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Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - "W" Class tram, 1926
Holden Motor Body Builders were issued an order to build a total of 60 W class trams, at the Holden Motor Body builders workshop in Woodville South Australia.built by Holden Motor Body Builders 1926Brown and cream coloured W class tram. 3 entry points either side323 both front and rear. Both sided MMTB insignia plus the number of the tram, 323tram, w class, transport -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Council to count cost of saving some trams", 6/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... "Council to count cost of saving some trams" ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Thursday 6/8/1971, titled "Council to count cost of saving some trams". Item reports on the request by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS) to approve in principle, the operation of a working tramway museum in the Gardens Reserve and the use of Wendouree Parade. Notes which tramcars had been allocated to the BTPS by the SEC. Report from the tourism committee, Cr. J. A. Chisholm. Also noted work by Mr. Tom Evans MLA in Securing the SEC depot for temporary storage of the trams. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Item has been folded for inclusion within a scrap book. Has a piece of plain paper Secured to the back of the portion that was not Secured to the scrap book itself.btps, off site storage, sec depot, city of ballarat, wendouree parade -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Specification, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Tender Schedule for All-Electric Trams", 1972
... "Tender Schedule for All-Electric Trams"...Trams ...Comb bound (white plastic) specification document, approx. 70 pages, with glossy card covers, titled "Tender Schedule for All-Electric Trams", published by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, closing 2 Oct. 1972. Details the conditions of tender, conditions of contract, notes, specification, gives background information about Melbourne, dimensions, performance, drivers and conductors, trucks, wheels, brakes, electrical equipment, control panels and drawings. The drawings give a map of the system, typical city route, Glenferrie Road route (grade diagram), concrete track construction, min. radius curves, loading gauge, all-electric tram and mounting details for the trolley base, schedule of prices, tender form, form of contract, schedule of information to be provided by the tenderer.trams, tramways, specification, tenders, z class trams, mmtb, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Urban Public Transport Agreement - New Vehicles - Trams", Mar. 1975
... "Urban Public Transport Agreement - New Vehicles - Trams"...Trams ...Two sets of Documents photocopied onto foolscap sheets and stapled in the top left hand corner, reporting the escalation of costs to the Direct of Transport (Mr. G. J. Meech) of the Ministry of Transport dated Jan. 1976. .1 - 6 pages - outlines the contract (No. 2500), changes and associated costs, progress, duty payments, MMTB costs for production, contract escalation. Gives dates of entry to service of trams 1 to 24, with bogies for 1 to 35. Also details variations in the Boards costs for the work. Part of the reporting requirements for the Commonwealth funding. Marked Draft. .2 - Attachment 1 - detail contract escalation calculations for tram number 4 and Attachment 2, ComEng escalation calculations. Has March 1975 in pencil on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, z class, tenders, comeng, commonwealth engineering, costs, new trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Bruce Herbert, "Bendigo and Ballarat Trams (AETA Convention) 30 Mar 1975", 30/03/1975 12:00:00 AM
... "Bendigo and Ballarat Trams (AETA Convention) 30 Mar 1975"...Trams ...Negative folder - made by ROW1 International of West Germany containing 40 No. 35 mm negatives of the AETA 1975 Convention visit to Ballarat and Bendigo on 30-3-1975. 17 photos of Ballarat and 23 of Bendigo. Ballarat photos: 1 - 40 at the Wendouree Parade crossing loop showing trams stop signage and AETA members standing at the front of the tram. 2 - distant view of 27 in the loop and the "wide roadway" 3 - view of 40 northbound about to nearing loop with various cars in the view. 4 - 40 about to enter loop with 27 in background. 5 - 40 and 27 at loop 6 - 40 at St Aidans Drive 7 - 14 and 27 at loop with 40 in the background 8 - 27 leaving loop 9 - 14 leaving loop 10 - General view showing cars and 40 in the loop, looking north. 11 - as for 1 12 - ditto 13 - 40 northbound, 27 southbound at loop 14 - 27 at loop 15 - 26, 14 and 28 at depot including 1 road. 16 - ditto with people viewing the trams - shows the overhead on 1 road. 17 - X41 and B80 on train at Spencer St, probably the train the group travelled on. trams, tramways, btps, ballarat, aeta, bendigo, bendigo trust, wendouree parade, depot, gardens loop, motor vehicles, tram 40 tram 27 tram 26 tram 14 tram 28 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, C. Brose Wuppertal Germany, Set of destination indicator equipment that was fitted to Z3 and A class trams, c1985
