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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "Estimated cost of Electrification of Port Melbourne Cable Tramways", 1930
Typed on a sheet of foolscap paper, titled "Estimated cost of Electrification of Port Melbourne Cable Tramways", prepared by Mr C W Young Assistant Manager and S M Richardson Assistant Accountant, late 1929 or 1930. Has references to 30/6/1929 costs, includes costs for track, substation, depot (would operate from Hanna St), 10 additional trams, standing charges, costs and traffic receipts. Report showed a loss of some 2500 pounds.trams, tramways, port melbourne, conversion, costs, cable trams, electrification -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, "The decline and ultimate abandonment of the Brisbane Tramway system - A contrast with the retention of the tramway system in Melbourne", Nov. 2002
Report - 60 A4 pages + card covers. centre stapled titled "The decline and ultimate abandonment of the Brisbane Tramway system - A contrast with the retention of the tramway system in Melbourne". Prepared by Graeme Turnbull of the RMIT Transport Research Centre. Has an Abstract, Conclusion, Acknowledgements, References and a list of Other Papers. Report looks at the 1950's and 1960's closure of tramway systems worldwide, the influence of Robert Risson, the closure of Brisbane including the lost of 65 trams inn 1962 and the 1969 closure of the system.trams, tramways, brisbane, melbourne, closure, history, reports, tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Instruction, "Application Sheet - Phillips Automatic Monitoring System MTA (Melbourne)", 1985
Four page printed document, A4 sized, titled "Application Sheet - Phillips Automatic Monitoring System MTA (Melbourne)", published by Phillips Communication Systems, during 1985. Gives colour photographs of the various equipment, control room, desks, Bus 851, Z 32 and a diagram of how the system functions. Photo of tram 32 in Bourke St near Elizabeth St with the McEwans building in the background. See also other associated instruction documents - search subjects for AVM.trams, tramways, avm, automatic vehicle monitoring, instructions, communications, control centre, phillips, tram 32 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Glass chimney from a Melbourne Cable tram oil headlamp, c1890's?
Glass chimney from a Melbourne Cable tram oil headlamp - base partly broken and top broken off and damaged - four fragments from original. Has a note that the lamp was restored by Alf Twentyman, later take by Norm Maddock for the Stanhope St Museum. Written by Robert Green Feb. 2015. The chimney has dirt marks on the inside. Item contained within a small box with packing and then a larger Torino Comfort shoe box with further packing and a note about the object.trams, tramways, cable trams, lights, headlights -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, The Place for a Village - Gary Presland, 2012
Dr Gary Presland studied history at LaTrobe University, Melbourne and archaeology at the University of London. His major research interests have been in Aboriginal and natural history of the Melbourne area. He researched The Place for a Village as a PdD, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at The University of Melbourne. His previous books include Aboriginal Melbourne and For God's sake send the trackers. Gary Presland is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, an Honorary Fellow at The University of Melbourne and an Honorary Associate of Museum Victoria, where he was the 2001 Thomas Ramsay Science and Humanities Fellow. He is a current Editor of The Victorian Naturalist, published by the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria, since 1884.The Place for a Village won The Victorian Community History Awards 2009 for best publication.How nature has shaped the city of MelbourneHandwritten notation first page - With best wishes, Gary Presland 22 February 2020. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, "The Tramway Society Circular", 23/09/1910 12:00:00 AM
Four page or folded sheet printed on off white paper, titled "The Tramway Society Circular", Friday 23/9/1910. Periodical or magazine has note that it was circulating among the Employees of Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Has advertisement for "smart suits" of W. H. Bruce, The Peoples Tailor of 159 Bourke St Melbourne, details of the Tramways Benevolent fund, election of officers, Mornington Picnic (list depot reps) - uses the Hygeia, personal notes, benefit concert, library, smoke nights, ads for The Australian Mutual Provident Society, R. Oliver & Sons Grocers. Details of cricket matches coming up, the rules and other snippets. Also ads for T. K. Bennet and Woolcock Butchers. Printed for the Mutual Benefit Society of the Employees of the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Ltd at 673 Bourke St, Melbourne by George Feinaigle, Secretary. See also Reg Item 2398 for a possible photo of the Mornington Picnic.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, personnel, welfare, employees, unions, sports -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - Melbourne to Warrnambool Society Tie, 2006
