.1 - Magazine - A4 - 20 pages including light card covers, full colour, centre stapled titled "Newsline - 2008 New Year Edition", published by the RTBU - Rail Tram and Bus Union Christmas 2007. Contains reports from Union officials including Phil Altieri Assistant Secretary , Lou DiGregorio - Secretary and Doug Brady, President of the Tram and Bus division. Gives contact details. Photos supplied by Yarra Trams and Metlink. Has adverts for Southern Cross Station, Slater & Gordon, Consultum financial advisors, Members Equity bank, Connex, VLine, Metlink, RTBU Holiday units, Mainco, Transport Health Fund, Retired Railway Employees Association of Vic and Retired Tramway Employees Association of Vic. - President Joyce Spark, Secretary Dot Micallef, Yarra trams, Austral Credit Union and a services directory. For Calendar see Reg Item 1182. .2 - as above - 2007 edition, with additional Officers reporting. Has front cover photo of the Siemens 100 years of trams on the front cover, and a poster for the event on the inside front cover. On page 14, has a photo of retired trammies at Essendon Depot during the 100 years celebrations. Has adverts in addition to above for Australian Super, Safeworking solutions (Rail Safety).trams, tramways, yarra trams, rtbu, unions, essendon, 100 years of electric trams

Photograph of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Sts featuring the Flinders St Station building - c1926?? features a very busy intersection cable trams (No. 17 west bound in Flinders St), tram 160 north bound in Swanston, two W class trams, other cable trams, many motor cars, horse drawn vehicles, cyclist and pedestrians. Note the standing zone in Flinders St. In photo are Young and Jacksons Hotel, Bacchus Marsh Concentrated Milk table cream, and numerous signs on the railway station. See Reg Item 5272 for the photo on a Greetings Card and 103 for a framed photographic print.Yields information about the intersection of Flinders and Swanston St c1926 - after the conversion of Swanston St.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Two copies held.Has "1926 Brimson VicRail" in ink along lower edge on rear and "H4505" in the middle of the print back.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, cable trams, flinders st station

Drawing shows the power supply arrangement to the overhead for the VR St Kilda Brighton tramway, including Elwood depot and substation. Has been marked up for removal of the line south of Elwood Depot to Brighton and Dickens St crossover. Shows the isolating and paralleling switches and their pole numbers. Not known when the original drawing was prepared. The tramway or electric street raikway operated from 1906 to 1959, the section south of Elwood depot closing in two stages during 1956. See reference for history of the line.Yields information about the power supply arrangements for the St Kilda Brighton tramway.Drawing dyeline print and hand coloured with a cloth back sheet with two punch holes on the left hand side to enable filing.Has numerous pencil inscriptions that updated the drawing to c1957 and a "Cancelled" stamp in the bottom right hand corner.tramways, vr, victorian railways, power supply, electrical switching, electrical engineering, st kilda brighton tramway, elwood depot

Rose Series postcard No. P 10147, titled "A delightful view across the River Yarra, Melbourne" showing a view from the south bank of the Yarra across to Flinders St station, the signal gantries at the west end of the platforms, the station buildings and some of the other buildings on the skyline. A St Kilda bound dog box (swing door) set is in platform 10 awaiting departure.Yields information Flinders St station from the south side of the river.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.flinders st station, signals, yarra river, railways, electric trains

Submission from Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) dated Jan. 1990 about public transport options to Victoria Harbour, Melbourne docklands. Gives options for extension of Flinders St (tram route 48) or Collins St. Includes notes on La Trobe and Bourke St routes and suggestions re the Webb Dock railway line, ferries, monorails, and car parking. Signed by Ken Craven. Includes two diagrams.Yields information about the AETA's work and a 1990 submission re Victoria Harbour Docklands.Photocopy of a 5 page A4 document, was stapled in top left hand cornertramways, trams, aeta, docklands, new tramways, submissions, victoria harbour

In 1991, the Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) produced 7 different options to provide public transport to the Doncaster area. See reference for background to the proposals. Six of the seven options have been found and collected. Each option provides a summary, costing based in a scope of works. The Options were: 1 - Light Rail to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Eastern Freeway/Doncaster Road 2 - Light rail to Mitcham Road/Springvale Road 3 - High-performance train to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Victoria Park station Eastern Freeway/Doncaster Road 4 - Heavy rail to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Eastern Freeway to Bulleen Road and underground to Shoppingtown 5 - Heavy Rail to Blackburn Road/George St East Doncaster 7 - Extension of the Camberwell Tram (72) along Burke Road from Cotham Road to Doncaster Road. Out of all the studies, nothing happened.Yields information about the early 1990s proposal to provide public transport to the Doncaster area.Set of 6 reports or options printed on A4 paper, stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, aeta, new tramways, doncaster, railways, light rail

