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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Splash out on designer trams", 11/1/2002
Newspaper report with colour images courtesy of the Public Records Office of Victoria, reporting on the PROV "Transporting Art" Exhibition. Gives details of the artists featured. Written by Katie Lapthorne.Yields information about the 2002 Transporting Art Exhibition held by the PROV.Newspaper - centre fold - full colour The Herald Sun 11/1/2002tramways, transporting art, tramcars, exhibitions, prov -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter - Letterhead, Heralds Loan, Ministry of Transport, early 1980's?
Letterhead - quarto paper, with a watermark, for the State of Victoria, Ministry of Transport Tramway Appeal Board, c/- of the MMTB 616 Little Collins St. Has the telephone numbers, post office box and address. Watermark: "Heralds Loan Rag Content Made in Australia" with a logo above.trams, tramways, mmtb, letterhead, appeals, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Herald and Weekly Times, 26/06/1967 12:00:00 AM
Photographs, Black and White, of: "South Melbourne Depot - re "Our World" TV programme. Hosing the yard to produce a wintry affect. W5 774 at left, then 980, 834, 955, 940. Monday 26/6/67" Herald and Weekly Times photograph with Copyright stamp on rear. The TV programme was the first world wide made through new overseas satellite systems.In ink on the rear: Keith Kings stamp and number S-A-1082 "South Melbourne Depot - re "Our World" TV programme. Hosing the yard to produce a wintry affect. W5 774 at left, then 980, 834, 955, 940. Monday 26/6/67"trams, tramways, south melbourne depot, tv broadcasts, w5 class, sw6 class, tram 774, tram 980, tram 834, tram 955, tram 940, pcc class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, The Age, Keith Kings, Progress Press, Higgins Teale & Co, Herald Sun, house built using former PMTT tramcars, 1976 to 1983
Collection of Personal Papers regarding a house built using former PMTT tramcars. Comprises: 1 - Auction notice - folded A3 light card, "Moonta 18 School Road Ferny Creek" - giving details of the property, agents, floor plan and auction date of 19/11/1983. Agents R. Woodard and D&S Ham (2 copies held) 2 - Newspaper clipping from the Progress Press with a sketch and article - "Home built from trams" 3 -"Fares please for tram treat" - Herald Sun, 24/9/1983. 4 -Auction notice - 21/11/1983 - property passed in. 5 - hand written note, with plan of the trams and location map - not dated 6 - set of six hand written notes recording conversations with various people regarding a house in Ferny Creek with trams, including the Public Trustee 1976 and 1977. 7 - Auction notice for "Charrawalla" - School Road, Ferny Creek dated 7/5/1977 from The Age. Not all items numbered, See also Reg Item 1356, 1833 and 1518 for related items.trams, tramways, mmtb, pmtt, ferny creek, tramcars, melbourne, houses, sale of land -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, 1940
Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car 558 outside the Nicholson St Winding house tram stop, with another cable tram departing, saloon car 528, towards the city. In the background is Osborne House and shop selling The Age, and the Herald. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3594large.jpg. A low resolution A4 laminated was received with the negatives. Based on a billboard date in Reg Item 3593, the year is 1940.trams, tramways, cable trams, nicholson st, winding houses, conductors, passengers, tram stops, tram 558, tram 528 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, The Age, "Jumper leads, anyone", "Off the tracks", "Extensive damage to derailed tram", 2004 - 2005
Set of newspaper clipping featuring derailed or incidents. .1 - "Off the tracks" - The Age 25/11/2005 with a photo of a city circle car being pushed to clear a section insulator. .2 - "Jumper leads, anyone" - Herald Sun 6/12/2005 - tram C 3001 - derailed at the corner of Flinders and Spencer Streets. Photo Ellen Smith .3 - "Extensive damage to derailed tram" - The Age 20-05-2004 - derailment of a C Class tram at the Victoria Gardens shunt, and hitting a pole with heavy damage to the centre section. Quotes the CE Hubert Guyot. Picture John Woudstra.trams, tramways, derailments, accidents, spencer st, c class, city circle, passengers, overhead, victoria st, victoria gardens, tram 965 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, MX Newspaper, Andrew Fyfe, The Age, "Melbourne passes on crowning glory", "For Denmark's little prince, a rattle, a bell and an tram", Nov. 2005
