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Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Looking west along Collins Street, from Spring St. Melbourne", late 1930s
Rose Series postcard No. P 714 with W2 class tram 636 turning from Collins Street into Mcarthur Street. Photo is looking west along tree lined Collins Street. with two other W2's in the distance.Yields information about Collins St, late 1930sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, w2 class, collins st, tram 636 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Melbourne from the Air", early 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 622, titled ""Melbourne from the Air", Photo looking east over Melbourne with the Melbourne skyline, railway yards, St Kilda Road, Yarra River and Princes Bridge in the view. Three trams can be seen in the view in St Kilda Road. The building in the middle bottom of the photo is the recently completed Australian Provincial Assurance (APA) Assocation Limited Head Office on the south east corner of Collins and Queen Streets. This 1889 building was refaced and the tower added in 1928-1929. The adding of three additional floors to the Bank of Australasia building, 1875-1876, is well in hand 1929-1931 on the north west corner of Queen and Collins Streets. On the south east corner of the corner of Collins and Market Streets, the new Australian Mutual Provident (AMP) Society Head Office is reaching full height, also constructed 1929-1931. Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne C1930Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, aerial views, melbourne, collins st. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Collins Street looking east, Melbourne", late 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 2618, titled "Collins Street looking east, Melbourne", Photo shows W2 class tram 543 about to arrive at its Collins and Spencer Streets destination. The return destination has been reset to Kew route 42. Another W2 is in the far distance. The McPherson’s Pty Ltd. building on the left was built 1934-37. Photo late 1940sYields information about the west end of Collins St late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, collins st, w2 class, tram 543, route 42 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Bourke St, Melbourne", late 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 2745, titled "Bourke St, Melbourne". Photo taken from between Exhibition and Russell Streets looking west, with two double deck buses and one single deck bus in the view. The cable tram track remains in position. Photo late 1940s.Yields information about the eastern end of Bourke St in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, bourke st, buses, mmtb buses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Collins Street, looking west, Melbourne", late 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 3089 titled "Collins Street, looking west, Melbourne" looking west from Swanston Street with W2 class trams 397 (City, route 47) and 569 (West Preston route 10) in the view. In the background are a further four trams. Alongside 569 is the Safety Zone for the eastbound tram stop. The photo shows a busy traffic and pedestrian scene.Yields information Collins St late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, collins st, w2 class, tram 397, tram 569, route 47, route 10 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Elizabeth Street Melbourne", late 1930s
Rose Series postcard No. P 3458, titled "Elizabeth Street Melbourne" looking south from near Little Collins St with Flinders Street station in the background. Has W5 class tram No. 700 (North Melbourne, route 50) northbound. Another two trams are at the Flinders Street terminus and a W2 (route 47) can be seen in Collins Street waiting for the traffic light. A horse-drawn cart is parked outside the Hotel London and an Ice Cart can be seen on the left-hand side of the photograph. The new MLC building is on the south west corner of Collins and Elizabeth Streets. It was demolished in the late 1960'sYields information about Elizabeth Street late 1930s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, elizabeth st, w5 class, tram 700, flinders st station, route 50 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "A delightful view across the River Yarra, Melbourne"
