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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Sun, last tram to North Fitzroy along Collins St, 16/09/1929 12:00:00 AM
.1 - Newspaper Clipping - from an unknown paper, possibly The Sun, given the print font, about the last tram to North Fitzroy along Collins St from Spencer St. Has a photo of many people in front of the tram. Notes that cable trams will soon "roar" in Collins St. .2 - ditto, reporting on the closure of the Collins St cable line and that little interest was taken - but a had a quiet run. Also notes temporary arrangements with buses. Date of closure in Collins St was Saturday 14/9/1929. Cable cars continued to use Brunswick St until 12/7/1930.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st, north fitzroy, closure, brunswick st -
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Album - Photo Album, John Etkins, Ray Marsh, 1990's
Photo Album - 48 sheets bound with a white circular metal/plastic spiral bound within a heavy duty cardboard cover, with glued cover pages, plastic covered with an index sheet. Allows for three photographs per page. Not known whether the plastic envelope for each photograph is of archival quality. No Manufacture detail, though has a bar code on the bottom left hand corner of the rear cover. Cover is a reproduction from a painted art piece. Listing of photographs given on htd1800-RayMarshalbum.pdf Dates given when written on the rear of the photograph. Compiled by John Etkins from photographs given to him by Ray Marsh. 1990's to 1993 generally. Page Tram/s Notes – dates given when on rear of photograph. 1 226 Loading passengers – ex MMTB Annual Report? 1 957 City Circle 1 “hands off our trams” protest march 2 2100, 231 South Melbourne Depot – 10-4-1993 2 676 And many others – Hawthorn Depot 2 217 Princes Bridges 3 380, 104 St Kilda Road 3 106, 104 Essendon Depot 3 431 As a W1 4 1011 Fresh fruit tram, Preston Depot 6-12-1992, 4 824 Day in Day out, Brunswick and Victoria Parade 29-4-1993 4 722 Art tram 5 ? Advert tram – Imperial China 5 237 Stubbsy tram – TrippleM? 6 856 City Circle – with gas and fuel building – 31-7-1994 6 925 City Circle - with gas and fuel building – 31-7-1994 6 728 City Circle – 10-8-1994 7 246 Navy tram x three pics – July 1992 8 ? Gold tram advertising Georges 8 990 Advertising Telstra– 29-4-1993 8 749 Art tram? 9 990 NRMA - 1-3-1994 9 727, 215 Public Transport 9 920 Advert tram with a picket fence 10 Bendigo 21 Preston Workshops 11-3-1993 10 774? W5 being rebuilt at Preston – 21-10-1991 11 ? Bogie cable trailer at Preston – 29-4-1993 11 922 Interior view of a tram – being modernised – 11-3-1993 11 922 Preston Workshops 29-4-1993 12 1018 Workcare tram at Preston 1994 – 11-8-1994 12 774 Preston Workshops – 20-12-1993 12 8 Preston Workshops – 1-10-1992 13 380 Preston Workshops 13 8 Preston Workshops 13 20, 8 Preston Workshops 14 721 Preston Workshops 20-12-1993 14 ? Tramways painted artist tram featuring a driver and workshop 14 Traverser Preston Workshops 15 2110, 2106 Preston Workshops 15 ? Preston Workshops 15 2130 Interior Preston Workshops 20-12-1993 16 Set of three pics Elizabeth St floods – 17-2-1972 17 Set of three pics Elizabeth St floods – 17-2-1972 18 676 Turning into Swanston St from Batman Ave 18 676 Kew Depot – 10-11-1991 18 237, 676, 611 Kew Depot – 10-11-1991 19 214, 676 South Melbourne Depot – Kingsway 19 217 Spencer St 19 214 Advertising Kew Depot Open Day -8-12-1991 20 231, 676 Advertising Kew Depot Open Day -8-12-1991 20 Zoo tram, 256 Outside Kew Depot 20 214 Hawthorn Open Day with band 21 Zoo tram x 3 pics And horses, Kew Open day 22 231, 431 Kew Depot 22 892, 214 Kew Depot 75 years, Postcard – 1991 22 282 Kew Depot – with the name Monique on the tram and a lady standing alongside 23 238, 233 Kew Depot 23 236, 892, 282 Kew Depot – 25-4-1992 23 232, 236, 282 Kew Depot 24 2112 Port Melbourne line – with long grass – 11-4-1993 24 469, 2037, ? 2015 South Melbourne Depot 24 1018 or 976? Advertising a PTC Open Day – 20-10-1991 – In Swanston St - see Reg Item 1845 25 250 Bourke St 25 2100 Running into Preston Workshops 25 282, 1003 Collins St in the rain 26 Logo PMTT 26 Point cover With P&MTT cast into the cover 26 Foundation Stone Person reblocking in gold, a PMTT Foundation Stone 27 Logo Tramway Board 27 Logo MMTB logo 27 Logo Footscray Tramways Trust 28 217 And 2’gauge W2 – South Melbourne Depot – 20-10-1991 28 164 Somewhere? 