Yields information about tram 43 located in Queens Park Geelong, after the Ballarat system closed.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, of ex Ballarat No. 43 in a compound at Queens Park Geelong. Has a Benders bus behind, August 1974."Ball 43 at Geelong Aug'74" in blue ink.ballarat, tramways, trams, queens park, geelong, tram 43

Jack Whelan built replica rig, Lake Tyers Beach Progress Association, and worked on beautification of the area.Black and white photograph of group of people on bus tour, looking at the Bunga Oil Bore, old Lake Tyers Road, near Lakes Entrance ,Victoria.oil and gas industry

Transcript of Evidence given to the Parliamentary Committee of Accounts by Mr W O Strangward, Secretary to the MMTB 13/9/1927 - in response to the question "What would be the extra cost to the public if motor buses were substituted for the existing tramways?" Looks at Fare Revenue, operating cost per vehicle mile, relative average speeds, number of tram and bus miles required to carry 224,000,000 passengers, standing passengers and capacity. Notes that 2.25 buses would be required to replace each existing tramcar. Examines Annual Operating cost for both forms, capital outlay including provision for spares, amortization of the present tramway debt and cost of roads. Has a financial summary showing the additional cost would be 1.878,500 pounds to run buses requiriing a fare increase of 75%. Conclusions also note that there is a place for buses on light routes, petrol or diesel production in Australia and accidents.Yields information about the cost of running buses in Melbourne instead of trams based on 1927 information.Set of nine duplicated foolscap sheets secured by a foldable brass clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, bus replacement, buses, parliament, evidence, mr strangward, costs

Eleven sheets - photocopy and covering letter - from a 1929 Guide to Ballarat, detailing timetable for trams and buses on various routes. Tram timetables - gives Gardens via Convent, Gardens via Ripon, Drummond St North, Lydiard St North, Rubicon St, Sebastopol, Orphanage, Mount Pleasant and associated return timetables. Gives details of first cars, frequency and times past each hour basis and changes in service frequency. Details colours of the discs that the trams carry to identify them to passengers, day and night. Gives Bus timetables and operator names for: Daylesford (J. Littlehales), Monastery Bus Service (W. Wilson), Ballarat Nth and New Cemetery via Doveton St (H. W. Smith), Victoria Park via Doveton and Eyre St (Robinson), South St bus service to Western oval and racecourse (A. Sproule) and Ballarat to Elmhurst (Sandlants).trams, tramways, timetables, buses, ballarat, esco

This type of clock was used on the Port Melbourne bus route until its replacement by the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring system (AVM) to record the departure time of bus services from a specific point along the route. Possibly used at the terminus itself. Clock obtained by the Museum from the MMTB at the time of its replacement c1980. Conductors rather than drivers "Punched" the clock when this bus route was operated by half-cab buses. Was originally in a steel case when received. The Museum made the perspex insert in the front door to enable operation by a key c1985 when it was installed in the Museum's Mess Room. See item 9566 for a key that was used.Demonstrates a MMTB Cincinnati manufactured time recording clock. The MMTB also made their own.Cincinnati "bundy" clock comprising a pendulum operated clock upper section and a lower recording and printing section with a paper roll within a red painted wooden case. Has No. 81 in pencil on the clock face.tramways, buses, cincinnati, time recorder clocks

Buses will continue to replace trains on the Hurstbridge line next month.News article 1 page, black text.public transport victoria, buses replace trains, hurstbridge rail line

Looking southeast, Floods Road on right adjacent to bus stop.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsFuji 100eltham shire council, infrastructure, kangaroo ground-warrandyte road, kangaroo ground

Looking southwest, Bellbird Lane on right opposite bus stop.Roll of 35mm colour negative film, 7 stripsFuji 100eltham shire council, infrastructure, kangaroo ground-warrandyte road, kangaroo ground, bellbird lane

Notice to bus drivers at Footscray depot about the charging of full Adult fares for baby prams and pushers when carried on special pram buses. Dated 8/10/1959, has distribution list on rear. Signed R Misson as traffic manager.Yields information about the carriage of baby carriages on buses.Notice - printed duplicated on special size paper.tramways, buses, baby carriages, footscray

Three black and white photos of Pioneers Memorial Stawell. The larger of the 4 photos is a Post card and taken earlier than the other 3 photos as there is a plastic milk crate over the area where the direction indicator was later placed. This photo also has "Chapman photo Stawell" stamped on the print. Two of the smaller photos show the Pioneer Memorial at a distance with people standing between the memorial and a bus parked to the left of the photograph. One of these two photos has a white seat on the right side. The fourth photo has "Murray View No. 8 Pioneers' Memorial, Stawell Vic". printed on the photograph of the Pioneers' Memorial. Each of the these 3 smaller photos have the direction indicator under the dome.Three black and white photos of Pioneers Memorial Stawell. The larger of the 3 photos is a Post card taken earlier than the other 2 photos as there is a plastic milk crate over the area where the direction indicator was later placed. This photo also has "Chapman photo Stawell" stamped on the print. Two of the smaller photos show the Pioneers' Memorial at a distance with people standing between the memorial and a bus parked to the left in the photograph. One of these two photos has a white seat on the right side. Each of the 2 smaller photos have the direction indicator under the dome.Chapman Photo Stawell (right bottom corner). Post Card printed on the back and also a stamp "Stawell district - Pioneer's Memorial - written inside the stamp is "Every blade of grass that grows And mullock heap and tree, Speak of Old days, the Good days, And times that used to be"stawell

