Annual Report - 68 pages + card covers, printed on slightly textured paper. with the MTA logo imprinted on the front cover. Has a table of contents. Dated 31/10/1988, with letter to the Minister Jim Kennan, from the Chairman John King. Managing director Kevin Shea, Board members - Norm Maddock (part year) and Greg Rodgers representing the Union. Includes a review of the organisation, fares, various strategies, opening of the Northcote bus workshops, the AVM system, subsidiary companies and detail of finances.trams, tramways, annual reports, the met, public transport, mta, personnel, avm, funding, buses

Folded paper map with glued card in two of the corners to give the document some strength or usability (24 folds), titled "Using myki and the Free Tram Zone" details the extent of the free tram zone or showing the tram lines that the free travel is allowed, locations, land marks, contact numbers and has the PTV logo in the top right hand corner and the Myki logos. The reverse details how the Myki system works, the various types of tickets, how to buy, visitor packs and using and managing Myki tickets.trams, tramways, yarra trams, ptv, maps, free tram, melbourne, myki

Children's story book - 4 sections sewn into heavy card covers, with glued self end papers, 36 pages colour printed gloss paper, titled "Sam the Tram", by Lowen Clarke, illustrated by Tony Renouf, 1990. Tells the story of Sam and his adventures in Melbourne, a W5, converted later on to a SW5, relationship with other trams, cars, passengers, the down fall of the system in the 1980's and revival, the big strike of 1990. Also has the Z's Monique and Turbo - see Reg Item 2558.trams, tramways, melbourne, comics, children, stories, childrens books

.1 - single A4 sheet - titled "W class Safety Alert - Fail Safe Park Brake", dated 24/3/2006, detailing procedures for the use of the parking braking system fitted to W class tramcars. Includes a photograph of the button. .2 - Instruction - from Staff Induction Manual, detailing terminus procedures for Malvern Depot; University terminus, Malvern Burke Road, Glen Iris, Camberwell and Kew terminus for Z and Combino trams .3 - as above, but includes Luna Park terminus.1 - Has "Ron, FYI" in ink on the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, w class, braking, instructions, malvern depot, university, burke rd, glen iris, kew, luna park, camberwell

Report - six foolscap sheets stapled in the top left hand corner enclosed by folder protective corner, titled "Rolling Stock Department - Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 1940". Gives details of the trams maintained and built, the workshops, running sheds, availability, buses, new buses, improvements to the rolling stock, defence work, work for other departments, foundry, laboratory, drawing office cable system and staffing. Last sheet details various classes available for service and those under construction.trams, tramways, workshops, staff, new trams, world war 2, buses

Postcard - 2 panel full colour - titled "Tram Facts" by Nu-color-vue of trams 951 (blank destination - route 8) and Z 69 (Route 67) in Swanston St with the Melbourne Town Hall in the background. The second panel has extensive notes on Melbourne trams, including when started, the National Trust classification, weight, how long, size of the system and passenger numbers. Divided back, published by Nu-color-vue - 11ML458 and NCV 10256 - Note the outline of a tram on the top of the publishers name on the rear.trams, tramways, swanston st, z class, sw6 class, information, tram 69, tram 951

Report - Foolscap - 8 sheets stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Parliamentary Public Works Committee - Eastern Railway Inquiry No. 2 - Evidence on Behalf of the MMTB", dated 14/8/1974. Provides details of the MMTB schemes, high standard bus system and light railway style. Looks at the bus routes, possible light rail routes, advantages of each, patronage, costs and comparison of the schemes. Refers to figures which were not with report. See Reg Item for the detailed August 1974 original report.In top left hand corner "Mr Lees" in ink.trams, tramways, new tramways, doncaster, light rail, buses, parliament, submissions