... Z3 and A class trams....Trams ...Set of destination indicator equipment that was fitted to Z3 and A class trams. Each item consists of various electronic parts contained within a metal case that could have been cabled together. Equipment manufactured by (Carl) C. Brose of Wuppertal Germany and maintained by Font Electronics of Melbourne - some items have the manufacturers details on them along with the details of the maintenance company and serial numbers etc. Photo .1 - shows the set of equipment as placed on display in the training room. .1 - set of two route number boxes, three individual controlled blinds, driven by a motor and control gear. Has a Fluro light fitted internally. See images .2 to .5 .2 - Small side destination indicator, with driven blind, electronic equipment with motor on the underside of the box - for use in Z class trams - see images .6 to .9 .3 - as for .2, but with motor mounted right side, used in A class trams, see images .10 to .12 .4 - set of two control panels with selection equipment for selecting the destination (by number) and route number with indicators and start button - see image .13 to 14 .5 - set of two long main rolls indicators, with control gear and Fluro light internally, driven by an internal electric motor - see images 17 and 18 .6 - set of two linking mechanism for the various boxes with large cables cut off for each of the four tram boxes. Would have been control panel item .4 - see image 15 and 16. See e-mail from Simon dated 17/11/2014. See reg Item 4617 for a small side destination roll.trams, tramways, destination indicators, a class, z3 class, transport equipment -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WAR GRAVES, Imperial War Graves Commission, The War Graves of the British Empire, Post WW1
Grey cardboard cover with black print on front, 52 white pages with black print. Coloured map of Anzac area inside front cover showing maps of cemeteries with names & plot locations of those buried who fell in the Great War.Inside back cover: “Printed by H M Stationery Office Press - Harrow”books military, memorials - tombstones, war graves -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Booklet - Family history, John And Marie Watson: Their Desendants 1856-1979, April 1979
Ties into the Hateley Family HistoryBlue BookletJoh and Maria Watson Their Desendants 1856 - 1979 Compiled by Vera M. Hateley -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Your new Elizabeth Street is almost here", Oct. 2013
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Pamphlet, DL size, green and white advising about the new Elizabeth St streets stops being opened in mid November 2013. Gives details of the stops, the benefits, a plan showing existing stops, new platform stops and temporary stops. Has the Yarra Trams and PTV logos. .1 - pamphlet or hanging notices to around tram handrails, cut out advised of the changes to services due to tramway or other works for changes to routes 19. 57. 59. 86 and 96 5/10/13 to 9/10/13. Item .1 added 8/1/2019.trams, tramways, yarra trams, elizabeth st, tram stops, platform stops, route 19, route 57, route 59, route 86, route 96 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Memorabilia - Diary, Yarra Trams, "2014", 2013
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Book printed as a diary for 2014, for Yarra Trams employees contained within a clear plastic cover. Has the Yarra Trams logo and the date "2014" on the front cover. Contains company information, safety messages, lists depot management personnel, Cardinal rules, safety rules, operational rules, tips on announcements, dates in a weekly format, notes pages and seven sheets which have been perforated to record incidents on including vehicle collisions, derailments, injuries. Last page provides useful contact information. Has a green cotton place marker strip fitted into the binding.trams, tramways, yarra trams, tram crews, rules, diary, safety, incidents -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Booklet, CSIRO, The Wood Structure of some Cunoniaceae with Methods for their Identification, 1938
cunoniaceae, wood structure, timber, identification, csiro, forest products -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Angela Carey, "Support for trams - Visitors like the idea but residents shy at the cost.", 9/01/1997 12:00:00 AM
... "Support for trams - Visitors like the idea but residents ...Item written by Angela Carey in The Courier, Ballarat, page 1 on 9/1/1997 reporting on a survey by the Courier the previous day. Response to the question "Do you think Ballarat City Council should spend money to bring trams back to Ballarat?" Yes - 71%, No - 24% and unsure - 3%. Gives a breakdown between residents and visitors and general comments.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, surveys -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Melbourne Observer, "Save the trams fight goes on", 2/05/1971 12:00:00 AM
