Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of a cable tram set at the Bourke St terminus. In the background is the Spencer St station buildings and W2 269? northbound in Spencer St. The cable tram has the destination of Nicholson St. See Reg item 5056 for a similar image. Note the street light stand built into the verandah of the hotel and possibly that of Spencer St station verandah.trams, tramways, cable trams, bourke st, spencer st, w2 class, tram 269

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of the outside storage area at Clifton Hill cable tram depot with many trailers stored outside. Photo dated 26-5-1941 in album held by the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Cars: 568, 528, 451, 575 and 496?trams, tramways, cable trams, clifton hill, trailers, closure, tram 568, tram 528, tram 451, tram 575, tram 496?

Black and white photograph of a cable tram set in Russell St about to cross over Victoria Street into Lygon Street. Has the 8 hour monument in the background and part of the Emily McPherson School of Domestic Science. Trailer car No. 512 and taken on a wet day. Trailer has the destination of Collingwood. Photo has a detail description on the rear and details of the date and photographer - Ian Hammond, 21-11-1938. Also in an envelope was a hand written note dated 30/10/1995, by Keith about the photo. Filed with photo.trams, tramways, cable trams, russell st, lygon st, tram 512

Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Ltd Rules and Regulations by which all operational staff were to abide by. Provides separate sections of rules for Gripmen and Conductors, with Special rules for both roles, collection of fares and use of Bell Punch, transfer and check tickets, Collectors (Conductors acting as collectors on the dummy or grip car), signalmen and shunters. Printed by Sands & McDougall. Date of issue has been damaged by silverfish - Mr H A Wilcox was appointed Secretary in 1909, becoming General Manager in the Tramway Board which succeeded the private company in 1916. Rule 76, page 21 allows for the wearing of the Australian Tramway Employees Association union badge. The Union was recognised by the Company in August 1912 and the wearing of Union badges on watch chains was permitted. A possible date for the document is 1912. See item 6340 for the MTOCo / AETA agreement that was reflected in these rules.Demonstrates a MTOCo cable tram rule book and requirements of its employees.Book - 68 pages + card covers covered in a dark grey cloth, centre stapled.tramways, cable trams, conductors, tickets, grip men, signalmen, shunters, fares, operations, rules

The photograph shows a section of remnant track at the intersection of Bourke and Spencer Sts that remained until it was removed on 25/8/1987 when connecting curves were installed at Bourke and Spencer Streets, forming a double track triangular junction, in preparation for the conversion of the St Kilda and Port Melbourne railway lines to 'light rail'. This necessitated the removal of the last few metres of cable car track in Melbourne, which had been left in situ at the former Bourke Street terminus as a reminder of bygone days. Shows two inspection pits in the short section of the cable slot. Photo late 1960s after the construction of the Spencer St railway station building. Photographer unknown.Yields information of last section of visible cable tram track in the city area.Black and white photograph on Ilford papertramways, cable trams, track work, bourke st, spencer st, cable track

Coloured postcard of the view from Little Collins St looking north along Elizabeth St. Has a northbound cable tram and several horse-drawn wagons in the view. In the view are the GPO, Newing's Artists materials, Royal Arcade, and Turner's bicycles. The letter is dated 8/12 from an Eck in Toorak addressed to Doris Ettelson in Ballarat. The stamp used was introduced in 1913 by the Commonwealth Government as the first National stamp - see reference. Card published by C T Melbourne. Yields information about Elizabeth St c1910Colour postcard, divided back used with a 1d Commonwealth of Australia stamp.See image for the handwritten note and a purchase price of $7 in pencil.tramways, cable trams, elizabeth st, gpo, postage stamps

Copy photograph (based on the photo corners on the right-hand side) of a cable set outside the Rathdowne St or North Carlton line, car house. Trailer No. 57, lettered "St Kilda Beach and North Carlton" Has the grip man and conductor standing in their positions. The photo shows the construction of the car house.Yields information about the Rathdowne St car house and a cable set on the North Carlton line.Black and white copy photograph, plain back.tramways, cable trams, tram 57, north carlton, rathdowne st

Set of 24 Annual reports of the "Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. Ltd" detailing the finances, passengers, lines, company matters, and dividends, from the 16th Annual Report of 1889 to the 37th Report of 1910 and the report of the Directors for 1917 following the cessation of MTOCo activities. The last report details the issues in winding up the Company and settling its dispute with the Tramway Board. Sample images provided of the 16th, 37th and 2017 reports.Yields information about the MTOCo through its Annual Reports to Shareholders and how profitable it was paying good dividends to shareholders.Paper sheet off white paper, printed in black ink and folded.annual reports, tramways, cable trams, mtoco

Black and white photograph of prototype 1041 and the cable tram set 1 side by side at Preston workshops c1974. Photograph by David Menzies. See also Reg Item 72.Has stamp on rear "D. Menzies 237 Wattletree Rd, Malvern, Vic 3144"trams, tramways, cable trams, prototype tramcar, mmtb, preston workshops, tram 1041, pcc class, tram 1

