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Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Free City Circle Tram", mid 1990's
Pamphlet - eight fold to DL size, full colour, titled "Free City Circle Tram" with a photo of a City Circle tram passing Flinders St station. Has information about Melbourne trams, the Melbourne Town Hall, Visitor Information, Walking Trails, a map of the route, with places of interest shown. Map shows the service via Spencer St. Has photos of 2013 and 909 as well. Has the City of Melbourne, Department of Infrastructure and Public Transport Corporation logos. Possible produced during the mid 1990's given the various logos used. .1 - As above, but with Yarra Trams and State Government logos See Reg Items 1387 and 2703 for other versions.trams, tramways, city circle, melbourne, public transport corporation, ptc -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, City of Box Hill, replicate paste board, ochre colour, tickets for the Doncaster and Box Hill Electric Road Co., Ltd, Oct. 1989
Blue cardboard box containing a set of replicate paste board, ochre colour, tickets for the Doncaster and Box Hill Electric Road Co., Ltd, Day Return - Box Hill Doncaster - price 9d with individual numbers in black. On rear are details of the Centenary Exhibition at the Box Hill Town Hall 19-28 October 1989. Nos. 0673, 74, 0697 - 0700 (5 No. ) Nos. 3667 - 3700 (34) Nos. 3701 - 3719 (19) Nos. 3724 - 3735 (12) 3738 and 3739 (2) See also Reg Item 2847trams, tramways, box hill, centenary, exhibitions, tramways, doncaster, city of box hill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Set of three MMTB transfer tickets, 1940's?
Set of three MMTB transfer tickets. .1 - printed in red on off white paper, with black number (A153864) for transfer to the Burwood Route, Malvern Town Hall, Esplanade or the City. Has been punched for the Burwood route. Has the conditions on the front of the ticket. .2 - printed in blue on off white paper, with black number - A EHF, 064305, for Elizabeth St and Flinders St with fares along the bottom edge ranging from 1d to 9d. Has the conditions on the rear. Has been punched for Elizabeth St and 8d. .3 - printed in green on off white paper, with black number D MCG, 948461 - has 14 different destinations on the ticket, has been punched for Gardens? Has the conditions on the rear. Could be related to the cable tram era.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, transfer tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster - Framed, Stephen Watson, "The History of Melbourne's Tramways"
Framed post titled "The History of Melbourne's Tramways", providing a detailed map, showing the opening, closing, dates, and notes of Melbourne's horse, cable, electric tramways and railways. Printed on an image of cable trams in Collins St with the Melbourne Town Hall in the background. Has notes on closures, track layouts, accuracy, and acknowledgments. Prepared by Stephen Watson and Ian Johnson in 2006, 3rd Edition See item 506 for other issues. Yields information about the development of the Melbourne tramways and the system.Wooden bevel edge, dark brown stain, framed poster glazed with paper backing.melbourne, map, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, box hill, vr trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Certificate, Hawthorn Tramways Trust (HTT), "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Certificate of Competency as Motorman", 1919
Bound book of 100 Certifications - "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Certificate of Competency as Motorman". Consists of 100 pages of certificates, numbered 1 to 100, with butt of each certificate retained in the book. Bound with heavy card covers, red coloured on the outside of the covers, stapled with black binding material. Each Certificate numbered, in top left hand corner, giving date, employee name, date of birth and signed or initialled by the Engineer and Manager. In the top left hand corner of the book is printers logos - The Prahran Telegraph Printing Co, King St, opposite Town Hall, telephone 108W. Most certificates issue 29.12.1919. Certificates 1 to 58 issued by HTT 59 and 60 issue with HTT crossed out and MMTB written in. 61 to 75 and 92 to 99 removed from book and No. 100 removed altogether. No. 74 is loose. See related documents for a list of the names.See separate List - located in box 01-03-05trams, tramways, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, motormen, certificates -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Print - Framed Print, Malvern Framing Gallery, "Corner of Collins and Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Australia 1903", 1997
