Postcard - silver finish known as "Collotype" - view of looking east along Collins St from near the intersection of Market St. Has a number of cable cars in the view, the first one having the destination of Spencer St. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles, parked or tethered on the wrong side of the road. Card titled "Collins St Melbourne looking East" Postcard has a divided back with space for stamp, address and correspondence. In the top centre is a start with an "O" in the centre. .1 - reproduction black and white photograph, collected by Keith Kings3392.1 - has "20c" in pencil in the top left hand corner and a TMSV Sales stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, market st, collins st, buildings, horse drawn vehicle

Postcard - silver finish known as "Collotype" - view of looking north along Elizabeth St from Flinders St. Shows the cable tram terminus with a Brunswick tram ready to depart. Has a number of horse drawn carts in the view. Card titled "Elizabeth St Melbourne looking North" Postcard has a divided back with space for stamp, address and correspondence. In the top centre is a start with an "O" in the centre.trams, tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, flinders st

Postcard - coloured embossed surround a reproduced engraving of "Collins St looking East from Wesleyan Chapel, Melbourne in the fifties", prior to the construction of The Treasury building. Has a number of horse and oxen drawn vehicles. Possibly to the east of Queen St. Dated 1850's Has the title "Collins St looking East from Wesleyan Chapel, Melbourne in the fifties" along the top of the postcard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Church,_Melbourne accessed 7/4/2019 gives some details but not the actual location in Collins St. Was replaced in 1858 by a church in Lonsdale St. Divided back type with space for correspondence and address and stamp.trams, tramways, collins st, postcards, horse drawn vehicle

Black and white photograph of the conversion of the Flinders St end of Swanston Street from cable trams to electric trams. Note the signs advising passengers to go to Princes Bridge for buses, horse drawn vehicles with excavated spoil, air compressor, the cable tram slot rail supporting yokes. In the background is the Flinders St Station. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H243" in ink on rear and "2-4"trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion

Black and white photograph of a horse drawn bus with the destination Northcote to Clifton Hill, with the driver on top of the vehicle, whip and his well covered legs. Has two horses harnessed. Appears to be a narrow gauge railway in front of the horses. See Reg Item 1784 for a newspaper clipping featuring the same photo - reported to be the last horse bus Clifton Hill to Collingwood. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H5. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 5" in ink on rear and "5-2"trams, tramways, horse buses, clifton hill

Black and white photograph of a Cobb and Co. coach with four horses outside the Braybrook Hotel. Has the caption "Cobb & Co. Coach - Victoria's first public transport" along the top of the photograph. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H1. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 1" in ink on rear and "5-1"trams, tramways, horse buses, horse drawn vehicle, coach building

Black and White Photograph of Bourke St looking east with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets in the photograph. shows the telephone pole lines with the Wertheim building, a telegraph works, hotels and horse drawn vehicles. See Reg Item 3382 for a different crop but a poorer print.Black and white photograph of Bourke St c1900trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, melbourne

Copy negative of a photograph of cable cars in Swanston, looking north from the Melbourne Town Hall, with horse drawn vehicles and bicycles. c1905.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, swanston st, collins st, trailers

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 5157 for a 120 size neg.trams, tramways, u class, sale of trams, nmetl, scrapped trams, tram 211

Colour slide, Kodak, white cardboard of Tram W2 357, with the number above the headlight, route 69, St Kilda Beach via Balaclava in Glenferrie Road Malvern. Has advert for White Horse Whiskey. Slide dated 15-3-60.Hand writing on rear in ink "15-3-60 - Tram 357, number raised, Glenferrie Road, Malvern Vic>"trams, tramways, st kilda beach, route 69, w2 class, glenferrie rd, tram 357

