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Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Loading bagged rice, n.d
Port of Portland Authority archives.Front: (no inscriptions) Back: (no inscriptions)port of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Portland Library, 20/08/1998
Coloured photo. Portland Library, man on ladder adjusting ceiling fan, another man leaning on library shelf, woman with library trolleyFront: '98 8 20'portland library, council services, archives, reading -
Friends of Kurth Kiln
Trolley Wheel
20cm dia Cast Iron Trolley Wheel with 4 ribbed spokes. The rim of the wheel is slightly rounded. Axle hole is 2cm dia. -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Knox Collection, Beech Forest railway terminus, 1902, 1902
B/W. Beech Forest railway terminus showing two inspecting officers upon a railway trolley on No.2 track near a shed..beech forest; railways; -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Carolyn Dean, 26/11/1996 12:00:00 AM
Set of three colour photographs of the delivery and hand over of the Trolley Wire by the Minister of Transport Mr. Alan Brown on 26/11/1996 sent to the Editor of Trolley Wire - used in the February 1997 issue of Trolley Wire. All photos by Carolyn Dean. All photos on Kodak paper. See also Reg. Item No. 503 (Newspaper Cutting) and Item 721 for photo used on page 29 as well as these three photos used on pages 28 and 29. 1141.1 - Two reels of trolley wire on delivery truck on side of depot fan. 1141.2 - Off loading one of the reels with the Barry James Tractor Crane. 1141.3 - Photo of Alan Brown speaking with Member for Ballarat West Paul Jenkins alongside and Richard Gilbert standing some distance away. Trams 671 and 33 in the background.All have date of photo "26.11.96" along top edge and "Photo / Carolyn Dean" towards bottom right hand corner. Also various cropping marks on the photo used in publication.trolley wire, btm, overhead -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD WW1, 26.6.1916
The letter is to “Lena RICHARDSON” from "William Irwin PHAIR", born Bendigo, enlisted 21.10.1915 age 20 years in the 15th Reinforcements 7th Bn AIF, Regt No 4873, embarked for England 7.3.1916, transfers to 1st Pioneer Bn, returned to Aust 25.1.1919. Refer Cat No 3996P re “Lena” and other cards. Post card, coloured showing a street scene with buildings, people walking and a Trolley car. Extensive letter on the back written in pencil to “Dear Lena”.post card, 7th, wiliam irwin phair, lena -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing, Victorian Railways, Ears for Tramway Overhead Construction, 1924
Gives the design details of the device or fitting known as a trolley wire ears that holds a tramway copper trolley wire in position. Notes that the drawing was traced in 1924 from a MMTB drawing. Has details for a splicing ear, straight line ear. feeder ear and curve ear along with details for nuts and screws.Yields information about the design of four different types of trolley wire fittings and how they were fabricated for use on the two tram lines, or electric street railways operated by the Victorian Railways.Dyeline print of Victorian Railways drawing number 4057 - Ears for Tramway Overhead ConstructionHas number "7513 D.33" in black pen in bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, overhead, victorian railways, trolley wire, engineering, electrical engineering -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, June 1979
Black and White photograph of BTPS No. 11, 671, 661 and 14 stored in the BTPS's rented storage building in Sebastopol c 1979. Photo taken after the return of No. 14 from Melbourne after its running in the 1979 Australia Day parade. and before its move back to the BTPS depot in November 1979 when 14 and 11 were moved to the depot - see March 1980 Fares Please! and Dec. 1979 issue of Trolley Wire. Photo appeared in Trolley Wire c1980? See March 1980 Fares Please, Dec. 1979 Trolley Wire tramways, trams, btps, depot, sebastopol, tramcars, tram 11, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14 -
Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History
Photograph
Black and white photograph of a Boyle's anaesthetic machine. The light-coloured metal frame on castors has a metal top with a flowmeter attached to the top, and there is one drawer at the bottom of the trolley. One side of the trolley has two vaporisers connected to two corrugated tubes with a facemask. An oxygen cylinder and two nitrous oxide cylinders are on the other side of the machine along with a small cyclopropane cylinder.anaesthetic equipment, boyle's machine, anaesthetic machine, nitrous oxide, oxygen, flowmeter -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Charles Craig, 1971
Has a strong association with the crewman and demonstrates the work in placing a trolley pole on the overhead.Black and white photographs of the conductor (or motorman) placing the trolley pole of a single trucker on the overhead, shielding his eyes, at the Mt Pleasant terminus, corner of Cobden and Barkly Streets. A lady in a hat is speaking to him. Photo shows the trolley pole positioning device in the overhead. Possibly No. 30, see Reg item 6803. Photo by Charles Craig, probably August 1971.trams, tramways, trolley poles, mt pleasant, conductors, tram 30 -
Maldon Vintage Machinery Museum Inc
Petrol Engine, Early 20th century
