Mounted black and white photograph - dark blue grey card, semi embossed of 47 men in uniform and Manager at the Hawthorn Tram Depot with four tramcars behind. Trams - left one numbered 14, with two types of destination boxes showing Wattle Park or Burnley. Photo possibly before the HTT was absorbed by the MMTB in Feb. 1920. There appear to be a couple of Returned Servicemen badges in the photograph. Photo by Sutcliffe, Cromwell Buildings, 366A Bourke St Melbourne.trams, tramways, staff, personnel, uniforms, htt, burnley, wattle park, hawthorn depot, tram 14

The Flying Log Book was used by A315699 Lindsay William Fankhauser from qualifying as a helicopter crewman on 9 Dec 66 until a new Flight Log Book was issued on 15 Feb 74. The Lindsay Fankhauser lived in Gisborne and was a member of the Vietnam Veterans Association based at Woodend RSL. The Flying Log Book provides a complete record of Lindsay Fankhauser including flying hours, qualifications, annual reports, photographs of crew and aircraft from 1966 until 1974.Blue book held within a brown leather bookcover. Book cover closed with Velcro Strip. Blue book containing flight information, qualifications, posting locations, pasted in photographs. Brown cover with indentity label with name of owner enclosed in plastic cover. Blue book mounted in middle of brown cover with cover closed by overlapping.Blue book - FORM A.73 (June, 1938). Royal Australian Air Force. Observer’s Air Gunner’s and W/T Operator’s Flying Log Book. Name FANKHAUSER.L.W. (on a dymo label). Leather Cover - Aircrew wings for Aircrew members (wreath of wattle surmounted by crown, letter C inside wreath, single wing on right hand side) /LINDSAY FANKHAUSER/ RAAFfankhauser, raaf, flying log book, vietnam, a.73

To recognise the achievements of those who undertook and completed a transcription course, this certificate was awarded to "a duly qualified Braille writer and competent to transcribe Books for the Blind", by the Sydney Industrial Blind Institution. These volunteers were involved in the expansion of the library as they created Braille from the print version of texts. 20/10/1917 - Elizabeth Harris. Signed by the President Thomas Anderson Stuart illegible date (1921-1932) - Mollie Turner. Signed by the President Sir Alfred Meeks.Cream page attached to cardboard with col. illustrationsFrame with garden decorations around writing, and a white flower/waratah/blue bird/Braille board sits amongst wattle in various corners. A B/W image of the Sydney Industrial Blind Institute building in William Street sits above the main text, whilst two women reading or using Braille and a building labelled 'Library for the Blind' sit to the left and right of the frame.sydney industrial blind institution, mollie turner, elizabeth harris

The book was edited by Clare Nicholls (Coney) and the photo on the front cover shows a view of her then home 'Monserrat' at 26A Wandsworth Road, Surrey Hills. Silky Swallow was a Chinese restaurant at 369/371 Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert. Wild Flower was located at 1 Theatre Place, Canterbury. It was established in c1993 and until 2004 was BYO. Chef's Tandoor is located at It was established in 1991 by Mr Virender Bist (Owner/Chef) who had been head chef with the Taj Group of Hotels. Bollywood on the park is located at 156 Elgar Rd, Box Hill South, opposite Wattle Park. A community cook book with recipes for every occasion. It includes recipes contributed by staff and families plus special recipes from local restaurants and celebrities.chatham primary school, cook book, chef's tandoor, bollywood on the park, wildflower restaurant, silky swallow restaurant, monserrat

The photographs show SW6 tram 867 derailed at the Riversdale Road level crossing on 22/10/1976. The tram ran out of control in Riversdale Road due to the compressor not being turned on before running out to take up a Wattle Park run. This event resulted in trams being rewired so that power to the controller could not be obtained unless the compressor had been turned on. An extract from Electric Traction magazine, Nov. 1976 has been imaged. Tram 331 would have been used in rerailing. See item 7368 for The Herald report of the date.Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867,Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper and digital copy of a news item.tramways, trams, mmtb, tram 867, rivesdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents, compressors, tram 331

