Black and white photograph of L 104 in Dandenong Road Prahran, at tram stop 35 while on a special tour with a signalised intersection behind - Melway shows it as Orrong Road, Prahran. Tram showing destination of "SPECIAL". Possibly taken during the mid 1970's - see also item 1314, possibly on the same tour given the hair styles and skirt lengths. See Melway Melbourne Street Directory, 21st edition.trams, tramways, l class, dandenong road, melbourne, mmtb, tram 104

1946-1996 50th Anniversary of Royal Australian Armoured Corps Assocation Victorian Branch On reverse information on RAACFederal Branch formed Queensland 28/9/1945 Victorian Branch formed 7/2/1946 in Prahran50th anniversary, royal australian armoured corps association, port decanter

Seymour was selected as the site for a military training camp by General Kitchener during his 1909 visit to Australia to advise the government of defence needs. Space for light horse training and areas for artillery training were factors in the choice of location. Black and white photograph of nine soldiers and two civilians at training camp Seymour Victoria 1910. Photograph is professionally mounted on card. Civilians were probably recruits who had not received uniforms prior to entering camp.manuscript: "Kitchener Camp Seymour 1910"; faint ink stamp: James Colquhoun / Photographer / Donald Street / Prahran"seymour, kitchener, camp, training, light horse, uniform

Seymour was selected as the site for a military training camp by General Kitchener during his 1909 visit to Australia to advise the government of defence needs. Space for light horse training and areas for artillery training were factors in the choice of location. Soldiers thought to be Beechworth Troop, 8th Light Horse (VMR). 8th Light Horse (VMR) was raised following Federation from companies of the colonial Victorian Mounted Rifles throughout North-east Victoria. 8th regiment was renumbered 16th Light Horse (Indi) in 1912 and reverted to 8th Light Horse (Indi) in 1920.Black and white photograph of thirteen members of a light horse troop at Kitchener Camp Seymour 1910 posed for photograph. Photograph is professionally mounted on card.In manuscript: "Kitchener Camp Seymour 1910"; faint ink stamp: " James Colquhoun / Photographer / Donald Street / Prahran"light horse, seymour, 8th, vmr, indi, beechworth, kitchener, uniform

Form relates to a request by F.G. Davey for a Returned from Active Service badge. Part of Frederick Gardner Davey DFC No. 410533 RAAF Collection. See Cat. No. 3536P for his service record.Brown proforma card (RAAF Form A94) with details filled in in black type above a hand written signature in black ink. Form is contained in a brown paper registered mail envelope. Printing on the envelope is in red with address typed in black. A cream registered mail stamp is attached to the front. One circular postmark on front. Four circular postmarks on the back..1) Address typed in black - "Mr F.G. Davey 86 Olinda Street, Bendigo, VICT". Prahran post mark on front. On back - one x Prahran post mark, one x Melbourne Registered postmark. two x Bendigo registered postmark. awards, returned from active service, badges

Set of reports for the "Return of fuel & Oil used at ...... Power House during the Month of November 1918", listing the amount and value of fuels, lubricants, bearing oil, road pulley lubricants, rope oil and rope tar for various cars houses. Prepared on a pre-printed form. Also lists the length of ropes and the average amounts per mile of rope. Form No.374, 7/17 Gives details for the following Power houses. Richmond Fitzroy Brunswick Johnston St North Carlton St Kilda Esplanade Prahran North Melbourne South Melbournetrams, tramways, cable trams, reports, winding houses, power house, richmond, fitzroy, brunswick, johnston st, north carlton, st kilda, esplanade, prahran, north melbourne, south melbourne

Leslie Alfred TENNANT VX55621 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 12.5.41. On discharged from the AIF on 30.10.45 he was a Craftsman in 2/4th Base Work Shops. Refer Cat No 519 for another card to A McLURE. Refer Cat No 536 for more information re Miss A McLURE.Christmas card made of cardboard, folds in two. Blueish colour faded to brown. Front has a rising sun badge over "2nd Aust. Adv. Ord. Workshops, Middle East, Xmas 1942" Inside has cartoon description of an Army truck, "Leaping Lena."To Mrs Mclure, 40 York St Prahran S.I Victoria Australia." From VX 55621 Pte L.A Tennant.documents-cards, greeting, xmas, middle east

Possibly reinforcements to 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF training at Broadmeadows prior to proceeding ovrtseas.Good image of " soldiers at rest " during training WW1Black and white photograph mounted on card of eight soldiers enjoying a cup of tea. There are Bell tents and horses in the background.Imprinted across lower edge of card " J. Colquhoun Photo - Broadmeadows Camp 1915 - 1 Donald Street, Prahran ."

