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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1920
... Trams tramways Flinders St Motor vehicles Cable Trams Horse ...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
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1910
Black and white photograph of Swanston St looking south from Little Collins St with the Town Hall in the view. Has a number of cable cars, horse drawn vehicles and motor vehicles in the view. In the view are shops for Rayners Ladies Drapers and a shop "Marlborough"Has "Brimson" on the rear in ink.trams, tramways, cable trams, town hall, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 27/02/2008 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Flinders St during the filming of The Pacific, 27/2/2008. Included within the photo is a street work gang with two rollers, horses, and Flinders St Station with a number of adverts placed on the verandah.Has Keith Kings stamp on the rear, but no number.trams, tramways, films, drivers, crews -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 2, Keith Caldwell, 15/03/1962 12:00:00 AM
Set of two Agfa Colour slides, cardboard mounts, by Keith Caldwell dated 15 March 1962 of: .1 - VR class 53, route 82 to Moonee Ponds in the section that ran parallel to Wests Road Maribyrnong after turning from Williamson Road. .2 - W5 783, River St with White Horse Whiskey and a BOAC advertisements.trams, tramways, route 82, vr class tramcars, footscray, moonee ponds, reserved track, river st, wests rd, w5 class, tram 53, tram 783 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Stephen Watson, "The Melbourne Tramways - A Pictorial History", 1993
... Trams tramways Melbourne Map Tramways Cable Trams Horse Trams ...Poster - titled "The Melbourne Tramways - A Pictorial History" providing a detail map, showing the opening, closing, dates and notes of Melbourne's horse, cable, electric tramways and railways. Printed on a plain background. Has notes on closures, track layouts, accuracy and acknowledgements. Prepared by Stephen Watson 1993. See Reg Item 506 for later editions.Has a $15 price label on rear.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, box hill, vr trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1910
Black and white copy print of a bogie cable trailer and grip car tram in Elizabeth St, c1900 along with a horse drawn vehicle alongside. At corner with Collins St.On rear in ink "Melbourne, Bogie cable trailer in Elizabeth St City. Probably about." Has a Keith Kings Collection stamp.trams, tramways, cable trams, bogie cable trailers, elizabeth st, collins st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1926
Black and white photograph of Flinders St Station looking from St Paul's Cathedral with many people, motor cars and horse drawn vehicles. Has a W class tram in Swanston St and a bus by the kerb. Tram may be W 224. c1926 Numerous signs are visible as well.On the rear in ink, "Neg - Bob Lilburn Collection Prob 224"trams, tramways, flinders st station, swanston st, w class, tram 224 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Newspaper Clipping and Inquest, Sourced by Noelle Jones, 1916 to 1919
Set of four scans of inquest into deaths resulting from accidents and two copies of associated articles involving the Melbourne Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust. .1 - Inquest dated 18/8/1916 in to the death of Elizabeth McDermott who was flung from a horse drawn vehicle when it was struck by a MBCTT. Has witness reports from Henry Ernest Toll (?), Motorman, Francis Holmes, See htd5855i1 for a pdf version of the inquest file. .2 - Inquest dated 14/6/1917 into the death of Hector Henry Porter who died by suicide - has witness reports from MBCTT - Revenue Clerk John Hussey, William Smith Motorman and Albert Atkinson Conductor. See htd5855i2 for a pdf version of the inquest file and i3 for a image of the newspaper clipping from Trove. .3 - Inquest dated 10/5/1918 into the death of Eric James McEwan, a MBCTT tram conductor who fell from a tram approaching the Swanston St terminus while lifting the side barriers. Has witness statements from Henry McEwan, his brother and grip man who identified the body, Leslie Whitburn Motorman. See htd5855i4 for a pdf version of the inquest file and i5 for a image of the newspaper clipping from Trove. .4 - Inquest dated 4/9/1919 into the death of Ernest Royal Lindsay, resulting from a collision between his cart and a tram in Elgin St Carlton. Has witness statements from Reginald Fordham, Arthur Smith Motorman, William Craighead Motorman. Has on page 22, a map of the location of the accident. See htd5855i5 for a pdf version of the inquest filetrams, tramways, accidents, mbctt, inquests, horse drawn vehicle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales a North Melbourne cable tram trailer car shunting at Elizabeth St. Has number of horse drawn vehicles in the view along with a tobacconist and a hat and tie company,trams, tramways, cable trams, shunting, elizabeth st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - set of 3 Black and White photographs, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Series of three Black & White Photographs of a postcards made by the TMSV Sales of: .1 - Bourke St, looking east with the GPO in Elizabeth St in the view, along with many vehicular traffic - has the Myer building. c1920? .2 - Bourke St looking west from Swanston St prior to the construction of the Myer building. c1910. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the view and one motor car. Coles Book arcade on the south side. .3 - Similar to .1, but c1910 - has L Cohen & Co, Tailors and Outfitters. in the view. All views have cable trams in the view.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st, gpo, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales of Smith St Collingwood looking north with a cable car (Spencer St) and another in the view along with horse drawn vehicles. Has the Foy & Gibson Smith St buildings in the view. It would appear the cable car ironwork has been enhanced. Two copies held - the second copy is a slightly wider view.trams, tramways, smith st, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a former grip car being transport on a jinker, pulled by three horses. Photo - Victoria Ave at the corner of Beaconsfield Pde - with the Bleak House Hotel in the background. Advised by Mal Rowe. From an email from Robert Green, 19-08-2021 - advised "The Herald of 10 May 1935, p.4 has the following little paragraph : Cable Tram Tableau Entitled “Transport Cavalcade”: Horse-laughs - real ones – were heard today when a team of horses, drawing a lorry upon which was a dis-used cable tram dummy sporting “Collins Street” upon the front and “South Melb Beach” at the rear, passed along Swanston Street. Neddy’s superiority complex at seeing out these early manifestations of our mechanical age was heightened when the front wheel of a nearby motor-truck fell off." Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, beaconsfield parade, albert park -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1954
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of U class 211 after the body has been sold to the former North Melbourne Men's home (advised by Ron Scholten August 2020) on the corner of Arden and Langford Streets. Would appear that it is being used as a hay shed or store. The City of Melbourne yard, next door, would have had horses. Photo Wal Jack c1954. See Reg Item 5089 for a 125 size neg.trams, tramways, u class, sale of trams, nmetl, scrapped trams, tram 211 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Stewart Postcards, Collins and Elizabeth St showing one cable tram set, late 1980's
Postcard, yellow bordered, black and white postcard of the intersection of Collins and Elizabeth St showing one cable tram set, many people and a number of horse drawn vehicles. Has the R White building on the south western corner of the intersection. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Stewart Postcards SV010. Has "Greetings from Old Melbourne" along the bottom edge. Two copies held.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st, elizabeth st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Myer, Myer Lonsdale St Warehouse with a grip car, early 1980's
Black and white postcard, divided back with a photo of the Myer Lonsdale St Warehouse with a grip car in front prior to the construction of the 11 storey store. Card dated c1920. Has a number of motor vehicles and horse drawn vehicles in the view. Has space for a stamp on the rear and has card details and some notes about Myer itself.On rear in pencil "Purchased 21/6/1983"trams, tramways, lonsdale st, cable trams, grip tram, myer -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration, c1916
... St with a number of cable trams, motor cars, some horse drawn... with a number of cable trams, motor cars, some horse drawn vehicles ...Illustration from a photograph reproduced in a magazine of "The Block", Collins St, looking east from Elizabeth St to Swanston St with a number of cable trams, motor cars, some horse drawn vehicles and many people. In the background is the "Centre Way" building. c1916trams, tramways, collins st, cable trams, illustrations -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Adelaide factory of Duncan & Fraser with a HTT tramcar body, 1915
Digital image of the front of the Adelaide factory of Duncan & Fraser with a HTT tramcar body, bodies for Ford motor cars and various horse drawn vehicles out front, with marketing banners, advertising hoarding's and details of their products on the factory, See also Reg Item 5281 for a photograph of the tram body.trams, tramways, htt, duncan fraser, new trams, tram bodies, adelaide -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Remembering life in Port Melbourne in the good old days, 21 Apr 1988