This tie was given in 2007 to members of the Melbourne to Warrnambool Society, a support group to assist the Warrnambool Citizens Road Race Committee to stage the Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycle Road Race in that year. This group was operating for some years early in the 21st century and there were some individual members but mostly the members represented businesses and other organizations in Warrnambool and district. The Melbourne to Warrnambool Road Cycling Classic commenced in 1895 and has run annually for most of the years since that date. The race is the second oldest one-day cycling race in the world and the longest one -day race in the Southern Hemisphere.This tie is of considerable interest as it is a memento of one of the most important events in Warrnambool's sporting calendar, a cycling race known throughout Australia and internationally. This is a man's tie made of polyester material. The tie is navy blue with a pattern in blue, white and yellow, a stylized version of an 'm' and a ''w', representing Melbourne and Warrnambool. It is encased in a clear plastic folder. It has small images of a map of Australia and the logo of the Melbourne to Warrnambool Cycle Road Race.Melbourne to Warrnambool Society Woven and Manufactured in Australiamelbourne to warrnambool cycling road race -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book (item) - Visitor logbook, Melbourne Visitors logbook, 2006
This book records the name and countries of origin of sailors visiting the Mission. The logbook provides an insight into which ships and the origins of their crews were visiting Melbourne in 2007 The Black plastic cover has yellow post-it note stuck to it on which is written: Melbourne Visitors Book 21/01/07 to 10/08/07; also stamped at lwr right corner in gold cursive lettering "Note Book" visitors, logbook, seamen, sailors, seafarers, ship, mission to seafarers, melbourne, flinders street, seamen mission, crew, nationality -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document, Property profile for sale of house and land, 4 Melbourne Street, Ringwood, Victoria - 1960
The house was owned by Mrs. Jessie White 4, Melbourne St. on the corner of Miles Ave. now both lost in the development of Eastland Shopping Centre.Details include map reference, dimensions of land and living space, picture of house, details of local services. Owner/Occupier Mr. Whiter. Agent J.B. Thomson & Co., 129 Springvale Road, Nunawading. -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Card - Exhibition Card, Philatelic Requisite / Wm. Ackland, 267 Collins St., Melbourne, 1892-1950
William Ackland (1872-1953) was the senior, charter member of the Australian Stamp Dealers Association, having operated a stamp business in Melbourne for 60 years.Paper and cellophane holder for stamps retailed by William Ackland of 267 Collins Street. The front of the packet contains advertising information about the seller. The reverse includes printed calculators.philately, william ackland - 267 collins street - melbourne (vic) -
Buninyong Visitor Information Centre
Document - Invitations, Invitations to the Opening of Commonwealth Parliament Melbourne 1901, 1901
Invitations received by 'George Hale and Lady' for functions associated with the Opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne in 1901. George Hale was the Buninyong Shire Secretary at the time.Framed set of six full sized photographic copies of invitations to events associated with the opening of the Commonwealth Parliament in 1901. Set in a dark brown wooden frame with green mountboard. Issued to George Hale, Buninyong Shire Secretary.commonwealth of australia, federation, parliament -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Photograph - Port Melbourne Life Saving Club, c. 1999
Part of Ron Laing's collection of photographs recording Port Melbourne over a thirteen year period. Donated to the PMH&PS by the photographer.From a set of colour photographs of Sporting Clubs in Port Melbourne: Port Melbourne Life Saving Club 1999sport - swimming, societies clubs unions and other organisations, ron laing, port melbourne life saving club -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Memorabilia - Key, Key with tag attached - "Ringwood Lower Town Hall - Key to Melbourne Street Entrance - obtained after demolition". (1927-1971), 1927
Key to the lower Town Hall, Ringwood. It is the key to the Melbourne Street entrance obtained after demolition of the town hall in 1971. It had been built in 1927.Metal key - brown coloured with loop top, long shank and crenelated lock part.'4' -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Sepia, Welcome to Archbishop Mr Lees on arrival of RMS Mongolia at Port Melbourne, 29 November 1928
Dr Harrington Lees, Archbishop of Melbourne returned from England on the 29th of October with his wife. There might be an error on the caution as they sailed on the Maloja not the RMS Mongolia. On page 6rms mongolia, archbishop lees, port melbourne, 1928, fan album, p.o. maloja, ras maloja -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document, Remembering life in Port Melbourne in the good old days, 21 Apr 1988
Recollections of Jack CHUMBLEY of life in Port Melbourne include two-up games, training horses on Sandridge Beach and the introduction of buses to replace the cable trams. A4 copy of newspaper article from the Emerald Hill, Sandridge & St Kilda Times In pencil on top left - Jack knows where the trotting track & 2 up game would be on the map (Terry's dad)jack chumbley -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Alfred S Kenyon, The Story of Melbourne by Alfred S Kenyon, 1934
This Book is most interesting - Melbourne's Beginnings. The Inscription in front of this book M.G. Phillips (nee Taylor), taught school at Concongella during World War II.Soft Card cover of a green and cream colour Three Separate Panels on front cover. Top panel contains a drawing of a ship moored at shore with trees in background. Send Panel Is a Shield with curled side inside is The Title and Authors Name in Brown print. The Lower Panel is the largest contains a drawing of a river with a bridge crossing it, also a church and domed building with a clock tower in the distance. Back Cover contains a drawing of a series of books, in the shape of question mark with a Kookaburra sitting at the top.Inside front cover hand written M.G. Phillipsstawell education -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, University of Melbourne Old Commerce Building, 2010, 29/09/2010
