Black and white photograph of a cable tram trailer loaded onto a truck operated by the Maine Carrying Co with a banner advertising "Trams - Anywhere". Has two workers standing alongside. Thought to be photographed at Spencer St Station goods yard with one of the sheds behind it. Possibly for shipping to a country location. The truck has the telephone Central 684, solid tyres and an acetylene lamp. On the rear of the photograph is a dated 1929. Two prints held.On rear in red ink "1929" and "4-108-1" in blue ink. The date appears to be in Bob Lilburn's hand writing.trams, tramways, cable trams, sale of trams, disposal, spencer st

Colour slide of SW6 876 undergoing accident repairs at Preston Workshops. The tram is on stands in the body shop with one of the cabs removed, possibly for major repair or replacement. Welding marks can be seen in the front corner with the word "HOT" chalked on the side. A worker can be seen inside the tram body. Yields information about repairing accident damage at Preston WorkshopsKodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "876" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramcars, preston workshops, tram 876, sw6 class, tramcar maintenance, accidents

Book - brown coloured stippled card paper covers, 52 pages + cover centre stapled, titled "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation - 1978 edition". Has lists of Union Officers, details of gratuities schemes ( new) and list of SIPS payments - S E Edwards Secretary. Has many advertisements for organisations throughout the book, such as Hibernian Society, Stokes, Ansett, Channel 7, Volvo Buses and Medibank. .1 - as above - 1982-83- Secretary J. Harper - adverts including Mercedes- Benz, Ansair and Tramways Benefit Society.trams, tramways, atmoea, awards, workplace conditions, workers compensation, annual leave, mmtb

1 - employee with a uniform cap - could be a shunter - lifting the cable into the adjacent grip car. Marked on rear as "Lonsdale St" .2 - worker in a cable pulley maintenance pit oiling the mechanism - note the other pits. Has put a "Danger" sing out on the roadway. Marked on rear "Bourke and Spring St 1938" Two copies held and one digital image from a scene shot. .3 - a worker watching the cable entering a winding house looking for damage - what a boring job! Marked on rear as "Checking cables 1938" .4 - communications pillar - or box - to communicate with the winding house .5 - photos shows the grip in the roadway Images have been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Yields information of the cable tram operations c1938.Series of five Black & White Photographs by the TMSV Sales and one digital image from Commuting by Cable. Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear with some notes in pencil on the rear as shown above.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, cables, winding house

Annual reports were both a way of informing benefactors as well as generating new ones for charitable organisations. In 1867 an asylum and school for blind children began in Melbourne. Between that first intake and 1891, the asylum went through a great many changes, including the building of the St Kilda Road building, growing in size and developing a workshop for blind workers. A copy of the 1867 Annual Report was placed in the time capsule that was opened in 1993.1 bound volume with illustrations.victorian asylum and school for the blind, time capsule

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

Has reference to the MTA (Metropolitan Transport Authority), lists of Union Officers, delegates, Do's and Don't's. Has many advertisements for organisations throughout the book, including Slater and Gordon, BHP steel and Tramways Benefit Society. Gives information on pay rates, awards, gratuity payments and working conditions.Yields information about the ATOMEA and the awards that crews worked under in 1984 and 1985Booklet - blue card covers with an image of an articulated tram and a bus, 36 pages, centre stapled, titled "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation 1984-85". tramways, melbourne, atomea, awards, unions, workplace conditions, workers compensation, annual leave, the met, mta

Full colour A4 double sided sheet, titled "Trammie Express - Issue 1 - 25/7/2013", issued by the RTBU as an occasional newsletter - not known if further issues. Main item is "Depravation of Basic Human Rights", looking at an incident between Yarra Trams Management and workers at East Preston Depot. Also has items on Insulated Tram Incidents and RTBU Holiday Units.trams, tramways, rtbu, yarra trams, east preston, unions

Double sided A4 sheet, on plain paper, printed in colour, titled "Trams in the war years", looking at the service during the war years of the trams and their workers, trammies, women, conductresses. Three copies held. Notes The Hawthorn Tram Museum. Has numerous photos from the Australian War Memorial. Centenary of Melbourne electric trams. Has the Yarra Trams logo, RSL, Shrine of Remembrance. 2nd copy added 7-1-2015 from donation of Adam Chandler - 24-12-2015.trams, tramways, centenary, yarra trams, world war 2, world war 1, conductresses, hawthorn depot, 100 years of electric trams

Book - green card covers with an image of an articulated tram and a bus, 56 pages, centre stapled, titled "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation". Has reference to the MTA (Metropolitan Transport Authority), lists of Union Officers, delegates, Do's and Don't's. Has many advertisements for organisations throughout the book.trams, tramways, atmoea, awards, workplace conditions, workers compensation, annual leave, mta

Printed card ticket on off white card, green background, yellow type "Souvenir Ticket - Australia's first light rail system", Melbourne - St Kilda, November 20-21, 1987. Has the Met Logo, with "The Met" name and "an authority of Victoria Transport" in the bottom right hand corner. See Reg Item 1774.4 for the ticket use in the opening folder. See Reg Item 2229 for a Public Transport Worker's Poster for the day. Three further copies added 21-6-2017 from donation of Neil Elfick 602.1 - as above but with notation on rear by Ian Stanley, "B1 2001 Wright Street - St Kilda - City (Spencer St at Lonsdale St) - St Kilda - Wright Street Friday 20 Nov 1987"trams, tramways, tickets, light rail, st kilda, opening

