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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable trailer 290 - preserved at Northcote, Alf Twentyman, 6-1-1930
Photo shows cable tram saloon trailer No. 290, soon after arrival at Alf Twentyman's house in Basting St Northcote. It was purchased for preservation. It is now located at the TMSV's Bylands Museum.Yields information about the preservation of a cable tram saloon trailer, probably the first privately preserved tram in Australia.Photograph - Cable trailer 290 - preserved at Northcote 1930Detailed description on rear. tramways, cable trams, preservation, alf twentyman, northcote, trailer -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - HTT saloon door logo, 21/4/1962
Black and white photo of one of the saloon doors, possibly tram 37 with the Hawthorn Tramways Trust HTT logo or emblem etched into the glass. Most likely taken during the AETA 1962 tour, Demonstrates the practice of having a logo etched into a former HTT tram.Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper.trams, tramways, tram 37, htt, logos, emblems -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramway decorated Tramcar
Geelong Tramcar No. 23 lit up for the coronation of King George VI, May 1937. Globes forming the letters "GR" adorn the side of the saloon and many Union Jack flags decorate the car.Black and white print on paper12-9 and No. 4 written on the reverse in ink. GRS170/12/1/9 written on the reverse in pencil.tramcar no. 23, coronation of king george vi, decorated tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramways Construction of Birney Safety Car
Geelong Tramcar No. 23 lit up for the coronation of King George VI, May 1937. Globes forming the letters "GR" adorn the side of the saloon and many Union Jack flags decorate the car.Black and white print on paper.13-4 written in in on reverse. GRS710/13/1/4 written in pencil on the reverse.,geelong tramcar no 23, tramcar decorations for coronation of king georg vi -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - 2 STEREOSCOPE PHOTO CARDS
2 x Stereoscope faded photos (circ. 1880's ?) on cream slightly damaged cards - Number 2532 , Grand Saloon , Steamer City of Natchez, Mississippi River showing tables , chairs and chandelier / Number 135. Dumbarton Castle - Scotland ,Photographed and published by Kilburn Brothers , Littleton N.H. / accompanying scrap paper states -'Antique photos -Stereoscope cards , Mr W. Ennis , 87 Harley St , Bendigo ,Kilburn Brothersphotograph, building, stereoscope photo cards /grand saloon , steamer city of natchez, mississippi river / dumbarton castle - scotland / kilburn brothers , littleton n.h /mr w. ennis , 87 harley st , bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, W. H. Watts Photographer, Geelong trams in the depot, c1912
Yields information about the first series of Geelong trams in 1912.Postcard, divided back of one of the first Geelong trams in the depot. No number can be seen on the front of the tram. The first batch was numbered 1 to 10. Note the detail painting on the piece of vertical panel at the end of the saloon. Note the track brake. The postcard writer advised that it was one of Geelong's new trams. Divided back type with areas for correspondence, stamp and address. On the left hand side - W. H. Watts Photographer Geelong.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, new tramcars, tram 30 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, c1940
Negative (120) of a view of Bourke St looking east between Elizabeth and Swanston St showing many motor vehicles and a cable tram - Saloon car 235. In In the background are the Leviathan, Coles, Edment's, Dunklings, Myer, Melba Theater, Royal Arcade, T. Gaunt and a Public Benefit Bootery. A low resolution A4 laminated was received with the negatives. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3585large.jpgtrams, tramways, bourke st, cable trams, tram 235 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1960
Black and white print of W7 1003 in front of the Preston tram depot building c1960. Tram has panel edge lining, the logo and number on the saloon panels and has the destination of East Preston - Bell St and route 89. 269.1 - large format print added 18/9/15 - had been on display in main room from Norm Cross - 2009 - record updated 24-10-2015.On the rear has the "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board" stamp.trams, tramways, mmtb, tram 1003, east preston depot, w7 class, route 89 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, Jul, 1989
Black and white photograph of Horse Tram No. 1, photographed at the rear of the depot about July 1989. Saloon body complete, end aprons in position. Also tow bar has been positioned and hand brake pawl at west end. Photo taken shortly after windows fitted. Photo side on view of tram, taken at same time as item 747, but this photo print is out of focus - camera shake, insufficient shutter speed.trams, tramways, horse tram no. 1, tramcars, btps, reconstruction , tram 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY OF CHARING CROSS