Single cylinder horizontal petrol engine mounted on a 4 wheeled trolley. Two flywheels, one either side, no pulley. Galvanised cylindrical fuel tank mounted on a wooden box in front. Box contains a battery and ignition coil. Trolley has cast iron wheels and is designed for pulling by hand. Painted red and grey. Probably a power source for farm machinery. On a brass plate fixed to the cylinder. "Waterloo Boy Gasoline Engine / No. 81491, HP 4 / Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. / Waterloo Iowa / Patented / August 7 1900, Dec 3 1901, Oct 7 1907 / Other patents pending / Sold by Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co." On each side of the water tank is an oval white transfer with "Waterloo Boy" above an illustration of a small boy wearing a wide brimmed hat.machinery ... engine ... petrol ... metalwork -
Darebin Parklands Association
Pollution in Darebin Creek 10th February 1976, 1976
People often pushed cars and supermarket trolleys over the edge of the cliff at the end of Waverley Avenue.B&W photograph. Below Railway Bridge. This item and all other Darebin Parklands Association archival material is now held by State Library Victoria (Accession No: YMS 13746). Please contact State Library Victoria if access is required. -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1910
The photo shows a timber mill in the Grampians. Neither the location nor the people are known. Note: The photo may have been taken by Guy E. Neate of "Rosebank" on Neates Road in the Victoria Valley, however Guy Neate did not buy that property until June 1926 (see the book "Water Between the Hills".The photo shows two men standing beside a trolley with a large log on it. There are other logs to the left and some sawn wood is visible stacked towards the back.timber industries, logging, sawmilling -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1993
Black and white photograph of Roland Thomas on roller skates pushing a bicycle type trolley fundraising for muscular dystrophy, passing through Lakes Entrance Victoriacharities, volunteering -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Charles Craig, 1971
Has a strong association with the photographer and demonstrates enthusiasts changing trolley poles on special trams.Black and white photographs of Charles Craig lowering trolley pole on No. 41, while running a Special at Hospital Corner in Sturt St. Photo with Charles Camera. trams, tramways, hospital corner, trolley poles, special trams, tram 41 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, 1914-1916
This postcard shows a group of men standing outside of the Everton mine alongside a mining trolley sitting on tracks. The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. It also shows a location where reef mining was undertaken which provides insight into the impact on the environment at a time when it was done.A sepia toned rectangular postcard printed on photographic paperpost card/correspondence address only/ Kodak Australia/1914everton mine, mining, goldrush, postcard, burke museum, black and white, photograph, mining trolley -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Log book, Diary, Collins Bros, 1966
Yields information about the tramcar maintenance activities of the SEC at the depot in frequency of changing brake blocks, light bulbs, trolley rope and wheels for each tramcar.Collins Diary No. 324, 1967, red Rexene covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1967, 7 days and notes for each double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat depot to record brake block changes and light globe replacements on each tramcar. Also gives details on trolley rope and trolley wheel replacements.tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, brake blocks, trolley wheels -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Log book, Diary, Collins Bros, 1967
Yields information about the tramcar maintenance activities of the SEC at the depot in frequency of changing brake blocks, light bulbs, trolley rope and wheels for each tramcar.Collins Diary No. 324, 1968, red Rexene covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1968, 7 days and notes for each double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat depot to record brake block changes and light globe replacements on each tramcar. Also gives details on trolley rope and trolley wheel replacements.tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, brake blocks, trolley wheels -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Log book, Diary, Collins Bros, 1968
Yields information about the tramcar maintenance activities of the SEC at the depot in frequency of changing brake blocks, light bulbs, trolley rope and wheels for each tramcar.Collins Diary No. 324, 1968, red Rexene covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1969, 7 days and notes for each double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat depot to record brake block changes and light globe replacements on each tramcar. Also gives details on trolley rope and trolley wheel replacements.tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, brake blocks, trolley wheels -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - Log book, Diary, Collins Bros, 1969
Yields information about the tramcar maintenance activities of the SEC at the depot in frequency of changing brake blocks, light bulbs, trolley rope and wheels for each tramcar.Collins Diary No. 324, blue Rexene covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1970, 7 days and notes for each double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat depot to record brake block changes and light globe replacements on each tramcar. Also gives details on trolley rope and trolley wheel replacements.tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, brake blocks, trolley wheels -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, William. F. Scott, 11/03/1996 12:00:00 AM