Melbourne University Old Physics Building (1889) was designed by Reed, Henderson and Smart. It later house the Univesity's Centre for Indigenous Education and a conference centre (2010).Colour photograph of The Old Commerce Building, later part of Architecture. An 1856 Reed designed Bank of New South Wales faced was incorporated into the original 1940 building. university of melbourne, old law building, eight hour day, stonemasons, tasmanian freestone, cloisters, edward stevens, wilson trust, wildred brookes -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Letter, Penguin to Melbourne University Press, 13.05.1977
This letter confirms to Peter Ryan, Director of Melbourne University Press, that Penguin will reprint Robin Boyd's 'Australia's Home' , with a new cover and on more attractive stock.Photocopy -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", late 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 2788, titled "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", during a winter's morning. Photo late 1940s.Yields information about the main entrance of Flinders St station in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, flinders st station, flinders st, swanston st -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Book - Mechanical Engineering Drawings, E J Barker: University of Melbourne: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering exercise books, 1945, 1946
Three books used when at the University of Melbourne 1945, 1946, 1947.They were used in Mechanical Engineering Practical classes. Jack chose to do Engineering while still at Footscray Technical School as it gave access to Diploma Courses and tertiary studies. This enabled him to enter the University of Melbourne and do a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - 1945, 1946, and 1947. In 1948 he did a Diploma in Education at Melbourne University. From this path he was able to follow a career in teaching and his first appointment was at the School of Mines in Ballarat, (SMB) 1949. He became the first Vice Principal of SMB in 1960 and then Principal in 1964 to 1976. From 1976 to his retirement in 1987, he was the Foundation Director of Ballarat College of Advanced Education (BCAE). The Library building at Mount Helen Campus is named after him.2 Black covered books with gold type on covers. Lined and graph paper sheetsSymbol - Postera * Crescam * Laude No. 3e j barker, jack barker, footscray technical school, melbourne university, engineering, diploma of mechanical engineering, diploma of electrical engineering, school of mines ballarat, smb, diploma in education, vice principal, principal, foundation director, ballarat college of advanced education, bcae, bachelor of mechanical engineering, library, mount helen campus, mechanical engineering practical drawing, graph paper -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Document - Course Outline, E J Barker: University of Melbourne: Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering; Metallurgy School Practical Report and Properties of Metals, 1947
Documents for course use in School of Metallurgy at Melbourne University. Properties of metals and effect when treated in various ways. Jack chose to do Engineering while still at Footscray Technical School as it gave access to Diploma Courses and tertiary studies. This enabled him to enter the University of Melbourne and do a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering - 1945, 1946, and 1947. In 1948 he did a Diploma in Education at Melbourne University. From this path he was able to follow a career in teaching and his first appointment was at the School of Mines in Ballarat, (SMB) 1949. He became the first Vice Principal of SMB in 1960 and then Principal in 1964 to 1976. From 1976 to his retirement in 1987, he was the Foundation Director of Ballarat College of Advanced Education (BCAE). The Library building at Mount Helen Campus is named after him.Typed and hand written pages. Diagrams on graph pages. Lined and plain pages.e j barker, jack barker, melbourne university, engineering, diploma of mechanical engineering, diploma of electrical engineering, school of mines ballarat, smb, diploma in education, vice principal, principal, foundation director, ballarat college of advanced education, bcae, bachelor of mechanical engineering, library, mount helen campus, graph paper, school of metallurgy, properties if metals, reactions to treatment -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Document, Burnley Gardens Conservation Management Plan and Victorian Heritage Database Report Burnley Gardens H2052, November 2005
lovell chen, john patrick, andrew long, statement of significance, garden management, campus management, victorian heritage register, vhr h2052, victorian heritage database report burnley gardens h2052 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Melbourne rattles along in the top 10 of tram cities", 16/1/1995
