Note - Rhonda Clarke was reported as being related to Olympic runner Ron Clarke.Photograph of girls' basketball (netball) team of Ringwood East Primary School Metropolitan Premiers 1967. +Additional Keywords: Deany, John - teacher standing at rear, with back row L-R (standing) and front row L-R (kneeling): / Holmberg, Peta / Sanbrook, Gillian / Benson, Peta / Parker, Lyn / Harmen, Janice / White, Anne / French, Cheryl / Clarke, Rhonda / Cleary, Jenny / Rattray, Peta

Printed three fold sheet on foolscap paper, green ink on yellow paper, titled "Labor means a better deal for metropolitan public transport", detailing the achievements of the Victorian Labor party, improvements both in rail, tram and bus. Has a statement and photo of the Minister, Steve Crabb. Published by the Affiliated Transport Unions Committee and authorised by Jim Harper. Published based on dates in the pamphlet during 1985.trams, tramways, public transport, labor party, unions, melbourne

Report - 9A4 colour photocopied or printed, stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Nomination of the Preservation and Restoration of Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board L class Tram No. 103 for COTMA Achievement Award", dated June 2008 by the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association MTPA. Outlines the history of the L class tram, the work done to the tram and those involved. Has many photos of the restoration work.Has "K.S 26-8-08" in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, l class, mtpa, cotma, awards, tram 103

Drawing prepared by Robert Green for the TMSV showing the MMTB Proposals for tramway construction in the Melbourne Metropolitan Area. Traced and redrawn from the original drawing dated 27-8-1923. Shows the proposed tram lines submitted to Parliament for the report into the General Scheme as required by the MMTB Act when it was formed. See items 2088 for the original report and 2089 for a coloured print of this plan. Demonstrates the MMTB General scheme and a copy that could be used to produce further copies.Drawing - ink on mylar film.trams, tramways, mmtb, general scheme, development, parliamentk, map

Book - 48 pages+ card cover + jacket, perfect bound, landscape format, "More trams and streetscapes Metropolitan Melbourne 1950s - 1960s", edited by Lindsay Crow, Colin Pike and John Sargent, published April 2002, featuring photos by Keith Atkinson, Graham Evans, Ron Lennard, Don McLean, Eric Quinlan, Michael Schrader and Jim Seletto. See Reg Item 4289 for the first in the series published Dec 2000.trams, tramways, melbourne, work trams, mmtb

Journal or magazine - stapled pages approx. 100 printed on semi gloss paper, with glue outside cover, titled Journal of the Institution of Engineers Australia" - Vol 6, No. 10, Oct. 1934 - Special issue - Melbourne Centenary Celebrations 1934 - 1935. Contains transactions of radio frequency, institution and related activities, and 100 years of Engineering in Victoria. These include maps of Victoria and Melbourne, Engineering Education (Kernot), Metropolitan Roads and Bridges by J. Noble Anderson City Engineer of Richmond, Country Roads and Bridges, Railway Development (VR), Metropolitan and Provincial Tramways (Strickland and Russell), Port of Melbourne, Outer ports, air transport, water supply, sewerage and drainage, gas industry, electricity supply, communications (telephone and telegraph), industrial development and mining. Has ads for British Insulated cables, Thompsons Engineer, Goodyear, GEC - British General Electric, Associated General electric, Vickers and many other companies. Photocopy of article from the Bob Lilburn collection.trams, tramways, centenary, victoria, tramways, railways, secv, mmtb, cable trams

Report - 198 pages - perfect bound +card covers + fold out maps and charts, looks at the development of arterial roads in the various Melbourne regions, includes recommendations, funding, Punt Road, management. Has table of contents, diagrams and maps. Includes findings of the studies, issues with freight transport, improvement proposals. Little work on public transport as such. Title - "METRAS - Strategy Development Final Report M4 - Metropolitan Arterial Road Access Study - May 1986"has pen marks alongside some paragraphs or underneath headings in the recommendations section.trams, tramways, public transport, road transport, minister for transport

Set of two Internal use envelopes, brown paper with the Metropolitan Transit name and logo on the envelope, including holes to see whether the envelope had been used or not. Both have self sealing tabs. .1 - small envelope - with date Feb. 1990 in ink and two names (John Prideaux and Norm Cross) - 230H x 323W .2 - large envelope - has label in corner - Royal Arcade Ticket Seller - 255H x 381Wtrams, tramways, the met, metropolitan transit, envelopes

