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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Yarra River and Princes Bridge from Flinders St Station clock tower, Town and Country Journal, 1909
Photos show the Yarra river looking east over Princes Bridge. In both photos are cable trams, the rowing sheds and parts of Flinders St station. The first phtograph shows the nearly completed ramps from the platform, while the second has the former exit structure that allowed passengers to exit to Princes Bridge and St Kilda Road. Yields information about Yarra River, Flinders St railway station yards and Princes Bridge.Set of two photographs looking east from a Flinders St Station clocktower. over the Yarra River and Princes Bridge..1 – Melbourne Princes Bridge. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection. Has “T&C 20/12/09” in pencil on rear. .2 – Melbourne – Princes Bridge “Town and Country Journal 29/12/1909” Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection.bridges, flinders st station, yarra river, railways, princes bridge, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction
St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction from near Peel Street. Photo shows a number of horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram on its way to St Kilda Beach. In the background is the Junction Hotel and the Corner Hotel advertising Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view.Yields information about St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction about 1900.Black and white photograph - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction, c1900.tramways, trams, st kilda road, st kilda junction, cable trams, corner hotel, junction hotel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Elizabeth St at Collins St, c1910
The photograph shows Elizabeth St looking south from Collins St. The northbound cable tram set has the destination of Royal Park. The photo has the Royal Bank, Flinders St station, and many other buildings. In the view are Griffith Teas, Federal Cafe, Fletcher Chester & Co Grocers and a large sign for Good Sunlight Soap.Yields information about Elizabeth St c1910.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper.On the rear has pencil number "KM-M-057".cable trams, tramways, collins st, elizabeth st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Commonwealth of Australia, "Collins Street, Melbourne (Vic) Australia", c1920
A postcard showing a scene looking west from Russell St along Collins St. Has some 7 cable trams, horse-drawn carts, and motor vehicles in view. In the view is Scotts Church, the Athenium, and the Town Hall. In the bottom left-hand corner of the card is "Printed for Commonwealth Immigration Office by Rose Stereograph Co. Vic."Demonstrates a card printed to promote Australian Immigration to Melbourne, possibly post the first world war.Black and White postcard, Divided back.In pencil in the bottom right hand corner "Government publicity issue in England $12"tramways, collins st, cable trams, immigration -
Bay Steamers Maritime Museum
Book, James Pryd, Mathematical Tables
Dark maroon hard cover book 454 pagesHandwritten inside front cover in blue pen "J.T. Young / 1941 / Probably printed / c.1900 or earlier" Handwritten in pencil on front page "H.B Freeman / Eastern Cable Coy / Sydney NSW"" second page handwritten in black ink "M. Henry -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Australasian Post, "Hooray for Trams", Mar. 1977
Three Page article titled "Hooray for Trams" from the Australasian POST March 10, 1977 pages 13, 14 and 15. Written as a "POST Report" features notes on the demise and debate of whether to have trams or not, Melbourne and Melbourne cable car system. Has photos from Melbourne (electric and cable), Sydney horse tram of 1866, Geelong No. 7, Gothenburg, Stuttgart, Bendigo (Birney No. 30) and Melbourne 1041. On page 16, in the start of "the funny pages" under the Ken Maynard Ettamogah pub has a story of an absent minded professor and his problem of getting his fare out of his pocket on a Melbourne tram. Images added 3-12-2016trams, tramways, trams, melbourne, cable trams, bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Darge No.1136, c1910
Black and white postcard printed photograph of the front of a Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. cable car with the photograph of an employee in uniform against a black background merged into the front of the cable tram between the roof uprights and the decorative front apron. "M. T & O Coy" have been printed on the destination panel. At base of card is "Darge Photo copyright No. 1136". On rear is printed Postcard, /Correspondence/Address Only. On side of card vertically is "DARGE, Photographer, 175 Collins St. Melbourne Vic." In position where stamp would go, in a square box repeated twice, are the words "KODAK AUSTRALIA", along with decorative scrolls. See btm632doc.pdf for historical note re print.Niltrams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, darge photographer's, mtoco , tram cable car -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Tramway Board, "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for period 28 Jan. 1916 to 30th June 1917", Original 1917