Rose Series postcard No. P 10147, titled "A delightful view across the River Yarra, Melbourne" showing a view from the south bank of the Yarra across to Flinders St station, the signal gantries at the west end of the platforms, the station buildings and some of the other buildings on the skyline. A St Kilda bound dog box (swing door) set is in platform 10 awaiting departure.Yields information Flinders St station from the south side of the river.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.flinders st station, signals, yarra river, railways, electric trains -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Bourke Street Looking West, Melbourne", late 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 4693, titled "Bourke Street Looking West, Melbourne". Photo taken from the north side of Bourke St between Swanston St and Russell St. Has a number of double decker and single deck buses in the view. A W2 class tram is waiting on the south side of Bourke Street in Swanston Street. Photo late 1940s. The former cable tram tracks remain in the street. the Foys Department store is on the right. Yields information about the eastern end of Bourke St in the late 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, bourke st, buses, mmtb buses, leyland, td5c class, w2 class, swanston st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Collins Street looking west, Melbourne", early 1940s
Rose Series postcard No. P 10445, titled "Collins Street looking west, Melbourne" looking west from mid-block between Swanston and Russell Streets. Has six W2 class trams in view, all carrying the wartime strip under the driver's windows and white bumper bars. In the far background can be seen chimney stacks of the gas works.Yields information about Collins Street in the early 1940s.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.trams, collins st, w2 class, gas works, tramways, world war ii -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Collins Street Melbourne", c1929
Rose Series postcard No. P 10765, titled "Collins Street, Melbourne" looking west from Russell Street. Has many trams in view, including tram 333 which does not have a route number box, though the one on the left side of the road does. This tram was fitted with a route number box during Nov. 1929. In the far background can be seen chimney stacks of the gas works. There is a sign for Martin and Pleasant, Homeopathic Pharmacy.Yields information about Collins St c1929Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.trams, collins st, w2 class, gas works, tramways, tram 333 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Lonsdale Street Melbourne', c1933
Rose Series postcard No. P 3645, titled "Lonsdale Street Melbourne', looking east from Queen Street. Has several cable trams in the far distance at Swanston Street. In the view is the Myer Emporium Lonsdale Street store and the Eastern Hill fire station tower. There are adverts for Dulux, Tribune, Wynss, Fox films, A E Hoad? Stillwell Stephens. The cable trams in Lonsdale Street west of Elizabeth Street closed in early 1935 and the remainder in 1939. Yields information about Lonsdale St c1933.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has the 3rd part of a letter to Ken on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, myer -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Collins Street Melbourne", c1915
Rose Series postcard No. P 4649 titled "Collins Street Melbourne", looking west from Russell Street. Has several of cable trams in the view along with many horse-drawn carts and some motor cars. Yields information about Collins St c1915Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has the Ken Magor stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st. -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Collins Street Melbourne", c1928
Rose Series postcard No. P 4738, titled "Collins Street Melbourne", looking west from Swanston Street. Has several cable trams in the view, the nearest one having a destination of "Victoria Bridge". There are adverts for Kodak, and "Listen in Radios". A "Tramway Inspector?" is standing in the safety zone. The Collins Street cable trams were closed in 1929.Yields information about Collins St c1928Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has the Ken Magor stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, collins st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Bourke Street Melbourne", c1935
Rose Series postcard No. P 10532 titled "Bourke Street Melbourne", looking west from near Swanston Street. Has two cable trams in the far distance. The Myer Emporium building is shown along with the GPO. A building crane can be seen on the left side of the photograph where Diamond House is under construction for Dunklings which was completed in 1936.Yields information about Bourke Street c1935Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Rose Stereograph Co, "Spring Street looking north, Melbourne", c1928
Rose Series postcard No. P 10703 titled "Spring Street looking north, Melbourne", looking North West from Parliament House. Has one City bound cable tram set In the view along with two horse drawn vehicles and some motor cars. In the photo are the Princess Theatre (Hugh J Ward Theatres) and the Salvation Army's Womens Hostel.Yields information about Spring Street c1930.Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.Has in pencil on rear "KM-M-078"trams, tramways, cable trams, spring st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Preston Origin and Destination Survey February 1975 - Remarks on Survey Cards West Preston Route", Mar. 1975