Newspaper cutting about the position of Melbourne trams in the world in terms of kilometres of track and the number of routes based on Jane's Urban Transport Systems. Has comments from the National Trust, PTUA, and about the tram fleet. Notes the recent growth in the Melbourne system. Item written by Bruce Tobin. How Jane's obtained or intepreted their information is unkinown - a check at the time of cataloguing notes that Prague was 144km and Poznan was about 66km of route - based on their Wikipedia pages. Yields information about Melbourne's position in the world tram list in 1995 - but this is subject to interepretion.Newspaper cutting from The Age 16/1/1995tramways, melbourne, length, routes -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Book (item) - Visitor logbook, The Victoria Missions to Seamen Melbourne- Sailor's Rest Williamstown Visitors' Book, 1933 - 1944
This book or register records the date, name and address and ship name and remarks of visiting seafarers from a wide range of origins. The logbook provides an insight into which ships and the origins of their crews were visiting Williamstown and Melbourne in 1933. This together with the 1945 register from Williamstown (see VC MtSV record) provides the earliest such register records surviving in the Mission heritage collection and Archive.Cover: The Victoria Missions to Seamen Melbourne / Sailors' Rest Williamstown/ Visitors' book/ 1933 ( February1933 - March-1944) / Spine:/Sailors' Rest, Williamstown - Visitors' book 1933. Inner page: details of Chaplains and caretakers and contact nos re the Mission.seafarers, seafarer registers, seafarer's rest, seafarer's rest williamstown, visitors log book, box 24, williamstown, sailors, seamen, mrs hodgkiss, j.g. sheel, crew, nationality, padre frank leslie oliver -
Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, HONOR ROLL, LEGACY CLUB MELBOURNE
This booklet is used as a template for the Honor Roll book on display at Legacy House, refer to item 00312. It contains a copy of 'In Flanders Field', with an explanation of symbolism of The Torch and The Spirit of Legacy. The Honour Roll is a record, made in honour of deceased Legatees, who have given service to the cause of Legacy. Significant in that this template is used for the Honor Roll books of deceased Legatees.Booklet of white cardboard and white pages with black type and Legacy logo printed in black.Front cover, HONOR ROLL Page 1, Poem. "In Flanders Fields" Page 2, Poem. "The Torch"; Legacy logo by Col. John McCrae. KIA Flanders 1916. (The Badge of Legacy) LEGACY CLUB Page 2, "The Spirit of Legacy" MELBOURNEhonour roll, legatees -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph - Photograph, Black and white, c. 1963
The canteen is part of the Mission to Seafarers building that has catered to visiting seafarers since 1917. The canteen is operated by the Flying Angel Club, which offered services to seafarers including food, drink and souvenirs from the canteen and events held in the main hall which invloved the use of the canteen. The Ladies Harbor Lights Guild also used the canteen facilities for functions and fundraisers held at the Mission to Seafarers. One of the flyer in Chinese helps dating the photograph between 1963-66 when Padre Wong was chaplain at the Mission.Historical record of the Mission to Seafarers canteen post-1963. This is an example of the contemporaneous use of the canteen as primarily a supply shop and in a comparative fashion reveals some of the overall changes at the Mission.A white-bordered, black and white photograph of the Mission to Seafarers Canteen. From the left hand side of the photograph the image portrays an external doorway with six glass windows, emitting light from behind. This leads to the dipslay cabinet and bench of the canteen which is reflecting light from the windowed door. Central to the image is a pillar which is three-quarters wood paling starting from the floor, of which a map is displayed on one edge and a notice board on the remaining visible edge of the pillar. A bench is visible to the right side of the pillar and the far right side of the photograph, posters are hung on the wall. Purple stamp on central back of photograph. "Melbourne Harbor/Trust Photograph/Negative No......." photograph, canteen, tab, koalas, blackboard, archway, pennant, licensed-to-sell-postage-stamps, mission to seamen, mission to seafarers, melbourne, flying angel club, map, bar, milkshake machine, display case, fluorescent light, notice board, wains coting, postcards, milkshake, beverage, plastichrome, matches, razors, gillette, straw, melbourne harbour trust, melbourne harbor trust, donation tin, lighthouse -
Latrobe Regional Gallery
Drawing, Melbourne's Lost Souls, 1953
Pen and ink drawing on paperDated '8.1.53 Melbourne' in lower left corner of image. Signed lower right. -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Beaker stand, 1915 (Approximate)
Used originally at the High School, in physics class, when school was an H.E.S.Three footed iron stand with 2 holding clamps for laboratory beakers, one Pyrex glass beaker, fluted shaped, adjusting thumb screws on clampsBranded on feet: "Selby & Co / Sydney / Melbourne" On beaker: "Crown / Pyrex / 300"branded on feet: "selby & co / sydney / melbourne" on beaker: "crown / pyrex / 300", laboratory equipment, beaker, crown pyrex, selby & co -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Rezoning, MMBW, 23 Jul 1958
Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) letter regarding rezoning near corner of Crockford and Raglan Streets dated 23 July 1958 with hand drawn and coloured plan attached.town planning, mmbw, melbourne and metropolitan board of works -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, 1947
Black and white photograph of MMTB Ford Austerity bus at the Central Bus Garage, North Fitzroy after being side swapped by a coal truck during 1947 in Port Melbourne.On rear in ink "Pt Melb hit by a coal truck 1947"trams, tramways, buses, port melbourne, accidents, austerity buses, mmtb buses, ford motor company