BHs CollectionBlack and white photo copy of Charing Cross, looking towards City Family Hotel and Viewpoint. Clearly visible Warren's Viewpoint Hotel, Bendigo Co-operative. 3 Trams at Alexandra Fountain. On back of photo written in blue ink Bendigo. Trams at Fountain. Middle one is a 3-window saloon. - Note its body differences. Copied from ''The Bendigonian'', 3/1/05. Stamped on back 'K.S.Kings Collection' S-A.776.person, individual, basil miller -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Model - Model Melbourne tram SW6 922 - partly assembled, Weico Models
Model of a Melbourne SW6 tram, partly assembled with parts in three plastic bags, including trolley poles. Painted Melbourne colours of green and cream. Model built by Weico. Has drop centre seats, the two saloons are left empty for motors.Demonstrates a model that represented a very successful Melbourne tram.Model Melbourne tram SW6 922 - partly assembled with parts in packing.models, tramcars, weico models, sw6 class, melbourne, tram 922 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Interior X1 class 461, C J Frazer, 1926
Photograph of the interior of X1 class No. 461 most likely soon after its completion in September 1926. Shows the seating and saloon arrangements. Photo by C J Frazer of Little Collins Street. Melbourne. See item 7347 for external photographs.Yields information about the interior of tram 461 of June 1926.Black and white print with photographers stamp on rear.Stamp of "C J Frazer"tramways, new trams, x1 class, tram 461, interior, mmtb, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Bendigo No. 1 - Easter Fair, Wal Jack, Easter Saturday 1941
Photograph of ESCo tram No. 1 entering Pall Mall from the Eaglehawk line, side view probably running into the depot. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal and has been painted in SEC 1930s colours with an SEC monogram. The conductor is standing in the front saloon. Photo taken Easter Saturday 1941. See item 9100 for a similar photo. In the background are signs or buildings for J. B. Edwards Opticians and Pelaco collars, shirts and Pyjamas. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. Yields information about Bendigo 1 Easter 1941.Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details.On rear in ink "T195, Bendigo / No. 1 (Original type), Pall Mall, Easter Saturday 1941. Photo W. Jack.trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, pall mall, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 8, Warren Doubleday, 7/09/1975 12:00:00 AM
Set of 8 digital images of BTPS Operations on 7-9-1975 of BTPS activities. .1 - 27 on the 3 road extensions or service pit .2 - 27 and 28 on the depot fan - Gavin Young and Graham Jordan .3 - 26 on depot fan .4 - 28 with a side saloon panel removed and 38 behind .5 - 40 and 26 on the depot fan .6 - 27 at depot junction .7 - 40 on the access track .8 - 40 on the depot fan.trams, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, depot, gardens loop, depot junction, tram 26, tram 27, tram 40, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 26, 1916
Single truck, (4 wheel), drop end California Combination tramcar, reconstructed to as built Condition, cross bench seats in drop ends, longitudinal seats in centre saloon, 2 sliding doors internally, air braked. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawk Fares Please 1978 to 1987 for conversion back to California combination tram. Trolley Wire Aug 1984 re car mileages for 26, 27 and 28 Trolley Wire Feb. 1988 for article re conversiontrams, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Tram No. 671, 1934
Equal wheel bogie vehicle, drop centre tramcar, 2 passenger saloons- cross bench with central aisle - as for drop centre. 2 internal sliding doors, 6 passenger doors, 4 drivers external access doors, 2 internal, 2 trolley poles, air braked. Tram 671 12/95 completed repaint to City of Ballarat colour scheme. Photo by Austin Brehaut. See Destination City, Fares Please April 1976, December 1995, March 1996.trams, tram 671 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, John McLagan, "Off the beaten track, but..... Back on the rails", 9/09/1982 12:00:00 AM
1 - Cutting from The Herald, Thurs 9/9/1982's of W4 673 being driven at the TMSV Bylands Museum past a cable tram saloon body in poor condition. .2 - full newspaper page of the above cutting, titled "Off the beaten track, but..... Back on the rails", written by John McLagan. Has photos of the horse tram operating at Hudson Park and a cable grip car on display. Quotes Tony Sell about the story of the museum and provides a background.trams, tramways, bylands, tmsv, w4 class, tram 673 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, c1940?