Set of 11 colour slides of PCC car 1041 taken during its early operations around Melbourne. Where the slide has a printed date, it is listed. 1 - Collins St, between Elizabeth St and Swanston St, route 47, Depot - Sept. 1973 2 - Batman Ave in Swanston St, route 15, with W2 383 alongside - Sept. 1973 3 - Elizabeth St terminus with Flinders St station in the background - route 19, North Coburg - Sept. 1973 4 - Arriving Batman Ave terminus, route 70, - Sept. 1973 5 - ditto 6 - Bourke St Mall, route 96 East Brunswick - during a trial closure of Bourke St between Elizabeth Street and Swanston Street , given the seats outside Buckley's store - Nov. 1973 7 - Night photo - TMSV slide - MP166 8 - turning from Glenferrie Road into High St - route 6 Glen Iris - a very tight turn - TMSV slide 9 - Wattle Park terminus, route 70 - 1974 10 - Flinders St -route 74 near William St with the railway viaduct in the background. 1974 11 - Interior photo - Ron Scholten - 1973Yields information about PCC car 1041, a prototype all electric tramcarSet of 11 Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mounts.tramways, pcc class, tram 1041, collins st, elizabeth st, batman ave, st kilda rd., glenferrie road, wattle park, flinders st, interior, bourke st, route 19, route 70, route 74, route 15, route 47, w2 class, tram 383, route 6, route 96, trams

Printed - 10 page foolscap, stapled on left hand side, 2 sections, Victorian State Parliamentary Report titled "Report - The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways on the Proposed Suburban Electric Tramways (Camberwell, Hawthorn, Richmond and Melbourne)"", together with minutes of evidence, dated 20 December 1912. Background, the existing Hawthorn Horse Tramway, acquisition of the horse tramway, area served by the proposed tramways, costs, possible loss, views of the committee, railway commissioners, conclusion, vote for and against, future of Melbourne tramways in general.trams, tramways, tramways, htt, camberwell, hawthorn, richmond

Reproduction of a Victorian Railways 3d St Kilda Brighton electric tramway ticket for use on a Australian Railway Historical Society tour (ARHS) 15/7/1994 to inspect the closed system using two MMTB buses, Mk 3 No.592 and Mk 6 No. 759. On the lower edge is ticket number "12443"..trams, tramways, arhs, tours, st kilda brighton, tram 171

Presentation folder of five stamps, 41c, to celebrate the launch of series of "Australian Historic Tramways" 11 October 1989 by Australia Post. Features a photograph of Hobart Electric trams on the inside cover, with the five stamps behind a plastic sheet. On the front is a photo of Railway Square Sydney, the rear cover has a description of the trams and of Australian tramways. Five stamps, all 41c: Adelaide Horse Tram Sydney Steam Tram Melbourne Cable Tram Hobart electric Tram Brisbane Electric Tram. See also Reg Item 471 to 474 for other examples and associated materials and 510 for a Poster. Second copy from donation of Shirley Ramsay, Hawthorn Historical Society added 15-1-2018. See Reg Item 4701 for a set of five blocks (4 stamps) of each.trams, tramways, stamps, australia post, cable trams, horse trams

The article and photo report on the poor condition of roads in particular Hayden's Road and the former, short lived Victorian Railways Beaumaris - Black Rock tram line. Has two photos showing the road condition. The second photo shows sleepers from the former tram line and a badly worn road surface that had been placed on top. The item by a staff reporter likens the road to wartime battle fields. The tram line rails were lifted or removed during 1939 - see page 35 of The Brighton Electric Line.Yields information about the road condition in the Beaumaris area in 1955.Newspaper clipping titled - "Seaside tracks are "roads"" - Melbourne Herald 12/11/1955"Melb "Herald" Sat 12 Nov 1955"trams, tramways, vr trams, track maintenance, tram tracks, beaumaris

Photo and caption reports on the cutting back of the St Kilda - Brighton tram line to Elwood depot on 1/7/1957. Photo shows Victorian Railways tram No. 35 at St Kilda Railway station with the privately operated bus behind. The service was operated by the Brighton St Kilda Bus Lines Pty Ltd. using some half-cab buses. The service to Elwood depot was replaced by buses on 1/3/1959 See item 7195 for a print of the actual photo.Yields information about replacement of trams on the St Kilda Brighton line by buses in July 1957. Newspaper clipping titled - "Bus takes Over as Tram Route Shortened" - The Age 2/7/1957"Age" Tu 2 July 1957 p16trams, tramways, vr trams, brighton - st kilda bus lines, st kilda brighton electric tramway, closure, buses, bus replacement

Photo, from The Age used in item 7194 reporting on the closure of the St Kilda - Brighton tramway from Elwood depot to Middle Brighton on 1/7/1957. Photo shows Victorian Railways tram No. 35 at St Kilda Railway station with the privately operated bus behind. The service was operated by the Eastern Suburbs Omnibus Service using some half-cab buses. The bus is a Leyland OPS4 built in 1950 and subsequently sold to Eastern Suburbs Omnibus service in 1957. Was it on hire to the Brighton bus company? Yields information about replacement of trams on the St Kilda Brighton line by buses in July 1957. Photograph - St Kilda Station - tram 35 and half cab bus - has "The Age" stamp on the rear.Has notes on rear in pencil - see context.trams, tramways, vr trams, st kilda brighton electric tramway, closure, buses, bus replacement, eastern surburbs omnibus

