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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Public Transport Unions and Victorian Trades Hall Council, "Metplan Discussion Paper", 1987
Set of five photocopied documents, A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner concerning re-organisation of the PTC - which would involve the transfer of employees, redeployment and a redundancy scheme. .1 - MOA/MTA stop work meeting 1/12/1987 Recommended Resolutions - 1 sheet .2 - MTA Officer re Transfer, Redundancy and redeployment scheme and associated Trades Hall circulars dated 26/11/1987, letter from Minister Roper dated 19/11/1987 - 5 sheets. .3 - Trades Hall response to proposals dated 13/11/1987 - 1 sheet. .4 - Trades Hall Circular - 30/9/1987 Re use of contractors - 3 sheets. .5 - Trades Hall Circular - 30/9/1987 re MTA Transfer, Redundancy and redeployment scheme - 14 sheets.trams, tramways, ptc, metplan, unions, buses, tramways, public transport, mta, minister for transport -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Sentinel Brunswick, Hansard, "Tram figures claim - Upfield action group angry", 8/1981 and 9/1981
Set of two Newspaper cuttings regarding passenger numbers of the on Upfield and Coburg tram lines. Cuttings have the Aust. Press Cuttings Agency source sheet pasted to the top left hand corner along with the paper name and date stamp. .1 - From the Sentinel, Brunswick - 11/8/1981 - titled "Tram figures claim - Upfield action group angry", about the Brunswick Transport Action Group - seeking tramways passenger numbers on the Coburg Tram lines - quotes Member for Brunswick - Tom Roper to ask Mr Maclellan, Minister for transport. .2 - Extract from Hansard - dated 8/9/1981, following a question of 13/3/1980 - Mr Maclellan providing the 1977 and 1980 tramway figures.In pencil "Ballarat Trams" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, north coburg, brunswick, coburg, passengers, upfield light rail -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Minute book - Cable tram operational history notes and records, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), up to 1930
Compiled by an unknown person as a record book of cable tram operational tickets or fare history for each location with general notes and some notes on electric trams. Pages 1 to 23 and pages 123 and 124 - General history of cable and electric trams with notes on tickets, trams, buses, events, and operational management. Compiled through to 26/10/1930, with some loose notes about the final closure of the cable tram system. For each cable tram car house (depot), Power House or Winding house, or route, notes on tickets, dates, rope speed, fares, replacement electric services or buses. Richmond Fitzroy Fitzroy and South Melbourne line Victoria St Clifton Hill Nicholson St Exhibition (route or line) Brunswick Royal Park Carlton Prahran Toorak' Queensberry St North Carlton Esplanade with details on bus services Windsor St Kilda (Brighton Road) North Melbourne West Melbourne' South Melbourne Port Melbourne' Northcote Kew (horse) Elsternwick (electric) At rear of book is four page document that gives information on the electric tram system, routes, cable. fares and first and last services for each line. Mid 1920s as the West Coburg service noted. Yields information Melbourne cable tram fares, ticket issuing and general history of the MMTB.Book - heavy card covers with paper imitation leather finish with red tape on left hand side and labelled "Minute Book", bound with 8 sewn sections, approx 200 foolscap pages, ruled sheets, numbered in pencil from 1 to 124 used to record information in ink.tramways, cable trams, fares, tickets, electric trams, melbourne, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 11/11/1985 12:00:00 AM
Set of three Photographs, Black and White, Photo of: .1 - Minister for Transport Tom Roper unveiling a plaque at the City Sq, 11/11/1985? celebrating the centenary of 100 years of Melbourne tramways. See image i1 and i2 for close up of the plaque. .2 - display of cable car 299 and grip car at the city square along with a pseudo railcar. .3 - group of four cars on display in Swanston St with Y469 on the rear.trams, tramways, 100 years of trams, tmsv, swanston st, y class, tram 469 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, Tramway Board, Misc. Tramway Board contracts, 1916 - 1919
