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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAM ON PALL MALL, 1950's
Black and white picture, tram on Pall Mall. Beehive building on right. Copy of Bendigo Advertiser photo - DP 1`37 printed on back of photo. Tram has Bendigo Tramways - 1903 - 1953 on front, with picture of miner and mine shaft below. Small label in window 'Australian Electric Traction Association - special car'.Bendigo Advertiserbasil miller, bendigo tramways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GATHERING OF PEOPLE IN FRONT OF TRAM
Black and white photo of large gathering of people in front of tram. 2 tramway employees in uniform on right of photo, cap numbers 23 and 9. The sign advertises "Electric Cooking Service You Best!" above the tram.basil miller, bendigo trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: SUMMER CAR TRAM - ORIGINAL, 1935
Sepia tone photo of 'Brush Summer Car' No 8(?) Electric Supply Company livery. On back handwritten, 'Bendigo Electric Tramway 1935 ''Brush''' Summer Car - Electric Supply Company Colours', stamped in purple ink on back, 'Printed by Olivers Bendigo' Handwriten on back in black ink ' P.8 T.R 3/Colbasil miller, bendigo trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: REMEMBER THESE, c1970s?
... of Bendigo's tram service in the early years of this century (20th) . B... a rare picture of Bendigo's tram service in the early years ...Newspaper article. Remember These? Includes a rare picture of Bendigo's tram service in the early years of this century (20th) . B T Miller's hobby is collecting prints and information on old tram services. Picture includes Double Decker Tram, hauled by electric cars. Double Deckers were formally used in Ballarat with horses. In the photograph the trams are banked up on Mitchell Street hill to handle a peak loading on the occasion of the annual railway picnic from Melbourne to Bendigo. Article possibly post 1972.cottage, miners -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - ESCo, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Souvenir tram ticket - Railway Picnic", c1905
Printed postcard/ticket for the 16/9/1905 Railway Picnic by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria promoting Bendigo Tramways. Has three views of ESCo's depot and power station and one of a tram. Ticket priced at 6d. On the rear is an advertisement for Henderson & Goodisson's Beehive drapery, furniture, and Carpets. The letter has been sent to Mr Lewis Morgan of Pitfield Plains Vic, noting the trams. In the top right-hand corner is "B Deakin Engineer and Manager", following an English practice of providing details of the Manager;s name.Demonstrates an ESCo printed ticket for a specific event of 1905.Postcard - ticket - divided back used number 6188Hand written message written on the rear - see image 2tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, ticket, railway picnic -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, E W Cole Book Arcade, "Pall Mall Bendigo", c1905
Printed postcard with a coloured image looking from the City Family Hotel over Charring Crossing and looking along Pall Mall. There are four tramcars in the view. Given the tram track colour, the photo was taken possibly soon after the opening the electric tramways in Bendigo in 1903. In the view is a gold mine poppet head, the Town Hall and the various buildings along Pall Mall. Published by E W Cole Book Arcade, part of their 48 views Cole's Sunny Australia Series.Demonstrates a Bendigo postcard featuring Charing Cross and Pall Mall.Postcard colour - divided back - unusedtramways, trams, bendigo, alexandra fountain, charing cross, esco, pall mall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, 17/01/1969 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 37 at the Mt Pleasant terminus. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth.", roof advertisement for the SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Shop on the left hand side of the photo has Robur Tea company, Coca Cola and Women's Weekly advertisements. High Res image added 8/5/2019 from Peter Lambert. 2nd print - dates the photo as 17-1-1969 a photo by Bob Lilburn.On rear of 2nd image - "2nd Ballarat 37, Mt Pleasant, Ex Bendigo 1, Ex Geelong 35" and "ex MMTB 119, 17-1-69"trams, tramways, mt pleasant, barkly st, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 35 northbound in Drummond St. leaving Urquhart St. loop (trolley wire and signal contactor). Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen." Two copies held.trams, tramways, sebastopol, drummond st. sth, urquhart st., tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 37 at Gardens terminus, standing on the loop track at the terminus. Tram has destination of "City" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen." trams, tramways, gardens, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 43 crossing Albert St. northbound from the Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of Mt Pleasant and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, albert st., tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 36 at Lydiard St. North terminus. Tram has destination of "Sebastopol" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, lydiard st. north, tram 36 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 35 at the City terminus, with the short tram stop pole at the front of the tram c1970. Has the tram driver standing by the front door, with sleeves rolled up. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. North" and a SEC roof ad, "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen." Town Hall building in the background.trams, tramways, sturt st., city terminus, tram stops, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 39 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 36 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 36 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, c1970
Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 35 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" and SEC Roof advertisement "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen."trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image of Tram 26, Peter Winspur, 26-12-1987
Photos show Museum tram 26 in service soon after completion of the work to convert the tram back to an open Californian Combination tram and repaint into the Electric Supply Co of Victoria colour scheme. Taken on 26-12-1987, the 100th anniversary of the commencement of public tram services in Ballarat using horse trams. Photo taken at Depot Junction.Yields information about tram 26 soon after completion of conversion back to an earlier layout showing how it arrived in Ballarat from Melbourne in 1930.Set of three digital images of tram 26 soon after completion in ESCo colours Boxing Day 1987 from Kodak slides.btps, tramways, trams, tram 26, esco, colour schemes, depot junction -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Dave Macartney, Drawing of ESCo Ballarat Tramways, c1990
Photocopy of a drawing prepared by Dave Macartney in the mid 1980's of the track layout of the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria's Ballarat Tramway system, excluding the single track to Sebastopol. Plan shows the location of the loops, loop type, street names, position of replacement loops installed by the SEC during the reconstruction, depot layout, powerhouse siding and railway in Lydiard St. North. Prepared from inspecting the Plans of Ballarat services drawings in the Ballarat Water Board's Offices. Drawn on the back of old import forms of a light weight paper and has shown through the printing underneath. Titled "Ballarat Tramways Company Days 1905 - 1930" Number of small differences to the map drawn for Keith Kings, "The Ballarat Tramways" book, page 22.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, track layout, map -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Institute of Engineers Australia, "Transactions of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering - Special Issue Engineering Heritage - Vol GE23 1999", "Conservation Planning and a 1905 Electric Tramcar", Apr. 2000
140 page paper cover book/magazine published by the Institute of Engineers Australia - Transactions of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering - Special Issue Engineering Heritage - Vol GE23 1999. Contains on pages 107 - 114 an item presented at the Ballarat Conference on Engineering Heritage during March 1999. Paper written by Warren Doubleday, titled "Conservation Planning and a 1905 Electric Tramcar". Fourteen papers presented at the conference contained within the volume. Paper has photographs of No. 12, recovery, work and other Ballarat photos. Printed on glossy white paper with two colour front cover - brown and black. Also contained is a letter from Ray Martin, the conference organiser, forwarding a copy of the transactions. Actually published early April 2000. Note all photographs were transmitted by email, about Dec. 1999. See image i3 for a pdf of the actual published document. Scanned as well is a paper on the Lydiard St Level crossing gates.trams, tramways, esco, institute of engineers, conservation planning, papers, level crossings, lydiard st north, railway station -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Electric Tramway System 1971", 1971
Map or drawing titled "MMTB Electric Tramway System 1971", giving a detailed layout of the Melbourne tram system in 1971. shows depot, storage depots, workshops and tramway terminus names and route numbers. Has a drawing number of P14359 See Reg Item 253 for a 1979 copy.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, map, routes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, Victorian Railways, "Sections and Fares - St Kilda - Elwood Electric Tramway", 1957
Poster printed in two colours (red and blue) on heavy cartridge paper titled "Sections and Fares - St Kilda - Elwood Electric Tramway" - following the closure of the tramway back to the Elwood depot. Gives details of the Sections, Fares, combined rail and tram fares to Flinders St or Spencer St stations, weekly and monthly tickets, student and concession tickets, children's tickets and passengers luggage. Printed by the Victorian Railways - print number 3589-57.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, tickets, fares, sections, victorian railways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Electric Trams Now Hold Sway in Collins St", 9/12/1929 12:00:00 AM
... for a photograph of the driver. "Electric Trams Now Hold Sway in Collins St ...Newspaper Clipping - from December 9, 1929 of the first passenger tram in Collins St, Sunday 9 December. 1929. shows a tram travelling in the street at the east end (tree lined) and a photograph of 541 and officials at Spencer St. terminus. Gives the time of the day. Newspaper not known. See Also Reg Item 783 of the first test tram and 1814 for a photograph of the driver.trams, tramways, collins st, first tram, conversion, opening, tram 541, w2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Trams are important to You", early 1950's, mid to late 1960's