Set of personal papers - typed carbon copies - various drafts for the fifth and sixth schedules for "Consolidation of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board Acts", references to original documents. Includes a comparative table of electric tramways described in part II of the sixth schedule of Act 3732 with the same in the draft of part II of the sixth scheduled for the new consolidation. Proposed alteration to other portions of the MMTB Act of 1928 during consolidation. See Reg Item 2120 for a copy of the Act - 1954 reprint.trams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, parliament, acts of parliament

Act of Victorian Parliament, 94 pages (was printed as 96), 3 sections, stapled on the left hand side , No. 6311 - "An Act to consolidate the Law relating to Metropolitan Tramways", dated 30/9/1958. Consolidates the various MMTB Acts to 1958. Mr. McComb has kept the document up to date, and made changes to the document in red ink with notes and crossed out those sections which have been repealed in green pencil. See Reg Item 2120 for the 1929 reprint.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, construction

Book - 33 sheets + covers, stapled and cloth binding - special size, two colour - printed on off white paper, titled "Metropolitan Tram Network" published by Public Transport Corporation Victoria or Department of Infrastructure, with a drawing of SW5 758 on the cover along with a The Met logo. Provides information in map form on each tram route in a large print format, contact numbers and some general information. Follows on from an earlier version - see Reg Item 1181.trams, tramways, ptc, the met, maps, disability services, tram routes, routes, doi

Document - 66 single sided sheets, of 66 sheets, A4, printed or copied titled "Metlink Metropolitan Fares and Ticketing Manual", dated May 2004, about the tickets available, fare concessions, passes and travel authorities, cartage of animals and various items, ticket prices, charges, refunds, replacement and general information for Metcards. Advises what is not include. Has a table of contents on page 1 and then for each section. Has been punched with three holes on the left hand side and on the right hand side for page 4 onwards.Has "S&B" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, metcard, metlink, tickets, metlink

Typed two page list - one foolscap and one quarto sheet, titled "Rolling stock data list of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, as at 10th Jan. 1927", listing each class, car numbers, type, seating capacity, truck, wheelbase, motors, Horsepower, Tare Tons, Controllers, Compressors and Length. Extends to X1 class tram - typo - 469 instead of 468. Includes cable cars. Has some depot allocation notes. Similar style to 5673, possibly re-typed by Keith Kings, from a MMTB data sheet.Has a pencil note against "469" - bogie?mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, lists

Set of two DL size pamphlets issued by the Public Transport Victoria, PTV, advising of fares as at 1/1/2017. .1 - Single sheet DL, printed on off white paper, titled "Metropolitan Myki fares", giving details of the various fares in Melbourne. .2 - Three fold DL, colour printed on off white paper, titled "Your quick guide to using Myki", giving information of travel methods, Myki money or Myki pass, using it, buying and topping up and contact details. Has the PTV and Victorian State Government Logos.trams, tramways, ptv, melbourne, myki, tickets

Report - 88 pages - perfect bound +card covers + fold out map, looks at the development of arterial roads in the various Melbourne regions, includes recommendations and road, management. Has table of contents, diagrams and maps. Includes findings of the studies, issues with freight transport, improvement proposals. Little work on public transport as such. Title "Metropolitan Arterial Road Access Study, April 1987 - Melbourne's Arterial Road Strategy the next 10 years - METRAS" - Has foreword signed off by Tom Roper, Minister for Transport. Report M6trams, tramways, public transport, road transport, minister for transport

Packet. Thesis;; 'Thank You' card and note from John Fraser to Ellie Pullen.;; Article from 'Mail' 25-Nov-1998 with photo of Richard Carter. +Additional Keywords: Fraser, JOhn / Pullin, Ellie / Carter, RichardPacket includes the following: . Thesis by John Fraser- "The decline of orcharding in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, 1920-1939." . Newspaper cutting from the 'Mail' 24/11/98 titled "Fruits of labor all gone", with a photo of Richard Carter, then President of Ringwood Historical Society, on site at one of the last orchards in the area near the Croydon Hotel. . Thank You card from John Fraser to Ellie Pullen.

Silver cup trophy with medallions recording winners on the base: 1920-1932. Won by Collingwood Technical School 1923, 1925, 1928,1932 Cup is inscribed ‘METROPOLITAN / JUNIOR / TECHNICAL / FOOTBAL / ASSOCIATION / TROPHY / Under 14 years’. At the base of the trophy there are small medallions recording winners for each year from South Melbourne 1920 to Collingwood 1932. 1921 to South Melbourne, 1922 to Brunswick, 1923 to Collingwood, 1924 to West Melbourne, 1925 to Collingwood, 1926 and 1927 No Competition, 1928 to Collingwood, 1929 to WMC, 1930 to Footscray, 1931 to Caulfield. collingwood technical school, trophies, students, student records, nmit,

Timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at specific time points, route map, sections and fares and organisation address - 616 Little Collins St. Melbourne. All printed on yellow paper unless noted otherwise. .1 - Route 220 and 231 - Sunshine - Footscray - City - March 1983 .2 - North Altona - City via West Gate Freeway - April 1983 .3 - Route 257, 258, 259 - West Heidelberg, Northland, Latrobe University - City - July 1983 .4 - ditto .5 - Route 265, 262, 261, 260, 266, 264 - Warrandyte, Templestowe, Doncaster, Park Orchard - Donvale - City - Feb. 1983 .6 - Route 277, 280, 299, 281 and 268 - Warrandyte, East Doncaster, Donvale, Shoppingtown - July 1983 .7 - Route 287, 286, 302, 303 Box Hill, Mitcham, East Doncaster, Mitcham, Ringwood - June 1980 .8 - ditto - but November 1983 .9 - Route 313, 314, 315, 316 - Warrandyte, Park Orchards, Mitcham - Jan. 1983 .10 - as for .8 11 - Routes 265, 262, 261,260, 266 and 264 - Warrandyte - Eastern Freeway, Templestowe, Park Orcards - Feb. 1983 12 - Routes 277, 280, 281 and 268 - East Doncaster, Donvale, City and Shoppingtown - Jan. 1983 Items .3, .4, .6, .8 and .10 are headed "Metropolitan Transit", rest MMTB.Yields information about MMTB Bus Services 1983Set of 12 MMTB or Metropolitan Transit Bus timetables, folded sheets, generally 10 sections.trams, tramways, mmtb, timetables, melbourne, fares, buses, deer park, sunshine, footscray, latrobe university, northland, heidelberg, box hill, warrandyte, doncaster, donvale, mitcham, ringwood, park orchards

Book -black card stippled cover, bound with end papers containing Act 3732 - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1928 No. 3732 with a gold block title of "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Acts" Has an index at the front of the book. Also has loose copies of 1 - No. 3824 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 24 Dec. 1929 (has been bound into the rear of the book) 2 - No. 3851 - An Act relating to Motor Omnibuses - 30 Dec 1929 3 - No. 3742 - An Act to consolidate the Law making further provision with respect to Motor Omnibuses and for other purposes - 12 Feb. 1929 4 - No. 3941 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 31 Dec. 1930 5 - No. 4080 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 29 Dec. 1932 6 - No. 4179 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 29 Dec. 1933 7 - No. 4989 - An Act Relating to Preference in Employment for Discharged Members of the Defence Forces and for other purposes - 23 Dec. 1943 No. 7 has a number of pencil notes, including the name R J Lormer on the top right hand corner an other notes and a letter from Moule Hamilton & Derham dated 6/7/1944 to Mr S M Richardson regarding the Act and its implications. Signed Frank P Derham.See notes on item 7 in penciltrams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, world war 2, employment

Typed two page list - one foolscap and one quarto sheet, titled "Rolling stock data of cars operated by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", listing each class, car numbers, No. in Service, type, seat (Crush), trucks, wheel Truck centres, motors HP, Tare Tons, Controllers, Compressors and Length over bumpers. Carbon copy on plain paper. Extends to SW6 981, includes PCC 980. On the bottom of the quarto sheet has dated 20/12/48, revised 16/9/1950. Similar style to 5671, typed by Keith Kings, possibly from a MMTB data sheet.mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, lists

Twelve page document within yellow light card covers, centre stapled titled "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria - Tram and Bus Division Cricket Association - Interstate Carnival 1985". Provides a of MTA senior people, Minister, Board and Employee Reps, MTA Cricket Association, players, honorary members, life members (including Ron Wearne), program of events, milestones of the carnivals, hours of plays. Includes cricketers from SA, Vic, WA and NSW. Events took place from 16/2/1985 to Sunday 24/2. See Reg Item 5679 for other event materials."R. Wearne" in ink on top left hand corner, three autographs on rear cover, phone number of Ron Phillips on inside rear cover and phone number for George Scott changed.trams, tramways, cricket, sports, mta, carnivals

Set of 3 The Met - Metropolitan Transit folded sheet timetables, printed on white paper, gives a map, time points, route description, notes and contact details. Note the contact times have been altered in hand writing. Folded by the half by half method. .1 - Routes 1 and 2 - South Melbourne Beach via Swanston St and Route 4 - South Melbourne Depot - City - October 1984. .2 - Routes 10 and 11 - West Preston via Collins St and route 13 - via Latrobe St - dated May 1984. .3 - Route 15 and 16 - St Kilda Beach - City via Swanston St - July 1983.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, tram services, la trobe st, latrobe st, route 10, route 11, route 13, route 15, route 16, route 1, route 2, route 4

