By1880 most railway crossings were identified by a sign, although at very busy crossings a watchman was posted. Eventually most stations were manned and gates were installed. The watchman was generally housed in a small wooden or brick building with a clear view of the single line. The next stage was mechanical closing of the gates, using a lever situated in a shed behind the gatehouse. By 1956 automatic barriers had been installed. A working model of the gate style crossing can be seen at New Street Brighton.A collection of 12 black and white photographs of the Windsor family who lived in the gatehouse next to the Tunstall station. The stationmaster Ernest Windsor was also responsible for track maintenance between Ringwood and Middleborough Road Box Hill. His wife Betty Jean Windsor was gatekeeper for 2 years. On the back of each photograph are the names of the family members in the photo.Catherine Ann Windsor (born 1897), John Ernest (Ern) WIndsor, Catherine (Kitty) Windsor (born 1919), Patricia Janette WIndsor (born 1935) Tunstall Railway Gatesstationmasters, tunstall station, windsor ernest, windsor catherine, windsor patricia, windsor betty, windsor catherine (kitty)

Tickets used by passengers to or from Ballarat: 1 - First class single - brown - Ballarat to Melbourne - 3 August 1971 - No. 6888 2 & 3 - Economy single - fawn - Ballarat to Melbourne - 3 August 1971 - Nos. 45816 and 817 4 - Economy single - blue - Melbourne to Ballarat - 30 August 1975 - No. 31340 5 - Second class single - blue - Melbourne to Ballarat - 11 June 1982 - No. 5864 6 - Second class child single - blue with red strip - Melbourne to Ballarat - 11 June 1982 - No. 0846 7 - Second class return - blue and fawn - Melbourne to Ballarat - 4 April 1970 - No. 31261 8 - Second class child return - blue and fawn with red strip - Melbourne to Ballarat - overprinted Privilege - No. 0338 9 - Economy return - blue and fawn - North Geelong to Ballarat - not used - No. 4559 10 - Second class - Departmental - blue - Ballarat to Geelong - issued at Melbourne - not used No. 0252 11 - Second class single - blue - Ballarat to Bald Hills - 24 July 1971 - No. 20061 12 - Second class single - fawn - Ballarat to Dunnswtown - 24 July 1971 - No. 15531 13 - Second class child single - blue - Ballarat to Creswick - 24 July 1971 - No. 4389 14 - Second class single - blue - Ballarat to Smythesdale - 24 July 1971 - No. 26763 15 - Ballarat Platform - offwhite with brown stripes - No. 28855 16 - Facsimile ticket - First class Holiday return excursion to Tourello - No. 0021 17 - facsimile ticket - 2nd class holiday return excursion to Tourelle - No. 0021 16 and 17 issued by the Ballarat Tramway Museum and the Model Traction Association of Victoria tour ticket - not know when produced. Demonstrates styles of tickets issued by the Victorian Railways during the 1970s.Set of 17 Edmondson type card railway tickets - printed for use at Ballarat or other Railway Stations, various colours in accordance with the ticketting manuals.railways, tickets, platform ticket, ballarat

Book - heavy card cover, 72 pages, centre stapled titled "Directory of Australasian Railway and Tramway Societies 1978" providing information on Model Engineering Societies, Tramway Societies, Tramway and Railway Museums and related organisations. Has details of each group, opening hours, location, contact details, some photos and logos. Prepared by Brian M Coleman and Robin E Quaife in 1978. Arranged by state. Has table of contents and an sub-contents table for each state or territory or NZ region and an Alphabetical Index Published in conjunction with the Diamond Valley Railway Ltd. of Etham - has their logo on the rear cover. Listing and photographs for the BTPS on pages 42 and 49. Original sales insert added 14-12-18 from donation of David Webb via the Melbourne Tram Museum. trams, tramways, btps, darts, diamond valley

A collection of 5 manuals for a range of Clyde Diesel Locomotives. The collection includes instructions for the Clyde G8B, G16C, G26C, 1800 HP Model A and the Clyde Mailiner Model 2. On the cover of each manual, the owner has written the letter for the name of class which the relevant locomotive was ascribed in Victoria. The Clyde Engineering Company Limited was registered on 30 September 1898 in New South Wales. It was one of the iconic Australian engineering firms whose history spanned just over a century and was one of the few locomotive and rolling stock builders in the world that transitioned from steam to diesel to electric traction. The company was formed by Walter Maplesden Noakes who purchased the works of Hudson Brothers Limited in the Sydney suburb of Granville, which had been established by in 1882. The manuals refer to the following locomotives:- Clyde Model G8B which operated in Victoria as the new T class locomotive. It was introduced in 1955 and was the most numerous class of diesel locomotive used in Victoria. This model continued in operation until 1968, although many were modified for continued service. Clyde Model G16C, later superseded by the G26C operated in Victoria as the X class locomotive between 1966 and 1976. Clyde Model 1800HP Model A became the S class locomotives in Victoria. Additional numbers were purchased in preparation for the opening of the standard gauge line between Melbourne and Albury, They entered service between 1957 and 1961. Clyde Mainline Model 2 became the B class in Victoria. The B class were the first mainline diesel-electric locomotives in Victoria entering service in June 1952. They were initially used on the main passenger and freight services, before moving out to other areas. They remained in service until the early 1990s.fiction This collection of Diesel Locomotive Manuals was published by the Clyde Engineeringclyde engineering, diesel locomotives, locomotives victoria

