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Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Negative and Black & White Photograph/s, Ellis Collection, 1940
... Cable Trams...Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car 584... Trams tramways Cable Trams Gertrude St Nicholson St Winding ...Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car 584 turning from Gertrude St Fitzroy into Nicholson St. In the background is the cable tram winding house and a large bill board advertising - see Reg Item 5600 for more details. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3600large.jpg 6" x 4" print held as well - image which has a narrower view. Mark on the front of the print near the top right hand corner. Based on a billboard date in Reg Item 3593, the year is 1940.trams, tramways, cable trams, gertrude st, nicholson st, winding houses, tram 584 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Dec 1925 or Jan 1926
... Cable Trams... of the Flinders St end of Swanston Street from cable trams to electric... Trams tramways Swanston St Cable Trams Trackwork New Tramway ...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
Decorative object - Memento, Melbourne Cable Tramway /1885-1940 / Original Rail:, 1970's?
... Cable Trams... or flanged cable tram rail sawn and then mounted on a varnished... Trams tramways Cable Trams Rail Section Melbourne Memento ...Memento - comprising a section of Melbourne grooved or flanged cable tram rail sawn and then mounted on a varnished wooden board with a plastic sign mounted in front "Melbourne Cable Tramway /1885-1940 / Original Rail: Not known who made the item.trams, tramways, cable trams, rail section, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, mid 1910's?
... Cable Trams... west of Queen St. Some 11 cable trams in the view... Trams tramways Cable Trams Melbourne Collins St Port Melbourne ...Black and White Photograph of Collins St looking east, just west of Queen St. Some 11 cable trams in the view. The closest trams have the destination of Port Melbourne and Spencer St. In the view are various telegraph and telephone poles.On rear in pencil "WB 134H"trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, collins st, port melbourne, spencer st, queen st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Glass, undated
... Cable Trams... connected with either the Cable tram or electric tram system.... Trams tramways Cable Trams Signals Signal box Glassware Glass ...Glass - three different colour pieces, red, green and yellow with a plain side and a patterned side. Were contained within an envelope marked "Signal Box Glass" Not known whether connected with either the Cable tram or electric tram system.trams, tramways, cable trams, signals, signal box, glassware -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - Macarthur St with General Gordon Statue, 1920c
... cable trams...Photograph - of a city bound cable tram from Victoria St... Photograph - of a city bound cable tram from Victoria St to Spencer ...Photograph - of a city bound cable tram from Victoria St to Spencer St passing the General Charles Gordon statue that was erected in 1887, General Gordon died in Khartoum in 1885. Photo has the Windsor Hotel and Parliament house in the background - c1900. See reference for the statue and Gordon''s history.Yields information about the Gordon reserve and a Victoria Street cable tram.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white reproduction photograph - Macarthur St with General Gordon Statue "CB10" in penciltrams, tramways, cable trams, macarthur street, general gordon, statues, victoria street -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, mid 1910's?
... Cable Trams... with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets... with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets ...Black and White Photograph of Bourke St looking east with the GPO in the background. Has about 5 cable tram sets in the photograph. shows the telephone pole lines with the Wertheim building, a telegraph works, hotels and horse drawn vehicles. See Reg Item 3382 for a different crop but a poorer print.Black and white photograph of Bourke St c1900trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map - CD - Sands McDougal Map Melbourne c1906, Sands McDougall
... cable trams... Melbourne's cable trams, railways, Essendon Tramways, NMETL... Melbourne's cable trams, railways, Essendon Tramways, NMETL ...Detailed scan of the Sands McDougal Map in colour showing Melbourne's cable trams, railways, Essendon Tramways, NMETL and the Victorian Railways line to Brighton from St Kilda. Includes the MTOCo horse tram lines and the Caulfield horse tram lines. See Reg item 6572 for the actual map. Yields information about Melbourne and its tramways in 1906CD in a plastic case - black with clear cover.CD marked "Sands & McDougal Map c1906"cable trams, tramways, map, sands mcdougal, nmetl, vr trams, horse trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Set of 6 mounted cable tram postcards, 1910s