Yields information about the Ballarat Tramway system in 1949, the possible use of Trolley Buses and has a strong association with H H Bell Jnr, the son of the MMTB Chairman H Bell at the time.Report, photocopy of the original, 21 Foolscap pages, titled "Report by Hector H Bell Jnr of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, on the street passenger transport system of Ballaarat Urban Area". Looks at the history of the tramways, tramway data, traffic management, financial analysis, suburban bus routes, services provided, fares. Operation by Private buses, who should manage the service, future policy, town planning. Provides a list and location of factories. Concludes convert the existing tramway to a trolley bus system, fares and suggests Government authority control. None of the 8 appendices included. Lists the persons that assisted with the report. Prepared September 1949 - see page 81 of Alan Bradley's book, The Golden City and its Tramways for the background.trams, tramways, reports, mmtb, trolley buses, operations, ballarat

Black and white print of W7 1003 in front of the Preston tram depot building c1960. Tram has panel edge lining, the logo and number on the saloon panels and has the destination of East Preston - Bell St and route 89. 269.1 - large format print added 18/9/15 - had been on display in main room from Norm Cross - 2009 - record updated 24-10-2015.On the rear has the "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board" stamp.trams, tramways, mmtb, tram 1003, east preston depot, w7 class, route 89

Instruction - booklet - 16 pages, centre stapled, printed on off white paper titled "Regulations under the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1928 (No. 3732) Appeal Board". Gives details of the Regulations in relation to the personnel appeal board, members, election of an employee representative, the appeal board processes and arrangements. Dated 29/1/1935, extract from Government Gazette of 6/2/1935. Additional copy of booklet within a card board folded with amendments provided by donation of Ann and Rob Kuffer 22/2/2019. Amendments are: .1 - typed and pasted over page 3, amendment dated 14/5/1947 - appeals and appointment of Members. .2 - appeals in general - dated 28/2/1961 .3 - undated printed on a folded quarto sheet - titled "Boards Appointed and Commissions Issued by the Governor In Council"trams, tramways, employees, appeals, discipline, mmtb, regulations, elections

Book - 6 sections sewn into heavy grey card covers with full end papers with a blue coloured cloth tape edge strip with ruled pages and an A to Z index on the right hand side - printed by "Feint", with the title "Index to Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1958 No. 6311 as amended by MMTB (Amendment) Act 1959, No. 6555. Compiled by H. S. McComb LS" Provides a full list or index of every word, except for words like, a, an, and, as etc in the MMTB 1958 Act and the 1959 amending Act. and the section it is used in. Some changes or corrections made in blue ink.. Inside the front cover is a type alphabetical list of the major headings or principal parts of the Act and the Schedules - 6 pages. Also within the book (which has resulted in some damage) are many half quarto sheets with hand written notes.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, lists, index

Manual - approx. 115 A4 pages with card board manilla covers white comb bound with a yellow plastic front cover. Titled "MetRail Passenger Fares and Conditions". At about the 1/.3 point has another card cover titled "Summary of "A" Circulars issued in reference to the Metropolitan Transit Authority tickets introduced after 13-11-83. Issued late 1983, prepared by Ian Yarde of the MetRail Projects Officer for use at Stations by Booking and Ticket Checking staff. Has a note on the second page about the introduction of the new fare system for Neighbourhood tickets, rail, tram and private buses - signed by L. A. Strouse Managing Director, dated 13/11/1983. Has an index to the type of tickets. The second parts includes an index, gives changes up to early 1985, including the Bundoora tram extension.In the top right hand corner in red ink "VR - 20" and in blue ink "Group 74". Numerous notes and minor changes noted throughout the book.trams, tramways, metcard, tickets, manual, the met, metro trains, neighbourhood tickets, bundoora

.1 - undated letter, titled "Closure of Williamstown train service", advising of the closure of the line, pending a date and redeployment, surplus staff and other employment issues. A similar letter would have been prepared for the Upfield line. .2 - letter dated 6/1/1993 titled "Metropolitan Rail System - Service Alterations and closures" announcing that the Minister for Public Transport, announced the closure of the Newport to Williamstown lines and the Upfield rail line, along with reduction of services on other lines and that a voluntary departure package (termination of employment) is available. Has a detailed list of lines affected and bus replacement on rear. Both signed Normal Walker, Director of Passenger Services .See: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/not-the-end-of-the-line-how-people-power-saved-the-upfield-rail-line-20160602-gp9web.html (accessed 23-11-2020) for background information.trams, tramways, upfield, closure, railways, minister for transport, ptc