Image from CD (Compact Diskette for use in computers) - see Reg Item 135. Image titled "St Kilda 1" on CD, of looking west over St Kilda Junction from Prahran. Has St Kilda tramway Jtn (St Kilda Road, Fitzroy St, Barkly St, Brighton Road, Wellington St and Punt Road in the photograph, along with St Kilda Railway Station and the "Junction Oval". No trams visible in photograph. Late 1920's or early 1930's - all tram tracks electric.trams, tramways, st kilda junction, st kilda railway station, fitzroy st, brighton rd

Magazine - 28 pages - "Transit Australia - May 1996", celebrating 50 years of publication with gold cover and some gold printing inside. Has an article on the history of Transit Australia, commencing with Tram Tracks in 1946, Electric Traction and then to Transit Australia. Lists the various editors, publishing methods and other key changes. Has features on the way we have changed (historical photographs), Sydney City Rail timetable review, Adelaide bus contracts, Gold Coast railway, Melbourne Grand Prix and news items from around Australia. Scanned pdf copy of cover and article on the Grand Prix added 28/9/17trams, tramways, tramways, 50th anniversary, transit australia, grand prix

Foolscap Manila Folder titled "PCM Tram Equipment" with the following papers secured with an Arnos binder. Many of the documents seem to have been copied onto heat sensitive paper. Have tissue paper separating them. 1. Wiring Diagram - GE PCM Control Equipment - R4284B. 2. Westinghouse - Load test on Repair Railway Motors 3. Letter to Chief Engineer MMTB from Australian General Electric - 23/7/1935 - re delivery of 15 cases of PCM Equipment by ship and attaching drawings. 4. Drawings and maintenance notes for above - includes field shunts, magnet valves, cases, 5. GE Specification Ry-5313 - General Electric PCM Control for 4-40HP 600Volt Motors with Shunted FieldsOn rear cover in ink "To Norm Cross"trams, tramways, electro pneumatic, pcm, controllers, general electric, mmtb, tramcars

Australian Railway Enthusiast Magazine - March 1990, colour front cover containing an article titled "Australia's First electric Tramway", written by William F Scott - reviewing the Box Hill to Doncaster Tramway. Looks at its development, the Centennial exhibition, construction, service, closure, memorials, the centenary. Has a number of photographs. On the rear cover is the timetable poster of the tramway.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster, history

Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) Calendar for 1993, featuring a photograph of the "The Met" doubled deck four car train passing through Hawthorn Station, c1992. Photo by Michael Schrader. Gives contact details for the AETA divisions. Stapled to the sheet is a 12 sheet preprinted calendar for 1993 with various details of holidays etc. Has the contact details for the AETA on the front.trams, tramways, hawthorn, the met, railways

693.1 - 8 page pamphlet centre stapled, titled "50 Questions and Answers about Trams", mid 1950's, providing questions and answers about trams , transport, fares, riding, traffic, buses, motorists, rails, streets, noise, comfort, rates, scrapping, public views. Issued by the Light Railway Transport League, (LRTL), printed in London, refers to the London underground in one point. 693.2 - 12 page pamphlet, centre stapled into a green card cover, titled "50 Questions and Answers about Trams in Australia" similar in wording to the LRTL edition but with some changes. Has a photo of Brisbane FM 483 on the top of the front page. Issued by the AETA, who note the original version at the base of page 11. Published by Traction Publications, Caulfield. Title of publication hand written on green card cover.693.1 - In top right hand corner - written in red ink "Melb Library", blue ink "LRTL edition" and stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" on front cover. 693.2 - On cover stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" and hand written "AETA Edition" and stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" on top of the first page and stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" on rear cover.trams, tramways, trams, tramways, aeta, lrtl, pamphlets, uk, brisbane

Report - foolscap size, 100 pages, bound with staples along left hand edge and glued into a printed colour cover titled "Annual Report 1948-49 - Victorian Railways". Details the results of the Victorian Railways operations for each station, division, traffic and written information including an investigation by Mr John Elliot of the Southern Region of British Railways into the organisation of Transport in Victoria. Has the results for the two tramways operated by the VR of Appendix 7 (page 55) and the last page of the report.On cover stamped "Australian Electric Traction Association" and hand written Library numbers and notes.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, st kilda brighton, tramways, railways

