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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Specification, J.C. Brill Co. of Philadelphia, "Specification No. 100 - Birney Safety Car", 1919
Specification document comprising printed cover, eight typewritten pages (black carbon copy) and two photo pages of a J.G. Brill Co. of Philadelphia PA, Birney Safety Car. Specification No. 100, revised 1/10/1919. On the printed cover, which has three holes for a clip on the left hand side, printed with the Birney Safety Car trade mark, the names of the J. G. Brill associated companies (American Car Company of St. Louis, G. C. Kuhlman Car Co. of Cleveland Ohio, and Wason Manufacturing Company of Springfield, Massachusetts). On the inside of the front cover and on the outer back cover is the Brill logo. On the inside of the back cover is a floor / seating plan of the Birney Safety Car, giving overall dimensions, location of equipment etc. Item secured with one brass clip in the top left hand corner. The eight typed pages details the specification of the construction of the tramcar, equipment details etc for a single truck, double end Birney Safety (tram) car. Gives dimensions of the tramcar, materials, construction methods, finishes, equipment, glass, etc. Also details additional items that could be ordered with the tramcar. First photo shows the Birney car without a trolley pole, lettered for the KC Rys. Co. The second photo shows an interior view of the tramcar. Scanned for COTMA Website - pdf version.trams, tramways, birney, j. c. brill co., tramcar specifications, tramcar construction -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1920
Black and white photograph of a street scene in Flinders St outbound cable tram set - Flinders St station in the background? - Telephoto photograph with a motor car (Model T Ford) in the foreground. In the background is a horse drawn cab (Hansom?) The cable trailer car is one of the fully imported Stevenson ones. Herald Photo c1913?On rear is "Herald" and "Copied 14/2/83" in bottom corners and image dimensions.trams, tramways, flinders st, motor vehicles, cable trams, horse drawn vehicle -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Specification - set of 2 - purchase of motor vehicles, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), early 1950s
Two documents for the purchase of motor cars - draft copies 1 - 5 Sedan type motor cars - 16 to 24HP - changes to a previous specification for 4 vehicles - 6 sheets - change to a spec dated 1954 2 - "Four (4) sedan type motor cars RAC Rating 16HP to 24HP - typed carbon copy - 6 sheets - with a comment note dated 26/11/1953Yields information about the MMTB tender for motor cars.Set of two documents - foolscap sheets stapled in top left hand corner. 2nd item has been hole punched along the top edge.Both documents have markings re changes.mmtb, tramways, contracts, purchases, motor cars -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Crowes Station, 1912, 1912
Locomotive 8A, two freight cars, a passenger car and a guard's van leave Crowes Station for Beech Forest. Crowes Station consists of a two-layered station building, a goods shed and a toilet at a three-line terminus.Crowes Station soon after opening in 1912 with Locomotive 8A about to depart for Beech Forest and Colac.crowes; station; railway; locomotive; -
Lorne Historical Society
Photograph, Great Ocean Road. Eastern view. Bogged down in the sand between Fairhaven and Eastern View
Cars being bogged in the sand was a common occurencePhotograph showing man on knees, bogged in sand between Fairhaven and Eastern View ( a common event)great ocean road, fairhaven, eastern view car bogged -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Aerial Survey Railway Record Print - 1952, 03/05/1952
These photos were found in a car that was left for recycling.Victorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on image.Front: 'to Rennick, Heywood from Melbourne' in the white strip Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21069 - 19360. 235m31c Heywood' - all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stamp -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Aerial Survey Railway Record Print - 1952, 03/05/1952
These photos were found in a car that was left for recycling.Victorian Railways aerial survey record print of the railway line between Heywood and Rennick (S.A. border) Black and white, white vertical strip on image.Back: 'Heywood - Rennick 21293 - 19565 254m 10c Greenwald'- all black ink. Purple VR aerial survey stamp. '3 May 1952' - black stampvictorian railways -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Photo of a Rambler Wireless Patrol car in 1965Rambler Classic with unidentified person in driver's seat. The front wheels are turned to the right. Registration number JNC-003. Circa 1966police vehicles; motor transport branch; motor transport section; wireless patrol; rambler classic car -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
Shows the entire fleet of Wireless Patrol carsFleet of Studebaker LarksWireless Patrol 1964 Lark Cruiserpolice vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; studebaker lark car; studebaker cruiser car -
Orbost & District Historical Society
solid rubber tyre, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co, First half 20th century
This tyre was probably used on a car or light truck. this item is an example of an early rubber tyre used in Orbost before the common use of pneumatic tyres.A solid rubber tyre on a rusted metal rim. FIRESTONE SOLID TYRE 100M/M For 8?670 RIM NOMINAL 820x100 M/M = MFU BY THE FIRESTONE TYRE AND RUBBER CO. AKRON U.S.A.tyre transport firestone -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Gardom, 2001