Folded A2 sheet to A4 size, full colour, printed both sides, titled "Met Plan" dated September 1988, detailing planning for Melbourne Public Transport, known as "MetPlan", prepared by The Met. Shows the various proposals for railway upgrades, tram extensions, details the purpose, the Task, Vision, Patronage, Resources, system improvements. Has details of projects proposed for the Western, Northern, Eastern and South Regions. On the inside has a large map of Melbourne showing the various projects. 2nd copy added 23-10-2016trams, tramways, melbourne, traffic control, transportation, met, planning, public transport, metplan, tramway proposals, railways

Six page A4 document, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "The development of Melbourne's trams - Part One". Document looks at the Melbourne cable tram system, its formation, George Duncan and Francis Clapp, leasing, passing to MMTB, the infrastructure and winding houses, the cable, opening dates, closure and lines in the Toorak area and depots. Author unknown, possible late 1990's. Two copies held. See also item 1762 for a publication with the same title, written by Keith Kings.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, mtt, mmtb, closure

Report - 40 pages, green card cover, centre stapled titled "Metplan Draft Strategy - Metropolitan Public Transport Industry Plan - May 1988", looking at Melbourne's transport needs over the next 15 years. Comments were to close on 15/8/1988. Produced by the MTA, signed off by K. P. Shea as Managing Director. Has an index, looks at the Task, heavy, light rail, tram, bus, taxis, ticketing systems, management, and the various regions including funding and budget.trams, tramways, discussion paper, transport, light rail, tramways, railways, road transport, minister for transport, mta, metplan

The Renton circle valve absorber has been sectioned to show the valve connection points. The inside is a creamy brown colour, encased in black on the outside. A larger silver metal valve runs through the centre, and to it attaches a flat, reflective silver metal disc as a dial indicating "EXH", "ABS", and "REB", with a black needle. The system includes tubes and valves for oxygen entry, gas expiration, connection to soda lime cannister, rotary valve, and rebreather bag, with a broken, deteriorated segment of the bag still attached.valve, anaesthesia, soda lime, rebreathing

This item is from the private collection of George Shirling of Red Onion, Falls Creek. George Shirling arrived in Falls Creek in 1962. He engaged Phil Nowell to build the original Koki Alpine Lodge which opened in 1965 with 14 beds. George operated the lodge with Michael “Baldy” Blackwell as manager. In 1981 he graduated in sport psychology and was invited to become team psychologist for the Australian Winter Olympic team which went to Albertville, France, in 1992. He later owned the Red Onion Chalet. George Shirling passed away on 27th February 2023. He had remained actively involved in Falls Creek and was generous with his time and knowledge, always an amazing supporter of The Falls Creek Museum and Falls Creek Village.This item is significant because it includes a wide range of products used to protect skis and improve performance from the 1920s until the present.A variety of brands of ski wax for maintenance of ski surfaces. The brands included are:- "TOKO", a Swiss company founded in 1916. The Swix colour wax system which was first marketed on November 28th 1946 in Sweden. Bratlie Wax established in the 1920s. In the early 1970s the company was purchased by Astra, the parent company of Swix. Wax by Østbye of Norway patented c1920 by Peter Østbye. His company manufactured tar-based waxes until the 1990s. Australalp Ski Wax made by Danbril Laboratories, Elsternwick, Victoria Each item bears its original logo and brandinggeorge shirling, red onion, ski waxes

It is likely that this object belonged to Dr Giles.Chevalier Jackson medium size steel made laryngoscope. Hexagonal shape design on handle and arm blade with a thumb support at the handle angle, missing the bulb light and all the system to support it. Deep scratches over the top and under blade with presence of dust marks over the handle, arm and inside the blade canal. Also has a grey paint mark over the top blade area. No stamped inscriptions are present just a label attached with a possible owner's name and a reference code to the museum old catalog.Attached label hand written inscription, Giles / S 4. 13chavalier jackson, laryngoscope, stainless steel

