Black and white photograph of Collins St, looking east from Market St. Has two cable sets showing the destination of Port Melbourne. 2nd copy from Keith Kings added 6/8/2020 - see images i2 and i3. - different crop. .1 - Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales - better version.in ink in the corners "La Trobe" and number 512 45trams, tramways, cable trams, port melbourne, collins st

Compact Diskette in a paper envelope with a video made from film taken by Neville Govett with voice over by Robert Green. With the CD are a photocopy of notes provided by Neville at the time of production on the sources, how made, when and that a copy had gone to the TMSV c1980. Has explanations on how the cable system worked, shunting of tramcars, views of the cars operating in Bourke and other streets, the Gertrude and Nicholson St powerhouse and other features. The last sheet (i6) - copy of an article written by Lorna Hanna, niece to Neville, wrote for the March 2013 issue of the North and West Melbourne News, with particular notes on the North Melbourne route and its operation. CD is a copy of an original held by Robert, provided by Robert on 26/7/2014 in time for the Melbourne Open House Day. DVD files converted to an AVI file 11/12/14 for showing at depot on PC - see htd553movie.avi in image files.trams, tramways, cable trams, north melbourne, abbotsford st., melbourne, cable grip, cables

Negative of a cable grip car being hauled by a tractor (in or out) of the South Melbourne tram depot or car sheds. Has the grip in the removed position. In the background is a hotel and a petrol or service station - out of focus. The grip car has the destination of Collins St on the front and "Connects with Collins St electric cars" on the side. Photo Wal Larsen 6/3/1937.Yields information about towing grip trams from a depot by tractor.Negative and a black and white print with details on the rear.Written on rear of album print "Tractor hauling cable dummy out of South Melb. Sheds." On rear of print - "South Melbourne depot with tractor dragging dummy out and into street. (A terrible dull day and a slow camera, not so hot eh!). 6 March 1937. Photo Wal Larsen. " Has number "PSM1" in bottom left hand corner and "58" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, south melbourne depot, grip tram

Photo of a cable tram set at the Port Melbourne terminus, with the grip man and conductor on the grip car. Trailer 449. In the background is Station Pier and shipping. The grip car has the destination of Collins St on the front and "Connects with Collins St electric cars" on the side. Yields information about the Port Melbourne cable tram terminus March 1937, prior to its closure soon after.Negative of a cable grip car at the Port Melbourne terminus. - Black and white print also held.Written on rear of album print "Cable tram No. 449 at Port Melbourne terminus" Written on the back of the second copy is "Graham St Port Melbourne on last day of advertised running although they went on for another week. No. 449, 6 March 1937. photo Wal Larsen." In ink "PSM 3" and in pencil in top right hand corner "176"trams, tramways, cable trams, port melbourne, station pier, tram 449

Photo of the interior of the South Melbourne car house or depot. Has trailers 514 and 504 in the view. Shows the wooden structure of the depot. Could have been taken at the same time as 5061, 6/5/1937, or after the closure of the Port and South Melbourne cable lines.Yields information about the interior of the South Melbourne car house or depot.Negative of the interior of South Melbourne depot and Black and white print with notes on the rear.On rear in ink "Old South Melbourne cable tram depot. Photo taken about May 1937. 514 on left, 504 on right. Photo by Wal Larsen." and number "155" in top right hand corner in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, south melbourne depot, interiors, tram 514

Plans and documents prepared by George Duncan for the Melbourne Tramways Trust showing details of the track construction, drainage and costs for the construction of the Melbourne cable tram and horse tram system for the Melbourne and Tramway Omnibus Co. Part 1 - track cross sections for both cable and horse trams and various rail weights - lbs/yard part 2 - details costs and mileages for each liine, report from George Duncan and remnant part of a printed map missing the lower half. part 3 - drainage report detailing the works and cost for each line. part 4 - continuation of drainage report - and last part of the book Map printed on cloth - blue print - showing the various lines. Note the Windsor to St Kilda line shown as a horse tram line, but was built as a cable line - the last to be opened.Yields information about the construction of the cable tram system by the Melbourne Tramway TrustFolder - heavy card leather covered covers with gold lines around the edges and gold blocked title. Has marbled glued end papers, containing 9 cloth backed blue print drawings, 22 printed sheets and two foldout maps. The lower half of the first fold out map has been torn out and lost. The second fold out map, a cloth backed blue print.Date stamped in two places with "The Melbourne Tramways Trust Engineers 9 Mar 89" (1889), in two places.tramways, trams, cable trams, mtt, mtoco, melbourne tramway trust, construction, drainage, maps, george duncan, track work, costs

