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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 14/03/1949 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of SEC Nos 15 (Bogie car) and No. 31 at the city terminus on the north side of Sturt St. with the Town Hall in the background. Note difference in the SEC motif transfers on the side of the tramcars. No. 15 later became No. 36. Photo taken by Keith Kings 14/3/1949. Two copies held. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 6/2000 at 02-02-06On rear in blue ink "Ballarat", "Bogie tram No. 15 (later renumbered 36) 'waits time' with single truck car No. 31 in Sturt St. at the 'tramway centre' at Lydiard St. North intersection on 14/3/49." and stamp "K. S. Kings No. B(u)(2) Copyright reserved" in blue green ink.trams, tramways, sturt st, city centre, bogie trams, town hall, tram 15, tram 31 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1925
Black and white photograph of 2 trams in Swanston St c1925. Building in background may be the Queen Victoria hospital which places the trams just north of Lonsdale St. Photo has imperfection in top left corner of the image. First tram 171 is an S1 class single-truck California combination tram built by MMTB at Coburg Depot. It entered service in June 1922 and was withdrawn from service and sold in 1953. The tram's destination is shown as "Coburg Cemetery". Several passengers are seen boarding the tram. See page 64 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram at South Melbourne Depot. The second tram, 178, is a T class single-truck combination tram with a long saloon, built by Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide for the MBCTT. It entered service in June 1917 as tram number 14C before transfer to the MMTB as T class tram. It was withdrawn from service and sold in 1961. This tram was one of only 6 Melbourne trams fitted with long wheelbase Radiax trucks. See page 65 of Destination City 5th Edition for another photo of this tram at Point Ormond terminus.trams, tramways, s class, t class, swanston st, mbctt, tram 171, tram 178 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Walkabout Magazine, "The Road to Bendigo", Oct. 1974
Yields information about the final day of the Bendigo tramways and some of the tramcars used.Three double sided sheets from "The Walkabout" magazine, October 1964, titled "The Road to Bendigo". Five printed pages featuring photographs of Bendigo, its buildings, its history stories, gold mining days and other information, including three illustrations containing trams. .1 - Charing Cross with bogies and single trucker - taken early 1960's. Photo by A. Doney. Features the intersection, with Ezywalkin store. Note the "Jeffrey's bread" roof advertisement on the single trucker. .2 - Bogie tram on the Eaglehawk route prior to any nearby housing development - reclaimed mining land - has Castrol roof advertisement - photo by Claver P Carroll. .3 - No. 6 outside The Beehive stores - 3BO - photo by Claver P Carroll. bendigo, eaglehawk, charing cross -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", 1920's and 1930's
Form - duplicated - "Progress Certificate - Preston Workshops - Form R18", giving a summary of work undertaken by Preston Workshops. Has space for the Electrical Shop, Air shop, Body Shop, Truck shop, and Paint shop. Form used to advise that works car 19 had a loose tyre 2C, advised by South Melbourne Depot 3-12-1970. Tram 19W. Electrical shop cleaned and checked both controllers with dates of test, air shop - air and sand ok, and truck shop put notes in as well, not sure what they mean, though the axle is 33" by Thomson's & Co and it was fitted with GE 241 motors. Noted it was test run 21-12-70. Item was located within Reg Item 3912.trams, tramways, preston workshops, forms, tramcar trucks, axles, wheels, maintenance, advertising trams, tram 19, tram 19w -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - YACKANDANDAH GOLD MINE
Light tan coloured auction catalogue for a sale at the Yackandandah Gold Mine, Yackandandah on 29th November, 1939 of Complete Mining Machinery, Battery, Buildings and Equipment, By Order of Geo. Brown, Esq, Secretary for Mines, Melbourne. The Plant Includes:- Double 8in Winch, Internally Fired Return Tube Boiler, 10 Head Thompson Battery, 5 Head Thompson Battery, 'Broome & Wade' air Compressor, two Air Receivers, 12in Jaw Crusher, Vertical and Horizontal Steam Engines, Poppet Legs, Trucks, 30 H.P. 'Tylor' Truck Engine, Friction Winch, Tools, Tanks, Piping, Corrugated Housing and Valuable Equipment.J.; H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers. Catalogue printed by The Cambridge Press.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - yackandandah gold mine, geo brown esq, j h curnow & son, the cambridge press -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Folder - C. Roper, Tawonga, Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Clare Roper was a resident of the Kiewa Valley and belonged to the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Clare Roper collected and collated items of historical interest for the Kiewa Valley Historical Society.Thick cream cardboard folded and hand sewn at the spine with 2 small photos glued onto the cover. 9 pages with newspaper articles glued on are sewn inside the cover. Includes: Newspaper clippings on: Historical societies including the Kiewa Valley Historical Society and its history, members roll etc. Also the Halford truckclare roper; kiewa valley; halford truck; kiewa valley historical society -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Entrance to J Kitchen & Sons, Quinn Street, Port Melbourne, 1928
Black and white photograph of Quinn St entrance to J Kitchen and Sons showing brick entrance buildings with a three storey Administration Building behind the building on the left. Two trucks are parked in the entrance and four men standing beside the cars and buildings. Typed label on top right hand corner "Port Melbourne 1928"industry - manufacturing, built environment - industrial, transport - motor vehicles, workers, j kitchen & sons pty ltd -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Peter Moses, Aug. 1971