Set of newspaper clipping featuring tram 965: .1 - titled "Melbourne passes on crowning glory" being handed over by the Minister for Transport Peter Batchelor to the Danish Consol General Jorgen Mollegaard. From the MX Newspaper, 10/11/2005. .2 - cartoon - undated, from the Herald Sun by Andrew Fyfe about the event and the Royal couple holding a baby. .3 - clipping from The Age, 21/2/2006 of W6 965 running on the Danish Tramway Museum track in the snow, showing route 16. Photo from Associated Press.trams, tramways, denmark, tram museum, restoration, cartoons, minister for transport, w6 class, tram 965 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Tramways Heritage hidden away in depots - Next Stop, a museum", 8/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping photocopied onto an A3 sheet from the Herald Sun 8/11/2000 titled "Tramways Heritage hidden away in depots - Next Stop, a museum" with a photo of the Minister for transport Peter Bachelor under a tram at Preston workshops. Story by Genevieve Lally, is about the possibility of using Preston Workshops as a Museum. Looks at other options of Docklands, Newport Workshops and the Gertrude St cable tram winding house. Quotes Roberto D'Andrea.trams, tramways, tram museum, preston workshops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Class of its own", 20/06/2006 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - from The Herald Sun 20/6/2006, titled "Class of its own", with an image of design of a tram for Melbourne by Melbourne design House Cobalt Niche, featuring Carmelllina Di Guiglielmo along side the model. The item explains the design. Model has a Yarra trams logo. Has an explanation of the design by Jack Magree, called Melba 2011.trams, tramways, new trams, melbourne, proposals -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, The Herald, "Swanston Express", "Its not easy losing green", "Keep our trams and buses green", 18/05/1985 12:00:00 AM
Series of newspaper clippings about travelling on Melbourne trams, people, conductors, and what can happen. .1 - Newspaper clipping titled "Swanston Express", from The Age 18/5/1985 by Alan Fitzgerald, about travelling on a tram and being on the wrong tram to an unusual destination and the things that can happen. Based around the story that a person was supposed to fly to Oakland USA but finished up in Auckland NZ. .2 - ditto titled "Its not easy losing green", from The Herald, 12/12/81 written by Lawrence Money about the loss of the green W's and their quirks - like sand on the floor, ticket butts, trap doors, peep holes, Melbourne habitats, compared to the orange trams. .3 - Letter to the Editor "Keep our trams and buses green", written by R Francis head of the graphic design, Swinburne Institute of Technology - regarding the colour of our vehicles, heritage and the craze of having orange colours - industrial design. Dated 8/5/1982. .4 - Editorial, 17/1/1995 - titled "Other peoples' trams" - The Age, about the reliance on Melbourne trams by its people, comparison with other large cities e.g. St Petersburg, cost of running it, finishes with the view that the system should be extended.trams, tramways, melbourne, behaviour, tramways, crews, tramcars, people and places, sanding equipment, compressors, livery, colour schemes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, WEG, The Herald, The Sun, Keith Dunstan, Did Melbourne want to order 100 "silent trams" in 1965?", 1965 and 1966
Series of three digital images of newspaper clippings that appeared on tdu.to, 4 and 5/8/2020 under the subject heading of "Did Melbourne want to order 100 "silent trams" in 1965?" .1 - copy of a newspaper clipping from The Herald, 14/1/1966, "Tram bid to win people" about the proposed new trams for Melbourne, quotes Transport Minister Mr Meagher, approved by state cabinet, and notes specifications were being drawn up. Includes a WEG cartoon. 2 - The Sun, Melbourne 12/10/1965 and The Herald 13/8/1966 - A Place in the Sun by Keith Dunstan about the proposed trams and another cutting about the Transport Minister saying the project may have to be postponed depending on how much money the Federal Government allows to be spent. .3 - Frith cartoon - titled Silent Trams" dated 12/10/1965, The Herald. The Specification at Reg Item 1583 and 4667 for the associated specifications.trams, tramways, new trams, specification, tenders, z class, mmtb, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, John Webster, 5/04/1960 12:00:00 AM
Colour slide, Kodak, white cardboard of tram SW6 918, in Burke Road, Gardiner after turning from Malvern Road, route 7, Camberwell. In the background are the shops since removed advertising Robur tea and the Herald and the Australasian Post. Slide dated 5-4-60.Hand writing on rear in ink "5-4-60 tram 918 Burke Road Gardiner Victoria"trams, tramways, sw6 class, camberwell, burke rd, route 7, gardiner, tram 918 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, "Five Million blocks to pave city streets - Big contracts begin", 17/06/1916 12:00:00 AM
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
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1920
Black and white photograph of a street scene in Flinders St outbound cable tram set - Flinders St station in the background? - Telephoto photograph with a motor car (Model T Ford) in the foreground. In the background is a horse drawn cab (Hansom?) The cable trailer car is one of the fully imported Stevenson ones. Herald Photo c1913?On rear is "Herald" and "Copied 14/2/83" in bottom corners and image dimensions.trams, tramways, flinders st, motor vehicles, cable trams, horse drawn vehicle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Oldest trams face chop", 28/07/1996 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, 28/7/1996, titled "Oldest trams face chop", by Regina Titelius, about the RTBU in dispute with the PTC over the safety of the W class trams which had resulted in the withdrawal of 43 of the cars. Quotes Russell Coffey of the PTC and RTBU Secretary Peter Bourke.. Notes the cost of modifications about $30,000. The 10 City Circle trams were still in service. Has a photo of SW6 946.trams, tramways, w class, safety, rtbu, ptc, city circle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Tram Danger - Brown", "Track disrepair threatens to derail tram services", 3/09/1991 12:00:00 AM
