This photograph shows Gladys Marriott, aged 15, in the potato fields of her father's property in Moorabbin. Her cousin Graeme (centre) and younger brother Alfred (right) are with her. Moorabbin is a suburb in the City of Kingston that was originally established as a rural market gardening communityThe Marriott property in Moorabbin was adjacent to a secret wartime wireless receiving station established in March 1942 in Chesterville Road, Moorabbin. The station was established on requisitioned market garden properties, and soon housed WRAN (Women's Royal Australian Navy) personnel and up to 35 US Navy servicemen. The Navy personnel intercepted Japanese coded communications and then despatched these by motorbike messenger to Queens Road, St Kilda where the Directorate of Naval Communications and the code-breaking unit called FRUMEL (Fleet Radio Unit - Melbourne) were housed. The information intercepted by the wireless receiving station helped shape the Allied response to Japan's advances in the Pacific. Declassified defence records show that this unprepossessing station handled some of World War II's most sensitive secrets, however the local community were unaware of its significance. Gladys Marriott, working on her father's property, would regularly take the family's cows to graze in the fields adjoining the station with no concept of what the Navy personnel were doing. Black and white photograph of a young woman and two small boys standing around a wooden crate filled with potatoes. They each have potatoes in their hands. They are standing in a field. Handwritten in red ink: A 601 / 72% Handwritten in black ink: CHAP 6. Handwritten in black ink: GLADYS STOTT (MARIOTT) / DURING WAR YEARS / With Spybase Storymarket garden, children, farming, local production, world war ii, wireless receiving station, moorabbin

This image is of Arthur Dawson, a well-known local footballer who played for the Fitzroy, St Kilda, Brighton and Moorabbin Football Clubs. As the villages of the Moorabbin area continued to grow and establish, sporting teams for both men and women were created and competitions played. Arthur Dawson went on to play for St. Kilda Football Club in the VFL in 1918, 1919 and 1921. His jumper numbers were 30 and 20. Black and white photograph of a young man wearing a striped football jersey, white shorts, striped knee-high socks and boots. He has his arms crossed and is standing in front of an ornate fence. The date 1914 is underlined in the top lefthand cornerHandwritten in red ink: 30%football, moorabbin, leisure, sport

This photograph shows the Linton Street oval in Moorabbin in the early 1960's before it was redeveloped to become the home ground and club headquarters of the St Kilda Football ClubThe arrival of the St Kilda Football Club to Moorabbin was a significant event in the social and commercial development of Moorabbin. The presence of a VFL football team in the community created a sense of identity and belonging for many. Black and white photograph of a sporting oval. There are people on the field and more people lining the outside edge of the field. A row of parked cars is visible across the foreground.Handwritten in red ink: 60%city of moorabbin, moorabbin, st kilda football club, linton street oval

Awarded to Mrs Eva Snow. Mrs Snow was born Eva Williams, on 5 August 1901, in Octavia Street, St Kilda. As a girl she attended the Windsor Methodist Church in Upton St with her parents, her sisters and brother. She also went to the Sunday School there. Her grandfather, Mr Kingham, was the Superintendent. If a student attended Sunday School for a full year without missing once, they were awarded a silver star. For 4 years perfect attendance the gold star with laurel wreath was awarded. Eva was awarded hers when she was about 11 years old. Eva moved to Murrumbeena with her family and joined the Methodist Church, then a small wooden building in Dandenong Road. In 1998 she was a member of St Giles Uniting Church, Murrembeena.B066 Star shaped with wreath behind award."METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL WINDSOR"methodist sunday school windsor, eva williams, eva snow

Invitation to a Mass of Thanksgiving in connection with the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of St Columba's Church, Elwood, on 9 December 1979. The St Columba Church and school is on the corner of Glenhuntly Road and Normandy Road, Elwood. The land was purchased in 1914. The school was built and opened first in 1918 and the church was completed and opened in 1929. The church is now part of the Catholic Parish of Sacred Heart and St Columba, serving St Kilda and Elwood communities.White card, discoloured with age, printed in blue on one side. Handwriting on both sides, in blue and blackHandwriting on back in black: Dearest Joan, This is our warm invitation, do hope you can come Mary. Handwriting on back in blue: Please come to the "Back to" in Parish Hall after Mass.churches, st columba's church, elwood