Set of 23 tender documents, typed or duplicated, for the Tramway Board, typed or printed onto Foolscap sheets. Each give some detail of the contract, quantities, delivery and quality. Short titles are: .1 - Contract No. 4 - supply and delivery of wood paving blocks. .2 - No. 5 - steel castings .3 - No. 7 - rolled steel bars for grip dies .4 - No. 9 - rolled mild steel plates .5 - No. 10 - Kerosene oil .6 - No. 12 - Tar paving .7 - No. 13 - steel files .8 - No. 15 - iron castings .9 - No. 16 - cotton waste .10 - No. 18 - hemp rope .11 - No. 19 - tar oils .12 - No. 23 - steel wire rope (for cables) .13 - No. 24 - cotton waste .14 - No. 26 - iron castings .15 - No. 27 - purchase and removal of cottage at 87 Acland St St Kilda .16 - No. 28 - radial drilling machine .17 - No. 29 - steel castings .18 - No. 31 - paving blocks .19 - No. 33 - cotton waste .20 - No. 40 - substation building at Rathdown Street .21 - No. 47 - iron castings .22 - No. 54 - steel castings .23 - No. 72 - tar oils - from the Board's distilling works in Flinders St extension. Documents note scanned, just two samples.trams, tramways, tramway board, tenders, cable trams, grip tram, equipment, substation, cable grip, cables, demolition -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 4, David Verrier, 24/08/1974 12:00:00 AM
Set of four Kodak Kodachrome colour slide, white cardboard mount. Photograph by David Verrier. .1 - W5 760 and W5 737 at the Elizabeth St terminus. 760 - route 19 North Coburg and 737 - Route 18, Brunswick. Another W2 is behind. .2 - W5 828 running West Maribyrnong Route 57. .3 - W2 634 with the conductor appearing to be unclipping the trolley pole rope - standing on the bumper bar. See Reg Item 4792 for a reference to a shunter being located at this location in the early 1950's. .4 - trams arriving and departing In the background is the Flinders St Station and Hosies Hotel. Advertising can be seen for Sitmar Cruises, Mitchell's brushes, CU insurance, OPSM, Tolleys Brandy, Dammans, Lloyd Triestino and Bradmills. Photos taken 24/8/1974.In ink: , "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St 760 737", "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St 828", "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St 634", "Sat 24/8/74 Elizabeth St"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, route 59, flinders st, route 19, route 18, route 57, north coburg, brunswick, west maribyrnong, conductors, trolley poles, w5 class, w2 class, tram 760, tram 737, tram 828, tram 634 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder, William Pollock, "The Melbourne Cable Tramway System", c1940
Folder - heavy red covers with two screw sets containing a photocopy of a report by William Pollock, prepared after the closure of the cable tram system titled ""The Melbourne Cable Tramway System". Image numbers listed: Folder – htd4715i1 Inside of folder – htd4715i2.jpg Report –Photocopy of a 14 foolscap sheets, paper titled “The Melbourne Cable Tramway System” by William Pollock, describing the system in detail, listing 26 appendices. Has notes on each Power Station, including a table of opening, closing, power produced and cables, fuel, permanent way (track), cables, underground gear, tunnels, flooding and the grip. Image – htd4714i3.pdf Appendix 1 – Handwritten table “Cost the Melbourne Tramway System” – photocopied special size sheet folded. See image htd4715i4.jpg 2 – Drawing – Typical Power House layout - image htd4715i5.jpg 3 – Drawing – Head of Cable Driver – htd4715i6.jpg 4 – Drawing – Rope Drive – htd4715i7.jpg 5 – Photocopy of a Fuel and Water test sheet for the Esplanade Power House – two sheets – 14/5/1918 – htd4715i8.jpg and htd4715i9.jpg 6 – Section of Cable Tram track – htd4715i10.jpg 7 – Tar Burner used by MTOC 1893 – 1900 - htd4715i11.jpg 8 – Yoke Bracket for line drums – A1 Pulley – htd4715i12.jpg 9 – Tunnel Yoke – htd4715i13.jpg 10 – Elevating Wheel or Pulley with shield plate – htd4715i14.jpg 11 – Curve Pulleys, curve drum and rubbing bar – 2 sheets – htd4715i15.jpg and htd4715i16.jpg 12 – Curve or Conical drum – htd4715i17.jpg 13 – Cable Separating pulley or cone line drum – htd4715i18.jpg 14 – Yoke Pulley or General Pulley – htd4715i19.jpg 15 – Yoke Bracket for Drums – htd4715i20.jpg 16 – Automatic Switch Gear – htd4715i21.jpg 17 – Hand operated switch gear – htd4715i22.jpg 18 – Hand pickup – htd4715i23.jpg 19 & 20 – Photo of bunched strands and damaged cable – htd4715i24 21 – Diagram of Rope – Clarendon St Rope No. 41 – htd4715i25.jpg 22 – Strand Alarm – htd4715i26.jpg 23 – Rope History – two sheets – htd4715i27 and htd4715i28.jpg 24 – Rope Splice – htd4715i29.jpg 25 – Cable Grip – htd4715i30.jpg 26 – Crown Pulley – two sheets – htd4715i30 and htd4715i31trams, tramways, drawings, tramcars, cable trams, trackwork, mto co, reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Tramway Board, Dalgety and Co, "Lives of North Melbourne City Section ropes during 1917-18", 1918