The two Scholar's Concession tickets for first and second terms of 1976 allowed the holder to travel from Wattle Park to Latrobe university via a nominated route with the conditions of travel on the rear. Cost was $34 for each ticket. Ticket Nos. 06423 and 07189. Both issued at Camberwell Depot. The Employees Pass was issued to those who did not have a pass issued to them personally, such as travel to and from a training facility. The person to who this was issued to was a MMTB employee. The MTT Perth Ticket dated 20 Feb. 76 is a machine issued bus ticket recording ticket issuing details.Demonstrates a scholar's tickets issued during the mid 1970s.Set of two scholar's concession tickets, preprinted card with hand written details, providing the persons name and travel details, both contained within a plastic sleeve. Contained within the 1st term ticket was a blue Employee's pass for the MMTB and a Perth bus ticket.tramways, mmtb, perth, scholar's tickets, school tickets, employees pass, buses

These three badges were issued as fund raisers on Children's Day in 1918,1919 and 1941. The Children's Flower day arose out of the League of Young Gardeners established in 1916 to assist the war effort by encouraging children to cultivate garden plots at home and at school. The Children's Flower Day included lectures and lessons at school related to garden cultivation. Flower shows of produce grown at home and at school and street stalls were run by children to raise funds for the war effort.These badges are of interest as examples of the activities of children in Victoria to assist the War effort in World Wars.1 Cream coloured circular metal and enamel badge featuring Union flag, a wreath of red flowers and leaves around the edge on two sides and text . A clip is on the reverse. 2 Cream coloured oval plastic coated card badge featuring blue flowers and wattle blossom and text. A slot at the top for a pin so it may be attached to clothing. 3 Cream coloured circular badge featuring a six pointed gold star, a coloured image of a house and garden and text. A clip is on the reverse1 EVD CHILDREN'S FLOWER DAY 1941 on face. A.W. PATRICK. N. FITZROY. V. on rim 2 CHILDREN'S FLOWER DAY 1918 3 CHILDREN'S FLOWER DAY 1919 PEACE YEAR and symbol of an flattened semi circle with incomplete rectangle interlaced. children, flowers, war effort, warrnambool

Illustration. Taken and cut from a book. Black and White rectangle image on off white paper. Portland from Barton's Beach, looking north west. Panoramic view in background of Portland's town with original buildings. All Saints Catholic Church with spire recognisable. Pier in the Middle right with various structures and a docked ship with sails. Bottom left 3 people launching two canoes at the beach. Wattle Creek or Salt Creek with bridge structure on the middle left. Front: 'VIEW OF PORTLAND' - printed, bottom frame. Signature 2cm in from the left corner of the frame 'CALVERT. SS'portland, bartons beach, portland bay

This Harmsworth Atlas and Gazetteer was inherited by one of the donors, a gift from her father who was Tasmanian.Large hard covered book with maps, charts and tables. The cover is green linen with green leather, gilt trimmed corners and decorative spine, It includes 500 maps and diagrams in colour, with commercial statistics and gazetteer index of 105,000 names. Jan 1908. Also inserted between the pages of the book were 2 folded sheets of waxed paper, each with carefully placed flowers pressed between them; native orchids and wattle. Published at Carmelite House, Carmelite Road, London flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, harmsworth atlas and gazetteer, atlas 1908, maps 1908, gazetteer 1908, book 1908, pressed australian native flowers, pressed wattle, pressed orchid

Ex-president's Certificate from the Australian Natives' Association with details of recipient's details in central circle - an Australian emblem on the top - female figure on one side of circle holding flag in one hand and male figure on other side / symbolising bushman? Smaller circle underneath encloses star with map of Australia in centre and six state emblems in points. Scenes either side depict native Australian first fleet and Canberra Parliament House. All decorated with wattle and in a wooden frame.Certificate reads: Branch No 311 / EX PRESIDENT'S / CERTIFICATE / This is to certify that / J.W. Read / occupied the position of President of / this branch from 20.11.45 / to 25.2.47 / faded signature of President / faded signature of Secretary. australian natives' association, j.w. read

