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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Lives of North Melbourne City Section ropes during 1917-18", 1918
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Reports Cables Insurance World War 1 ...Report - six sheets, were paper clipped together, three foolscap (marked 4370A) and two quarto sheets (marked 4370C) titled "Lives of North Melbourne City Section ropes during 1917-18", regarding a claim made through Dalgety and Company (3/1/19 and 6/1/1919) for damage on a section of rope that was on a ship that was sunk by enemy action. Has a three page report on the cable life and insurance claim made by the Tramway Board in 1918, looking at the life of the cable compared to previous ropes. Quite a detailed study made and costs incurred. A small sheet (marked 4370B) has pencil notations - was pinned to the top of the two Dalgety and Co letters..1 - has stamp "Copy to Engineer" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, reports, cables, insurance, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, "Conductor's 1d A. Tickets sent to Head Office for Wednesday April 28th 1920", "Northcote Municipal Tramways Job Sheet", 28/04/1920 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Northcote Forms Cable Trams Tickets Conductors ...Report - hand made on a pretyped carbon copy titled "Conductor's 1d A. Tickets sent to Head Office for Wednesday April 28th 1920", listing name (See Key associations), number as per revenue journal, and counted number with initials. Background not known. Lists 25 names, not all people where involved, list for Northcote Depot. Possibly the listing of the conductors at the depot at the time. Has been prepared on the rear of a "Northcote Municipal Tramways Job Sheet" listing the job, date, labour and materials used for the job with space for accounts and signatures. Form No. F29/S 56016. Printed in a reddish brown ink.trams, tramways, northcote, forms, cable trams, tickets, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Percentage of full life worn off the various type of large sheeves pulleys at the power houses and termini and the various types of pulleys and their spindles in use along the track", 10/10/1917 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Track Engine Houses Cables Equipment ...Report - typed four pages - two copies - brass clipped together - titled "Percentage of full life worn off the various type of large sheeves pulleys at the power houses and termini and the various types of pulleys and their spindles in use along the track", listing the details for each engine or power house in the Northern Area - Fitzroy, Nicholson St, Richmond, Brunswick, North Melbourne, North Carlton and Johnston St engine houses. Dated 10/10/1917trams, tramways, cable trams, track, engine houses, cables, equipment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Northern Area - Lengths of track where traffic is abnormally frequent", 30/04/1919 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Track Services Report - single sheet ...Report - single sheet, typed, titled, "Northern Area - Lengths of track where traffic is abnormally frequent", listing: 1 - Routes where 2 or more services run - giving the length in miles. 2 - route where only one service runs. Gives an analysis of the results. Two copies held.trams, tramways, cable trams, track, services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Five Million blocks to pave city streets - Big contracts begin", 17/06/1916 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Track wood blocks St Kilda Rd ...Newspaper clipping, from The Herald, 17/6/1916, 2nd Edition - titled "Five Million blocks to pave city streets - Big contracts begin" about the repaving of St Kilda Road with wood blocks . has three photos of the work, using concrete foundations. Notes the future electric trams in the last paragraph.trams, tramways, cable trams, track, wood blocks, st kilda rd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Proposed Flying City Shunt", 11/09/1917 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Track Collins St Shunting Has been ...Report - hand made on very thin paper, almost rice paper, 3 pages + cover note of 2/11/1921 to Mr. Wilcox, General Manager from Mr. C. W. Young and W. A. Savage, Assist Traffic Manager titled "Proposed Flying City Shunt". Report suggests that improved shunting arrangements are needed at Collins and Spencer St due to increased traffic. Notes cars can be shunted in abnormal conditions in 40 seconds. Normal shunting was 60secs it appears. Report gives details of the costs and the shunting times taken to turn cable sets around. The cover note of 2/11/1921, re-submits the report to Mr Dix from a person (can read the signature) from the Fitzroy Power House. Last page was scanned separately as a jpg file. Dated 11/9/1917Has been stamped "Copy" in two places.trams, tramways, cable trams, track, collins st, shunting -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, Oct. 1938