28 1018 Advert tram – “Moro”, Preston flyover 29 V214 x 3 pics Kew Depot 30 611 Whitehorse Road, Balwyn 5-10-1991 30 976 x 2 pics Advert tram – have a red instead 31 610 Malvern Depot 31 138 (max tract) Flinders St 31 138 (max tract) Bourke into Spencer 32 844 Victoria Parade with R10 behind 32 264 With a TV interview being undertaken 32 2066 Elizabeth St – 29-4-1993 33 255 x 2 pics Derailed at Kew Depot 33 253 Derailed outside the Beehive Hotel 34 214, 892, 611 Re-enactment of Victoria Bridge to Esplanade service – 10-11-91 34 726 Art tram? – Swanston St with overhead trucks in background 34 10W Reblocking scrubber car at Brunswick Depot 1999 35 2085 At Preston workshops over an inspection track section 35 731 St Georges Road, road being rebuilt – Nov. 1991 35 Preston Jtn Junction at Workshops being relaid 36 1003 St Georges Road, Nov. 1991 trackworks 36 St Georges Rd Track being rebuilt – Nov. 1991 has temp track cross over 36 Victoria St Victoria St being reconstructed 6-9-1992 37 East Burwood Extension works – 18-2-1993 37 East Burwood Re-building crossover – 18-2-1993 37 Victoria St Victoria St being reconstructed 6-9-1992 38 19W, 16W Bylands – 5-12-1993 38 R10 Kew Depot 38 Workers Kew Depot pushing on a post 39 R10 R10 towing a B class tram- Royal Parade? 39 11W, 10W? South Melbourne Depot 39 Overhead Overhead truck at Kew Depot 40 Kew Depot Demolition works opposite depot 40 613? Malvern Depot on special tram 40 256 zoo tram Royal Park tram at Kew Depot 41 B class Bundoora line 1993 41 231, 611 Kew depot 75th anniversary tram 41 469, 287 Kew depot 42 510 Spring St into Bourke St – 28-4-1993. “42nd street promotion. 42 153 High St Northcote, Bundoora 42 611 Kew Depot, Nov. 1991 43 195? Simpson St siding – 25-4-1993 – 7 trams in all 43 646 Route 12, with fire station in background – Gisborne and Victoria 43 961 Burke Road, Camberwell, 10-8-1994 44 760 Art tram 44 938 Sam the tram, Flinders St 44 1014 Gilbert Road, West Preston, June 1994, advert for AGC 45 965 Daimaru advert tram, Swanston St 45 1018 Express post advert tram, Swanston St. 45 1024 Advert – lego exhibition – Swanston St 46 104 Camberwell depot 46 611 Looking towards driver’s controls from interior. 46 W1 Interior photo showing tip over seats 47 Cable car Interior photo – could be zoo tram 47 510 Interior, 28-4-1993 47 214 Kew Depot, night shot, Oct. 1991 48 246, 237 Kew depot, 13-9-1993 – Stubbsy and Energy Victoria advert 48 246, 231, 237 Kew depot, Navy, 75th anniversary of Kew and Fox Fm advert 48 2014, 2072 South Melbourne – tt line? Advert tram 49 59 And six other trams in front of Preston Workshops 49 1024 MMTB Christmas Tram, 1970 49 2001 Camberwell Depot 50 725 Preston depot area – tram has a red upper half 50 725 South Melbourne depot – now has Xmas decorations 50 1026 Bourke St, Christmas 6-12-1993 51 933 Victoria Parade shunt and other A class tram – Autumn 51 829 Art tram 51 39 Advert tram – Crime prevention 52 Connie Connie at night = has jeans on 52 1?? Has a MET inspector standing in front of number – Latrobe uni tram 52 611 Kew Depot 53 237 Fox FM Black Thunder tram at Kew Depot, August 1992 53 237, 611, 892 Victoria Bridge re-enactment – 10-11-1991 53 237 At Kew depot with 4 people, including Hugh Waldron 53 442, 10W South Melbourne Restaurant tram and works car 53 W2 At Wattle Park 53 School art Photo of students holding artwork on the zoo tram 256 at Kew 54 138 And many others 54 469 Launch of the Melbourne Tram by the PTC 54 School art Photo of students holding artwork on the zoo tram 256 at Kew 55 B2 Elizabeth St terminus, Christmas 1994 55 8 Z8 Swanston St, April 1993 55 504 Clifton Pugh – Preston Workshops 56 138, 180, 214 Hawthorn Depot display 56 650, 510 Hawthorn Depot 56 469 Camberwell 57 568 Bridge Road Richmond by cable tram depot 57 ? Advert tram – Falls Creek 57 995 Malvern Road, 18-5-1992 58 457, 217 etc Swanston St display 58 231, 611 Kew 75th Anniversary 58 682 Artist tram at Malvern Depot – 18-5-1992 59 1018 Country Road advert tram 59 8 Z class – decorated tram – Essendon Depot 59 947 Metland Safety Express – safety tram – Kew depot 60 101 x 2pics Decorated for RAAF 70th Anniversary 60 2082 Near East Preston Depot, with destination “Next Stop Mill Park” 61 475 After sale and disposal 61 585 After sale and disposal 61 651 After sale and disposal – Diamond Creek – 9-8-1994 62 386 After sale and disposal – Sunbury 62 590 After sale and disposal – Hall ACT 62 476 After sale and disposal – Kinglake 63 11W Bundoora Extension – track being opened 63 947 Metland Safety Express – safety tram – Kew depot 63 Model 2,3 2’ gauge model trams 64 Model 2 Ditto 64 250 After sale and disposal 64 293 After sale and disposal – Diamond Ck – 9-8-1994 65 246, 231, 237 Kew depot, Navy, 75th anniversary of Kew and Fox Fm advert 65 1002 Advert tram – Salvation Army 65 231, 29 Kew Depot 66 246, 231, 237 Kew depot, Navy, 75th anniversary of Kew and Fox Fm advert 66 646, 935, 1002 Kew depot 66 220, 60 Preston Workshops? 