Framed and glazed photograph of the corner of Collins and Elizabeth Streets Melbourne, looking North East. Wooden frame, brown and gold lining, green card cut to present photograph, with title ""Corner of Collins and Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Australia 1903". Has been lined with brown paper on rear. Two screwed frame hanging supports on either side with four runs of string between them. Has Post Office, Town Hall and Scots Church Towers in the view. One cable car set and one motorised car along with many horse drawn vehicles. Has signed buildings for: Falk Carter & Verner City Hotel M.A Alexander R.H. Alston Blitz's DentistOn rear in black felt pen "$N/XX" and "1997"trams, tramways, melbourne, collins st, cable trams, elizabeth st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, 1950's? to 1960's
Black and white photograph of trams on temporary track in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, late 1950's or early 1960's. Shows timber sleepered track, temporary huts, a transport bus, air compressor and temporary barriers and kerosene lamps. .1 - W2 379 outbound on temporary track, destination of Malv Tn Hall (Malvern Town Hall) route 6B. .2 - W2 262, followed by 775 and two other trams. W2 has the destination of East Malvern Darling Road, Route 4D. Printed on Fujichrome paper. Not known who took the photograph or when it was printed.Stamped in black ink on back "TMSV Sales"trams, tramways, st kilda rd, temporary track, reconstruction, malvern town hall, darling rd, tram 379, tram 262, tram 775 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 7 Colour Print/s, Bill Davis, mid 1980's to 1990
Set of 7 colour prints of Melbourne trams and locations during the mid 1980's to 1990, Photos not well focused. .1 - 981 inbound, Swanston St with Town Hall in background. .2 - Two W's in Swanston St .3 - 918 outbound, Princes Bridge with the Gas and Fuel towers in the background. .4 - 947 and 425? Swanston St - with cars in Swanston St. .5 - large line up of trams in the north bound side of Swanston St. Note people at the tram safety zone. Last tram is 836. Has Billy Guyatts store in the background. .6 - 763 outbound, Swanston and Flinders St. Bourke St has been closed to motor traffic. .7 - Z3 172, Swanston St on a wet day, does not have a destination showing - could be a transfer tram. Features advertisements on trams for: Triple FM Radio, Bank of Melbourne Printed on Kodak or Konica paper.trams, tramways, ptc, swanston st, tram 981, tram 918, tram 947, tram 425, tram 836, tram 763, tram 172 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat tram 15, City, late 1940s
Photograph shows Ballarat bogie tram No. 15 at the City terminus (Sturt and Lydiard Sts), c1948. Has a destination of Mt Pleasant with a crewman leaning on the front of the tram. In the background is the Town Hall. The tram was originally Hawthorn Tramways Trust No. 26, then MMTB 132 and sold to the SEC in 1945 becoming tram 15. It was later renumbered to No. 36 during 1953. Photographer unknown. Two copies held.Yields information about tram 15 late 1940s and the Town Hall.Black and white print - plain back.tramcars, city, sturt st, tram 15, town hall -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Article - CAULFIELD CENTRAL RSL
