Yields information about the transportation of horse tram No. 1 for display elsewhere.Series of two colour prints by Carolyn Dean of the offloading of cable tram No. 1 after being displayed at the Central Highlands Historical Association fair on 9 October 1994. See 1994 - 1995 Annual report for the use of one of these photographs. .1 - just about to reach the tram rails again .2 - as it arrived on the truck. Printed on Kodak paper For additional photographs see Reg Item 4124.1 to 4124.6On rear in ink "9.10.94, C. Dean"btm, horse tram, chha, wendouree parade, tram 1

Yields information about the track removal during early 1972 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets and the equipment used.Digital image (and copy print) of track removal at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Sts, Feb. 1972 with the National Mutual and other buildings in the background. Has a "dragline" type excavator, crane and truck carrying rails in the photograph. Possibly originally a Courier Photograph. See Reg Item 2214 for work at this intersection 2/2/1972. From the Victoria Collections website - sourced by Ron Scholten July 2014.trams, tramways, road works, track removal, lydiard st north

Ganger's Trolly Turntable When a railway gangers trolly was working between railway stations, occasionally it was required for the line to be clear for trains to operate. Many trollys were too heavy to physically lift off the track, so a turntable was needed. These were provided at designated locations, and in some cases the trolly had a turntable on board. The turntable would be placed on the rails and the trolley driven onto it. The turntable would then be rotated 90 degrees by human power and the trolley pushed off on to a prepared set of rails on the side of the line. The turntable would then be removed from the track allowing trains to run through that section. The gang could then get on with the work required near that location. Historic - Railway Permanent Way and Works - track equipment - Ganger's Trolly TurntableGanger's Trolly Turntable made of wood with wrought iron fittings puffing billy, ganger's trolley turntable, trolley, trolly

This example of a late 1920s valance retained in the front parlour at Hymettus is a part of the period decoration and still fills its purpose of over a century ago in concealing the curtain rails. of the room. Although the house was built 1900 -1901 the room was redecorated in the late 1920s.A rare surviving example of a silk patterned and machine embroidered valance in situ since the 1920s.valance, window, parlour, hymettus, ballarat

Photograph shows the H crossing (where two sets of tracks cross each other) at the intersection of Market St and Flinders St which consisted in the north - south direction cable tram slot rails. Date of removal and replacement to be determined. Date and photographer not recorded.Yields information about H crossing at the intersection of Market and Flinders Street Melbourne.Black and White - Flinders and Market Streets H crossingtramways, trams, h crossing, cable trams, flinders street, market street

These theatre chairs had been used in the Mozart Hall in Warrnambool for many years but are now no longer required. They were about to be offered for anyone to take but just by chance Flagstaff Hill’s Manager heard about them from a friend in Melbourne. Our Manager thought it important to keep the chairs in Warrnambool as they were significant to our local history and could be incorporated in our Museum. He made arrangements to collect and install them in Flagstaff Hill’s Theatrette. Originally these theatre chairs belonged to Warrnambool Town Hall. When The Warrnambool Baths (or Swimming Pool) in Gillies Street closed, due to the Health Act of 1958, the changing rooms were taken over by the Mozart Group. The building was modified and set up for musical concerts with the name Mozart Hall. The seats were re-covered by Miss Eva Gaspar, Director of the Warrnambool Music Society, with assistance from group members. The material was order by W.C. James (Treasurer) in 1964, at a cost of 26 pound and 10 shillings (£26-10), and supplied by Jacka-Wortley Fabrics Pty Ltd, Upholstery and Furnishing Supplies, 157-163 Pelham Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria. The supplier’s telephone was “JACKAFAB” (5222 2322). The fabric was delivered to J. Hulin of 116 Belmore Rd, Warrnambool. The manufacturer of the chairs, Riddell & Preece Pty Ltd of Melbourne, also supplied theatre chairs for other public buildings including (1) the Ozone Theatre in Enfield, South Australia, in 1929, (2) the Gallery of the Horsham Town Hall in Victoria (at 26/6 each, that is 26 shillings and sixpence, approximate conversion in 2014 to $100.00au), (3) in 1927 in the Gallery of the Kyenton Mechanics’ Institute (4) in 1926, Horsham Theatre. (In May 2018 a transfer of three banks of chairs was made from Flagstaff Hill to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in Melbourne.) The chairs are of local historical and social significance. Theatre chairs. The sixteen sets (groups or banks) of complete chairs, four seats per chair, give a total of 64 seats. Each chair has timber framed seats, with arm rests, upholstered in red vinyl. The seats are set into decorative gilt iron frames which incorporate five legs, all set into two timber floor rails. The seats are hinged to fold upwards and rest against the backrests. On ironwork "PTY. LTD"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, theatre chairs, theatre seats 1939, warrnambool town hall seats, mozart hall warrnambool, theatre furniture, mechanics’ institute chairs, j hulin warrnambool, mozart hall choral group, eva gaspar, warrnambool music society, w.c. james, jacka-wortley fabrics pty ltd

Blue and white photocopy of photograph taken outside of group of fourteen men, in front of brick building with six sash windows. All men wear hats, some carry folded umbrellas, some wear frock coats, most wear three piece suits. Large rock in foreground. Rails on L background. At L background is shield with spats, and under 'one and all' ( Cornish Symbol). Mounted on white board.person, group, males

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

The pins in this collection vary in the timber used and the design. They were found in a warehouse beside Crown Casino in Melbourne, located along the Yarra River, close to the sailing ship "Polly Woodside" and not far from the docks of Port Melbourne. Some of the pins have the mark of a 'Broad Arrow' with 'D ↑ D, which signifies that they were the property of the Australian Government's Department of Defence. Belaying pins are essential equipment on a traditional sailing ship of the 19th and early 20th centuries. They are usually made of wood but some are metal. A belaying pin is used to secure the running ropes of the rigging to the ship's rails using holes drilled onto the rails for that purpose. The belaying pins are inserted into holes in the ship’s rail, drilled for that purpose. When the sail has been raised, the ropes are wrapped around the upper and lower sections of the pins in a figure-eight pattern. The shapes of these belaying pins taper from the rounded end of the handle inwards towards the bottom, which allows them to have a firm fit into the holes in the rails. The rigging rope is wound around the pins in such a way that a tug on the pin's handle pulls it out of the hole and quickly frees the rope and the sail.These belaying pins are significant for their association with sailing vessels, particularly vessels of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are also significant for their association with the Port of Melbourne where sailing ships docked to and from the Port of Melbourne. Some of the pins have additional significance for being connected with the Australian Government's Department of Defence.Belaying pin, wooden, simple design, wooden shaft with a wider rounded end on top third, tapering to the centre third, which is wider than a lower third. The bottom has a blunt base. Some of the pins have the three sections divided by a line around their circumferences. This collection of fifty-seven pins of varying shapes, colours and timber. Some of the pins are stained with colour, and some have been left natural Stored in a wooden crate. Some have inscriptions.Marks: (Government Defence Department Broad Arrow) "D ↑ D"sailiing equipment, nautical equipment, rigging, yards, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, belaying pin, broad arrow, australian government, australian department of defence, sailing ship, sail

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

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

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 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