Presented by Lieutenant-General Sir JJ Talbot Hobbs, KCB, KCMG, VD, LLD at a parade held on the Esplanade, Perth, 22 October 1927. With the re-activation of the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) following the Second World War, the 11th/44th Infantry Battalion (The City of Perth Regiment) was raised as a linked battalion in 1948 to carry on the identity and traditions of the pre-war 11th and 44th Battalions respectively. The King's and Regimental Colours formerly held by these two battalions were passed on to the new battalion who paraded them in rotation on ceremonial occasions. Under major reorganisation of the CMF in 1960, all individual infantry battalions that existed at the time within each State were amalgamated to form State regiments, taking effect from 1 July 1960. Thus from that date the 11/44th, 16th and 28th Infantry Battalions were amalgamated to form The Royal Western Australia Regiment. In September 1960, at a ceremonial parade held at Northam Camp, the Colours carried by all former battalions were handed over for safe keeping by the new regiment. These former colours were subsequently laid up in the undercroft at the State War Memorial, King's Park on 29 November 1964. These were transferred to the Army Museum of WA in 1988 as part of the Bicentenary Colours Project. Dark green with gold fringes. In the centre the battalion colour patch of a white over blue oval within a circle inscribed "FORTY FOURTH INFANTRY", the whole within a wreath of Australian wattle and surmounted by the Imperial Crown. In the upper canton the Arabic numeral "44". The following battle honours are emblazoned on the Colour: SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, MESSINES 1917, YPRES 1917, BROODSEINDE, PASSCHENDAELE, SOMME 1918, ANCRE 1918, HAMEL, AMIENS, MONT ST QUENTIN, HINDENBURG LINE

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams, in the interim before the renumbering of the tram was completed.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of at new bogie tram to Ballarat, turning from Lydiard St North into Sturt St, with the destination of Gardens via Drummond North. Most likely No. 22, based on Reg Item 5273 - 16/12/1945 Has the Commonwealth Bank, Beacham's Unicorn Hotel, A. J. Rowland Estate Agent, Hagers Cafe?, Her Majesty's Theatre, The Ballarat Wattle, the newsagent kiosk and at the time, the Methodist Church of Ballarat. trams, tramways, lydiard st, sturt st, new tramcars, bogie trams, tram 22

Newspaper Clipping from The Age, Melbourne, Thursday May 24, 1973 about the aborted attempt to train two women tram drivers in Melbourne the previous day. The Tramways Union declared the Wattle Park line black and the Board ceased training. Notes a Union Policy of 1956 that members would not train a woman to drive. Quotes Mr S. Edwards, Union Secretary. Has photograph of Driving Instructor, Mr. W.J. Wright, and conductresses Catherine Stone and Joyce Barry.trams, tramways, mmtb, women drivers, conductresses, driver training, tramways union

Track plan or track map or layout of the Melbourne system showing track layout, crossovers, depots, workshops and route numbers, terminus, substations, Bundy clocks, layout of Preston works. On the rear is a detailed layout of the city area. Shows railway stations but not the station names and rivers. Printed on cartridge paper. No details of to who prepared the plan or the drawing or date. Wattle Park line has been duplicated (Sept 1970), but the Essendon Airport line remains (closed Oct. 1976).trams, tramways, mmtb, track layout, junction, depots, substation, plans, trackwork, route numbers, terminus, map, bundy clock

Set of two timetable books - Provide details about Yarra Trams, Metcards, route map, timing points and route description. .1 - printed 40 pages with fold out map, green cover, stapled timetable for "Route 70 Waterfront City Docklands to Wattle Park", dated September 2009. .2 - printed 44 pages with fold out map, green cover, stapled timetable for "Route 75 City Spencer St to Vermon South", dated May 2008.trams, tramways, tickets, yarra trams, tram services, timetables, route 70, route 75, wattle park, burwood

Digital Image of the Coburg Baptist Sunday School Annual picnic special trams using W2 579 and another W2, both appearing still in chocolate colour scheme. An posed newspaper or photograph with crews watching traffic. Location - unknown, has a Castrol sign in the background and decorative street lights above the first tram. The donor advised that the photo is reportedly taken in 1935 and was enroute to Wattle Park. The photo on file has better definition than that shown in the image.trams, tramways, special trams, coburg, tram 579

Card sent by "Pte Herbert Charles Nott", no. 228, 6th Batt, AIF. Part of the Cooper Collection.Four page card on cream coloured paper. Pages secured on LHS with blue and red ribbon. Front page has an oval cut out which reveals a gold coloured Rising Sun badge including the words 6th Battalion, surrounded by a wattle wreath. Cut out is edges with embossing. The word "Greetings" is printed in red on bottom RH Corner. The middle right page has text printed in blue type. Sender has written his name on this page.Handwritten in pencil on right hand middle page: "Bert".cooper collection, herbert charles nott, 6th battalion, card

