Photo shows a damaged grip car with bent staunchions and the grip mechanism being lifted with a block and tackle by a uniformed tramway man. The actual cutting notes that a lady's leg was injured in the incident.Yields information about damage to a grip car and lifting the grip out of position.Black and white print notes on the rear.On rear in ink "M&MTB Damaged cable tram grip car, result of an accident with a steam roller in Victoria St North Richmond, on 10/4/1923. Copy ex 'Sun' 11/4/23 in C Craig Collection. (15/7/71) and K S KIngs stamp with number '95-21'. "tramways, trams, cable trams, accidents, victoria st

Set of 3 MTOCo cable tram equipment specifications: 1 - Contract No. 8 - sheave pulleys, crown pulleys, curve pulleys, depression frames, manhole covers, and manhole frames 2 - Contract No. 9 - for 13500 casks of cement - imported from Europe, including storage, tensile strength, and timing of deliveries. 3 - Contract No. 11 - similar to 1 - (11 has been typed over the 8) - details the items, referenced drawings, signed by Geo S Duncan as Engineer. Includes Schedule and Tender forms. Undated, though does have a dated of "188_".Yields information about the style of the specifications issued by the MTOCo during the 1880s for the supply of materials.Set of 3 documents printed on foolscap sheets.tramways, cable trams, specification, track work, tenders, tender documents

Digital image of a photocopy of the Agreement dated 23-8-1912 between the Australian Tramway Employees Association with the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company Limited and a supplemental agreement dated 12-8-1913. The agreement was the first between the Union and the Company which had long resisted unionism. The Victorian Branch of the ATEA was formed in November 1910. The agreement was the result of an Arbitration hearing before the Commonwealth Conciliation Commission. Frank Brennan & Rundle represented the Union and Louis Waxman the Company. The agreement covers wages for all the Companies employees, working days, rostered days off, travelling time, meal breaks, rosters, Sunday work, exchange of shifts, public holiday rates, training of students, accident reports, ability to wear their union badge on their watch chains, disputes re revenue, trackmen, ropemen, the establishment of a Board of Reference, dispute resolution, breach of the agreement and expiry - 30 June 1916, the day the Company Franchise ended. See item 7361 for a copy of the MTOCo employee rules that reflect this agreement. Signed by L L Hill Union President, A C Warton Union Secretary, H A Wilcox Company Secretary, and W G Sprigg, one of the Company Directors. The supplemental agreement - has a long introduction to the dispute regarding workers being represented on the grounds of alleged misconduct. Notes the name of the Court President, Mr. Justice Higgins. Provides the process for representation of any man who is accused of misconduct, discipline, and proof of the charge. Notes the use of the company's private (detective) staff - known as spotters. The wearing of union badges was the cause of a large General Strike by tramway men and others during 1912 in Brisbane. See item 8472 for a book containing the agreement and annotations for each section.Yields information about the first agreement between the Melbourne cable tram operator and the Union that represented the workers. Digital Image of the 1912 Agreement between MTOCo and the ATEA and a supplemental agreement of 1913tramways, trams, unions, atea, mtoco, cable tramways, employment conditions, agreements, cable trams, disputes, discipline, spotters

Photo of St Kilda Road, from the junction looking north with tram 123 standing opposite the signal box. The tram is sign written for "St Kilda to Queensberry St. The signal box has signs advising that "All traffic keep to the left of this box". A uniformed employee is standing between the box and the tramcar. There are several motor cars in view, along with one horse-drawn cart.Yields information about St Kilda Junction, and cable tram operations.Black and White Photograph postcard format, divided back with note on rear.In pencil on the rear "St Kilda Rd from the junction"tramways, trams, cable tram, st kilda, st kilda road, st kilda junction, signal box, tram 123