... Set of 6 mounted cable tram postcards...Postcards, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right...Set of 6 cable tram postcards mounted on to light weight... Postcards, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right, top ...Postcards, all featuring the cable tram era, left to right, top to bottom: 1 - Town Hall Melbourne - damaged paper 2 - General view of Collins Street Melbourne - from Spring St looking west 3 - Central Railway Station, Melbourne - the principal building is complete though the roof along Swanston St over the other platforms is yet to be completed. 4 - Bourke St Melbourne - looking west from Swanston St - has the Wertheim and Roberts Stores in the view along with the post office. 5 - Bourke St Melbourne - looking east from Swanston St with Morells Orient Hotel and the Royal Mail Hotel on the two corners 6 - Melbourne from St Kilda Road.Demonstrates a set of 6 postcards featuring Melbourne cable trams.Set of 6 cable tram postcards mounted on to light weight boardtramways, flinders st station, swanston st, bourke st, collins st, st kilda road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne, Commonwealth Electoral Division of Fawkner, 1-10-1912
... cable trams... Electoral Division of Fawkner. Shows all the then cable tram lines... of Fawkner. Shows all the then cable tram lines, rail lines ...Shows a detailed street plan of South Melbourne, Albert Park, Prahran, South Yarra and parts of Melbourne in 1912. Used to mark the electoral boundaries of the Commonwealth Electoral Division of Fawkner. Shows all the then cable tram lines, rail lines and the electric line of the PMTT along with docks, gardens and significant buildings.Gives details of the Fawkner Electoral district in 1912.Folded sheet - Map - Commonwealth Electoral Division of Fawkner - two colours showing the subdivisions and polling placesmelbourne, fawkner, tram lines, cable trams, maps, electoral maps, south melbourne, albert park, prahran -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - POSTCARD BLACK AND WHITE: ELIZABETH STREET MELBOURNE EARLY 1900'S
... Melbourne early 1900's horses and carts and cable trams / looking... and carts and cable trams / looking from Flinders st towards the GPO... and cable trams / looking from Flinders st towards the GPO POSTCARD ...POSTCARD black and white photo ELIZABETH STREET MELBOURNE EARLY 1900'S Elizabeth St Melbourne early 1900's horses and carts and cable trams / looking from Flinders st towards the GPO / addressed to miss D Ashleypostcard, photograph, various themes, elizabeth street melbourne early 1900's elizabeth st melbourne early 1900's horses and carts and cable trams / looking from flinders st towards the gpo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, c1939/1940
... Cable Trams...Digital image of a cable tram from a scanned black... Cable Trams Digital image of a cable tram from a scanned black ...Digital image of a cable tram from a scanned black and white print, Nicholson St North Fitzroy, near Liverpool St, c1939/1940 with three ladies on the front of the cable dummy. See image 2 for details of the photo on the rear and donor.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1940
... Cable Trams...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set... Trams tramways Cable Trams Bourke St William St tram 550 Black ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set, trailer 550 running westbound in Bourke St crossing William St with the Menzies building in the background. The gripman has his hands on the respective levers as the tram moves cross the intersection.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, william st, tram 550 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Colour - reproduction postcard - St Pauls Cathedral Swanston St Melbourne
... cable trams... two cable trams in the view. On one of the buildings... Pauls Cathedral and Beggs Cathedral Hotel. Has two cable trams ...Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing Swanston St with St Pauls Cathedral and Beggs Cathedral Hotel. Has two cable trams in the view. On one of the buildings is advertised W. J. Corder's Wall papers and artists materials. c1900. See Charles Craig collection No. CC88 for another version - ex Valentines,Yields information about Swanston St Melbourne c1900 and St Pauls Cathedral.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour - reproduction postcard - St Pauls Cathedral Swanston St Melbourne "CB15" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, swanston street, cathedral hotel, st pauls cathedral -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Sundry Traffic Information Cable and Electric Depots", 1927
... cable tram... pages - 26 sheets for cable trams and 28 sheets for electric... cable and electric tram depots in Melbourne. tramways trams ...Document titled "Sundry Traffic Information Cable and Electric Depots" 23-3-1927 photocopied from an original MMTB document. Lists for each depot, both cable and electric, details of the personnel, tramcars, operations, route details and for electric depots, location of cross overs.Yields detail information about cable and electric tram depots in Melbourne.Information book - card covers, containing photocopied pages - 26 sheets for cable trams and 28 sheets for electric depots. Covers and binding strip cut from a 1967 Sands McDougall calendar. Cable tram section has letraset black tabs. tramways, trams, cable tram, depots, car houses, operations, tramcars, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Larsen, 14/04/1939 12:00:00 AM
