Magazine or Newsletter - 12 pages - folded A4 to A5, centre stapled - Feb. 1975 of the Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society. Features a sketch of the Box Hill cross bench tramcar on the front car. No items involving tramways in the newsletter.trams, tramways, box hill

Vol. 4 No. 1, January 1949 of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Magazine consists of 20 printed pages, with a single staple on the saddle. Contains a photo of the construction of the Victoria Parade tram line, article "Trams and the Motorist", items on Melbourne (Bourke St, "Higher costs with Buses - Melbourne Experience", Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Monorails, railway map of Australia track gauges, (centre page), Brisbane Tramways, Melbourne and Sydney electric trains, and letter to the Editor from John Buckland - not supportive of Bourke or Latrobe St tramways. Issue has advertisements for the Model Dockyard, ARLHS, The Hobby Shop, Barnes Tennis Centre, Fleet, Christie Model Railway Equipment of Sydney, Meadmore Model Engineering, Austral Bronze, Wattle Park, Traction Publications and Robilt "O" gauge locomotives, Parker & Gray, The Model Dockyard,Has initials "JBS" in top right hand corner in pencil.trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, australian tramways, mmtb, pcc, sydney, newcastle, brisbane, bourke st

Two issues of "Electric Traction", published by the Australian Electric Traction Association, both 16 pages printed on off white paper, centre stapled. Gives details of the AETA on the rear cover. Inside the covers is a sheet of paper indicating a distribution list within the MMTB. Vol XV, No. 12 - December 1960 with a photo of 218 at Point Ormond on the front cover. Has an article by Keith Kings, Jack Stranger, Wal Jack and Ken McCarthy on Cable Tramways in Australia (continued from a previous issue), closure of Hobart, Point Ormond and general news on Melbourne and Sydney electric railways. Vol XVI, No. 1 - January 1961. Concluding article on Cable Tramways in Australia, news from Brisbane, Melbourne, Hobart, Sydney and letters to editor, book reviews.trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, melbourne, point ormond, cable trams, hobart, sydney

Set of five pamphlets titled "Know your City", issued early 1970's by the City of Box Hill contained with a white card folder. .1 - white card folder stapled on the right hand edge to contain the pamphlets with the City logo - dated 11/73 .2 - No. 1 - the Box Hill - Doncaster Tram - 3rd edition - 9/69 - see Reg Item 869 for a later version. .3 - No. 2 - The White Horse - 4th edition 12/73 .4 - The Woodhouse Grove Methodist Church - 2nd edition 9/71 .5 - Local Government in Box Hill - 4th Edition 10/73 .6 - Historical Dates - 2nd edition - 5/72 .7 - City of Box Hill - 1973-1974 - folded sheet detailing the activities of the City, budgets and a message from the Mayor. See Reg Item 2534 for an A3 and larger version of .2..1 - has noted "File Under" written in ink on front cover.trams, tramways, box hill, doncaster

Magazine or Journal - 32 pages + printed cover - "Tramway Circuit", Vol. 3, No. 6, July 1955 published by the Tramways Board Sub-branch of the Municipal Officers' Association of Australia - the Monthly Journal of the Official and Clerical Staff of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. The magazine has many advertisements for suppliers to the Board and others, including AEC buses and Ansair. Features the Official Opening of the Bourke St to Northcote tramway. Has a major article by D. H. Eakins, Chief Engineer - reviews those departments involved in the construction of new tramcars, Preston Workshops, tram track, Perway, distribution branch (electrical), building, and stores. (See key associations for names mentioned in the item).. Centre page spread of the opening day photographs, misc. notes on the day, letters to the Editor. An historical article on the cable tramway to Northcote, written by H. S. McComb, notes on the AETA provided by KK (Keith Kings) and notes on the AETA tour on 25/6/1955. Has minutes of the Special meeting of the MOA, notes on long service leave, Federal Council meeting notes. Two copies held. All pages scanned - pdf - text searchable. Cover scanned in colour, all other pages as gray scale. See Reg Item 5090 for a photo of the AETA tour at Malvern Depot.On top of the cover of one copy in ink "pages 1, 4, 14,17, 23"trams, tramways, moa, mmtb, bourke st, opening, northcote, new trams, cable trams, aeta, tours