The New South Wales Railway Institute affectionately known as “the Institute”, was initially established to provide a higher standard of educational learning for NSW railway employees. As well as employment related training, the Institute was tasked with stimulating growth and intellectual development of employees in the arts, social, leisure, and physical recreations. The NSW Railway Institute was formally opened on the 14th of March 1891 and at the time was the only institution of its kind in the Commonwealth. The Albury branch of the Railways Institute was formed on March 1, 1921. This included the building of a Railway Institute building as part of the Railway precinct in 1921. On Tuesday 7 October 1952, the Daily Advertiser, Wagga reported that a move had started at Albury for the establishment of a third bowling club. The new club formed would be the Railway Institute Bowling Club and the suggested site was on Albury City Council land at the corner of Young and Smollett streets. The Albury Railway Institute opened its bowling greens in February 1956. It later became known as Windsor Park Bowling Club. In 2003, the Bowling Club was liquidated and was amalgamated with the Albury Soldiers Sailors & Airmen’s Club. After changes to their operating model, the club building was demolished in 2013. This badge is representative of the role played by the NSW Railway Institute for its members and its involvement in the broader community.Member's badge for the Railway Institute Bowling Club Albury. A small metal badge with enamel finish depicting the logo of the club in green, red, gold and white.Around the central logo "RAILWAY INSTITUTE BOWLING CLUB ALBURY/ 78-79"railway institute, bowling clubs, social activities albury

ill, p.12.non-fictionA pictorial guide to the 1/48 scale models of locomotives of the Victorian Railways in the Museum of Applied Science of Victoria.model trains - australia - history, tourist railways and museums - victoria

ill, p.59.A handbook for freight wagons on the New South Wales Railways.railroad operations - new south wales - history, railroad - freight - new south wales

ill, p.34.Details of loco-hauled carriages in use on the New South Wales Railways.railroads -- rolling stock -- new south wales, passenger trains - new south wales- history

ill, p.104.A reference booik for historians, museums and discerning modellers about the different buffer stops and baulks used on the Victorian Railways.railway infrastructure - victoria, railway infrastructure - australia

This fold out series of black and white images shows scenes of Bacchus Marsh in the late 1930s or during the 1940s. The date of the set of images is not stated but it shows the Bacchus Marsh Swimming Pool constructed in 1938. The general purpose of the images to promote tourism suggests the collection may date from the post war period of the late 1940s or early 1950s when petrol rationing and other wartime restrictions were being discontinued. The eight scenes are: Railway Station Bacchus Marsh; Bacchus Marsh Post Office; Main Street Bacchus Marsh; The Avenue Bacchus Marsh; Maddingley Bridge; Swimming Pool Bacchus Marsh; Rustic Bridge Maddingley Park; View Across Maddingley Flats. The cover illustration of the fold out envelope shows a happy family in a new model car. The message of the image clearly being to encourage people to travel by motor car to places like Bacchus Marsh for recreation and to engage in the general pastime of tourism.One set of 8 fold out black and white photos showing various scenes of Bacchus, with a cover illustration of a family traveling in a motor car. Measurements: 112 x 90 mm folded; 112 x 750 mm unfoldedSouthern Series Registeredbacchus marsh history, bacchus marsh views, bacchus marsh postcards

Set of three drawings from a set of 8 showing proposals for undergrounding tramways in the central part of the city - c1970. Models and other drawings have featured in the MMTB Annual Reports of the time. .1 - Figure 6 - Circular tunnel 16ft internal dia with Australian Railways Ultimate Maximum Rolling Stock Outline, 1963. Shows profiles of a Harris Blue Train, Class M, and a class W4 tram. Two copies held. .2 - Figure 7 - as for figure 6 but with a MMTB rear entrance Leyland Double deck bus body shown. .3 - Figure 8 - Underground tram routes - proposed basic arrangement at street intersection, typical cross sections - two copies held, one copy has been trimmed width wise. See also Reg Item 3069 and 409 for other references.In the top right hand corner of each drawing is "Graeme Breydon, 204 Carlisle St, Balaclava 3183 Tel 94 2886"trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, swanston st, bourke st, underground tramways, w4 class