This cash ball was used by Cramond and Dickson, a large clothing store on the corner of Liebig and Timor Streets, Warrnambool. The Cash Ball system serviced the ground floor, which measured about 30 metres by 25 metres. An overhead pipe connected each service point in the store, with the pipes connected to the upstairs office. The ball would be filled with a note of details of the sale, and the cash payment; a vacuum system would be activated that would transport the ball upstairs to the office where details were recorded and change assembled. Change was placed in the ball, and the vacuum system activated to return the ball to the correct sales point. A frequent customer has reported that she never remembered the system not working efficiently, and the service was probably quicker than having a cash register at each sales location. John Glass Cramond and James Dickson migrated from Scotland to Melbourne where they opened a Cramond and Dickson store in St Kilda. They were inspired by the growth in Warrnambool after a visit and opened a second store there in 1855. The Cramond and Dickson store, grocers – drapery – ironmongery - chemist, was located on the corner of Liebig and Timor Streets, Warrnambool (now the site of a Mexican restaurant). Both Cramond and Dickson were involved in the business and social aspects of Warrnambool’s community. Cramond and Dickson closed in 1974. An advertisement placed by Cramond and Dickson in The Camperdown Chronicle, Saturday 6th April 1895, states them “showing the latest novelties for the coming winter season” … “import directly from English and Continental manufacturers” … “representatives in London … always in touch with the Newest Continental Fashions” ... “having been established for so many years we know the requirements of the Western District”… “allow 5 percent discount on goods paid for at the time of purchase”. [references: local historian John Lindsay, Warrnambool City Council’s CBD Heritage Trail leaflet, The Camperdown Chronicle, Facebook “Lost Warrnambool” site; WDHS Journal Volume 49 No2 2015] Cash ball, wooden, round, used by Cramond and Dickson clothing store. Two half spheres that fit into each other securely both are marked "B4" and one has "Fancy" marked on it.Carved into the surfaces of each half sphere are the characters "B4". Written on one is "Fancy"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cash ball, cramond and dickson, office equipment

Was the stand for a Chance Brothers air & oil containers fitted with pump handle & pressure gauges.This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness. The oil was fed under pressure to the burner mantle. It is all that remains of an air and kerosene oil tank installation, with each rounded side formerly supporting a heavy iron tank. The containers would have been fitted with a pump handle and pressure gauges. An intact assemblage is displayed in the AMSA offices, Canberra with a text that explains ‘This type of installation was once common and relied on the lightkeeper having to pressurise the cylinders manually at regular intervals throughout the hours of darkness’.The system involved vaporising kerosene under pressure and mixing it with air and then burning the vapour to heat an incandescent mantle. The use of kerosene as a fuel to light the lantern became the most common system of illumination from the 1860s after the oil industry in the United States began to develop. The kerosene vapour burner was created in 1901 by British inventor Arthur Kitson (1859-1937) and perfected by Chance Bros for burning a more intense light in their renowned lenses. The lamp had to be watched throughout the night in case a mantle broke, and the tanks needed to be maintained by hand-pumping each hour or so. The Point Hicks lantern was initially lit by a six-wick Trinity house kerosene burner. This was replaced by the more efficient and brighter 55mm vaporised kerosene mantle burner in 1905, and the tank stand is probably original to this apparatus. Electricity eventually replaced kerosene at Point Hicks in 1964 making the tank installation obsolete, and the last kerosene system in an Australian lighthouse was replaced in 1985. Gabo Island Lightstation has a pair of tanks that are not attached to the optical system and are no longer in the lighthouse. They are also missing the pressure gauges that were formerly attached to the top of each cylinder. An intact tank assemblage is displayed at the Cape Schanck Lighthouse Museum it is detached and not original to the lighthouse. Although corroded, the remnant Point Hicks tank stand has first level contributory importance to the lightstation. It is significant for its provenance and historical value as part of the Chance Bros vaporised kerosene burner introduced in 1905 to intensify the light and improve the efficiency of the system. The rusted iron stand rests on four short legs and is shaped like a pair of spectacles.