... Cable Trams...Written on rear of album print - "Cable tram with trailer... Trams tramways Cable Trams Nicholson St Johnston St Closure Last ...Negative of a cable set at the intersection of Johnston and Nicholson St 15/4/1939, last day of service. Tram inbound to Lonsdale St. Trailer 520. Possibly another car set in Nicholson St on the left side of the photo. In the background is the depot of the "Parlor Car Company", advertising Stenol oilsWritten on rear of album print - "Cable tram with trailer 520 note fancy work on side at intersection of Johnston & Nicholson Streets, Fitzroy. Photo taken on last day of service on Collingwood route 15th April 1939. Photo Wall H Larsen."trams, tramways, cable trams, nicholson st, johnston st, closure, last day, tram 520 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Bell cord - for a grip car bell, 1920s
... cable trams...Written on the handle in pencil "The dear old "PM" cable... Written on the handle in pencil "The dear old "PM" cable trams ...Written on the handle in pencil "The dear old "PM" cable trams passed away March 13, 1937" - a souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 5556 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into.On the wooden handle a note has been written in pencil.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip trams, bell, port melbourne, last trams, closure. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Colour - reproduction - Johnston St Collingwood c1900
... cable trams...Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing a cable... Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing a cable tram ...Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing a cable tram in Johnston St Collingwood. Tram has the destination of Carlton. Looking west from Hoddle St on a quiet day with some horse drawn vehicles. There are signs for E. Sutcliffe chemist, Havelock Tobacco and sign advertising 1/3d tea. Photo around 1900.Yields information about Johnston St Collingwood.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour slide - reproduction from a postcard - Johnston St Carlton "CB16" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, carlton, johnston st, collingwood -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, "Worked 27 years without holiday", 1940
... Cable Trams... conditions on early Melbourne cable trams. Quotes Mr. John Cain... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Melbourne Cable Trams ...Newspaper clipping contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 48, titled "Worked 27 years without holiday" about the working conditions on early Melbourne cable trams. Quotes Mr. John Cain (Senior) about the working conditions on the Clifton Hill and Northcote cable trams that are about to be replaced by double deck buses. Compares working conditions with that of the MMTB. Notes that some employees worked 27 years without a holiday. Notes pay rates, retirement gratuity, the history of the Northcote services, private operation and Municipal operation prior to MMTB operation. Note Item Not formally Numbered. melbourne, cable trams, northcote, clifton hill, personnel -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia), "Petroleum Gazette", "Hold on Around the Curve Please", Dec. 1970
... Cable Trams... on Melbourne's cable trams, titled "Hold on Around the Curve Please... Trams tramways Cable Trams Melbourne MTO Co MTT In ink "P114-120 ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, "Coburg System" - part 1 of 2, c1956
... Cable Trams... layouts, intersections and the interface with the cable tram... Trams tramways MBCTT Coburg Brunswick Opening Cable Trams ...Set of papers, handwritten concerning the development and timing of the "Coburg Tramway system" - about 34 sheets by the Melbourne Brunswick Coburg Tramways Trust. Prepared largely by H. S. McComb, with notes dates, depot, track layout, lengths, the Act, dates and calculations, curves, details of depot, track layouts, intersections and the interface with the cable tram at Queensberry and Swanston Streets. See Reg Item 2035 for part 2, further maps and details of the cable tram interface at Queensberry St. Items 2034 and 2034 within box 72.3 in a brown folder marked "MB&CTT" in red pencil.trams, tramways, mbctt, coburg, brunswick, opening, cable trams, queensberry, madeline st, moreland rd, sydney rd -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1930's
... Cable Trams...Photograph - Black and white of a cable tram in Royal... Trams tramways Cable Trams Sydney Rd Brunswick Horse Trams Royal ...Photograph - Black and white of a cable tram in Royal Parade or Sydney Road with the destination of Brunswick. Cable tram has four uniformed personnel on board, including an Inspector who appears to be doing a ticket check. The conductor can be seen at the back of the tram behind the person peering out. The bogie trailer (483) is one that was spliced together from two six window horse trams. Grip Car No. 423 - can be read on the front right hand pillar. Would appear to have been a posed photo. 2nd copy added 18/3/2021 - larger printIn ink on the rear: "M&MTB Cable grip Car No. 423 and Bogie Trailer No. 483 (spliced from two six-window horse cars Sydney Rd. 1930's " KSK print number SA931. one rear of 2nd copy "H227" in pencil, "150L 88% B/W" and "MMTB"trams, tramways, cable trams, sydney rd, brunswick, horse trams, royal parade, mto co, tram 483, tram 423 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Ellis Collection, 1940