Set of seven Colour slides, Kodak, brown cardboard of the removal of the Elsternwick Level crossing on 28-5-1960 .1 - looking down into he cutting through the old goods yard - has the platform being installed. .2 - X2 675 crossing the new bridge with the level crossing in the background. .3 - L103, to the city, route 4, with the conductor watching the trolley pole. Has an advert for white horse whiskey. .4 - W2 269, route 4 to Carnegie, on the level crossing. Has a building in the background, advertising Esquire car sales. .5 - A Tait train on the crossing no gates in operation. .6 - ditto, to Sandringham .7 - W6 965, route 4 to the City on the crossing. Has two railway hoardings in the background advertising BP Benzol petrol and Saunders Pure Malt extract and part of a sign for Penfolds. The tram has an advert for Porsche cars. Note the tram stop sign on the small post alongside the tram.Hand writing on rear in ink; .1 - 28-5-60 - Railway cutting for underpass at Elsternwick Vic. .2 - ditto, tram 675 on temporary tracks in Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick Vic. .3 - tram 103 on temporary tracks in Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick Vic. .4 - tram 269 on temporary tracks in Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick Vic. .5 - Elsternwick station new crossing .6 - Temporary track Elsternwick Vic .7 - Tram 965 at temporary stop at Elsternwick Vic.trams, tramways, elsternwick, level crossings, railway squares, w2 class, l class, carnegie, south caulfield, glenhuntly rd, w6 class, vr

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

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of S class 166 (showing Russell St), in Barkly St Footscray. Based on the photograph, the tram is inbound to Footscray Station, as the buildings match the current (12/2020) Google Earth view at 185 Barkly St and Albert St. In the background is - Brown's Dry cleaner, a Millinery shop at 185, W. Adler Tailor, J. Paarons PA (Radio) on the clockface and H E M Burrow? store sign. A horse drawn van is alongside the tram. Photo undated, c1943-44trams, tramways, barkly st, footscray, russell st, s class, tram 166, mmtb

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

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

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

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

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

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

Coloured postcard of the view from Little Collins St looking north along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram and several horse-drawn wagons in the view. In the view are the GPO, Newing's Artists materials, Royal Arcade, and Turner's bicycles. The letter is dated 8/12 from an Eck in Toorak addressed to Doris Ettelson in Ballarat. The stamp used was introduced in 1913 by the Commonwealth Government as the first National stamp - see reference. Card published by C T Melbourne. Yields information about Elizabeth St c1910Colour postcard, divided back used with a 1d Commonwealth of Australia stamp.See image for the handwritten note and a purchase price of $7 in pencil.tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, gpo, postage stamps

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

Photograph of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Sts featuring the Flinders St Station building - c1926?? features a very busy intersection cable trams (No. 17 west bound in Flinders St), tram 160 north bound in Swanston, two W class trams, other cable trams, many motor cars, horse drawn vehicles, cyclist and pedestrians. Note the standing zone in Flinders St. In photo are Young and Jacksons Hotel, Bacchus Marsh Concentrated Milk table cream, and numerous signs on the railway station. See Reg Item 5272 for the photo on a Greetings Card and 103 for a framed photographic print.Yields information about the intersection of Flinders and Swanston St c1926 - after the conversion of Swanston St.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Two copies held.Has "1926 Brimson VicRail" in ink along lower edge on rear and "H4505" in the middle of the print back.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, cable trams, flinders st station

Set of 24 colour prints of photos taken by Roy Mitchell between 1974 and 1998. For a listing of the prints see htd5640list.pdf. Word file and scanning by Mal Rowe. Roy Mitchell photos.docx Roy Mitchell photos.pdf RoyM1_Arts Centre_6Jun1998_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM2_Arts Centre_6Jun1998-2_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM3_Horse Car 256-AlbertPark_1974_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM4_2055_Bundoora Opening_McLeansRd_12Oct1995_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM5_70_Swanston St_25Sep1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM6_954_Princes Bridge_26Jan1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM7_954_Princes Bridge_26Jan1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM8_866_Flinders St_25Sep1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM9_Horse Car 256-Albert Park_1974_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM10_1020_Bourke St_1Nov1995_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM11_TrackRenewal_St GeorgesRd_4Nov1995_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM12_11W_University Terminus_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM13_11W_ElginSt_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM14_2112_First Car-No 3-shunt_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM15_104_Spencer St_5Oct1997_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM16_Crossing-Renewal_Swanston-CollinsSt_7Jun1997_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM17_Trackwork_Brunswick St-shunt_10Nov1998_Ro yMitchell.jpg RoyM18_Riversdale Rd-pantograph_7Feb1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM19_Curve-renewal-Gisborne St_21Feb1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM20_2081_Victoria St-shunt_8Mar1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM21_2007etal_Park St_St Kilda_8Mar1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM22_New-tramway_Exhibition St Extension_Dec1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM23_Batman Ave-terminus-removal_16Jun1999_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM24_Batman Ave-cabin-removal_16Jun1999_Roy Mitchell.jpgAll have information written on the rear of the photo by the photographer and the donor.trams, tramways, trackwork, horse tram, bundoora, opening, swanston st, princes bridge, shelters, bourke st, melbourne university, work trams, collins st, elgin st, spencer st, riversdale rd, gisborne st, victoria st, shunting, park st, exhibition st, batman ave, tram 256, tram 2055, tram 1020, tram 11w, tram 2112, tram 104, tram 2046, tram 2081

