Newspaper clipping from The Australasian Post, 27 July 1972 of cable car set 1, Melbourne noting it was used until 26/10/1940 and that it was on display in the National Museum in Melbourne. The photograph shows the tram with the destination of Nicholson St.trams, tramways, cable trams, museum, nicholson st, last tram, tram 1

Set of six MMTB Conductor's Running Journals, detailing the tickets sold for each trip that the Conductor operated. Includes space for punch mark, table number, outfit number, times, and each type of ticket. 14.1 - June 1957 14.2 - August 1973 - 2nd copy dated "25 Sep. 1974, Kew" 14.3 - January 1978 14.4 - August 1975 14.5 - October 1981 14.6 - undated, 1950's has initial fare as 2d. 14.7 - August 1966 - has a Malvern Depot stamp 11/1/1969 in top left hand corner - added 26/10/2016.trams, tramways, tickets, conductors, revenue journal

Thirty Two page book, A4 landscape format, saddle stapled, titled "100 years of Melbourne's Trams", published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association in 1985. Colour cover featuring drawings of Melbourne trams from cable trams to articulated electric trams. Has foreword by Tom Roper, Minister for Transport. Book published to celebrate the centenary of the opening of the first cable tram in Melbourne, 11/11/1885. Reviews the history of trams in Melbourne, cable trams, horse trams, Clapp, municipal tramways, electric trams, MMTB, buses, Preston Workshops, Wattle Park and the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Notes the MTA winning the tender to building the Kowloon - Canton Light Rail system and Melbourne's Automatic Vehicle Monitoring System. Has colour photos and sepia toned (black and white) photos throughout. Second copy added 26-6-17 from donation of Neil Elfick.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams, mta, horse trams

Photocopy of a single page letter signed by John King, Director General of Transport advising people that the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the State Transport Authority had been amalgamated to form the Public Transport Corporation, passed by Parliament on 26/5/1989. Letter dated 13/6/1989. Looks at staff attrition, amalgamation. Affects the Met and V/Line.trams, tramways, unions, ptc, the met, v/line

Quarto sheet - printed and typed form - report - "Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust - Traffic Summary for week ending 9th April 1919". Gives the car miles, passengers and revenue for each day of the reporting week. Gives details for the Trust lines, Burke Road extension and the White Horse Extension along with a summary of revenue, revenue per car mile and passengers per car mile. Also notes the weather conditions. Item .2 to .5 added 9-8-2018 from donation of Bob Wilson. .2 - Week ending 12/3/1919 .3 - ditto 19/3/1919 .4 - ditto 26/3/1919 .5 - ditto 2/4/1919trams, tramways, pmtt, tramcars, reports, passengers

Photocopy onto an A4 sheet, two sheets, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Location of cars at end of 28 Day Period 26-3-27", listing the class of trams allocated or allocation to each depot in Melbourne, including trams at Preston workshops, bodies under construction, W, X and Y class cars. Includes Coburg, Preston and Footscray. Shows depot allocation. Not known when copy made. 2nd copy added 14-5-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig.trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, lists, depots, depot allocation

Set of 14 tram car templates contained within Reg Item 356, cut from card board to indicate the over all dimensions of the various type of tramcars. Would have been used in the drawing office for checking clearances on buildings, trackwork, junctions. Cut with holes in the centre to enable this to be done. Scale 1/2" = 1 foot. .1 - Marked "A" - for a combination car - 30' 11.25" long, 7'6" wheelbase .2 - "B" - for a combination car - 32' long, 6'6" wheel base to drawing R489 and summer or straight sill car to drawing R820. .3 - "C" - Straight Sill combination car - 33' long, 7'6" wheelbase. .4 - "D" - Combination car, length 31'11", 7'6" wheelbase .5 - "E" - Combination car, length 35', 7' wheelbase .6 - "F" - DC Bogie car, to Drawing 112, length - 44' 3.5", truck centres 22 '4" .7 - "G" - ditto length 44' 5.5", truck centres 23' 7.5" .8 - "H" - ditto length 44' 5.5", truck centres 24' 7.5" .9 - "J" - four motor bogie, to drawing 854, length 45' 6", truck centres 24'6" .10 - "K" - Combination car, length 35', 12' Radiax truck. .11 - Bogie tramcar, W class length 48', truck centres 26' 6" .12 - ditto, W2 534, length 48', truck centres 26' 0" .13 - W4 class tram, .14 - W5 730, length 46' 6', truck centres 28'trams, tramways, mmtb, plans, drawings, templates