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Bourke St Cable Trams Black and white photograph ...Black and white photograph of a Spencer St bound cable car in Bourke St, Oct. 1938. Note the run number on the front of the tram. A series of 13 images from the original photo and orientations were provided with the donation. See image i3. Image has the Buckley and Nunn, Foys, Leviathan, Coles stores in the background, along with Parliament House and St Patrick's Cathedral See notes for the dating of the photograph and the person who took the photograph and its method.trams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, "Matinees - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985", Dec. 1985
... Cable Trams... Centenary Cable Trams Cavalcade tram 8 tram 11 Magazine - 20 A4 ...Magazine - 20 A4 pages centre stapled - titled "MetLines - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985", staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Has a number of "Santa Claus" on the front cover. Contains an article on page 8, "Keeping tram lines clean" and "Scrubber Cars" - featuring Frank Reale-Key posing in front of Scrubber 8W. Also has a photo of scrubber No. 11. Gives a background to the cars, when they are used, operated by Civil Branch. Gives hours of use and crews. Another item is "Tram centenary celebrations a success" - Event and cavalcade of trams on 11/11/1985, celebrating the commencement of the cable car services in Melbourne. Notes the unveiling of a plaque by Mr Roper, assisted by Keith Kings of the TMSV. Other items tramway related are the celebration - 70th marriage celebration of Harry Heaton who worked at Preston, Glenhuntly depot cricket team and on the rear cover a photo of Norm Maddock at the Picnic function at Wattle Park. On page 3 is a follow up to a question on a MTOC conductor with the large safety pins of the era. Not all pages scanned.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, the met, conductors, track, mto co, centenary, cable trams, cavalcade, tram 8, tram 11 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1900
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Toorak Rd Winding Houses Chapel St ...Black and white photograph of the interior of the engines and rope drive in the Toorak Engine House - see page 5 of Reg Item 2299, for an article on the engine house and photograph details. State Library of Vic image M5 15304/1, Page 20 Image 1. 2nd copy added 18/3/2021On rear in pencil and ink various dimensions and instructions regarding printing of the image. In the top left hand corner "Latrobe". Stamped on rear "Photofix Photographic 15 Latrobe St Melbourne Phone 662 3904"trams, tramways, cable trams, toorak rd, winding houses, chapel st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, 1903
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Chapel St Cable Trams Horse Drawn Vehicle tram ...Black and white photograph of a busy Chapel St with a Carlton to Prahran tram set. Trailer No. 202. From the Australasian 1903. Has Maples and other stores with many horse drawn vehicles. On the underside of the photograph written in black ink "Chapel Street - Prahran - Christmas and New Year shopping in the suburbs of Melbourne"On rear is "Australian" and "`1903" in bottom corners and image dimensions.trams, tramways, chapel st, cable trams, horse drawn vehicle, tram 202 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, 1908
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Richmond Football Sports Papers Cable Trams ...Black and white photograph of a cable car set, c1908, of a well loaded grip car on the Richmond - Spencer St line, with an auxiliary board "Direct to Football Match" Has a paper boy standing in front of the tram, Would appear that the conductor is at the front of the tram, collecting fares. Has the caption "Off to the Essendon v South Melbourne Match - Saturday's Football Essendon V South Melbourne at East Melbourne and Fitzroy v St Kilda at Fitzroy"in ink in the corners "Australasian" and "2008" and photograph measurements for printing.trams, tramways, richmond, football, sports, papers, cable trams, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black and White photograph, c1900
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Port Melbourne Collins St in ink ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1900
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Elizabeth St Post Office in ink ...Black and white photograph of Elizabeth St from Flinders St, looking north. Has a cable set arriving at the terminus. Has the Post Office tower in the view along with the M. A. Alexander Tobacconist. Has a large advert to Lincoln Stuart at 252-254 Flinders St. who were clothing manufacturers. Has an advert for various styles of clothes, advertising various styles suitable for "The Premiers going to the Federal Capital"in ink in the corner "Latrobe"trams, tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, post office -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1910