Glass chimney from a Melbourne Cable tram oil headlamp - base partly broken and top broken off and damaged - four fragments from original. Has a note that the lamp was restored by Alf Twentyman, later take by Norm Maddock for the Stanhope St Museum. Written by Robert Green Feb. 2015. The chimney has dirt marks on the inside. Item contained within a small box with packing and then a larger Torino Comfort shoe box with further packing and a note about the object.trams, tramways, cable trams, lights, headlights

A souvenir from one of the last trams to Port Melbourne. Both the South Melbourne and Port Melbourne cable lines closed on this date. The South Melbourne line was converted to electric traction; the Port Melbourne line was replaced by a bus service. See item 7595 for another bell cord from the same event.Has a close association with the closure of the Port Melbourne cable tram line.Bell cord - for a grip car bell - consisting of a wooden turned handle fitted with a screw at the bottom, a length of sash cord and a cast iron end to which the rope has been glued or fastened into and a hook that went on the underside of the bell itself. On the wooden handle is a label - "Cable tram cord taken from the last tram to run in Port Melbourne"trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, gripmen, bell, port melbourne, last tram, closure

Black and white photograph of the interior of a winding house or power house showing the cable winding mechanism and cable drums. shows the detail of the means of transferring the power from the engines to the cable itself and the mechanism of adjusting the cable tension. Dated 1937 - either the Collingwood cable or the Nicholson St cable. Photo by The Age.Has The Age copyright stamp on the rear - photo now out of copyright. and in the bottom corners "Age" and "1937"trams, tramways, cable trams, winding houses, power house

Black and white photograph of the interchange arrangements in Flemington Road between the cable tram and the NMETL trams, after the Mount Alexander Road track had been extended across the bridge over Moonee Ponds Creek - August 1913. Note the double decker bus in the view. Photo and details appears on the front cover the Jack Richardson book on NMETL, Reg Item 1309.2 of 1963.Has MMTB in ink in the bottom left hand corner and "H113/A"trams, tramways, cable trams, nmetl, flemington road, buses

Tramcar component - window lifter - cast brass fitted with a leather piece to enable a person to lift the window. Fitted to cable car trailers. Included are two brass slotted head screws. Appears to have a silicon seal around the brass stud on the rear. Collected as a sample - see history of object.trams, tramways, cable trams, windows, trailers, components

Newspaper clippings glued to a sheet of drawing book cardboard sheet comprising: "The Last Tram - end of Richmond Cable Service" - by Normal Campbell, with a photo of trailer No. 1, giving the history of the line, with No. 1 set making the last trip. Good story. Dated in pen - "29-6-27" On the other side is an article about Murrumbeena's new Methodist Church and the Methodist Church at Oakleigh.trams, tramways, cable trams, closure, bridge road, richmond, last tram, tram 1

Form - "MMTB Supplementary Running Journal" dated 24/2/1925 giving ticket numbers against specific ticket amounts signed by H Duchess No. 1178 of Prahran depot and Newspaper clippings glued to a sheet of drawing book cardboard sheet comprising: "The story of Coogee", "Veteran ship sunk outside heads", dated 29-7-28, former captains, "Safety of Both sides" featuring a Portsmouth UK double deck trams and a letter about Sunday morningtrams, tramways, cable trams, forms, tickets, prahran

Envelope - brown paper, for returning tickets or paperwork item to the depot or head office for each cable tram line. Has space for the line itself, date, badge number, trip no and table starting time along with space for the Conductor to sign. Purpose not fully understood. three copies held.trams, tramways, cable trams, stationery, conductors

Form, single sheet - brown paper - titled "Day Report", form number 2004 or ticket journal details a conductors tickets sold for cash fares and tickets of many different varieties, with space for the conductor to fill in their details, the amount of cash, dated "192..." Has a note on the base of the form about the use of the Bell Punchtrams, tramways, cable trams, stationery, conductors, bell punch, tickets, fares, forms

Newspaper clipping from The Tramway Record, 31/10/1929, titled "Our photograph Page" featuring photographs from various Australian tramway systems - Sydney, Wattle Park cable car, St Kilda, Kimberley Pier, Wellington cable tram and Collins St during the cable conversion with a bus alongside. Published by the AMOTEAtrams, tramways, cable trams, sydney, collins st, conversion, st kilda, wattle park, buses, kimberley

Newspaper clippings - cartoon - titled "Old Melbourne Passes" of the forthcoming closure of the Bridge Road tram route. featuring No. 1, with the destination of Exit. Dated 28-6-1927, published in The Herald.In ink along the bottom edge "in the Herald 28-6-27"trams, tramways, cable trams, closure, bridge road, richmond, last tram, tram 1