Photo of three SEC employees undertaking road surface repairs at the corner of Doveton and Sturt St Ballarat. Photo shows the west bound track and the monument to King George V. In the background, parked against the median strip gutter is the SEC's truck. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in blue ink "Ballarat / Men working Sturt St." and on the bottom edge in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, employees, track repairs, road works, king george v monument -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Neville Gower, "Mayor's Report 1958-1959", Jul. 1997
Photocopy of part of City of Ballarat's Mayor's Report for 1958 - 1959. Originals held in the Ballarat Library. Three pages covering trams, railways , electricity and business. A photo page of 8 photographs joined together of Ballarat. One photo includes a single truckers at Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Images added 19-12-2016.trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, trams, railways, civic history -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Copy, Ray Pearson
Yields information about a Ballarat single trucker, ex MMTB tram in Sturt St, by the Town HallCopy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of a Ballarat single trucker, No. 28, ex MMTB tram in Sturt St, by the Town Hall Image replaced 29/5/2020 from a print held in the Ray Pearson album, could read the tram number.trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Belgrave Railway Bridge, 1947
Belgrave Railway Bridge seen from near railway line on the east side. Photo shows the bridge over a scrubby railway cutting. There are small trees. A truck is parked on the right side of the bridge and perpendicular to the bridge. To the right is a building, presumably US Motors. A sign visible on right end of the bridge is also visible on VSSHP0069.02. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bendigo Tram car Mileage (Air Brake cars)", c1972
Yields timetable information about the Bendigo tramcar mileages, though no date provided. May be at the completion.Report - typed quarto sheet, titled "Bendigo Tram car Mileage (Air Brake cars)", giving a mileage figure for each tramcar, broken down into Bogie, Truck cars (4 wheels) and Birney cars. Undated. Based on the knowledge of the compilation of the Ballarat figures towards closure this should be considered an estimate, not an accurate figure. trams, tramways, bendigo, tramcars, mileage, birney -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, Jun. 1987
Black and white photo of the completed frame of horse tram No. 1, photographed from the western end of No. 5 road at the depot, circa June 1987, mounted on the ex Melbourne cable tram truck. July 1987 Fares Please!, notes the frame being complete. Tram No. 13 in background. Fares Please! July 1987trams, tramways, horse tram no. 1, tramcars, btps, reconstruction , tram 1, tram 13 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Argus, "More Electric Trams", 4/07/1935 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping - from the Argus 4/7/1935 page 11 (accessed on Trove 16/11/1935) titled "More Electric Trams" of the MMTB overhead crew erecting overhead or the trolley wire in Abbotsford St North Melbourne. Has three different tower trucks in the photo, including a horse drawn one.trams, tramways, conversion, north melbourne, abbotsford st, overhead, tower wagon, tower truck -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Keolis Downer, "Look down for tram tracks - look up & live", Feb. 2019
Pamphlet - 3 fold DL full colour, titled "Look down for tram tracks - look up & live", prepared for truck drivers driving high vehicles, has images of tram wires and incidents. Published by Yarra Trams and Keolis Downer. Has contact numbers. Published Feb. 19. Two copies held.trams, tramways, yarra trams, overhead, road transport, keolis downer -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Holding M, 1994
Date made May 1994Colour photograph of the old Carnival site, Esplanade, showing preliminary work on site of Safeway Supermarket. Pile of sand and soil, tip truck and pile of large diameter pipes on site. Five people on footpath beside highway which has tiled traffic island division. Township houses in the background. Lakes Entrance Victoriatownship, transport, retail trade -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1930c
Black and white photograph of the tramline used to transport red granite from the quarry at Mississippi Creek to the landing at the head of the North Arm, Lakes Entrance, Victoria showing the converted Fordson tractor used to haul the trucks of stone on the 3 foot 6 inch line 105cm approximately 1920 to 1939. Lakes Entrance Victoriawaterways, vegetation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RALPH BIRRELL COLLECTION: EIG SCHOOL, c1965
EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1965. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Four temporary buildings and tip truck in back ground, along with pipes and timber. Building equipment and workman in centre of photo. Digging of foundations have been started. Post markers in place.Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1965. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. four temporary buildings and tip truck in back ground, along with pipes and timber. building equipment workman digging foundations post markers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - GOLD MINE, CLUNES
Two red covered auction catalogues for an auction held at the Gold Mine, Clunes on 15 March, 1941. Sale comprised of Winches, boilers, pumps, wire ropes, piping, rails, poppet legs, cages, tanks, trucks and tools, etc. Contains descriptions of the larger machinery. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - gold mines - clunes, clunes goldfields (1931) limited, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, the cambridge press -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - Dairies
