Digital image taken from Station Pier, in February 1960, looking east along beachfront. Image shows part of Centenary Bridge; Swallow and Ariell buildings including chimney (since demolished); London Hotel; Princes St drain pier; Graham St gasometer in background; Sandridge Bay Towers; rotunda. Station pier shows raised pedestrian walkway, vehicle on lower level and rails that extend from station.built environment - commercial, built environment - industrial, natural environment - beaches and foreshore, piers and wharves - station pier, centenary bridge, london family hotel, band rotunda, swallow & ariell ltd, gasometer, sandridge towers, piers and wharves - miscellaneous

Set of two colour photographs of the depot floor at the rear of No. 2 and 3 road after hotmixing and No. 2 road, between the rails on Friday March 13. Photographs by Warren Doubleday. On Kodak Paper. 848.1 - shows area at the rear of No. 2 and 3 road, with change room in the background. 848.2 - shows area between 1 and 3 roads, with 39, 26 and 38 in background. See March 1998 Fares Please!depot, floor surface

Catalogue of Sale By Auction of buildings, timber, stores, rails, tools, scrap iron, and contractors machinery and equipment. Auction to be held Tuesday and Wednesday September 16th and 17th , 1941. By order of the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Melbourne. J. H. Curnow & Son, Auctioneers & Machinery Salesmen, 31 Queen Street, Melbourne 3000 and Mitchell Street Bendigo Victoria 3550. To be held at Lauriston reservoir, Lauriston (near Kyneton).J.H. Curnow & Son, 31 Queen Street Melbourne.government, state, lauriston reservoir

This photograph shows empty maximum traction tram at right angle to the rails with both trolley poles lowered rests against a span pole. It is clearly marked as Municipal Tramways but no car number or destination is evident. The crew and some young children are clustered at the end that has mounted the footpath.Yields information about potential of derailments Black and white photograph fixed to cardboard, no notes tram, accident, collision, maximum traction, prahran and malvern tramways trust, derailment

Report - comb bound 63 pages + appendices 30 pages - titled "Upgrading the tracks of Melbourne's Street Tramways", written by Bob Vanselow, MMTB Project Engineer and presented to the Third International Rail Sleeper Conference Brisbane September 1979. The paper looks at the then current system, historical track methods, current track laying methods and parameters, special work, crossings, joints, concrete mixes, design, open ballast track. The appendices has various diagrams and photographs showing track construction details. Hard copy added 29/3/2020 - received and printed in an e-mail dated 28/4/2011, from Bob Vanselow - See Reg Item 4431 for details.trams, tramways, track, mmtb, track laying, construction, sleepers, rails, points

Series of six black and white photographs of "MacDonald Johnston" street sweeper, City of Preston on a Ford chassis. Possibly the MMTB was looking at a similar model and ascertaining whether it would be suitable for sweeping and vacuuming sand off tram track. On the outside of the box has "Street Cleaning Preston CC - Truck Johnson" Based on the Registration plate - LMB - a 1974 plate - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Victoria accessed 24/4/2020trams, tramways, city of preston, trackwork, cleaning, rails, ford motor company, macdonald johnston, mmtb

Black and white photographs of the preparation for track laying in Queensway - St Kilda Junction project late 1968.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment, queensway

Third Annual Report of the Footscray Tramway Trust, for the year ending 30/9/1919. Lists the Trust Members, Consulting Engineers, and Secretary. Details the Trust's activities, finances, and a short review of activities noting the supply of energy from the Victorian Railways Newport Power Station. Engineering report by Christie & Gardiner detailing the construction, welding of joints, tar surfacing, substation equipment, fitting equipment to the seven ex HTT tramcars at Footscray, delivery of equipment for the tramcars, but a delay in the delivery of the trolley wire. There are four pages of accounts and one page for the Auditor's statement. The Trust was taken over by the MMTB during Feb. 1920 who completed the work and commissioned the tramway.Yields information about the construction of the Footscray Tramway Trust tramways.Eleven foolscap sheets, duplicated, pinned with a removable foldable clip in top left hand corner. Two copies held.tramways, tramcars, ftt, footscray tramways trust, new tramways, rails, tramway construction, annual reports, htt