... "Save the trams fight goes on" ...Demonstrates the type of publicity the moves to establish a heritage tramway in Ballarat was obtaining in Melbourne at the time.Newspaper clipping from Melbourne Observer, Sunday, 2 May 1971, page 11, titled "Save the trams fight goes on". Item written following the public meeting at the VRI on 29 April (See Reg Item 3932.1 and other papers). Reported that more than 75 people attended, that the committee will work with the Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee.On the side of the cutting in blue ink "Melb Observer / Sun May 2 1971 p11."ballarat, btps, preservation -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), BTM Trams on access track, 2014
... BTM Trams on access track...Trams ...Postcard of BTM trams on the access track taken during 2014. No. 14 parked by footpath at the east end of the access track, then No. 40 and 38. Printed in Ballarat by???. On the rear has the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum / Limited Edition 1/50, c BTM 2014" Has a divided back with a 8mm thick black line on the right hand side.trams, tramways, btm, access track, wendouree parade, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Trams delayed with cable head blows up", 26/10/1953 12:00:00 AM
... "Trams delayed with cable head blows up"...Trams ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Neil Mackintosh, Melbourne L and W3 class trams, June 1977
... Melbourne L and W3 class trams....Trams ...Page from a photo album book with adhesive surface and clear plastic sheet cover on cardboard sheet - containing three photographs of Melbourne L and W3 class trams. 1 - L class 101 - Brunswick Depot - June 1977 - Neil Mackintosh photo 2 - ditto 3 - W3 665, ditto Not known who assembled the album.trams, tramways, brunswick depot, l class, w3 class, tram 101, tram 665 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Emile Badawy et al, "Trams and streetscapes Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s - 1960s", Dec. 2000
... "Trams and streetscapes Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s...Trams ...Book - 48 pages+ card cover + jacket, perfect bound, landscape format, "Trams and streetscapes Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s - 1960s", edited by Emile Badawy and John Sargent, published December 2002, featuring photos by Keith Atkinson, Graham Evans, Noel Reed and Jim Seletto. See Reg Item 4264 for the first in the series published Apr 2002.trams, tramways, melbourne, work trams, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Report, Chris Stratton, "VR trams - extract from Chris Stratton table for VR", 1980s
... "VR trams - extract from Chris Stratton table for VR"...Trams ...Research Report- 4 A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "VR trams - extract from Chris Stratton table for VR", detailing a brief history of each of the Victorian Railways tramcars, including No., Original Type, Builder, Year built and disposal notes. Does not include VR 53 being sold to the ARHS Vic. Div.trams, tramways, vr, victorian railways, tramcars, history -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Loading / Unloading characteristics Z-class trams, Interim Report", 1975
... "Loading / Unloading characteristics Z-class trams, Interim...Trams ...Thirteen page report within Manila covers with a red comb binder, foolscap size titled "Loading / Unloading characteristics Z-class trams, Interim Report", dated July 1975, summarising the findings of experiments at Preston Workshops and studies during June and July 1975. Gives a view on the design of the Z-class design. Includes tables and graphs.Marked on top of the front over "Embargoed" and "74/1.5 (part 5 of 5)trams, tramways, mmtb, z class, preston workshops, reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Yarra Trams, "Tram It 2006 - Staff Pack", Oct. 2006
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Instruction or Staff Pack - 6 A4 pages, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Tram It 2006 - Staff Pack". Gives background to the even, location, activities, Entertainment, lunch, uniforms, parking, notes for Volunteers, important phone numbers, Roster and Map.trams, tramways, yarra trams, 100 years of electric trams, docklands, displays, tramcars, volunteers -
Tramway Heritage Centre
Photograph Album (part of), Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong
... Ray Pearson's Photo Album - Trams of Victorian Railways ...Page 10 of Ray Pearson's Photo Album. Brown card page with four photographs (landscape format) placed on page using metallic look and black decorative photo corners. The photographs depict the driving of the first spike into tracks on the St Kilda electric railway, and trams. Hand written inscriptions are located between the top and bottom photographs and under the bottom left photograph.Hand written inscription in white-out or white pen between top and bottom photograph: COUNCILLOR T. BENT DRIVING 1ST SPIKE ON ST KILDA ELECTRIC RLY Hand written inscription in biro at base of page beneath bottom left photograph: NO 1melbourne tramways, councillor t bent, st kilda electric railway, historic tramways event -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "The Case for Sunday Trams", 7/05/1953 12:00:00 AM
