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Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Christmas card, SW5 750 St Kilda Road
... . tramways tramcars tram 750 SW5 class St Kilda Road Shrine ...Christmas greetings card featuring SW5 750 (East Brighton route 64) in St Kilda Road with the Shrine of Remembrance in the background. The tram was converted from W5 to SW5 (with sliding doors) in 1985. Yields information about St Kilda Road, late 1980s.Printed Greetings card, folded with a Christmas message.tramways, tramcars, tram 750, sw5 class, st kilda road, shrine of remembrance -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - Tram 482, Max R Jensen, "The Seattle Waterfront Streetcar", c1983
... Melbourne Tram Museum 8 Wallen Road Hawthorn melbourne ...Postcard featuring former Melbourne tram, W2 482 in Seattle with the Pier 59 building in the background. Has details of the location and that tramcar came from Australia on the rear. Operations of the service began in 1982 and closed in 2005. See reference.Yields information about W2 482 in Seattle.Postcard - full colour, divided back.tramways, tramcars, tram 482, w2 class, seattle -
Melbourne Tram MuseumLeisure object - Wooden model of a Melbourne W2 tram, George Kob, 1990s
Label on rear advises made from Australian timber by George Kob. Item has been labelled for the Box Hill Institute of TAFE. Given the route number, made prior the extension of Route 42 to Box Hill which took place in 2003.Demonstrates model making.Wood model with wire handrails, one trolley pole and light string trolley pole ropes. Painted green, cream with a stone roof colour. Has route number of 42 and one destination "Box Hill". Has on the base details of the maker and that it was presented by Box Hill Institute of TAFE.models, box hill, w2 class, george kob -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPostcard - City circle car 957 - Spring Street, Nucolorvue Publishing, c1995
Colour postcard of SW6 957 as a City Circle car in Spring St with Parliament house in the background. Has the words "Melbourne Australia" beneath the photo. See item 5265 for another version of this postcard.Yields information about City circle cars.Full colour postcard, divided back Nu-color-vue - 11ML535, NCV 11306tramways, trams, tram 957, city circle, spring st, sw6 class -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - VR 53 being transported to Bendigo, Rodney Hudson, Feb. 2006
... 53. tramways trams VR class VR trams tram 53 L. Arthur ...Colour photo of Victorian Railways No. 53, later MMTB 53 and renumbered to VR 700 during 1975/76 on a L. Arthur semitrailer being transported to Bendigo for refurbishment. The tram was donated to the ARHS Museum in Newport in September 1980. The L. Arthur building is in the background. Yields information the history of VR 53.Full colour photo with Rodney Hudson and image number printed on the rear by the photo printer. Printed on Fuji papertramways, trams, vr class, vr trams, tram 53, l. arthur, transporting trams -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Scrubber No 4 Elizabeth St
... St MMTB tram 4 K class tram 96 works cars Black and white ...Photo shows MMTB Scrubber No. 4 in Elizabeth St. Tram was converted from K class No. 96 in 1929. Renumbered No. 4 in 1934. Out of use from 1947 and the body sold in 1950. Used to clean rail heads and rail grooves. Undated, mid 1940s?Yields information about MMTB Scrubber trams.Black and white on plain paper.tramways, trams, scrubber 4, elizabeth st, mmtb, tram 4, k class, tram 96, works cars -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - W6 984 at South Melburne Beach terminus, c1975
... terminus. trams tramways W6 class tram 984 South Melbourne Beach ...Night Photograph of W6 984 at the South Melbourne Beach terminus with the Bleak House Hotel in the background. Tram has arrived at the terminus and both trolley poles are up. Tram has a RESI investment advert on the front and a Winfield 25 cigarette advert on the side. Cigarette advertising in Victoria was banned during 1976.Yields information about W6 trams and the South Melbourne Beach terminus.Colour print on Kodak paper with black borders. trams, tramways, w6 class, tram 984, south melbourne beach -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - W2 486 Route 82, Rosamond Road, c1975
... information about W2 486. trams tramways W2 class tram 486 Route 82 ...Colour photograph of W2 486 Route 82 Moonee Ponds, Rosamond Road, just before turning into Williamson Road, Maribyrnong.Yields information about W2 486.Colour print on Kodak paper with black borders. trams, tramways, w2 class, tram 486, route 82, moonee ponds -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Set of 12 - construction of King St overpass in Flinders St, 1959
