Notice to Drivers, conductors and conductresses titled "Fare Change cards" for reference for the period from 5/12/1965 to 13/2/1966. This followed an increase in fares and prior to the introduction of decimal currency on 14/2/1966. The card gives the revised fares for each section, and all night fares. Dated 15/11/1965 and signed by R C Drummond as Traffic Manager.Yields information about the fares prior to the introduction of decimal currency.Notice printed on quarto paper with a piece of paper glue to the base on the rear.tramways, fares, decimal conversion, conductors, crews

Photograph of Malvern Road and Glenferrie Road intersection showing the tram track H crossing with dual turnouts on the southwest and southeast corners. The tram tracks are at a lower level than bitumen roadway causing a rough undulating surface for motor vehicles. Extra works lighting is hanging from the overhead on one side of the junction suggesting future night works. This junction would eventually be relaid in mass concrete. A milk bar advertising various ice creams and other small shops are located at the intersection. Yields information about deterioration of tramway tracks and need for maintenance or replacement. Black and white photograph with no notemalvern road, glenferrie road, junction, works lighting, milk bar, mass concrete

Memo dated 26/8/1960, titled Auxillary lights for safety on blacked out trams from Works Supt to Branch Manager about the installation of a dome light (inside trams?) when the tram is blacked out at a terminus or when the pole has come off the overhead. Suggests a good idea at a cost of 9 pounds / tram. Yields information about the possibility of installing lights inside a tram when it was blacked out. Not know if there was any further work on this.Document - memo - typed on half size foolscap sheet.tramways, emergencies, lights, tramcars, night lighting

Article written by Garry Jones and photo by Norman Brown, titled "Guess how they spent last night", "They road a tram for 84 Miles" describes a TMSV arranged, all-night tram tour. Has a photo of some of the participants standing alongside Y class tram No. 469. Describes the tour group, where they stopped for food and their trip. The page includes notes on counterfeit $10 dollar notes, armored cars after a TAB robbery, and bush fire relief funds for Tasmania.Yields information about an all-night tour by the TMSV in 1967.Page 5 and 6 from The Herald, 11/2/1967.tramways, timetable, tours, tmsv, y class, tram 469

titled "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", setting out services, fares, city concession fares, all-night fares, fare sections, and that strips of 2d and 3d tickets could be bought from conductors. Has a "advertisement" for shoppers travelling in comfort between 930 and 430, dinner and afternoon tea at the Wattle Park Chalet and Family excursion tickets to the Beaches and Wattle Park - 2/6. Signed S M Richardson Manager. See Reg Item 1751 for an April 1951 version, 8209 for March 1942, and 899 for a Jan 1946 version.Yields information about MMTB tram and bus servicesTimetable printed on off-white paper, folded into 9, Dated May 1943.mmtb, tramways, timetables, wattle park, all night services, fares

Demonstrates a set of MMTB 1962 timetables.Set of 30 MMTB tram timetables, folded sheets, 4 fold, providing timetables for specific routes, day of week giving information on tram times at the terminus, sections and fares, running times. Some signed by W. J. Richards as Acting Traffic Manager, or R. C. Drummond as Traffic Manager. Route Numbers not given on cover, generally given on inside. Where a All night service was applicable, shown as well. .1 - Burwood - City - 9/1962 .2 - Camberwell - City - 9/1962 .3 - Carnegie - City - 6/1962 .4 - Domain Rd - City - 10/1962 .5 - East Brighton - City - 6/1962 .6 - East Coburg - city - 9/1962 .7 - East Malvern - Darling Rd - City 27/5/1962 .8 - East Preston - City - 11/1962 .9 - Essendon Aerodrome - City - July 1962 .10 - Essendon (Matthews Ave) - City - 7/1962 .11 - Glen Iris - City - 8/1962 .12 - Hawthorn - Spencer St - 7/1962 .13 - Kew Cotham Rd - St Kilda Beach - 8/1962 .14 - Malvern Burke Rd - City - 8/1962 .15 - Mont Albert - City - 7/1962 .16 - Moreland - City - 9/1962 .17 - West Coburg - City 7/1962. .18 - North Balwyn - Spencer St - 7/1962 .19 - North Coburg - City - 6/1962 - has Sunday only Fawkner Railway station service on rear - 6/1962 .20 - North Richmond - Prahran and St Kilda Beach - 7/1962 .21 - Northcote (via St Georges Rd) - City - 7/1962 .22 - Prahran - City - 7/1962 .23 - South Melbourne and St Kilda Beach - City - 6/1962 .24 - St Kilda Beach - City - - 9/1962 .25 - Toorak - City - 8/1962 .26 - Wattle Park - Elgar Rd - City - 9/1962 .27 - West Maribyrnong - City - 7/1962 .28 - West Preston - City - 6/1962 .29 - West Coburg - City - 10/1962 ,30 - East Preston - City - 7/1962Some have "Robert Wilson" stamp on the covers.trams, tramways, timetables, tickets, fares, mmtb, all night services