Handwritten notes, appears to have been copied from a guide or book, such as Bradshaws. Provides notes on route numbers, connecting electric trams, a round trip by cable and electric trams (9d), penny sections, through fares and details of 15 different through routes. c1918?Demonstrates copying historic information from publications.Document - 7 quarto sheets - ruled, handwritten, stapled in top left hand corner.cable trams, electric trams, melbourne, round trips, guide books, penny sections

"The passing of the Melbourne Cable Tramways", featuring photographs of first cable tram, Fitzroy power house, cable trams in the street, Nicholson St, the No. 1 tram entering the National Museum, some historic notes on the construction of the system, its operations, MMTB takeover, a drawing of the grip and of the badges and buttons used and an image of the cable used. Notes that it was compiled by A. R. Turnbull with co-operation of F. King, K.L.Mackenzie and H. G de Mamiel. Original poster prepared by the MMTB and presented to the State Library or the Museum of Victoria at the time of closure. See Reg Item 2854 for a framed photograph and 6368 for another poster of the time - Melbourne tramways past and present poster Yields information about the Melbourne cable tram system and its history. Photograph - of a MMTB Poster titled - "The passing of the Melbourne Cable Tramways"tramways, trams, cable trams, closure, museums, melbourne

Book produced by the Science Museum provides a brief history of the cable tram system, with photos. Includes details of the engine houses, the cable, the grip mechanism, the ticket bell punch, and why "Mind the Curve". Has a list of acknowledgments. Published shortly after or at the time of the launch of the tram in the enclosure in Russell St. The additional sheet with the book provides details for each route of route, the location of the city terminus, suburban terminus, running time, night light, route length, first and last car for each day of the week. Not known who compiled the sheet.Demonstrates the work of the Science Museum - now Scienceworks.Book - 16 pages + card cover +postcard of cable tram set No. 1 at the Science Museum 1975. Inside the book is a ruled sheet of paper with details of the cable tram routes, handmade with ink.tramways, cable trams, science museum, melbourne

Booklet - listing all the Melbourne tram routes including cable trams and buses, times of the first and last cars providing a street by street for each tram or bus route passes including a description of the route. Has pasted in slips of paper for routes 40 changes and route 62. Based on the cable trams and the route changes dated to 1938. Compiled by Charles Taylor with the authority of the MMTB.Demonstrates compilation of a route description bookletBooklet - 40 pages + blue coloured light card paper with a stippled finish, centre stapledtramways, trams, buses, cable trams, tram routes, melbourne

Set of personal papers - regarding the abandonment of cable tramways in Melbourne. Comprises two sets of hand written notes on plain foolscap or quarto paper pinned together. The first set has a note regarding abandonment of the cable tram dated 31/10/1960 and remaining cable tram tracks. The rest has notes on the abandonment and replacement by buses of the MMTB, date of resolutions and implementation for 1 - West Melbourne 2 - Port Melbourne 3 - Rathdowne St 4 - notes on Elgin, Lygon, Lonsdale and Russell Streets Second set has notes regard by-laws, parts of the Act, dated 9/1959 and subordinate legislation.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, parliament, order in council, acts of parliament, cable trams, closure, west melbourne, rathdowne st, port melbourne