Photographs showing setting up temporary track in St Kilda Road using a mobile crane. One photo shows the temporary connection in the Alexandra Gardens area, late 1950s?Yields information about setting up temporary track in St Kilda Road for major tramway reconstruction.Series of 3 black and white photographs.Some photos have pencil marks on rear.trams, tramways, trackwork, rails, track materials, track repairs, sleepers, equipment, st kilda road

Set of documents Edgar Allen & Co of Sheffield promoting and providing information about the Woods Gilbet Rail Planing machine. 1 - letter dated June 1917, sent from the South Australian Hotel in Adelaide to Mr Pringle, of ESCo from the travelling representative of the company, a letter on Edgar Allen & Co letterhead with a list of various articles on the machine, and a letter from Woods Gilbert of their Melbourne office, dated Jan. 1917 2 - A 30 page printed booklet contained within a green cover titled "Rail Planing Machines" with Mr Pringle's name written on it in the top right-hand corner. 3 - Photograph of the rail planing machine with "1916 type rail grinding machine" on rear in pencil along with the Company stamp. 4 - Drawing of the Milling Trolley prepared by Atlas Co of Engineers Melbourne 5 - drawing - Cardiff-rail-section Woods-Gilbert 6 - photograph - Woods-Gilbert Recording instrument on a postcard by Kodak Magazine extracts: 7 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World-12 Oct 1916 - page 1 of 2 8 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World 12 Oct 1916 - page 2 of 2 9 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World Nov 1916 - page 1 of 2 10 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World Nov 1916 - page 1 of 2 11 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World - 12 Apr 1917 page 1 of 2 12 - WoodsGilbert Tramway and Railway World - 12 Apr 1917 page 2 of 2Yields information about the Woods Gilbert Rail planing machines for repair of rails and removal of corrugations.Set of 12 documents with letters, pamphlet, photo, drawing and magazine cuttings.tramways, trams, esco, rail planing, woods - gilbert, track, rails, tramway rails, maintenance equipment

Electrical Faults on Tramcars Workshops and Runningsheds Branch Runningsheds Section 2 documents 1. - 9 page report from Senior Foreman RJ Tippett on procedures dealing with electrical faults on tramcars. Dated 23/5/1968 2. - 2 page report from RC Drummond, Traffic Manager, titled "Tram Car Braking on Greasy Rails". Dated 52/1/1967. (This document found within the pages of the main document)trams, tramways, reports, instructions, safety, electric failure, repairs

Digital image of the first tramcar body built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust by Duncan and Fraser outside their Adelaide factory. See also Reg Item 5282. Taken from a publication titled "Hail to the Swan St Tram", and dated 12 June 1915. Has a large sign about the order and that it was built out of Australian timbers. Note the tram does not have driver cabin's metal canopy, hand rails and other fittings.trams, tramways, htt, duncan fraser, new trams, tram bodies, adelaide

Granite Quarry opened at Cape Woolamai in 1891 by Chambers & Clutten of Melbourne, to supply stone for the facing of equitable buildings, Collins Street, Melbourne. Trolleys on rails brought stones to ship's side at low tide where a jib crane lifted them into the ship's hold. With high tide the ship was refloated.Granite Quarries Cape Woolamai on waters edge. A Cape Woolamai ancient crane in action. Very rocky point. Quarry attracted a community of 300 people.Granite Quarries Woolamailocal history, photographs, granite quarries, phillip island industries, sepia photograph, betty kus collection, granite quarry, cape woolamai, phillip island, bruce bennett

Wooden print of an image of Japanese people being carried in stagecoaches by the sea."Basha/ The Basha began to come into general use toward the end of / the edo period (around 1860) and was quite adequate as a means /of transportation for the times. Later, large stagecoaches and / horsecars that ran on rails also appeared. The Basha was a familiar/conveyance popular until trains and buses came into use./ Tokyo Ohrai Kurumazushi (detail)/ by Utagawa Yoshitora" "WMA 16 PMA 0124"