Produced for the 50th anniversary of Ballarat Tramway Museum Heritage passenger services - 26/12/1974 to 26/12/2024 and thanking our volunteers and those who have helped to preserve our tramway history. Unveiled by Richard Gilbert an original member on 21/12/2024. See item 9667.Demonstrates an item produced by CK for the 50th anniversary of BTM passenger services.Plaque - engraved steel sheet, infill paint with plastic backing plate and four mounting screws. Plaque 297mm x 210mmplaques, btm, 50th anniversary, 50 years of electric trams, operations

Photo of SECV/BTPS tram No. 27 at Carlton St in Carlton St on the first day of public operations by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society - Boxing Day 1974. Photo by Paul Nicholson.Yields information about the first day of public tram operations on 26-12-1974 by the BTPSDigital image of a colour slide.tramcars, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 27

Report titled "Ropes - Trolley", dated October 1954 though has a date stamp on the first page of the report itself of 26/10/1955, prepared by the MMTB Testing Department, Report No. R7/1/43. Looks at the insulation resistance offered by trolley ropes when dry and wet, new and used ropes and the possibility of causing electric shocks. Gives a reference to a previous August 1952 test. Undertook examination of the ropes, electrical measurements and electrical measurements of the human body. Has a number of appendices and details the test results.Demonstrates a MMTB Laboratory investigation into trolley rope and electrical characteristics.Report - typed carbon copy - 18 foolscap sheets stapled within a brown card folder bound with red adhesive tape. trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, specification, tramcars, trolley poles, equipment

Hilary Bennet Mason (born 25/12/1911 in North Melbourne; died 16/3/2008) married Olive Marjory Muridge (B 20/7/1915; D 26/9/2001) on 30 September 1940. They has one daughter, born in 1947. Hilary had a number of occupations in his lifetime. His daughter referred to him as a tram conductor. The family lived at 7 Charles Street, Surrey Hills from c1960, having purchased it from William Stanton (Stan) Philp, a baker, and his wife Eileen. The title originally extended over 2 plots. The Philps sub-divided the land and built a new house for themselves at No 9. No 7 Charles Street had a well under the kitchen window; the house was extended in 1971/72; it was sold after Hilary Mason died in 2011. [REF: Personal communication from the donor; Alan Holt property register and online research.] The handwritten timeline refers to the area having been "called Irish Town as Catholic's were in the majority." Most of the writing is that of Hilary Mason, although some blanks have been filled in by another (unknown) hand. There is also an entry by John Whitford, who moved into a new home on the corner of Charles and Arthur Streets in 1982. The last entry is dated June 1996, when Hilary Mason would have been c 85 years old. Comment in relation to this catalogue entry: "One of the occupation that Mr Mason had was a Radio shop in Bridge Road, Richmond, called Mason's Radio. I worked for Mason's Radio in January 1963 to December 1964. Mr. Mason was a true gentleman, very kind and treated me like a son. Regards M.Zammit." (Maurice Zammit email; 9 March 2025)This is a unique piece of social history reflecting the closeness of this small suburban street.A standard lined exercise book, brand is HEADLINE, which contains a mixture of handwritten entries and pasted in and loose ephemeral items. These include house advertising flyers, newspaper clippings of a general nature and death notices, tickets, etc. The handwritten notes mostly pertain to a timeline of residents and their comings and goings to and from Charles Street in Surrey Hills, but also include some reflections on social history. Memories of other residents of the street are recorded. There are also some personal diary notes.Front cover: "begun october 1987 / History of / Charles street / Surrey Hills / History of Charles st. 1989 / 1996 / 1995 / 1993 1991 1990 / History 1987" in biro and marking pen in blue, red, brown and green. Back cover: "History / of / Surrey / Hills [1987 /1990 /1993 / 1995 / 1996] / History of / Charles street / Surrey Hills 1991" handwritten in black, blue, green, red and pink biro and marking pen.charles street, edna holzer, jack wright, john whitford, diana whitford, amanda whitford, melissa whitford, june kavanagh, aub sherlock, hilary bennet mason, olive marjory mason, noni hallier, elvis greenwood, bob peacock, ken warren, chris holford, enid holford, keith ellis, gina ellis, nita jacobsen, christine craig, peter craig, gary austin, deb austin, ian pearson, chris jacobsen, jack titansaw, peter burton, william (bill) philp, george cook, lee burton, mary pearson, bill sloan, carmel sloan, fielding's foundary, antonio panzera, annunziata panzera, nancy panzera, dr eric allan, merelyn maher, charles lyons, doug sloan, coral meehan, peter haase, steve creati