Instruction - 64 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge + fold out drawing inside the rear cover, titled "Westinghouse - T5001-1 SM3 Straight-Air Brake Equipment". Dated March 1927. Has a table of contents, outlines the rules of operating brake equipment fitted to tramcars, the SM3 and PV brake valves, SX2 brake valve, locomotive straight air, installation piping, wiring, maintenance - piston travel, lubrication, car tests, hints to Motormen and Conductors and General Hints. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, valves, cylinders and governors.On inside cover "Bob Prentice 13 High Street Prahran Vic 3181" and on top of first page "W. Armstrong"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, air compressors, brakes, instructions, maintenance

Instruction - 92 pages + light brown card cover centre stapled with cloth binding on outer edge, titled "Westinghouse - T5002 - Motor Driven Air Compressors for Electric Railway Service". Dated January 1938". Has a table of contents, giving details for motor driven compressors, DH, D-EG, D-F, D-K, D-4-P, XQ-27, C. air strainers and installation. Includes instructions on compressors, air intakes, inspection and maintenance and disorders - causes and remedies.On inside cover "Bob Prentice 13 High Street Prahran Vic 3181" and on top of first page "W. Armstrong"trams, tramways, electrical engineering, electrical equipment, westinghouse, air compressors, instructions, maintenance

Negative of tram 849 at Batman Avenue terminus. Tram has destination Prahran and Route No 70. note advert on front of tram for Magree Knitwear and the kiosk on the right hand side and a telephone box.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR31A" written in red ink, "M10" written in pencil, "21A" written in blue ink, and date stamped as 11 Jun 1960.trams, tramways, sw5 class, batman ave, swanston st, tram 849

Wilhelmina Schwerkolt in her new car in Prahran Victoria in 1915.NP4467schwerkolt wilhelmina, hurto car

The Slovenians loved to organised dances for various occasions and May Evening was another one. The invitation clearly states the venue, date and time of the function in both languages: Slovenian and English.Slovenians love to dance and they organised dances for different occasions, among them the May Evening Dance. The invitation was to the dance at the Prahran Town Hall, Greville Street, starting at 7pm on Saturday, May 12, 1956typeset and printed invitationslovenian may evening dance, prahran town hall slovenian dance, slovenian club melbourne

The 8th Light Horse (Indi) Regiment superseded the 16th Light Horse in 1919. It had its headquarters at Benalla with sub-units throughout the Upper Murray and Northeast Victoria. In December 1941, the regiment converted from horse to mechanised, initially as 8th Reconnaissance Battalion then in July 1942 it became 8th Cavalry Regiment and served in Northern Territory. As Japanese threat to the mainland declined the regiment was disbanded.Shows keenness to maintain war time AssociationColoured two-fold card for the ReUnion of the 8th Australian Cavalry Regiment AIF held at Prahran Town Hall Anzac Eve 24th April 1946. On inside Honour Roll and Office-bearers Auxiliary.

Prahran & St Kilda United Fiendly Societies Dispensary & Medical Associationmounted and framed black and white photograph

Hook metal shoe button hook with handle. Relief printing (Get It At Read's Prahran. Made in USA) on back of metal handle. Handle features diamond style pattern. Donated by Barry Wilson, Koroit 1979.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shoe button hook

People - "Blair, Queenie & Sylvia" Associated with - Gainsborough Studios Chapel St Prahran

Colour print showing L class 104 on the depot fan at the time of a tour to celebrate 80 years of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust. Has a "Malvern Depot Celebrating 80 years 1910-1990", auxilary board, a destination of "Prahran" and a run number in the driver's window "M80". Photographer unknown.Yields information about a celebration of the 80th anniversary of the commencement of operations by the PMTT.Colour print on plain paper."Page 18" in ink on rear.pmtt, tram 104, l class, trams, tramways, tours