Photograph shows double track section of tramway in High St, Kew looking southwest towards Childers St. The rails appear slightly sunken into the bitumen covered roadway, the Kew cemetery wall is prominent along the left of the roadway and numerous motor vehicles feature in the mid and background dating the photograph as 1960s or 1970s.Yields information about section of track before relaying in mas concrete. Black and white photographm&mtb, high st, kew, doulbe track, sunken track, childers st

Extract from the 1957? Tramway Conference of the two tramway systems - notes on Brinell hardness of brake shoes, rails and wheels, tyres on hand, tram 32 and second life tyres, brake adjustment and settings, slack adjusters, renewable cups and steam cleaner use. Date based on two references to 1957 in the sheet.Demonstrates minutes of the 1957 Tramway Conference.Typed foolscap page of a carbon copy document - page 2 - other pages missing.Has three sets of notes in ink written in.tramcars, tramways, bogie trams, pony axles, costs, tramcar maintenance, brake shoes, tram 32, brakes

Photograph shows W7 class 1002 in South Melbourne Depot yard with trolley pole raised, showing destination 'South Melbourne Depot 4' but without Run Number. At the rear of the tram, a low loader is working with several bystanders watching. The yard features stacks of wooden sleepers and rails with one wall of the car shed seen at right.Yields information about South Melbourne Depot Colour photographsouth melbourne depot, tram 1002, w7 class, depot yard, car shed

Piece of linen attached at top and bottom with wooden rails. Top half of linen has a paper map of Ballaarat Province and Surrounding Municipalities directly attached to it and reads 'Ballaarat Province' in red ink which outlines the greater Ballarat area with surrounding municipalities shown in blue. Scale is '8 miles to 1 inch'. Bottom half is drawn directly onto linen and depicts Ballaarat City Boundary including street names. 'Scale about 20 chains to 1 inch'.ballarat electorate, map, ballaarat province, ballarat to buninyong railway

Photograph. Portrait and obelisk relating to John Praed: a. Photograph of portrait of standing John Praed ''one of the many Cornish mayors and councillors of Eaglehawk and Bendigo, who died while in office'' typed beneath photo; b. Photo of obelisk with the following typewritten note attached: ''The handsome obelisk in the Eaglehawk cemetery raised by public subscription marks his last resting place''. (Obelisk mounted on large grave with decorative rails - name of 'Praed' clearly visible on front of obelisk).person, individual, john praed, mayor. councillor. eaglehawk.

Instruction - 27 A4 sheets, photocopied with multiple staple holes in the top left hand corner, titled "Instructions to Drivers in Electric Tram Operation" with a Metropolitan Transit Authority heading. Does a Question and Answer format. Undated, possibly c1985. Written for W class trams. 3652.1 - duplicated 20 Foolscap sheets stapled with "Tram car braking on Greasy Rails" on front cover - see Reg Item 2913. Printed most likely by the MMTB - mid 1960's.3652.1 - has "0466' in blue ink on rear sheet.trams, tramways, training, drivers, instructions, w class, mta, mmtb

Black and white photograph of the Ballarat Tramway Company Wendouree, depot with three horse trams standing outside the doors. Shows the arrangements for two access roads, doors and yard arrangements. On the east side of the site are rails, water wagon, portable shed and other materials. Photograph is a copy photograph, has drawing pin marks in the centre and on the edges and other damage. Trams have "Havelock Tobacco" roof advertisements. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 6/2000 at 02-02-06trams, tramways, depot, wendouree parade, horse trams, havelock

The photograph shows the demolition or removal of the cable tram track at an un-identified location, showing the removal of the yokes and track where two cable lines crossed over each other. Shows the former cable tram yokes that supported the slot rails and some details of the cable tunnels and pits. The man in the bottom left could be cutting the yokes with an oxy-acetylene cutting torch. In the view are at the top of the photo some rails can be seen. There were a number of points where the cable tram crossed other electric or cable tram lines. Given the small work site and men involved the location could potentially be either Johnston Street and Smith Street or Johnston St and Nicholson Street. The 1955 Annual Report notes that work commenced following the completion of the Queen's visit in March 1954 and that all work was done by day-labour. Photographer is possibly Keith Kings.Yields information about the extent of work need to convert the former Bourke St group of Cable tram lines to Electric trams, the people, the extent of the original construction and the methods used to undertake the work.Photograph - Black and White - demolishing cable tram trackwork where two cables crossed over each other, 1954/55.trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, demolition, track work, conversion, smith street, fitzroy, johnston street, nicholson street