Book - black covers - 4 sections sewn - 124 pages lined - titled "Lengths of Lines and Curves". Has an index. Gives details of junction layouts, distances, hand drawing layouts, route and track miles, tables of actual distances, average distance and figure on which mileage is worked. In the rear of the book are some hand written calculation notes. Not all pages imaged, just those with a diagram.On top of the cover of one copy in ink "pages 1, 4, 14,17, 23"trams, tramways, trackwork, mmtb, mileages

Book - 16 pages, stapled on the left hand side - titled "A Bill to consolidate and amend the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Acts and for other purposes" - headed Legislative Assembly, dated 27-10-1910. Basis of the Act of Parliament as presented to Parliament. All documents scanned to pdf - text searchable.Has "H.S. Dix" in ink on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, pmtt, malvern, prahran, construction, mto co

Book - four pages - Order in Council - "Tramways in the Cities of Prahran, St Kilda, Malvern and the Town of Caulfield Amended Order", dated 13-12-1911 - gives details of amended sections, tolls and charges, abolished sections, special cars (rates) and special tickets to school children. All documents scanned to pdf - text searchable. Second copy - colour photocopy added 1/9/2021Has "H.S. Dix" in ink on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, pmtt, fares, tickets

Set of 19 drawings showing the development of the Melbourne tramway system between 1885 and 1921. Based on MMTB drawing "Tramway Map of Melbourne & Suburbs" P4609, 18 sheets showing year by year development of the cable and electric tram system, printed on off white paper. Mr. McComb had intended it would appear to do further work - with some 20 sheets printed on brown card paper but not used (.19 - same drawing) Each sheet has the year in red at the bottom right hand corner of the sheet. .1 - 1885 - with the Richmond line and main rail lines coloured in showing a catchment area. .2 - 1886 - shows the new cable line in Collins St and has a note that no suburban line constructed in 1886 .3 - 1887 - Bourke and northern lines and Brighton Beach to Sandringham and Hawthorn to Kew .4 - 1888 - Swanston St, Domain Road, Chapel and inner circle and towards Hurstbridge.\ .5 - 1889 - Rathdown St and Toorak Road .6 - 1890 - South and Port Melbourne, North Melbourne and Northcote. Rail lines - Ashburton and parts of the outer circle to Oakleigh. .7 - 1891 - St Kilda Esplanade and northern section of the outer circle. .8 - 1906 - NMETL .9 - 1910 - PMTT - High St and Wattletree Road .10 - 1911 - PMTT Dandenong Road .11 - 1913 - Glenferrie Road, Cotham Road, Balaclava and Glenhuntly Road .12 - 1914 - small extension in High St .13 - 1915 - Malvern Road and High St Kew .14 - 1916 - HTT and MBCTT lines and Whitehorse Road .15 - 1917 - Burke Road .16 - 1918 - Burke Road north of Camberwell station .17 - 1920 - FNPTT - St Georges Road and Plenty Road .18 - 1921 - Footscray lines .19 - base drawing only. Does not show the VR tramlines. See Reg Item 2154 for associated notes.See individual sheets.trams, tramways, times, cable trams, railways, tramways, melbourne, maps

Quarto plan sheet with hand written notes for the development of the drawings referred to in Reg Item 2153 - from 1906 to 1929, years 1930 and 1935 not completed. In the top right hand corner has the colour code to be used.trams, tramways, times, cable trams, railways, tramways, melbourne, maps