Report - six sheets, were paper clipped together, three foolscap (marked 4370A) and two quarto sheets (marked 4370C) titled "Lives of North Melbourne City Section ropes during 1917-18", regarding a claim made through Dalgety and Company (3/1/19 and 6/1/1919) for damage on a section of rope that was on a ship that was sunk by enemy action. Has a three page report on the cable life and insurance claim made by the Tramway Board in 1918, looking at the life of the cable compared to previous ropes. Quite a detailed study made and costs incurred. A small sheet (marked 4370B) has pencil notations - was pinned to the top of the two Dalgety and Co letters..1 - has stamp "Copy to Engineer" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, reports, cables, insurance, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Letter, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board, City of Malvern, offering second hand grooved rails and slot beams for sale, 1/6/1927, 4/6/1927
Letter - quarto sheets, dated 1/6/1927 typed on MMTB letterhead, to the City of Malvern offering second hand grooved rails and slot beams for sale. Gives details of the materials and the costs. Also notes it has second hand cable or rope for sale. Copy of a letter back to the MMTB from the Town Clerk of Malvern dated, 4/6/1927, saying no thanks.trams, tramways, mmtb, cables, rails, sales materials, malvern -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, The Met, "Matinees - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985", Dec. 1985
Magazine - 20 A4 pages centre stapled - titled "MetLines - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985", staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Has a number of "Santa Claus" on the front cover. Contains an article on page 8, "Keeping tram lines clean" and "Scrubber Cars" - featuring Frank Reale-Key posing in front of Scrubber 8W. Also has a photo of scrubber No. 11. Gives a background to the cars, when they are used, operated by Civil Branch. Gives hours of use and crews. Another item is "Tram centenary celebrations a success" - Event and cavalcade of trams on 11/11/1985, celebrating the commencement of the cable car services in Melbourne. Notes the unveiling of a plaque by Mr Roper, assisted by Keith Kings of the TMSV. Other items tramway related are the celebration - 70th marriage celebration of Harry Heaton who worked at Preston, Glenhuntly depot cricket team and on the rear cover a photo of Norm Maddock at the Picnic function at Wattle Park. On page 3 is a follow up to a question on a MTOC conductor with the large safety pins of the era. Not all pages scanned.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, the met, conductors, track, mto co, centenary, cable trams, cavalcade, tram 8, tram 11 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, c1900
Black and white photograph of the interior of the engines and rope drive in the Toorak Engine House - see page 5 of Reg Item 2299, for an article on the engine house and photograph details. State Library of Vic image M5 15304/1, Page 20 Image 1. 2nd copy added 18/3/2021On rear in pencil and ink various dimensions and instructions regarding printing of the image. In the top left hand corner "Latrobe". Stamped on rear "Photofix Photographic 15 Latrobe St Melbourne Phone 662 3904"trams, tramways, cable trams, toorak rd, winding houses, chapel st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "If you drink and drive, you're a bloody tram driver", "Taking Victoria for a ride", 14/06/1992 12:00:00 AM
Set of two Newspaper clippings about the public transport and political and financial issues, both The Age 14/6/1992 .1 - Front page of The Sunday Age, "If you drink and drive, you're a bloody tram driver", written by Tony Parkinson, with a photo by Wayne Ludbey of a driver with a stubbie in hand at the Albert Park terminus. Item about this and the financial performance of the system and the operational aspect of crew management. .2 - "Taking Victoria for a ride"- Tony Parkinson - looking at the performance of the Labor Government in addressing Victorian public transport operations and costs, including the railways, unions, the Premier John Cain, Transport Ministers Steve Crabb, Tom Roper, Jim Kennan and Peter Spyker's attempts and problems of the era. PTC, costs.trams, tramways, operations, transport, public transport, unions, finances, redundancies, transport minister -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met Lines", October 1985 - December 1985
Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of L. A. Strouse as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1058 "Met Lines" - printed in an A3 version, Now a monthly version printed in an A4 size. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway and bus names only listed, not railway. .1 - Vol 1 No. 5 - August 1985 - 20 pages - announcement of trams for Hong Kong, Minister Tom Roper, tram posters, an article on the work of the TMSV with photos. Retired tramway employees association, Minister visiting Brunswick depot, Melbourne Brighton Bus Lines joins the Met - has photos of staff. .2 - Vol 1 No. 6 - September 1985 - 20 pages - tram emergency crew - derailment of 34 at Russell and Burke and Emergency crew at work and in front of truck, Joe Saccasan foreman at South Melbourne and artist, Doncaster Bus depot, The Met Transporter at the Royal Melbourne show. .3 - Vol 1 No. 7 - October 1985- 20 pages - front page Emery Worldwide courier Elizabeth Sciberra with driver John Edwards, competition to detail a photo of cable tram conductor with very large safety pins (for the bell punch tickets), Hong Kong Kowloon-Canton KCRC inspection tour of Preston Workshops, new tram track construction, Essendon depot Soccer Club premiers winners, Malvern Depot photos and story, Norm Cross and making of Malcolm, Conductor training at Hawthorn depot, photo of enthusiast Paul Jordan, Bus and Coach Society of Victoria article with photos of MMTB Double Decker 244 and a Thornycroft bus No. 14. Article on MMTB uniforms - cable trams, PMTT with photos. .4 - Vol 1 No. 8 - November 1985 - 20 pages - front page cable sketches of cable trams - Met Annual Report, Personnel management, 100 years of Melbourne's tram - many photographs, history timeline for trams, Marketing new posters (See Reg Item 585), tram tours, the Outer Circle Railway - bike path, Essendon depot to be redeveloped, lunch at Hawthorn Training School, tram wheel grinding - James Hajjar. .5 - Vol No. 9 - December 1985 - 20 pages - MTCO Conductor competition - Ray Marsh, Met Posters, Footscray Bus Depot, Scrubber trams, calendar, tram centenary celebrations a success, old Bourke St head office plaque unveiling by Tom Roper and Keith Kings of TMSV, Eric Hobday MMTB Relieving Depot Master remembers the cable trams last day, Alan Jennings retirement, lists personnel movements within The Met. For next year 1986 - see Reg Item 1086trams, tramways, mta, the met, cable trams, conductors, bell punch, hong kong, tram track, malcolm, training, hawthorn, bscv, buses, uniforms, pmtt, mmtb, annual reports, personnel, 100 years of electric trams, posters, outer circle railway, footscray depot, scrubber tram, tmsv, posters, melbourne brighton bus, brunswick depot, r10 vehicle, emergency, derailments, tram 8w, tram 11w, tram 34 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met Lines", 1986
Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of Kevin Shea as Chairman. References to Minister Tom Roper. Continues from Reg Item 1059 "Met Lines" - printed in an A4 version. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway and bus names only listed, not railway. .1 - Vol 2 No. 1 - Feb. 1986 - front cover - Flagstaff station, St Kilda/Port Melbourne light rail system announced, police at Hawthorn learning about trams, Chinese delegation looking at Melbourne's trams, Elwood depot article with photos by Lloyd Rogers at time of Elwood depot coming part of The Met, promotional posters for tramcars, Tram cards, tram power supply upgraded (photo of Z129) - Brown Boveri equipment to Kew and Ascot Vale, memoirs of a tram conductress Nancy Scutt, item with photo of Conductor Jeff Harvey, employment notes, Preston Workshops Christmas party and presentation to Essendon depot tramway soccer champs by Norm Maddock. .2 - Vol 2, No. 2 - March 1986 - Jolimont workshops, modal interchange at Bundoora, Transport Information Centre, memoirs of a tram conductress continued, tram cricket matches, tramway bowls - photos and players listed, Harris trains to be phased out. .3 - Vol 2, No. 3 - April 1986 - front cover of a Met Tram overhead maintenance, linesmen training, new super scheme (old gratuity scheme), visit from ATMOEA NSW visit, Elwood bus depot 12 months with The Met, flying flags on trams, tramway bowls, cricket. .4 - Vol 2, No. 4, May 1986 - 20 pages - Met Information Centre - "Dreams of trams become a reality - driver Peter Gamble", tram tour for American visitors to the zoo, Harris trains, article and photos on Camberwell depot, pantographs on trams, face lift for trams (758) and new buses (182). .5 - Vol 2, No. 5, June/July 1986 - 