Report - approximately 350 pages, with heavy card covers, leather corners and centre and spine titled with letters in gold block "Australian and New Zealand Tramways / Fourth Conference Sydney March 1934" and name "H. Stephenson" on front bottom edge. Perfect bound with glued end covers. Details the proceedings of the conference held from 19th to 23rd March 1934, attendees, papers, appendices. Covers all engineering, operations and technical aspects of Australian and NZ tramways. Attending were representatives from Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Dunedin, Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney. Detailed table of contents, program and attendees.trams, tramways, conferences, sydney, tramways, equipment, rails, mmtb

Poster - special size printed on gloss titled "Box Hill - Doncaster electric Tramway Centenary Exhibition", 19-28th October 1989 at the Box Hill Town Hall. Gives detail of the exhibition, displays, a replica of the electric trams and that Melbourne Cable tram No. 1 would be on display.trams, tramways, cable trams, centenary, box hill, doncaster, exhibitions, posters

Postcard - full colour, Divided back type of SW5 840 inbound in Victoria Parade May 1973 with the destination of City, Route 42. Note the hedges on either side of the tram reservation. Tram has front advertisements for TEAC sound equipment and Courage Draught. On the rear has a photo of a destination blind - showing Kew Depot with the words "75 years of Service" underneath, address and stamp blocks, PMTT logo with an A class tram in the centre. In the bottom left hand corner are the details of the photo, printer - Biscay Greetings and photographer - Ray Marsh and the number T102. 2nd copy added 15/9/2020.trams, tramways, postcards, kew depot, victoria parade, celebrations, pmtt, tram 840, sw5 class, mmtb

Full colour gloss postcard of A class trams 249 and 253 in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne in May 1990 at the Simpson St. stop. Note the tram stop sign by 253. Tram 249 has the destination of City and 253 - Kew Depot. On the rear has a photo of a destination blind - showing Kew Depot with the words "75 years of Service" underneath, address and stamp blocks, PMTT logo with an A class tram in the centre. In the bottom left hand corner are the details of the photo and photographer - Ray Marsh and the number T104. 2nd copy added 15/9/2020.trams, tramways, postcards, kew depot, victoria parade, celebrations, pmtt, tram 249, tram 253, a class, the met, route 42, route 47

Full colour gloss postcard of A class tram 231 with the destination of Mont Albert with the Kew Depot building in the background in a heritage colour scheme by The Met, to celebrate 75 years of service of Kew Depot. On the rear has a photo of a destination blind - showing Kew Depot with the words "75 years of Service" underneath, address and stamp blocks, PMTT logo with an A class tram in the centre. In the bottom left hand corner are the details of the photo and photographer - Ray Marsh and the number T103. 2nd copy added 15/9/2020.trams, tramways, postcards, kew depot, victoria parade, celebrations, pmtt, the met, tram 231, a class

Reproduction of a PMTT 2 pence 1916 ticket, for the White Horse Road Extension Mont Albert - from Burke Road, issued as part of the 75 years of Kew Tram Depot, 1991. On the rear of the ticket are the details of the celebrations, supported by the Tramways Union and ticket from the archives of the TMSV. Has a Kew Tram Depot celebratory stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, kew depot, celebrations, pmtt, mont albert, burke rd

Held in Melbourne from the 22nd November to 8th December, the 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad or the Melbourne Olympics were the first held outside of Europe or the USA. The Olympic torch relay passed through Central Victoria on its way from Cairns to Melbourne. Small book containing 15 pages including map of competition venues and programme on the back cover. Front cover depicts male javelin thrower. Printed in black and purple ink.melbourne olympic games, city of greater bendigo tourism