Set of 19 drawings showing the development of the Melbourne tramway system between 1885 and 1921. Based on MMTB drawing "Tramway Map of Melbourne & Suburbs" P4609, 18 sheets showing year by year development of the cable and electric tram system, printed on off white paper. Mr. McComb had intended it would appear to do further work - with some 20 sheets printed on brown card paper but not used (.19 - same drawing) Each sheet has the year in red at the bottom right hand corner of the sheet. .1 - 1885 - with the Richmond line and main rail lines coloured in showing a catchment area. .2 - 1886 - shows the new cable line in Collins St and has a note that no suburban line constructed in 1886 .3 - 1887 - Bourke and northern lines and Brighton Beach to Sandringham and Hawthorn to Kew .4 - 1888 - Swanston St, Domain Road, Chapel and inner circle and towards Hurstbridge.\ .5 - 1889 - Rathdown St and Toorak Road .6 - 1890 - South and Port Melbourne, North Melbourne and Northcote. Rail lines - Ashburton and parts of the outer circle to Oakleigh. .7 - 1891 - St Kilda Esplanade and northern section of the outer circle. .8 - 1906 - NMETL .9 - 1910 - PMTT - High St and Wattletree Road .10 - 1911 - PMTT Dandenong Road .11 - 1913 - Glenferrie Road, Cotham Road, Balaclava and Glenhuntly Road .12 - 1914 - small extension in High St .13 - 1915 - Malvern Road and High St Kew .14 - 1916 - HTT and MBCTT lines and Whitehorse Road .15 - 1917 - Burke Road .16 - 1918 - Burke Road north of Camberwell station .17 - 1920 - FNPTT - St Georges Road and Plenty Road .18 - 1921 - Footscray lines .19 - base drawing only. Does not show the VR tramlines. See Reg Item 2154 for associated notes.See individual sheets.trams, tramways, times, cable trams, railways, tramways, melbourne, maps

Quarto plan sheet with hand written notes for the development of the drawings referred to in Reg Item 2153 - from 1906 to 1929, years 1930 and 1935 not completed. In the top right hand corner has the colour code to be used.trams, tramways, times, cable trams, railways, tramways, melbourne, maps

Memento - comprising a section of Melbourne grooved or flanged cable tram rail sawn and then mounted on a varnished wooden board with a plastic sign mounted in front "Melbourne Cable Tramway /1885-1940 / Original Rail: Not known who made the item.trams, tramways, cable trams, rail section, melbourne

Set of five printed notices regarding fares paid in cash on the cable tram system relating to the issuing of tickets when passing the limits of the first section - dated July 1920. .1 - "Northcote Cable Tramway Through Cash Fare Two Pence" - print number 1174. .2 - "North Melbourne Cable Tramway - Suburban Penny Section" - details the locations - print number 1087 - two copies held. .3 - "Carlton & Prahran Cable Tramways" - as for .2 - 1 copy only. .4 - "Richmond Cable Tramway" - as for .2 .5 - Notice to employees advising of a delay in the introduction of these sections - from above delayed to July 1920. Notice D494, dated 13/2/1920. See also Reg Item 3957 for a notice prior to the introduction.trams, tramways, mmtb, fares, cable trams, northcote, north melbourne, carlton, prahran, richmond, hawthorn bridge

Photo Album, heavy blue printed card covers, cord bound, containing some 40 grey sheets. Includes many commercial, Museum and some bus postcards of the San Francisco cable trams, generally on both sides of the sheets, with some Melbourne, Dunedin and Wellington cable cars. Each photo or postcard secured by a clear photo corner. Sample pages only scanned.trams, tramways, cable trams, san francisco, melbourne, dunedin tramways, wellington, tram 1

Black and White Photograph of Bourke St looking east with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets in the photograph. shows the telephone pole lines with the Wertheim building, a telegraph works, hotels and horse drawn vehicles. See Reg Item 5000 for a different crop and a better print.On rear in pencil "WB 135H"trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, melbourne

Newspaper clipping, from the Progress Press, 18/5/1988, titled "Trams a vital part of City's transport", written by Marc Fiddian, giving the story of Melbourne trams from horse, cable to electric, where they run NMETL, VR tramways and there place in Melbourne. Has a photo of a cable tram with a very young Gripman, and Z59 on a Bundoora service.trams, tramways, cable trams, nmetl, vr, melbourne, history, z class, books, bundoora

Black and White Photograph of Bourke St looking east with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets in the photograph. shows the telephone pole lines with the Wertheim building, a telegraph works, hotels and horse drawn vehicles. See Reg Item 3382 for a different crop but a poorer print.Black and white photograph of Bourke St c1900trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, melbourne

Rose Series postcard No. P 955, titled "'The Block' - Collins Melbourne " looking east from Elizabeth Street. Has at least nine cable trams in the view, along with horse drawn vehicles and motor cars. Has signs for James Thelwell ladies Tailor and Lafayette. The verandah on the south side of Collins Street is part of the "Centreway Arcade" and building constructed in 1911-12.Yields information about Collins St, c1914.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has the Ken Magor stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st, melbourne town hall