Yields information about the view of The Courier, and locals about the mooted closure of the tramway system.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 8 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system August and September. 1962. All from The Courier. 1 - "Our trams have historic and tourist value" - recent ARHS visit and San Francisco 2 - W. Parsons - travelling on rough trams compared to buses 3 - SAH - response to above letter - limited buses in Norman estate and church services 4 - Public Spirited - tram services in general 5 - W. Parsons - supporting buses 6 - Old Digger - response to above 7 - W. Parsons - ditto - getting off track! closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec

copy of original : image shows Huntly bus, two men in front, at least 3 in cabin behind. Huntly is printed on the passsenger side. Two men sitting on top, one man standing rear of bus. On back : vehicle made from chassis of T. model Ford and Cobb & Co. coach. Ran from Huntly to Bendigo. Received 7.4.2000 from Vi Cattanach.transport, motor vehicles, huntly bus service

Negative No. N305 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of a Bourke St Bus loading passengers at the Exhibition St. stop in Bourke St. on the north side. Tyes home furnishers building in background, along with a many pedestrians. Negative scanned hi res and imaged updated 20/5/2020. Note the bus has a Port Melbourne depot run numbertrams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st., buses, exhibition st., port melbourne

Two pages, advertisements from Bendigo Advertiser, 26.8.1967 and 10.6.67, glued on. Articles detail open days of Historical & Mining Museum, next Eaglehawk Town Hall, bus tour ' Bendigo Mining' (Houlden's Bus Tours) and a Bendigo gold mining areas tour. Mr. R.W. Birrell is mentioned as a speaker at the monthly meeting in July 1967, speaking on the history of the Bendigo School of Mines.Bendigo Advertiserbendigo, mining, bendigo historical society

Pamphlet - 12 fold DL - colour titled "Manningham by Bus" or "Manningham Transport Map", giving a detailed bus and tram map for the City of Manningham, cantered around the Doncaster Shopping centre. Covers route 109 and 48. Published by "Transport for Victoria" c2018 - no publication date. The tram portion of the map has been imaged. At the time of entry, the given website "melbournebybus.com.au" went to the PTV website.trams, tramways, maps, manningham, route 48, route 109

Report - carbon copy 6 foolscap sheets untitled and not signed. Report looks at the finances of the MMTB in about 1930 based on the report, its constitution, payments to consolidated revenue, the tramway system in general, the board's financial position, the cable tram system, trams vs buses, the possibility of buses in Melbourne, Co-ordination of Public Transport and the Ministry of Transport Bill. Written by A. Cameron Chairman??Has some pencil correctionstrams, tramways, mmtb, parliament, victorian government, finances, buses, tramways, cable trams, public transport

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

The story of McKenzies Tourist Services Pty Ltd from their beginningPaperback. Front cover has a photograph of an early McKenzie bus with a group of people standing next to it. They are out the front of a building named Australian Red Cross Society.Stamp of Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779mckenzies tourist services, victoria, history

Pat Danne, volunteer, and three seamen standing outside the Hastings Seafarer Centre' shuttle bus with golfing gear at the entrance of the Devilbend Golf Club in the Mornington Peninsula.hastings mission, mission to seafarers, golf, equipment, van, pat dann, sailors, seamen, welfare

Black and white advertisement (postcard?) for U.S. Motors.'See the Blue Dandenongs...make this Magnificent Conducted Scenic Tour by Luxurious Motor Coach' with a photo of a tourist bus.

An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew.Johnston Street Bridge before new bridge constructed. Bus on bridge, Abbotsford Convent on left and Melbourne skyline in distance. St Ignatius, Richmond without steeple.

Black and white photograph of a MMTB Leyland TD5c in the Central Bus garage North Fitzroy. Post 1945, looks like it has hit shop awning corner. tramways, buses, north fitzroy, accidents, leyland, double deck buses, mmtb buses, td5c class, central bus garage

Article - "Melbourne cable and electric tramways" - with the subheading "First Substitution by Diesel Buses", with H H Bell, MMTB Chairman as the author. Describes the current system, cable tram operation, formation of the Board, Chairman Bell, Cameron, conversion, H H Bell's tour, closure of the cable system and operation by diesel buses, the new SW6 tram, Australian PCC cars, Diesel bus development, Fare Structure and notes the Board's payments to the fire brigade etc. Has photos of Y 469, Leyland cub buses, W5 736. Has adverts for Bell Punch ticket machines, Smith's clocks and Karrier trucks. There is a report from Thomas Tilling Ltd about their operation and annual reporting.Yields information about Melbourne tramways in 1939 and the background history.Magazine cutting from Modern Transport 25/2/1939 - pages 43 and 44trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, buses, bus replacement, h h bell., melbourne, y class, w5 class, tram 469, tram 736, leyland cub

Written early 1990s for a bus tourist group. It includes historical facts. 18 pages stapled in top left hand corner of handwritten (in black) notes on the program for a guided tour from Tawonga,to the SEC 'office', Mt Beauty, Clover Power Station, Bogong Village, Falls Creek, High Plains 'Alpine' National Park and Mt Beauty.Pink texta on first page: 'Jill'kiewa valley tourism, mt beauty, secv, alpine national park', tawonga, falls creek

Map of Greensborough and surrounds showing bus routes servicing Eltham College.Map of Greensborough and surrounds, black print with colour markings."Bundoora Retirement Village" marked in red pen at E20greensborough - maps, eltham college, bus routes, public transport

Used as posted public information on surfaces. such as the interior of tramcars, buses or trains.An advertising/public information publication that is associated with a now-dissolved corporate body which existed in the 1980s.A yellow adhesive poster that provides information for customers on what types of tickets can be refunded and if so how. The brand of the adhesive (JAC) is printed on the adhesive-covering paper on the reverse side.public transport, the met, posters, tickets, fares