Victorian Ice Hockey Association fixtures for 1955 at St Moritz Ice Palais, Upper Esplanade St Kilda, and the Glaciarium (also known as the Glaci), City Road South Melbourne. The St. Moritz Ice-skating Palais (its original name) opened in 1939 and operated until 1981. The building was damaged by fire and demolished soon afterwards. The Glaci opened in 1906, at which time it was the 3rd largest indoor ice rink in the world. It hosted the first game of ice hockey played in Australia. It closed in 1957 and the building was destroyed by fire in 1963. Buff coloured card, folded into three, printed in black on both sidesst moritz, glaciarium, ice hockey, victorian ice hockey association

Eight issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of each issue held. All issues printed with an cream colour paper cover with the rest of the magazine white glass paper. 1724.1 - Vol. 4, No. 1 - 16 pages, January 1967, with a photo of the W7 1031 prior to running out of Preston Depot with its crew and depot starter, photo of opening of Glenferrie Rd Malvern, "Like to Drive a Tram?" - Hawthorn driver training school with photos, intake of new conductors, Stores - The Board's Housekeeper - Mr. D. Tatam, extension of the East Preston route, Children's Christmas party, trackwork and duplication of East Coburg to Bell St, laying of a cable tram cable. 2721.2 - Vol. 4, No. 2 - 16 pages, February 1967, with a photo of North Fitzroy bus crews prior to running out, "Sixty years of Essendon Tramways", R. Risson's speech to the ANA on 26/1, Annual report highlights, Tramways band, retirement of Max Jones. Photo of Mr. Risson scanned - see i9 1724.3 - Vol. 4, No. 3 - 16 pages, March 1967, with a photo of a model of the proposed St. Kilda junction arrangements, "Trams and Buses - they keep them rolling", St. Kilda Junction scheme, Overhead crews, Conductresses Uniforms, new conductors, sports and social club news. 1724.4 - Vol. 4, No. 4 - 16 pages, April 1967, with a photo of the reconstruction of Camberwell Road, "Melbourne Needs Trams", Tramways Band, Long Service awards, retirement of Roy Allen, Jack Moffatt World wide TV broadcast from South Melbourne depot, sports and social club news. 2721.5 - Vol. 4, No. 5 - 16 pages, May 1967, with a photo of bus maintenance work at North Fitzroy, Tram track maintenance procedures, retirement of Arthur Battye, death or Harold Wallace, sports and social club news. 1724.6 - Vol. 4, No. 6 - 16 pages, June 1967 with a photo of the World TV broadcast, "Our World" that featured South Melbourne Depot, tram track maintenance procedures, TMSV Visit to Rubicon with bus 570, staggered working hours, first MMTB built tramcars (T166), TMSV all night tour, retirement of Bill Trickey, sports and social club news. 1724.7 - Vol. 4, No. 7 - 16 pages, July - August 1967 with a photo of visiting US Sailors on a tramcar, changes to tramways routes (Norm Cross), retirement of Val Marchesi, Tom Addison, J. J. McKenzie, Gordon Mitchell, sports and social club news. 1724.8 - Vol. 4, No. 8 - 16 pages, September - October 1967 with a photo of Ray Harvey working on a RC2 Controller, tram charter by Bob Wilson, Essendon reunion, sports and social club news. Two copies of issue 4 held. Second copy added 31/8/2004. Two copies of issue 6 held. Second copy added 26/09/2006.trams, tramways, mmtb, hawthorn, essendon, tramways band, st kilda rd, trackwork, tmsv, tv broadcasts, tramcars

Set of three photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of the "Royal Park Messroom" .1 - P8373 - Royal Park Messroom - corner Flemington Road and Abbotsford St - Route 55, shows passenger platform and fencing. .2 - P8447 - Swanston St shunt - signal box - shows detail of the building at the junction of Swanston St and Victoria Streets. .3 - P8484 - "Signal Box, St Kilda Junction" - show location of the signal box, adjacent streets and details of the building itself.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, route 55, royal park, signal box, victoria st, swanston st, st kilda junction, wellington st