Set of 15 typed sheets listing: 1 - Geelong tramways truck fittings and spare parts - 4 sheets 2 - Geelong track rail dimensions - 2 sheets 3 - Geelong track construction layout drawings - 6 sheets 4 - Bendigo - drawings of track sections - 1 sheet 5 - Bendigo - track plans - 1 sheet 6 - Bendogo - truck equipment and parts - 1 sheet Yields information about the drawings prepared by the SEC for Geelong and Bendigo - whether these still exist is questionable.Set of 15 typed quarto sheets within a manila card folder.tramcars, lists, geelong, bendigo, track work, plans, rails, parts, trucks, equipment

Horse and cart with driver Mr. F. Thomson and passenger cross a wooden bridge with log tree trunk base construction supported by timber rails over Johnstone's Creek amidst the Kinglake forest. The bridge was built for the timber tramline. There was also a logging district in the Pheasant Creek area just outside the Shire of Eltham. Note dog also sitting on bridge.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg 120 format B&W negative (spare) 2 x printsbridge, f. thomson, kinglake, log bridge, mr. munro, pheasant creek, pioneers and painters, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, timber tramway

The first engines to run on the Colac-Beech Forest line between 1900 and 1902 as work trains were A Class locomotives, otherwise known as 'Coffee Pots'. They were based and serviced at Colac, but coal stages were erected at Barongarook and Wimba water tanks because of the lengthy periods of waiting time required to unload sleepers and rails or to load ballast.An A Class train on a revetment hauling timber and men to build the Colac-Beech Forest railway, with a steep hillside in the background.. B/W.colac; beech forest; railway; timber;

During the running of the classic weight for age race, the Bracelet, that afternoon Keiran seems a chance to "have a go" at Nugent. Moving out a trifle at the home turn he lets Crobe think a split is opening. When Nugent tries to come through O'Hara squeezes him in behind O'Day, who is leading on the rails, and then goes on to win in good style. Jim McGrath as Nugent.The album and images are significant because they document literature written by a prominent member of the Wodonga community. The presentation of this precis was supported by several significant district families and individuals.Ringer's River Album Coloured photo Plate 18des martin, many a mile, ringer's river, northeast victoria stories

Sunshine Biscuit Price List 'B' dated January 1926. Registered Office Ballarat, Phone 53. Depots, Geelong, Bendigo, Melbourne. Terms and Conditions of Sale Listed. Delivery Free on Rails Bendigo. Quotations Subject to Market Fluctations and to goods in Stock. Terms Payment within the Month following Invoice Date. Prices of Various Dry Biscuits, Semi-Sweet Biscuits, Sweet Biscuits, Rich Dessert and Cream Biscuits, Specialties, Holiday Mixture, Cakes, Sunshine Party Packets,Flour, Cough Drops and containers.bendigo, industry, biscuit making, sunshine biscuit co. 1926 price list of biscuits

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 5 AGFA blue and white plastic mounts 27mm sq slides of work at the depot, following the completion of 1 road, c1974. .1 - 1 road looking towards the depot fan with 26 and 27 in the view. .2 - tram 28 out on 2 road with the damaged end showing. .3 - Checking 1 road with the trolley. Andrew Cook, Peter Rees and Graeme Jordan .4 - 28, 27 and 26 on the depot fan .5 - sawing rails on 1 road to join up with the depot tracks.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, track construction, trams, tram 27, tram 26, tram 28

Letter from Robert Aspinall, dated 20/2/2001 of North Fitzroy. outlining his tramway experience and as operator of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 (8W). Gives brief history of employment with MMTB, ATMOEA. Notes objectives of scrubbing and flushing rails, leaf season, logistics, and other thoughts. Letter on line foolscap paper with punch holes in the left hand margin. Letter handwritten in black ink - five pages. Photocopy of letter held on file. Information used in the preparation of the notes on the operation of No. 8 - 4/2001.trams, tramways, flushing, scrubber tram, employees