.1 - Black and White photo of NMETL No. 1 (U class, letter M, Maribyrnong River) westbound in Racecourse Road Flemington, at the intersection with Wellington and Pridham St. Note the centre poles. The Railway over bridge is in the distance. c1920. A horse drawn cart with hay or straw is alongside while two ladies cross the road.On rear in ink "Photo David Bowman Coll."trams, tramways, newmarket, racecourse road, flemington, u class, tram 1, nmeltl

Set of 16 floor plans of electric trams of the MMTB and the trusts from the A class of 1910 to W class of 1923. Shows floor plan, seats and a table with car numbers, loading, truck type, type of equipment, horse power, remarks and total weight. 1 - Malvern Combination - A, B, H, J classes 2 - Drop centre cars - Malvern - C, E and D classes 3 - Summer car - Malvern - F class 4 - Short saloon combination - Malvern G class 5 - Short saloon combination - Malvern K class 6 - Four motor bogie car - Malvern - L class 7 - Combination car - Hawthorn - M class 8 - Drop centre bogie car - Hawthorn - N and P class 9 - Closed bogie car - Hawthorn - O class 10 - Combination car, Preston - R and Q class 11 - Combination car, Coburg - S class 12 - Double saloon combination car - Coburg - T class 13 - Box Car Essendon U class 14 - Cross seat (toastrack) car, Essendon, V class 15 - Four motor bogie car - W class 16 - "Birney" Safety car - X class Plain copies - black on white paper held for all cars except the X class.Yields information about various classes of electric trams up to about 1923 that the MMTB absorbed from the Trusts and/or built themselves.Folder of 16 blue prints secured with three brass clips,tramways, tramcars, floor plans, drawings, a class, b class, c class, d class, e class, f class, g class, h class, k class, l class, m class, n class, o class, p class, q class, r class, s class, t class, u class, v class, x class, pmtt, htt, mbctt, fnptt

A report was written by Alf Twentyman titled "The Horse Omnibuses" about the operation firstly by the Melbourne Omnibus Co from 23/3/1869 and then from 1877 the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Looks at the routes, buses, staff, and stables operated. Includes notes on Race days, St Patrick's Day and other special traffic days, passenger loadings, operations and why the Johnston St cable line was known as the Carlton line.Yields information about Melbourne's horse omnibuses operated by the Melbourne Omnibus Co.Three foolscap sheets - photocopied - stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, tramcars, horse buses, omnibues, melbourne omnibus co., mtoco, races, st patricks day

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

Report or list titled "Particulars of single truck cars & Suggested order in which they should be scrapped" Dated 26/4/1927. Seems that the 3rd and 4th sheets were initial drafts while the 1st and 2nd the later version, though still with some corrections. Lists car (tramcar) numbers, No. of cars, seating capacity, wheel base, horse power, type of car body - lists class, type of truck and type of equipment. The 3rd and 4th sheets also gave the weight in tons. List the cars that had already been scrapped. The S and T class cars were to last in service until the 1950s.Yields information about the MMTB single truck fleet in 1927.Set of four typed foolscap sheets, carbon copies some with handwritten notes.tramcars, mmtb, scrapped trams, single truck cars, four wheel trams, list

Booklet published by the Melbourne Tramways Trust outlining its operations to Oct. 1888. Gives details on the formation, Trust members, Committee, motive power, Officers, agreements, Acts, description of the cable system including materials, relocation of services, horse or cable, contracts, engines and boilers, issues with patents, and dates of opening of lines to 26/10/1888. Gives details of each line, contracts, engine houses, issues, including horse tramways with some notes on finance.Yields information about the construction of Melbourne Cable tramways to 10/1888.Booklet - 48 pages stapled and glued within light manila coloured cover.tramways, cable trams, mtt, mtoco, track construction, engine houses