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Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Civic Plaza or City Square - Swanston & Collins Sts, Nucolorvue Publishing, c1968
... Swanston St... City Square Melbourne postcard Nu-color-vue Swanston St Collins ...The photograph shows the Melbourne City Square, though titled "Civic Square" taken from the Regent Theatre looking northwest. Shows an early version of the square and four trams. The square has undergone many changes since it was first built in 1968 - see reference. Postcard published by Nu-color-vue - card No. ML97Yields information about an early layout of the Melbourne City SquarePostcard - serrated edges, full colour, divided back.melbourne, postcard, nu-color-vue, swanston st, collins st, city square, civic square, trams, tramways, mmtb, w3 class, sw6 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Underground Routes - Ultimate Development - St Kilda Road Section", Aug. 1969
... Swanston St...Trams tramways Underground tramways Swanston St Reports New ...Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Underground Routes - Ultimate Development - St Kilda Road Section", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated August 1969. Includes parts where the roadway would dip under cross streets as well as the tram lines. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in pencil on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways, st kilda road -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie Street", Jun. 1972
... Swanston St...Trams tramways Underground tramways Swanston St Reports New ...Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie Street", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated June 1972. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Some thoughts on the ventilation of tramway systems", Aug. 1966
... Swanston St...Trams tramways Underground tramways Swanston St Reports New ...Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 8 pages + 2 drawings or charts, titled "Some thoughts on the ventilation of tramway systems" looking at the design aspects for tram tunnel ventilation of underground systems. Dated August 1966.Has "Lees" in pencil on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways, st kilda road, ventilation -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Chairman's Overseas Visit", 1962
... Swanston St...Trams tramways MMTB Collins St Bourke St Swanston St ...Copy of a report, 3 A5 sheets and 1 A5 cut sheet, stapled, titled "Chairman's Overseas Visit", discussing overseas developments following an overseas tour and the development of underground tramway systems in the CBD, including the closure of the Collin St tram lines in favour of Bourke St. Looks at congestion, development of the City Loop, monorails, motorists, Spencer St Station. See also Reg Item 409 and 2812 for further references. Item 409.4 referees to the Chairman's Tour of 1962.trams, tramways, mmtb, collins st, bourke st, swanston st, underground tramways, reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Jan. 1926
... Swanston St...Trams tramways Swanston St Cable Trams Trackwork New ...Black and white photograph of the conversion of the intersection of Domain Road, St Kilda Road, Domain Junction from cable tram to electric tram. Shows the Toorak Road Tram remaining trackwork, the temporary track for the electric trams with 276 inbound with the destination of North Coburg and another W class tram outbound to St Kilda Beach. Note the temporary platform and the temporary board crossing. Has "The Foundation Company Engineers and Contractors" sign in the view and the petrol? powered roller. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H513" in ink on rear and "2-5".trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Dec 1925 or Jan 1926
... Swanston St... of the Flinders St end of Swanston Street from cable trams to electric...Trams tramways Swanston St Cable Trams Trackwork New ...Black and white photograph of the conversion of the Flinders St end of Swanston Street from cable trams to electric trams. Note the signs advising passengers to go to Princes Bridge for buses, horse drawn vehicles with excavated spoil, air compressor, the cable tram slot rail supporting yokes. In the background is the Flinders St Station. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H101. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series.Has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H243" in ink on rear and "2-4"trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams, trackwork, new tramway, flinders st, conversion -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Memorandum, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Parade of Returned AIF Personnel, through city streets", 15/11/1943 12:00:00 AM