40 pages - Clock shop, materials testing, lost property, chemical analysis - Preston Workshops, Bus Driving School, Munitions bus 301 at Hawthorn, AVM on trams (223), tram track repairs, relaying Preston workshops entrance for LRV's, new type of safety zones (967 and 871), Preston Workshops redevelopment for LRV's, tram shelters, transporting arts - new series, Michael Leunig, mentions Clifton Pugh tram 504, federal funding for trams, fitting air conditioners to trams. .6 - Vol 2, No. 6, August 1986 - 20 pages - front cover - rotary converter at Carlton, Doncaster bus depot celebrates 25 years, the day the rains came - Ray Marsh - 1972 floods, substations power tram network, Carlton, tram art of a different kind, launch of Leunig's tram. Doncaster party. .7 - Vol 2, No. 7, October 1986, 20 pages, artic buses start rolling (articulated), vandals, Robert Jacks tram launched, Peace tram 829,. .8 - Vol 2, No. 8, November 1986, 20 pages, MTA Annual report, Debbie Bateman Conductor thanked by passengers, Papal tour planning, MTA Ball, Frankston Neighbourhood launched, Essendon depot Soccer report. .9 - Vol. 2, No. 9, December 1986, 20 pages, Christmas issue, (has a $1.50 sticker on it), Met Lines year in review, Federal funding for more A class trams, Bundoora - La Trobe Uni bus interchanged opened, Domain Interchange opened, For next year 1987 - see Reg Item 1141 - Announced in December issue, Met Lines quarterly next year.trams, tramways, mta, the met, elwood depot, light rail, posters, power supply, kew, ascot vale, conductresses, sports, essendon depot, bundoora, jolimont workshops, tower truck, overhead, superannuation, flags, camberwell depot, drivers, trolley poles, pantographs, clocks, buses, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, shelters, flooding, substation, carlton, transporting art, federal funding, a class, domain interchange, tram 2001, tram 129, tram 234, tram 50, tram 504, tram 871, tram 967, tram 223, tram 758 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), "Met Lines", 1988
Magazine, published by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria "Met Lines" (Metlines) - A4, printed on white gloss paper, centre stapled with the MTA logo or symbol. Issued under the name of Kevin Shea as Chairman. Continues from Reg Item 1142 "Met Lines" - printed in an A4 version. Major tram and bus items listed. Tramway names only listed, not railway. .1 - March 1988 - The Pandas car coming! - 20 pages - lists MTA Board, under Minister Jim Kennan; Helen Davison, Jenny Acton, Tony Tuohey, Sybille Kalbitzer, Greg Rodgers, John Usher. Advertising on trams etc, by Australian Posters - contractor, includes a photo of 814 as the Summer in the City tram, Transport Information Centre, launch of St Kilda light rail, photo of test tram 533, Tom Roper, tram 2002. Photo of farewell at Essendon depot. Final W2 - last tram in regular service - 646. .2 - June 1988 - Football theme - 16 pages - Station improvements, Jolimont Decentralisation, advertising the Met (photo for 273), new computer systems, Panamonium - pandas at the Zoo and Z8 painted for the event, new MAN buses - photo of 260. .3 - September 1988 - Uniquely Melbourne theme on the cover, some of the items sold at The Met shop, - 20 - photo of Light Rail vehicle lifting equipment at the workshops with Jack Armstrong and Les Jean, opening of The Met shop, Metrol, kids take a peek at trams (Brunswick depot). .4 - December 1988 - Festival season cover - 20 pages - MAN buses to Elwood, Transport Technology conference, article on the Thornbury Tramway Flyover (the Hump) at Preston Workshops - collisions or accidents on the flyover, tramcar details - submitted by Norm Cross. For next year 1989 - see Reg Item 1184trams, tramways, the met, mta, advertising trams, light rail, st kilda, essendon depot, zoo tram, buses, preston workshops, brunswick depot, the hump, bridges, w2 class, last tram, tram 814, tram 2002, tram 533, tram 2001, tram 8, tram 273, tram 646 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "Neighbourhood tickets - Box Hill", Now you have an extra hour to do it.", 1986
Set of two pamphlets giving details of the Neighbourhood ticket systems mid 1980's printed on gloss paper. Published by The Met with the logos on the bottom of the sheet. .1 -Folded DL - Neighbourhood tickets - Box Hill, explaining new 3 hour Neighbourhood ticket, two hour ticks and costs. Makes reference to the opening of the Flagstaff station on the City Loop. .2 - single DL sized sheet - "Now you have an extra hour to do it." advised that an extra hour is available on Neighbourhood tickets. See Reg Item 924 for letter from Tom Roper re these.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, neighbourhood tickets, box hill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Folder with papers, The Met, "Melbourne Met Pass", Sep. 1987