Report - 42 pages, 3 sections, stapled on the left hand edge, titled "Report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the Railway and Tramway systems on Melbourne and Suburbs" - dated 1911. Looks at the state of the Suburban rail system, finances, electrification's, costs, evidence of Mr. Merz, advantages of the electrification, power supply and standards, whether AC or DC, duplication, Glen Iris line, conclusions and recommendations. Tramway - summarises the current tramways operating, cable system and operational stats, the current tramway systems, other cities, relative merits, future tramways for Melbourne, operational speeds, use of cable conduits for electric traction, conversion, municipal control , control of the tramways by the railways, a general scheme, formation of a larger tramway trust and its management, purchase of the cable tramways and recommendations. Note: This document is available as a pdf on the Parliament of Victoria website. 2nd copy added 2-1-2019 from donation of Norm Cross.In ink in the top right hand corner "TB"trams, tramways, tramways, cable trams, finances, conversion, railways, royal commission, costs

Report - 10 pages - "Report from the Committee of Public Accounts (Accounts and Activities of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board)", dated 24-11-1927. Looks at the accounts, causes of past deficits, financial position of the Board, statutory obligations, reserve funds, employee's benefits, use of buses, burdens borne, operating costs, use of buses, roads, cable tram conversions and has recommendations. Note: This document is available as a pdf on the Parliament of Victoria website.trams, tramways, tramways, cable trams, finances, conversion, buses, costs

Report - 16 pages - "Report from the Committee of Public Accounts of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board", dated 6/11/1958, centre stapled. Gives an outline history of the Board, Commonwealth Grants, Northcote Tramway, earnings invested, the board's submissions, expenditure on cable trams prior to being vested in the Board, accounting practices and the Act, balance sheets, the 1928 Act and suggested changes, conclusions and recommendations. Note: This document is available as a pdf on the Parliament of Victoria website.trams, tramways, tramways, cable trams, finances, conversion, costs

Report - stapled and bound within blue light card covers, 118 pages + 10 photo pages + 5 diagram or graph pages + fold out map titled "Victorian Railways - Report of the Victorian Railways Commissioners for the Year ended 30th June 1925". Has a With Compliments slip on the inside front cover. Note: This document is available as a pdf on the Parliament of Victoria website.trams, tramways, railways, finances, financial statements, annual reports, costs

Newspaper clipping from The Sun, Saturday 18/3/1950 titled "To think we once hated those buses", about the early Melbourne bus and development of the bus services including cable trams, electric trains and trams. Has a photo of a suburban tram and a Kew horse tram. Written by Frank Moloney.trams, tramways, buses, kew, melbourne

Newspaper clipping from The Herald, Friday 29/11/1963, titled "Overseas drive for tram men", reporting on the MMTB Employment Officer Mr J. H. K. Allen going to England to recruit conductors. Fourth such trip, the Minister Mr. Meagher says previous trips successful, but Union Secretary, Mr. C. L. O'Shea said they had not been - 1000 recruited, but only about 100 have stayed. On the rear is a item written by Noel Hawken - "Much ado at Moonee Ponds" about Barry Humphries and Mrs Everage. Includes notes on Moonee Ponds and the Puckle St tram.trams, tramways, crews, employment, recruitment, mmtb, overseas tours, moonee ponds, puckle st

Newspaper clipping from The Argus, Thursday 18/1/1945, titled "Electrifying Bourke St tram route", about the MMTB plans for conversion of the Bourke St route and costs. Approved by the National Works Council, but the Deputy Premier Hollway said it had not be considered by cabinet. Gives project costs and scope of works.. On the other side of the cutting - front page - are reports of the WW2 in Europe and the advance of the Allies forces.trams, tramways, bourke st, conversion, electrification, world war 2

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 10-7-1969, reporting on the death of Mr. John Romanis, Town Clerk city of Prahran and Secretary of the PMTT. Had retired in 1945.trams, tramways, pmtt, prahran

Newspaper clipping from The Age, 22/2/1947, titled "Memories of the Cable Trams", recalling the days of the cable trams, its developments, recalling the good and bad of the cable trams, working on hot and cold days. Has a photo of a grip man in MMTB uniform and a cable tram in Bourke St.trams, tramways, cable grip, cable trams, closure, crews