Set of two photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheets of "Candy Corner St Kilda" .1 - P8427 - Plan showing locality plan, detail plan and adjacent buildings - 6-12-1938 .2 - ditto, but not the detail of the building in the centre of the island - "Green Knoll" Cafe and Amusement Park.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, candy corner, st kilda, turning loops

Typed instruction - quarto sheet - "St Kilda Junction Signal Box Procedures" - could be a copy of the actual instructions provided in the signal box - gives what the AM and PM shifts were required to undertake. Has a poem on the based that was affixed to the wall of the signal box. On the bottom section has the address of Mr. Noel Gippstrams, tramways, st kilda junction, instructions, signalmen, signals, poem

Folder issued for the opening of the St Kilda Light Rail 20-21 November 1987, comprising six items. .1 - Folder - folded green card with the "Metropolitan Transit" logo in the bottom left hand corner .2 - Pamphlet - Light Rail Transit Link - same as Reg Item 457 .3 - News Release or Press Release - two A4 pages titled "Light Rail: Transport for the next Century" - Quotes the Minister Tom Roper, has details on the B class trams. .4 - Opening ticket - see also Reg Item 602 .5 - "Moving Victoria" - 40 page book - card covers, colour printed centre stapled with table of contents setting out the Victorian Government forward look and Transport Budget for 1987 - 1988 - for the various transport departments. .6 - Pamphlet - two fold black and white on gloss paper - titled "What Melbourne's been waiting for arrives this Friday" - published by the Met about the opening of the St Kilda line and free rides.trams, tramways, tickets, st kilda, conversion, light rail, opening, b class, minister for transport

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

Newspaper Clipping - from The Age (see advert on rear), titled "Bus Takes Over has Tram Route Shortened", about the closure of the closure of the VR St Kilda - Brighton tram beyond Elwood Depot. Has a photo of VR tram 35 at the station with a half cab bus behind the tram. Notes the bus service was a private service. Tramway closed 30/6/1956 - see HTD Website article.trams, tramways, st kilda brighton, closure, vr, elwood depot, tram 35

Newspaper Clipping - from The Sun? 29/2/1959 about the closure of the VR Victorian Railways St Kilda - Elwood Depot - (Brighton) tramway the previous morning. Has a photo of driver Frank O'Brien at the controls of the tram 28 with many people hanging onto the tram. Titled "Farewell to Rickety Kate". Most of the cutting has been damaged."Feb 29 1959" along the top edge.trams, tramways, st kilda brighton, elwood depot, closure, victorian railways, vr, tram 28

Report - 33 A4 pages - photocopied - titled "For Hawthorn Tram Depot - Comment on the proposed redevelopment and Heritage Strategy" Prepared by RBA Architects and Conservation Consultants of St Kilda for the East Asia Property Group Pty Ltd, 26/11/1999. Has a table of contents, gives a description of the proposed works, the site, the buildings, the proposed use, the two sheets, Tower wagon shed, the proposals and comments on Potential Impact of Development on the Cultural Heritage Significance. See Reg Item 550 for "Hawthorn and Malvern Tram Depots - Conservation Report"trams, tramways, hawthorn depot, conservation planning, tram museum

Set of 8 detailed timetables for each Malvern Depot route dated 15 November 2000, giving direction, run, route and timing points for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays. 1 - Route 67 - Carnegie 2 - Route 64 - East Brighton 3 - Route 5 - Malvern (last page loose) 4 - Route 3 - East Malvern 5 - Route 16 - St Kilda Beach - University 6 - Route 72 - Camberwell 7 - Route 8 - Toorak 8 - Route 6 - Glen Iristrams, tramways, timetables, route 3, route 5, route 6, route 8, route 16, route 64, route 67, route 72, carnegie, east brighton, malvern, east malvern, st kilda, toorak, camberwell, glen iris

Pamphlet - four fold - DL side four colour printed on off-white paper, titled "Tram service changes St Kilda Rd" Sunday 1 April to Tuesday 17 April. (2018) For the reconstruction and re-layout of the tram tracks at Domain Junction to enable the removal of the tram stop and allow for the excavation of the future Anzac station. Advises of changes to routes, bus services, replacement services and the project basis. Two copies held.trams, tramways, park st, domain junction, metro tunnel, toorak rd, st kilda rd, tramway construction, anzac station