Folder containing various documents regarding the launch of the "Melbourne Met Pass". .1 - Green coloured folded card folder with the Met logo and "Metropolitan Transit" on the outside and two The Met business cards for Jennie Owers - Manager Sales and Services and Margaret Douglas, General Manager Marketing stapled to the inside. .2 - Two page press release headed "Victoria Transport", dated 19/9/1987 regarding the launch of the new Tourist Package by the Met, has quotes from MTA Managing Director - Kevin Shea and Minister Tom Roper. .3 - Folded card A5 sheet, titled "All the information you need to tell them where to go", contains retail and wholesale price information and information on the packages available. .4 - Poster, printed on gloss paper and folded titled "101 things to see around Melbourne" advertising what you could see using the Met Pass. Contained within a green plastic folder titled "Melbourne Met Pass" .5 - book - 80 pages, card cover, printed on gloss paper - a very extensive guide to Melbourne and suggested trips. .6 - folded map showing both the train and tram systems containing information about the zones, art galleries, shopping, gardens sports Arena, museums and eating. .7 - Sample Met Pass - not numbered - printed on yellow card with green ink and conditions of travel on rear.trams, tramways, the met, tourist tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Australian Electric Traction Association", 1980's
Sign, sandwich board style, Masonite sheets secured to pine uprights, yellow background, green letters, with words "Australian Electric Traction Association". Used by the AETA at conventions, displays etc. Possibly made 1980's by style of letters and paint. Has four 50x18 wooden legs, with hinges at the top to support sign and allow it to be opened. Fitted with rope and eyehooks to allow it to be carried our secured in the open position. These are damaged and not functional. Some repairs made.In black letters on one side at the rear, "14 1/2" towel rail rod"trams, tramways, aeta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s, The Met, Jul. 1986
Set of three photos of the launch of Michael Leunig Art tram No. 816 at Preston Workshops with Transport Minister Tom Roper. Part of the Transporting Arts Scheme. VicSig.net. web site accessed 23/8/2013, notes that the tram was launched during July 1986. Photographed at Preston Workshops. .1 - Artist being interview by the Press with tram alongside. .2 - View of tram. .3 - Tom Roper and Michael Leunig. See also Reg Item 560 for first day ticket, issued on Sunday 13/7/1986.In ink on rear of each photo .1 - "Artist Michael Leunig @PWS with #816" .2 - "Artist Leunig painted 721" .3 - "Minister for Transport Tom Roper and artist Leunig @PWS"trams, tramways, transporting art, preston workshops, minister for transport, decorated trams, tram 816 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Ropes - Trolley", Oct. 1955
Report titled "Ropes - Trolley", dated October 1954 though has a date stamp on the first page of the report itself of 26/10/1955, prepared by the MMTB Testing Department, Report No. R7/1/43. Looks at the insulation resistance offered by trolley ropes when dry and wet, new and used ropes and the possibility of causing electric shocks. Gives a reference to a previous August 1952 test. Undertook examination of the ropes, electrical measurements and electrical measurements of the human body. Has a number of appendices and details the test results.Demonstrates a MMTB Laboratory investigation into trolley rope and electrical characteristics.Report - typed carbon copy - 18 foolscap sheets stapled within a brown card folder bound with red adhesive tape. trams, tramways, preston workshops, reports, specification, tramcars, trolley poles, equipment -
Falls Creek Historical Society
Journal - Schuss Vol. 27. No 1 January - February 1961
