The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera.Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischutz. LP 33RPM vinyl - Box set, Catalogue Number: 2720 071, 1 cardboard box cover with lid, 3 double paper and plastic sleeves, 3 vinyl disks, 1 booklet. Staatskapelle Dresden, Carlos Kleiber conductor.lp, sound recording, opera

Yields information about the ESCo trams within the first 5 or so years, clothing and other street use information.Black and White photograph, enlargement ? from a postcard of NO. 14 at the City Centre, with the destination on the roof - Grenville St, with a lady sitting on the seat, the conductor on the rear platform with a gentlemen and many people on the street, including a person riding a bicycle alongside. Shows a slight bow in the roof of the tram. Source unknown. tramways, trams, city centre, sturt st, tram 14

Black and white photo - early electric tram. The tram has open both ends, centre enclosed. Driver and conductor are standing in front of tram. No passengers visible. Stamped in indelible ink on back: "Photo, A. Doney, Bendigo". Written in pencil "P.6, Bat L, 5/col".A. Doney, Bendigobasil miller, bendigo tramways

Ticket - Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type - orange card, 3d fare, unused. Printed for the Tramway Board. Has space for 15 journeys. On the up fare side, has space for name Line, Date, Badge, car, time of starting and signature if a student conductor.trams, tramways, tickets, cable trams, bell punch, clifton hill, tb

Extract of a the specification for Z class tramcars regarding Conductor's Enclosures and Sanding Equipment. Used for the testing of the sand equipment on A and Articulated tramcars 2001 by the Preston Laboratory. Has hand written notes on the first sheet. Dated May 1984. Three sheets stapled in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, public transport, equipment, sanding equipment, testing

Form, single sheet - light brown paper - titled "Accident Report Form", 4249-4/27 Form 115, MMTB, with detailed instructions for drivers and conductors seeking extensive details of the event, people involved. Has the date of "192..." Has detail for both cable or electric trams.trams, tramways, accidents, forms, cable trams, mmtb

The photo shows Geelong No 8 at the East terminus with the conductor standing alongside. The tram has the destination of Chilwell. Note the large steel pan alongside the trolley pole to assist crews in locating the trolley pole on the overhead at night. Dated May 1947 on the rear.Yields information about the Geelong East terminus and tram 8.Black and white photograph with typed details on rear.Typed on rear SEC system Geelong, car no. 8 at "East". Ken Magor stamp and "K Winney" tramways, trams, geelong, tram 8, east

A newspaper story from The Herald Friday 22/10/1976 about the derailment of tram 867 in Riversdale Road at the level crossing - see item 7221 for photographs. Quotes the driver John O'Connor and conductor Geoffrey Nicholson. Gives details of the event but not the cause.Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867, and the people involved.Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from The Herald 22/10/1976 - 2 sheets stapled together.tramcars, trams, tram 857, riversdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents

The photograph shows SEC Geelong 38 at the Belmont terminus with the conductor talking to the driver. Received in an envelope dated 25-5-1954. Based on a note on item 9580 of the same date, photo by Hugh Ballment. See item 2681 for a colour slide of this photograph.Yields information about Geelong No. 38 in 1954.Colour print with plain back on Agfa paper. Two copies held.tramcars, trams, geelong, belmon

Pink dance programme with rounded corners. Bendigo Musical Society Social Evening held in the A. N. A. Hall, Wednesday, June 17th, 1903. E. Hull, Print. Front has the names of all the office bearers and the back has the dance programme. Card has drawing of a musical conductor on the front.document, invitations, luncheon, invitation, luncheon, the mayor and councillors of the city of bendigo, his excellency the governor general of australia, lady northcote

State Electricity commission of Victoria Notice to Motorman and Conductors of Bendigo Branch relating to the treatment of transfers. Page 1 - one type written, Page B explains new method of clipping transfers showing sample tickets. Inscriptions: All tickets have cancelled, written in biro, across the front.person, individual, basil miller

The Boyds purchased their record player and sound system from Thomas’s in Melbourne. Patricia Boyd (later Davies) was very interested in opera and was later appointed to the Board of the Australian Opera.Edvard Grieg. Peer Gynt (excerpts) Two Elegiac Melodies from Holberg's Days (suite). LP 33RPM vinyl, Catalogue Number: S/4797, Record cover, no sleeve, 1 vinyl disk. Cover notes, no author listed. South German Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Friedrich Tilegant.lp, sound recording