67 851, 814 Malvern Depot 3-9-1992 67 726 Malvern Rd at Glenferrie Road – 18-5-1992 67 237, 133 Victoria Parade 1996 68 814 and others Interior Malvern Depot – 18-5-1992 68 231 75th Kew depot anniversary at depot 68 231 75th Kew depot anniversary at depot 69 1024 Malvern Depot 10-11-1991 69 1011 Advert tram Melbourne City Toyota 69 106, 180 Swanston St 70 190, 568 Camberwell Depot 70 431 Flinders St – tram event 70 20, 138 Camberwell Depot 71 431 Flinders St – tram event 71 237 Fox FM Thunder Tram 71 2057, 2014 Elizabeth St, Vic Market 29-4-1993 72 676, 611, 892 Victoria Bridge re-enactment – 10-11-1991 72 Ceremony Victoria Bridge – mayor and others event 72 214 214 on the bridge 73 164 Lygon St – former outer circle line level crossing in view 73 841 Swanston Walk 29-4-1993 74 821 St Georges Road, April 1993 74 431, 231 Victoria Parade 74 217, 676 Passing Camberwell Depot 75 Oporto 018 Clarendon St 6-3-2003 75 3007 Albert Park – 7-3-2003 75 3001, 018, 3502 Docklands – 10-3-2003 76 Oporto 018 Docklands – 16-1-2003 76 Oporto 018 Flinders St 7-3-2003 76 3502 Swanston St at Flinders St -8-3-2003 77 16 Kew Depot, Jan 1991 77 112, 110 Bundoora 4-9-1992 77 738 Camberwell Feb 1991 78 1011 Thornbury Jan 1991 advert for City Toyota 78 101 Bundoora – RAAF tram 4-9-1992 78 814 Art tram – Swanston St August 1992 79 1024, 469, Z3 Preston Workshops – 469 as the Melbourne Tram – 9-9-1992 79 961 Malvern Depot 3-9-1992 79 242 Single line working in Victoria St 6-9-1992 80 781 Thornbury, the hump, Preston Workshops Jan 1991 80 2104 Preston Workshops 9-9-1992 80 2100 Launch, Preston Workshops 9-9-1992 81 5W + 1A 5 x W at Kew Depot 3-2-1991 81 676 Kew Depot 21-2-1991 81 873, 2016 Brunswick depot 2-3-1991 82 231 Kew Depot Yard – 21-1-1991 82 157, 158 Brunswick Depot – 2-3-1991 82 2057, 873, 158 Brunswick Depot – 2-3-1991 83 802 Art Tram - Franklin St from the signal box 2-3-1991 83 990 990 Evian advert tram, Franklin St signal box 2-3-1991 83 920 GIO Advert Tram with Bushels tea and Yellow Pages? Adverts 84 721 Art Tram, Franklin St signal box 84 976 St Georges Road, Jan 1991 – advert tram Capital society 84 731 St Georges Road, Jan. 1991 Art tram 85 10W Victoria Parade, Brunswick St, 1/3/1991 85 10W, 9 or 11W South Melbourne depot 85 10W Bundoora Terminus 4-2-1991 86 11W City Baths 86 10, 16 Camberwell Depot 6-12-1990 86 944 Glenhuntly Depot 18-2-1991 87 2011 Spring St – Princess Theatre, March 1990 87 294, 239, 277, 243, 259, 280 Kew Depot 87 296 Kew Depot 88 1015, 16 Batman Ave 19-1-1991 88 963, 948, 935, 996, 892 Kew Depot 3-2-1991 88 Victoria St Victoria St Richmond Reconstruction 6-2-1992 89 1014, 990 Batman Ave 19-1-1991 (Image added i5 and rear view added 23-12-2018, scanned for Dale Budd. 89 920 920 – GIO advert tram, 760 art Tram Collins at Spencer 17-10-1990 89 610, 611 Kooyong Station level crossing 30-12-1990 90 95 Royal Park, 15-2-1991 90 2057, 873, 158 Brunswick Depot – 2-3-1991 90 10 Camberwell Depot 6-12-1990 91 Bendigo 44 In Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Colours 1986 –Black and white photo. 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Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Argus, "Last North Melbourne Tram", 22/07/1935 12:00:00 AM
... that the photo appeared on page 7 of the newspaper.... with Trove, shows that the photo appeared on page 7 of the newspaper ...Newspaper Clipping - from The Argus Monday 22/7/1935 titled "Last North Melbourne Tram", about the closure of the North Melbourne cable tram line in Lonsdale St from Elizabeth St. Part of the heading has been cut off. Shows many people gathered around the tram including people n the roof. A check with Trove, shows that the photo appeared on page 7 of the newspaper.trams, tramways, elizabeth st, closure, cable trams, north melbourne, last tram -
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Newspaper, "Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge", 14/07/1929 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping - from a Melbourne newspaper 14/7/1929 about the closure of the Victoria Bridge line in Victoria St from Brunswick St. Has a photo of the event at the Collins St? Driven by Gripman Cubitt. The timeline gives the date of closure of the Brunswick St to Victoria Bridge line as Saturday 13 July 1929. Titled "Last cable car on the Collins Street - Victoria Bridge" Checked for The Argus in Trove - not shown on line.trams, tramways, conversion, victoria bridge, closure, collins st, cable trams, victoria st -
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Newspaper, The Argus, "More Electric Trams", 4/07/1935 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping - from the Argus 4/7/1935 page 11 (accessed on Trove 16/11/1935) titled "More Electric Trams" of the MMTB overhead crew erecting overhead or the trolley wire in Abbotsford St North Melbourne. Has three different tower trucks in the photo, including a horse drawn one.trams, tramways, conversion, north melbourne, abbotsford st, overhead, tower wagon, tower truck -
