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Melbourne Legacy
Photograph, Annual Demonstration, 1960s
A photo of a Junior legatees assembled for the Annual Demonstration at the Melbourne Olympic Swimming Stadium. The year is not known but the Stadium was used between 1959 and 1962. Legacy clubs ran classes for junior legatees for many years such as gymnastics, swimming or dancing classes. It was part of providing activities and skills for the children of their deceased comrades. The skills they learned were show cased in an annual demonstration usually at the Melbourne Town Hall. A record of a way Legacy provided classes for junior legatees and the skills learned were displayed in the Annual Demonstration.Black and white photo of junior legatees assembled at the Olympic Pool Stadium.Handwritten 'Legacy P2' in blue pen.junior legatee, annual demonstration -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Restricted Weekday Ticket", c mid 1960s to 1980's
Set of six decimal currency paper tickets for use on MMTB or MTA services. Printed on off white paper unless noted. All numbers in black. .1 - 7c, over printed City Section, printed with mauve ink Aa004858 .2 - 7c, mauve paper, black ink, Ar 793553 .3 - 12c brown ink Bc461410 .4 - 17c, green paper, black ink, An 679882 .5 - 22c, black ink Aa 560222 .6 - 75c - green ink, K417602, printed by the MTA, noted on ticket that it was available for a journey on two sections on one route. Each ticket has section numbers on either side for In or Out trips.trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, city section, mta -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Note on Sales of MMTB Trams", "Cars Sold", 1960s
Photocopy onto foolscap sheets of a list prepared by MMTB staff, listing the cars sold and date along with some information if sold to the SEC and person sold to where known. Lists tramcars 1 (1931) to 218In blue ink ""Note on Sales of MMTB Trams" - Duplicates herewith - attempts made to copy original long page...."trams, tramways, mmtb, sale of trams, secv, ballarat, bendigo, geelong -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Series of 2 black and white photographs of the interior of trams showing the advertising rack arrangements, with or without a retaining strip along the panel above the windows. Possibly 1960's based on the recruiting advert in the window.trams, tramways, advertisements, interiors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Series of 6 black and white photographs of the seating within tramcars. .1 - Z class tram .2 - SW6 or S6 seating with cushioned seating smoking section .3 - Tip over seats as used in early SW6 cars .4 - Z class seats .5 - W7 smoking section .6 - W7 saloon sectionMost have the MMTB stamp on rear.trams, tramways, z class, interiors, seats, w7 class, w6 class, sw6 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Series of 4 black and white photographs of the accident damage to SW6 926 taken at Preston Workshops. .1 - front of car showing damaged to roof and the drivers door. .2 -The other end showing bumper damage and front panel damage - has a "Not released for work" sign. .3 - as for .1 but different view. .4 - internal view. Has adverts for Tolley's Brandy, Williams Real Estate agency, and internally an advert for Wales savings account - could have a 1/- symbol on advert.trams, tramways, sw6 class, accidents, tram 926 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Ess-vee-vee, late 1960s
Colour slide - red and white cardboard mount - reproduction of a photo looking east along Bourke St from Queen St with tram 1002, for City Spencer St route 88. Has Christmas decorations along Bourke St, late 1960's or early 1970's. Produced by Ess-vee-vee, No. 1079, Set No. 31, and then number "8600 - Looking east in Bourke St from Queen St hill"\. Stores in the view are McEwans, London Stores and Coles and Garrad.trams, tramways, bourke st, w7 class, route 88, tram 1002 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, Ess-vee-vee, late 1960s
Colour slide - red and white cardboard mount - reproduction of a photo of tram 255 looking east along Collins St from Swanston St with the Scots Church spire in the background. Tram has destination of City, Route 42 and has not been fitted with marker lights. It is a very quiet scene traffic wise. Produced by Ess-vee-vee, No. 1079, Set No. 31, and then number "8601 - Looking east in Collins St"trams, tramways, collins st, w2 class, swanston st, tram 255 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign - Decal, Number decals numerals, 1940s - 1960s
Set of number decals for tram numbers or numerals or sign. , "1" x 12 copies - 230H x 68W, 400 12 61 numbered on back - 236H x 83W, 400/11/60 - 225H x 68W, 72-2-64 - 194H x 62W, 72/9/59 (2 copies, 1 copy has "48 RG" stamped on back) - 7 unnumbered copies inside paper band with "12" written in blue ink , "2" x 6 copies - 192H x 171W, 2 copies, unnumbered - 195H x 160W, 144/9/56 (4 copies, 2 stamped on back "MILL 630") , "3 x 7 copies - 193H x 163W, one copy stamped "48 RG" on back , "4" x 9 copies - 192H x 183W, one copy with "Tramway Green 388 5175" and "Tramway Cream 388 5176" written on back in red ink , "5" x 14 copies - 191H x 161W, 72/10/54 (8 copies, one copy has "6" written in pencil on front) - 149-3-48 (6 copies) , "6" x 8 copies - 199H x 175W, 2 copies have "six" written on back in blue. One paper band with "6" and "3" written in black on back. 48/3/33. 195H x 165W folded on LHS. 170H x 135W cut out of number. , "7" x 5 copies - 198H x 175W, stamped on back in blue, unreadable. , "8" x 3 copies - 198H x 176W. , "9" x 4 copies - 198H x 159W, 144/10/53 - 197H x 160W, 144/11/49 (2 copies) - 193H x 154W, 72/5/59. , "0" x 3 copies - 195Hx162W, 144/10/53.trams, tramways, decal, numbers, tramcars -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - form, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Electric Tram Driver's Certificate", 1960s