Cardboard, punched out, folding model bus - VicRail (VR) Comeng Train 301M, gives specification details on the base of the model. Has assembly instructions. Produced by the Victorian Railways Board and Ministry of Transport mid 1970's. Has the VicRail - Teacup logo. Two copies held.trams, tramways, models, railway vehicle manufacture, railways

Cardboard, punched out, folding model trains. .1 - V/Line Velocity set - two cars - in purple colours - - has facts and V/Line logos .2 - Metro - X'Trapolis carriage - 898M - has facts and metro / PTV logostrams, tramways, models, railway vehicle manufacture, railways, ptv, v/line, metro trains

Newspaper clipping from The Argus, titled "Latest Model Tramcar" with a photo of VR No. 43 entering service after being built at Newport Workshops. Cutting not dated, sometime April 1922.trams, tramways, victorian railways, st kilda brighton, newport workshops, new trams, tram 43

Set of four foolscap and folded sheets illustrating model interchange at the Ferntree Gully Railway station to serve Monash University and further west. .1 - Photocopy of a sketch titled "Approximate layout of possible train tram interchange at Ferntree Gully" - dated 16/11/1973 Shows North Road, railway line, railway station and possible tram line. .2 - P14532 - sketch of a schematic layout at Huntingdale showing trains at either platform face along with a tram. Dated 11-12-1973. Has figure 10 along the bottom edge. .3 - P14536 - dated Dec. 1973, showing a possible route to Modal Interchange at Ferntree Gully railway station using Forest Road. .4 - P14537 - ditto, but using Station St. See Reg Item 3806 for sketches at the Huntingdale Railway Station and Monash University.trams, tramways, ferntree gully, new tramway, railways, wellington rd, monash university

Cardboard model, fold up of a V Line: .1 - N Class Model in V Line colours with details of the locomotive underneath. Artwork by V/L Graphic Design. .2 - BN class air conditioned car.trams, tramways, models, railway vehicle manufacture, railways

.1 - Wall Calendar - 2007 - wire spiral bound along top edge, semi gloss paper, with cover and each month featuring various Yarra Trams employees and with tram and other photographs by employees. Names listed in key Associations. Has a hole in the top edge. Features trams 909 (100 years of electric trams), 5016, 210, 881, VR 53 and 40 at St Kilda, model trams at Kew Depot 75th, 2071, 3012, Power control room in 1938, City Circle car at Tram It, 2006. See Reg item 3017 for the photograph of VR53 donated by Ian Bryant. Two copies held. .2 - A4 photocopied sheet - "Yarra Tram Calendar Tram Photo Entry Form" for the calendar, giving entry conditions, closing date and address entries to be sent to. .3 - Pamphlet DL full colour advertising the calendar event and the prizes associated with the contest. See htd1171i2.pdf for full copy of calendar.trams, tramways, yarra trams, calendar, employees, drivers, 100 years of electric trams, st kilda railway station, victorian railways, kew depot, carlton control, tram 909, tram 5016, tram 210, tram 881, tram 53, tram 40, tram 2071, tram 3012

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

ill, p.68.non-fictionRollingstock diagrams of steam locomotives, cars, cranes, vans & trucks of the Victorian Railways up to 1904.locomotives -- australia -- history, railway rollingstock - victoria

Newspaper reports with view of derailment at Ringwood Railway Station, dog box carriage in foreground, two carriages also derailed appear to be later models. Incident date Friday 22 June, 1945.

ill, p.48.non-fictionA book describing how to drive the new Clyde-GM A1A-A1A GM diesel-electric locomotive for the Commonwealth Railways.diesel locomotives - commonwealth railways - australia, diesel locomotives -- australia -- history

Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry, The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat, Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, The New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's

This billy can was manufactured by Willow Ware Manufacturing Co., a renowned Australian company known for its production of durable metal domestic goods throughout the 20th century. Willow billy cans were a staple of bush life, camping trips, and rural households. Used to boil water, make tea, or cook food over a fire, they became a symbol of Australian self-reliance and bushcraft. This particular model likely dates from the mid-20th century and reflects practical, utilitarian design with enduring national significance. Items like this were common among travellers, railway workers, farmers, and soldiers during peacetime and war.A traditional cylindrical metal billy can with a fitted lid and wire handle. The body is matte black or darkened metal, possibly from use over an open flame. The lid is a lighter colour, possibly aluminium or cast alloy, and features a small, squared lifting knob. The wire handle is looped through metal eyelets on either side near the rim, allowing it to be suspended over a fire.Embossed or stamped (typically on the lid or side of body): "WILLOW – MADE IN AUSTRALIA"camping, stockman, cooking, tea, fire