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Newspaper, The Age, "City that went off the rails", "Is it time to get rid of Trams", May. 1969
Newspaper Clipping - set of four clippings adhered to two sides of two sheets of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - from newspapers about the removal of trams from Melbourne 1 - Part one of a Large article written by John Messer of The Age, titled "City that went off the rails" about the impact of the closure of the Brisbane tramway system, quotes Brisbane City Mayor - Clem Jones. Dated 7/5/1969 2 - Second part "Is it time to get rid of Trams", dated 8/5/1969 following the closure of the Brisbane system. Mainly quotes from Brisbane transport officials with some Sydney officials. Has photos of a tram in Swanston St and a crowded tram. 3 - "Willy-nilly scrapping of trams 'nonsense'" - written by F. R. Kirby - Acting Chairman of the MMTB - The Age" responding to John Messer's articles. The Age 20/5/1969. 4 - letter from Bernard Boles of Reservoir about the removal of trams in Collins St and replacement by buses. 5 - "Hour fight to free trapped driver" - The Age 19/5/1969 - about the collision of a panel van at corner of High and Chapel St Prahran 6 - Set of two Letters from Edward Sykes and V. Lovel about the removal of trams - for and against.trams, tramways, brisbane trams, sydney trams, closure, tram replacement, buses, collins st, accidents, letter to the editor -
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Newspaper, The Sun, The Herald, The Age, Southern Cross, "Tram works seek talks on services", "Risson: We should run all buses..." "Tram stop hinges on new rosters", Nov. 1968
Newspaper Clipping - set of ten clippings adhered to two sides of four sheets of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - primarily about the change in rosters proposed by the MMTB Nov. 1968. 1 - "Tram works seek talks on services" - industrial issues at Camberwell depot 2 - "Risson: We should run all buses..." 3 - "Tram stop hinges on new rosters" - quotes Clarrie O'Shea 4 - "The Govt should aid tramways" 5 - "Tram stop threatens" 6 - "Risson's No on new rosters" 7 - "Cut on local tram routes" - features a photo of 869, at a tram stop with a kerb - trip hazard. 8 - "Trams back, but cuts in services soon" 9 - "Off the tracks" - The Age editorial 10 - "Cabinet will rule on tram dispute" Also other items on new ideas for trams and trains, railway strike threats, fares and has A Place in the Sun written by Keith Dunstan on the Puffing Billy railway. Cuttings from The Herald, The Age and Sun, Southern Cross newspapers.trams, tramways, rosters, camberwell depot, unions, tram services, finances, buses, tram stops -
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Newspaper, The Age, "Shake, rattle and roll, it'll be a fine tram party", 23/08/2000 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping - titled "Shake, rattle and roll, it'll be a fine tram party", The Age 7/10/2006 about the family day to be celebrated by Yarra Trams the following day. Has a photo of a car painter painting the interior of NMETL 13. Written by Stephen Moynihan and Clay Lucas with photo cy Pat Scala. Notes the centenary of the VR Trams and NMETL.Handwritten note "Age 7 Oct. 2006 p8" and "Wed 11 Oct 2006, 100 yrs electric trams"trams, tramways, events, yarra trams, preston workshops, nmetl, centenary, 100 years of electric trams, essendon depot, vr trams -
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Newspaper, The Age, Progress Press, "Old trams to get boost as depot reaches end of line", 1998
... at the depot. Article by George Svigos, photo Tony Gough. .7... by George Svigos, photo Tony Gough. .7 - Progress Press - 16/11 ...Set of 11 newspaper cuttings about the planning for the Hawthorn Tram Museum Depot and the redevelopment of the site to apartments. .1 - The Age - 14/8/1998 - "Old trams to get boost as depot reaches end of line", featuring comments from the Minister for Transport Robin Cooper, quotes Michael Norbury. Has a photo of Senior Trainer Margaret Drew at the Southbank depot sitting inside tram V 214. Article by Lyall Johnson, photo by Luis Ascui. .2 - Progress Press - 17/8/1998 - "Site sale plan to fund new museum" - notes Urban Land Corporation .3 -The Age, 19/8/1998 - "Tram depot is saved by the bell" - about the proposed redevelopment - article by Paul Robinson, photo of the building by Sebastian Costanzo. .4 - Progress Press - 2/11/1998 - "Doubt over tram depot" - George Svigos .5 - Progress Press - 2/11/1998 - "Vintage tram a turn up", about the ownership of Ballarat 36 by the City of Hawthorn. Also notes the Box Hill extensions. .6 - Progress Press - 16/11/1998 - "Tram depot plan on track" - about the depot development and the TMSV. Includes a photo of Rod Atkins at the depot. Article by George Svigos, photo Tony Gough. .7 - Progress Press - 16/11/1998 - "Tram plan looks a goer" - Now the Boroondara Council. .8 - Progress Press - 14/12/1998 - "Old depot plans call" - article by George Svigos .9 - Progress Press - 30/11/1998 - "the gravy tram - featuring W1 431 outside the Hawthorn Tram depot and the free historic tram service Camberwell junction for Christmas. .10 - Progress Press - 23/11/1998 - "Heritage tram junction jaunt" - see above. .11 - Inside Melbourne - 14/12/1998 - advertising the heritage tram service with V214 and 164.