Colour photocopy reproduced onto an A3 sheet titled "To Doncaster Tower by Electric Tram" reproduction poster, advertising the Box Hill to Doncaster tramway, featuring an image of the tower, tramcar giving details of the train / tram fare from Princes Bridge Station and the timetable for trains and trams. Has the name of "H. J. Hilton" on the lower edge and printed by "Reporter" office, Box Hill. For the framed poster see Reg Item For a printers version of the poster (black and white) see Reg Item 326.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster, railways

Six page list of opening, closing or conversion dates of Melbourne tramways including Box Hill, horse trams, Victorian Railways, cable line, tramway trusts. Page 6 has a list of the cable tramways with route mileage, route colour and years operated. Format has similarities to the "Timeline history of Melbourne's Government Cable and Electric Trams and Buses" by Barry George, Don Storey John Birch et al. Possibly produced for a tram tour.trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, opening, melbourne

Photo from 1892 battery-electrics replaced by steam tram cars Bendigo Railway station - Eaglehawk. Two copies.basil miller, bendigo trams

Yields information about the appearance of Bendigo Birney trams during the 1950's, possibly during enthusiast tour.Black and White Photograph of Bendigo steam tram motor No. 2 and bogie trailer No. 5, 1890's?, photographed with a building marked "Dining Rooms" in the background. Has the driver in the steam tram motor and the conductor standing alongside. Trailer marked "B.T.Co. Ltd", possibly around the turn of the century. Earlier photos have the full company name. Trailer has roof advertisement "Buy your Lamps at Faull's" - oil? or electric? Taken from a postcard or a magazine - has the caption "Street Railway Train in Bendigo, Victoria", possibly North American origin given the language. Peter Duckett Collection.On the front, top left hand corner of the print "26" in ink within a circle. On rear, stamped in black ink "Photo supplied from P.W. Duckett Collection, All Rights Reserved, 69 Howitt Rd. Nth Caulfield 3161." On rear in ink "Motor 6 and Trailer 5" and a "William F Scott" address label.trams, tramways, bendigo, steam tram motors, trailers, tram 6, tram 5

One of a group of photographs, including three within a published photo collage , taken by Edgar James Dower in the second decade of the twentieth century. Born and raised in Olinda, Dower later moved to Surrey Hills. He worked as an adult as a clerk in the city office of the Metropolitan Gas Company, and in his role as a 'collector', he was able to photograph scenes including the construction of tramlines, railways and associated buildings in Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell and Surrey Hills. Later he established a real estate agency with his brother - the E.J. Dower Real Estate Agency, Mount Dandenong Office.The photo collage is an historically significant record of the development of transport infrastructure which was used to connect Victorians in the first two decades of the twentieth century. This development resulted from increases in population and the consequent extension of Melbourne's suburbs. The photographs, both individually and collectively, richly detail the labour of workers and the tools and machinery used to create and extend Melbourne's public transport network in the years preceding and during World War 1.Photo collage, published in The Leader newspaper in 1913, to commemorate the opening of the Malvern to Kew Tramway. The numbered photos are: 1. Kew Railway Gates at Glenferrie. 2. Burke Road Terminus. 3. Final Stages. 4. Ladies at the Official Opening. 5. The Acting Mayoress of Kew Cutting the Ribbon at the Kew Boundary. 6. Mayor and Councillors at the Kew Terminus. 7. The Cutting the First Ribbon. 8. Guests at the Hawthorn Town Hall.Inscribed in ink by Edgar J Dower top left: "The 3 top photographs were taken by E J Dower. No.3 Cotham Road Kew near Glenferrie Road"theme -- connecting victorians by transport and communications, theme -- travelling by tram