Schuss was advertised as Victoria’s Official Ski Journal It was issued monthly from 1935 to 1961 except during the war when summer issues covered two months. This continued after the war, but it averaged 10 issues annually over its 25 year life. Schuss was published by the Ski Club of Victoria which had a membership of 38 Ski Clubs and demanded to be recognised as the prime authority on skiing in the state. The other 30 ski clubs with 85% of the members disagreed and the politics of skiing became heated. These clubs formed the Federation of Victorian Ski Clubs with their own journal, Ski Horizon. With the establishment of the Victorian Ski Association, Ski-Horizon published its last issue in Nov - Dec. 1955 and the role of the official journal was fully taken over by “Schuss”. This item is significant because it contains stories, images and information documenting the development of the ski facilities at Falls Creek.The journal includes stories and events chronicling developments in Victoria and internationally. This cover featured a photo of Siggi Haberzetti taken the previous winter at Falls Creek where he would head the Ski School in 1961. The photo was provided by "The Age". Pages 12 - 13 reported a project to increase facilities at Falls Creek with the construction of two new T-Bar lifts, two nursery rope tows, establishment of a Central Instruction Centre and enlargement of the former Ski School Canteen. The Falls' Creek Committee of Management also announced the appointment of a new Chairman, Mr Len Schwarzman. Page 31 also featured an advertisement for the sale of Dawn Ski Club Lodge.schuss journal, siggi haberzetti -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 8 - testing roll over of fire trucks, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c1969 - 1970
Photographs of fire trucks being tested for the roll over characteristics at Preston Workshops. .1 - .3 - Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board (Melbourne - MFBB) appliance or fire truck or pumper, being tested at Preston Workshops. Based on the number plate in .1 - c1969 - 1970 see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Victoria (accessed 22/4/2020) The facility appears to be long enough to test a bus, but appears to be one that was stored and then brought out for use - see photo 8. .4 to .6 are of testing a UK truck on a more dedicated facility. .7 - workers, some ex MFB workshops possibly, winching rope .8 - the testing frame or lift panel with crane ropes attached and W6 tram No. 986 in the background. A copy of the Newsletter of the Fire Services Museum of Vic. 9/2021 featured some of these photos. Item stored in box 192 with the photographs.Demonstrates the testing of the roll over angles of a fire truck.Series of eight black and white photographs trams, tramways, preston workshops, mfbb, testing, tram 986 -
Vision Australia
Functional object - Object, Cane basket on wheels
Basket weaving and brush making was a source of income for those who worked in the workshops at RVIB and other institutions in New South Wales and Queensland. A diverse range products could be produced with cane, such as cane chairs, cots, washing baskets and trolleys, and the Institution sought to highlight these in the annual report. Over time the demand for, and supply of, cane changed - particularly during World War 2 when Asian sources were under attack or destroyed. At home, other materials such as plastics as well as the ability to import cheaper pre-produced products further reduced the demand for workshop pieces. This cane basket was used at QBIC for transporting heavy items. The side has been reinforced with wood and four metal bands to help the cane keep it's shape and take the weight of heavy items. The base has two pieces of board and rotating wheels are attached to the middle of the lower board which allows it to sit above ground level and be wheeled over flat surfaces. A rope handle is attached to two sides as well.1 deep cane basket with two wheelsQBIC Industries - Asset Number: 1430-1 Description: Push Trolley 7 Location: 18R Block Cane Shop employment, qbic industries -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - AMMUNITION BOX, 1988
This box held two rounds of 76mm Arm DC. These rounds were used in guns mounted on either Saladin Armoured cars, or, Fire Support Vehicle A.P.C. M113 in Vietnam. They used the L17A3 in practise. The projectile was filled with a mixture of explosives ROX and TNT for better blast effect. The rounds came assembled as quick firing in a cardboard tube, 2 tubes to a crate (Box). These rounds were packed at Saint Mary's, NSW, December 1968, Data supplied by the R.A.A.H.C. Part of the collection of William (Bill) Thomason. Refer Cat No 4136P for more items.This is a wooden box. It has rope handles at each end. It has 2 metal hinges and it has a metal closing clip. It has 2 pieces of timber affixed across the top. The box is painted drab olive. The box is made out of five ply. Inside is empty and there are two nylon straps fixed to front wall.On left end (stamped) "PRIM 15/5 24 MY-9-88" Top - "76mm H.E" Right end - "26B - MY 12-88 25.4 Kg 0.03 M3" Front - "2 Cart 76mm HE/T 1 24A3 F20 L17. 2 CNTR RDX/TNT 26B- MY-12-88T FU2 L17A4 70MY-12-88"ammunition storage, equipment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: STRENGTH OF MINING ROPES, MINERS' CLOTHING