Photo and newspaper article about Ford car.photograph, people -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Functional object - Realia, Motorists First Aid Tin
to be taken in car on trips for snake bite, etc.Grey and Red TinMotorists Compact First Aid outfits. Procontrol Laboratories: rec 83 83 Ackland Street St Kilda, Vic. First Aid cross white on red background -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Body Seminar at Mitcham, Mar 1975
An article about a seminar held adt the Body Repair Division at Jim Shepherd's Shop at MitchamA4 covering letter and 3 pages (2 double sided) of an article from VACC Journalnon-fictionAn article about a seminar held adt the Body Repair Division at Jim Shepherd's Shop at Mitchammitcham, jim shepherd's shop -
Trafalgar Holden Museum
Vehicle - Colorado Xtreme
Car was built by GM Thailand designed by HoldenDesigned in AustraliaBronze orange body. Roof rack. Snorkel mounted on front panel. Driving lights mounted on roof rack. Winch on front bumper. Off road wheels and tyres. Crew cabin utility vehicleHolden emblem front grille. Z71 4X4 on panel in roll bar. Colorado XTreme on back and both sidesvehicle, holden, off road -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Stawell Bowling Club Centenary Celebration 1893-1993 -- 16 Photos, 13.04.1993
Series of 16 photographs celebrating Bowling Club Centenary 1893-1993On Reverse: April 13 1993. President Gwen Jenkins, husband Bruce, pictured with the 2 historic cars hired for the occasion. the cars were driven from the Commerical hotel where the first meeting was held 1893. - To the Bowling Club (Gwen, Bruce - Ray & Rita were the special passengers for this historic occasion. stawell sport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Folder, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "MMTB Electric Tramways", c2000
Providing GA drawings of the following: R1146 – General Data of Tramcars – 24-9-1924 PMTT 160 - PMTT Bogie closed car (O class) PMTT 161 - PMTT Combination car PMTT 162 – Summer car (old type) – F class PMTT 163 - PMTT Bogie car PMTT 164 – Summer car – G class PMTT – 700 – Bogie Car with dropped centre compartment and longitudinal rattan saloon seats R2461 – class W – W class converted to W2 R2460 – class W1 R2459 – class W2 R2462 – class X R2464 – class Y R2463 – class X1 R2465 - class Y1 R3071 - class W3 R3076 - class A R3077 - class G R8617 - class Sw6 and W6 R3078 - Class C R3080 – Class X2 R3093A - Class T R3812 - class W4 R4382 - class T - arrangement for one man operation R4646 - class Sw2 R4678B - class W5 R4771A - Class SW6 R5818 - class SW5 R5963 - class A - One man Coburg type R6928 - PCC Car - double end operation (based on a USA drawing) R7416 - class L R8332 - PCC Type car (980) R8999 - Class A tramcar Coburg type original R9601 - class CW5 R9529 - class W7 R9622 - Proposed SW6 car with front entrance R9980 - Freight car 17 R10-129 - class VR R11-333 - Class Z1 and Z2 trams R11-387 - class Z 0 outside dimensions R11-580 - class Z3 tram R12-052 - class W5 sliding door conversion R12-062 - class A tram Articulated tram - class B2Yields information about the MMTB fleet including scrapped trams and their General Arrangement.Album or Set of 41 A4 sheets, photocopied with the title "MMTB Electric Tramways".trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, tramcar design, preston workshops, mmtb -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Print, Nuns Beach, 1983-1984
CEMA Art Collection. Part of "A Community View" 150 years in Portland Screenprint Exhibition. Part of Angela Gee Residency 1983 and 1984.Laminated screenprint of coastline around Nuns Beach and Portland Lighthouse. The work takes the perspective of, sitting in a car parked on the cliff facing the lighthouse. The foreground features the cars steering wheel, dashboard and red bonnet. The majority of the work illustrates the cliffs in various shades of green and brown. In the top right is the Portland Lighthouse and the ocean and rocks below.Front: Terry Priestly 28/30 (lower right) (pencil) Back: 32 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO : NO. 17 : ROSALIND PARK GARDENS, BENDIGO : UNDATED, 1900's
Views of Bendigo. No. 17 of a series of sixteen black and white photographs of Bendigo. Nos. 6 and 7 in the series are missing. The label No. 17 is in the bottom left corner, Rosalind Park Gardens, Bendigo on the right. There is a view of the RSL Hall, looking towards View Point, with cars parked along Pall Mall. Undated, but the cars suggest 1920s/30s?bendigo, streetscape, rosalind park, bendigo parks and gardens. views of bendigo. bendigo streetscape. returned services league, bendigo. pall mall bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; DONATIONS AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND GOLDEN SQUARE
Document. Hard cover book with the title inside the front cover ' Golden Square Branch Australian Comforts Fund. Badges, wool, material, car-stickers, donations. Badges, wool, material, car-stickers, donations. Also inside the front cover are the words Lydia Chancellor, Hon. Sec. 'Taraxville' Golden Square. 18-6-40.Lydia Chancellororganization, club / society, australian comfort fund, lydia chancellor collection, collection, australian comfort fund, world war ii, war -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Photograph, High St Charlton, Procter's Building c. 1987
Ross's Gifts formerly Ike Richards Gents Hairdresser and Gift Shop. Building built in 1880 as Procter's butcher's shop with upstairs residence. Extended to triple frontage in 1884.Colour photograph showing High St looking west. Two storey building with verandah over footpath and cast iron balcony on 2nd storey. Cars parked along the street. Yellow panel van in front of panel beaters. White car just pulling out. Fire Station at the end of the street. Large tree in centre of photo.ross's gifts, ike richards hairdresser, procter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: HOLDEN CAR