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Town Hall Swanston St Has "Brimson ...Black and white photograph of Swanston St looking south from Little Collins St with the Town Hall in the view. Has a number of cable cars, horse drawn vehicles and motor vehicles in the view. In the view are shops for Rayners Ladies Drapers and a shop "Marlborough"Has "Brimson" on the rear in ink.trams, tramways, cable trams, town hall, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopy, cable car set at the Victoria St terminus, c1900
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Victoria St Cable Trams Black and white ...Black and white photograph photocopy onto an A4 sheet of a cable car set at the Victoria St terminus, with a conductor, Gripman and Inspector standing for the photograph. The terminus refreshment rooms are on the left hand side. This photograph has been published.trams, tramways, victoria st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Photocopy and Black and White photograph, late 1930's or 1940
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Swanston St Bourke St tram 283 Black ...Black and white photocopy of a photograph of Bourke St from just east of Swanston St looking west with two cable sets (trailer 283) in the view along with many motor cars. The intersection is fitted with traffic lights. In the photo are the Leviathan, London, Buckley and Nunn and Myer stores, Francis and Co chemist. Titled "Bourke St Melbourne", with a subheading of "Looking west from Swanston St intersection, Elizabeth Street (in the middle distance) to Queen Street (on the hill)." .1 - Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales of the same view.trams, tramways, cable trams, swanston st, bourke st, tram 283 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Agreement - 1912 - between ATEA and MTOCo
... cable trams... between the Melbourne cable tram operator and the Union ...Digital image of a photocopy of the Agreement dated 23-8-1912 between the Australian Tramway Employees Association with the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company Limited and a supplemental agreement dated 12-8-1913. The agreement was the first between the Union and the Company which had long resisted unionism. The Victorian Branch of the ATEA was formed in November 1910. The agreement was the result of an Arbitration hearing before the Commonwealth Conciliation Commission. Frank Brennan & Rundle represented the Union and Louis Waxman the Company. The agreement covers wages for all the Companies employees, working days, rostered days off, travelling time, meal breaks, rosters, Sunday work, exchange of shifts, public holiday rates, training of students, accident reports, ability to wear their union badge on their watch chains, disputes re revenue, trackmen, ropemen, the establishment of a Board of Reference, dispute resolution, breach of the agreement and expiry - 30 June 1916, the day the Company Franchise ended. See item 7361 for a copy of the MTOCo employee rules that reflect this agreement. Signed by L L Hill Union President, A C Warton Union Secretary, H A Wilcox Company Secretary, and W G Sprigg, one of the Company Directors. The supplemental agreement - has a long introduction to the dispute regarding workers being represented on the grounds of alleged misconduct. Notes the name of the Court President, Mr. Justice Higgins. Provides the process for representation of any man who is accused of misconduct, discipline, and proof of the charge. Notes the use of the company's private (detective) staff - known as spotters. The wearing of union badges was the cause of a large General Strike by tramway men and others during 1912 in Brisbane.Yields information about the first agreement between the Melbourne cable tram operator and the Union that represented the workers. Digital Image of the 1912 Agreement between MTOCo and the ATEA and a supplemental agreement of 1913tramways, trams, unions, atea, mtoco, cable tramways, employment conditions, agreements, cable trams, disputes, discipline, spotters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration, Collins Street and Queen Street Melbourne
... cable trams... of the first world war. cable trams Collins Street Queen Street Reuters ...Illustration titled - "Collins Street and Queen Street Melbourne" from the northwest corner looking east along Collins Street and then south along Queen Street, possibly around the time of the first world war. A policeman is on point duty. Shows some of the financial buildings that were located on this street. On one wall is written "Wallace Stockbrokers Reuters Office"Yields information about the Collins Street Melbourne financial district about the time of the first world war.Black and white print of a published Illustration - Collins Street and Queen Street Melbournecable trams, collins street, queen street, reuters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report copy - extract - MTOCo - Annual report - 1896