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, tram museum, museums, minister for transport, city of hawthorn, ballarat, camberwell junction, vintage trams, tram 36, tram v214, tram w1 431 -
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Newspaper, The Age, Progress Press, "Tram theme to stay at apartment complex", 2000
Set of 6 newspaper cuttings about the redevelopment of the site to apartments and the Hawthorn Tram Museum Depot. .1 - The Age - 8 Jan. 2000 - "Tram theme to stay at apartment complex" - announcing the redevelopment and plans for the redevelopment of Hawthorn tram depot. Includes architects impressions. Article by Victoria Gurvich. .2 -The Age - 14/1/2000 - letter to the Editor by Peter Moon - "Tram plan: too big and too ugly". .3 - Press - 21/2/2000 - "Trams on track for 498 years, Depot housing in line with history" - with photo of Mike Ryan and Matt Faubel (old photo) - article by Laeta Antonysen. .4 - ditto - "Outcry over historic site" and "Developers asked for another aspect" .5 - Progress Press - 6/3/2000 - letter re the redevelopment from John Santoro or Power St Hawthorn. .6 - Progress Press - 7/8/2000 - "Green light for tram depot apartments" - about the City of Boroondara issuing the planning permit.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, tram museum, museums, minister for transport, city of boroondara -
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Newspaper, Progress Leader, "Depot site sales are rolling", 2001 and 2003
Set of 2 newspaper cuttings about the redevelopment of the site to apartments and the Hawthorn Tram Museum Depot. .1 - Progress Leader - 30/7/2001 - "Depot site sales are rolling" - about the sale prices of the apartments, and some example prices. Photo of the building prior to redevelopment by Tony Gough. .2 - "Melbourne icons find new home" - quotes Minister for Transport - Peter Batchelor and a photo of Norm Maddock in one of the trams.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, tram museum, museums, minister for transport, city of boroondara -
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Photograph - Set of 7 Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, Jun. 1948
... - photo number 24-7 (2 copies) .2 - Part of the equipment... - RC2 and K35 training stands - photo number 24-7 (2 copies) .2 ...Set of 7 Black and white photographs of the then "new" driver training school at Hawthorn Depot. All taken 17/11/1967 unless noted otherwise. .1 - RC2 and K35 training stands - photo number 24-7 (2 copies) .2 - Part of the equipment - photo no. 24-8 .3 - RC2 board, lit at the 8th notch - photo no. 24-9 .4 - photo looking along the "skeleton" W2 car showing the equipment, photo no. 24-12 .5 - general view of room from the entry point - photo no. 24-13 (2 copies) .6 - ditto - photo dated 14/6/1968 - photo no. 40-38 .7 - view of the front of the W2 - photo no. 24-11 Rear of each photo has been scanned. Printed on Kodak Xralife paper.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, training -
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Manual, Yarra Trams, "Glen Huntly Depot Renewal", "Kew Depot - Pit Deepening Roads 1 to 4", "Camberwell Depot Yard Tracks Renewal", 2007 to 2011
Set of three Reports or Operations Plan or Manual for work at Kew and Glen Huntly Depots. .1 - 12 A4 pages - stapled - "Kew Officers Information Manual - Glen Huntly Depot renewal" - Friday 11 May 2007 to Monday 21st May 2007". Has a photo of the depot on the front sheet. Covers service changes, arrangements for changes to services running from Kew Depot, car parking, tram requirements. Has a table of contents. .2 - 7 A4 pages - stapled - "Operations Plan - "Kew Depot - Pit Deepening Roads 1 to 4" = Monday 23 June 2008 to Friday 18 July 2008" - has a table of contents, covers maintenance, tram requirements, out stabling, security, sanding and hours of operation. .3 - 19 A4 pages - stapled - "Camberwell Depot Yard Tracks Renewal" - Saturday 3 December 2011 to Monday 12 December 2011 - has a table of contents, service changes, car parking, stabling, maintenance, operations, sanding, cleaning, rosters and test trams and notice to employees. .4 - 3 A4 foolscap sheets - Co-ordinating plan for Kew Depot / Barkers Road entrance and High Street and Cotham Road - dated 25/11/2005 - list works, location, overhead, cabling, track and other works and isolation requirements. On the rear has a list of the trams for the depot, Collins St, Simpson St and Camberwell. .5 - Notes on the Kew Depot relay by Hugh Waldron received in an email dated 9/3/2018 - from Kew Depot History..1 - Has "H. Waldron" in top left hand corner in blue ink. .2 - ditto "Hugh" in red ink.trams, tramways, yarra trams, kew depot, glenhuntly tram depot, trackwork, depot fan, tram services -