One page document 'Extract from Dickers Mining Record, Strength of ropes Vol.1, No. 5, March 1862, page 3, 'Square the circumference in inches, and multiply by 200. The product is the weight in pounds the rope will bear in safety' Also, 'A question of some importance to miners'. A co-operative company had agreed that every shareholder working in the mine of the Great Redan Extended Coy shall bring two suits of clothes before he be allowed to work in the mine and shall proceed to the shifting room allotted to him and then shall put on his working clothes and on leaving work shall proceed to the shanty, and there change his clothes, and permit the officer appointed by the company to search the clothes in which he shall have worked. Any person not complying with this rule shall have a man work in his place and such person shall not be allowed to go down below. The wages of the man shall be deducted from the dividends of the shareholder. When taken to court, his Honor ruled in Favour of the company. Each party to pay his own costs. He said that all classes when going through the Custon's Houses had to submit for the general good. It was not the individual in the present issue, but the clothes that were submitted to the indignity of being searched.bendigo, mining, strength of mining ropes -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - AMMUNITION BOX, War Dept, c.1939-45
1. Box, Wooden. The top is partially covered. It has a wedge shaped wooden door. 2. The "door" is held in place by a 5mm vertical pin with a 'T' piece handle. 3. Inside the box is a tin liner. It has an opening of 147 x 150 mm. It also is slightly wedge shaped. The box has 90 deg brackets screwed on each corner. The thickness of the timber is about 12mm. The two rope handles are sisal. Originally a cord held the pin to the box.Box top - “9205” stencilled in yellow ink. Box side - “Gross 98” Box front - Remnants of a paper label. You can see “W ^D” and part of word “Cart”(ridge). ww2, ammunition box. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - WEBBING KIT
.1 Basic webbing waist belt with metal keepers and buckles, metal holes for fixing equipment. .2 Basic webbing and padded harness with metal adjustable clips. .3 Basic ammo pouch, green, webbing and canvas, metal buckle strap. .4 Basic ammo pouch, green, webbing and canvas, metal buckle, adjustable clips. .5 Small miscellaneous pouch attached to shoulder pad. .6 Bum pack with liner, metal keeper and straps. .7 Toggle rope - green rope attached through rope loop.D(Up Arrow)D, Belt Individual, Equipment Nylon LC-2 DLA100 80-Fu-822, 8465 08 00 - 6448, Size Medium, Waist UNHEX, 30 inches (76cm), Cincinnati Association for the Blind. .5 Kangaroo stampwebbing, pouches, toggle rope -
Bendigo Military Museum
Headwear - CAP, PEAKED
Police uniform peaked cap circa 1939-45. officer Pattern worn during WW2 period.Green police Hat. Top is green felt with bright green lines. Second level black felt around circumference of hat about 5 cm wide. Front peak Dark Green, plastic. Silver Rope Braid - two strands going from one ear around front to other ear. Nazi emblem on front with Swaztika and Eagle. On top small silver button with one dot in the middle. Inside lining is orange material with brown band around middle of rim.Size "55 1/2" Brand "Braunschweig" and some other indecipherable writing. uniform, german police, peaked cap, ww2 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - KIT BAG RAAF WW2, c.1939 - 1945
Item issued to Flying Officer Geoffrey Wilkin NEVILLE No 438263 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3291 for his Service History.RAAF Kit Bag, blue canvas, white rope attached through brass eyelets. Identification details stenciled on. A white circle has RAAF No 1. F/O NEVILLE 438263 53 Forest Street Bendigo Vic K36/Q.military equipment, containers -personal, kit bag raaf -
Bendigo Military Museum
Equipment - TOOL KIT, BREN GUN, Unknown
1. Multi purpose carry pouch, khaki with over the shoulder carry strap. 2. Small metal oil bottle. 3. Multi purpose repair tool, with hammer, spanner and slide-out adjusting tools. 4. Metal container, with firing pins, springs and keys. 5. Rope barrel pull though. Each item has its own sewn-in storage pouch fitted with individual closures. On oil container; F & S LTD On metal container; TD On repair tool; NIC -passchendaele barracks trust, kit, armour's tool kit, bren gun