... cable trams... for the Melbourne cable Tram operator, MTOCo. tramways trams cable trams ...Provides the financial details and performance for the operator of the Melbourne cable system operator for 1896, the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo). Extracted from a Melbourne newspaper for 11/8/1896. Notes the dividends, disputes over payment of rates, the death of A. W Robertson, one of the directors, costs, assets, and passengers. The report was presented by the Chairman, Mr. F B Clapp.Yields information the financial situation in 1896 for the Melbourne cable Tram operator, MTOCo.Typed document on a single sheet of blue paper - extract - from a Melbourne newspaper dated 11/8/1896tramways, trams, cable trams, mtoco, annual reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, "Proposed Electrification of Collins St - cable Tramway", 12/1927
... cable trams... of the Collins St cable tramways with electric trams and the reasons why ...Provides information in the form of a letter to Parliamentary members about the reasons why the electrification of Collins St should proceed from the MMTB viewpoint, though it was not part of the 1923 General Scheme. The City of Melbourne initially wanted a conduit system, main issue was overhead wires, looks at other possibilities. Has a statement to the Press regarding the Board's decision to convert Collins St - options, Bourke St, Flinders St, traffic issues, and passenger / business development along Collins St. There was a lot of opposition to the proposal from the Doctors in the street.Yields information about the replacement of the Collins St cable tramways with electric trams and the reasons why.Set of six duplicated foolscap sheets secured by a foldable brass clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, parliament, mr strangward, collins st, cable trams, tram replacement, electrification -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record, "Car and Bus Mileage", June 1940
... cable trams.... Tramways trams mmtb depots Mileages buses cable trams Statistics ...Administrative record - "Car and Bus Mileage" for 28 days ended 29th June 1940, lists each electric depot, cable, and bus for each bus route. Includes total to date. Signed by H Guice as Treasurer and Accountant.Yields information about the mmtb tram and bus mileages to June 1940, a few months before the cable system closed.Carbon copy typed foolscap sheet signed F Guicetramways, trams, mmtb, depots, mileages, buses, cable trams, statistics -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report on cable tram rail wear, 3/1913
... Report on cable tram rail wear...cable trams... on the Melbourne cable tram rails by 1913. tramways Technical Information ...Report by T Hamilton Engineer and Secretary of the Melbourne Tramways Trust dated 10/3/1913 on the wear of the Melbourne cable rails with the assistance of Mr Gerard Wight on Melbourne University. Looks at the type of rail used, the wear per annum on average, life span, wood blocks and a summary of the wear on each line including the opening dates. Includes comments on the renewal of the rails and the relationship with the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co.Yields information about the wear on the Melbourne cable tram rails by 1913.Document printed quarto paper, four pages.tramways, technical information, motors, cable trams, rails, track materials, track maintenance, mtt, mtco -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Booklet, "Chairman's report on the operations of the MTT", Oct. 1888
... cable trams.... tramways cable trams MTT MTOCo Track Construction Engine Houses ...Booklet published by the Melbourne Tramways Trust outlining its operations to Oct. 1888. Gives details on the formation, Trust members, Committee, motive power, Officers, agreements, Acts, description of the cable system including materials, relocation of services, horse or cable, contracts, engines and boilers, issues with patents, and dates of opening of lines to 26/10/1888. Gives details of each line, contracts, engine houses, issues, including horse tramways with some notes on finance.Yields information about the construction of Melbourne Cable tramways to 10/1888.Booklet - 48 pages stapled and glued within light manila coloured cover.tramways, cable trams, mtt, mtoco, track construction, engine houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Australian Tramway Employees Association (ATEA), "Memorandum of Agreement - ATEA with PMTT, NMETL, ESCo & Meakin & Thomas", 1913, 1913
... Northcote cable trams... NMETL PMTT Northcote cable trams Meaking and Thomas rosters ...Four separate agreements, one for each organisation. All details wages and conditions of work and disputes, grievances, and discipline, leave etc. Pages 1 - 10 - agreement with the PMTT - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/10/1912 to 1/6/1916. Signed for PMTT by Alex Cameron Chairman; Thomas King Member; and Thomas King Secretary and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 12 - 20 - ditto with NMELTL - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/1/1913 to 30/6/1916. Signed for NMETL by L. Voight, A.D. Murdoch and for Union by A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 21 - 32 - ditto with ESCo - dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916, includes