Negative (120) of a cable saloon car 520 outside the Railway Hotel 800 Nicholson St Fitzroy. The tramcar has the destination of Nicholson St and has an unusual (rare) decorative panel on the lower side. The Railway Hotel remains active. The letters "RA" can be seen on the left hand side of the car. Next door is newsagent selling The Argus and the Sporting Globe. A low resolution A4 laminated was received with the negatives. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3591large.jpgtrams, tramways, cable trams, nicholson st, fitzroy, hotels, tram 530 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1950
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 257 after a collision with a large vehicle. Has part of the front saloon stowed in, footboard and grab handles torn away. Tram has the destination of Spencer St, route 27?. Appears to be in Wellington Parade at the Simpson St sidings junction. - see also Reg Item 5093 for another photo. Photo Wal Jack on a very wet day. Ray Pearson album dates the photo as 20/4/1957.trams, tramways, w2 class, wellington parade, accidents, route 27, tram 257 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 14, Carolyn Dean, 3/11/1990 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the recovery of ESCo 12 by the BTM in 1990 and has a strong association with the people involved in the project.Set of 14 prints with digital images of the removal of the building around ESCo No. 12 at Nerrina on 3-11-1990. Scanned from original prints loaned by Carolyn Cleak (Dean at the time). Printed on Agfa paper. Originals of prints later found in a depot drawer. .1 - Commencement of the removal of the metal deck roof - David Tidy. .2 - ditto with the front of the tram showing and the building itself. .3 - Roof removal continuing - Len Millar .4 - The house from the north side. .5 - Photo of interior notice to Passengers re weekly tickets etc. .6 - as for .4 .7 - Photo of the interior number of the tram. .8 - as for .6 .9 - detail of linking in side at the saloon corner. .10 - close up of the tramcar number. .11 - close up of "Please have Exact Fare Ready sign" .12 - View of the tram after the roof and some of the sides removed. .13 - ditto, ready for removal .14 - detail of lining in the upper part of the saloon panel. Close up of post in image 13, added 22-12-2018 - see i15 All have on the rear "158.7 3.11.90" in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, esco, recovery, nerrina, acquisitions, notices and information, tram 12 -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Photograph Album (part of), Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
Page 11 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with four photographs (3 x landscape, 1 x portrait format) placed on page using metallic look and brown card decorative photo corners. All photographs depict trams. Hand written inscriptions are written under each photograph.Hand written inscription in white-out or white pen beneath phorograph on - Top left: WORK CAR ELWOOD DEPOT Top right: CROSS BENCH CAR No 23 SANDRINGHAM Bottom left: SALOON CAR No 3. V.R. TRAMS ELWOOD Bottom Right: END VIEW SMALL CAR St KILDA STATIONvictorian railways, melbourne tramways, vintage tram, elwood depot, elwood trams, cross bench car -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - L class tram interior, Muntz Studios, 1921
Black and white photograph of the interior of an L-class tram showing in detail the saloon with seats, windows, standee windows, and other details. Has a route number poster - route 2 and where to change for other routes. See item 2498 for an exterior and an another interior view.Yields information about the then new L class trams.Black and white print with photographer's detail on the rear."Muntz Studio"tramways, tramcars, l class, interiors, route 2 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "Please have fare ready for Conductor", c1890
Used on the inside of the doors of a Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Cable tram saloon trailer along with item 7439. See also item 2906 for another example. Recovered by the donor from a trailer that was in a yard in Dromana shortly before it disappeared. See image 2 of the locations of the signs. Demonstrates a MTOCo sign from a cable tram trailer and the style of signage.Sign - metal strip, with folded edges, 8 countersunk screw holes, painted cream back with black letters "Please have fare ready for Conductor".trams, tramways, conductors, cable trams, signs, trailers, fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo), "Never get on or off while the car is in motion / Call attention of Conductor or Gripman to stop the Car.", c1890