Series of eleven(11) Colour photographs, postcard size, of the operation of the tramway during the 1997 Begonia Festival. Features various trams, locations, crews and nature of the working. 723.1 - 671 at Carlton St., 8/3/1997 - Richard Gilbert and Simon Green 723.2 - 671 at St Aidans Drive, 9/3/1997 - John Phillips and Clayton Giles 723.3 - Depot Junction, 8/3/1997 the signboard, John Phillips with "Hogaphone" and Travis Jeffrey 723.4 - Depot, 14, 26, 8/3/1997, Gavin Young, Paul Mong 723.5 - 27 at Depot Jtn, 8/3/1997 723.6 - 671 and 14 at Loop, 9/3/1997, John Phillips 723.7 - Gardens Loop, Richard Gilbert on the phone, 9/3/1997 723.8 - 671 coming into the loop from the south end, 9/3/1997 723.9 - Depot Junction, 8/3/1997, Travis Jeffrey 723.10 - 14 at Gardens Loop. Richard Gilbert and Paul Mong, offloading passengers, 9/3/1997 723.11 - 661, depot, with the Begonia Festival and Museum sign. See March 1997 Fares Please!On rear of all photos in blue biro " 8 or 9/.3.97" and "Photo Carolyn Dean"begonia festival, depot junction, btm, tramcar operations, tram 671, 661, 14, 27, 26

Notice to Passengers titled ""Opening of Bourke St - Northcote - East Preston tram route", and other changes to services in connection with the opening of Bourke St lines on Sunday 26/6/1955. Details the changes to existing tram and bus services such as Northcote via St Georges Road, City-Brunwick St and the East Brunswick bus to run via Lonsdale St. Signed C E Hall Acting Traffic Manager.Yields information about the opening of the first stage of the Bourke St electric tramway.Notice - printed on special size paper.tramways, new tramways, bourke st, opening, northcote, buses

Photocopy of an extract from the Geelong Advertiser 26/3/1956 about the closure of the Geelong tram system and the public participation. Has a photo of Mr S Parker driver and Mr E Sweeten, conductor on one of the last trams. Also has an item dated 27/3/1959 about the presentation of a bell taken from Geelong tram 38 and presented to former Mayoress Mrs H Jacobs by the Mayor of Newtown and Chilwell Cr A S M Collins.Yields information about the last day of Geelong trams.Set of two foolscap photocopies of extracts from the Geelong Advertiser.tramways, tramcars, geelong, closure, last tram, bells

Demonstrates the way the SEC advised passengers in Ballarat and Bendigo how the fare and charges systems worked and yielded information about the fare charges in force at the time. A copy was provided in each tram behind framed glass.Dye line print of a drawing showing Bendigo Tramways (SEC) Fares, Charges, and Section Map. Drawing No. VX1/130/1 Also gives charges for Scholar's Monthly tickets, Luggage, Parcels, Newspapers and Chartered trams. Dated January 1969. Titled - "Schedule of Fares and Charges - 26 January 1969". Shows offices as Dispensary Walk. For map - see bgofsmap.jpg and for actual fare tables, btm1734i1.jpg and btm1734i2.jpg."BTPS" in blue ink on reartrams, tramways, bendigo, fares, sections, map