rosters for Ballarat and Bendigo. Signed by William J Home for P. J. Pringle for ESCo and for Union by Lionel L. Hill President and A. C. Warton General Secretary. Pages 33 - 42 - ditto with Messrs Meakin and Thomas, Lessees of the Northcote Cable Tramways. Dated 14/1/1913, applied from 1/12/1912 to 30/6/1916. Signed by F.W. Meakin and Lena Thomas in front of Louis Waxman Solicitor and A. C. Warton, General Secretary.Yields information about the industrial agreements with Tramway operators in Victoria, except for MTOCo. Forty-Four page booklet, off-white paper, saddle-stapled, with additional dark grey colour paper cover titled "The Australian Tramway Employees' Association with the The Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust / The North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company Limited/ The Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited and Messrs. Meakin and Thomas".Various doodles on some pages.tramways, ballarat, bendigo, melbourne, atea, unions, agreements, esco, nmetl, pmtt, northcote cable trams, meaking and thomas, rosters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, notes on the various tramway operator, Jul. 2006
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Tickets Reports Melbourne PMTT VR MMTB Cable ...Personal papers - 3 A4 sheets, letter to Richard Peck from Max Hayes, dated July 1006 with additional notes on the various tramway operators, Max Hayes and Haddon Storey along with similar notes in Reg Item 5548, and Commonwealth Games travel cards.trams, tramways, tickets, reports, melbourne, pmtt, vr, mmtb, cable trams, newspaper carriage, commonwealth games -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, mid 1930s
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Bourke St Bands Swanston St Cable Trams Black ...Black and white photographs of a band marching across the intersection of Bourke and Swanston about mid-1930. Has a cable set descending the hill. In the background is a number of parked motor vehicles. The band is followed by a number of cars and is being watched by some people on the corner. The buildings on the top left were later demolished to make way for the Foys building. The arches of the Esquire cinema in the background are visibletrams, tramways, bourke st, bands, swanston st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, 1937
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Winding Houses Power house Has ...Black and white photograph of the interior of a winding house or power house showing the cable winding mechanism and cable drums. shows the detail of the means of transferring the power from the engines to the cable itself and the mechanism of adjusting the cable tension. Dated 1937 - either the Collingwood cable or the Nicholson St cable. Photo by The Age.Has The Age copyright stamp on the rear - photo now out of copyright. and in the bottom corners "Age" and "1937"trams, tramways, cable trams, winding houses, power house -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, "1916 The Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company Limited and Tramway Board Arbitration - Report of Proceedings before His Honor Mr. Justice Cussen", 1916
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways MTO Co Tramway Board TB Cable Trams Arbitration ...Book or Transcript - bound with hard blue cover, end papers, ~400 foolscap pages, titled in gold block on front and spine - ""1916 The Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company Limited and Tramway Board Arbitration - Report of Proceedings before His Honor Mr. Justice Cussen". Provides the transcript only of the proceedings, not the exhibits or any diagrams, listings.trams, tramways, mto co, tramway board, tb, cable trams, arbitration -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Tramcar component - window lifter, c1890 to 1990
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways Cable Trams Windows Trailers Components Tramcar ...Tramcar component - window lifter - cast brass fitted with a leather piece to enable a person to lift the window. Fitted to cable car trailers. Included are two brass slotted head screws. Appears to have a silicon seal around the brass stud on the rear. Collected as a sample - see history of object.trams, tramways, cable trams, windows, trailers, components -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "1882 - Report - from the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly upon the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company's Bill together with the proceedings of the Committee and Minutes of Evidence", Original 1882
... Cable Trams... Trams tramways MTO Co Cable Trams Parliament ACTs of Parliament ...Report - photocopy - approx. 130 A4 - pages - white plastic retaining strip - titled "1882 - Report - from the Select Committee of the Legislative Assembly upon the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company's Bill together with the proceedings of the Committee and Minutes of Evidence".trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, parliament, acts of parliament