Memo to the Ballarat branch from the Engineer Manager dated 6/7/1965 titled "Rolling Stock safety lighting" about the changes to be made to the front and rear ends of all tramcars. Extending the white apron to the middle of the headlight - to be done in 6 to 8 weeks, and changing the destination rolls from black with white letters to white with black letters. Notes that the use of advertising on the driver's dash panels will not be available and that frequent cleaning of the headlights and re-silvering will be needed in some cases.Yields information about the repainting of the front of Ballarat trams and the change in destination rolls.Copy on faded heat sensitive foolscap sheet and print from the image file on A4 paper.secv, ballarat, night lighting, advertising, destination roll, painting

Memo to the Ballarat branch from Works Supt (and Depot Foreman), dated 10/4/1959 about the intensity of lighting in tram 33. Reporting on the intensity of lights, and that of tram 27. Noted that a good reflective ceiling was important, differences in globes, destination box lighting, and the number of globes in the circuit.Yields information about internal lighting in tram 33 and issues with the ceiling.Carbon copy of a typed 2 foolscap sheets, pinned in the top left hand corner."Depot" in ink.secv, ballarat, tram 33, tram 27, night lighting, interiors

The program details the opening of the Soldiers Memorial Institute conducted by his Excellency the Earl of Stradbroke Govenor of Victoria on Tuesday 21st of November 1921. Contains information and photos of Office Bearers of the Returned Soldiers Association, Diggers Business Association and Memorial Hall Concert night. Advertisements for local Business sponsors appear on the last 3 pages. The Bendigo RSL Sub - Branch took occupancy of the building on the day as Tenants and remains so till now. Refer Cat No’s 8222 and 8224 for the original “Indenture” re the use of the Soldiers Memorial Institute by the Bendigo R.S.S.I.L.A (RSL) signed on 22.4.1920 by the Mayor, Councillors, RSL and witnesses. .1) Souvenir program all paper blue covers with window inset published for the opening of the "Soldiers Memorial Institute" in Pall Mall Bendigo Victoria. .2) Same as above but has grey covers.brsl, smirsl, pamphlet

The house is identified in the early LDHS index to photographs as being "Joe and Stella Reidy's home on Geelong Road" (Geelong Road now called Linton-Naringhil Road). Joe Reidy and Stella Pearse married in 1938. Information provided in 2025: "Joe and Stella out the back of their house. It has a flat roof on the back verandah and a normal peaked roof on the house. The house is on Naringhil Rd opposite side of road to Linton Park and back towards Linton. It used to have a foot bridge over the small creek, but now it has a pipe and driveway. At the back of the house is an old dairy where Joe would milk the cows morning and night after working the day for the Shire. The small foot bridge had decorative pine cones along it. Lovely garden etc. Joe was also Captain of the fire brigade for a long time." Enlarged black and white copy of original photograph, which has been mounted on white card. The photograph shows a young woman and young man standing outside a timber cottage. On card attached to bottom of photograph: "Joe Reidy and Stella Pearse (Mick Chung was born in this house.)"joe reidy, stella reidy nee pearse