... overpass construction bridges w2 class SW6 class tram 451 tram 853 ...Photos show the construction of King St overpass in Flinders St which was part of the project to construct a bridge over the Yarra River and provide a new southern outlet road between the city and eventually St Kilda Junction. The overpass construction was commenced in 1959 with tramway works first commencing. It was demolished in 2005. 1 - looking west at Market St. 2 - looking east from Spencer and Flinders St with the railway viaduct behind. 3 - Tram lines diverted onto the new overpass. Note the hand-powered overhead tower on the left behind the compressor. 4 - Tracks partially diverted. 5 - Looking east at Spencer and Flinders St with a Dunlop tyre truck in the view. 6 - prior to the diversion onto the new bridge. 7 - Looking east near William St. with W2 451 (Route 48, North Balwyn) in the view. 8 - Bridge works near King St. Original tracks still in use. 9 - Looking east prior to the introduction of the temporary tracks on the south side of the new overpass. 10 - SW6 852 and a W2 on new overpass trackwork - old trackwork being demolished. 11 - Cross over at Spencer St in Flinders St, prior to change over. 12 - Looking west at Flinders and Spencer St with SW6 853 turning into Spencer St.Yields information about the construction of the King St overpass in Flinders St during 1959.Set of 12 black and white prints of the construction of the King St overpass in Flinders St.trams, tramways, flinders st, king st overpass, construction, bridges, w2 class, sw6 class, tram 451, tram 853, tram 852 -
Federation University Historical CollectionMagazine - Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1916, 1916
School Council, Members of Staff, Editorial, Fumes from the Lab, Ancient Craft Classes and the Apprenticeship Question, Magazine Editorial Staff, The Trip to Bradshaw's Creek, Arts & Crafts Gossip, In Memoriam - E. J. Cannon, Echoes of the Past, The Haunted Tram Car, Old Boys', Sport, Shun!! Military Notes, The Junior TechsBlue soft covered magazine of 62 pages. Former students mentioned are John Walter Sutherland, Basil Sawyer, Charles Burbury, Herbert Sleeman, Eustace M. Watson. Oliver E. Jaeger, Oliver e. Jager, Godfrey Stephen Hart, Lionel J. Lambert, Charles G. Fraser, L.W.G. Buchner-Malcolm, James A. Reid, Richard G. Walker, Leslie J. Coulter, Herbert E. Hawkesworth, Leslie de Jersey Grut, Frederick G. Brisnden, Reginald Callister, Lewis J. Westcott, Angus D. Gibson, Henry Whittingham, Virgil Tucker, Norman C. Tinworth, Charles E. Finnis, Benjamin H. Bennett, Valentine G. Anderson, Ernest S. Anderson, Ralph I. Moore, John A. Grant, William Geldard, Francis C. Hall, Harold G. Cornell, Robert H. Lamb, Sydney Radcliff, George A. Denny. Frederick P. Paul, H. Lipson Hancock, Edgar C. Hurdsfield, David W. Bonar. Wilfred L. Allen, William J. Lakeland, Frederick A. Marriott, Eric Byron Moore, NOrman Stuckey, PErcy H. Osborne, John F. Spornballarat school of mines, magazine, f. maxwell, n. turnbull, g. procter, e. seimering, l. tonkin, w. carrol, h. smith, r. cox, j. a. greenshields, jnr, r. o. buchanan, l. vernon, a. bowman, w. h. steane, n. henry, r. dale, e. j. cannon, ted cannon, lance-corporal e. j. cannon, charles w. whyte, patrick s. anderson, william t. sayer, william f. m. johnson, robert m. sergeant, harold t. w. dixon, harrie wilson, ernest s. morsehead, carl jensen, corpl. r. sergeant, sergt. h. dixon, q.m.s. t. wilkins, captain james fairbairn fairley, sergt. e. morshead, sergt. hy. wilson, lieut. l. c. blick, f. g. procter, f. g. davies, gladstone procter, bradshaw's creek, edwin cannon, art library -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Rail & Tram weekly tickets, Victorian Railways (VR), c1935
Set of three Victorian Railways Rail & Tram weekly Periodicals with conditions of travel on the rear, See reference page 124 and Figure 6-27. Such tickets were introduced on 1/7/1939. All tickets were available for 14 tram trips only, but unlimited rail trips: 1 - Balcombe Road and Melbourne - First Class - white card - No. 1346, marked cancelled 13/5/1939 2 - Sandringham and cnr Bluff Road and Royal Ave - white card - Male, No. 41618, price 1/3 with a red 1 (first class?) - stamped cancelled 3 - North Road and Melbourne - white card overprinted in pink to leave a cross, Female, No. 506, Second class, with cancelled hand written on the front.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram weekly tickets for both their tramways and the changes made over time. May have been used for training samples.Set of three printed card tickets with over printing and hand writing as shown.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, weekly tickets, sandringham to black rock -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Rail & Tram Monthly ticket, Victorian Railways (VR), Sept. 1948
Victorian Railways Rail & Tram Monthly Periodical with conditions of travel on the inside. See reference page 124/125 and Figure 6-33. All tickets were available for 60 only tram trips, but allowed unlimited rail trips with 60 separate squares for a tram conductor to punch. This ticket is for First class travel, from North Road to Melbourne, though the rail portion only provided for first-class travel. Ticket No. 002 for September 1948. Colour of the ticket and markings varied for each month. Ticket has been cancelled with two red lines on one side.Demonstrates a Victorian Railways Rail and Tram monthly ticket for a specific section or trip on the St Kilda Brighton tramway. May have been used as a training sample.Printed card ticket, heavy card, coloured, with a crease in the middle so it could be folded.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda brighton tramway, monthy -