Memo dated 26/8/1960, titled Auxillary lights for safety on blacked out trams from Works Supt to Branch Manager about the installation of a dome light (inside trams?) when the tram is blacked out at a terminus or when the pole has come off the overhead. Suggests a good idea at a cost of 9 pounds / tram. Yields information about the possibility of installing lights inside a tram when it was blacked out. Not know if there was any further work on this.Document - memo - typed on half size foolscap sheet.tramways, emergencies, lights, tramcars, night lighting

Posters advertising the TheatreWorks production of "Storming Mont Albert by Tram". First poster (green) gives dates Friday 26/2 to Sunday 14/3 - 1982. Second poster (red) advertises that the season had been extended to Friday April 16. Gives departure times ex Mont Albert cost of tickets and ticket booking details. Notes refreshment bream at the Australia Hotel in Colliins St. See item 1178 for other associated materials and 7210 for a similar work in 1988 - Storming St Kilda by Tram.Yields information about a 1982 Theatreworks production that involved a tram.Set of two posters, printed on paper.mont albert, theatreworks, route 42, tramways, theatre

Demonstrates a set of MMTB 1962 timetables.Set of 30 MMTB tram timetables, folded sheets, 4 fold, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at the terminus, sections and fares, running times. Some signed by W. J. Richards as Acting Traffic Manager, or R. C. Drummond as Traffic Manager. Route Numbers not given on cover, generally given on inside. Where a All night service was applicable, shown as well. .1 - Burwood - City - 9/1962 .2 - Camberwell - City - 9/1962 .3 - Carnegie - City - 6/1962 .4 - Domain Rd - City - 10/1962 .5 - East Brighton - City - 6/1962 .6 - East Coburg - city - 9/1962 .7 - East Malvern - Darling Rd - City 27/5/1962 .8 - East Preston - City - 11/1962 .9 - Essendon Aerodrome - City - July 1962 .10 - Essendon (Matthews Ave) - City - 7/1962 .11 - Glen Iris - City - 8/1962 .12 - Hawthorn - Spencer St - 7/1962 .13 - Kew Cotham Rd - St Kilda Beach - 8/1962 .14 - Malvern Burke Rd - City - 8/1962 .15 - Mont Albert - City - 7/1962 .16 - Moreland - City - 9/1962 .17 - West Coburg - City 7/1962. .18 - North Balwyn - Spencer St - 7/1962 .19 - North Coburg - City - 6/1962 - has Sunday only Fawkner Railway station service on rear - 6/1962 .20 - North Richmond - Prahran and St Kilda Beach - 7/1962 .21 - Northcote (via St Georges Rd) - City - 7/1962 .22 - Prahran - City - 7/1962 .23 - South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach - City - 6/1962 .24 - St Kilda Beach - City - - 9/1962 .25 - Toorak - City - 8/1962 .26 - Wattle Park - Elgar Rd - City - 9/1962 .27 - West Maribyrnong - City - 7/1962 .28 - West Preston - City - 6/1962 .29 - West Coburg - City - 10/1962 ,30 - East Preston - City - 7/1962Some have "Robert Wilson" stamp on the covers.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, fares, mmtb, all night services