This file contains one item: 1/A carbon copy of a typed history of Corams Hughesdale Dairy, from the early days in 1925 to 1977, in Stewart St. The dairy was run for three generations. Horsefloats were superseded by trucks, and Corams became a large distributor in Victoria. Article dated 05/12/77, author unknown apart from first name ‘PRM’. Note in pencil: ‘Mrs. Coram 562340’.hughesdale dairy, corams dairy, dairies, dairying, stewart street, coram bernard lewis, coram vin, charleston bakeries, carnegie, corcim neville, coram alan, jesmond dairies, koornang road, murrumbeena, caulfield, oakleigh amateur film society, coram colin, coram shane, drays, transport, horses, bluey, kangaroo road -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 4/01/1943 12:00:00 AM
Black & white photograph of M&MTB 'E' 41 on Balloon loop at St. Kilda 4-1-1943. Tram has painted white strip under drivers windows, above headlight and bumper bars (part) and on edge of footboards. Has Kew-Cotham Road destination. Route 69. See inscription markings for further details. Note: the tram class was originally and E, but maximum traction cars were later classified by the MMTB as "C"; see Destination city p14. Tram was later to become SECV Ballarat No. 38. Hi Res image and of back added 10-12-2013 Reimaged 17/7/2017 both front and back.On rear in ink. 'M&MTB, 'C' class No. 41 (Maximum Traction Trucks) ex Prahran & Malvern TT. car on Balloon Loop, Esplanade St. Kilda, (opp. Luna Park). St. Kilda - Cotham Rd. Kew line - route No. 69. 4-1-43' Has been stamped 'W.Jack, No. T337, copyright'.trams, tramways, mmtb, st kilda , tram 41 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, 24/3/1917
Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photograph. Sugarloaf Reservoir construction of core wall and tower / Rail trucks on single line bottom centre / Traction engine and pump in timber shed lower right / Horses and carts on bank beside upper dams/ words printed:"Upper Dam Core Wall , Bed Rock, Lower Dam."victorian state rivers and supply commission, sugarloaf reservoir -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Meadowbank Manufacturing Co Sydney, SECV Tram No. 14, 1915
Single truck (4 wheels), drop ends, modified open California combination - to close car with 4 doors, 2 at either end, longitudinal seats, sliding doors internally, air brakes. For an article on the tram see issue of Fares Please Feb. 2019. Image used by Bill Scott. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawktrams, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 27, 1916
Single truck, (4 wheels) drop ends, modified California Combination, panelled sides, 4 external doors, 2 internal sliding doors, longitudinal seats, air braked. Image used by Mal Rowe 21/9/2019. Destination City, Destination Eaglehawk, Fares Please! 1985, Trolley Wire Dec. 1985.trams, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Nothing new under the sun, 6/10/1988 12:00:00 AM
A newspaper Clipping from The News in 1988. Has two pictures of tram 14 and a utility truck after a collision, accident, between the two just on fifty years ago. Includes a brief story about the accident that happened on the corner of Webster and Drummond St North. See Reg Item 1365.1 > .5 for the larger prints of this photograph.trams, tramways, accidents, trams, drummond st nth, webster st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 4 and a single trucker, possibly No. 16 at Manchester Loop. Taken c1962, spring or early summer. No. 4 has a Whitehorse Whiskey advertisement and a tram following indicator on the front dash panel, a Castrol and a SEC Electric Cooking roof advertisements and destination of Eaglehawk."BES 19" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, manchester loop, tram 4 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 11/04/1944 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 23 in 1944 and the Sturt St east end south side streetscape.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No. 23 in Sturt St parking loop south side east end with the Paterson's store, Ballarat Gas Co and Thomas' Tarax bar in the background. On the left hand edge is the tower truck. Dated 11-4-1944. See image i2 for rear of photograph. On rear of photograph in ink "Ballarat Tramways No. 23 (ex Adelaide "A" 69) on parking loop, Sturt St Ballarat 11-4-44" and "R. Pearson Photo" in bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, late 1971
Colour digital image taken by W. J. Llewelyn of Donald Campbell's "Bluebird", Sturt St. when the convoy passed through Ballarat Bluebird was one the motor vehicle used in the land world speed record attempts of the era. Shows many people milling around the truck carrying the trailer, barricades. Photo outside the Town Hall.trams, tramways, sturt st, sports, bluebird -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 29/03/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about how bogie trams were transported to Ballarat from Geelong and then received into the depot and offloading the bogies.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of possibly Geelong No. 40 bogies being off loaded by Yellow Express Crane from the delivery truck in the depot yard, If Geelong 40 bogies, then Wal Jack photo 29-3-1956. Became Ballarat No. 43 - see Reg Item 5345 and 5346 also. . trams, tramways, delivery of tramcars, bogie trams, depot, tram 43 tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, late 1930's
Yields information about Ballarat 's tram depot building from Wendouree Parade and a possible land sale.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of the depot as seen from Wendouree Parade from near the intersection with Forest St. Has a single trucker turning into the depot. There appears to be a sign on the land, possibly advertising it for sale. Shows the buildings after the new front has been put on. Late 1930's. trams, tramways, depot, wendouree parade, sale of land