Contains 184 images of postcards and photographs collected primarily by Vic Solomons of Sydney, with others from the collection of Wal Jack and Warren Doubleday. Covers almost all of Australia's tramway systems. 1 Post Card Hay St Perth Looking East No 3 Unknown Perth 2 Post Card Cars 30 & 90 both on Route 19 pass in Barrack St looking South Perth WA 1935.02.18 Perth 3 Post Card Hay St Looking East Perth WA Unknown Perth 4 Post Card William St Perth WA Unknown Perth 5 Post Card Perth from Shaftsbury Hotel Unknown Perth 6 Post Card Hay St Perth WA Looking East Unknown Perth 7 Post Card Barrack St Perth Unknown Perth 8 Post Card Murray Views No 3 High St Showing Town Hall Fremantle WA Unknown Fremantle 9 Post Card High St Fremantle WA Unknown Fremantle 10 Post Card View of Bolder City Golden Mile in the Background (Section No 1) 1908.08.20 Kalgoolie 11 Post Card Hannan St Kalgoolie 1900.08.19 Kalgoolie 12 Post Card Hannan St Kalgoolie WA (No 2) Unknown Kalgoolie 13 Post Card Intersection Hannan & Maritana Sts Kalgoolie WA Unknown Kalgoolie 14 Post Card Hannan St Kalgoolie Unknown Kalgoolie 15 Post Card Lane Street Bolder City Unknown Kalgoolie 16 Post Card Hobart Double Deck Tram Unknown Hobart 17 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Unknown Hobart 18 Photo Liverpool Street Hobart Unknown Hobart 19 Photo Hobart 21 Unknown Hobart 20 Photo Hobart 14 in Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart 21 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Unknown Hobart 22 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart 23 Photo Double Decker Tram 3 at G.P.O. Hobart Tas No 31 Unknown Hobart 24 Post Card Double Decker Tram 19 Hobart Tas A B Series No 24 Unknown Hobart 25 Photo Hobart Municipal Tramways Tas No 95 Unknown Hobart 26 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart 27 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart 28 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart 29 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart 30 Post Card HMT 21 with crew at Beach Road Terminus Unknown Hobart 31 Post Card HMT 9 & another with crew at Beach Road Terminus. Front cover photo of Destination GPO 1921.01.00 Hobart 32 Post Card Cascade Road and Mount Wellington Hobart Unknown Hobart 33 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart 34 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart 35 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart 1915.04.07 Hobart 36 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart 37 Post Card Macquarie St showing Post Office Hobart 1908.03.12 Hobart 38 Post Card Hobart Municipal Tramways 21 Unknown Hobart 39 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart 40 Post Card Liverpool Street Hobart Unknown Hobart 41 Post Card Electric Tram Launceston Tas 446 W J Little Photo 1919.02.08 Launbceston 42 Post Card Launceston Tram no 3 1911.08.30 Launbceston 43 Post Card Launceston Tram no 3 passes tram No 1 Unknown Launbceston 44 Post Card Tram 6 at Trevallyn a popular suburb Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston 45 Post Card Tram 7 at Trevallyn Road Terminus Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston 46 Post Card Tram 4 in Brisbane St Launceston Unknown Launbceston 47 Post Card Tram 9 in Brisbane St Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston 48 Post Card Camerom Street Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston 49 Post Card Murray Views No 15 Jetty Road Glenelg Terminus 1962-02-08 Adelaide 50 Post Card Bay Tram at Jetty Road Terminus Glenelg SA Unknown Adelaide 51 Post Card Tram 3 in King William Street Adelaide S Aust Unknown Adelaide 52 Post Card Valentine Series No 3065 The Old Horse Tram Victor Harbour Unknown Victor Harbour 53 Post Card Bourke Street Melbourne with Cable Car Looking East 1904.04.25 Melbourne 54 Post Card Opening of New Electric Tramway Elsternwick 1913-11-13 Melbourne 55 Post Card Cable trams in Clarendon St Sth Melb Unknown Melbourne 56 Post Card Pall Mall from Charing Cross Bendigo Unknown Bendigo 57 Post Card Tram 4 & 7 pass at The Fountain and Mitchell Street Bendigo Vic Rose Series P 3198 Unknown Bendigo 58 Post Card M&MTB 133 at Charing Cross bound for Eaglehawk Bendigo Vic Murray Views No 45 Unknown Bendigo 59 Post Card Pall Mall Bendigo Vic Unknown Bendigo 60 Post Card Charing Cross & Mitchell St Bendigo Trams passing 1919.00.00 Bendigo 61 Post Card Pall Mall Looking East Unknown Bendigo 62 Post Card Electric Trams and City Hotel Bendigo Vic Unknown Bendigo 63 Post Card Moorabool Street Geelong V 23 Unknown Geelong 64 Post Card Murray Views No 3 Moorabool Street Geelong Vic Unknown Geelong 65 Post Card The Rose Series P 2487 Ryrie Street Geelong Vic Unknown Geelong 66 Post Card Southern Cross Series 2696 Ryrie Stret Geelong Vic Unknown Geelong 67 Post Card The Rose Series P 1490 Ryrie Street Geelong Vic 1920-03-04 Geelong 68 Post Card Valentine Series No 1568 Lower Sturt Street Ballarat Unknown Ballarat 69 Post Card Rose Series P 1710 Sturt Street Ballarat Victoria Unknown Ballarat 70 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Victoria Unknown Ballarat 71 Post Card Horse Tram In Sturt Street Ballarat 1905.11.10 Ballarat 72 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking North-West Unknown Ballarat 73 Post Card Shoppes Square Sturt Street Ballarat Looking North Unknown Ballarat 74 Post Card Junction Sturt and Lydiard Streets Ballarat 1909-09-01 Ballarat 75 Post Card The Electric Supply Co Souvenir Tram Ticket No 3085of the opening of Electric System August 18 1905 1905.08.18 Ballarat 76 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Victoria 1907.11.25 Ballarat 77 Post Card Off to the Gardens Electric Tram Ballarat Unknown Ballarat 78 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat 1907.04.16 Ballarat 79 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking East Electric tram with Double Deck Trailer 1911.04.17 Ballarat 80 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking East Unknown Ballarat 81 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking West 1911.03.01 Ballarat 82 Post Card Town Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Unknown Ballarat 83 Post Card Lydiard Street Ballarat 1906.11.23 Ballarat 84 Post Card Looking North along Adelaide Street from George Street Brisbane Sidues Series No 764 Unknown Brisbane 85 Post Card Looking South along Queen Street from the Creek Street Intersection Brisbane Qld Sirues Series No 1379 Unknown Brisbane 86 Post Card George Street from near Supreme Court Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 87 Post Card Queen and Eagle Streets Brisbane 1907.07.04 Brisbane 88 Post Card Queen Street showing His Majesty’s Theatre Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 89 Post Card Queen Street Treasury Building 1908.01.20 Brisbane 90 Post Card G P O and Queen Street Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 91 Post Card Queen Street Brisbane Looking from Wharf Street Unknown Brisbane 92 Post Card Customs House Brisbane 