... Swanston St... War 2 City Rd Swanston St Victoria St Hawthorn Depot ...Parade of Returned AIF Personnel, Through City Streets Thursday 18th November 1943 - 1.20 to 1.55 PM 1 - Several memos from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Supt, to depots for tram arrangements for above event. Provides details for parking and shunting of tramcars. 2 - Letter from HS Wootton, Town Clerk, to M&MTB regarding traffic and march arrangements for above event.trams, tramways, letters, instructions, events, parades, world war 2, city rd, swanston st, victoria st, hawthorn depot, camberwell depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Procession of Mechanical Units, Through City Streets", 30/08/1943 12:00:00 AM
... Swanston St...Trams tramways MMTB World War 2 Parades Swanston St ...Set of two Typed quarto sheets, MMTB Notice, re processions through city streets of army or military units during 1943 - gives times, special cars need and where they were to be parked in Victoria St and destinations. Signed by J. M. Harry, District Traffic Superintendent using a rubber stamp. .1 - Mechanical units - 4/9/1943 - 7 trams - dated 30/8/1943 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB Underground Tram Routes", c1962
... Swanston St...Trams tramways MMTB Melbourne Swanston St Bourke St ...Set of three drawings from a set of 8 showing proposals for undergrounding tramways in the central part of the city - c1970. Models and other drawings have featured in the MMTB Annual Reports of the time. .1 - Figure 6 - Circular tunnel 16ft internal dia with Australian Railways Ultimate Maximum Rolling Stock Outline, 1963. Shows profiles of a Harris Blue Train, Class M, and a class W4 tram. Two copies held. .2 - Figure 7 - as for figure 6 but with a MMTB rear entrance Leyland Double deck bus body shown. .3 - Figure 8 - Underground tram routes - proposed basic arrangement at street intersection, typical cross sections - two copies held, one copy has been trimmed width wise. See also Reg Item 3069 and 409 for other references.In the top right hand corner of each drawing is "Graeme Breydon, 204 Carlisle St, Balaclava 3183 Tel 94 2886"trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, swanston st, bourke st, underground tramways, w4 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Artwork, other, Swanston Street Melbourne 1863
... Swanston St.... Melbourne horse drawn vehicles Swanston St Reproduction of an oil ...Colour print of a reproduction of an oil painting - Swanston Street from a point north of Little Bourke St looking south towards the Kings Domain. Reproduced by Kew Cottages and St Nicholas Parent's Association from a original print and lithographed by F Cogne, printed and published by Charles Troedel in his Melbourne Album 1863. Appears to have a number of horse drawn cabs parked in the centre of the street.Yields information about early Melbourne after the start of the gold rush.Reproduction of an oil painting - card - Swanston Street Melbourne 1863melbourne, horse drawn vehicles, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street, George Bishop, August 1983
... Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street...Swanston St...Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street...Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street... Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street ...Photograph shows - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston Street with a traffic policeman and the decorative lights in the Mall. Photo by George Bishop, August 1983.Yields information about the operation of Z2 class trams in Bourke Street.Colour print - Z2 114 Bourke St Mall at Swanston StreetDetails of the photograph and photographer on the rear in ink.trams, tramways, z2 class, tram 114, swanston st, bourke st mall, police -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Nucolorvue Publishing, "Melbourne The busy intersection of Swanston and Flinders Streets", late 1960s
... Swanston St... the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets. Postcards Swanston St W2 ...Photo taken from the Flinders Gate Plaza looking west with the edge of the plaza podium fence in the view. In the view are Flinders St station, the SEC building and Young & Jacksons, which has an advertisement for Taubmans Paints. Two trams are crossing Flinders St, a wide-body tram with no marker lights, and W2 302. Based on the tram not being fitted with marker lights and the opening of the Plaza, photo late 1960s. Yields information about the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets.Colour postcard by Nu-Color-Vue No. ML 120, with serrated edges.postcards, swanston st, w2 class, flinders st, tram 302 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour prints, Roy J Mitchell, 1974 to 1998