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Slide - Set of 15, Mike Ryan, Nov. 1998
Slide - set of 15 - 35mm - white plastic mount of the trams currently (2018) housed at the Melbourne Tram Museum. .1 - W7 1040 at Hawthorn .2 - X2 676 at Preston Workshops .3 - W5 774 at Preston Workshops .4 - W1 431 .5 - W 380 .6 - W2 510 at Preston .7 - 1041 - copy of MMTB Official Photo at Wattle Park when formally launched by the MMTB .8 - Y1 613 at Preston Workshops .9 - V214 .10 - L104 - showing route 67, Carnegie .11 - T180 at Hawthorn .12 - S164 at Preston Workshops .13 - HTT 8 .14 - X217 at Hawthorn .15 - Y469 at Preston Workshops Photographed by Mike Ryan c1998trams, tramways, mmtb, w class, w1 class, w2 class, w5 class, 1041, x2 class, v class, x class, s class, t class, y class, tram 1040, tram 676, tram 774, tram 431, tram 510, tram 1041, tram 613, tram 469, tram 8, tram 180, tram 164, tram 217 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), c July 1970
Black and white photograph - large format - of tram W6 940 inbound on route 5 passing under the St Kilda Junction road over bridge with Queens Way St Kilda reserve track in the background. The tram has the destination of City. The tram was the first to be fitted with marker lights - noted in Bourke St 3/7, Herald Sun 3/7 following strong public pressure. See page 5 of the June 1970 issue of Monarail, the magazine of the Monash University Railway club. See also image i2, from the June 1970 issue of TMSV Running Journal with a photo of the tram at the time of the launch. Image provided by Mal Rowe 30-9-2018.trams, tramways, st kilda junction, w6 class, queens way, tram 940 -
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Newspaper, The Herald, The Sun, The Age, "We may get super trolley" "Trolley buses may roll soon" "Back to the buses move", 1979 - 1982
Set of various newspaper cuttings about public transport in Melbourne, including trolley buses. .1 - "We may get a super trolley" - about the possibility of a trolley buses in Melbourne, being studied by the MMTB. The Herald, 14-11-1979, written by Lawrence Money. .2 - "Trolley buses may roll soon", as for above, quotes MMTB Annual Report. Written by Gary Walsh of The Sun newspaper. .3 - "Back to the buses move" - as above - The Sun newspaper - 4/3/1981. .4 - "Electric buses Studied" - as above - written by Geoff Strong - The Age, 14-11-1979 .5 - "Plan for super trains, buses" - as above and new trains - written by Gerry Carman - The Age, 2-1-1980 .6 - "Trolley buses could replace city trams" and other headlines concerning the Lonie Report, closure of rail and tram lines, union reaction - The Age 9/12/1980.\ .7 - "Monster bus will car 240" - with photo of a Daimler Benz guided (O Bahn) busway, notes the installation in Adelaide. The Age 4-10-1982 .8 - "State will buy 45 more super trains", about the purchase of new Comeng trains for Melbourne.trams, tramways, mmtb, trolley buses, public transport, lonie report, comeng -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Herald, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria, "Tramway is Over", "TMSV Newsletter - April 1973", 26/07/1976 12:00:00 AM
.1 - Printed Newsletter, double sided foolscap sheet - TMSV Newsletter - April 1973" reporting on the TMSV's actions to try and obtain Bendigo tramcars and spare parts, the actions of the Bendigo Trust over the prevention of transport of a Birney tram from Bendigo and the general activities of the TMSV. .2 - Newspaper clipping from The Herald 26/7/1976, titled "Tramway is Over", reporting on the reconstruction of Bendigo Birney 27 by the Bendigo Trust to go to the AETM, St Kilda Tramway Museum Adelaide to fulfill an agreement with the SEC prior to the closure of the Bendigo Tramways. Has a photo of the tram being worked on and that it was salvaged after an accident by George Johnson of Bendigo. Gives details of the dispute.trams, tramways, tmsv, bendigo, birney, aetm, disputes -
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Album - Photo Album, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Types of Passenger Shelters MMTB", mid 1930's?