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". Memories compiled by Peter Rosewall; who attended the last NDSN school PTS 108 between 1986 - 89.Description by Pam Grant about her experience as a School 38. Title of document is "Funny Antidotes whilst training." Things I remember at Lister House." Pam began training on 17th April 1958 after completing her Leaving Certificate. The hostel was at 99 Wattle Street and the Matron was Sr Margo Scott. Includes description of their bedroom and her experience on her first night. There is a list of things that pam remembered about life at Lister House. Her training hospital was Echuca. memoir, nursing, at lister house.

[from EDHS Newsletter No. 86, September 1992:] SPRING EXCURSION MARYBOROUGH: As a Spring excursion our bus trip on 27th September is well timed - Maryborough is conducting its Wattle Festival on that weekend. We are to be guests of the Midlands Historical Society who will provide a guide for our tour of the town. This is a somewhat longer trip than we usually undertake so we have an earlier start at 8.00 am and the cost is a little more than usual at $20.00. The entry to the Midlands Society's Worsley Cottage is included. At the end of the town tour we will visit the C.W.A.'s Fair which is part of the Wattle Festival. Afternoon tea will be available there for a small charge. Bring your lunch and something for morning tea if you wish. We will be travelling to Maryborough via Creswick and Clunes and returning via Castlemaine. We will return about 6.00 pm and transport home can be arranged if required. Maryborough has a rich history with the gold era being particularly significant. Local historian Betty Osborne has produced the book "Maryborough - a Social History 1854-1905". You might like to try and obtain it from the library for advance reading or it will be available for purchase on the day at $25.00. To book for this tour please complete the attached from and return with your payment to the September meeting or send it to our post office box. Friends are most welcome as usual.Two colour photographsactivities, maryborough

[from EDHS Newsletter No. 86, September 1992:] SPRING EXCURSION MARYBOROUGH: As a Spring excursion our bus trip on 27th September is well timed - Maryborough is conducting its Wattle Festival on that weekend. We are to be guests of the Midlands Historical Society who will provide a guide for our tour of the town. This is a somewhat longer trip than we usually undertake so we have an earlier start at 8.00 am and the cost is a little more than usual at $20.00. The entry to the Midlands Society's Worsley Cottage is included. At the end of the town tour we will visit the C.W.A.'s Fair which is part of the Wattle Festival. Afternoon tea will be available there for a small charge. Bring your lunch and something for morning tea if you wish. We will be travelling to Maryborough via Creswick and Clunes and returning via Castlemaine. We will return about 6.00 pm and transport home can be arranged if required. Maryborough has a rich history with the gold era being particularly significant. Local historian Betty Osborne has produced the book "Maryborough - a Social History 1854-1905". You might like to try and obtain it from the library for advance reading or it will be available for purchase on the day at $25.00. To book for this tour please complete the attached from and return with your payment to the September meeting or send it to our post office box. Friends are most welcome as usual.Colour photographactivities, maryborough

[from EDHS Newsletter No. 86, September 1992:] SPRING EXCURSION MARYBOROUGH: As a Spring excursion our bus trip on 27th September is well timed - Maryborough is conducting its Wattle Festival on that weekend. We are to be guests of the Midlands Historical Society who will provide a guide for our tour of the town. This is a somewhat longer trip than we usually undertake so we have an earlier start at 8.00 am and the cost is a little more than usual at $20.00. The entry to the Midlands Society's Worsley Cottage is included. At the end of the town tour we will visit the C.W.A.'s Fair which is part of the Wattle Festival. Afternoon tea will be available there for a small charge. Bring your lunch and something for morning tea if you wish. We will be travelling to Maryborough via Creswick and Clunes and returning via Castlemaine. We will return about 6.00 pm and transport home can be arranged if required. Maryborough has a rich history with the gold era being particularly significant. Local historian Betty Osborne has produced the book "Maryborough - a Social History 1854-1905". You might like to try and obtain it from the library for advance reading or it will be available for purchase on the day at $25.00. To book for this tour please complete the attached from and return with your payment to the September meeting or send it to our post office box. Friends are most welcome as usual.Colour photographactivities, maryborough