Sheet brass pressed to form an image of a female tram crew member for wearing on a uniform. Has some likeness to the first female tram driver, Joyce Barry. Has a pin on the rear. Pressed into the rear of the badge is "K. G. Luke Melb." Used by Olive Bailey, Conductor, of Camberwell depot.trams, tramways, badges, crews

Negative of a photograph of a cable car set , trailer 593 at the Collingwood terminus in Johnston St. The grip man is sitting on his seat while the Conductor is attending to the Bundy (Cincinnati type) by the Grocery Shop. In the background is the Hotel at the corner of Clarke St. An advert for Swallows Ice Cream appears on the Grocery Shop.trams, tramways, cable trams, collingwood, johnston st, tram 593

Accident reports prepared at the conductor's Training School during July 1980 to show trainees the forms and how they were to be filled in. "Collisions - Trams" - 4 pages - sample where a tram has hit a car doing a right hand turn. Have been photocopied onto foolscap sized sheetstrams, tramways, mmtb, accidents, training, operations, instructions, forms

Series of four newspaper cuttings from The Herald Sun 7/1/1993, about the closure of rail lines, buses to replace trains, all pages headed "Transport Revolution". The front page not collected. .1 - Page 4 - "The end for two lines" and "Buses to run all night" - about the planned closure of rail lines (Williamstown and Upfield), operation of buss on nine different routes between midnight and down on Friday and Saturday nights. Also includes that airport and football bus likely to rise under Vic Govt. polices. .2 - Page 5 - "Safety at risk - Union" - ARU remarks about Safety on public transport, tram conductors (photo of Merv Peters), photo of a lone passenger on a No. 72 tram at 10.25, union .3 - page 6 - map showing planned tram route closures (82 and part of 9), and bus replacements after 8pm, with the headline ""Buses to take over from 8pm", closure of rail lines and impacts on trains and trams. .4 - page 7 - map of rail line closures and bus replacement in the evening, "nine country lines for sale", and "The long and the short of a rort" - item about restrictive work practices and awards in public transport.trams, tramways, ptc, tramways, melbourne, railways, upfield, closure, buses, unions, public transport, conductors

Set of four Kodak Kodachrome colour slide, white cardboard mount. Photograph by David Verrier. .1 - W5 760 and W5 737 at the Elizabeth St terminus. 760 - route 19 North Coburg and 737 - Route 18, Brunswick. Another W2 is behind. .2 - W5 828 running West Maribyrnong Route 57. .3 - W2 634 with the conductor appearing to be unclipping the trolley pole rope - standing on the bumper bar. See Reg Item 4792 for a reference to a shunter being located at this location in the early 1950's. .4 - trams arriving and departing In the background is the Flinders St Station and Hosies Hotel. Advertising can be seen for Sitmar Cruises, Mitchell's brushes, CU insurance, OPSM, Tolleys Brandy, Dammans, Lloyd Triestino and Bradmills. Photos taken 24/8/1974.In ink: , "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St 760 737", "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St 828", "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St 634", "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, route 59, flinders st, route 19, route 18, route 57, north coburg, brunswick, west maribyrnong, conductors, trolley poles, w5 class, w2 class, tram 760, tram 737, tram 828, tram 634

No 40 ready to depart Lydiard St Nth destination Sebastopol. This was last tram ex Lydiard St Nth to Sebastopol. Has conductor Lou Walker talking to the driver. Taken on the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat tramway system - 19-9-1971. Yields information about the last day of operation of the Ballarat SEC tramways.Digital image - 120 negative tramways, tramcars, ballarat, last day, closure, tram 40, lydiard st north

The photograph shows Ballarat Tram No. 19 at the Sebastopol terminus late 1950s with the driver/conductor standing by the front door before returning to Lydiard St North. On the opposite side of the tram is the "Pay as You Enter" sign. The Royal Mail Hotel is in the background. Photographer unknown. Yields information about tram 19 at the Sebastopol terminus, late 1950s.Black and white prints - plain back. tramcars, tramways, one man trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, crews, tram 19

Photograph of shunting a South Melbourne Beach tram at terminus in Market St City. The grip car has the destination of Collins St, while the tailer, South Melbourne Beach. Note the conductor on board the trailer and a 3rd man by the trailer, possibly the shunter. Photo c1937Yields information about shunting cable tram sets at Market St Melbourne.Negative of cable tram set and print with notes on the rear.Written on rear of album print "Shunting South Melbourne Beach tram at terminus in Market St City."trams, tramways, cable trams, market st, shunting, collins st