Colour Photograph, postcard size of tram 33 at Depot Junction on 11 March 1996. Trolley pole being turned by Peter Winspur, Gavin Young (in shorts) standing by front of tram. Shuttle service for Begonia Festival, 1996. Photo used on rear cover of Ballarat Tramway Museum's Annual report for 1995-96. On rear, remains of a paper label for Trolley Wire use.On rear, in a green label sticker, '3' and on bottom left corner, 'William F. Scott/11.3.1996 24' on a white sticky label.btm, depot junction, 33, begonia festival, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Keith Kings, 7/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Geelong No. 23, unconverted Pengelly tram, outside depot on 7/1/1956. Has two trolley poles. Showing 'EAST' destination. Photo by Keith Kings.Stamped 'K.S.Kings No. K(y)(70) TC9' on top edge. On bottom edge, 'Geelong No. 23 - unconverted Pengelley, outside depot 1/50, F4.5, 7/1/56'tramways, trams, geelong, pengelly, tram 23 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - W7 1003 and Resilient wheel components, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), mid 1950s
Photograph shows W7 1003 at East Preston Depot and the components that went to make resilient or quiet running wheels. Also shown is a carbon skid trolley pole head which also made tram operations quieter. The wheels were introduced with the W6 class and W7s. The carbon skid trolley pole heads were continued but the resilient wheels not continued with during the 1980s.Yields information the components that were used to make trams quieter running during the 1950s.Photograph - black and white with MMTB stamp on rear.trams, tram 1003, w7 class, resilient wheels, carbon skids, noise, mmtb, double helical gears -
Lake Bolac & District Historical Society
Black and white photograph, Loading wool at Lake Bolac
Loading wool bales onto a horse-drawn wagon at "Eilyer", Lake Bolac. Note the 'trolley and pull' manual method.lake bolac, eilyer, loading wool -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Trolley Ear hanger, c1900
Trolley ear hanger assembly that would screw into an trolley ear - internal insulation or cap and cone type - hanger - comprising 1 - cast steel hanger shaped in a cone with a mechanism to clip to the overhead span wires thread on the top. 2 - cast steel cap internally threaded 3 - Insulated shaft with a mica type appearance where damaged and a steel bolt with a steel nut at the lower end.overhead, trolley wire, fittings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Paul Nolan and Glenn Shields, "Jenkins calls for tourist trolleys on our streets", 26/2//1997
Article in The Courier, Ballarat 26/2/1997, page 3, written by Paul Nolan reporting on the proposals by Paul Jenkins MLA for Ballarat West that motor buses dressed as "trolleys" be used to transport visitors around Ballarat prior to the reintroduction of trams to Ballarat streets. Features a computer image by Glenn Shields of on the Disneyland "trolleys" superimposed on the photo of the Ballarat Town Hall. (btm1511i1) and a cartoon by Burns (btm1511i2)."Wednesday February 26 1997 pg3" in blue ink along top right hand edge.tourist bus, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, disneyland -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Buckland, 1942 c
Black and white photograph of Shirley Buckland sitting on tramline trolley that was used to transport goods to and from the jetty on the lakeside up the hill to Nyerimilang homestead. Gippsland Lakes Victoriajetties -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1999
A sawmill was situated on the flat where the creek enters the lake, timber brought to the mill by horse drawn trolley on tramway beside creek.Colour photograph of Maringa Creek, Nungurner. looking towards the lake. Shows a waterway meandering amongst swampy flats and tree covered banks. Nungurner Victoriahalls -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, The Met, "Overhead Appreciation - draft", 2/1995
Document - full title "Met Tram Overhead appreciation for Met Tram Officers & Tram Drivers" Gives a detailed inforamation on the structure of the tram overhead, its parts, poles, such as frog pans, crossing pans, points, contactors ,broken trolley wire, pantograph operation and feeder cables. Has notes on the SCADA system and Carlton Electrical control system. Written at the time when trolley poles remained in operation.Yields information about the Melbourne tramway overhead system.Document 47 A4 pages, clear plastic cover, with card covers comb bound along top edge.tramways, tramcars, equipment, overhead, electrical engineering, trolley wire -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, John Webster, 21/08/1955 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of the support systems used in one location, at least for the twin trolley wireBlack and white digital print from scan of a donated negative showing an overhead suspension arrangement on the trolley wire in Geelong - twin trolley wire, type of suspension system. Assumed photo taken on the same day as the others - 21-8-1955. Black and White prints made from scan of negative. Original Negative stored with Negatives. Negative scanned at hi res 4/6/2020 and image updated.On left hand side of the negatives in ink is "EI 14"tramways, trams, geelong, overhead, trolley wire