Photocopy - 29 A3 sheets of "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for period 28 Jan. 1916 to 30th June 1917", who took over the cable tram operations from the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTO Co). Gives details of the Board members, actions against the cable tram operator, passenger statistics, financial statements, General Managers Report, Cost and description of the undertaking, fares, routes and mileage, freehold and leasehold property, balance sheet, stats, revenue accounts, graphs of monthly revenue, passengers carried and car mileage for the period 30/6/1914 to 30/6/1917. Also lists those who enlisted for the WW1 and who died on active service.trams, tramways, cable trams, annual reports, reports, mto co, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Radio Transcript, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Wireless Talk -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB - Melbourne Street Transport No. 2", late 1920's
Radio Transcript or script, 7 foolscap typed pages, double spaced titled "Wireless Talk -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB - Melbourne Street Transport No. 2". Report looks at the history of horse bus routes in Melbourne, building of the cable trams, the Parliamentary Bills for the cable trams, constructing the lines, Mr. G. Duncan, Mr. Clapp, construction difficulties, the Melbourne Tramway Trust, MTOC, drainage issues, bridges, alterations to the Act, Patent issues with a London company, opening dates and comments about wire rope. Could be a few pages missing given the way it ends, no thank you or formal ending. Item noted dated, presumed late 1920's.Has pencil notation in top left hand corner "6 copies"trams, tramways, public transport, radio stations, horse buses, mto co, melbourne, cable trams, mtt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Framed Photographs, Conroy-Moffatt Pty Ltd, image - c1900 item - early 1960's
Framed black and white photograph of the interchange between cable and horse trams at Moreland Road and Sydney Road Brunswick for the Coburg horse tram line. Has two cable tram sets in the background. Horse Tram No. 4, with the now Moreland Hotel in the background. Date around 1900, prior to the introduction of bogie trailers. Frame - brown varnished timber frame, glazed with clear glass, white card backing with brown tape on rear, brass wire hanging wire with small eye hooks the side. Framed by Conroy-Moffatt Pty Ltd of 316 Kings St Melbourne. See Reg Item 2312i3 and 6353 for another similar view which provides a date of 1890.trams, tramways, cable trams, coburg, brunswick, moreland rd, horse trams, tram 4 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Negative and Black & White Photograph/s, Ellis Collection, 1940
Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car 586 turning from Nicholson St into Gertrude St Fitzroy. In the background is the cable tram winding house and a large bill board advertising: r Col. W. de Basil's Covent Garden show at Her Majesty's Theatre, Fosters Lager, Hoyts De Luxe Bourke St a Richard Greene film - Where I am a Stranger, Victoria Bitter and Saunders Malt Extract. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3600large.jpg 6" x 4" print held as well - image which has a narrower view. Based on a billboard date in Reg Item 3593, the year is 1940.trams, tramways, cable trams, gertrude st, nicholson st, winding houses, tram 586 -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Equipment - Wave Recording Equipment, n.d
Port of Portland CollectionWave recording instrument. Manufacturer's label missing. Alloy lid with lifting handles on each end, clipped to alloy base. External float on wire cable attached to geared drum and recording mechanism. The float tube is missing, also parts of the recording equipment. Float measures 21 x 16 diameter.port of portland -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, cable tram crossing with the Northcote Brick Company - part 2, 1937
Nine foolscap sheets, 7 pinned together - track layout and general notes on the Northcote Cable tramway showing track layouts, depot location, railway crossings, Queens Parade, Dundas St. Items 2053 to 2057 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "Northcote CC" in red pencil.trams, tramways, northcote, cable trams, railways, queens parade, dundas st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, "Spring street Melbourne", mid 1900's?