Poster - Advertising tram rack size - titled "Every Five minutes during peak hours", with an image of B 2001 advertising the forth coming light rail to Port Melbourne and St Kilda - Light Rail - Published by The Met. The light rail opened 20 Nov. 1987 - see Reg Item 602. Two copies held.trams, tramways, light rail, st kilda, port melbourne, b class, posters

Poster - printed on semi gloss paper in two colours advertising a "Save the St Kilda Trains" meeting to be held at the St Kilda Town Hall on 15 March (1986?). Has an image of the front of a Tait Train. See also Reg Item 2659 for related material.trams, tramways, railways, closure, port melbourne, st kilda, light rail

Issued to employees of the VR St Kilda to Brighton electric street railway, superseding previous copies. The line closed in 1956. Note the spelling of the word "employe" with an accent over the e - an acceptable practice in Victoria at the time - a US based spelling. Book scanned into multiple parts. See Reg Item 3508 for a "Supplement to the Book of Instructions re the working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated 1/1/1915", item 7518 for a June 1907 version, and 7580 for instructions issued in 1911.Demonstrates a Victorian Railway Rule book for electric tramways or Street Railways.Rule Book - 156 pages, five sewn sections within a green coloured Rexene heavy card with glued endpapers with the title "Victorian Railways Instructions re Working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway" and "1927" in gold block. Dated 1 June 1926. Has a table of contents and index - gives definitions - "trams" vs "street railways", general instructions, hand signs, working of cars, working of traffic over single and double line, staff and ticket systems, air brakes, permanent way, overhead, fares, appeals of employees against penalty and electric shock.Copy 3 has stamp of the "Westinghouse Brake Inspector" and "Lloyd Rogers" in ink on the inside front cover. On page 94 and 95 has notes in pencil about the air braking system - may have been for a following issue.trams, tramways, victorian railways, vr, st kilda brighton, rules, employees, safeworking

Pamphlet - three fold DL full colour titled "Free ride on the Light Rail", providing a voucher for travel on the Upfield or North Coburg lines, to travel on the St Kilda Port Melbourne Light rail lines by circling a date on the image of a scratch ticket. Gives the conditions of travel. Used to promote the conversion of the Upfield rail line to light rail.trams, tramways, upfield, light rail, tickets, conversion, st kilda, north coburg

Set of Research Notes from the minutes of the City of St Kilda, handwritten, including letters to and from the City regarding access to the minutes book. Extracts - 17 A4 lined sheets, from the meeting of 9-9-1907 to 24-8-1910 concerning the St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway and the Prahran and Malvern Tramway developments.trams, tramways, city of st kilda, meeting minutes, victorian railways, vr, construction, st kilda brighton

Carbon copy of a report - 10 quarto pages + two heat sensitive copied maps titled "Public Transport Developments in St Kilda", prepared by Graeme Breydon Nov 1970 for the Historical Society of St Kilda. Looks at the development of tram transport, cable trams, railways, Hobson's Bay loop line, electrocution of the railways and tramways, some features e.g. shelters, developments and freeway proposals. Maps show rail and tramways on the eastern side of Melbourne.trams, tramways, city of st kilda, victorian railways, pmtt, vr, st kilda brighton, construction, railways, cable trams

Set of Research Notes, handwritten 17 foolscap sheets from the various local newspapers of the St Kilda area newspapers and Port Melbourne area about railway development, a proposal for a horse tramway along the Esplanade and other suburban railways that were proposed in the area. Also letters to and from the City of St Kilda and City of Brighton with reference to a article in the TMSV Running Journal and a copy of a letter on the same topic from Leon Marshall Wood. All dated 1970 - 1971. Includes references to other journals and research notes.trams, tramways, city of st kilda, meeting minutes, victorian railways, vr, horse trams, newspaper clippings, st kilda brighton, construction, the esplanade, city of brighton