Pamphlet or membership application form, folded sheet of paper printed on semi gloss paper, titled "Trams are important to You", advertising membership of the AETA, Australian Electric Traction Association with an application form on the last page. Has a photo of VR 52 on the front cover. Inside has list of activities of the AETA, its magazine and branch and meeting details. Membership was 8/6. Printed by Traction Press. .1 - ditto, three fold with a detachable application section, detailing basis of the AETA, with a photo of a trams in Germany, Melbourne, Brisbane Trolley bus and a Sydney Interurban train, mid 1960's? Fees are in dollars hand written. Has Ken Craven as Secretary of the AETA.trams, tramways, aeta, membership, forms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, tram 195, Q class running in Flinders St, 14/07/1929 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper, 15/7/1927 with a photo of tram 195, Q class running in Flinders St or Spencer St from Spencer St to Swanston St following the opening of the electric line. Titled "New Era Begins". Has workmen in the photo. Caption refers to the previous day operation. The timeline gives the date of the opening as Thursday 14/7/1927 Checked for The Argus in Trove - not shown on line.trams, tramways, conversion, flinders st, spencer st, q class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Allocation of Tramcars as at 1/7/1980", "Allocation of Tramcars as at 1/7/1979", 1980's
Set of two Foolscap photocopied document, 2 x 2 sheets .1 - "Allocation of Tramcars as at 1/7/1980", listing the class of trams allocated to each depot in Melbourne, MMTB, training trams, storage, special purpose trams, summary. Has been photocopied onto foolscap sheet - and published as a supplement to E.T 9/1980. See Reg Item 2961 for another version of this document. .2 - as for above, but at 1/7/1979, published in E.T. 4/1980.trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Upfield Light Rail Conversion - A submission from the Australian Electric Traction Association" - AETA, Feb. 1989
Report - 40 A4 pages - photocopied - pinned in the top left hand corner with a brass folded clip - titled "Upfield Light Rail Conversion - A submission from the Australian Electric Traction Association, dated 23/2/1989. Addressed to Gail Moody of The Met about the proposal to convert the Upfield rail line to light rail and close the Sydney Road tram service. Has many suggestions, track diagrams, timetables and a copy the AETA's original submission of 10/5/1988.trams, tramways, upfield, aeta, sydney rd, route 19, conversion, light rail -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Doncaster Light Rail - Alternative to the Arterial Road" - AETA, Feb. 1990
Report - 15 A4 pages - clear plastic covers, card rear cover, blue comb bound, titled "Doncaster Light Rail - Alternative to the Arterial Road" - AETA, containing their submission, drawings, map and images of light rail in Los Angeles and San Hose. Letter to addressed to Brandon Mack of the Ministry of Transport, 26/2/1990 part of the Eastern Arterial Extension and Ringwood By-Pass Review. Signed by H. Ballment. Report does not include the Appended photos, maps and drawings.trams, tramways, doncaster, aeta, conversion, light rail -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Submission, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), AETA submission, Oct.. 1990
Report - Approx 100 A4 pages - clear plastic covers, card rear cover, red comb bound, containing photocopies of articles from various magazines about the development of public transport in the USA. Followed a meeting at Parliament House 9/10/1990. Signed by Hugh Waldron, Noel Gipps, and Stanley Vine. Addressed to Robin Cooper, Member for Mornington.trams, tramways, usa, aeta, conversion, light rail -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Transporting Melbourne", 4/12/1996 12:00:00 AM
Letter - 8 A4 pages stapled in top left hand corner - AETA to "Transporting Melbourne", Ministry of Transport, dated 4-12-1996 forward comments or making a submission regarding the proposed framework. Endorse the concept, backlog in Melbourne public transport, railway electrification, tramway and light rail extensions; East Malvern Station, Box Hill, Station Pier, Westfield Shopping centre, Highpoint West, South bank Route and other suggestions made regarding re-routing of trams services.trams, tramways, aeta, submissions, new tramway, melbourne, public transport, box hill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "National Information Sheet No. 7", Jan. 1995
Report - A3 sheet folded to A4 - titled "National Information Sheet No. 7", prepared by the AETA Jan. 1995 by the South Australian Division. Provides reports from the Victorian, SA, Qld Divisions, Advocacy, Highlights, publishing Department and contact directory for the Association.trams, tramways, aeta, publications, reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Depot List, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Allocation of Tramcars 1936", 1968
Depot list - book formed from 2 sheets, centre stapled with a single stapled titled "Melbourne tramcar to depot allocation during the year 1936 prior to the opening of Brunswick Depot" Published as a supplement to June 1968 issue. Prepared by B. Dwan from information supplied by R. G. Bishop. On the rear has a list of the number of grip cars and trailers at Clifton Hill, Collingwood, Nicholson St and South Melbourne.trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, lists, depots, depot allocation, brunswick, cable trams