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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, 1950's and 1960's
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of two form/s or tags or dockets, form number 3/586, used to tag equipment from a tram depot to Preston workshops. A similar document would have been used for the return - most likely by the Freight Tram. Preprinted on light card with a two reinforcing pieces around the top hole with the printers details on the piece - Victa Tag. .1 - 12/5/1964 - from Camberwell to Preston Stores - 9 x ? aluminium - return to stock. .2 - 17/3/1954? - from Hawthorn Depot to Preston Workshops - 1 motorman's seat for repair.trams, tramways, preston workshops, forms, camberwell depot, stores department, hawthorn depot, equipment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, "Memorandum to Official and Clerical Staff - Classification of Officers", 2/1920 and 7/1920
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ....1 - Memorandum printed on quarto paper, duplicated, titled "Memorandum to Official and Clerical Staff - Classification of Officers", dated 28/7/1920 asking the enclosed card to be completed. Shows that the MMTB was trying to get on top of who they had working for them. Notes the system that the person was working for. Two copies held. Machined stamped with "W.O.Srangward" signature as Secretary. .2 - Record card - form number 1168, printed on heavy card, asking for the persons details, age, war service, salary, hours of work, occupation, date joining etc. On rear has space for Head Office notes. .3 - Notice dated 23/2/1920, advising of the proposed classification - typed on a half foolscap sheet.trams, tramways, mmtb, employees, officers, records, personnel, wages -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Legal record, "Supply and Erection of gates and paling fence and repairs to existing fences at the Royal Park car shed", Mar. 2020
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ....1 - Legal document - tender document - typed carbon copy titled "Supply and Erection of gates and paling fence and repairs to existing fences at the Royal Park car shed" with specification for the work, dated 25/3/1920 asking for prices - single sheet to be returned to the Secretary. .2 - same document but the lower portion has a price and name of the tenderer, John Broderick of Napier St Footscray, for 21 pounds. Dated 7/4/1920.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, royal park, tenders, depots, zoo tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 3 Black & White Photograph/s, c1940
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 3 black and white photographs of MMTB tram route maps. .1 - map showing route numbers, terminus names, and major streets - early 1970's after route renumbering that stopped using routes like 4A. .2 - similar presentation but with a different style of showing the routes - double parallel lines. .3 - photograph black and white of an early 1950's map, showing Latrobe St, bus routes, but Bourke St still as a bus route. Shows Point Ormond and Footscray lines. Shows guest houses - see Reg Item 3720 for the actual map.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, all night services, mmtb, guest houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 12 Black & White Photograph/s, 1966
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 12 black and white photographs of the trackwork on the MMTB system. .1 - demolished track at a junction .2 - section of rail showing the flangeway missing .3 - junction plates between different weight railway . .4 - wood blocked track showing broken joint and failure .5 - ditto .6 - V crossing ,7 - ditto at a wooden sleepered crossing with puppy dog spikes. .8 - crossing possibly between tram and rail .9 - H crossing rail showing broken joints and wear .10 - ditto .11 - section of rail pumping - waterlogged .12 - damaged joint, pumping, broken joint plate.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, points, crossover, track materials, track repairs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 12 Black & White Photograph/s, 1966
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 8 black and white photographs of the trackwork equipment and tools on the MMTB system. .1 - Hydraulic drain cover lifting device. .2 - rack of jack hammers being lifted - St Kilda Road? .3 - length of rail being lifted by 12 men with MMTB equipment in the background. .4 - Pack of sleepers being lifted with many wood blocks in the background. .5 - pack of 12 jack hammers in their lifting rack. .6 - light weight tool being used to lift a track pit cover by two men. .7 - One man demonstrating the lifting of a 44 gallon drum. .8 - two men rolling a 44 gallon drum off a truck.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, c1973
