Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing Flinders St station, about 1910 after the completion of construction. Photo has a number of cable trams in the view, horse drawn vehicles, including a horse drawn wagon carrying barrels.Yields information about Flinders St station after the completion of construction in 1910.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour - reproduction postcard - Flinders Street Station c1910 "CB17" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, flinders st station, horse drawn vehicles

Photograph - HTT bogie tram No. 19 crossing Camberwell Junction from Riversdale Road into Camberwell Road. Has the a letter "C" on the rear platform, which was the destination indicator for Camberwell Junction. In the view are a number of horse drawn carts, a motor cycle with a sidecar, Fraser Ironmonger, Dillons, H Evans & Co Real Estate agents advertising Eastern Heights Estate Saturday 20 March and the Commonwealth Bank. Saturday 20 March occurred in 1920. Original photo by Rose Stereograph Co. P 3525 - see reference.Yields information about Commonwealth Junction in 1920.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - HTT 19 Camberwell Jtn 1920 "MP9" in penciltrams, tramways, htt, hawthorn tramways trust, camberwell junction, camberwell road, tram 19

Photograph - looking south along Elizabeth Street Melbourne to towards Flinders Street station. Has three cable trams in the photo, including one shunting at the terminus. Has signs for the London Cafe and Federal Cafe in the view, along with many horse-drawn vehicles and a few motor cars. There is a telegraph/telephone line on the east side of the street. Original photo by Rose Stereograph Co. P 957 - see reference. Yields information about the south end of Elizabeth St and the cable tram terminus.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - Elizabeth St c1920 "CB9" in penciltrams, tramways, cable trams, elizabeth street, flinders st station

Book published by Topmill, featuring images and background information on tram types including horse, cable, steam and electric trams. Has photos of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Rockhampton and Kalgoorlie. Many in colour. Includes photographs of tram museums. Includes Melbourne trams 670, 611, 613, 106, 469, 25, 389, 214, 1008, 234, 975, 814, 279, 2112, 812, 442, 917, 2027. Melbourne photographs by Ray Marsh and Ken Smith.Book - 40 full colour A4 pages + card cover, centre stapled, titled "Trams of Australia Vol. 1" revised and expanded.trams, tramcars, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, adelaide, tram museums, ballarat, bendigo

Postcard - Zoo Horse Tramway, TMSV Souvenir Card with a photo of Royal Park Melbourne zoo tram and sign with historical details on the rear, along with details of the Museum's "Zoo horse tram" No. 256. Yields information about the zoo horse tram line.Postcard with a reproduced photo of the zoo horse tram and history details on rear produced by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria.trams, tramways, zoo horse tram, tram 256, tmsv

.1 - typed notes with the heading "a tablet beside the Box Hill Post Office today marks the terminus" Provides notes on the Box Hill - Doncaster electric tramway of 1888, some historical notes about its operation and closure. Includes notes on Bendigo's battery trams, steam trams, SA's Goolwa to Port Elliot tramway, Fairfield horse tramways and other horse trams. No information as to who prepared the original document - possibly Bob Prentice. .2 - an extract from a publication showing the commemorative cairn at the Box Hill terminus and providing some notes on the tramway.Yields information about the first Australian electric tramway and other tramways in Victoria..1 - Foolscap sheet - blue paper, typed notes on the Box Hill - Doncaster Tramway and other Victorian Tramways. .2 - digital scan of a publication showing the commemorative cairn at Box Hilltramways, trams, box hill, electric trams, victorian tramways, commemorative, monuments, steam trams, bendigo, doncaster

Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Provides 70 different rules or instructions to the drivers of horse trams for the Beaumaris Tramway Company Limited - what they "MUST" do, personal behavior, tickets, ticket punches, instructions with regard to trip slips, handling of the Ticket Punch Register device and tramway operations.Yields information about the rules for tram drivers for the Beaumaris Tramway Co. Ltd.Blue paper, typed notes, six sheets, titled Beaumaris Tramway Company Limited - Rules for Drivers - three duplicate sheets of pages 4 to 6.Each of the first six sheets have a pen mark signifying, that it has been retyped.tramways, trams, beaumaris tramway co. ltd, horse trams, ticket punches, instructions, rules, behaviour

Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Lists names of 10 conductors, provides information on services, tramcars used on various days, number of horses used, winter services, costs, income for both the Sandringham and Beaumaris section and the Cheltenham and Beaumaris section.Yields information about the operations of the Beaumaris Tramway Co. Ltd.Blue foolscap sheet - original copy - titled Extracts from the Daily Statistical Register of the Sandringham & Beaumaris Tramway Co. 1893Sheet has a pen mark signifying, that it has been retyped.tramways, trams, beaumaris tramway co. ltd, horse trams, operations, horses, conductors, beaumaris, cheltenham, sandringham

Copy of a document from an original source, handwritten and partly typed. Details the 78 Rules that applied to the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company horse tram drivers and their operations. Gives rules for their personal behaviour, duties, watering of the horses, passing of other horse-drawn trams, walking horses around curves, operations, management of passengers, use and care of cash boxes, accidents, fares, tickets, and general work.Yields information about the rules that Melbourne horse tram drivers operated by.Set of two blue foolscap handwritten or typed sheets consisting of six sheets each (Rules 1 to 78) titled Rules for Horse Car Drivers and special notice for drivers.tramways, trams, rules, mtoco, horse trams, horse cars, drivers

Obituary from the Prahran Telegraph, 21-6-1929, headed "Death of an old Caulfield Identity" Edward Rowney. After coming from South Australia in 1887, worked in Ballarat as a horse tram driver and then moved to Caulfield in 1888 working for the Caulfield Horse Tramway that ran between Elsternwick and Glenhuntly. Provides details of his working life and that with the Caulfield Council. Provides details of his personal and family information along with sources. See reference for an article on the Caulfield Tramway Co. and a photo of Mr. Rowney driving a horse tram. Yields information about the life of Mr Edward Rowney A4 sheets - printed - providing an obituary and family history of Mr Edward Rowney. trams, tramways, caulfield, caulfield tramway co, edward rowney, ballarat, city of caulfield

Book review from The Courier, titled "Tram ride to success", reviewing a book "The Promise of Gold and its results" written by David Griffiths. Looks at the life and work of John Garibaldi Roberts a supporter of the Arts and Chief Accountant of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo) and later the manager of the cable tram system for the MMTB. He retired in 1923. Has photos of the family, John at his work desk in 1910 and the directors of the MTOCo. Item written by Caleb Cluff of The Courier. One of Roberts guests was C J Dennis, who wrote Songs of the Sentimental bloke" while staying at Roberts place in the Dandenongs which had been formed from disused horse buses. Yields information about J G Roberts, a support of the Arts and a senior tramway manager.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, 24/4/2021 titled Book review "Tram ride to success" and photo provided of C J Dennis inside one of the horse buses on Robert's Dandenong "Sunnyside" property.mtoco, j g roberts, chief accountant, c j dennis, sunnyside

St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction from near Peel Street. Photo shows a number of horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram on its way to St Kilda Beach. In the background is the Junction Hotel and the Corner Hotel advertising Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view.Yields information about St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction about 1900.Black and white photograph - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction, c1900.tramways, trams, st kilda road, st kilda junction, cable trams, corner hotel, junction hotel

Well known photograph of the interchange between cable and horse trams at Moreland Road and Sydney Road Brunswick for the Coburg horse tram line. Has two cable tram sets in the background. Coburg horse Tram No. 4, with the now Moreland Hotel in the background. A sign advertising "Patterson & Sons Auctioneers Melbourne" can be seen adjacent to the hotel. Yields information about the tram interchange at Moreland and Sydney Roads Coburg.Black and white photograph - Moreland Road tram interchange with a typed caption "Moreland Hotel 1890".tramways, trams, coburg horse tramway, coburg, horse trams, cable cars, moreland road, sydney road, moreland hotel

Photo of the view looking south to Flinders Street Station, shows a number of motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles, along with a motor cycle with a sidecar and one cable tram set hauling a bogie trailer. Note the road surface which appears to be damaged by vehicles. There are a number of puddles showing. Yields information about the view looking south in Elizabeth St. c1920Black and White - Elizabeth Street looking south Little Collins Street, c1920. tramways, trams, cable cars, elizabeth street, traffic, horse drawn vehicles