Recollections of Jack CHUMBLEY of life in Port Melbourne include two-up games, training horses on Sandridge Beach and the introduction of buses to replace the cable trams. A4 copy of newspaper article from the Emerald Hill, Sandridge & St Kilda Times In pencil on top left - Jack knows where the trotting track & 2 up game would be on the map (Terry's dad)jack chumbley -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Rose Stereograph Co, "Corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets, Ballarat", c1929
Digital image titled "The Corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets Ballarat Vic", photo looks south west from the Post Office steps towards the south west corner - has Craigs Hotel, National Mutual Life, town hall shops including Anderson Printer and the Town Hall in the picture along with Robbie Burns statue. The Rose Series Postcard No. P 1783. An ESCo tram is parked at the tram stop - No. 5? A number of horse drawn and motor vehicles are in the photograph. Wal has dated the photo about 1930 on the rear of the postcard and about 1929 in his album notes. See item 9193 for a copy print.Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with a number of vehicles in the view.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a postcard .trams, tramways, esco, lydiard st, sturt st, town hall, tram 5 ? -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets, Ballarat", c1929
postcard - titled "The Corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets Ballarat Vic", photo looks southwest from the Post Office steps towards the southwest corner - has Craigs Hotel, National Mutual Life, town hall shops including Anderson Printer and the Town Hall in the picture along with Robbie Burns statue. The Rose Series Postcard No. P 1783. An ESCo tram is parked at the tram stop - No. 5? Several horse-drawn and motor vehicles are in the photograph. Wal Jack has dated the photo about 1930 on the rear of the postcard and about 1929 in his album notes - see item 5126 for the digital image. Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with a number of vehicles in the view.Postcard or copy photograph of Rose Stereograph Co. postcard, No P 1783ballarat, trams, tramways, esco, lydiard st, sturt st, town hall, tram 5 ? -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, McCarty Underwood & Co, "Proposed Melbourne to Burwood Electric Tramway", May 1914
The report titled "Proposed Melbourne to Burwood Electric Tramway and Electrification of Hawthorn Horse Tramway" by McCarty Underwood dated May 1914. Report prepared as a precursor to the formation of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust. The report looks at the estimated costs, revenue, expenditure and engineering difficulties. Only considered a line to Burwood, not Wattle Park. Has a page looking at the use of Storage Battery cars. Yields information about the establishment of the Burwood tram line.Report - 16 printed foolscap sheets plus a fold out plan in colour, centre stapled.Has "1" in a circle in indelible pencil in the top right hand corner.tramways, tramcars, htt, burwood, report, battery trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a cable car set being hauled out of the North Fitzroy depot, Nicholson St, c1938 by a horse. Normally a tractor was used for this purpose. Note the large drainage pit on the gutter and that the grip mechanism has been lifted out plus the Bundy clock on the depot wall. Photo print was printed backwards - image i2 has been corrected. Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear and "1938" on the rear in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, nicholson st, north fitzroy, bundy clock -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1907
Yields information about Sturt and Lydiard St North intersection, mid to late 1920's, centre poles and condition of the streets and car parking arrangements.Black and white historic photograph downloaded from a picture resource website within a decorative frame. Printed with an inkjet printer. Titled "Looking up Sturt Street from Snows Sturt Street Ballarat, circa:" Original photograph taken soon after opening of the tramway in Sturt St., no windows and no destination box on the roof of the tram. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the photograph. On the left hand side of the photograph is Snows building. At the corner of Armstrong Street Original photo from a postcard - see Reg Item 2791 for a oval shape view. trams, tramways, armstrong st, snows, sturt st, toastrack tram, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1927
