From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. circa 1885. It is cast in 2 halves and then the 2 pieces forged together. It is a poor example due to a poor sand system employed. Lack of wear markings suggests this item had not been extensively used or subject to extensive wear.Example of cable car suspension componentsCast item, two halves welded together and painted.ballarat, ballarat tramways, cable car, horse tram

pamphlet about parking at Melbourne Museum, Colonial Stadium, or Olympic Park, and then using trams after purchasing a ticket. The map gave the locations of car parks and the travel limitations of the ticket. The pamphlet has instructions on how to use, the costs, and that it is only available on the tram service. Not dated, c2001 - Colonial stadium known as such between 2000 and 2002 - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Stadium - accessed 7-12-2015. Second copy has a yellow sticker on the front, "All Day car parking and Tram Travel $8.50"Yields information about a Park and Ride scheme of Yarra Trams.Pamphlet - DL four fold titled "Park & Ride". Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, park and ride, tickets, melbourne

This photograph shows actor Colin Friels dressed in a driver's uniform and cap sitting in a small open-air four-wheel 'tram' at the front of the Brunswick Depot car shed. The photo depicts a scene from the Australian made feature film 'Malcolm' with Colin Friels playing the lead character Malcolm. The destination blind shows 'Brunswick' and in the mid-ground at the entrance of the shed is W5 class tram 765 displaying 'East Coburg 1'. The four tram wheels used on the short tram were recycled from a cable tram. See also item 8678 for two other photographs.Yields information about well known Australian film MalcolmBlack and white photograph stuck on white cardboard, no notestram, brunswick depot, malcolm, movie, colin friels, tram 765

Ithaca House, the home of the Ithacan Philanthropic Society, is located at 329 - 335 Elizabeth Street. The site was purchased in the mid 1950s to build the club rooms. The money for the venture was raised by the issue of non-redeemable 10 and 50 pound debentures to members. Nicholas Sofarnos, a young Ithacan architecture graduate, designed the building. Construction was completed in 1958. Up until 2020 Yamaha were long standing ground floor tenants. Prior to the building of Ithaca House, from 1917 up until 1958, the club rooms were located on the top floor of Michael's Building on the corner of Lonsdale and Elizabeth Streets. The Ithacan Philanthropic Society has been a focal point initially for expatriate Ithacans and as the years have passed it holds many happy memories for Australian born Ithacans through the generations.A coloured photograph of a three storey grey building in a city street with two cars being driven along the road. The Yamaha Motor Bicycle company occupies the ground floor, and in the adjacent building Honda motorbikes are sold. There are curtained windows across the width of the second floor and signage on the top floor windows indicates this level is used for social events such as receptions and dances.

The photograph of the Raftopoulos (Balatsikos) family and other Ithacans was taken at an Ithacan Picnic some time in the 1930s.Raftopoulos or Raftopulos, is a common Ithacan surname. A family nickname 'paratsoukli', such as Balatsikos, was often used to identify different family branches with the same surname. Personal nicknames, as opposed to family nicknames, were also common. A sepia photograph with a white border a group of 11 people in the country, standing and sitting around a car. Another small group are standing behind on the RHS of the photo.

Used on tramcars - pressed against the wheel by air or hand pressure to stop a tramcar.Demonstrates a brake shoe - cast iron - part of a tram car braking system.Tramcar Brake Shoe in worn and broken conditionballarat, tramcar, brake shoe

Poster - blue background with a colour image of a conductor pointing to the sign wording in black or red print. Titled "Its your responsibility to hand fare to the Conductor before leaving car". Refers to By Law 5, with a penalty of five pounds. Poster has been adhered to a sheet of glass that was backed with a sheet of brown paper. The glass was used in the driver's bulkhead of a W class tram.trams, tramways, mmtb, by laws, conductors, tickets

This photograph shows 51 men standing and 25 men sitting on a bench or kneeling, wearing a variety of clothes. There are some men "lurking" in the background. Photo taken with a fish-eye lens. See also item 8647 for a similar photo using a fish-eye lens. In the background is W2 class tram No. 546, nearing completion in the background. This tram entered service late Dec. 1928. Named employees: W McGibbon, J Mills, A Todd, A Doubleday, Mr Pender, Mr Cluff, W Stuchberry, H Hood, R Rhodes, J Watkins, J Shakespear, W Allen, H Ryder, C Boxer, A Anderson, A Sharpe, F Moat, F Hook, I Porrat, S Braham, W McLennan, I Hill, W C Gilbert, H Ritson, G Hapgood, W Prout, H Perkins, D O'Shannesy.Yields some information about the Preston Workshops body shop tram car builders in 1928.Photograph mounted onto a white card with names and title hand written in.tramways, preston workshops, staff photo, body shop, tram 546

CLUNES LIBRARY WAS IN USE IN TEMPLETON STREET UNTIL MIDDLE OF TWENTY CENTURY. LIBRARY BOOK AND LIBRARIAN WERE MOVED TO A SMALL ROOM IN TOWN HALL. LATER AGAIN LIBRARY WAS OPENED IN FRASER STREET IN MR. BOB GALLOWAYS SHOP WHERE IT OPERATES NOW.BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF OLD CLUNES LIBRARY IN TEMPLETON STREET. A SOLID BRICK BUILDING - FRONT AREA CEMENT FINISH. VOLKSWAGEN CAR AT FRONT [LATER KNOWN AS FORMER FREE LENDING LIBRARY]FREE LIBRARY ESTABLISHED 1874local history, photography, photographs, free library

The photographs taken from the Franklin St signal box in Swanston St shows the view of the signal men and traffic issues. In the first photograph, tram 498 (University, route 4D) has turned in front of tram 422? waiting for a passenger to board before travelling south in Swanston St. A motor car is threading between the two trams. In the view is a sign for Havelock Tobacco and an Ansett Pioneer bus waiting outside the Ansett Airways/Pioneer building. The second photo shows the number of trams in Swanston St and the general traffic using the intersection and the workload or the number of trams to be managed by the signalman. There is a tram fitted with dash canopy lighting dating the photo to late 1940s.Yields information about the intersection of Franklin and Swanson Streets and the view of the signalman.Set of two Black and white photograph with remnants of adhesive tape on the rear.tramways, mmtb, swanston st, franklin st, signal box, traffic

Photograph taken through open driver's window shows young uniformed man with M&MTB cap number 2878 and summer tunic sitting at the controls of FNPTT car no. 10. The leather strap over his right shoulder looks similar to that used on conductor's bags. This along with his youthful appearance suggests he may be the tram conductor posing for the photograph. The destination reads "Regent St", which in the following years was renamed "West Preston". The tram would be a single truck, possibly R class. This tramway was built by the Fitzroy, Northcote and Preston Tramways Trust but taken over by the M&MTB in 1920 before operations began. Yields information about early trams from the first Preston Depot. Black and white print with no notesfitzroy northcote and preston tramways trust, regent st, west preston, r class, tram 10