1905.02.16 Brisbane 93 Post Card Queen St Brisbane 1905.09.16 Brisbane 94 Post Card Queen St Brisbane 1907.11.19 Brisbane 95 Post Card Treasury Buildings Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 96 Post Card Queen and Eagle Streets Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 97 Post Card The Valley Corner Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 98 Post Card Brisbane Queen Street opposite General Post Office Unknown Brisbane 99 Post Card North Quay and Milton Beach Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 100 Post Card Victoria Bridge Brisbane South Side 1907.08.14 Brisbane 101 Post Card Victoria Bridge Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 102 Post Card Breakfast Creek Bridge Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 103 Post Card Melbourne Street Station South Brisbane Queensland Unknown Brisbane 104 Post Card General Post Office Queen Street Brisbane 1955.09.23 Brisbane 105 Post Card Customs House Brisbane 1904.11.04 Brisbane 106 Post Card Queen St Brisbane 1919.11.00 Brisbane 107 Post Card Queen St Brisbane Sidues Series No 627 Unknown Brisbane 108 Post Card Creek Street Brisbane Queensland Unknown Brisbane 109 Post Card Customs House and Garden Reach Brisbane Queensland 1910.00.08 Brisbane 110 Post Card Queen and Creek Streets Brisbane 1909.06.07 Brisbane 111 Post Card Queensland National Bank andd Queen Street Brisbane Queensland Unknown Brisbane 112 Post Card Queen Street and Treasury Buildings Brisbane 0000.09.07 Brisbane 113 Post Card Queen Street showing “Courier” Buildings Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 114 Post Card Intersection George & Roma Streets Brisbane Q 1916.05.11 Brisbane 115 Post Card Adelaide Street Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 116 Post Card G P O Queen Street Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 117 Post Card Treasury Building Brisbane 1906.03-20 Brisbane 118 Post Card Queen and Eagle Streets Brisbane 1907.02.01 Brisbane 119 Post Card Queen St Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 120 Post Card Queen St Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 121 Post Card Victoria Bridge Brisbane 1906.07.30 Brisbane 122 Post Card An Unusual View showing Head of Queen Street Victoria Bridge & South SideSuburbs Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 123 Post Card Petries Bight Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 124 Post Card South End Victoria Bridge Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane 125 Post Card Customs House Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 126 Post Card Photo of toastrack car circa 1910 Unknown Brisbane 127 Post Card Treasury Buildings Brisbane Unknown Brisbane 128 Post Card East Street Rockhampton with Steam Tram & trailer Unknown Rockhampton 129 Post Card Post Office Rockhampton with steam tram Unknown Rockhampton 130 Post Card East Street Rockhampton with Steam Trams Rose Series P 7154 Unknown Rockhampton 131 Post Card William Street Rockhampton Rose Series P 7156 Unknown Rockhampton 132 Post Card Central East Street Rockhampton Q with Steam Trams Unknown Rockhampton 133 Photo Sturt St Ballarat Unknown Ballarat 134 Photo Bridge Street Ballarat Unknown Ballarat 135 Post Card George St Sydney Unknown Sydney 136 Post Card Elizabeth St Sydney Unknown Sydney 137 Post Card Railway Square Unknown Sydney 138 Post Card Sydney Harbor Bridge - pending receipt 139 Post Card Kings Cross - Mowbray Series with description on rear from C Roy G Field Unknown Sydney 140 Post Card Kings Cross - Mowbray Series with description on rear from C Roy G Field Unknown Sydney 141 Post Card Central Railway Station Sydney - Rose Series P6033 1954-01-26 Sydney 142 Post card William Street Darlinghurst looking towards City - Rose Series P6602 unknown Sydney 143 Post Card Circular Quay Sydney - Rose Series P6680 Unknown Sydney 144 Post Card View at Manly NSW - Rose Series B1003 Unknown Sydney 145 Post Card Hunter St Newcastle NSW - Rose Series P7843 Unknown Newcastle 146 Post Card Bank Corner Newcastle NSW - Mowbray Series No. 155 Unknown Newcastle 147 Post Card Hunter St Newcastle NSW Unknown Newcastle 148 Post Card Criterion Hotel Hunter St Newcastle NSW Unknown Newcastle 149 Photo Horse tram at Newtown Station 1894 to 1898 - PTC photo c1894 Newtown 150 Photo Steam tram motor No 3 at Railway Square 1879 1879 Sydney 151 Photo Railway steam tram c1900 with a horse drawn double deck bus c1900 Sydney 152 Photo Steam motor 5A and doubled deck bus Unknown Sydney 153 Photo Steam motor 53A with detail notes on rear 1922 Sydney 154 Photo Cable tram set at Milsons Point ferry terminal c1900 Sydney 155 Photo Early Sydney electric car - Ocean St - Rose Bay Unknown Sydney 156 Photo George St looking souoth c1905 c1905 Sydney 157 Photo Tram 165 at Circular Quay Unknown Sydney 158 Photo Tramcar ferry or transporter at The Spit Unknown Sydney 159 Photo tram 882 George St at Marti Place, 1937 1937 Sydney 160 Photo Tram 826 Railway Sq area Unknown Sydney 161 Photo Railway Sq in background, Broadway with double decker bus and toastrack car late 1930s Sydney 162 Photo Coupled St Pitt St? - photo Ben Parle Feb. 1950 Sydney 163 Photo Electric tram No. 2 - North Sydney with side trolley pole running Unknown Sydney 164 Photo George St - Horden's Corner Unknown Sydney 165 Photo George St at Martin Place c1920 Sydney 166 Photo Castlereagh St Sydney c1928 c1928 Sydney 167 Photo Railway Sqare c1920 c1920 Sydney 168 Photo Darling St Countereweight Unknown Sydney 169 Photo Trolley bus depot Unknown Sydney 170 Photo Trolley bus No. 14 Unknown Sydney 171 Photo Newcastle Railway Station with steam tram - Wharf Road?? Unknown Newcastle 172 Photo High St West Maitland - steam tram Unknown Maitland 173 Photo High St West Maitland - steam tram Unknown Maitland 174 Post Card Argent St near tram terminal Broken Hill NSW c1900 Broken Hill 175 postcard Argent St looking south Broken Hill - with Ken Magor's notes on rear Unknown Broken Hill 176 Photo Toronto - steam tram 61A Unknown Toronto 177 Photo 124A trial run 1911? Sutherland - Cronulla line 1911 Sutherland 178 Photo 103A at a tram stop Unknown Sydney 179 Photo Cable tram set at Crows Nest terminus grip car 12, trailer 22 Unknown Sydney 180 Photo Cable tram Queens Square Sydney 1903 Sydney 181 Photo cars 2078 and 2077 Chatswood late 1950s Sydney 182 Photo car 1877 Balmain area late 1950s Sydney 183 Photo Trolley bus - Rockdale destination Late 1950s Sydney 184 Photo Broken Hill steam tram - motor 18A North Tram Unknown Broken Hill 185 Photo Millars Point Sydney NSW - ferry/tram interchange, unknown Sydney All items imaged including the rear or back where there was writing of information. All files stored on the Museum's Photo Collections directory. Demonstrates through the medium of many images, Australian tramway systems and Ballarat's place in them.Album - heavy card covers, plastic lined with postcard or 6x4 photo sleeves.australia, tramways, postcards, photographs, steam trams, horse trams, cable trams, trolley buses