Divided back postcard featuring a coloured image of Spring Street Melbourne, with the Princess Theatre, The Imperial Hotel, The Grand Hotel, Windsor Hotel and Parliament House. A single cable tram is in Spring St about to turn into Gisborne St. Rear has space for stamp, address, message. Notes that it was printed in Germany.trams, tramways, cable trams, spring st, gisborne st, hotels, parliament -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Victorian Railways, "Overhead at rail tram crossings", 1920 to 1959
Set of 12 Victorian Railways prints of drawings of overhead arrangements at locations where trams and trains crossed in Melbourne. .1 - L6866 - wood break section insulator for tramway intersections, earthed section - has Merz McLellan stamp, originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .2 - L5564 - Tramway intersection wood break section insulator - 5/49 .3 - L687 - Tramway and Railway Intersection fittings details - has reference to original 1920 drawings, Rev C 9/56. .4 - L6514 - Tramway and Railway Intersection Nicholson St North Fitzroy - 5/49 .5 - L652D - Tramway and Railway Intersection fittings details - has reference to original 1920 drawings, Rev D 8/48. .6 - L6656 - Tramway and Railway intersection fittings assembly - 6/56 .7 - L6511 - Tramway and railway intersection fittings assembly - for trams fitted with carbon skids - 4/55 .8 - L7025 - Tramway and railway intersection Glenhuntly Road GA - pencil drawings 6/59 .9 - L8106 - GA for tramway crossing Lygon St originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .10 - L1749 -GA for tramway crossing Burke Road, originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .11 - L1757 - blue print - fittings for tramway and railway contact wires at level crossings originally prepared by the British Insulated and Helsby Cables - 1920. .12 - L3506 - GA of tramway crossing St Georges Road. 6/30trams, tramways, railways, tramways, overhead, glenhuntly rd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Junction c1900
Photo looks south along High Street from St Kilda Junction with Wellington St on the left, Barkly St and Fitzroy St on the right. Has the Licencsed Grocer of R T Taylor, the Junction Hotel and Corner Hotel with a Fosters Lager Beer advertisement. The cable tram is on a St Kilda to Queensberry St service. Saloon car No. 69Yields information about St Kilda Junction c1900Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Junction c1900.tramways, trams, cable cars, st kilda road, st kilda junction, high street, barkly street, junction hotel, corner hotel, tram 69 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report copy - extract - MTOCo - Annual report - 1896
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
Drawing - Tramway plan, Robert Green, "Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust", c1970
Drawing - showing the extent of the "Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust" tramways prior to the take over by the MMTB in 1920. Shows their lines, as well as cable trams, Hawthorn Tramways Trust lines and the Victorian Railways tramways and railways. Includes depots and substations. Used in publications such as Feeding and Filling by Graeme Breydon item 1350, though slightly modified to show the curves at junctions.Yields information about the PMTT operated lines and how they served the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.Drawing - black ink on linen.Has "1/" in top left hand corner.tramways, pmtt, track plans, tram lines, htt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Marc Fiddian, "Australasia's Tramways", 2002
Written by Marc Fiddian, published by Galaxy Print & Design in 2002. Looks at the history of trams in Australia and New Zealand, the cities or towns that they were used in and their demise except for Melbourne. Records their revival in Sydney. Includes some notes on preservation and museums. Has a photo of cable cars in Chapel St Prahran with the Prahran Town Hall featuring on the front cover.Yields information about Australian Tramway cities.Book - "Australasia's Tramways" - A5 size, perfect bound 84 pages + card covers with an index, written by Marc Fiddian. Includes many photographs.trams, tramways, australia, new zealand, marc fiddian, chapel st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and white - cable tram Bourke & Swanston Sts
Photo of a cable tram set - at the corner of Swanston and Bourke St. The saloon trailer is possibly No. 162 and is lettered for the Collingwood and Clifton Hill route. The grip car is yet to be fitted with staunchions on its sides or destination signs. In the background is the Leviathan store, Simons Hotel and Coles Book Arcade. Photo possibly soon after the line opened on 10-8-1887.Yields information about cable trams in Bourke St.Black and white photograph on paper."Bourke & Swanston Mel" in bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, swanston st, leviathan store -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "Fitzroy cable tramway - running time table"
"Fitzroy cable tramway - running timetable" produced by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company Ltd provides to grip men and conductors their running times on both the up and down trips Gives times in half minutes from the terminus, with timing points at the locations of major intersections and for five different times of the day. Updated - signed by the Secretary - W G SpriggYields information about the running times for the crews on the cable trams on the Fitzroy line. They were often reported for late running.Document - single sheet offwhite papertimetables, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, fitzroy -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Hugh Waldron, "History of Kew Depot", 21/6/2024