... Cable Trams...Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car... Trams tramways Cable Trams Nicholson St Cable Trams Negative ...Negative (120) of a cable tram grip car and saloon car northbound in Nicholson St between Victoria Parade and Gertrude St. Has the Salisbury Place (34 Nicholson St) block in the view. Photo 1940 based on the date that other photos were taken in the area - See Reg Item 3593. Hi Res image filed in the dbtext/hawthtramcoll/Large Images/htd3593large.jpgtrams, tramways, cable trams, nicholson st, cable trams -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Bay Street, Port Melbourne, Rose Stereograph Co, 1910 - 1920
... Cable Trams.... Shows men on horseback, horse and cart, cable tram, town hall, P... Cable Trams Rose Series P3344 Black and white photograph (taken ...Black and white photograph (taken from State Library of Victoria web site) looking South on Bay Street approx 1910-20. Shows men on horseback, horse and cart, cable tram, town hall, P SKEHAN Butcher at 363 and NewsagentRose Series P3344built environment - commercial, transport - horse, transport - tramways, p skehan, business and traders - butchers, port melbourne town hall, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, two tramway cable tram employees, in full uniform, c1920
... two tramway cable tram employees, in full uniform... Cable Trams...Digital image of two tramway cable tram employees, in full... Trams tramways MTO Co Cable Trams Personnel Employees gripmen ...Digital image of two tramway cable tram employees, in full uniform - both gripmen? No bell punch safety pins in use. Shows the style of the uniform - cWW1. Note the Masonic badge on the person sitting. The donor advises that Edwin is standing - see notes.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, personnel, employees, gripmen, masons -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White - decorated cable tram - Peace - World War 1, Tramway Board, 7/1919
... Black and White - decorated cable tram - Peace - World War...cable trams...3692 - Black and white photograph of a decorated cable tram... on the image as 6170 and 7485 Yields information about the cable tram ...The National Library notes in its collection - Decorated dummy and car which, electrically illuminated, traversed the Melbourne cable tramways in celebration of peace, on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, the 14th and 15th July, 1919. Has a illustrated card published by the Tramway Board 1919. Five men on the tram in full uniform of the time. Based on the background - billboards and a church, the photo was taken at Prahran. Same handwriting on the image as 6170 and 7485Yields information about the cable tram set decorated to celebrate Peace after World War 13692 - Black and white photograph of a decorated cable tram set, celebrating the peace after World War 1, soon after the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. 3692.1 - block mounted version - with the caption "Mr. Potter early Brunswick Gripman in front of Dummy". Has Department of Infrastructure copyright stamp on rear and number "H243" in ink on rear and "1-14"tramways, trams, cable trams, world war 1, decorated trams, crews, uniforms -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Public Transport in Melbourne", c1960
... Cable Trams... history of Melbourne's tramways, cable tram opening dates, trusts... Trams tramways MMTB Cable Trams Wattle Park Management Report ...Report - 2 foolscap sheets stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Public Transport in Melbourne" giving a brief history of Melbourne's tramways, cable tram opening dates, trusts, formation of the MMTB, the MMTB management c1960 and a note on Wattle Park.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, wattle park, management -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Colour Prints, Ray Jackson, 1975
... Cable Trams... corners of the restored cable tram set No. 1 at Preston workshops... Trams tramways Cable Trams Preston Workshops tram 1 Set of two ...Set of two Colour prints on stippled paper with rounded corners of the restored cable tram set No. 1 at Preston workshops 1975. See also Reg Item 72 and 120 for other photos. Note it has been placed over an inspection pit.trams, tramways, cable trams, preston workshops, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Personal Papers, Max Hayes, "Tickets Please Version 140306", Mar. 2006
... Cable Trams..., PMTT, but excludes cable tram slip tickets.... Trams tramways Tickets Reports Melbourne PMTT VR MMTB Cable ...Personal papers - 30 A4 sheets - titled "Tickets Please Version 140306", colour print of an early version of Reg Item 5581, "Fares Please". Covers Melbourne tram tickets, including the VR, PMTT, but excludes cable tram slip tickets.trams, tramways, tickets, reports, melbourne, pmtt, vr, mmtb, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Illustration, c1916
... Cable Trams... St with a number of cable trams, motor cars, some horse drawn... Trams tramways Collins St Cable Trams Illustrations Illustration ...Illustration from a photograph reproduced in a magazine of "The Block", Collins St, looking east from Elizabeth St to Swanston St with a number of cable trams, motor cars, some horse drawn vehicles and many people. In the background is the "Centre Way" building. c1916trams, tramways, collins st, cable trams, illustrations