Photo Album - brown cards covers, containing 12 heavy card sheets bound with a brown cotton cord titled "Types of Passenger Shelters MMTB". Ten sheets have two photos of shelters except for the last one giving location and cost. Sheet 1 - Two shelters at Wattle Park 2 - Batman Ave and Peel St; Flemington Road with cable trams in the background. 3 - Victoria Parade and Smith St; Ballarat Road and Gordon St Footscray 4 - Dandenong Road and Hawthorn Road Caulfield; photos of the standard shelter, 6 Number, for St Kilda Road, Alfred Hospital and Gisborne St East Melbourne. 5 - East Kew terminus; Camberwell Road and Smith Road 6 - Oakover Road and Gilbert Rd Preston, Flemington Road at Abbotsford St North Melbourne 7 - Swanston St and Grattan St Women's Hospital with a Bundy clock and street fire alarm in the view; Victoria Parade Fitzroy opposite Eye and Ear hospital with a W class tramcar and the Eastern Hill fire station in the background. 8 - Two photos of the shelter at the corner of William St and Collins St Melbourne. 9 - Toorak Terminus; Rennie and Nicholson St Coburg 10 - Market St terminus City. Images taken from the website production 16-1-2019 - see - http://www.hawthorntramdepot.org.au/papers/shelteralbum.htm On inside back cover is a Kodak label "Scroll" with "3" entered in ink. Date unknown, thought to be mid 1930's - see Reg item 3361 of the construction of William St shelter post 1933.in black ink "Manager" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, shelters, mmtb, wattle park, victoria parade, st kilda rd, flemington rd, toorak, camberwell, market st, coburg, footscray, preston, caulfield -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Norm Cross, Dale Budd, Randall Wilson, Ian Hammond, "Destination City", 1993
Book - "Destination City" with subtitle "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 pages + card , printed on gloss paper - 7 sections, perfect bound, describes Melbourne's tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history, including the Victorian Railway's trams. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover is a photo of Z3 at the Burwood terminus. Written by Norm Cross, Dale Budd and Randall Wilson as editors, published by Transit Australia Publishing. Has two maps, north and south of Melbourne, printed on the inside card covers. Photo of B2 2111 at corner of Spencer and Bourke Streets. See Reg Item 1986 for notes on the VR trams by Lloyd Rogers.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 10 Colour Print/s, Steven Altham, 2001
Set of 10 colour prints of the re construction of the Hawthorn Tram Depot to the Watermark Apartments. .1 - Depot fan Trackwork - 6-2-2001 .2 - ditto looking towards tram depot .3 - view towards the building with the second depot demolished, and forecourt excavations underway - 11-3-2001 .4 - Sign on the building advertising apartments .5 - view from street looking at the old depot wall with drilling rigs. .6 - ditto, looking at the worksite for the new block of apartments and part of the original buildings remaining. .7 - Car park slabs being formed. 11-6-2001 .8 - looking at the south wall of the first depot showing the scale of excavation and underpinning. .9 - looking south west/ .10 - Looking from the street at the car park slab in front of the depot. Colliers Jardine and Bovis Lend Lease signs in the photos.All have details of photograph on rear and photographers name.trams, tramways, watermark apartments, hawthorn depot, construction, tram depot -
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Photograph - Set of 7 Colour Print/s, Steven Altham, 27/12/2001 12:00:00 AM
... in the photos. Photograph Set of 7 Colour Print/s Steven Altham ...Set of 7 colour prints of the re construction of the Hawthorn Tram Depot to the Watermark Apartments. All taken on 27-12-2001. .1 - view from the intersection of Power and Wallen Road, looking to the original building with scaffolding. .2 - View from Power St extension looking west. .3 -View from Wallen Road showing new block and tram track into the depot. .4 - View of the original building from Wallen Road. .5 - View from the gardens looking north showing the new block. .6 - ditto .7 - ditto Colliers Jardine and Bovis Lend Lease signs in the photos.All have details of photograph on rear and photographers name.trams, tramways, watermark apartments, hawthorn depot, construction, tram depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 9 Colour Print/s, Steven Altham, 27/02/2002 12:00:00 AM
Set of 9 colour prints of the re construction of the Hawthorn Tram Depot to the Watermark Apartments. All taken on 27-2-2002 .1 - View from Wallen Road with the track work relaid, new end wall on the original building and the facade for the 2nd depot being constructed. .2 - new facade to the original section of the depot with tracks. .3 - part of the new apartments .4 - From Power St looking between the original and new buildings. .5 - ditto .6 - ditto .7 - looking from Power St at the south end of the new block. .8 - view of trackwork and fan concreted in. .9 - ditto Colliers Jardine and Bovis Lend Lease signs in the photos.All have details of photograph on rear and photographers name.trams, tramways, watermark apartments, hawthorn depot, construction, tram depot -
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Newspaper, The Argus, The evolution of the tram, 1947 to 1950
Set of three newspaper cuttings from The Argus - Students section. .1 - General Knowledge - has photos of 6 Victorian tramcars with notes - 3/5/1947 - has advert for Parsons Custard Powder on the rear. .2 - Travel - Tramways and Protests - about the derivation of the word tramways and railways and their development -6/5/1950. 3 - Australiana - Australia's first electric tram - details the Box Hill to Doncaster tramway with an image of the poster - 15/7/1950.trams, tramways, tramways, box hill, doncaster, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Colour Prints, Lloyd Rogers, 8/02/1998 12:00:00 AM