The photo shows SECV Ballarat tram 39 at Sebastopol with the service car behind. In the background is the Royal Mail Hotel. Taken during the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat - see reference. Yields information about the AETA 1969 Ballarat tour and tram 39.Colour slide - AGFA Cardboard mount with handwritten notes.In ink "No 39 Sebastopol 5-4-69, EK23"tramways, tramcars, aeta tours, night photo, tram 39, sebastopol, royal mail hotel

The photo shows SECV Ballarat tram 39 outside the depot at night showing Special. The tram was one of the three tour trams during the day. Taken during the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat - see reference. Yields information about the AETA 1969 Ballarat tour and tram 39.Colour slide - AGFA Cardboard mount with handwritten notes.In ink "No 39 Depot 5-4-69, EK21"tramways, tramcars, aeta tours, depot, night photo, tram 39

Set of two photos showing SECV Ballarat tram 39 at the Lydiard St North terminus. The tram has an SECV all-electric cooking roof advert. Taken during the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat - see reference.Yields information about the AETA 1969 Ballarat tour and tram 39.Colour slide - AGFA Cardboard mount with handwritten notes.In ink "No 39 Lydiard St Nth 5-4-69, EK23" - second slide EK24.tramways, tramcars, aeta tours, night photo, tram 39, lydiard st nth

The photo shows SECV Ballarat tram 40 in the depot at night along with other trams. Taken during the AETA Easter tour to Ballarat - see reference. I Yields information about the AETA 1969 Ballarat tour and tram 40.Colour slide - AGFA Cardboard mount with handwritten notes.In ink "No 40 Depot 5-4-69, EK20"tramways, tramcars, aeta tours, tram 40, depot, night photo

This photograph shows crowded cable dummy at night with "Northcote' destination and "The Aquarium Exhibition Building' sign on the side of roof. See item 1655 for other photographs.Yields information about closure of cable tram network. Black and white photograph with pencil note on rear. 2730 last cable tram to run on Bourke St cable routetram, cable tram, last tram, bourke st cable tram

Destination roll used to indicate to passengers the destination or route of the tram. At night the roll was back lit by two light bulbs fitted to the destination box on the tram. Item used in Geelong until 1956. Based on the hand written marking, used on a Pengelley type tram and painted in 1954. This roll is See Reg Item 2906 and 9619 for a smaller side destination roll and 4122 for a wide roll fitted to bogie tram No. 39. The Destinations have a different arrangement to that of item 4122. Item 4122 is an earlier formation based while 9618 is a later format set out to minimize the amount of movement on the roll between the various destinations introduced with changed through routing in 1954. The second image shows two rolls side by side showing the set out. This roll is on the right side or is the shorter one.Yields information and demonstrates aspects about Geelong's destination rolls used in trams up to 1956 when the system closed.Destination roll - white lettering on black background - using black paint leaving the lettering transparent at night. Uses a book binders cloth. Attached to a wooden blind roller, as used in the destination box to keep the blind tight. One loose roller that was attached to the other end of the roll. The wooden roller has a "Hartshorn's" and "Stewart Gladstone" name lables attached to it.In pencil as base of roll "Pengelley Dest End. B.G.L.M Flat, 31/7/54" tram, trams, geelong, destination roll, pengelley

Colour print of MMTB tram V class 214 at night. The tram began life as NMETL No. 13 in 1906, used as Freight Car 17, reconstructed back to V class 214 by the MMTB in 1978 and in 2006 repainted as NMETL 13. Photo by Ray Marsh, 1990s. This tram is on display at the Melbourne Tram Museum.Yields information about the tram that entered service in Melbourne in 1906.Colour print adhered to a black sheet, of MMTB Tram V class 214.trams, tramways, mmtb, v class, tram 214, nmetl