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Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or buses.", Nov. 1989
... "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or...The Met ...DL colour pamphlet on gloss paper - 7 fold - titled "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or buses." Explains the 3 zone ticket system, including weekly tickets, scratch tickets, commuter pass, short trips, costs, including the tourist oriented Met Pass. Has maps of the train and tram systems and the Neighbourhood area. Effective 1/12/1989. Two copies held.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, scratch tickets, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "New Met tickets - your guide to the new tickets for Melbourne's trams, trains or buses.", 1990
... "New Met tickets - your guide to the new tickets for...The Met ...DL colour pamphlet on gloss paper - 3 fold - titled "New Met tickets - your guide to the new tickets for Melbourne's trams, trains or buses." Explains 3 hour paper and short trip tickets, 60 plus paper ticket and the "the new scratch ticket" with 10% off. Tickets in images printed from 1990/1991. Three copies held.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, scratch tickets, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Envelope/s, The Met, The Met - Metropolitan Transit, c1990
... The Met - Metropolitan Transit...The Met ...Set of two Internal use envelopes, brown paper with the Metropolitan Transit name and logo on the envelope, including holes to see whether the envelope had been used or not. Both have self sealing tabs. .1 - small envelope - with date Feb. 1990 in ink and two names (John Prideaux and Norm Cross) - 230H x 323W .2 - large envelope - has label in corner - Royal Arcade Ticket Seller - 255H x 381Wtrams, tramways, the met, metropolitan transit, envelopes -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, Set of 20 The Met travel cards, 1986 to 1989
... Set of 20 The Met travel cards...The Met ...Set of 20 The Met travel cards, weekly tickets, student cards and annual tickets for the 1989 to 1990 era. Availability dates printed on ticket. Conditions of use printed on rear. 1. Box Hill Plus Inner Travelcard 12 monthly – 2 No. – 97 & 98 2. Senior Citizens Travel Pass – Sunday 16 and 23 March 1986 – 41771 3. Ditto 18 and 19 March 1987 - 108613 4. Zone 2 to City Loop Off Peak Saver concession – A196708 5. Ditto for Zone 3 = A99672 6. Box Hill City off peak saver - 21825 7. Ditto – concession - 14284 8. Inner weekly Travelcard – concession - 84740 9. Anywhere weekly Travelcard – concession - 962729 10. Inner plus one weekly Travelcard - 123138 11. Inner weekly Travelcard - 24922 12. Werribee Plus inner weekly Travelcard - 127333 13. Ditto for Box hill - 417337 14. Box Hill – city loop rail only weekly - 099557 15. 6 Monthly St Albans Plus Student Pass – via Bacchus Marsh – no number 16. Ditto for Broadmeadows – no number 17. Ditto for Box Hill – 2 No. – 6951 and 6950 18. Ditto Inner - 13294 19. Yearly Inner Student Pass - 7570 20. Senior Citizens Free Travel Pass 25/2 to 5/3 1989 - 190774trams, tramways, tickets, the met, ptc, travel cards -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The Book Club, Edgar Wallace : the biography of a phenomenon, 1939
... Edgar Wallace : the biography of a phenomenon....The Book Club ...A biography of Edgar Wallace. Quote from the plaque put up to the memory of Edgar Wallace at Ludgate Circus, over the spot where he sold newspapers as a boy : 'Edgar Wallace Reporter born London 1875 died Hollywood 1932. Founder member of the Company of Newspaper Makers. He knew wealth and poverty yet had walked with kings and kept his bearing. Of his talents he gave lavishly to authorship - but to Fleet Street he gave his heart.'Index, ill, p.423.non-fictionA biography of Edgar Wallace. Quote from the plaque put up to the memory of Edgar Wallace at Ludgate Circus, over the spot where he sold newspapers as a boy : 'Edgar Wallace Reporter born London 1875 died Hollywood 1932. Founder member of the Company of Newspaper Makers. He knew wealth and poverty yet had walked with kings and kept his bearing. Of his talents he gave lavishly to authorship - but to Fleet Street he gave his heart.' edgar wallace 1875-1932, journalists - great britain - biography -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The worlds work, The secret of happiness, 1956
... The secret of happiness...The worlds work ...Happiness is what we all long for, what we seek in our relationships, our jobs and activities.p.166non-fictionHappiness is what we all long for, what we seek in our relationships, our jobs and activities. christianity, billy graham -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, Bruce Bairnsfather, Fragments from all the fronts, 1917
... Fragments from all the fronts..."The Bystander" ...Humorous cartoons illustrating the war in France 1914-1918Ill.non-fictionHumorous cartoons illustrating the war in France 1914-1918world war 1914-1918 - humour, world war 1914-1918 - cartoons and caricatures -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, The Falcon Press, Detour : the story of Oflag IVc, 1946
... Detour : the story of Oflag IVc...The Falcon Press ...A history of OFLAG IVc - a special prison for recalcitrant allied servicemen.Ill, p.183.non-fictionA history of OFLAG IVc - a special prison for recalcitrant allied servicemen.world war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war, world war 1939 1945 - escapes -
The Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library
Book, J. Murray & the Pilot Press, The Royal Navy at war, 1941