The Queen's Baton Relay has been the traditional curtain-raiser to the Commonwealth Games since 1958. It symbolises the gathering of people from across the Commonwealth. On 14 March 2005 Her Majesty placed a message in the baton at Buckingham Palace, signalling the start of a journey of almost 180,000 kilometres. The baton's journey to the opening ceremony took exactly one year and one day, arriving at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the opening ceremony of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games on 15 March 2006. It was the first baton relay to visit all 71 nations of the Commonwealth. Athletes and non-athletes alike shared the privilege of carrying the baton. In Bendigo two sites were chosen for events. Bendigo Stadium: Basketball and Wellsford Rifle Range: Full Bore Shooting.Baton in display box. Reproduction of actual object. Front panel has 36 inserts, base is narrower than top. Queens message button near top which unlike the original is not removable. Top is gold coloured, back is dark green. Box is black with black inner liner.Top of box: Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games / Queen's Baton Relaycommonwealth games 2006, city of greater bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo sport

Also a second similar photograph number 03875.1 size 10 x 15 cmColour photograph taken from Jemmys Point looking west through the Gippsland Lakes to Metung with Rigby, Fraser and Flannagan Islands to the south Kalimna Victoriaaerial photograph, township, topography, waterways, jemmys point lakes entrance

Three volumes, hard covers books with dust covers. 1.2.& 3. Hardcover - cardboard, dark blue colour buckram with gold print on spine. Dust covers - paper, black, white, dark blue print on front and spine. Illustrated. 1. Blue and white colour background with soldier in red and navy colour uniform standing with sword in right hand. 2. Cream and sepia colour background with sepia photograph of Watson's Pier, ANZAC Cove June 1915. 3. Cream and sepia colour background, with sepia photograph of sappers disarming weapons. 203, 232, 432 pages - cut, plain off white colour paper. Illustrated - black and white photographs and maps. Endpapers - illustrated 1. Drawing in blue colour. 2. & 3. Maps - black and white colour. publications, books, military history, royal australian engineers

Index, bib, ill, p.203.non-fictionThis book marks the closing of the Engineer Training Depot at Swan Street, Melbourne in late 1991 by registering its great contribution to military and community life and by telling the story of Sappers in Victoria.australian army - history, australian army - engineers

Yields information and has strong association with an important tramway fund raising event during the second world war. The event and other work saw Ballarat conductress Sylvia Mitchell win the Most popular conductress competition from within the Victorian tramway depots.Raffle ticket for the Ballarat Tramway's Patriotic Fair, Most Popular Conductress Competition, Treasure Tram, 1944. Printed on light coloured orange paper, with a two colour, red and green image of the tram. Summary lists of the objects in the treasure tram and what you could use it for. Printed by Waller and Chester by courtesy of Messier and Opie of 17 Bridge St Ballarat. Advises that the results would be published in the papers of 31st July 1944. trams, tramways, world war i, most popular conductress competition, conductresses, treasure tram

p.8.non-fictionThe parliamentary standing committee on re-opening the Outer Circle Railway in Victoria in 1918.railroad construction - victoria - history, outer circle railway - victoria - history

non-fictionSouvenir Booklet marking the centenary of the Upper Beaconsfield Assembly Hall and State School. 1884-1984.upper beaconsfield school, upper beaconsfield hall, upper beaconsfield assembly hall

117 p.; 21 cmnon-fictionExplores the early history of the town of Pearcedale, Victoria. It includes details about settlers, place names, and churches, offering a glimpse into the development of the community. The book is illustrated with photographs and provides historical context through documents and records. [AI generated text]pearcedale (vic.), pearcedale hall

Blue embossed cardboard cover with darker blue type and illustration. 120 pages - no index.non-fictionLook to the Rising Sun: A History of Cardinia 1984 explores the history of the Cardinia district. It covers the area's development, including its early settlement, the role of the Bunurong people and the Kulin tribe, and the impact of colonisation. The book also includes details about the local communities of Rythdale and Pakenham South, featuring maps, photographs, and personal stories to bring the history to life.cardinia (vic.), rythdale (vic.), pakenham south (vic.), cardinia school no. 3689, lisbaun school no. 4196, rythdale school no. 4231

x, 374 p.; 26 cmnon-fictionA Bicentennial History of the Shire of Sherbrooke, including captioned colour and black & white photographs of the area. shire of sherbrooke, bicentennial history