[from EDHS Newsletter No. 86, September 1992:] SPRING EXCURSION MARYBOROUGH: As a Spring excursion our bus trip on 27th September is well timed - Maryborough is conducting its Wattle Festival on that weekend. We are to be guests of the Midlands Historical Society who will provide a guide for our tour of the town. This is a somewhat longer trip than we usually undertake so we have an earlier start at 8.00 am and the cost is a little more than usual at $20.00. The entry to the Midlands Society's Worsley Cottage is included. At the end of the town tour we will visit the C.W.A.'s Fair which is part of the Wattle Festival. Afternoon tea will be available there for a small charge. Bring your lunch and something for morning tea if you wish. We will be travelling to Maryborough via Creswick and Clunes and returning via Castlemaine. We will return about 6.00 pm and transport home can be arranged if required. Maryborough has a rich history with the gold era being particularly significant. Local historian Betty Osborne has produced the book "Maryborough - a Social History 1854-1905". You might like to try and obtain it from the library for advance reading or it will be available for purchase on the day at $25.00. To book for this tour please complete the attached from and return with your payment to the September meeting or send it to our post office box. Friends are most welcome as usual.Two colour photographsactivities, maryborough

Photo - see pdf file for further information. Number Brief Description RT123 1971 Convention - 9.4.71 - tram 610 - "Special" - Wattle park terminus RT124 Mt Alexander Road - 980 - "Special" RT125 St Kilda Jct - 7.4.71 - "St Kilda Beach" - route 16 RT126 North Balwyn Terminus - 9.4.71 - tram 840 - "Nth Balwyn" route 79 RT127 Preston - tram 980 - "City - Spencer St" - route 9A RT128 St Kilda Jct - "E Brighton Malv Burke Rd" - route 64 RT129 St Kilda Park St Terminus 12.4.71 - tram 394 - "Special" & tram 1017 - "West Preston - Northcote" - route 10 RT130 Carnegie 9.4.71 - tram 106 - "St Kilda Jun" - route 17 RT131 High St - tram 980 - "East Preston" - route 98 RT132 St Kilda Park St Terminus 12.4.71 - tram 894 - "West Preston" - route 10 RT133 St Kilda Park St Terminus 12.4.71 - tram 894 - "West Preston" - route 10 RT134 Wattle Park - 9.4.71 - tram 610 - "City" - route 70 RT135 Wellington Parade - 9.4.71 - tram 840 - "City - Flinders & Spencer St Cnr" - route 23 RT136 Melville Rd West Coburg 12.4.71 - tram 787 - route 55 Demonstrates the work of Robert Thomson in photography, collection and/or production of slidesAssembled album in a black presentation folder of 14 colour slides, collected or produced by Robert Thomson. All photographs have been scanned and placed on the Museum's G drive. A list of all photographs with details has been compiled. melbourne, tramways, trams

Newspaper clipping. Bendigo Advertiser. Now! It's Cheaper to Travel By Tram! New economy city fares. Bendigo: From Barnard St. to Mollison St. or return... From Mundy Street to Wattle Street or return... 4d. (Children and Pensioners - 2d.) From Pall Mall : to Barnard Street, to Mollison Street, to Mundy Street, to Wattle and High Streets. 3d. (Children and Pensioners - 2d.) Beats walking every time! Advertisement on reverse: Sandhurst Football Club. Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the above Club will be held in the Club rooms Queen Elizabeth Oval, on Friday, 29th November, 1963, at 7.45 pm. lists business to be conducted. B. c. Masterson, Hon. Secretary, 7 View Street, Kangaroo Flat. Advertisement: Genuine Car Sales, 243 Barnard Street, Bendigo. Phone 3-6530 - After hours 3-5592. 1956 Ford perfect Sedan. Full price 185 pounds or Dep. 60 pounds. Advertisements for Gleneagles Private Hospital and Dad and Dave Café.organization, business, bendigo trams