Report - Foolscap landscape format, red comb binding - approx. 50 pages with notes, titled "Preston Origin and Destination Survey February 1975 - Remarks on Survey Cards West Preston Route". Dated March 1975.In top right hand corner "Lees" in inktrams, tramways, mmtb, tramways, west preston, surveys -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Christmas Card, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1970's
Christmas card, printed - 8 pages featuring a photo of Collins St looking west from Russell St, from the MMTB. Not dated.trams, tramways, mmtb, christmas, greetings cards, collins st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Bob Lilburn, Dec. 1962
... Trams tramways W5 class Route 57 West Maribyrnong Union Road ...Black and white photograph of W5 817 (West Maribyrnong, route 57) in Union Road Ascot Vale. Photo by Bob Lilburn Dec. 1962.Has on the rear in ink "MMTB 817 Union Rd Ascot Vale Dec 62"trams, tramways, w5 class, route 57, west maribyrnong, union road, tram 817 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, about 6/1977
Set of 4 black and white photographs of MMTB trialling overhead fittings for pantographs on the West Preston line. .1 - dummy fitting of where two overhead trolley wires cross each other at 90 degrees .2 - cross frog and signal contactor .3 - Section insulators with pantograph pan depression bars .4 - ears fitted to a curve section with a short dropping sections. Handwritten note (filed with photos) giving photo numbers, location and that sent to ET. Not dated as such. Electric Traction magazine issues for June and August 1977 - see image i5 an it advises of the pantograph trials and changes made. W2 546 had been fitted during May 1977 with a pantograph and a closed circuit camera.trams, tramways, mmtb, west preston, overhead, electrical engineering, electric traction, pantographs -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White, David Menzies, Tram Z 2 at Preston Workshops, June 1975
Black and white print of Z class tram No. 2 at Preston Workshops. Has the destination of West Preston Regent St with a route number "334". Photo possibly at the time around the trams entry to service on 28/6/1975. See reference.Yields information about Z class 2 around the time of its commissioning.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink "Z 2 W'shops"tramways, trams, mmtb, z class, tram 2 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 11/03/1962 12:00:00 AM
Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 572 (West Preston, route 11) and Scrubber Tram No. 10 and a ballast trailer in the yard at South Melbourne depot - c1960, though the yellow flashing lights on the roof line may indicate a later photo. In the background is a MMTB works vehicle, the Shrine of Remembrancetrams, tramways, south melbourne depot, w2 class, scrubber tram, work trams, west preston, route 11, tram 572, tram 10 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 11/03/1962 12:00:00 AM
... Trams tramways Kingsway City Road West Coburg Route 55 W5 class ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W5 684, West Coburg Route 55 inbound passing under the Kingsway over bridge and about to cross City Road. The bridge was opened to traffic during 1961. In the background is the Main Point Building Centre, a shop advertising Turf Cigarettes, J McCann Lime and Cement.trams, tramways, kingsway, city road, west coburg, route 55, w5 class, tram 684 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Possibly Geoff Grant, c1950
Set of two Black and white negatives of track construction in La Trobe St during 1950. .1 - Looking east from Queen St. Has the Argus building in the view. Both tracks have been constructed and the concrete foundation poured pending the top asphalt layer, a building selling Skoda cars, .2 - Looking west from Queen St with a tram crossing in the background in William St. Photo shoes the method of track construction - timber sleepers with the rail bolted to the sleeper. Pending concerting. In the background is The Mint and terrace houses on the left. There is a billboard for 1949 movie, "The Bribe". Photo not in Wal Jack Melbourne album.trams, tramways, la trobe st, track construction, trackwork, queen st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative Record - Table Cards, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), Set of three Table or Run cards for Essendon Depot, 1996-1998