Photo of Flinders St looking east from about Queen Street, c1915. Has many horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram with two ladies riding on the front of the grip car. In the view are Robert Reid & Co, Commerce House, Finks building and Flinders St Station. The station was completed in 1909. Commerce House or the Commercial Travellers Association building was completed in 1913 - see reference.Yields information about Flinders Street between Queen and Elizabeth Streets.Photograph - Black and White - Flinders St looking east - 1915c from near Queen Street.tramways, trams, cable cars, flinders street, commerce house, cta building, flinders street station

Photo 1 - looking north from the point where St Kilda Road widened after crossing Princes Bridge. Has the Edmund Fitzgibbon monument on the left. One cable tram set is making its way into the City. Has Flinders St Station in the background, along with a number of motor cars and one horse drawn vehicle behind the monument and another behind a sign. In the far distance is an advertisement for The Herald newspaper. Photo 1910c Photo 2 - looking south from near the end of the bridge, with seven cable cars in the view, along with motors cars and two horse drawn vehicles. Government House can be seen on the left horizon.Yields information about St Kilda Road c1910.Set of two black and white photographs of" .1 - St Kilda Road near City Road looking north - with Edmund FitzGibbon monument .2 - looking southtramways, trams, cable cars, flinders street station, st kilda road, princes bridge, monuments, edmund fitzgibbon

"Melbourne Tramways Past & Present" - set of photos, drawings and notes of (Left to Right, Top to Bottom), Cable tram Richmond Depot employees 1909, Grip mechanism, Photo of the WW1 Honour Board, a horse cab carrying revenue to a bank, Transporting a cable by horse, installing cable to the Windsor line by T Warr & Co 1891, Nicholson St Power House interior, Chief Magistrate of Port Phillip settlement 1836 to 1939 who lived in a house now occupied by Head Office Building, illuminated address to F B Clapp, retirement 1916, drawings by Hal Gye & David Low of J G Roberts Cable Manager, Official & Clerical Staff at Clifton Hill - last line to operate, Depot Employees at Clifton Hill at Final Stage Oct 1940, No. 1 tram becomes Museum piece for National Museum, Australias First Conductresses Aug 1941, Instructor G S Boardman, Decorated peace tram in celebration following armistice 1919, Double deck bus with Conductresses, Royal Park Zoo tram, Openings of PMTT 1910, text box history of the bodies that formed the MMTB, Peter Henry ABC Broadcaster 3-7-1940 on a cable tram, and opening of HTT in 1916. Original poster prepared by the MMTB in 1943 See Reg Item 2854 for a framed photograph and 6367 for another poster of the time - Melbourne tramways past and present poster. See Reg Items 6358, 6122, 6121, 6354 and 6774 for individual photographs.Yields information about the Melbourne tram system and its history to 1943Photograph - of a MMTB Poster titled "Melbourne Tramways Past & Present"tramways, trams, cable trams, richmond, honour board, cash transport, cable ropes, clifton hill, nicholson st, winding house, f b clapp, conductresses, peace tram, double deck buses, zoo horse tram, pmtt, htt, abc

Photo shows one of the Northern Tramway Co. horse trams at the corner of Bell St and Sydney Road, Coburg. Has the premises of L&H Warren (Bakers) in the background along with street lights and other buildings. Yields information about the Northern Tramway Co Coburg trams.Photograph - Black and White - Northern tramway Co Coburg Horse Tram - Corner of Sydney Road and Bell St.tramways, trams, horse trams, sydney road, bell st, northern tramway co, coburg horse tramway, coburg, warren baker grocer

Photos show W class 304 after delivery from Adelaide being unloaded by the travelling yard crane. The tram was built in Adelaide by the Holden Bodyworks and completed at the Workshops. The tram entered service on 14-8-1924. It was converted to a W2 class tram in Dec. 1932. The second photo shows the tram being loaded onto a horse-drawn jinker. Yields information about the construction and delivery of new W class trams by the Holden Bodyworks.Set of two photographs of W 304 being unloaded at the Flinders St yard 1924In ink of rear of prints "Photo Victorian Railways"tramways, trams, flinders st, railways, w class, tram 304, new trams, holden bodyworks, horse drawn vehicles