This file contains six items pertaining to the Caulfield Central RSL: 1/A page to which is attached a black-and-white photograph (date, source and photographer unspecified) of the Caulfield Central RSL, outlying garden and Australian flag. Some writing on the rear identifies the subject. 2/A typewritten letter, (1 page) dated 1946 (no date more specific than that specified), from the Chairman & Honorary Treasurer of the Caulfield Central RSL Appeal Committee (name unspecified) to the Mayor of Caulfield (name also unspecified), imploring the latter for a donation of $20,000 dollars for purposes of constructing a Memorial Hall to eulogize servicemen killed during WWII. Some rough working notes on rear side. 3/A flyer, undated (although presumably published in 1950), printed by Peter Isaacson Pty. Ltd., advertising a concert presented by the Ugly Ugly Man (Frank M. Beard) and the Malvern Tramways’ Harmonica Band to be held at Caulfield Town Hall on 06/06/1950 to assist the Welfare Funds of the Caulfield Central RSL and the Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen’s Mothers’ Association. Also contains an advertisement for a drapery business called Tallents. 4/The annual report of the Caulfield Central RSL, for the period 1952 – 1953. Contains announcements of the annual general meeting and annual elections, the President’s report (in which he principally discusses the club’s charity work and sporting activities), the subcommittee staff roster, the sportsmen’s honour roll, the annual accounts (e.g. balance sheet, income & expenditure statement) and the roster of nominees for office in the committee of management election. 5/A typewritten letter, (1 page) dated 26/11/1982, from Max Brian Blair, Treasurer of the Caulfield Central RSL, to Mr. R. Ballantyne, Secretary of the Caulfield Historical Society, thanking him for his donation to the RSL. 6/A photocopy of an article titled ‘RSL pays $30,000 to buy off objector’ (from the Sunday Herald, by Mary-Anne Toy, dated 16/09/1990), about the Caulfield Central RSL paying local resident Mr. Chris White to withdraw his objection to the RSL’s intention to re-allocate its clubrooms, and the consequent response of the relevant authorities.caulfield, caulfield central returned servicemen league (rsl), ex-service organisations, clubs and associations, returned servicepeople, armed forces, soldiers, aged people, senior citizens centres, mayors, city of caulfield, war memorials, blamey thomas general sir, white t. w. group capt., gullett h. b. major, beaurepaire frank sir m.l.c., kennedy j. a. m.l.c., warner a. g. m.l.c., michaelis archie m.l.a., dennett a. h. lt.-col. m.l.a., don john capt. m.l.a., reid h. squire m.l.a., brooks w. r. cr., packer j. t. cr., parton e. m. cr., prior p. l. cr., morris t. w. cr., sinclair a. j. g. cr., sims h. e. cr., smith h. c. h. cr., smith james e. cr., tyers s. w. cr., webster harold cr., yorston j. s. cr., briggs r. jas., disney j. s., donath h., llewellyn evans, goddard s. a. padre, lynch p. j., nilsen oliver j. cr., pidd padre a. t., robinson norman, reece harold j., wootton harold s., wallace gordon w., nelson harold g., halls, concerts, musical events and activities, fundraising events, bands, musical ensembles, sailors soldiers and airmen’s mothers’ association, ‘the ugly ugly man’, beard frank m., malvern tramways harmonica band the, caulfield town hall, tallents, drapers, glenhuntly road, glen huntly road, elsternwick, peter isaacson pty. ltd melbourne, annual reports, financial documents, fisher s. w., finch f., williams f., salmon j. e., mallyon v. k., woods w., mayne t. v., lanyon r. j., rowney w. p., williams j. d., pepper e., bathurst t., patterson r., nuzum e. j., phillips e. v., turner g., hawthorn road, byrne l. j., eva a. r., bunny c. l., hoy c. a., orken a., hiam s. f., rawson n. l., coleman g. h., cohen a. s., mason j., goode l. p., nelson h. g., crosbie m. r., mcsweeney t., westley g. de v., greeves c. g., festivals and celebrations, community services, social services, service clubs, ladies auxiliary, returned servicewomen’s section, blamey house, social sub-committee, sport, sporting clubs, tennis, golf, billiards, table tennis, lawn bowls, thompson peter, cricket, children’s health bureau, family welfare bureau, buley doug mr., tomlins m. i., lang a. r., kendall h. i., ford c., munro w., gordon h., rowe s., green j. h., o’brien j., ring t., anderson g. j., croft r. m., jones p. j., la cerf g., roper i., lawrence f., eustace r. c., hanley a., moore a., strachan w. d., gilbert w. f., blair m. r., scriven e. g., miller j. l., hosking b. e., cheeseman r. n., summers s., croy l. w., mclatchie s., williams stan, hattersly cliff, day alf, rawson noel, johnson alby, banham bill, kersey b., williams s., jones a., witten f., waters