... "The Case for Sunday Trams" ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Thurs 7 May 1953 about the provision of additional tram crews to handle patronage on Sunday morning from the railway station and during the Begonia Festival. Item follows a statement by an official of the Ballarat Division of the Tramways Employees Association. Noted that the SEC did not wish to operate the Provincial tramways. Image added 27-11-2016begonia festival, tram services, unions, conductors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Particulars of Streets Traversed by Trams and Buses on routes operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", Oct. 1950
... "Particulars of Streets Traversed by Trams and Buses on...Trams ...Seven page, foolscap document printed by the Gestetner stencil process on fawn paper, titled "Particulars of Streets Traversed by Trams and Buses on routes operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board". Was stapled in the top left hand corner, unstapled for scanning purposes. Dated October 1950. Listed in route name alphabetical order. At the time, bus routes were not given numbers.trams, tramways, mmtb, ptc, buses, route numbers, routes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "New Life in US for our old trams", 13/01/1978 12:00:00 AM
... "New Life in US for our old trams"...Trams ...Newspaper clipping from The Age, 13/1/1978 titled "New Life in US for our old trams", written by Ross Warneke on the sale of two W2 tramcars (481 and 484) to Seattle. Quotes MMTB Chairman, Mr. F. Snell, Paul Class of Gales Creek Enterprises and Councilman George Bensen of Seattle who are to visit Melbourne next week.On the right hand side of the cutting, gives the newspaper and date and "Also 518 to Seattle" in ink.trams, tramways, sale of trams, tramcars, melbourne, mmtb, seattle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Education Department, "Melbourne's Cable Trams", Apr. 1970
... "Melbourne's Cable Trams"...Trams ...Pamphlet - 4 pages photocopied, quarto sheets, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Melbourne's Cable Trams", written by Brian J McKinlay. Has an image of Bourke St 1885 and "The Educational Magazine - April 1970", gives the origins of the cable tramways, San Francisco, Melbourne, George Duncan, cartoons, how they operates, and that the tracks had only recently disappeared.trams, tramways, cable trams, education, schools, melbourne, san francisco -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "New Met tickets - your guide to the new tickets for Melbourne's trams, trains or buses.", 1990
... Melbourne's trams, trains or buses."...Trams ...DL colour pamphlet on gloss paper - 3 fold - titled "New Met tickets - your guide to the new tickets for Melbourne's trams, trains or buses." Explains 3 hour paper and short trip tickets, 60 plus paper ticket and the "the new scratch ticket" with 10% off. Tickets in images printed from 1990/1991. Three copies held.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, scratch tickets, melbourne -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Ward, H. M, Money and the man, [n.d.] [c.1900?]
384 p. : col. ill. Title page missing. Brown cover, with image of a man being driven in an open carriage past a group of onlookers.fictionh. m. ward, children's fiction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Malvern Tram Depot 1910 - 2010", "Key dates - mostly opening dates of routes", May. 2010
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Set of two pamphlets associated with the centenary of the Malvern Tram Depot in 2010. .1 - A4 full colour on gloss paper, titled "Malvern Tram Depot 1910 - 2010", advising of the background and date of the celebrations - 30/5/2010. Gives details of the opening, routes and the depot today. .2 - A4 printed on non glass paper, titled "Key dates - mostly opening dates of routes", list dates from 1910 to 1920, with a photo of a painting by Graham Lee of bogie car 26, side elevations of a single trucker and bogie car, and a map from "Feeding and Filling" book of the PMTT system.Has "May 95" in ink in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, pmtt, centenary, malvern depot, map, dates, lists, tram 26 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Yarra Trams, "in your way - on your way", c2003
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Poster - A3 full colour printed on light paper, titled "in your way - on your way". Has a photo of many cars in front of a car driver and a photo of C 3035 in service. Has the Yarra Trams Melbourne all over logo. Two copies held.trams, tramways, posters, yarra trams, tram 3035 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction Book, Yarra Trams, "The cycle of Service", c2006
... Trams...Yarra Trams ...Book - 40 pages, card cover, finished A5 centre stapled, outlining Yarra Trams customer service or training program titled "The cycle of Service". Has a table of contents. Signed by Dennis Cliche CEO, c2006. 2nd copy added 15/4/2019.trams, tramways, yarra trams, drivers, driver training, instructions, training, customer service employees