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 2 black and white photographs of the construction of the frame at Preston Workshop for prototype tramcar 1041. Shows the first frame positioned with the main bogie centre beam cross member. See Reg Item 2521 for other photos of the frame under construction.Some photos have pencil marks on rear.trams, tramways, 1041, prototype tramcar, new tramcars, tramcar bodies, preston workshops, tram 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 Black & White Photograph/s, 1960s
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Series of 6 black and white photographs of the seating within tramcars. .1 - Z class tram .2 - SW6 or S6 seating with cushioned seating smoking section .3 - Tip over seats as used in early SW6 cars .4 - Z class seats .5 - W7 smoking section .6 - W7 saloon sectionMost have the MMTB stamp on rear.trams, tramways, z class, interiors, seats, w7 class, w6 class, sw6 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Set of 9 MMTB imperial currency tickets and two decimal currency conversion tickets, 1960's
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of 9 MMTB imperial currency tickets and two decimal currency conversion tickets. Some tickets have notes or advertisements on the rear as noted. If not noted, all printed with black ink on coloured paper with black numbers. 1 - 3d - on a light cream paper, overprinted "City Section" and letter Vt in Blue, numbers 244515 and 244516, both with Stamina trousers adverts on rear. 2 - 6d - red ink on off white paper - GE 751538 (has been creased badly) 3 - 6d - red ink on pink paper - overprinted "City Section" Qd 523894 - has dirt marks at top and stains on right hand side 4 - 7d - blue ink on off white paper, overprinted "City Section" in black ink, Ab901555 - with pencil note "Wed 23 Dec 1964 ? Collins St Sp St to Swanston St." 5 - 7d - on orange paper Ah 040296 - with an advert for "Blind babies" help on rear. 6 - 10d - on pink paper Ch 034301 - with a "Hicks advert on rear - 385 Bourke St for a trade in on a new Kelvinator Refrigerator" 7 - 10d - on off white paper, printed in blue ink, O 212360, with Stamina trousers adverts on rear 8 - 1/- on off white paper, Am 865950 9 - 7d / 6c - decimal conversion - orange paper, numbers Aq 548056 and An 795888, the second with a note in pencil on the rear "W2 604 6pm Glenferrie Road Gardiner to Camberwell 7D Fri 14 Nov 1965"trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, decimal currency, decimal conversion, advertisements, city section -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Set of 18 MMTB decimal currency tickets, 1960's to 1970's
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of 18 MMTB decimal currency tickets. Some tickets have notes or advertisements on the rear as noted. If not noted, all printed with black ink on coloured paper with black numbers. 1 - 4c - printed on grey paper - H622901 2 - 5c - pink paper - Ag 655536 3 - 5c - pink paper over printed with a Red P, A 483403 - with pencil note "Tues Sept 4 1973, tram 1041 City to St Kilda Beach (route 15), (? (special?) ticket) 4 - 6c - orange paper, A 640184 5 - 6c - off white paper, blue ink over printed in black City Section, A442365 6 - 7c - purple paper, Bf 359635 7 - 7c - off white paper, purple ink over printed in black City Section, Va 832278 8 - 10c - off white paper, purple ink over printed in black City Section, An 004421 9 - 9c - red ink on yellow paper - Ab 578298 and Ac 599462. 10 - 12c - brown ink on off white paper - Nos. Bp584102, Bb852548, and Ag 018787 with an ink note on rear "W2 517, Sat 12 Dec 1966 Camb Junct Bickleigh St about 7.25am" 11 - 15c - yellow paper, F888649 and 885726 with "641" in ink on the rear. 12 - 22c - green ink on yellow paper, Aj 566434 with "369" in ink on the rear. 13 - 30c - red ink on off white paper - Af 387807 14 - 45c - on off white paper. An 711259trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, decimal currency, advertisements, city section, 1041 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, "Application for Refund", Jun. 1946
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Form - printed on off white paper, MMTB Form No. 3/247, dated June 1946, titled "Application for Refund" for on specific tickets - lists the value, series, number, route and time and remarks - allowed for cancellation of tickets to be handed back to the Revenue Clerk.trams, tramways, conductors, pay in forms, accounting, mmtb, tickets, revenue clerks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, "Supplementary Running Journal", 1935 and 1969