Set of two newspaper clippings reviewing the book "Mind the Curve" by John D. Keating .1 - "Gliding along stately streets" - The Age 31/10/1970 - written by Stephen Hall .2 - "Hold tight for the curves" - The Herald, 15/10/1970 - written by Laurie Power.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, books

Newspaper cutting from The Age, Thursday 3/7/1924, titled "Melbourne Trams - Board's General Scheme - The Cable Incubus - Urgency of Conversion". Extensive item looks at the tramway system at the time, conversion, the general scheme, bringing the system together, the cable tram system and its limitations and St Kilda Road and its boulevard nature.trams, tramways, conversion, general scheme, st kilda rd, melbourne, mmtb

Set of two newspaper cuttings about the death and funeral of Mr. Alexander Cameron, chairman of the MMTB. .1 - The Argus - 24/2/1940 - titled "Obituary - Mr. A. Cameron - Tramways Builder" with a photo of Mr. Cameron, outlines his work and his interests. .2 - The Herald - 24/2/1940 - "Funeral of Mr. A. Cameron", giving funeral details and the pallbearers.trams, tramways, mmtb, funeral, obituaries, alex cameron

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

Set of two drawings used by Mr McComb in his work to identify the various tramways, cable tram closure dates and authorisation's for the consolidation and revision of the 1958 MMTB Act. Based on MMTB Drawing P11819, titled "MMTB Tramway System", signed by Mr. Eakins in March 1952. .1 - sub-titled - "MMTB Cable Tramway System" with hand written dates of closure alongside the various cable tram lines and references to Acts. .2 - sub-titled - "MMTB Electric Tramway System" with hand written notes and references to Acts or Orders in Council and dates. Has the various numbers alongside each line that was used in the 1958 Act Schedules.have a date stamp of "3 July 1950" on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, maps, closure, authority, acts of parliament, order in council

Box of MMTB Annual report - three parts in binder clips Nos 1 to 43 - see photographs. (1920 to 1962)Some have H.S. McComb written on the front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, annual reports

Box of MMTB Annual report - 1963 to 1982 of varying formats. The 1977 report has a ticket pinned to the front cover - see image 3.Some have H.S. McComb written on the front cover.trams, tramways, mmtb, annual reports

Postcard photo of a W2, possibly 377, at the corner of Collins and Exhibition St Melbourne with the various buildings on the north side of the street and the many trees. Divided back with places for stamp, address, correspondence and details with makers details "Murray Views of Gympie Qld, No. 10, Collins St. Melbourne, from an Ektachrome photograph.trams, tramways, collins st, exhibition st, tram 377?

Colour postcard with serrated edges of Ballarat No. 36, after closure of the Ballarat system, in Melbourne, Domain Road for Tourism Week, promoting Ballarat. Photo shows details of the banners and roof advertisements. Has destination of Sebastopol. Produced for the TMSV by Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltd, NCV 740. On rear has details of the tram and its acquisition by the TMSV via the Hawthorn City Council.trams, tramways, melbourne, tourism, mmtb, tmsv, tram 36

Full colour postcard featuring Colonial Tramcar Restaurant Tram No. 442 with a background of Luna Park, Flinders St station and the Arts Centre with the words "Tramcar Restaurant - Tripping the Light Fantastic". On the rear is a divided back arrangement with space for stamp and an address, the company logo and name and contact details - no web site. Card c1985. See Reg Item 3955 for the same image on a poster. See also Reg item 4569 for another production using the same image.trams, tramways, restaurant tram, colonial tramcar restaurant, melbourne, tram 442

Postcard photo of a W6 or W7 at the intersection of Bourke St and Elizabeth St, late 1950's or early 1960's. Photo looking east along Bourke St. Has the Myer's, Coles, London Stores and other buildings in the background. has a Holden station wagon waiting to do a Hook turn. Divided back with places for stamp, address, correspondence and details with makers details "Murray Views of Gympie Qld, No. 2, Bourke St. Melbourne, from an Ektachrome photograph.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st