Yields information about the view of The Courier, and locals about the mooted closure of the tramway system and reporting on the proposal in particular local views and the setting up of the Save the Tramway Committee.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 5 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system March 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - Untitled report - 8/3/62 - public meeting of 200 people, representatives from a number of bodies, Chair Cr Roff and Mr Courtney - formation of the Save the Trams Committee, including advice from Geelong and City of Launceston running its own transport system. Lists the committee's name. 2 - "Inquiry Decision Likely Today" - 8/3/62 - Quotes Mr Stoneham, Opposition Leader noting recommendation of Sir John Elliot that the MMTB should control all transport in Provincial cities and that Mr Bell Junior had recommended trolley buses. 3 - "Voice of the People" - 9/3/62 - Editorial supportive of public transport, ACT and NT subsidising, united voice. 4 - "Funds Needed for Tram Fight" - 9/3/62 - Cr Roff - seeking funds, not a large amount. 5 - Set of two letters 8/3/62 - about tramway operations, economics and administration.closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, parliament, trolley buses

Newspaper clipping from The Courier Ballarat, Saturday Sept. 19, 1981 - Saturday Magazine - featuring the BTPS and 10 years since the closure of the Ballarat System. Article contains story of the Ballarat tramways, the establishment of the Museum, closure and statement from Richard Gilbert, General Manager of the BTPS. Article written by John Dyall. Notes that the depot extension is to be "officially opened today" and that coupons are printed in the newspaper, giving free rides for the day. Article features: 1635i1 - photo of tram 27 in Wendouree Parade with the Brambles advertisement on the roof, Twin Lakes sign and showing 'St Aidans Drive'. 1635i2 - photo of single truck car southbound in Lydiard St. North, taken from Craig's Hotel. 1635i3 - map of the tramway system from a Modern Tramway Magazine. Map prepared by W. J. Wyse compiled from a sketch drawn by A.T. Marshall. Map dated 3/62 2nd copy added 26-05-2006 1635.1 - Free ride coupon - giving details of free ride offer on 19 and 20 Sept. 1981. 1635.2 - pages 28 and 29 and associated pages of The Courier, containing the above items. btps, 10th anniversary, depot extensions, ballarat history

Book - spiral wire bound , clear plastic cover, green title sheet and card back, approx. 110 pages, black and white presentation giving examples of bus tickets along with notes on each system for Melbourne, Country Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand (11 systems) and Tourist tramways. Has a table of contents, introduction, a list of the operators (mainly Government), a list of Bus operators Associations and a list of bus publications by the author. Rear page has purchase details of the book and CD, along with a contact address in Sydney. See Reg Item 5579 for the CD. Bob Merchant of the Sydney Tramway Museum advised 4/3/2021 that: Richard Peck, as Curator of Philately, Printing and Postal Technology, was responsible for the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences acquiring major artefacts from the NSW Government Printing Office when it was forcibly closed by the government in 1989. In retirement Richard has researched the history of private bus routes before 1932 and government bus routes 1932-2021. He maintains a large database of all types of NSW transport tickets.trams, tramways, tickets, reports, melbourne, buses

The Strowger switch is the first commercially successful electro-mechanical stepping switch telephone exchange system. It was developed by the Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange Company founded in 1891 by Almon Brown Strowger. In 1912 Australia's first automatic telephone exchange was installed at Geelong. Victoria. The exchange equipment was Strowger Automatic telephone apparatus, manufactured by the Automatic Electric Company, Chicago USA. This is a useful research tool for the history of telephony.A 96 pp bound book with a dark brown cover. On the front cover inside a narrow black ruled frame is the title, "Principles of Automatic Telephony Circuits and Trunking" Below that is the logo for the Strowger Automatic telephone manufactured by the Automatic Electric company, Chicago.telephony communication manual-automatic-telephony