... with a horse tram outside St Andrews Kirk with two small boys playing ...Yields information about Sturt and the streetscape with a horse tram outside St Andrews Kirk with two small boys playing.Black and white historic photograph downloaded from a picture resource website within a decorative frame. Printed with an inkjet printer. Titled "Looking down Lydiard Street south, Ballarat. circa:" shows an ESCo tram turning from Lydiard St north into Sturt St with many parked motor vehicles and pedestrians. Has the Post Office, Craigs Hotel, Commonwealth Bank, National Mutual Building and the Bank of Australasia in the photograph. One centre pole in the photograph. Photo c1927 Original photo from a postcard?trams, tramways, lydiard st north, poles, post office, esco, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1907
Yields information about Sturt and Armstrong Streets with a toast rack tram and Snows Buildings on the left.Black and white historic photograph downloaded from a picture resource website within a decorative frame. Printed with an inkjet printer. Titled "Looking down Lydiard Street North Ballarat, circa:" shows a view looking north along the street from outside the Mining Exchange. Shows the centre poles in the street, the Federal Hotel, Cobb & Co building, blue stone gutters, gutter crossings and telephone wires. Original photo from a postcard - not currently (June 2010) in Museum's collection.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, horse drawn vehicle -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Intersection of Sturt & Lydiard Sts Ballarat, c1907
Titled "Intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, Ballarat circa:." shows an ESCO tram, without windows turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North with many people lining the streets prior to a parade. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in photo taken from the Post Office or Summerscales Office. In photo are Craigs Hotel, National Mutual Life building and the Town Hall. See item 8247 for a colour postcard of this image. Yields information about Sturt and Lydiard St during an event.Black and white historic photograph downloaded from a picture resource website within a decorative frame and printed with an inkjet printer. trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, WTP, Sturt and Lydiard St from a postcard, c1907
Taken from the Post office building looking towards the National Mutual Life building, and the Town Hall. Has numerous horse-drawn vehicles in the image along with an ESCo tram. Received from David Critchley of Sydney Tramway Museum in an email dated 6/5/2010. See the folder for a print of the email and a copy of the image. Notes that it is from a WTP Postcard, hand-dated 14/3/1908 along the bottom edge. See the Email dated 15/3/2010 regarding the use of this image. See 8988 for the postcard.Yields information about the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St in 1907c, from a digital image copy of a post card.Digital image of the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St from a postcard, 1908. trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, esco -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Cable trams Collins and Swanston Sts, 1908
Black and white photograph of Collins St near the intersection of Swanston St with a Victoria Bridge cable tram in the view. Shows the buildings on both sides of the street, street lights, horse drawn vehicles and people. Not known how the photo was dated to 1908. Photo possibly from a postcard.Yields information about Collins St from Swanston St, 1908.Black and white print with notes on the rear.In ink "Collins St at Swanston St corner 1908"tramways, collins st, victoria bridge, cable trams, trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Dave Macartney, H Cosgrove to Mr Pringle, Consulting Engineer, 23/11/1918 12:00:00 AM
... both electric and horse during 1919. Trams tramways ESCo ...Yields information about the condition of the ESCo tramcars both electric and horse during 1919.Photocopy of a three page hand written report by H Cosgrove to Mr Pringle, Consulting Engineer, Melbourne Tramway Board, dated 23-11-1918, about the condition and repairs needed to both the ESCo Electric trams and the trailers. Gives details of the deterioration and defects in the trams. Has a sketch showing the issues. Notes the request by Mr. Blackwell by phone. trams, tramways, esco, tramcars, tramcar components, maintenance -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration, La Trobe Library, "Geelong - the view south along Moorabool Street", late 1920s
Photograph shows Moorabool St looking south from near Corio St Geelong. Shows the track junction with Malop St. Has Pengelley built tram 22 southbound with a Birney tram in front. The two trams are going from the Wharf to Newtown and South respectively. In the background is the State Savings Bank, The Geelong Library, Solomons store, and a building advert sign for Dr Morses Indian Root Pills. There are many motor cars, some horse-drawn vehicles, and one bus in the view. Photo, late 1920s, sourced from the La Trobe Library Melbourne.Yields information about Moorabool St Geelong late 1920s.Publish Black and white photograph with caption and source printed along bottom edge.ballarat, trams, tramways, geelong, tram 22, birney tramcars, moorabool st