Covered under National Trust of Australia (Victoria) State Significance and Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p103 The Eltham railway trestle bridge is the only one of its kind still regularly used in Melbourne’s metropolitan railway network. Opened in 1902, it is also one of Victoria’s very few timber rail bridges that still carries trains.1 The bridge is part of the railway line extension from Heidelberg - extended to Hurstbridge in 1912. This extension resulted in one of the greatest social changes experienced in Eltham Shire, as it considerably lessened its isolation attracting tourists, artists and suburban commuters particularly after World War Two.2 The bridge has been classified by the National Trust as historically, scientifically, aesthetically and socially significant at state level. But this has not always been recognised, and in 1977, locals fought to save it from destruction. The Victorian Railways proposed to replace the bridge with an earth embankment and large culverts to avoid maintenance problems and fire. This was rejected by the Eltham Council who protested that the bridge helped maintain the area’s rural character, historic link and beauty, as well as avoiding possible serious flooding on the flood plain if a culvert was blocked. The bridge stands as part of a National Trust classified landscape which includes the Alistair Knox Park, named after the local conservationist and architect who helped to make Eltham famous for its mud-brick houses. The landscape includes tall and spreading manna gums and candlebarks, and the historic Shillinglaw Cottage. Artist Walter Withers, one of the Heidelberg School of painters, painted the bridge early in the 20th century. The 38 span single-track railway bridge over creek and road has 34 timber-beam spans and four steel-joist spans, supported by four-pile timber piers and timber abutments. It has almost 200m of timber deck. All of the timbers have been replaced over the years, but the only change to the bridge’s character was the addition of pylons and wiring for electric trains in 1923. A petition for a railway to the shire was first made in 1883. A large deputation of local citizens to the Commissioner of Railways proposed a route passing through Alphington to midway between Greensborough and Eltham up the Diamond Creek valley towards Queenstown and Kinglake. As a result the Princes Bridge-Heidelberg Railway was opened in 1888. From 1888 locals demanded a railway extension. Kangaroo Ground farmers in particular, led by Shire Councillor and Member for Evelyn, Ewen Cameron, said it would assist local farmers and orchardists send their produce to the Melbourne market. In 1890, before the severe economic Depression, an extension of the line to Hurst’s Bridge (now Hurstbridge) was included in a new Railways Bill. The parliamentary delegations were regaled with a banquet at Hurst’s barn and entertained by the Diamond Creek Brass Band, but the extension was abandoned when the Depression struck in 1892-1893. The extension of the railway to Eltham, completed in 1902, was one of the few built in those hard times. That is why the Eltham timber-trestle railway bridge is a rare example of a broad-gauge rail bridge constructed between 1893 and 1910. At the opening, despite persistent drizzle, 300 children waving flags and banners were among the large crowd welcoming the first train, carrying official dignitaries, to Eltham. It had taken 24 years to bring the railway to Eltham. From then Eltham became a popular destination for outings. Mr Orford of Eltham recalled that after the railway came to Eltham ‘the craze for picnics on weekends and holidays began…. During the wattle season, wattle trains came to Eltham frequently. The visitors roamed the creek pulling great armfuls of wattle blossom to take back with them to Melbourne’.3 In 1926 the railway line was electrified as part of the metropolitan rail network. But the Victorian Railways decided not to complete the formerly planned Diamond Valley Railway to Queenstown (now St Andrews) and Kinglake.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, eltham railway trestle bridge, eltham trestle bridge