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Trackwork Horse Tram Bundoora Opening Swanston St ...Set of 24 colour prints of photos taken by Roy Mitchell between 1974 and 1998. For a listing of the prints see htd5640list.pdf. Word file and scanning by Mal Rowe. Roy Mitchell photos.docx Roy Mitchell photos.pdf RoyM1_Arts Centre_6Jun1998_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM2_Arts Centre_6Jun1998-2_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM3_Horse Car 256-AlbertPark_1974_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM4_2055_Bundoora Opening_McLeansRd_12Oct1995_RoyMitchell.jpg RoyM5_70_Swanston St_25Sep1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM6_954_Princes Bridge_26Jan1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM7_954_Princes Bridge_26Jan1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM8_866_Flinders St_25Sep1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM9_Horse Car 256-Albert Park_1974_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM10_1020_Bourke St_1Nov1995_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM11_TrackRenewal_St GeorgesRd_4Nov1995_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM12_11W_University Terminus_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM13_11W_ElginSt_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM14_2112_First Car-No 3-shunt_16Jan1966_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM15_104_Spencer St_5Oct1997_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM16_Crossing-Renewal_Swanston-CollinsSt_7Jun1997_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM17_Trackwork_Brunswick St-shunt_10Nov1998_Ro yMitchell.jpg RoyM18_Riversdale Rd-pantograph_7Feb1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM19_Curve-renewal-Gisborne St_21Feb1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM20_2081_Victoria St-shunt_8Mar1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM21_2007etal_Park St_St Kilda_8Mar1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM22_New-tramway_Exhibition St Extension_Dec1998_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM23_Batman Ave-terminus-removal_16Jun1999_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM24_Batman Ave-cabin-removal_16Jun1999_Roy Mitchell.jpgAll have information written on the rear of the photo by the photographer and the donor.trams, tramways, trackwork, horse tram, bundoora, opening, swanston st, princes bridge, shelters, bourke st, melbourne university, work trams, collins st, elgin st, spencer st, riversdale rd, gisborne st, victoria st, shunting, park st, exhibition st, batman ave, tram 256, tram 2055, tram 1020, tram 11w, tram 2112, tram 104, tram 2046, tram 2081 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Colour prints, Roy J Mitchell, 1979 to 2005
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Testing C Class Glenferrie Rd Swanston St ...Set of 44 colour prints of photos taken by Roy Mitchell between 1979 and 2005 For a listing of the prints see htd5640list.pdf. Word file and scanning by Mal Rowe For individual photo images see: hawthtramcoll\photo_collections\htd5640-Roy_Mitchell-PartB images 25 to 69 and Roy Mitchell photos.docx Roy Mitchell photos.pdf RoyM25_Citadis-test-run_Plenty Rd_9Sep2001_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM26_Citadis-test-run_Plenty Rd_9Sep2001_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM27_3536_Glenferrie Rd_14Aug2004_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM28_3513_Swanston St_4Aug2004_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM29_3028_Brunswick St-siding_14Dec2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM30_1021_Park St_StKilda_24Dec2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM31_Berlin3007_Moomba_Swanston St_11Mar2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM32_Milan1692_Moomba_Swanston St_11Mar2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM33_3004_LaTrob eSt_11Mar2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM34_3004-under-test_Spencer St_29Jan2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM35_862_LaTrobe St_24Dec2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM36_018_Docklands_20Jan2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM37_018_Flinders St_20Jan2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM38_018_Simpson St-shunt_22Jan2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM39_018_Docklands_22Jan2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM40_946_Docklands-from-Flinders St_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM41_946_Park St_St Kilda 8Feb2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM42_282_Box Hill_4May2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM43_282_Box Hill_4May2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM44_Box Hill_looking west_4May2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM45_3501_S tKilda_18Jun2003_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM46_Box Hill_14Aug2004_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM47_3030-arriving-Box Hill_14Aug2004_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM48_1027_Dockland sDve_9Jan2005_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM49_939-442-937_Flinders St_5Mar2005_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM50_1019_LaTRobe St-HarbourEsplanade_3Aug2005_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM51_856-1039_Spring