Melbourne Tram MuseumMap, The Met, "Tram and bus Routes showing destination numbers", June 1992
Titled "Tram Routes showing destination numbers". Map dated June 1992 and has been printed with The Met logo. Shows routes with route numbers, names of main destinations, roads, railway stations and rail lines, rivers, scales and Zones. Does not have the CBD insert. Same size as that of item 1099, a 1972 version. Type of map that was placed on the rear of the driver's doors of a W Class tramcar.Demonstrates a The Met produced map used in trramcars.Full colour map or poster printed on paper trimmed from original map and mounted on cardboard.Has some pen marks in the bottom left hand corner.trams, tramways, map, routes, the met -
Melbourne Tram MuseumNegative, Wal Jack, c1950
... Trams tramways PCC Class Glenferrie Road Route 69 Railway ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of PCC 980, south bound in Glenferrie Road, about to cross over the Kooyong Station Level crossing while running a route 69, St Kilda Beach. c1950. Alongside is a Sheldon's Baby Napkin Laundry van of Roche Street Hawthorn. trams, tramways, pcc class, glenferrie road, route 69, railway squares, level crossings, kooyong, tram 980 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - PCC 1041 outside Preston Workshops entrance cnr Miller St & St Georges Rd
The photograph places PCC 1041 outside Preston Workshops entrance corner Miller Street & St Georges Road displaying destination 'Special'.Yields information about launch of this prototypeColour photograph, no notestrams, pcc 1041, preston workshops, tramways, pcc class, st.georges road, miller st, thornbury -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - PCC 1041 outside Parliament House
The photograph shows PCC 1041 at front of Victorian Parliament House in revenue service displaying destination 'City - Spencer St." Route 90. The tram is now sporting its first modification of the trolley rope defector on the front right hand side of the cars apron but is not being used on this occasion. The car number has now moved the left hand side of the apron. Yields information about launch of this prototypeColour photograph, no notestrams, pcc 1041, parliament house, route 90, tramways, bourke st, pcc class, spring st -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - PCC 1041 interior, likely while inside workshop
The photograph shows interior of PCC 1041 likely inside workshop because of dark exterior. No persons in shot and interior looks in immaculate condition.Yields information about this prototype's interior.Colour photograph, no notestrams, pcc 1041, prototype, conductor's console, tramways, interiors, pcc class, preston workshops -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - PCC 1041 at cnr Miller St and Plenty Rd
The photograph shows PCC 1041 at corner of Miller Street and Plenty Road, Northcote displaying destination 'East Preston" Route 88.Yields information about this prototype's limited period in service.Colour photograph, no notestrams, pcc 1041, route 88, miller st, tramways, pcc class, plenty rd, high st, northcote -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Body damage around destination box in driver's cab of W class
... class collision tram frame M&MTB Ref No. P251/1953 Black ...Body damage around destination box in driver's cab of W class. Service dates of 1959,1961 and 1964 evident above windowYields information about timber frame of driver's cbBlack and white photograph with stamp & biro marking on rearM&MTB Ref No. P251/1953trams, w class, collision, tram frame -
Melbourne Tram MuseumAlbum - Drivers Kerr, Tran and Cond/ress To in W class at Kew Depot
... nature of workforce Tram W class Kew Depot Run number Brown ...These photographs show staff in brown coloured uniform leaning out of/standing beside W class driver's cab showing Kew Depot run number 31.Yields information about multicultural nature of workforceSet of three black and white photographs with pencil notes on rearDriver Robert Anthony Kerr Pakistan Kew Depot 1979, Driver Khac Cang Tran Vietnam Kew Depot 1979, Driver Tran and Conductress Ngoc Nga To Vietnam Kew Depot 1979tram, w class, kew depot, run number, brown uniform, multiculture -
Melbourne Tram MuseumEphemera - Set of 6 rail - tram tickets St Kilda - Brighton, Victorian Railways (VR), 1940s
Tickets sold on trams for a through journey to Melbourne, the format indicating the availability. See reference 120 and figure 6-1 for an example. 1 - Brighton Beach to Melbourne First class - 55591 2 - ditto - first class return - 45158 3 - Vautier St to Melbourne - first class - both numbered 41723 - training set? 4 - ditto - return first class - both numbered 41700Demonstrates a set of Victorian Railways tram - rail tickets for use on the St Kilda Brighton tramway.Set of 6 Edmondson style railway tickets, printed on pasteboard and cancelled.tickets, vr, vr trams, victorian railways, st kilda - brighton