Used on the inside of the doors of a Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Cable tram saloon trailer along with item 7438. See also item 2907 for another example. Recovered by the donor from a trailer that was in a yard in Dromana shortly before it disappeared. See image 2 of the locations of the signs. Demonstrates a MTOCo sign from a cable tram trailer and the style of signage.Sign - metal strip, with folded edges, 8 countersunk screw holes, painted cream back with black letters Shows position of the sign on a cable tram door."trams, tramways, conductors, cable trams, signs, trailers, safety, passengers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1955
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 257 after a collision with a large vehicle. Has part of the front saloon stowed in, footboard and grab handles torn away. Tram has the destination of Spencer St, route 27?. Appears to be in Bridge Road with the river in the background - see also Reg Item 5171 for another photo in Wellington Parade, near Simpson St Photo Wal Jack on a very wet day. Dated 20/4/1951 in the Ray Pearson Album, photographed in Wellington Parade.trams, tramways, w2 class, wellington parade, accidents, route 27, tram 257 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Technical pamphlet/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), E1 Motor Omnibus - Nos. 600 - 624, c1960
Set of three public transport vehicles photograph sheets in the style of those supplied by Los Angeles (See Reg Item 370). .1 - Class E1 Motor Omnibus - Nos. 600 - 624 - provides a front three quarter view, two interior views and front and rear steps. .2 - ditto - copy of above on heavy paper. .3 - Class W7 - tramcar - three quarter view, interior - saloon and smoker and entrance steps - copy of an original document. Not known when made - 1960c?On rear in pencil: .1 - (8) .2 - (12) .3 - (11)trams, tramways, mmtb, w7 class, buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Model - Model of Ballarat Tram No. 26
Model of Ballarat tram 26 in SEC green and cream colour scheme. The Modeller has detailed the seats in side the end saloons. Balsa wheels had broken off, repaired with 'O' gauge wheels along with other parts by the Museum's model builder. Tram has the destination of Victoria St.Demonstrates model tram building. One of a series of Ballarat and Bendigo tram models. Not known who built them.Model tram - made from Balsa wood, cardboard, paint, metal, styrene, wire.models, tram 26, trams, ballarat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Conductors (Signal) Bell - JS pattern, John Stephenson
Bell used by the conductor or passengers to signal to the driver - stop, proceed or an emergency stop. The actual bell and part of the striker are missing. The striker has been broken off. The "JS" indicates it was made by John Stephenson of New York who made tramway equipment and the first cable tram saloon cars for Melbourne. Demonstrates a conductors communication or signal bell made for use on tramcars.Part of a brass Conductor Communication Bell, or signal bell, consisting of cast frame, part of the bell striker and bell pull part. Has at both ends, nine screw holes that were used to secure the bell to the roof of a tram. trams, tramways, conductors, bells, john stephenson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Twenty photographs of Ringwood in frames, 1990
Returned to RDHS from Federation Estate Art GalleryPhoto 1 (7009a) - Former "Ringwood Mail" newspaper office, Adelaide Street, 1955, looking along laneway to west. Lane between Bamford's Timber Yard, corner Warrandyte Rd. and Maroondah Highway, and went to Melbourne St, later called Civic Place. Other buildings were Ham's Billiard Saloon, the two-story Renong Chambers, bottom left Jack Orr's clothes hoists and bottom right Horman & Woolhouse plumbers. All demolished for the building of Eastland in the 1960s. The photo shown is a typical example but may not be in the collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - W. D. MASON COLLECTION: MUNDY STREET, BENDIGO 1860'S, 1860
Black and white Photograph Mundy Street, Bendigo, 1860s Building signs include .Professor LEWIS'S Haircutting and Shampooing Saloon, Lewis's shaving .Three Barber's poles outside the weatherboard shop. Clothes Cleaning & Renovating, Cahill and Associates- Obstetrician, Empire Restaurant, Dining Rooms & Boarding House, J.Lindop's Family Hotel, Allen Reeve glass, paperhanging, oil & color warehouse, John D.Bywater-Hay & Corn Dealer, Fletchers on the corner, Fosdyke Drapers.Reverse has a rubber stamp - Kilmore Historical Society .The street is unmade and no people appear to be in view -Batchelderphotograph, streetscape, bendigo