The photograph shows a cable tram in Bridport St Albert Park with the destination of South Melbourne at the corner of Montague St. In the background are the level crossing with the gates closed, J Bolday? Chemist, and London House, advertising Toms's business college, Albert Park Grammar school. London A Marshall Hotel with an Abbot's lager sign. In front of this building is a drinking fountain or a memorial.Yields information about cable trams in Bridport St Albert Park.Black and White Photograph postcard format with note on rear.In pencil on the rear "Bridport St Albert Park"tramways, trams, cable tram, bridport st, montague st, albert park

Both photographs of Fitzroy St St Kilda, looking west from near St Kilda Junction. Photos c1910s.Yields information about cable trams in Fitzroy St St Kilda.Set of two - Black and White Photograph postcard format, divided back with note on rear.In pencil on the rear "Fitzroy St from the junction St Kilda" and "Fitzroy St St Kilda"tramways, trams, cable tram, fitzroy st, st kilda

Photograph shows the underside of partially built PCC 1041 car body on blocks inside Preston Workshops. In sight are the car's steel frame, electrical cables, electronic components and a closer view of part of the PCC Controller. A workman is also in view.Yields information about construction of PCC 1041Black and white print note on the rear.On rear in ink "Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Ref No P25/1/1088 "pcc, 1041, car body, preston workshops, underside, steel frame, electrical cables, electronic components, pcc controller

Photograph shows the underside of partially built PCC 1041 car body on blocks inside Preston Workshops. In sight are the cars steel frame, many electrical cables, a bank of electronic components and the PCC Controller.Yields information about construction of PCC 1041Black and white print note on the rear.On rear in ink "Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board Ref No P25/1/1088 "pcc, 1041, car body, preston workshops, underside, steel frame, electrical cables, electronic components, pcc controller

Photograph shows the intersection of Abbotsford Street and Queensberry Street, North Melbourne dominated by the exterior of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company's engine house without chimney. The numerous signs attached to the exterior walls indicate is an automobile panels repair business.Yields information about Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company's engine house and how it was repurposed.Colour print with no note on the rear.engine house, abbotsford street, queensberry street, north melbourne, melbourne tramway and omnibus company, auto panel repairs, chimney

Photograph shows a cable tram or cable train, consisting of a grip car or dummy along with trailer No.524 in Johnston Street Collingwood. Tram has the destination of "Collingwood".Yields information about the Collingwood cable line that closed in 1939.Photograph - Black and White Cable tram, trailer 524, Johnston St Collingwoodtrams, tramways, cable trams, tram 524, johnston st, collingwood, abbotsford

Tear out of a magazine - approx. quarto size of two sepia toned illustrations: Top: Railway Square Sydney - approx. 20 trams and horse drawn vehicles. Lower: Collins St. Melbourne, east, looking west from about Exhibition St. - has two cable trams and horse drawn vehicles. C1900? On rear has series of 5 ink drawings of Australian explorers, Sturt, Leichardt, Mitchell, Eyre and Burke - titled "Australian Explorers"trams, tramways, sydney railway sq., melbourne, cable trams

Cutting from a magazine, illustration of Old Melbourne City Court on corner of Russell and LaTrobe Streets Melb. Has cable tram passing. Caption says early 1888, soon after cable tram line opened.trams, tramways, cable trams, city court, russell st.

Illustration of cable trams in Melbourne (Collins St. and Elizabeth St.[location confirmed by WD 07112023]) - trailer lettered "St. Georges Fitzroy Rd. North), with Green bands top and bottom, textured bands and two lines of a Poem from Kendall on rear. Image re-scanned at high density 14-9-2013 and record checked.trams, tramways, melbourne, collins st., cable trams, fitzroy

Laminated A3 poster or sheet titled "General Scheme for Future Tramways", prepared by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts in 1998 extracted from the MMTB Annual Report for 1923. Has comments on the scheme, new lines, proposals and shows the lines proposed. Map shows cable lines, existing electric lines, tramways proposed to be abandoned (Rathdowne St), Domain Road, alternative routes, railways and railway tram routes. Includes a photo of tram 105. 2nd copy - not lamined - folded into three vertically. See also Reg Item 2089 for an original of this document.trams, tramways, mmtb, general scheme, new track, closure, construction, routes, tram 105