Set of two colour prints of Opening of East Burwood tramway extension to Blackburn Road, 8/7/1993. .1 - Opening ceremony with local Mayor, Alan Brown (Minister of Transport) and Ian Dobbs (CEO of Public Transport Corp.) .2 - general scene - at the opening with 180 and other vintage trams at the event. Includes Carolyn Dean and John Phillips on the left hand side of the photograph.Each photo has written in ink on the rear the details and date of the photograph and the negative number - see image i3, have the photo number on the rear.trams, tramways, east burwood, opening, blackburn rd, vintage trams, tram 180 -
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Postcard, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), Melbourne trams W6 909, Feb. 2006
Colour postcard of Melbourne trams W6 909, all over advertising or decorated for Australia Day, Feb. 2006 in the Docklands area, with Tattersall sponsorship logos. Photo Ian Green. Postcard produced by Railcard for the Association of Railway Enthusiasts, ARE No. 7/06. Has ARE logo, shop details and hours, space for small message, address and stamp.trams, tramways, melbourne, w6 class, decorated trams, docklands, tram 909 -
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Postcard, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), Melbourne tram D 3513 advertising NAB, St Kilda Road, Mar. 2006
Colour postcard of Melbourne tram D 3513 advertising NAB, St Kilda Road, March 2006. Tram has the destination of University. Photo Ian Green. Postcard produced by Railcard for the Association of Railway Enthusiasts, ARE No. 5/06. Has ARE logo, shop details and hours, space for small message, address and stamp. 2nd copy added 22/7/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, d class, decorated trams, advertising trams, st kilda rd, tram 3513 -
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Magazine, Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia), "Petroleum Gazette", "Hold on Around the Curve Please", Dec. 1970
Magazine - 32 pages - black and white - "Petroleum Gazette", Vol 16, No. 4, December 1970, containing a 7 page article on Melbourne's cable trams, titled "Hold on Around the Curve Please". Has a photo of Alf Twentyman, various photos, Alf's acquisition of a cable tram set, how the system worked, and the trammies or crews who worked them Published by the Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia). Also contains items on floating aerodromes, oil search in New Zealand, road tankers, plastic cars and ultrasonic sound to find pipe defects and general news.In ink "P114-120" on top right hand corner of the cover page.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, mto co, mtt -
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Document - Personal Papers, Danish Tramway Museum, "Tram 965", 2006
Set of documents collected by Mike Ryan of the transfer of tram SW 6 965 from Melbourne to Denmark and its launch by Princess Mary during May 2006. .1 - Danish Tramway Museum Magazine - "By Trafik" - Feb. 2006 containing an article in its shipping to Arhus by Yokohama ex Melbourne along with some printed notes on the transfer within the magazine. .2 - ditto - Jun 2006 - with the launch of the tram by the Prince and Princess with a translation of the article. .3 - Museum marketing brochure featuring 965 on the front along with a translation note. .4 - Museum Catalogue of its tramcars .5 - Museum Annual report for 2005. .6 - Danish newspaper cuttings for 23 May 2006 on the launch of the tram. .7 - ditto for 24 May 2006. .8 - photocopy of an article in Lloyd's list for 6-1-2006 on the shipping of the tram. Three Museum Postcards; .9 - view of 965 at the Museum .10 - View of the launch function - 23/5/2006 .11 - Photo of Copenhagen tram 575.trams, tramways, disposal, denmark, museums, tram 965 -
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Magazine, ASEA Limited, "ASEA Action September 1976 - Vol. 7 - No. 3", 1993
Magazine - 8 pages - A4 full gloss paper - central stapled titled "September 1976 - Vol. 7 - No. 3" published by ASEA Electric (Aust) Pty Ltd. Has a cover photo of Z 50 being commissioned and an article on the commissioning and handover of the 50th Z class tram, with a photo of the event with the Transport Minister J. Rafferty, F. F. Ruegg of ASEA, F. D. Snell, Chairman and D.S Smith of Comeng. Has an adjacent article about the commissioning of the Z class trams by Ted Payne and Christian Siegel - noting the use of W2 337 as a mobile workshop. On the following page has an article about the appointment of Dudley Snell as chairman of the MMTB. See also Reg item 1603 for September 1976 issue about the 50th Z class delivery. Second copy from John Prideaux added 18/6/2017.trams, tramways, asea, mmtb, z class, electrical equipment, controllers, commissioning, testing, tram 50, tram 337 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Book, Norm Cross, Dale Budd, Randall Wilson, Ian Hammond, "Destination City", "Destination City - 1993 - Victorian Railways Trams", 1993
1986.1 - Book - "Destination City" with subtitle "Melbourne's Electric Trams" - 128 A4 pages + card , printed on gloss paper - 7 sections, perfect bound, describes Melbourne's tram car fleet. Includes brief description of each type, photographs and a summary history, including the Victorian Railway's trams. Has many photographs of the various tramcars associated with relevant text. On front cover is a photo of Z3 at the Burwood terminus. Written by Norm Cross, Dale Budd and Randall Wilson as editors, published by Transit Australia Publishing. Has two maps, north and south of Melbourne, printed on the inside card covers. Pages 92, 93, 96, 98 - 103 have been annotated by Lloyd Rogers - see htd1986i1.pdf - red and blue ink. - giving corrections and notes. 1986.2 - 8 pages of typed and handwritten notes - photocopied with "Comments by Lloyd Rogers Jan. 1 1994" on bottom of each sheet - giving page by page notes - see htd1986i2.pdf for a scan of these notes. Includes notes on the paint scheme for VR. 53 and a copy of a memo from the Rolling Stock Engineers Office, dated 22/6/1942 titled "Construction 3 - 45 feet tram cars" giving instructions re the paint colour schemes.trams, tramways, melbourne, tramcars, mmtb, vr trams