Photograph shows part of the preserved cable grip car number 1 and trailer car number 1 in a large glass covered display case in Russell Street behind the (then) Melbourne Museum and State Library. The photograph shows the gripman's compartment with two brake levers and the central grip lever. At the top of the photo above the levers is curved metal beam to which a block and tackle were fastened to lift and lower the grip into the tunnel. At either end of the compartment is a knee high board with whole at the top that fitted into slots between the end traverse seats to stop winter drafts blowing across the gripman's feet. Yields information about cable tram componentsBlack and white photograph with note on rearIn ink "29" and "K McC"cable trams, russell street, melbourne museum, state library, draw bar, tie rod, pin, safety chain, trailer coupling

Photograph shows part of the preserved cable grip car number 1 and trailer car number 1 in a large glass covered display case in Russell Street behind the (then) Melbourne Museum and State Library. The photograph shows the trailer car's draw bar inserted into the grip car's socket held in place with a pin. It also shows the car and grip secured with a safety chain. The trailer coupling was guided into the socket by a chain worked from the trailer platform through a pipe fastened inside the end apron.Yields information about cable tram componentsBlack and white photograph with note on rearIn ink "28" and "K McC"cable trams, russell street, melbourne museum, state library, draw bar, tie rod, pin, safety chain, trailer coupling

Metal badge - relief of a Melbourne cable tram set with the title "Melbourne Cable Tram" in the bottom right hand corner with a green enamel painted area. Has a pin clip on the rear, which is not able to be used.trams, tramways, badges, cable trams, souvenirs

Photograph shows the device used to send a "telegraph" signal to the winding or engine house. They were positioned along the track and enabled the tram crew or a cable tram worker to send a signal about the cable. The crew member would set the pointer and depress the trigger. This sent the signal which was recorded on a telegraph tape, indicating the signal and the location of an incident. Installed by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. (MTOCo) This photograph is Public Records Office photo H165, 166 and 167 in the Victorian Railways collection.Yields information about the type of equipment the MTOCo used to operate the cable tram system.Set of three Photographs - Black and White of a Melbourne cable tram signalling device.trams, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, signalling, cables, engine houses

Copied from original loaned by Ken TURNER, son of Bert TURNER who was a conductor on the Port line. These portraits were made of each employee posed to look as if they were on a tramB&W lasercopy of Port Melbourne cable tram with conductor (Bert TURNER) and gripmantransport - tramways, bert turner, melbourne tramway and omnibus company

Copied from original loaned by Ken TURNER, son of Bert TURNER who was a conductor on the Port lineColour lasercopy of B&W photo of tramway employees at entrance to Melbourne cable tram depot, Beach Street, 1908'1908' 'Port cable 1908 tramway employees'transport - tramways, workers, bert turner, melbourne tramway and omnibus company

Produced as a gift recording service to the MMTB Board as a Member - presented to Cr. Burnett Gray. Stamped at either end of the object with his name and "MMTB Member" Vic. Parliamentary Website gives details of Cr. Gray, Vic MP - though does not list being a MMTB Board Member. MP for St Kilda 1927 to 1932, Cr for St Kilda 1920 to 1948 - see http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/re-member/details/1103-gray-alfred-charles-burnett. MMTB Annual Reports: Appointed 1936 (first appearance), until 1954, when the size of the Board was reduced - Order in Council 25/5/1954. The Annual Report for 1936 has a photo of all the Board Members and a listing. See images 1887i2 and i3. See item 7682 for a sample of asection of rope.Demonstrates a MMTB produced gift to thank a Board member for his service.Memento - comprising a section or short length of Melbourne cable tram cable contained or mounted within two cast brass sections as a gift.trams, tramways, mmtb, st kilda, councillors, cables, cable ropes, cable trams

Provides a detailed specification of materials to be supplied and the works to be performed for the construction of the Kew Horse Tramway between Victoria Bridge and the Kew Cemetery. Has a schedule of rates. Details materials to be supplied by the contractor. Note it is headed "City of Melbourne Tramways". The Kew Horse Tramway was opened 28-12-1887. It was built by the Melbourne Tramways Trust and operated by the cable tram operator, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Yields information about the construction of the Kew horse tram line.Printed 5 page foolscap document stapled with a cut diagonal piece in the top left hand corner titled - Kew Horse Tramway - Contract No. 53.mtt, melbourne tramways trust, horse trams, kew horse tram, victoria bridge