Set of three Table or Run cards for Essendon Depot Photocopied sheets, providing the table for a driver to operate to - routes and times along each route, and times starting and finishing, (on and off) and meal breaks. Blue - Table 15, Run E005, Saturday, 9/5/1998 placed in a plastic folder with an opening at the top - West Coburg and West Maribyrnong - Route 55 and 57 White - Table 66, Run E057, 21/12/1996 - Routes 57, 82. White - Table 144 Run E059, Route 57trams, tramways, table cards, essendon depot, drivers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Flinders St Railway Station Melbourne
Photo shows Flinders St Railway Station with a W class tram heading north, a G class on the east side of Swanston St and a four wheel car waiting on the west side. Very busy view with many pedestrians. Photographed at 1215, possibly a Saturday. See item 7218 for a enlarged version of the G class tram.Yields information about Flinders Station, mid to late 1920sBlack & White Photograph of a postcard made by the TMSV Sales.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, w class, flinders st station, g class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - set of 3 Black and White photographs, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), c1975
Series of three Black & White Photographs of a postcards made by the TMSV Sales of: .1 - Bourke St, looking east with the GPO in Elizabeth St in the view, along with many vehicular traffic - has the Myer building. c1920? .2 - Bourke St looking west from Swanston St prior to the construction of the Myer building. c1910. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the view and one motor car. Coles Book arcade on the south side. .3 - Similar to .1, but c1910 - has L Cohen & Co, Tailors and Outfitters. in the view. All views have cable trams in the view.trams, tramways, bourke st, elizabeth st, gpo, cable trams -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. View looking west from Warrandyte Road- c1940's
... Maroondah Highway Central, Ringwood. View looking west from... Highway Central, Ringwood. View looking west from Warrandyte Road ...Black and white photographImage shows clock tower at intersection of Maroondah Highway and Warrandyte Road. -
Old Gippstown
Building - School
2903 SUNNY CREEK formerly YARRAGON EAST. Sunny Creek State School, first called Yarragon East, was situated on Sunny Creek Road between Yarragon and Trafalgar and was opened in 1888. It was generally served by two teachers or a Head Teacher assisted by a Sewing Mistress. Edwin Mann taught there for 35 years, with his wife, Mrs Mann, as the Sewing Mistress for some years. [Extracted from Vision and Realisation: A Centenary History of State Education in Victoria, Vol. 3, 1973. This does not contain any details of the actual construction of the school, which is a typical Education Department building, and may date from later than 1888]High local historic significance, with some social significance: reunions of old students still held. (Dr Linda Young, Deakin University, significance assessment July 2009)Single-classroom State School. It is a rectangular-shaped timber building with weatherboard walls, timber frame and corrugated iron roof. An outside verandah is situated along the side of the building. Inside there is a small entry porch, a blackboard the length of the room (with fireplace) and a small store-room/cloak room. Built in 1888Has a name board above the front window that reads " SUNNY CREEK SCHOOL SS2903".school, sunny creek, old gippstown, west gippsland, gippsland, gippsland heritage park, goldfields, coal mines, victorian era, moe, historical village, education, sunny creek road, baw baw shire, yarragon east, latrobe valley, old gippsland heritage park, latrobe city council, board of education -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard - Collins St Melbourne, Murfett Publishers, c1965
The photograph shows Collins St looking west from near Spring St. The CRA building built in 1962 was Melbourne's tallest building. Tram 523 is westbound running a route 12 service, Published by Murfett Publishers Melbourne, card No. P.142, Pastichrome printed in the USA.Yields information about Collins St c1965.Postcard - full colour, divided back.melbourne, postcard, collins st, cra buildiing, murfett, tram 523, w2 class, route 12, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - PTC, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Tram cross-linking and route restructure", c1991
... together, eg Glen Huntly road routes with West Brunswick... Glen Huntly road routes with West Brunswick. The proposal did ...Provides proposals to link cross Melbourne tram routes together, eg Glen Huntly road routes with West Brunswick. The proposal did not proceed. Gives details of the proposals, those routes not to be linked, maps, looks at each of the linked routes. Predicated $100 million in savings. Part of the Tram and Bus Strategic Review Committee work. c1991.Yields information about proposals to link Cross city Melbourne tram routes.Five A4 page document, stapled in top left hand corner.melbourne, public transport, tramways, tram routes, linking routes, cross linking