... The Royal Navy at war...J. Murray & the Pilot Press ...A history of the Royal Navy with an emphasis on the Second World WarIll, maps, p.71.non-fictionA history of the Royal Navy with an emphasis on the Second World Warroyal navy - history, world war 1939-1945 - naval operations - britain -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age Newspaper, "City has 227 trams too many, with 16 more on the way", 14/5/1993
... "City has 227 trams too many, with 16 more on the way"...The Age Newspaper ...Newspaper clipping - "City has 227 trams too many, with 16 more on the way" from The Age, 14-5-1993 written by Enrica Longo, about the delivery of further articulated trams (B class) and the overall number of trams. Includes a comment on the 90 of Z class trams out of service, the total number of trams, and the numbers needed for daily service.Yields information about the tramcar fleet size in 1993.Newspaper clipping from The Age, printed on Newsprint.tramways, tramcars, b class, z class, operations, stored trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Informaion booklet / folder, The Met, "The Met", late 1980s
... "The Met"...The Met ...Information document about The Met, its services, forward plans, trams, trains, buses. Includes maps showing where upgrades were planned, including roads, and electrification of rail lines. Has a forward by Kevin Shea the Managing Director of The Met. Undated, late 1980s, based on the text with some dates. Has a photo of B2 class tram No. 2005. Notes the completion of the Hong Kong project in 1988.Provides infomation about the forward planning of The Met in late 1980s.Document - 16 pages including folded out sheet + card covers.melbourne, tramways, trams, the met, mta, railways, buses, planning -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Booklet, The Mutual Benefit Society, "Rules of The Mutual Benefit Society", 1947
... "Rules of The Mutual Benefit Society"...The Mutual Benefit Society ...Booklet titled "Rules of The Mutual Benefit Society of the Employees of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board" - Tramway Benefit Society, a Friendly Society. Details the rules of membership, benefits, and details of the Capital House facility - hospital unit, operating theatre, dental and Chiropody. Details how the society is governed and managed. Also provides information on Sick Pay, Dispensary books, contributions, benevolent funds, workers' compensation schedule for 1946, Has in the rear the various schedules. Yields information about the Tramway Mutual or Benefit Society, which covered members for health costs prior to the introduction of Medicare.Booklet - 68 pages + red card covers centre stapled.benefit society, tbs, sickness, mutual funds, mmtb, tramways, employees -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, The Met, "Instructions to Staff - the New tickets for trams, buses and rail stations", late 1989
... "Instructions to Staff - the New tickets for trams, buses...The Met ...Gives details of the new ticketing arrangements commencing 1 Jan 1990 for tram drivers, conductors, bus drivers etc in providing single journey tickets. Notes the commencement of scratch tickets on 1/12/1989. Provides images of the tickets that were available for purchase, emergency tickets. See item 51for the scratch tickets.Yields information about ticket systems for single trips commencing 1990.Book - 12 A4 pages, printed in colour, centre stapled.the met, mta, trams, tramways, tickets, instructions. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, Public Transport Map - Get around on The Met, c1987
... Public Transport Map - Get around on The Met...The Met ...Undated map - c1987 - Neighbourhood and travelcard tickets, has a photo of the front of B2 2004, includes a map of the travelcard neighbourhoods, commuter passes and The Met contact details.Yields information about Melbourne public transport services in c1987Fold out map (36 sections 9 across x 4 deep), "Public Transport Map", coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and the outer Metropolitan services.tramways, melbourne, tram services, bus services, railways, maps, travelcard, neighbourhood tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, Public Transport Map of Melbourne - Get around on The Met, 8/1989
... Public Transport Map of Melbourne - Get around on The Met...The Met ...Melbourne transport map - dated August 1989 - zone ticket system, has a photo of the front of B2 2004, includes a map of the ticket zones, and The Met contact details.Yields information about Melbourne public transport services in August 1989.Fold out map (36 sections 9 across x 4 deep), "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and the outer Metropolitan services.tramways, melbourne, tram services, bus services, railways, maps, zones -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, Public Transport Map of Melbourne - Get around on The Met, 12/1989
... Public Transport Map of Melbourne - Get around on The Met...The Met ...Melbourne transport map - dated December 1989 - scratch ticket system, has a photo of the front of B2 2004, includes a map of the ticket zones, and The Met contact details.Yields information about Melbourne public transport services in December 1989 following the introduction of Scratch tickets.Fold out map (36 sections 9 across x 4 deep), "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and the outer Metropolitan services.tramways, melbourne, tram services, bus services, railways, maps, zones, scratch tickets -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Map, The Met, Public Transport Map of Melbourne - Get around on The Met, 8/1990