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of two ""Supplementary Running Journal", used by Conductors to enable the checking of tickets by Examiners. Was to be filled out prior to the commencement of journey and placed in the clip provided. Has space for date, punch mar, each fare time and Signature and Number. Both have punch marks .1 - Used 11-8-1935, possibly on a cable car, signed at R. Elliott, completed in pencil, car 476. Has part of a depot stamp in the bottom right hand corner. .2 - Form 3/134, Aug 66, used 8-1-69 by conductor No. 1267, ? from Malvern Depot, car 275. Completed in ink. Has the Malvern depot stamp on the rear. Re item 1 - Andrew Cox investigated this and found that W2 456 was at Coburg at the time and that though very fuzzy, could be Coburg depot stamp.trams, tramways, tickets, conductors, revenue journal, inspectors, cable trams, coburg depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, "Memo for Batterymen - Loading of Motor Generator Sets", "Reading recorded in testing level of Generator Set at..... Car shed", Jan. 1920
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ....1 - Memo on foolscap sheet dated 19/1/1920, titled "Memo for Batterymen - Loading of Motor Generator Sets" issued by the Electrical Foreman to cable tram depots to charge the battery lights for cable trams advising the requirements to keep loads and voltages at a specified level and the recordings to be made of the equipment. .2 - form - foolscap sheet titled "Reading recorded in testing level of Generator Set at..... Car shed", for recording balance or level using a spirit level of the armature shafts. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, lights, tramcars, batterymen, maintenance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Tender Document, "Manufacture, supply and delivery of iron castings contract No. 96", 4/1920 and 6/1920
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of two tender documents, each of two foolscap sheets for the supply and delivery of castings to the Boards repair shops (Nicholson St or Holden St?), with patterns supplied by the Board. Gives details of the quality, approx. quantity, patterns, delivery, rejection, payment, cancellation and other details. .1 - "Manufacture, supply and delivery of iron castings contract No. 96" - 70 to 85 tons /half year - tenders closed 29/4/1929. .2 - "Manufacture, supply and delivery of steel castings contract No. 96" - 50 tons / year - tenders closed 10/6/1920. 2 copies of each, either pinned or clipped with a brass clip in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, tenders, contracts, mmtb, cable trams, castings, brake blocks -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park, May. 1934
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park, 06/05/1934 Documents relating to tram arrangements the above event. 1 - Newspaper clipping describing the event to be held at Wattle Park on Sunday May 6 at 3pm 2 - Set of 3 table cards 3 - Handwritten note for event 4 - Pamphlet for event 5 - Set of 5 memos from DJ Davidson, Dist Traffic Superintendents informing of Trooping the Colours - Wattle Park. Covers rolling stock requirements and trip requirements 6 - Handwritten list of specials to runtrams, tramways, instructions, events, trooping the colours, wattle park, reports, inspectors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Testimonial Cricket 1t MCG - Kooyong Tennis, 18/11/1933 12:00:00 AM
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Testimonial Cricket 1t MCG - Kooyong Tennis Documents relating to tram arrangements the above events. 1 - Handwritten table card, dated 18/11/33 for Headway x Prahran. 2 - Table card for Prahran - City Route, Headway x Toorak Rd, 18/11/33 3 - Undated and unsigned memo to Assistant Conductors informing of events and loading requirements.trams, tramways, instructions, events, cricket, tennis, mcg, kooyong tennis courts -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Parade of RN personnel through city streets, 17/01/1946 12:00:00 AM
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Parade of RN personnel through city streets Friday 25th January 1946, 1.20 to 1.55PM Memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements for position no 3 - Franklin St Shunt. Memo dated 17th January 1946.Notations written in pencil on several memos.trams, tramways, events, franklin st, victoria st, swanston st, elizabeth st, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance, Nov. 1934
