham, vr trams, vr buses, signs, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Lecture Notes, Keith Kings, "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the Wheel turned full circle?", 30/04/2002 12:00:00 AM
Printed report or address or lecture - 10 pages titled "The Privatisation of Melbourne's Public Transport - Has the Wheel turned full circle?" by Keith Kings for the 2nd annual RMIT Sir Robert Risson Memorial Lecture 30 April 2002. The address looks at the history of Melbourne's transport, railways, buses, tramways and tramway buses, cable trams, formation and dismantling of the PTC, ticket machines, road traffic, bus industry consolidation, privatisation of transport in Melbourne.trams, tramways, melbourne, privatisation, buses, public transport, ptc -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report on cost comparisons of transport modes - Ballarat, 1932
The document looks at the costs of operating trams including reconstruction, trolley-buses, and petrol buses in Ballarat. Dated 7/10/1932. Considers the costs of tramway reconstruction - the minimal work needed (88500 pounds), current ESCo traffic expenses and income, cost of a trolley bus system including 25 buses and road pavement (100,450 pounds) and 25 petrol buses including costs of scrapping the existing per way and overhead (64,450 pounds). Concluded that reinstatement of the system along the lines of that of Bendigo was the best option. Includes costs and revenue predictions.Demonstrates a document prepared in 1932 to consider the future of the Ballarat Tramway system.Nine pages of a carbon copy document - first page missing. tramcars, tramways, costs, ballarat, trolley buses, buses, track reconstruction, operations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Information sheet on Buses to No 529 - all technical details", c1950
Dyeline print of a list titled "Information sheet on Buses to No 529 - all technical details", marked as drawing R6386. lists general details, body, engine and chassis. Includes Austerity buses. Drawing undated - c1950. Drawing scanned in four sections - has not been joined up.Has drawing title and drawing number on outside when folded.trams, tramways, buses, mmtb, lists, specification -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, The Met, "Customer Bulletin - Queens Birthday Public Holiday", Jun. 1997
Notice or Timetable notice - laminated A4 sheet - "Customer Bulletin - Queens Birthday Public Holiday", issued by Met Bus, that all bus routes except route 600 will operate to the Sunday timetable on Monday 9/6/1997. Has second The Met logos and contact details.trams, tramways, buses, notices and information, timetables, events, queens birthday -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Leisure object - Cardboard Model, Ministry of Transport, mid 1970's?
Cardboard, punched out, folding model bus - VicRail (VR) Silver Train No. 1M, gives specification details on the base of the model. Probably produced by the Ministry of Transport mid 1970's. See also Reg Items 381 and 382 for a Z class tram and a MMTB bus.trams, tramways, models, railway vehicle manufacture, railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "90th Special Tour", 15/02/1985 12:00:00 AM
Tour Notes - Single A4 sheet duplicated, prepared by Keith Kings 15/2/1985 for the TMSV 90th tour to Comeng factory on 15/2/1985 to Dandenong to inspect construction of new trams. Using bus 850. Gives details of the tour and the bus being used.trams, tramways, b class, comeng, new trams, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newsletter, The Met, "Operations Newsletter", 1986
Titled "Operations Newsletter" for the Tram and Bus division of Metropolitan Transit - The Met. Both Signed by Gordon Anderson .1 - No. 1 August 1986 - organisational changes, current activities, articulated buses, technological changes, papal visit. .2 - No. 2 November 1986 - organisational review, buses, Domain Road, Interchange, Papal Visit, track telephones, AVM, and other change projects. See item 7431 for the shuttle bus tickets.Yields information about The Met Operations during 1986.Set of two newsletters, printed on yellow A4 sheets.trams, tramways, operations, the met, metropolitan transit, buses, domain interchange, avm, papal visit -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Battle of the transport policies, 16/09/1992 12:00:00 AM
Both A.L.P. and Liberal politicians spreading the word about their newly launched transport policies.Both A.L.P. and Liberal politicians spreading the word about their newly launched transport policies. The model for the new Nunawading Station was unveiled (using ultra-modern Travel Safe Station). Both stations will be monitored by closed circuit T.V., open booking counter which will mean improved supervision by staff. The Liberal Party said it had been part of their policy since 1988 to upgrade stations to be more convenient. Also to make P.T.S. affordable, reliable and safe. To encourage people back on to the system initiatives - free tram travel in C.B.D. and introduction of all-night bus services.Both A.L.P. and Liberal politicians spreading the word about their newly launched transport policies. railways, mitcham railway station, kirner, joan, spyker, peter, harrowfield, john, pescott, roger, nunawading railway station, travel safe stations -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Bring Back Our 286, 1/09/2014 12:00:00 AM
Residents are mounting pressure for Bus Route 286 from Box Hill to The Pines Shopping Centre to be re-instated.Residents are mounting pressure for Bus Route 286 from Box Hill to The Pines Shopping Centre to be re-instated.Residents are mounting pressure for Bus Route 286 from Box Hill to The Pines Shopping Centre to be re-instated.transport, bus services -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Black and White Photograph, Kathleen Carroll and Margaret Anthony at Maroondah Dam, c1952
This photograph was probably taken by Francie Anthony, Margaret's sister.Good friends Kathleen and Margaret Anthony enjoying a picnic at Maroondah Dam. They travelled by bus with the Christopher Touring Club.kathleen carroll, margaret anthony, moroondah dam, christopher