Negative No. 287 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of SW6 961decorated for the centenary of the City of Prahran at Batman Avenue terminus on 7/5/1955. Photo by Geoff Grant. Showing destination of Prahran and route 77. Has three holes cut in the dash canopy lighting shield. Reference page 52 of Destination City 4th Edition. Hi res scan of negative and image updated 19/5/2020. See Destination City 4th Edition. page 52.trams, tramways, melbourne, batman ave, city of prahran, decorated trams, tram 961

Book. Harry Biggs Collection. Australian Goldfields by M. J. Jennings. Hill of Content Archive Series Melbourne 1966. Printed in Aust. By L & R Schaffel Prahran Victoria. Details the history of the goldfields in the Australian Colonies.organisation, union, commercial, harry biggs collection, australian goldfields

Letter - City of St Kilda - dated 20/11/1919, to the Secretary of the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Mr. R. Shackell regarding the shelter location at the Point Ormond terminus - suggesting being placed on the north side.trams, tramways, pmtt, letters, city of st kilda, point ormond, shelters

Report - 3 foolscap duplicated sheets, titled "Amendments of the MMTB Act 1918 (No. 2995) suggested by the MMTB". Suggests changes such as a fire and public risk insurance fund, payment of gratuities in event of accidents to employees or the public, payment to a Mutual benefit or sick fund for its employees, make donations to hospitals etc, a "welfare movement" fund, construct five tramways, road maintenance, change section 37 and change Board attendance fees. Document undated. Sought authorisation for East Brunswick, West Brunswick and Coburg, along Church St connecting Clifton Hill and Prahran, along Bell St connecting Preston to Coburg and East Northcote and Heidelberg districts. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, acts of parliament, board members, insurance, road works, new tramway, east brunswick, west brunswick electric tramway, coburg, clifton hill, prahran, bell st, east northcote, heidelberg

"Sunday School Council of Victoria" Letter from Sunday School Council of Victoria informing tramways of procession to be held 1 December 1934. Notice to Inspectors for town hall bookings for Prahran, St Kilda and Malvern for Dec 1934.Mr Davidson for your attention written in black inktrams, tramways, instructions, events, sunday school procession, town hall bookings

Colour print of the Bendigo tramways team and others who brought the former PMTT bogie tram No. 44 to Melbourne for the Prahran and Malvern Tramway Centenary arranged by Ron Scholten, standing on the left hand side of the group. 5/2010.trams, tramways, pmtt, centenary, tram 144

The passbook was used to record the Tender deposit for a PMTT Contract, No. 77 for Rolling Stock. It was opened on 2/5/1816 with a deposit of 69 pounds and closed on 2/11/16 with interest having been paid.Demonstrates Business practices of the time with regard to tender deposits.Light blue covered bankbook with red spine with the account number 230,119. It has two pages of deposits and payments. The Depositor was the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust. Has the "Rules and Regulations" of the bank, details of the bank, locations and general procedures.pmtt, tenders, contracts, state savings bank

Reproduction slide of a photograph of a cable tram, trailer number 201, with the destination or Carlton with the grip man and conductor standing in front of the tram. Both are young men. The conductor is adorned with his safety pins and trip slips, that he would punch a hole in when he sold or collected a fare. The bell punch in the conductor's right hand would sound a bell to indicate the fare had been collected. There is a church vicarage in the background - at Prahran terminus in Chapel Street outside Trinity church. Underneath the photo is written "A Paradox: two Badger ?" which is a reference to the General Strike in Brisbane of Jan 1912 by Brisbane Tramway Company workers over the wearing of Union badges which was strongly opposed by the Company Manager Joesph 'Boss' Badger. See also item 7485 for a similar-themed photograph about the Badger. At the time there was a major industrial or arbitration case before Mr Justice Higgins regarding Australian tramways employees and their working conditions.Demonstrate cable tram uniforms and cable tram trip slips that were used to account for fare collection and has a close association with an event in Brisbane that led to a General Strike.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Black and white - reproduction - Carlton cable tram and crews - 1910s? "CB7" in penciltrams, tramways, cable trams, carlton, bell punch, unifoms, crews, grip men, conductors, prahran, tram 201, unions, brisbane, joesph badger