Kids of all ages enjoy the Miniature Railway. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p163 On Sundays in Eltham thousands of children, mums, dads and grandparents can be seen travelling around Lower Eltham Park in tiny trains. They are among the two and half million passengers who have travelled on the Diamond Valley Railway since it officially began in 1961. The miniature railway originally operated from the 1940s at Chelsworth Park, Ivanhoe, until flooding caused it to be moved to the Eltham Lower Park in 1959. The railway is modelled on the 1920s era – the heyday of passenger rail travel – and the trains are built on a scale of two inches to the foot (1/6). Although not exact replicas, trains include models of the Spirit of Progress, Puffing Billy, The Overland, Dog Boxes, Vic Rail S class, G class and a NSW 81 Class. The three and a half kilometres of track is set amongst native plants and picnic areas. A friendly hoot or the clang of a bell occasionally punctuates the tranquillity as a train emerges from a treed bend with passengers excitedly waving to onlookers. For $3 the train takes you on a 13-minute two-kilometre ride. Passengers sit in single file in the narrow train, which clatters along tracks built to the scale of the Australian narrow gauge of three feet six inches (1.1m). These are used in Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Western Australia. Safety standards are stringently kept. Even before you buy a ticket notices tell you that you must wear closed shoes. You can even borrow these, and you are given a pair of socks for the ride! Blue-overalled volunteers check tickets, see you aboard, and drive the train. They are mainly retired men who can at last devote their time to what little boys dream of – playing with trains. Passengers are instructed in safe behaviour, then the station master waves a white flag and off we go. The guard sits at the back with his whistle and green flag at the ready. The winding track, fringed by native trees and bushes planted by volunteers, stands on crown land managed by Nillumbik Council. The train clatters along the track and crosses a bridge over a drain elevated by name to The Blow Fly Creek. We pass by Meadmore Junction at a speed of three kilometres an hour. Then on through a tunnel, accompanied by squeals of delight, and after a few moments of blackness, light glimmers at the end. On we go, past the original platform, along another route past busy Main Road through Pine Creek Station, over a bridge and through another tunnel with more screams of delight.Then a signal stops us before the ‘all clear’ to return to our original point of departure. The railway services its passengers – the largest number of any miniature railway in Australia – with a fleet including: six diesel locomotives, three steam locomotives, eight sets of passenger cars and one battery electric Dog Box set. Members also privately own 20 locomotives and powered carriage sets as well as four carriage sets.1 All the trains are stored on-site in workshops, sheds and a tunnel. The railway is entirely run by volunteers, so that all ticket money is used for maintenance and extensions, and some goes to local charities. Since 1991, the entire railway has been rebuilt, including an upgraded signalling system. About half of the 120 volunteer members are active with about 35 working each Sunday, and a dozen or so working every Wednesday. Members are trained to positions of station assistant, booking officer, train guard, train driver or signalman. Members construct new carriages and locomotives as well as maintaining track, signalling and rolling stock.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond valley railway, eltham lower park

Black and white photographs {1 large, 1 smaller}Typed below photograph, "First electric train going towards Ringwood passing through Heatherdale Rd. railway crossing 1923"