Demonstrates and yields information about the ESCo tickets of 1906, shows the variety of tickets and passes used.Framed - wooden surround, glass, set of 26 actual tickets and two sketches of passes, timber backing board with the title "Ballarat Tramways - Sample tickets", dated 1906. Sets out the various tickets used by ESCo at the time and most likely used as a training aid for new conductors on both the electric and horse trams. Not to be displayed in light or hung up, that is display with care as fading is likely. See history of the object for details of the frame etc. Image i1 - as received from the City of Ballarat i2 - as repaired by by Kosnar's Picture framing. i3 - close up on the writing on the rear of the backing sheet i4 - detailed (1200dpi) image of the tickets. - 26.6 M i5 - image of the rear as received i6 - ditto - 600 dpi (Suitable for e-mail) - 7.2Mb See Reg Item 1846 for the newspaper clipping of Les Denmead handing the framed set of tickets to the City of Ballarat on 21/9/1971. Tickets comprise: Electric Tram Top Row: 2d - white - letter H - strip ticket requiring a trip ticket of the same value to be issued. 1 1/2d - white letter D - strip ticket requiring a trip ticket of the same value to be issued. 3d - off white, number 000,021 - Cash Adult - Up 2d - off white, number 000011 - Cash Adult - Up 2nd row 2d - check ticket - light red paper - number 000,011 - Up 1 1/2d - off white paper, number 000,011 - Up 3d - off white, number 000,021 - Cash Adult - Down 2d - off white, number 000011 - Cash Adult - Down 3rd row 2d - check ticket - off white paper - number 000,021 - Down 1 1/2d - check ticket - off white paper - number 000,021 - Down 1d - off white - number 000009 cash - child Up ticket 2d - off white - number 000021 cash - child Up ticket 4th row Employees only ticket - yellow, strip ticket School ticket - off white strip ticket - No. 6 1d - off white - number 000021 cash - child Down ticket 2d - off white - number 000021 cash - child Down ticket 5th row Drawing of Employees Bronze Medallion Drawing of pass issued to City Councillors and Officers of the Company Parcel ticket - No. 1 - 3d - to be attached to the parcel Parcel ticket - No. 1 - 3d - issued to the sender Horse Tram tickets 1st row 4d - off white paper - 36050 3d - white paper - 79701 2d - off white paper - 46401 2nd row 1 1/2d - off white - 81901 1d - off white - 99933 two 1 1/2 strip ticket - red two 4d daily return ticket - blue paper strip ticket 3rd row Monthly School ticket Sheet dated 6-9-06 with the initials SHS. "on the inside of the frame object was "Restored (?) and framed by Keith Russell Anderson, SEC Ballarat 26 Aug.1966"trams, tramways, tickets, esco, city of ballarat

Typed copy of the Deed of Delegation, dated 26/8/1926 between the City of Geelong and others and The Melbourne Electric Supply Co. regarding the operation of tramways within their respective towns or cities, setting out the operating requirements of the trams, fares, roads etc. Refers to the Tramway Act of 1890. Councils involved were: City of Geelong, Borough of Newtown and Chilwell, Borough of Geelong West, Shire of South Barwon and the Shire of Corio.Yields information about the agreement between MESCo and the various municipalities in 1926.Document - 19 quarto typed sheets, with two punch holes on the left hand edge.tramways, geelong, mesco, legal matters, agreements, operating agreement

Set of four colour photographs by Ron Hood December 1970 taken at the City tram stop or about to: 1 - Tram 42 turning into Lydiard St Nth from Sturt St. Has a Briquettes roof advertisement. 2 - Tram 28, Mt Pleasant 3 - ditto with the tram stop pole and the north side of Sturt St with Crockers, and the Commercial Bank in the view. 4 - Tram 34 about to turn from Lydiard St into Sturt St. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. In the background are the Mining Exchange and the Post Office.Yields information about trams using the City Centre stop - Sturt and Lydiard St - December. 1970Set of 4 Colour slides in hanimount cardboard mounts.Numbered 26, 27, 31 and "December 1970" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, sturt st, city centre, tram 34, tram 28, tram 42

Yields information about a tramway power supply defect in Ballarat and the delays to services.Newspaper clipping describing a cable failure at corner of Lydiard and Sturt St on Sunday Oct. 25,1953, delaying start of services about an hour - explains reason for delay and probable cause of failure. From The Courier, Ballarat, 26-10-1953, titled "Trams delayed with cable head blows up" Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.trams, tramways, sec, delays, electric failure, ballarat trams

Set of 5 - Timetables - Geelong buses that were introduced following the closure of the Geelong tram system. 1 - Trans Otway - Eastern Park and West Geelong dated 23/1/1956 - gives route and times. Printed - 111x142mm 2 - Benders Busways - Chillwell - gives times, fares, bus stop locations and route details - tri fold foolscap - 210 x 111 3 - ditto - for Newtown 4 - Corio bus lines - Belmont - City from 26/3/1956 - gives sections, fares, routes, times and route details - folded quarto - 205 x 164 - two copies 5 - Benders Busways - North Geelong, leaving from Maples store to Pilington's factory. printed on pink paper, 330 x 209. All other than item 5, note that folded pushers carried at any times, unfolded between 9.30 and 3.30, no prams. See item 6812 for the Transport Regulation Board poster of 1956 and two other bus operators.Yields information about the bus timetables following the closure of the Geelong tram system.Set of five printed or duplicated documentstramways, geelong, closure, bus, buses, bus replacement, timeables, trans otway, corio bus lines, benders busways