Book - black comb bound, plastic front cover, green cover, black back, approx. 75 pages, titled "Melbourne Tramway Memories", prepared by Ray Roberts, conductor at South Melbourne or Hanna St depot - personal notes - 1961 to 1994 (33 years - page 60). Includes copies of tramway events from newspapers interwoven with Ray's notes. At the rear of the document is a brief history of South Melbourne depot, 1925-1995 - by Alistair Fincher. Includes notes on industrial matters, including a map where workers came from. See also items 6719 and 7272 for other versions and documents.trams, tramways, conductors, south melbourne depot, personal papers, history

Newspaper clippings associated with the retirement of Bernard Commandeur from Preston Workshops, titled "Commandeur Moves On". Published the Preston Leader 12/2/2013. .1 - front page of the Preston Leader, featuring a photograph of Bernard leaning from W2 504, Clifton Pugh Transporting Art tram with Z decorated as the Karachi W11 tram - See Reg Item .2 - "Details of the story from page 1 - "Tram worker moves on", featuring a photograph by Stuart Milligan standing in the doorway of a W2 class tram (probably 504)trams, tramways, preston workshops, tram 504

Black and white reproduction of a photo that appeared in the Melbourne Sun News Pictorial, 6 November 1923, of the aftermath of the fire at the Zoo horse tram depot. Has workers wheeling wheels. The Timeline history of Melbourne trams - Barry George et al, dates the fire as 4 November 1923, during the Police Strike. Four horse tram cars were destroyed as a result. The photo has mounted onto a Norman Co. cardboard tag using an adhesive substance. Photo could be peeled off card if needed.On the rear of the card is the TMSV Address stamp and on the rear of the photograph in ink "Melbourne Sun News Pictorial, 6 November 1923".trams, tramways, zoo tram, police strike, fire

383.1 - Newspaper clipping from the Northcote Leader, 4/11/1998, titled "Tram depot closure 'sad' ", about the part closure of Preston tramway workshops and the resulting staff redundancies. Quotes Andrew Neal (CEO Public Transport Corporation) and John Speight - Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, AMWU President. Also quotes Michael Christodoulou of E. J. Doherty about the value of the property. 383.2 - photocopy of an article from another newspaper titled "Depot now a 'ghost town' " regarding the part closure of Preston Workshops.trams, tramways, preston workshops, ptc, closure

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

Kathleen was a great worker with the Confraternily of Christian Doctrine in the Ringwood Parish and also known by generations of students at Yarra Theological Union.White card covers with an eight page booklet inside detailing the life of Noela. White paper with black printing.

The photograph shows a large group of about 80 cable tram workers or employees, officers, managers, inspectors, crew, and depot or car house workers on a cable tram. Note the destination on the trailer or cable car "via Smith St. Possibly taken prior to the closure of the cable tram system in October 1940 and could be at the Clifton Hill depot or car house. Photo used in a poster, Melbourne Tramways Past and Present - with the caption Depot Employees at Clifton Hill at Final Stage Oct. 1940 This photograph is Public Records Office photo H179 in the Victorian Railways collection.Yields information about the type of uniforms or office clothing worn by cable tram staff prior to the closure of the cable tram system, the type of and number of employee's at a depot. This is unlikely to include all the staff on the day.Photograph - Black and White of a large group of cable tram workers Clifton Hill Oct. 1940trams, tramways, cable trams, car houses, inspectors, grip men, conductors, workmen, group photo, mmtb, clifton hill depot

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

Provides a lead up to the celebration of the 70 years since Electrification of the Swanston St line which featured a parade of 25 trams. Includes photograph of two tramway workers on T class 180 with other trams behind. Photographed at South Melbourne Depot.Provides advance publicity of a tramway historical event.Photocopy; a photograph for the 70th Anniversary of the Swanston St tramway Electrification. From The Age newspaper.trams, tramways, 70th anniversary, electrification, t 180, celebrations, swanston st

Prepared for a manufacturer to manufacture pocket patches for Running Sheds or Depot staff for use on their overalls.Illustrates methods of identifying workers prior to the use hi-vis vests.Print of drawing "Pocket Patches Running Sheds - R10-993"tramways, badges, depots, uniforms, tramcar maintenance staff, running sheds

Photos show the type of low cost bodies built in Melbourne for use during the second world war. Bus 262 was used to transport Munitions workers while bus 493 was used in general service.Set of two photographs of two types of buses used during the Second World War in Melbourne. 1 - Bus 262, Reo 20BS chassis - Munitions type - G(y)(2) 2 - Bus 493, Ford Chassis - Austerity type - L(j)(2)Detailed description on rear including KSK photo numbers. 2 - has been marked up for use in a publication.tramways, world war 2, buses, munitions type, austerity type, ford chassis, reo chassis

Photo of VR tram No. 26 with a depot worker standing on the ground alongside the tram. Tram has two Robur Tea adverts. In the background is the Roxy Theatre. A very similar Wal Jack photo is dated 30-12-1940, See item 5764. Yields information about VR tram 26 on the Sandringham lines.Black and white photograph on Kodak Velox paper.trams, tramways, vr trams, tram 26, sandringham depot, tramcars