Digital document - "History of Kew Depot" by Hugh Waldron from the establishment of tramways in the area including steam tramways, horse tramways, background history to tramways, cable trams, building of the depot by the PMTT in 1915, operation by the MMTB, events, people, incidents, through to July 2017. Includes a bio of the author on page 54. Updated to 21/6/2024.Yields information about the history of Kew Depot and its relationship with Melbourne tramways.Digital document - 54 A4 pagestramways, crews, depots, kew depot, history, hugh waldron -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Sep. 1888
Yields information about the trails of an alternative method of propulsion of tramcars - electric battery. Shows the vehicle while on trial in Melbourne. Shows the people involved in the trials.Black and White copy photograph of a State Library of South Australia SLSA B34583, of the Julien battery-electric tramcar on trials in Toorak Road, Melbourne; see page 27 of The Golden City and its Tramways and for the photo itself. Trails undertaken September 1888. Collected by Alan Bradley from the State Library of South Australia early 1980's. For details of the Adelaide trials - see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Julien%27s_Patent_battery_tram,_Henley_Beach,_9_January_1889_(SLSA_B-5468).jpg (accessed 22/8/2020). And the Oct. 1977 issue of Trolley Wire, for the construction, testing and disappearance of the tram. 3791.1 - 2nd print obtained by William F Scott on light weight paper - 2 copies2785.1 - on rear of both copies in ink "Trial run of battery electric car in South Yarra (Melbourne) on cable car tracks. 1888. The same car ran in Ballaarat shortly there after." In pencil "Photograph courtesy of the State Library of South Australia SLSA B 34583"tramways, trams, duncan fraser, battery trams, julien system, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Painting - Framed Painting, Alan Dixon, c2001
Has a strong association with the artist and demonstrates activities the Ballarat Tramway MuseumFramed painting - decorative frame made from wood with card cut outs, glass sheet, oil on Masonite of tram 26 in Wendouree Parade. Painted by Alan Dixon, husband of donor, approx. 2000 to 2003. White card and brown tape on rear with label "219", with wire hanging cable with screwed ends.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, painting, art work -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Frank Moloney, "To think we once hated those buses", 18/03/1950 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Sun, Saturday 18/3/1950 titled "To think we once hated those buses", about the early Melbourne bus and development of the bus services including cable trams, electric trains and trams. Has a photo of a suburban tram and a Kew horse tram. Written by Frank Moloney.trams, tramways, buses, kew, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Destination Signs Cable Lines", Original dated 5/8/1932
Report or List - photocopy of original document printed on A3 sheet - titled "Destination Signs Cable Lines", listing the type of signs and destination names for each of the 8 depots. Notes the type of signs fitted to the both cars and dummies, whether canvas rollers or board and where fitted. Dated 5/8/1932.trams, tramways, cable trams, destination roll, destination indicators, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Kodak, c1900
Black and white photograph Postcard of a street scene with many people, horse drawn vehicles, cable trams and buildings c1900 in Swanston St, near Flinders St. Has Kodak Australia postcard back, divided back type. Titled "Swanston St Melbourne". In the background is Ayers Henry & Co and Young and Jackson's.trams, tramways, swanston st, postcards, cable trams, horse drawn vehicle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1938-1939
Negative of cable trams, trailer 520, at the Lonsdale St terminus, c1938-39, the line closed on 15/4/1939. Shows trailer 520 with decorative line on the side. In the background is part of the Myer store, Lang Arcade, J. Granger, Manufacturing Tailor and the Popular Dog Bureau. Note the passenger with the Gladstone bag.trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, collingwood, tram 520 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 2012
Black and white reprint of a photograph of cable tram set with the destination Clifton Hill, trailer number 174. Has the gripman and conductor standing on their respective cars. Prior to the fitting of headlights. See letter on additional documents file for further information about the source of the photograph - written by Bill Kingsley. Print made 2012.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, tram 174 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - Mail Exchange Spencer and Bourke Streets c1920
Photo of the Mail Exchange Building with a cable tram loading prior to departure and a number of motor vehicles. The photo shows the monumental construction for the then Post Master Generals Department. This building was completed in 1917 to replace the mail sorting functions of the GPO on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth St. It had tunnels that connected with Spencer Street Railway station opposite and was designed for the sorting and transporting of mail.Yields information about the Mail Exchange building.Photograph - Black and White - Mail Exchange Spencer and Bourke Streets c1920tramways, trams, cable cars, bourke street, spencer street, post office, post master general, mail exchange