An illustration from a printed publication shows a cable tram in Nicholson St at the intersection with Spring St. In the background is the Grand Hotel, the Princess Theatre. There is another cable tram away in the distance along with a horse drawn cart.Yields information about the intersection of Spring and Nicholson St c1900.Printed illustration from a photograph on paper.tramways, cable trams, spring st, nicholson st

Photograph shows a group of 20 traffic staff and two managers at the Richmond Cable Car depot c1910. Conductor Stephen Simpson stands third from the left - see item 8295 and reference. Interestingly the conductors have removed their trip slip safety pins. See item 8298 for another part of this photo.Yields information about MTOCo Conductor Stephen Simpson and the Richmond car house crews.Photograph - Black and White - with notes on the rear. Mounted on heavy card.on rear in ink "Melb & Metro Tramways, taken about 1910 and age about 44 years"cable trams, richmond, conductors, uniforms, tram crews

Photograph of the Melbourne Town Hall at the intersection of Collins and Swanston St with three cable tram sets, including one in Swanston St with a second trailer or trail car. The grip car is very well loaded. c1905. See item 8448 for a coloured postcard of this view.Yields information about cable trams and the Melbourne Town Hall c1905.Copy negative of a photographtrams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, swanston st, collins st, trailers

Greetings card with a photo of Swanston St with St Paul's Cathedral and a number of cable cars and horse-drawn vehicles. The card was produced Jack Cranston and published for Glencon Insurance Assessors. See item 8448 for images of the card itself.Yields information about cable trams and St Paul's Cathedral c1905.Greetings card with a colour photograph, printed on stippled paper.tramcars, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, swanston st, st paul's cathedral

Greetings card with a photo of Swanston St looking south from Collins St. On the left side of the photo is a cable tram signal shelter with a signal man at the levers. A St Kilda tram is southbound. Image prior to the construction of Flinders St station building. The Water Tower clock is visible at Princes Bridge Station - see reference. It was moved from Elizabeth St to Princes Bridge in 1902. The card was produced Jack Cranston and published for Glencon Insurance Assessors. See item 8448 for images of the card itself.Yields information about cable trams in Swanston St and a cable tram signalmen c1905.Greetings card with a colour photograph, printed on stippled paper.tramcars, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, swanston st, signalmen

Drawing No. 939 signed and dated by the Chief Engineer, Mr. Strickland on 31-5-1922, Drawing "Built up Yoke", for contract No. 158 shows a cable tram Yoke possibly to be used in the link between Swanston St and Lonsdale St (west) or repairs. Signed by James Henderson Engineer for Permanent Way. The yoke could be used to support a cable pulley.Demonstrates a drawing made for cable tram track parts during the early 1920s.Drawing - blue print - No. 939trams, tramways, cable trams, trackwork, yokes

Photograph shows cable trailer No. 21 and grip car at the Johnston Street terminus of the Collingwood line at Clarke Street. The trailer destination is showing "Lonsdale St." In the background is a grocery shop. This is one of the new trailer cars built in 1921-22 by the M&MTBYields information about the Collingwood cable tram services and the Lonsdale St services.Black and white photograph with notes on rear.In ink "15" and "K McC"tramcars, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, collingwood, tram 21, johnston st, clarke st, abbotsford

Provides a detailed list, not fully comprehensive, of purchase contracts for the MMTB between 1919 and 1969. Lists Buildings Cable wire ropes Cable grip dies General - punch card systems, advertising on trams Miscellaneous Vehicles Motor buses and Garage equipment Permanent Way Equipment Poles - steel and wooden Rail bonds Special trackwork Substation Equipment Traffic - ticket issuing machines and radio equipment Trams and bodies Tram equipment Tram rails Trolley Wire Workshops EquipmentYields information about MMTB Purchases between 1919 and 1969 - not complete.Document - 50 Foolscap sheets - photocopied.mmtb, tramways, contracts, purchases, workshops, trams, buses, trackwork, buildings, depots