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance - 11 November 1934 Documents relating to tram arrangements the above event. 1 - Program - "Dedication of the Shrine of Remembrance by His Royal Highness Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester" 2 - News paper, titled: "300,000 Pay Homage at the Shrine of Remembrance" The Argus, Monday 12 November 1934. 4 pages 3 - Handwritten notes for the event 4 - Set of memos from DJ Davidson, Dist Traffic Superintendents informing of event. Covers rolling stock requirements and trip requirements and lists inspectors and additional staff required.trams, tramways, instructions, events, reports, inspectors, shrine, shrine of remembrance -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Form/s, "Equipment tags", 1970's
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of two form/s or tags or dockets, most likely used to tag equipment, possibly a motor or bearing at a tram depot or Preston workshops. Handwritten on light card with a two reinforcing pieces around the top hole with the printers details on the piece. .1 - 22/9/71 - 756 28T .2 - 26/1/72 - 381 MV.101AXtrams, tramways, preston workshops, forms, stores department, equipment, motors, bearings -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, "Victory Day Parade, through city streets", Apr. 1946
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Parade of units of victory march personnel through city streets Monday 10 June 1946 - 11:00AM to 12:30PM Memos from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements to Mr Mazolettti, Malvern Depot, Mr McLean, Hanna St, Mr Cliff, Glenhuntly Depot, Mr Fisher, Hawthorn Depot, Mr Head, Camberwell, Mr Lawrence, Port Melbourne, Mr McRae, Central Bus Garage Memos dated 3 June 1946. Letter from JM Harry regarding bus services. Letter from HS Wootton, town clerk. Documents from ADFNotations written in pencil on memo.trams, tramways, events, parades, malvern depot, hanna st depot, hawthorn depot, central bus garage -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Armistice Day 1933 - Saturday 11 November 1933, 9/11/1933 12:00:00 AM
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Armistice Day 1933 - Saturday 11 November 1933 - Memo from Assistant Manager to Depot Masters and Officers informing that flags are to be flown on all depots for Armistice Day. - D No 2450 - Notice to Drivers & Conductors - All Electric Lines - Power to be cut for 2 minutes at 11am - D No 2451 - Notice to Drivers & Conductors - All Cable Lines - Cables to cease running for 2 minutes at 11amtrams, tramways, instructions, events, flags, electricity, cables, armistice day -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, War Loan Rally and RAAF Flying Boats at St Kilda Pier, 22/03/1946 12:00:00 AM
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...War Loan Rally and RAAF Flying Boats at St Kilda Pier, Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March 1946. 2 copies of memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Superintendent, to Depot Masters, Hanna St, Malvern & Glenhuntly depots.Several notations written in red pencil across both copies.trams, tramways, letters, instructions, events, display, raaf, st kilda -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, Notice to Conductors - Family Excursion Tickets, Jun. 1939
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Notice to Conductors - Family Excursion Tickets Instruction C. No. 3860 issued to conductors regarding family excursion tickets. Complaints indicated conductors not aware of use of this ticket. C. No. 3166 was issued 27 October 1936 previously relates to this instruction.Stamped "Malvern 23 Jun 1939" in top right cornertrams, tramways, ticket, fares, conductors, excursions, wattle park, beach -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Poster, "Route of New Electric Tram from Lonsdale Street to Elsternwick via Brighton Road - Opening Sunday August 29th", Original 1926
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Poster - special size, titled "Route of New Electric Tram from Lonsdale Street to Elsternwick via Brighton Road - Opening Sunday August 29th". Shows the tram rote in red and other tram lines dotted, including the Yarra River. Given its condition - a reproduction poster. From the Don Storey tram history notes - 1926 - 29 August - "he Elsternwick - St Kilda Junction line was opened, replacing the Brighton Road cable line together with an extension to Glenhuntly Road, and was built as double track." .1 - Laminated A3 version - added 30/6/2021trams, tramways, st kilda rd, brighton rd, lonsdale st, new tramway, conversion, elsternwick -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notebook, "Tram / Bus Kilometres", c1965