r., dash r., meldrum i., grant j., haggar l., nightingale n., hallett r., somers r., young g., rawson n., croft r., barton m., o’grady w., cooper p., manton j., sutcliffe a., maver a., challender d., hunt a., parrott e., leicester j., westwood a., rae alex, smith harry, forbes jimmy, johnson jack, higgins w., fink s., hall s., ross m., anderson h., fleming j., bottoms a., peek e., stark j., mathews e., gursansky l., morres r., alenson j., holland i., wallace p., craig h., lucas j., smith h., bretel l., berryman p., reid a., swann j., tully f., henderson g., fields w., johnson j., gloster p., tennat j., boyd a., butterworth k., chapman k., curran j., elkington a. b., evans w., mckenzie d. a., nicol a. b., thompson w., wanliss t. w., watson g. j., williams g., yeomans p., mcgowan h., o’connor k., atherton r., batson s. s., bull e., fletcher a., gorman s. c., hall w., jellett l., lesar h., mather r., nelson n., ratford d., rowe p., turner w. j., wehsack f., williams s. c., wilson a., carter w., forbes i., purvis l., datson r., jackson e., wolstencroft w., smith c., mitchell r., harward j., gillespie ray, hill wally, parkinson w. g., greeves colin mr., water stan mr., selleck f. p., luckins l., andrews f., young v. l., king e. j., mccutcheon j. o., grenfell d. j., hurley c., shand a. r., yeates l., hogue h., mather j., wardrop j., lyons a. m., ross a. r., bradley t., walker r. n., cox f. c., mornane j. s., fletcher a. e., mcneil j. g., rose n., lyons l. j., trevorrow g., wright d. e., walker r., maxwell j., hutchinson j. c., mclean r., caulfield historical society, ballantyne r. mr., blair max brian, toy mary-anne, ruxton bruce mr., administrative appeals tribunal, caulfield city council, white chris mr., northcote avenue, independent church of australia, marsden ian mr., mccutcheon mr -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - demolishing cable tram track Swanston St 1925-1926
The photograph shows the demolition or removal of cable tram track in Swanston St Melbourne. The reference notes that work commenced 27/12/1925 and that conversion was completed by 24/1/1926. Given the worksite it would be most likely late December 1925. Note the large unsilenced air compressor, the large crowd of on-lookers and that Swanston St northbound seems to remain open for traffic. In the background are the Royal Hotel Arcade entrance and the Melbourne Town Hall. This photograph is Public Records Office photo H109 in the Victorian Railways collection. There are at least three similar photos in the PROV Collection.Yields information about the extent of work need to quickly convert the Swanston Street cable tram track to electric trams in about a month.Photograph - Black and White of the demolition of the cable tram track in Swanston St near Bourke St 1925-1926trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, swanston street, demolition, track work, air compressor, royal hotel arcade, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Colour - reproduction - Collins St Melbourne with Town Hall
Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing cable trams in Collins St Melbourne just to the west of Swanston St with the Town Hall in the background. The nearest cable tram has the destination of South Melbourne with a number of young ladies sitting on the front. There is another cable tram crossing Collins St in the background. Yields information about Collins St Melbourne and cable tram operations.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour slide - reproduction - Collins St Melbourne with Town Hall c1900 "CB21" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, collins street, swanston street, town hall, melbourne town hall -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - PMTT tram 4 Glenferrie Road 1910
Photograph - PMTT tram 4 Glenferrie Road 1910, possibly undertaking testing prior to the official opening on 30/5/1910. Photo shows the centre of the road overhead support poles in Glenferrie Road and a "Hail Cars Here" sign. In the background is the Malvern Town Hall, signs for Norwich Union and Walter Wright Hairdresser.Yields information about the opening of the tram lines built by the PMTTKodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - PMTT tram 4 Glenferrie Road 1910 "MP5" in penciltrams, tramways, opening, tram 4, pmtt, glenferrie road, tram stop -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Collins Street looking west from near Russell Street - Australia Post, Australia Post, early 1970's