St_29Jul2009__Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM52_209-2119_Carlisle-Acland Sts_30Jul1994__Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM53_106_Spencer St_1May1994__Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM54_1000_Bourke St_28April1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM55_V214_Spring-Flinders St_28Apr1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM56_231_Carlisle St_30Jul1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM57_5013_StKilda_LX-safety_29Jul2009_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM58_CollinsSt-bridge-from-Docklands_29Jul2009_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM59_104 Fitzroy St_1992_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM60_431_Spencer-into-Bourke St_28Apr1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM61_380_Spencer St_1May1994__Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM62_186-10W_Batman Ave_30Jul1994_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM63_64_Nicholson St_11Jan1978_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM64_164_Simpson St-shunt_26Jan1981_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM65_164_Simpson St-shunt_26Jan1981_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM66_676_Batman Ave_1979_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM67_603_Batman Ave_Oct1974_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM68_2119_Spencer St_23Aug2002_Roy Mitchell.jpg RoyM69_151_Swanston St_23Aug2002_Roy Mitchell.jpgAll have information written on the rear of the photo by the photographer and the donor.trams, tramways, testing, c class, glenferrie rd, swanston st, brunswick st, park st, berlin, milan, moomba, la trobe st, spencer st, flinders st, simpson st, docklands, box hill, carlisle st, restaurant tram, harbour esplanade, spring st, acland st, bourke st, fitzroy st, batman ave, nicholson st, porto, tram 3536, tram 3513, tram 3028, tram 1021, tram 3007, tram 1692, tram 3004, tram 862, tram 018, tram 946, tram 282, tram 3030, tram 1027, tram 442, tram 939, tram 937, tram 1019, tram 856, tram 1039, tram 209, tram 2119, tram 106, tram 1000, tram 214, tram 231, tram 5013, tram 104, tram 431, tram 380, tram 187, tram 10w, tram 64, tram 164, tram 676, tram 603, tram 2119, tram 151 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, Flinders St station cable and electric trams, c1926
... Swanston St... and Swanston St c1926 - after the conversion of Swanston St. Trams ...Photograph of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Sts featuring the Flinders St Station building - c1926?? features a very busy intersection cable trams (No. 17 west bound in Flinders St), tram 160 north bound in Swanston, two W class trams, other cable trams, many motor cars, horse drawn vehicles, cyclist and pedestrians. Note the standing zone in Flinders St. In photo are Young and Jacksons Hotel, Bacchus Marsh Concentrated Milk table cream, and numerous signs on the railway station. See Reg Item 5272 for the photo on a Greetings Card and 103 for a framed photographic print.Yields information about the intersection of Flinders and Swanston St c1926 - after the conversion of Swanston St.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Two copies held.Has "1926 Brimson VicRail" in ink along lower edge on rear and "H4505" in the middle of the print back.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, cable trams, flinders st station -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Photograph Card, Kelly Collection, View Productions, Princes Bridge / Batman Ave tram terminus, Photo c1920
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Princes Bridge Batman Ave Swanston St Cable Trams ...Photograph Card - folded card, blank inside of Cable Trams, motor cars, pedestrians crossing Princes Bridge over the Yarra River with the Princes Bridge / Batman Ave tram terminus with a shelter in the background. Shows five cable tram sets. Has railway signals and Government House in the view. Produced by View Productions GPO Box 1858 Sydney, from the Kelly Collection, titled "On the Princes Bridge, circa 1920, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia". Has the Publishers logo on the rear.trams, tramways, princes bridge, batman ave, swanston st, cable trams, shelters -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, City of Melbourne, "Swanston Street Redevelopment", Nov. 2011
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Swanston St Tram Stops Reconstruction City ...Pamphlet, 2 fold DL, printed on gloss paper, titled "Swanston Street Redevelopment", with a tram (Z3) at the State Library and showing the bicycle lane. Has a map showing the various stops and when the upgrades will be done, details of the stop, cycling, pedestrians, authorised vehicles, taxis, and timing. Issued by the City of Melbourne November 2011 (has advert for the cities 2011 Christmas Festival) on the rear. 2 copies held.trams, tramways, swanston st, tram stops, reconstruction, city of melbourne, tram c3005 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), D 5001 in the early M Tram colour scheme, 2006