Manilla file folder, Railways of Australia Committee with a blue tape on the left hand side, preprinted file containing six sets of photograph sleeves with a sheet of white paper between, marked "Tram Pix ex Slides". Clipped into the folder with brass foldback clips. Sheet 1 front: MMTB Christmas Tram - 16W - Swanston St - 1963 T181 at Footscray Depot c1960 Brisbane Dreadnought 178 Sheet 1 rear VR 6 on an AETA Tour Brighton line Brisbane 358 and baby dreadnought and a group of 4 people Ballarat 35 and three other trams in City Loop - pre 1960 Sheet 2 front Ballarat 30 in bound in Albert St Sebastopol pre 1960 Bendigo 12 leaving depot, pre 1960 Bendigo 26 at Eaglehawk pre 1960 Sheet 2 rear Bendigo 29 pre 1960 Bendigo 28 with a group of enthusiasts standing in front - mid to late 1960's Sydney - coupled set of crossbench cars at a beach terminus Sheet 3 front Sydney - with Mark Foys in background Sydney - 2057 Sydney - trams being scrapped c1960 Sheet 3 rear Sydney - trams being burnt VR 30 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 front VR36 and 6 on the Brighton line VR53 at St Kilda Station Sheet 4 rear VR 51 at Sandringham VR 51 on Sandringham Black Rock line VR 50 at Black Rock terminus Sheet 5 - not used Sheet 6 - front - photograph of a steam tram locomotive???trams, tramways, swanston st, myer, christmas trams, footscray depot, brisbane, st kilda brighton, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, scrapped trams, st kilda railway station, sandringham, black rock, tram 16w, tram 181, tram 178, tram 6, tram 358, tram 35, tram 30, tram 12, tram 26, tram 29, tram 28, tram 2057, tram 30, tram 36, tram 53, tram 51, tram 50

Report - folded Manila card cover with a photo of W2 480 in the background while temporary track vehicle crossover is being positioned, titled "Balaclava Rd Relay". On the inside is a hand drawn map of the work area from Balaclava Road at Orrong Rd. to St Kilda and some junctions etc Three hand written pages in green ink, glued to the rear cover give dates and details of the work by date from 4-8-1964 to 18-11-1964. On the inside rear cover is a photo of W3 655 on temporary track.trams, tramways, balaclava rd, trackwork, reconstruction, repairs, st kilda, tram 480, tram 655

Report or Research Report - 10 A4 pages, printed from 5 A3 sheets folded, titled "A short history of the Black Rock Trams", written by David Frost, 3rd Edition Dec. 2003. Includes notes on the Beaumaris extension, the horse trams and the Brighton Electric line. Photocopied from an original document. Includes a list of tram stops, map including the St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway, drawing of tram 36 and tickets, the tramcar fleet and a photo of the author on the rear page.trams, tramways, vr, beaumaris, black rock, st kilda brighton, horse trams, map

Set of two drink Coasters, featuring a tramcar image printed onto a foam rubber backing. Tramcars featured are VR St Kilda Brighton tramcar VR41 and NMETL No. 13 at the Saltwater River terminus. Made by the Council of Tramway Museums of Australia for the Melbourne 2006 Conference.trams, tramways, cotma, vr trams, nmetl, souvenirs, tram 41, tram 13

Forms - Book of duplicate forms printed and stapled with brown paper cover, cardboard back strip containing 200 sheets of duplicate forms numbered 6800 to 6899, for Series B tickets, titled "Victorian Railways St Kilda & Brighton Electric Street Tramway Revenue Journal". Provides a fillable form for use by Revenue Clerks and Conductors the various denomination and type of tickets, Commencing and Closing Numbers, No. issued, value, no of unsold tickets, Through tickets, and other information. Has a printer's reference number and year in the bottom right hand - 1892-56. Not known if this was for use on the last section of tramway route prior to closure - further research required. Does list Through tickets from the various section points which could be indicative that it was.On the outside cover in Pencil "Series B".trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton, tickets, conductors, revenue clerks, revenue journal

Bus Route Guides, 12 section fold out guide, printed on recycled paper titled "Bus Route Guide - Your local guide to bus services in Port Phillip", detailing the bus services within the City of Port Phillip. Published by the PTV 2016. Has a detailed map of the various routes, and a list of the bus routes and their various stops. Collected as it relates today to the former MMTB Bus routes in the area. Has the logos of PTV, Transdev and CDC Melbourne on the front.trams, tramways, timetables, maps, port melbourne, city of port phillip, buses, south melbourne, st kilda