Photograph shows a cable tram set in Swanston Street at Flinders Street bound for Carlton with Flinders Street railway station in the background. Has a Safety zone sign in the foreground. Photo early to mid 1920s, the line was converted to electric trams in 1926.Yields information about cable trams in Swanston Street in 1920'sBlack and white photograph with notes on the rear.On rear in pencil "Swanston St at Flinders St" Has the number "21" in pencil in top right-hand corner. tramways, cable trams, swanston st, flinders street station, tram 32, flinders st, trams

The photograph shows two cable trams at the Lonsdale St - Carlton line terminus in Lonsdale St between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets, looking south west. The nearest set with a destination of North Carlton - has trailer 391with the second set the destination of Collingwood. The Conductor of the first set is walking across the road, possibly to punch the Bundy clock. In the background are buildings for Harris Manufacturing Tailors, Granger? Manufacturing Tailor, Lang Arcade, the ANG building with a sign for The Sun newspaper, advertising its Free Insurance to subscribers, and Michael's Camera store.Yields information about Lonsdale St cable tram terminus.Black and White Photograph postcard format with note on rear.In pencil on the rear "Lonsdale St terminus"tramways, trams, cable tram, lonsdale st, tram 591

The photograph shows a cable tram in High St Northcote just before passing under the railway overbridge. The photograph has been taken from the railway embankment. Yields information about High St Northcote.Black and White Photograph postcard format with note on rear.In pencil on the rear "Northcote"tramways, trams, cable tram, high st, northcote

A colourful image of a cable tram set with three passengers and crew shows the destination of "Kraft," which has been partially blacked out. The trailer is number 586. Demonstrates table mat featuring a cable tram with passengers.Printed plasticized card table mat with rounded corners.tramways, cable trams, tram 586

Photograph of a cable car set , trailer No. 593 at the Collingwood terminus in Johnston Street at Clarke Street. The grip man is sitting on his seat while the Conductor is attending to the Bundy (Cincinnati type) clock by the Grocery Shop. In the background is the Study Park Hotel at the corner of Clarke Street. An advertisement for Swallows Ice Cream appears on the Grocery Shop. Photo Wal Larsen. Print undated, probably at the time of the closure of the Collingwood line in 1939.Yields information about the Collingwood cable tram terminus.Negative and black and white print with notes on the rear.On rear in ink "593 outside Collingwood depot, Johnston St, Collingwood, photo Wal Larsen" and number "168" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, collingwood, johnston st, tram 593, clarke st, abbotsford, studley park hotel

Photograph of 36 female administrative staff of the cable tram company (MT&OC), taken in an upper room of the company's head office at 669-675 Bourke Street, Melbourne. From the company's beginning, very few females were employed. The rapid growth in female employees may have coincided with the introduction of typewriters into Melbourne offices after 1900. Yields information about administration of MT&OC Sepia toned black and white photograph glued to cardboard with staff names on rearFemale Staff, Head Office about 1914, MT&O Co. (Only five of the 36 women shown are named. No occupations included.)melbourne tramway and omnibus company, mt&oc, mtoc, cable tram, female staff, typewriter

Photograph of six male staff formally photographed at an office table. Two men in suits, four men in what appear to be uniform jackets. From the posture and grooming of the 'uniformed men', it could be inferred that they are senior traffic staff such as line inspectors.Yields information about administration of Hawthorn Tramways Trust Sepia toned black and white photograph glued to cardboard No inscriptions on rear but in the photo a notice headed 'Hawthorn Tramways Trust' can be seen. melbourne tramway and omnibus company, mt&oc, mtoc, cable tram, tramway board, tb