Set of two Newspaper cuttings about the condition of tram track. .1 - Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, 3/9/1991 - titled "Tram Danger - Brown", written by Mark Gardy. reporting on a leaked PTC report about tram tracks condition. Opposition transport spokesman Mr Brown released the report. The Minister Mr Spyker, said the track was safe. Gives some details of extent and costs and a map showing affected sections. Also a report about the PTUA calling for an inquiry into the price of transport fares in Victoria. .2 - Newspaper clipping from The Age 5/9/1991 - titled "Track disrepair threatens to derail tram services", about the same topic and reports. Article by Jacqui Macdonald and with a photo of Alan Brown looking at tracks and derailment marks outside the South Melbourne depot. Photo by Sebastian Costanzo.trams, tramways, trackwork, maintenance, repairs, ptc, ptua -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Connies make colourful return", 11/10/2000 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, 11/10/2000, titled "Connies make colourful return", with a story by Genevieve Lally, about the employment of 100 roving conductors (became Customer Service Employees), on trams. Would sell daily tickets. Quotes Steve Bracks, and Peter Batchelor of the Government and Geoff Leigh of the Opposition. Has a photo of two personnel but not named. Photo by Trevor Pinder. Also has an item about a new low floor Scania bus Volgren with a small image - launched the previous day - titled :"Bus of the Future is here"trams, tramways, conductors, customer service employees, buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Tram stop closes", 15/04/1991 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from dated 15-4-1991 (possibly the Herald Sun), about the cessation of trams using Victoria St for shunting (safety) to cease and all services to continue to Queensberry St or Melbourne University. Notes the stop opposite City baths was to close.Has date written in pencil along lower edge.trams, tramways, swanston st, closure, victoria st, melbourne university, queensberry, tram stops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Pennies before patrons", 11/04/1994 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun 11/4/1994 titled "Pennies before patrons". Interview with PTC CEO Ian Dobbs about the efficiency gains and the changes made after his first 12 months. Written by Peter Mickelburough, photo by Matt Bouwmeester, Looks at the future, issues, patronage, behaviour and management.trams, tramways, ptc, public transport, finances, unions -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Thumbs down for old trams", 12/11/1993
Gives the result of a Herald Sun survey with a map - People were asked: 1 - Want to keep the W class trams 2 - Want W class for Tourism 3 - Want W class withdrawn Survey involved the Airport West, North Coburg, Mont Albert, South East (route 8 and 69, and city streets. The choice included retiring the early Z class trams, that were not even 20 years old. Includes an interview with Jean Geil by David Jarvis on the trams and with Lisa Fabian who did not like the W. Item written by Damon Johnston, Transport Reporter.Demonstrates The Herald Sun investigation into W class trams during 1993.Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, Friday 12/11/1993, titled partly ""Thumbs down for old trams" spread over two pages.trams, tramways, w class, surveys, public transport, state transport authority, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, Cartoon by Mark Knight, about the redundant W class trams, 22/11/1993 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, Friday 22/11/1993 - Cartoon by Mark Knight, about the redundant W class trams driven by a skeleton, with the destination "Redundancy" with a State School Teacher joining the tram, say "Going my Way?" The tram number is 462.trams, tramways, w class, cartoons, public transport, ptc, tram 462 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "New Met tickets hit by problems", 22/12/1993 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, Wed 12/12/1993 titled "New Met tickets hit by problems", with a photo of Lou Di Gregorio standing by the test machine. Photo by Drew Ryan and article by Damon Johnston, transport reporter. Discusses the issues being found with Met Tickets and on tram ticket machines installed in Z class trams. Notes the equipment installed in Z class tram at Hawthorn Depot. Quotes Lou Di Gregorio, and Sandra McLaren, PTC spokesperson.trams, tramways, metcard, tickets, z class, ptc, testing, hawthorn depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, tram track construction in Spring St, mid 1993 for the future City Circle, mid 1993