This is an early school reader for junior classes. It was used by members of the Giles family at Wangoom State School. This book has the names Robert Giles and Stella Giles. The Giles family lives on the Allansford Road. Wangoom School commenced in 1865 as Wangoom Common School, No. 645. After 1872 the Common School system was abolished and it became Wangoom State School. It is now closed. This book is of interest as an early 20th century example of a school reader used in Victoria. It has no Australian content. It is also of interest as a book used at Wangoom State School by members of the Giles family, early settlers in the Warrnambool area. This is a hard cover book of 190 pages. The cover is black with embossed lettering and ornamentation (much of which is now indecipherable). The front and the back of the book have missing pages. The text contains many black and white illustrations, some of which have been coloured in by hand. Some pages are torn and the spine of the cover is torn at the top. There is some scribble in the book, with the decipherable material handwritten in black ink. ‘Robert Percy Giles, Wangoom, November 5th 1903’ ‘Stella Giles’ giles family, wangoom state school, history of warrnambool

Metal stencils were predominately used in the late 1800s to mark wool bales with sheep station identifiers. This stencil is a good example of the types of hand-marking that took place in the industrial landscape of Echuca, where bales were transported from nearby stations to places around Australia using the barge system that the Port has captured in its exhibition precinct to date.This item is in excellent condition and adds to the interpretative capacity of the Port Echuca collection. Small rectangular flat metal stencil with letters XBRED cut out.XBRED port of echuca, stencil

The photograph shows Geelong 7 as built, understood to be a test tram prior to the opening of the system. Photo taken in the then Corio Terrace, now Brougham Street Geelong 1912. Has a number of men on board the tram - depot workers for the photograph? See Item 4314 for another photo looking the other way. Printed by the donor from a negative held by the Museum of Victoria, Science Works. Shows Geelong tram No. 7 as built.Metal framed photograph with card backing, and hanging cord.geelong, trams, tramways, tramcars, tram 7, corio terrace, opening

John Hartley Roberts was born in England and migrated to Australia with his parents in 1853, when he was fifteen. He married Mary Ann Ellis in 1863. He was Head Teacher at Linton State School from 1867-1877. He became Victorian Inspector of Schools and later went to Tonga to establish the educational system there. This photograph is part of the Old Lintonian collection ; No. 27.Portrait of a bearded gentleman seated with arms crossed, wearing suit with tie or cravat.On back - "John H. Roberts".john hartley roberts, old lintonian collection

This specimen was recovered from Broken Hill, NSW. It was given the name Mangan Hedenbergite in 1819 by Jöns Jakob Berzelius in honor of Mr. Anders Ludvig of Hedenberg who was the first to define hedenbergite as a mineral. Hedenbergite, belongs in the pyroxene group having a monoclinic crystal system. The mineral is extremely rarely found as a pure substance. Mangan Hedenbergite is a manganese bearing variety of Hedenbergite. Manganese is the world’s fourth most used mineral after iron, aluminium, and copper primarily because it has no satisfactory substitute in its major applications. Globally, the steel industry is the primary user of manganese metal, utilizing it as an alloy to enhance the strength and workability of steel and in the manufacture of tin cans. Manganese is a key component of certain widely used aluminium alloys and, in oxide form, dry cell batteries used in electric vehicles. These batteries are in high demand. Another potential use for manganese may as an additive to help coat and protect a car’s engine. Manganese is also used for non-metallurgical purposes such as plant fertilizers, animal feed, and colorants for bricks. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A hand-sized mineral specimen in shades of silver and blackmanganese, open cut mine, manganese ore processing, bell bay, tasmania, northern territory, steel industry, zinc-carbon batteries, alkaline batteries, tin cans

The photograph shows a number of grip cars (dummies with their grip mechanisms lifted) and trailers (Nos. 200 and 512) stored or parked in the open at North Fitzroy depot at about the time of closure of the cable tram system on 26 Oct. 1940. At least three double decker buses are in the background. . This Photo is included in the poster - The Passing of the Melbourne Cable tramways - See Reg Item 6367Yields information about cable trams or cars.Photograph - Black and White - cable cars parked at North Fitzroy depottramways, trams, cable trams, north fitzroy, mmtb, buses, mmtb buses, north fitzroy depot, td5c class, double deck buses