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Set of two notebook or lined journals, with light brown pig skin binding strips and in each of the corners binding, faint ruled Collins 4393 books with red labels on the outside binding, sewn sections, printed glued inside covers. Each book has been ruled in red ink, headed year and month, days, page totals with data entered for each depot of the distance or mileage or kilometres for each date, including separate tram and bus entries. .1 - Blue cloth covered with Letraset, black plastic strip on outside "Tram / Bus Kilometres" for the period 1-7-1965 to 30-6-1975. Notes change over to Kms from miles on 1/7/1974. Has head office contact details on the first page. .2 - Red cloth cover with Letraset black plastic strip on outside "Kilometres" drawn up for the period - 1-7-1975 to 13-11-1985, though drawn up to Jan. 1985. Has head office contact details on the first page. Has a note on the last used page about the instruction to discontinue the book on 13/11/1985 from Mr. W. Burrows.trams, tramways, tramcars, mileages, kilometres, buses, depots, distances -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1926
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Black and white photograph of MMTB No. 58 in Wellington St. St Kilda, about to enter St Kilda Junction and continue to St Kilda beach via Fitzroy St St Kilda, late 1925 or early 1926 - Wellington St electric line opened 27/12/1925. Note the sign on the left hand pole about travel to Malvern and St Kilda Beach, the workmen and that another tram has left heading outwards. On the right hand side is part of a sign advising people to catch cars to the Esplanade. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H102. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. See Image 3673i2 for a digital image of the card photograph at the PRO on 7/1/2019 that this photograph comes from. Further notes from Rod Atkins: Note the Electrical box at base of the pole on left hand side of the photo. No section insulators yet as power would have been stretched from Dandenong Road / Chapel Street right through to Fitzroy Street to run the first services. Great shot of the "H" car. Malvern bound is a another Californian combo car, but with original destination boxes and PPTT style "No" on the left side of the apron but cant make out the number.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 102" in ink on rear and "2-3"trams, tramways, mmtb, st kilda junction, wellington st, trackwork, st kilda beach, tram 58 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dec 1925 or Jan 1926
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Black and white photograph of the conversion of the Flinders St end of Swanston Street from cable trams to electric trams. Note the signs advising passengers to go to Princes Bridge for buses, horse drawn vehicles with excavated spoil, air compressor, the cable tram slot rail supporting yokes. In the background is the Flinders St Station. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H243" in ink on rear and "2-4"trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Jan. 1926
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Black and white photograph of the conversion of the intersection of Domain Road, St Kilda Road, Domain Junction from cable tram to electric tram. Shows the Toorak Road Tram remaining trackwork, the temporary track for the electric trams with 276 inbound with the destination of North Coburg and another W class tram outbound to St Kilda Beach. Note the temporary platform and the temporary board crossing. Has "The Foundation Company Engineers and Contractors" sign in the view and the petrol? powered roller. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H513" in ink on rear and "2-5".trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Procession of 7th Division, AIF, through city streets, 8/02/1946 12:00:00 AM
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Procession of 7th Division, AIF, through city streets Wednesday 19 April 1944 - 1:20PM to 2:20PM 4 memos from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements to various inspectors. Memos dated 14 April 1944. Vic L of C Area March Order No 2/44"McKenzie" & "Little" written in black ink on relevant memostrams, tramways, events, parades, hanna st depot, malvern depot, hawthorn depot, camberwell depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Football match and band performance, 12/07/1946 12:00:00 AM
... tramways...Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB) ...Football match and band performance Sunday 14 July 1946, 2:30PM Memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt SS regarding tram arrangements to Depot Master, Hawthorn Depot. Memo dated 12 July 1946trams, tramways, events, football, bands, hawthorn depot, swan st, church st