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Melbourne D class M>Tram Swanston St tram 5001 ...Colour postcard of Melbourne tram D 5001 in the early M Tram colour scheme, with the Melbourne City baths in the Background, Swanston Sth 2006. Photo Ray Marsh, possibly late March 2004 after formal commissioning. Postcard produced by Railcard for the Association of Railway Enthusiasts, ARE No.11/06. Has ARE logo, shop details and hours, space for small message, address and stamp.trams, tramways, melbourne, d class, m>tram, swanston st, tram 5001 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Yan Gaoulil, Conservation Management Plan for The Tramway Signal Cabin, Apr. 2017
... Swanston St... Planning Signal box Swanston St Report - 28 A4 pages, double sided ...Report - 28 A4 pages, double sided stapled in the top left hand corner titled "Conservation Management Plan for The Tramway Signal Cabin, Waiting Shelter and Conveniences at Swanston Street and Victoria Street Melbourne". Prepared by Yan Gaoulil as part of an assignment when undertaking Conservation Management Plan studies. Provides a introduction to the study, history, description, significance, Key Issues, Policy, implementation for the conservation of the building. Includes a Bibliography and Appendices. A second set of documents, five pages stapled in top left hand comer, lists correspondence between the Author and the Museum commencing Dec. 2016.trams, tramways, waiting shelters, franklin st, conservation planning, signal box, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Murfett Publishers, "Flinders Street Station", early 1960's
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Swanston St Flinders St Station Flinders St ...Postcard - Colour - National View by Murfett Publishers, BP1055 of the front of Flinders St Station, early 1960's. Many people crossing the intersection - no trams. Has a sign on the station, advertising car races at Sandown Park. On the rear - has a divided back, with National View by Murfett Publishers and logo, description of the station and number BP1055On the rear has the stamp of Graeme S Breydon - see image i2.trams, tramways, swanston st, flinders st station, flinders st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Framed Photographs, Malvern Framing Gallery, c1990
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Swanston St St Kilda Rd Tram Stops tram 917 ...Framed photograph Malvern Driver Ron Scholten's driving W6 917 on a route, East Malvern Darling Road, route 3, in St Kilda Road, c1990. Has St Patricks Cathedral and the Gas and Fuel towers in the background. Has a tram stop sign on the right hand side of the photograph. The tram has two advertisements on the side. Photograph by David Featherston. Received with a broken sheet of glass.On rear in pencil "Photo David Featherston"trams, tramways, swanston st, st kilda rd, tram stops, tram 917 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Australian Govt. Department of Information, late 1940's
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Swanston St Princes Bridge Melbourne South ...Black and white photograph taken from St Pauls Cathedral Melbourne, looking south over Princes Bridge, early 1950's. Has nine trams in the view, mainly W2's, but one W3 and many motor vehicles, trucks etc. Shows the gardens in the now Southbank area, the junction just past the bridge of South Melbourne tram line, Wirth Bros Circus and other buildings, Prince Henry's Hospital. In particular is an Olympic pool direction sign hanging below the Batman Ave tram sign. This would have been the pool in Batman Ave, nearer to Flinders St, within the Flinders St yard complex, not the 1956 pool. Directly below is a female pedestrian dress in the classic 1950's "Dior" look. Over the bridge on the west side is "The Trocadero" formerly The Green Mill Dance Hall opened on 07/09/1926. West of that again is "Olympia" run by Wirth's . In the distance is Prince Henry's Hospital, the tall section was built in 1942, since demolished. Rod Atkins noted that the Olympia burnt down in the early fifties about the same the Trocadia closed, so pre 1953. Note the centre pole is still place at the Sturt Street intersection. In Batman Ave we have two W2's 401 and earlier one. In St Kilda Road we have four W2's in foreground in then W3 - No. 667 then a W4 then a SW6 in the distance. Outbound on route 4D is 578, behind it is 340 on route 5. A safety zone is between 578 and 340.Stamped on rear "Australian Official Photograph / Department of Information" and the number "L3121" in pencil.trams, tramways, swanston st, princes bridge, melbourne, south melbourne, tram 401, tram 667, tram 578 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, All Seasons Swanston Hotel, “The really moving theatre company storming Swanston Walk by Tram”, 1990's?