Composite photograph from a journal showing six flood scenes in the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne area - undated. Photo No. 6 has been identified as Crockford St Port Melbourne. The image with the bridge is possibly Montague St. The photo on the left with a horse drawn cart, has the factory of Jones and Dunn Furniture Manufacturers.Yields information about a flood in the Port Melbourne area.Composite photograph of flood scenes in Melbourne - undated.Melbourne – Floods in the suburbs, No. 6 Crockford St Port Melbourne. Copy neg Mark Plummer collections ex late John Alfred collection.cable trams, melbourne, floods, crockford st, port melbourne, bridges, south melbourne

Photo shows the horse drawn MMTB cable drum carrying wagon at the TMSV Museum at Bylands, mid 1970s. Has the MMTB identification, address and mass details painted on the vehicle. Behind the wagon is a Furphy water cart. Used to carry and distribute cable including overhead. Photo of the vehicle can be seen on page 68 of the book Destination City 3rd Edition.Yields information about the MMTB cable drum carrying wagon at Bylands.Photograph - MMTB horse drawn cable drum wagon at the TMSV Bylands Museum On rear in ink. TMSV – Horse drawn cable drum wagon at Bylands (Also Furphy water tank), Keith Kings photo. tramways, tmsv, bylands, horse drawn vehicles, overhead, cable drum

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,

Photo shows a cable trailer being recovered by the TMSV after its 48 years of hibernation. Photo shows Hamish Haugh and Graeme Breydon at work. Tram 256 has been restored to a serviceable condition as the Zoo horse tram.Yields information about the recovery of cable trailer 256 by the TMSV in 1974Photograph Recovering cable trailer 256Detailed description on rear including names and photographer's number 135-32 and page reproduction details. tramways, tmsv, volunteers, tram 256

Image shows a newspaper photo of the new W Class 284 tram body being transported by horse drawn jinker from railyards. This tram body was built in Adelaide.The W Class Trams were a highly successful design of trams for Melbourne. The body of MMTB Tram W 284 being delivered by horse drawn jinker from railway yards. The tram was built in Adelaide.tramways, trams, w class trams, tram 284, horse drawn jinker

Image shows a newspaper photo of a new W Class tram body being transported by horse drawn jinker from the body builders. Possibly from J Moore of South Melbourne.The W Class Trams were a highly successful design of trams for Melbourne. The body of a MMTB Tram being delivered by horse drawn jinker from the body builders to a depot.tramways, trams, w class trams, horse drawn jinker

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

Colour print of a reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking south towards the Kings Domain. Reproduced by Kew Cottages and St Nicholas Parent's Association from a original print and lithographed by F Cogne, printed and published by Charles Troedel in his Melbourne Album 1863. Appears to have a number of horse drawn cabs parked in the centre of the street.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863melbourne, horse drawn vehicles, swanston st

Sepia toned print of a drawing of Princes Bridge with St Paul's Cathedral and other buildings. Has a number of cable trams and horse drawn vehicles on the bridge. The artist has taken liberties and drawn the spires onto St Paul's cathedral and other buildings such as Princes Bridge railway station. The spires is most likely based on the proposed design at the time. They were built in 1926 to a changed design - see reference.Yields information about the Princes Bridge precinct.Reproduction of a Lithograph drawing - Princes Bridge from the south bank of the Yarra River.melbourne, princes bridge, horse drawn vehicles, st pauls cathedral, cable trams

Provides a brief history of public transport services in Melbourne - omnibus, cable, horse and electric tramways. Includes the Tramway Trusts, the formation of the MMTB, Preston Workshops, the W class tramcar. Gives figures for 30-6-1962. Yields a brief history of public transport in Melbourne, prepared by the MMTB 1962Three A4 photocopied pages with an article prepared by the MMTB titled - "How our Tramways Developed"tramcars, tramways, mmtb, preston workshops, planning, history, melbourne

Provides a detailed specification of materials to be supplied and the works to be performed for the construction of the Kew Horse Tramway between Victoria Bridge and the Kew Cemetery. Has a schedule of rates. Details materials to be supplied by the contractor. Note it is headed "City of Melbourne Tramways". The Kew Horse Tramway was opened 28-12-1887. It was built by the Melbourne Tramways Trust and operated by the cable tram operator, Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Yields information about the construction of the Kew horse tram line.Printed 5 page foolscap document stapled with a cut diagonal piece in the top left hand corner titled - Kew Horse Tramway - Contract No. 53.mtt, melbourne tramways trust, horse trams, kew horse tram, victoria bridge