Coloured photograph. Old Holden car. Rocky hill. Back of photo reads: Between Coober Pedy and Marla on route to Alice Springs National Folk Festival Easter 1987. (then in different writing) This car, FJ Holden (1954-1956) was Peter Ellis's, previously used by Doc Robbins to map the Whipstick before Peter bought it.photo, individual, peter ellis car -
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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book - Cable tram records - book 3 of 4, Alf Twentyman, c1940 to 1985
This is the third of four documents compiled by Alf Twentyman about the history of Melbourne cable trams. On the inside cover is a list of depot closing dates. On the side is a table of contents and a reference to the page, though the pages are not actually numbered. Provides notes on the cars at each car house or car depot, dates, cables or ropes, rope speed, and date converted to electric tram or closed. Alf's notes on Geometry remain in the book, though not scanned.Demonstrates the recording and drawing work of Alf Twentyman and his notes.Exercise book - printed for Scotch College, ruled in a graph paper format - 40 pages with red card covers.Has been used for Geometry lessons tramways, cable trams, alf twentyman, history, records, depots, car houses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Comparisons of Passengers per car Mile", "Revenue per car mile of track", "Year ended 31/3/1922", "Change issued to motormen daily", "Passengers and Revenue per car Mile", 19/05/1922 12:00:00 AM
Yields information and demonstrates the use of statistical reports for 1922 to management in the UK and comparisons with other systems.Report - 5 quarto or foolscap sheets, carbon copy by ESCo dated 19/5/1922 for Ballarat. 1 - "Comparisons of Passengers per car Mile" - for each route 2 - "Revenue per car mile of track" - for each route and comparisons with Melbourne, Launceston, Adelaide and Wellington 3 - "Year ended 31/3/1922" - Gross Expenditure vs Receipts 4 - "Change issued to motormen daily" - since introduction of Cash Fare System 5 - "Passengers and Revenue per car Mile" - comparison with English and Australian systems. Provides source of information. trams, tramways, ballarat, reports, operations, finances, esco -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack collection, early 1936
Negative of a photograph of the Brunswick Electric tram depot with many cable tram trailers in the depot, with body jacks in position, to load cars that had been sold onto a person's truck. Also one set of possibly cable bogies in front of car 191. Brunswick depot opened for electric cars on 26/4/1936. Trailers - Cable tram 457, 495, 486, 481, 191, 45 182 from the left. The Brunswick cable line was closed 11/1/1936 and Brunswick depot was opened 26/4/1936.Written on rear of album print - "Cable tram 457, 495, 486, 481, 191, 45 182 in the new tram sheds at Brunswick, now used for electric trams."trams, tramways, cable trams, brunswick depot, sale of trams, tram 457, tram 495, tram 486, tram 191, tram 45, tram 182 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 - Alf Twentyman cable cars
The set shows the cable cars collected by Alf Twentyman at his Northcote home. The first shows Alf, his wife Ethel (Nettie) and visitors sitting in trailer No. 586 with the others showing the grip car No. 436. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about the Alf Twentyman cable car collection.Set of four colour photos with plain backs.trams, alf twentyman, tram 586, northcote -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Preston Workshops Tour Y class and works trams, Warren Doubleday, 30/7/1969
Photos show interior of Preston Workshops during a Monash Railway club tour on 30/7/1969. 1 - Y1 613 and Y 469 2 - Y 469 and works car 16 3 - Spare freight car 19Yields information about Preston Workshops and trams stored or being repaired.Set of three Black and white photographs of the interior of Preston Workshops during a tour.Has details on rear in red ink.tramways, trams, preston workshops, freight tram, tram 613, tram 469, tram 16, tram 19, y1 class, y class -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1976
This bridge over the Snowy River was opened on July 4 1922. It was constructed in 1922 alongside the previous suspension bridge. Its building was a combined effort of the Victorian Railways and the Country Roads Board at a cost of 35,000 pounds. It was replaced in 1976 by the present bridge after several major floods. This photograph shows people walking over the bridge for the last time.This is a pictorial record of the former Snowy River Bridge at Orbost.A black / white photograph showing a group of people walking across a bridge. There are several cars, a man on a horse and people standing on the side of the roadway.on back - "1976 - old bridge"snowy-river-bridge-1976 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Framed Photograph, WW1 German Headquarters -Samak, Palestine, c 1917
Framed b&w photo of HQ facility on coast. Three tents in foreground, four cars parked nearby, Radio antenna to the leftCaption: WW1 German Headquarters Samak, Palestine. Photo from Museums Whyte collection -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, The Esplanade, Cowes, Circa early 20th century
Black & white photo of foreshore area of Cowes with views of Westernport Bay, large pine trees,wooden fence and old tourer car.Esplanade, Cowes handwritten on verso.cowes, photographs, esplanade cowes