Set of four colour photographs by Ron Hood in early Sept. 1971 of trams on the Sturt St west line: 1 - Tram 32, inbound in Sturt St West to Mt Pleasant 2 - tram 30 outbound in Sturt St West 3 - tram 32 inbound in Sturt St West showing the Western Highway and the track layout. 4 - tram 30 inbound in Wendouree Parade, climbing up to Carlton St.Yields information about tram operations on the Mt Pleasant - Gardens via Sturt St West line after the closure of the Victoria St to Gardens via Drummond St Nth route.Set of 4 Colour slides in plain white cardboard mounts.In ink "Ballarat Sept. 1971" and slide numbers 25, 26, 27 & 28tramways, trams, sturt st west, wendouree parade, tram 30, tram 32

Yields information about tram services and how timetables were printed using a clock face for use in Ballarat. Demonstrates timetable making.Twenty Eight page, white paper, saddle stapled booklet, titled "Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Tramways - Official Time Table January 1939", numbered TYE 1-48-5918. Gives notes on the through routing of the tram service, how the clock style format works and that it operates from the Tramway Centre. Also details when extra services are run and times as specific points along the route. Pages 24 and 25 detail the fares and charges, page 26 - luggage, page 27 - section destinations for the various routes and page 28, notes recent reductions in electricity charges. Two copies held. In the worksheet file is the basis of an article that appeared in Feb. 2006 Fares Please! See Reg Item 5637 for the August 1937 version.In blue pencil, the deletion of the 8.47am extra tram from Haddon St in both copies.timetables, ballarat, fares

Photograph shows an internal view of the Clifton Hill car house or depot, with trailers 499 and 235. Photo by Frank Shennen 26-2-1941.Yields information about Clifton Hill cable tram depot.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear and negative.On rear in pencil "Inside Clifton Hill car shed on 26-2-1941 where cars are being stored after buses took over services. Another 6 cars are at Northcote depot. Trailers 499 and 235 near camera." Has the number "2" in pencil in top right hand corner.tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, interior, clifton hill cable tram depot, tram 499, tram 235

Photograph shows a view from the street of Clifton Hill depot with cable trailers and a double deck No. 225 passing the depot in Queens Parade Clifton Hill. Photo by Frank Shennen 26/2/1941. Photo taken after the closure of the Bourke St lines in Oct. 1940.Yields information about Clifton Hill cable tram depot or car house and the use of double deck buses. Black and white photograph with notes on the rear and Negative.On rear in pencil "Clifton Hill cable car depot showing trams in yard and new bus in foreground 26/2/1941. 3399 Truck Bus FS. Has measurements and number "169" in pencil in top right hand corner.tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, double deck buses, bus 225

Photograph shows four cable tram trailers in the yard at the Clifton Hill depot along with a traverser table. Cars 528, 451, 575 and 496. Photo by Frank Shennen 26/2/1941.Yields information about Clifton Hill cable tram depot or car house.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear and Negative.On rear in pencil "Taken 26/2/41, cable car trailers in car shed yards at Clifton Hill, 528, 451, 575, 496, taken by FS", number "59" and "7850/B" in green ink.tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, car house, tram 528, tram 451, tram 575, tram 496

Photograph shows a view of the Clifton Hill car house or depot, with trailers 528 and 451 in the yard with a shed hand standing alongside. Photo by Frank Shennen 26-2-1941.Yields information about Clifton Hill cable tram depot and trams 451 and 528.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear and negativeOn rear in pencil "Cars 528 and 451, Shed hand at Clifton Hill cable car house trailers in yard 26/2/41, taken by FS." Has the number "170" in pencil in top right-hand corner. Has printing marks on front and rear.tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, interior, clifton hill cable tram depot, tram 528, tram 451