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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Safer Street Crossing", 6/07/2017 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 6/7/2017 titled "Safer Street Crossing" about the installation of a set of traffic lights at the rear of the Museum Depot. Photo looking north along Gillies St. Included in the photo is Samantha McIntosh, VicRoads Ewen Nevett and MP Sharon Knight. Tram depot in the background. Note the traffic light installation resulted (a bit of accident and good talking by Neville Britton) of a crossing into the depot. Was not included in the drawings.gillies st, traffic lights, ballarat specialist school -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Radio Transcript, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Draft Wireless Report 28th May 1926", May. 1926
Radio transcript - 11 foolscap sheets, typed, titled "Draft Wireless Report 28th May 1926" of a talk possibly by the Manager Mr. Murdoch as it mentions the Assistant Manager Mr. Young. Document is a draft with pencil alterations and figures or numbers outstanding, some have been written in. Provides notes on running control, tickets, employment, training of both cable and electric drivers, driver training, Hawthorn school, braking, conversion from cable to electric driving, conductor training, monitoring of the services, rosters preparation, fare collection, speed of services, tram stops, passenger behaviour, issues with motor vehicles, collisions, accidents, safety and costs of extensions.In blue pencil in top right hand corner appears to be "Assist Mgr"trams, tramways, traffic staff, operations, training, radio stations, drivers, conductors, rosters, tickets, behaviour, accidents, safety -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - MR FRED WOODS
Cover sheet and notes of a talk given by Mr Fred Woods. Nine (9) pages.Brief history of Bendigo Trams during the time Steam Trams were in use, by Mr Fred Woods of Carpenter Street Quarry Hill. Inscription: Railway Historical Society. 10 special Trams, Oct, 1962.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S TRAM SYSTEM
... The Bendigo Trust Chris Brownbill Bendigo Talking Tram David Hoadley ...Information on trams. Includes small photo of Trams 24 & 26, Map of Bendigo Tram routes 1972and 1996, Ballarat No 26 tram, S 164 tram, and No 38 tram. Mentioned is the individual history and where they can be found, operating and non operating trams, different classes of trams. Geelong's Birney Cars, two of which came to Bendigo and the Type G (Birney Safety Cars). Other information includes Nos, First introduced, Last withdrawn, Electrics (motors), Size and Seating/Crush Load. (8 pages).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's tram system, battery trams, steam trams, electricity supply company of victoria, toastrack trams, david bromage, bendigo tramways, state electricity commission of victoria, the bendigo trust, chris brownbill, bendigo talking tram, david hoadley, prahran and malvern tramways trust, hawthorn tramways trust, fitzroy northcote and preston tramways trust, melbourne brunswick and coburg tramways trust, north melbourne electric tramway and lighting co, sydney tramway museum, tramway museum of victoria, railpage australia, ballarat vintage tramway, andrew cox, russell jones, australian electric transport museum, birney cars, j g brill & co, bob hawke, adelaide municipal tramways trust, tim blythman, bill winn, john radcliffe -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - 'TOP SPOTS IN THE STATES'
Newspaper clipping - The Herald, Melbourne - (date unknown).Travel talk with Jim Goodwin. Photo of San Francisco cable car.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO, THE GOLDEN HEART OF VICTORIA
... Central Deborah gold mine talking tram. Rosalie Trower, Annette ...Bendigo The Golden Heart Of Victoria 22 pages with colour photos and maps.Rosalie Trower, Annette Boylebendigo, tourism, bendigo, sacred heart cathedral, sandhurst town, central deborah gold mine, talking tram. -
Vision Australia
Photograph - Image, Braille and Talking Book Library building
With its distinct octagonal shape, the Braille and Talking Book Library was a distinctive building in Commercial Road. This view, taken in the mid-1990's by employee Robert Degraauw, shows the Commercial Road frontage, as well as the pedestrian lights across and the tram tracks in the roadway.Red octagonal brick building facing pedestrian crossing and roadwaybraille & talking book library, robert de graauw