... Public Transport Map of Melbourne - Get around on The Met...The Met ...Melbourne transport map - dated August 1990 - includes a map of the ticket zones, and The Met contact details and notes where tickets can be obtained fromYields information about Melbourne public transport services in August 1990Fold out map (36 sections 9 across x 4 deep), "Public Transport Map of Melbourne", coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and the outer Metropolitan services.tramways, melbourne, tram services, bus services, railways, maps, zones -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co Ltd, "The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd", 30/6/1914
... "The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd"...The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co Ltd ...Annual report to share holders of "The Melbourne Motor Omnibus Co. Ltd" - dated 30 June 1914, detailing the company's activities, finances, planning, routes, buses, passengers carried, maintenance, and staff. Signed by F Massy Burnside, with J W C Downs Chairman of Directors. Gives details of the Mr Burnside the Manager. Shows the company at the time was not profitable.Yields information about a bus competitor to the cable trams, its operations, routes, and the impact of the First World War.Paper sheet off white paper, printed in black ink.buses, competition, annual reports -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, The Met, The Met, Zone 2 hour Concession Scratch type tickets, c1989
... The Met, Zone 2 hour Concession Scratch type tickets...The Met ...The Met, Zone 2 hour Concession Scratch type tickets, no price, but marked only for sale in a 5 pack, yellow with black printing and areas where a person could scratch out the month and day of the month areas to validate the ticket. Has the number on the base of the ticket. Printed for use from Jan to Dec. Ticket has not been used. Has perforation marks on either side. Ticket No. SC 1517684 See also Reg Item Nos. 979, 574 and 1161, 4624 for other examples.trams, tramways, the met, scratch tickets, concession fares -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, The Met, "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or buses.", Aug. 1989
... "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or...The Met ...DL colour pamphlet on gloss paper - 7 fold - titled "The Met - Getting around Melbourne on trams, trains or buses." Explains the 3 zone ticket system, including weekly tickets, commuter pass, short trips, costs, 60 plus, including the tourist oriented Met Pass. Has maps of the train and tram systems and the three zones. Includes a table of the cost of the tickets. Effective August 1989. Two copies held. See also Reg Item 619 for an August 1988 version with the neighbourhood zones.trams, tramways, the met, tickets, zone system, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age Newspaper, Finding the tram Dad painted, 2-7-2018
... Finding the tram Dad painted...The Age Newspaper ...Newspaper clipping titled "Finding the tram Dad painted", about the visit of the family of the late David Larwill to see the tram that "Dad" painted at Newport Workshops. Has the back ground story, photos of the family and a cartoon about touching on or off the artwork. Notes the involvement of the Creative Industries Minister, Martin Foley. Photos by Daniel Pockett, article by Debbie Cuthbertson. David painted tram W5 class 722Yields information about the storage of Transporting Art trams at Newport and one of the artists David LarwillNewspaper cutting from Sunday Age 7-1-2018 - titled Finding the tram Dad paintedtransporting art, newport workshops, trams, tramways, tram 722, martin foley, david larwill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Melbourne rattles along in the top 10 of tram cities", 16/1/1995
... "Melbourne rattles along in the top 10 of tram cities"...The Age ...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 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-45, THE GRIFFIN PRESS, 1957
... AUSTRALIA IN THE WAR OF 1939-45...THE GRIFFIN PRESS ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - WINNING ON THE WIND, GEORGE B. MOFFAT, JR, 1974
... WINNING ON THE WIND...THE SOARING PRESS ... -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Gladwin, Peter, The long beat home, 1954
... The long beat home...Ebenezer Baylis and Son, The Trinity Press ...272 p.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Overton, Ella Eldersheim, The schoolmistress of Haven's End, [n.d.] [1900?]
... The schoolmistress of Haven's End...The Religious Tract Society ...192 p. : frontispiece illustrationfictionfiction, ella overton -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book, Maclaren, Ian, Beside the bonnie brier bush, 1894
... Beside the bonnie brier bush...T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty at the ...304 p.fictionfiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Mottram, R. H, The English Miss by R.H. Mottram, 1928
... The English Miss by R.H. Mottram...T. and A. Constable, Printers to Her Majesty at the ...Historical novel about a young English girl in France during the war.Hardcover book with an olive green fabric cover. 296 pages.fictionHistorical novel about a young English girl in France during the war.r.h. mottram, france, war, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Hewlett, Dorothy, The Flowing Tide by Dorothy Hewlett, 1956
... The Flowing Tide by Dorothy Hewlett...The Anchor Press ...Heroine Elinor Munro survives a shipwreck and is given a chance to make good.Hardcover book with a red fabric cover. 320 pages.fictionHeroine Elinor Munro survives a shipwreck and is given a chance to make good.dorothy hewlett, shipwrecks, fiction -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Novel, Cleeve, Lucas, Yolande the Parisienne by Lucas Cleeve, 1900
... Yolande the Parisienne by Lucas Cleeve...The Edinburgh Press ...Hardcover book, 314 pages. Book has a green cover with black printed text and a family creat. Lower corner of book has a yellow label attached.fictionlucas cleeve, fiction