In an era predating the computerisation of equipment on public transport, where trams in Melbourne were driven by drivers and conductors sold fares, destinations were shown at the front and rear of the tram within a glazed box. A driver adjusted the roll to select each new trip destination. Given the length of rolls, in this case approximately nine metres, this could be a time consuming process. In addition to the named destination roll, each tram included a separate roll listing the route numbers.The roll was purchased at a Leski Auction in Armadale as part of a large group of tramways memorabilia including tram 'rolls' from New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. The auction house described the collection as "The collection of destination blinds or rolls that forms the core of the Railways Trams & Buses Section (Lots 655 – 732) is the best we have ever offered and represents a life-time of collecting by an Adelaide enthusiast, now deceased." Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Tramways Destination Roll. Black and white paint on linen roll. Forty-eight named destinations including four depots - Camberwell, Hanna Street, Hawthorn, Kew. Multiple destinations in what is now the City of Boroondara (Kew, Hawthorn and Camberwell); including East Kew, Kew, Kew Post Office, Kew Depot, and Cotham Road.Named destinations beginning to end: “Olympic Park / Special / Football / Racecourse / Richmond / Burnley / Riversdale / Wattle Park - Warragul Rd / Wattle Park - Elgar Rd / City / Burwood / Hartwell / Bowen St / Camberwell Depot / Camberwell Jucn / Leura Grove / Gardener / Glenferrie Rd / Chapel St / St Kilda Rd / Camberwell / City / Lonsdale St / University / City via William St / Domain Rd / Hanna St Depot / South Melb & St Kilda Beach / Prahran / North Richmond / Windsor / Hawthorn Depot / Hawthorn / Spencer St / Toorak Rd / Swan & Church St Cnr / North Balwyn / City Flinders & Spencer Sts Corner / City - Market St / Swanston St / Simpson St / East Kew / Kew / Kew Post Office / Kew Depot / Cotham Rd / Malv Tn Hall"melbourne & metropolitan tramways board

Centred on present day John Street, Eltham between Main and Bible streets bounded by Elsa Court to north, Main Road Bridge to south, Wattle Grove to east and Bolton Street to west. Historic Aerial Imagery Source: Landata.vic.gov.au Aerial Photo Details: Project No :486 Project : MELBOURNE (1963) PROJECT Run : 6 Frame : 123 Date : 04/1963 Film Type : B/W Camera : RC8 Flying Height : 5100 Scale : 9600 Film Number : 1805 GDA2020 : 37°43'12"S, 145°08'54"E MGA2020 : 336800, 5823623 (55) Melways : 21 J6 (ed. 42)aerial photo, neil webster collection, 1963-04, bolton steet, elsa court, eltham, john street, main road, main road bridge, melway 21j6, wattle grove

Timetables - provide information on ticketing, fares, and timing points, with a description of the route and a map. Not all services had been allocated a route number at the time. 1 - West Maribyrnong - City - routes 57, 54, 60, 58 and 50 - Oct. 1979 2 - West Maribyrnong - City - routes 57, 54, 60, 58 and 50 - Feb. 1977 3 - East Malvern (Darling Rd) City - route 3 - Feb. 1977 4 - Glen Iris - City and via William St - routes 6, 36 and 7 - Jan. 1977 5 - Wattle Park - City - routes 70, 71 and 76 - Nov. 1979Yields information about MMTB tram services during the 1970s. Set of 5 MMTB tram timetables - multifolded printed on yellow paper.timetable, mmtb, west maribyrnong, east malvern, glen iris, route 57, route 54, route 60, route 58, route 50, route 3, route 6, route 36, route 7, wattle park, route 70, route 71, route 76

An audio recording by Mal Rowe at a dinner sponsored by the TMSV at the Wattle Park Chalet of Major General Sir Robert Risson, MMTB Chairman on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB). Covers many topics about Melboune's trams, international experiences, fares, loan council, new trams, tickets, reserved track, rates, roads. Recorded the day before a two-day strike by the SEC workers which meant the Melbourne's public transport could not operate. Jim Dowell was the TMSV Chairman at the time and Peter Duckett, a well-known enthusiast and operator of the Model Dockyard in Swanston St.Yields information from the MMTB Chairman's viewpoint on Melbourne's tramways.Set of 3 images and three audio files recorded on a reel to reel tape recorder.robert risson, 50th anniversary, mmtb, jim dowell, peter duckett, tmsv, speach