Postcard looking west along tree lined Collins Street from near Russell St at the Town Hall and the Manchester Unity building. Trams in the view at W2 627 (Mont Albert Route 42) and W5 758 (Northcote via St Georges Road). Published by Australia Post. Has a 20c pre-paid stamp on the rear.Yields information about Collins Street late 1960's and tram services.Postcard - Collins Street looking west from near Russell Street - Australia Post - 2 V1collins street, trams, tramways, w2 class trams, sw5 class trams, tram 758, tram 627, melbourne town hall, manchester unity building, australia post -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Swanston Street W class tram c1926
Shows a view looking south from the Town Hall in Swanston Street at Collins Street with a W class, along with many pedestrians, motor cars and passengers boarding or alighting from the tram. In the background is a building advertising "Table Talk" magazine. There is possibly a cable tram signal on the left hand side of the photos by a hop awning. Photo taken after the 1926 conversion of Swanston Street from cable tram to electric trams. 6423.1 - shows the full-size image obtained from an internet - shows tram W2 328 - from Rose Series P10522.Yields information about Swanston Street after the conversion from cable to electric trams.Black and white photograph - one of a series of photo cards from item 6424. has "L" in ink on rear.melbourne, cable trams, swanston street, w class tram, collins street, passengers, traffic, tramways, tramcars, tram 328 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Collins St - W2 515, Nucolorvue Publishing, 1970c
Nu-color-vue postcard of W2 515 (Route 12 City Brunswick St), east bound in tree lined Collins St. Has the Town Hall in the background and the Manchester Unity building, c1970. On the rear is the title "Melbourne Vic – Collins St – Melbourne’s charming tree-line thoroughfare"Yields information about Collins St early 1970sPostcard - Postcard - Colllins St - W2 515 - Nu-color--Vue ML 150, NCV 937 - serrated edges.trams, tramways, w2 class, tram 515, collins st, route 12 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Enlargement of a postcard, Bridge Road Richmond, c1900
The first image shows the shops on either side of Bridge Road with horse drawn carts and one cable tram. The second image from the Town Hall tower, shows two cable tram sets, the narrowing of the road. Has in the view Guddon & Selleck Auction House and Property Exchange also advertising Commercial Union Assurance Co. and George Stirling and Sons store.Yields information about Bridge Road, c1900Set of two A3 enlargements of postcards 1 - Looking east along Bridge Road from near Church St 2 - Bridge Road Richmond - from Town Hall looking westcable trams, tramways, richmond, bridge road, -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Swanston St with Melbourne Town Hall, National View by Murfett Publishing, 1970c
National View postcard of Swanston St with Melbourne Town Hall and St Paul's Cathedral with W5 824 (City Route 2) northbound in Swanston St.Yields information about Swanston St and the Melbourne Town Hall early 1970sPostcard - by National View by Murfett Pty Ltd - divided back with title and publisher details. Card No. P1012-1trams, tramways, swanston street, melbourne town hall, st paul's cathedral, w5 class, tram 824 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861
Colour print of Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 showing Johnson's Bridge Hotel, later Young and Jacksons, the first St Paul's church building, original Town Hall building and the tower of Scots church. Shows pedestrians and horse drawn carriages before the introduction of public omnibus services in 1869. Not known who produced the card.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from Princes Bridge c1861 by Henry BurnIn ink on the rear Keith Kings stamp and the initials RG and "Melbourne"melbourne, princes bridge, horse drawn vehicles, st pauls cathedral, hotels