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Theatre Hotels Swanston St Stories Ticket ...Ticket - printed on yellow card with numbers 1 to 30 around the outside, for the “The really moving theatre company storming Swanston Walk by Tram”, at the All Seasons Swanston Hotel, with detachable stub for a car parking and a drink voucher at Cafe Swanston. No date on ticket.trams, tramways, theatre, hotels, swanston st, stories -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Diamond Valley News, “100 miles by tram”, “Party rode through the night”, 13/01/1970 12:00:00 AM
... Swanston St... Railways Diamond Valley Miniature Railway Club Swanston St Latrobe ...Newspaper clipping titled: “100 miles by tram” – “Party rode through the night” Diamond Valley News – Tues January 13, 1970 Photo and text of tram # 469, hired by Diamond Valley Miniature railway club, Brunswick depot, Mont Albert terminus, Special tram #469 pulled out of Brunswick depot at 11:00PM on Friday 9 January 1970 on a 100-mile trip. Returned at 10:00AM on Saturday Hired by Diamond Valley Miniature railway club for a social trip, club organiser John Murdoch is a tram driver, drove tram through suburbs. Tram 469 is an American-style body in which driver isn't partitioned from the passengers. Used to carry tourists in 19430's. Tram has been used by confectionary company for its "little box of chocolates" ad on TV. Tram stopped at Mont Albert terminus where group held a birthday party for a member.trams, tramways, brunswick depot, social club, mont albert, model railways, diamond valley miniature railway club, swanston st, latrobe st, tram 469 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Travis Jeffrey, 11/06/1960 12:00:00 AM
... Swanston St... Trams tramways SW5 class Batman Ave Swanston St tram 849 Paper ...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 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Set of 3, David Verrier, 19/10/1974 12:00:00 AM
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Swanston St SW6 class Glen Iris Route 6 W5 class ...Set of three Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. .1 - SW6 846 Flinders St near Batman Ave, Destination Glen Iris with a multistorey apartment building behind - now Southbank apartment? Has had three additional stories added. Tram has adverts for Ampol and Otto Worth Bacon. Large sign for Craven cigarettes. .2 - W5 811 ditto, adverts for Park Drive, Yellow Pages and Crest Lager. .3 - View looking north along Swanston at Batman Ave. with adverts for CBC Bank, Olympic Tyres, Coca Cola, Peter Stuyvesant. Photos taken 19/10/74In ink: "Sat 19/10/74 tram 846 Princes Bridge St Kilda Rd."trams, tramways, swanston st, sw6 class, glen iris, route 6, w5 class, east malvern, flinders st station, tram 846, tram 811 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1925
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Flinders St Station Flinders St Buses Swanston St ...Black and White Photograph of a view from St Paul's Cathedral corner looking towards the entrance of Flinders St Station with many pedestrians, a car doing a hook turn, policeman and a on the left hand side, a bus with a route number 5. In the right hand corner is a newspaper stand. Rod Atkins in an email advised 19/6/2019: his is a well published photograph. But this is a cropped photo of the original. The photo is 1924 - 1925 The bus is private an AEC of the Trak Company Quote from Wikipedia The Trak Motor-bus Company was founded in 1923 by the bus pioneer and distinguished naval officer Fred Knight, with three other partners. All four men were former officers in the British Navy. Knight also established the Kintrack Motor-bus Company in January 1924, with buses on the city to Caulfield route commencing in March 1924. Kintrak had the distinction of being the first to employ female bus conductors.trams, tramways, flinders st station, flinders st, buses, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, c1905
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Cable Trams MTO Co Swanston St Collins St ...Copy negative of a photograph of cable cars in Swanston, looking north from the Melbourne Town Hall, with horse drawn vehicles and bicycles. c1905.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, swanston st, collins st, trailers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing - Illustration, Australian Rotary Health Research Fund, "Swanston Street Melbourne", late 1980s
... Swanston St... Trams tramways Swanston St Town Hall Greetings Cards ...Illustration - colour engraving printed onto white card, titled "Swanston Street Melbourne" of a painting of a street scene in Swanston, looking north with the Town Hall and the City Square in the work. Painting by John Tiplady, produced to raise funds for the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund. Used for a Christmas Card.trams, tramways, swanston st, town hall, greetings cards