Newspaper clipping from a newspaper (either The Age or Herald Sun) with a photograph of tram track construction in Spring St, mid 1993 for the future City Circle. Photo is looking south along Spring St. Don Storey's http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/Gunzel.html, tram history notes that the track was completed early Nov. 1993 with new junctions.trams, tramways, spring st, trackwork, new tramway, city circle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Shutdown Ahead", 15/12/1992
Newspaper clipping from The Herald Sun, 15/12/1992, titled "Shutdown Ahead", about the Government (Liberal - Kennett with Alan Brown as Transport Minister, threatening to shut down the Public Transport system in Melbourne if industrial action is taken. Follows the October 1991 election. Looks at issues with falling patronage, use of conductors and general industrial issues. With the item is a photo and story of Albert Pryor, conductor, who has worked on the trams for 40 years and that his days are numbered.trams, tramways, ptc, tramways, melbourne, unions, victorian government, public transport, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "The end for two lines", "Safety at risk - Union", "Buses to take over from 8pm", 7/01/1993 12:00:00 AM
Series of four newspaper cuttings from The Herald Sun 7/1/1993, about the closure of rail lines, buses to replace trains, all pages headed "Transport Revolution". The front page not collected. .1 - Page 4 - "The end for two lines" and "Buses to run all night" - about the planned closure of rail lines (Williamstown and Upfield), operation of buss on nine different routes between midnight and down on Friday and Saturday nights. Also includes that airport and football bus likely to rise under Vic Govt. polices. .2 - Page 5 - "Safety at risk - Union" - ARU remarks about Safety on public transport, tram conductors (photo of Merv Peters), photo of a lone passenger on a No. 72 tram at 10.25, union .3 - page 6 - map showing planned tram route closures (82 and part of 9), and bus replacements after 8pm, with the headline ""Buses to take over from 8pm", closure of rail lines and impacts on trains and trams. .4 - page 7 - map of rail line closures and bus replacement in the evening, "nine country lines for sale", and "The long and the short of a rort" - item about restrictive work practices and awards in public transport.trams, tramways, ptc, tramways, melbourne, railways, upfield, closure, buses, unions, public transport, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Tram-endous track to tourism", 31/03/1993 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cuttings from Herald Sun, 31/3/1993, titled "Tram-endous track to tourism" written by Keith Dunstan with a Jeff cartoon - about driving with and travelling on trams around Melbourne. Gives personal notes, the trams being a Melbourne tourist icon, comparison with San Francisco. The Jeff cartoon is of a crowded tram stuck in traffic alongside a Rolls Royce, also stuck!trams, tramways, melbourne, tourism, trams, public transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), "Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation", 1957
"Handbook of Award, Long Service Leave and & Workers Compensation - 1957-58 edition". Has lists of Union Officers, details of gratuities schemes, list of wages, payments and working condition. Clarrie O'Shea Secretary. Has many advertisements for organisations throughout the book, such as London Stores, McEwans, Steele's Finance, The Herald Sun, Dunklings and Crompton light bulbs.Yields information about the ATMOEA and Awards and working conditions in the middle 1957-58.Book - light brown coloured stippled card paper covers, 52 pages + cover centre stapled.trams, tramways, atmoea, awards, workplace conditions, workers compensation, annual leave, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, "Thump! Tram runs wild", 22/10/1976
A newspaper story from The Herald Friday 22/10/1976 about the derailment of tram 867 in Riversdale Road at the level crossing - see item 7221 for photographs. Quotes the driver John O'Connor and conductor Geoffrey Nicholson. Gives details of the event but not the cause.Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867, and the people involved.Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from The Herald 22/10/1976 - 2 sheets stapled together.tramcars, trams, tram 857, riversdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Great works off track", 28/3/2000
Article written by Kate Herbert of the Herald Sun about Mirka Mora's angel tram, W2 243 part of the 1978 Transporting Art project, and the other associated artists, the sale of them, their painting, and demise including the Peter Corrigan tram - Mother Knows. Includes a photo of the front of the tram in Mt Eliza by Norm Oorloof.Yields information about Mirka Mora Transporting Art tramNewspaper part - page 50 from the Herald Sun 26/3/2000.transporting art, tram 243, w2 class, mirka mora -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Jeff of the Melbourne Sun, Bourke St Mall the previous day by Charles, Prince of Wales and Princess Diana, 14/04/1983 12:00:00 AM
Photocopy of a newspaper cartoon by Jeff of the Herald Sun following the opening of the Bourke St Mall the previous day by Charles, Prince of Wales and Princess Diana. Features a Z class tram with two sets of legs protruding from the front of the tram.trams, tramways, royal visit, bourke st, opening, z class