Photo of VR tram No. 29 (St Kilda Rly Stn) standing outside the Elwood Depot, waiting for the crew before returning to St Kilda Station. A conductor can been seen walking back to the offices. Photo by Les G Poole, mid 1950s.Yields information about VR trams and Elwood depot.Black and white print with source stamp on rearHas stamp of the ARHS Vic Div L G Poole Collection on rear.trams, tramways, vr trams, elwood tram depot, tram 29, crews

Tram shown shunting in Royal Parade. The Conductor is changing the points. Photographer and date unknown, possibly mid 1980's. Route 18 was a Brunswick route, the tram has a Malvern Run Number. L 102 was the spare car at Brunswick from 1972 to 1979.Shows a MMTB L class tramBlack and White photograph of L class tram No. 102 shuntingtrams, tramways, l class, tram 102, royal parade, route 18, brunswick

MMTB paper transfer ticket that was issued by the conductor / or bus driver to enable a transfer between tram and bus services. Has the transfer points or routes listed with the conditions of use listed on the rear. Number C GH E 546278 - issued by the Glen Huntly depot.Yields information about the Transfer tickets used by the Glen Huntly tram depot.Paper flimsy ticket MMTB with purple and black printing.tramways, tickets, melbourne, mmtb, transfer tickets, glen huntly, glenhuntly depot

Photo of ESCo cross bench tram No. 20 and ESCo 2 at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, with the Post Office, along with the Summerscales offices, Robbie Burns statue, Vita Studio, and George Payne Jewellers in the background. The conductor on the rear of No. 2 is holding the trolley rope, while the driver of No. 20 is watching the road closely. The conductor of the tram is reboarding or about to alight. No. 20 has the destination of Gardens via Convent. Other trams are in the background. Wal has dated the photograph about 1909. Note the point frog or pan in the overhead above No. 20 and in particular notes the type of destination box and that the tram is going to the Gardens via the Convent. See item 5132 for a copy negative and digital image.Yields information about the use of ESCo trams c1910 and the overhead.Black and white print on Kodak paper with notes on rear.See rear image.trams, tramways, esco, cross bench tram, sturt st, post office, lydiard st, tram 20, tram 2

Yields information a tram that was decorated for the 1938 centenary celebrations of the State of Victoria. Refer to pages 70 & 71 of "The Golden City and its Tramways" for these photographs and others in use and notes. The hand colour and then photographic reproduction adds to the significance of this print.Colour print of an original black and white photo print that has been hand coloured for reproduction of Ballarat (SEC 1st) No. 23, decorated for the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district in 1938. Tram has female students on board, with conductor alighting. Shows track brakes on the tramcar. Tram has been coloured with pink and green colours, including the conductors uniform and the trees behind the tram. See also Reg Items 1021, 1361 and 1362 for other photographs of this tram, in particular 3861 which is the black and white version of this photograph and See page 70 & 71 of "The Golden City and its Tramways" for these photographs and others in use and notes. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011.centenary, decorated trams, special trams, floral tram, tram 23

Newspaper cutting (page 4 of The Age, 7-1-1993), about the proposals by the State Government to revise the way the public transport system operated in Victoria including removal of conductors. Has maps or diagrams showing the proposed changes, including shutting of tram and rail lines and calling tenders for replacement services on country rail lines. Includes headlines: "Transport: The New Order" "Stupidity of reforms attacked by groups" "Advent of machine age means all change for trammies" "Pre-battle scramble for high ground" "Brown attacks massive rorts" Has a photo of conductors Ken Walker and Roberto D' Andrea by Michael Clayton Jones at South Melbourne Depot with W5 874 in the background.trams, tramways, ptc, tramways, melbourne, railways, upfield, closure, buses, unions, public transport, tram 874

This is a recording of the Watsonia High School Choir, recorded in All Saint's Church of England, Greensborough. The organist is Bruce Allen and the conductor is David Kefford. Pieces include Three Hungarian folk songs, Ave Verum Corpus (Mozart) and Panis Angelicus (Franck) with soloist Andrew Williams.A rare copy of the choir performing.1 x 45 rpm sound recordwatsonia, watsonia high, watsonia high school, all saint's church of england, greensborough, david kefford, bruce allen, andrew williams

The notes detail contents of attachments (items D481.2 and D481.3). The letter notes that Joan Sutherland still worked as a secretary until she entered Mobil Quest, despite having sung quite a lot in Sydney. Hector Crawford was the conductor of the Australian Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Quest.hector crawford, joan sutherland, mobil quest, robin boyd