Newspaper clippings - "Last Collins St tram tonight" - giving details of the closure, the last car, the crews and replacement services and arrangements. Gripman - M r Atkin and Mr Hindle. Notes no difficult in selling the old rolling stock. Dated 14-9-1929, published in The Herald. Cutting from The Age 15-9-29, titled "Tram Conversion Changes", reporting on the closure of the tram line.In pencil along the top edge "in the Herald 14 Sept 29", In pencil above the heading "Age "15-9-29"trams, tramways, cable trams, closure, collins st, sale of trams, last tram, conversion, tram 1

Newspaper clippings - titled "Melbourne's old tramways", from an unknown newspaper reviewing a 1894 MTOC guide timetable booklet. Written by CHM, following the conversion of the North Fitzroy line. Reviews the booklet, its details the history of Melbourne cable trams and where you could travel and notes issues with horse trams. Dated 1/11/1930 - the dateline has been glue onto the top of the cutting.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, guides

Provides a list of the lettering to be painted on the cable trams operated by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. (MTOCo) including horse trams and horse omnibus routes. Dated 14/0/1898. Yields information about the signage applied to the Melbourne cable trams by the MTOCo. in 1898.Drawing or list black ink on linen.tramways, cable trams, mtoco, signs, grip car, dummy, trailes, horse buses, horse tram

Set of 3 MTOCo cable tram equipment specifications: 1 - Contract No. 8 - sheave pulleys, crown pulleys, curve pulleys, depression frames, manhole covers, and manhole frames 2 - Contract No. 9 - for 13500 casks of cement - imported from Europe, including storage, tensile strength, and timing of deliveries. 3 - Contract No. 11 - similar to 1 - (11 has been typed over the 8) - details the items, referenced drawings, signed by Geo S Duncan as Engineer. Includes Schedule and Tender forms. Undated, though does have a dated of "188_".Yields information about the style of the specifications issued by the MTOCo during the 1880s for the supply of materials.Set of 3 documents printed on foolscap sheets.tramways, cable trams, specification, track work, tenders, tender documents

A cartoon of the 1930s titled "The Clancy Kids" of a boy dropping his pennies down the cable tram slot. Calls on Mr Timmie to help who responds with a comment regarding a vending machine. If you dropped a coin or a small item down the slot, there was no way of retrieving it.Demonstrates the peril of cable tram slots and lost items. Reproduction of a cartoon onto a display paper.tramways, cable trams, cartoon, cable slot, pennies

Notices to cable tram employees and signalmen about the operation of the intersection of Collins and Swanston Street c1921. Details how Police would signal for the number of trams to cross in either direction and how the signalman would operate the signals and the cable depression lever for Collins St cable cars. The Rules for signalmen dated 1/7/1921 and signed by J G Roberts, Manager Cable system for the MMTB. This intersection was one of the busiest in Melbourne running four separate routes in Collins St and the busy St Kilda Road route.Yields information about the cable tram operation of Swanston and Collins St and signalmen.Two foolscap photocopied sheets, stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, cable trams, swanston st, collins st, signalmen, police

Drawing No. 939 signed and dated by the Chief Engineer, Mr. Strickland on 31-5-1922, Drawing "Built up Yoke", for contract No. 158 shows a cable tram Yoke possibly to be used in the link between Swanston St and Lonsdale St (west) or repairs. Signed by James Henderson Engineer for Permanent Way. The yoke could be used to support a cable pulley.Demonstrates a drawing made for cable tram track parts during the early 1920s.Drawing - blue print - No. 939trams, tramways, cable trams, trackwork, yokes

Provides the Rules and Regulations for the St Kilda - Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated June 1907. The railway opened on 5/5/1906 and to Brighton on 22/12/1906. the latter largely as a single track. Has the name F E Bradford on the front cover. Gives rules for crossing cable tram lines, those for drivers, speeds, conductors, accidents, bell signals, signals on overhead line, regulations for working by staff and ticket, pilot working, rules for workers on the permanent way, and additional rules such as collecting money from passengers for breaking windows. See Reg Item 3508 for a "Supplement to the Book of Instructions re the working of the St Kilda and Brighton Electric Street Railway, dated 1/1/1915", item 2840 for the 1926/27 version and 7580 for a 1911 version.Yields information about the "Rules and Regulations" - St Kilda Brighton - Electric Street Railway Book - cloth cover red covers, 20 pages, centre stapled.Has initials "PwR" and "Secretary" in ink on the first page.trams, tramways, cable trams, trackwork, vr, victorian railways, st kilda - brighton, rules, employees, safeworking

Booklet published by the Melbourne Tramways Trust outlining its operations to Oct. 1888. Gives details on the formation, Trust members, Committee, motive power, Officers, agreements, Acts, description of the cable system including materials, relocation of services, horse or cable, contracts, engines and boilers, issues with patents, and dates of opening of lines to 26/10/1888. Gives details of each line, contracts, engine houses, issues, including horse tramways with some notes on finance.Yields information about the construction of Melbourne Cable tramways to 10/1888.Booklet - 48 pages stapled and glued within light manila coloured cover.tramways, cable trams, mtt, mtoco, track construction, engine houses