Form used to certify that a person was a qualified tram driver of the MMTB - has space for names, signatures, dates and a running number. See item 890 for an example of a certificate issued to R. Wearne in 1947.Demonstrates a MMTB form used to record a person was qualified as a tram driver.Form - printed quarto sheet No. 3/252tramways, mmtb, forms, certificates, drivers -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Weekly Tickets - rail and bus St Kilda Bus lines - set of 7, Victorian Railways (VR), 1960s
Following the complete closure of the St Kilda - Brighton Electric street railway (tramway) in 1959, the Brighton St Kilda Bus lines operated a service under a contract with the Victorian Railways with a joint ticketting arrangement. These tickets are weekly tickets for various locations along the former tramway. Those tickets available for Melbourne have the conditions of travel on the rear. The two vertical stripes indicated that the ticket was available to pass through the gates at Flinders St or Spencer St, while the large cross indicated to a ticket checker that the ticket was not available beyond St Kilda station or to pass through a set of gates. All printed on a off white card. All undated. 1 - Melbourne & Inkerman St - No. 0754 - Male 2 - Melbourne and Dickens St - No. 0620 - Male 3 - Head St and Melbourne - No. 25592 4 - Bay St and Melbourne - No. 0132 5 - St Kilda and Milton St - No. 1395 6 - St Kilda and Bawy St - No. 0190 7 - St Kilda and Beach Ave - No. 0489Demonstrates a railway ticketting system that was used on buses and railwaysSet of 7 Edmondson style railway tickets printed as Weekly tickets.railways, tickets, weekly tickets, st kilda brighton electric tramway, buses, brighton - st kilda bus lines -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, Ron Scholten, 1960s
Black and White photograph, laser printed from a digital image onto A4 page of Q 198 at Elsternwick with a Point Ormond Destination. No source information provided or known at time of cataloguing.trams, tramways, q class, elsternwick, point ormond, tram 198 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1960s
Black and white photograph of a group of about 20 tramcar maintenance workers, standing in front of a sliding door tramcar. No details as to date or people known or photographer. Possibly 1960's A depot inspection pit is in the foreground.trams, tramways, depots, staff, maintenance, cleaning -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - L 102 St Kilda Junction, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), mid 1960s
Colour slide of L 102, northbound, leaving High Street St Kilda at St Kilda Junction, running a route 4 service. The tram has adverts for Dutor valves and Booses engine oil additive. In the background are R T Taylor licensed grocer, Brookes Bros, the Junction Hotel advertising Rothmans, Dunlop tyres, and Wynvale Flagons. Some roadworks are taking place on the right-hand side.Yields information about St Kilda Junction and tram 102Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP102" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, l class, tram 102, st kilda junction, trams, route 4 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - SW6 876 Preston Workshops, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), mid 1960s
Colour slide of SW6 876 undergoing accident repairs at Preston Workshops. The tram is on stands in the body shop with one of the cabs removed, possibly for major repair or replacement. Welding marks can be seen in the front corner with the word "HOT" chalked on the side. A worker can be seen inside the tram body. Yields information about repairing accident damage at Preston WorkshopsKodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "876" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramcars, preston workshops, tram 876, sw6 class, tramcar maintenance, accidents -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide, 1960s
Colour slide - Kodachrome Duplicate cardboard mount - of a MMTB Grinder at work early morning at the corner of Swanston and Flinders St with Flinders St Station in the background. Station clock showing possibly 6.30. A workman is marking out the work to be undertaken with a piece of chalk. On the station building is a sign for Mitchell's brushes and the Cultural Centre appeal fund board. No slide print date - during the 1960's?On the slide in pencil "MP 6 Dupes", a Tramways Museum Society stamp and the numbers 759 and 1-5trams, tramways, grinder, work trams, flinders st station, swanston st, trackwork, tram 12 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph, 1960s
Black and White photograph of Paul Grech standing in a VR class tram (52 or 53) fitted with tip over seats. See Reg Item 5803 for details of Paul - No. 3533, MMTB 1960 - 1998trams, tramways, conductors, drivers, crews, vr class tramcars, interiors -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - X1 468 turning into Leeds St Footscray, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), early 1960s
Colour slide of X1 468 turning from Hopkins St Footscray into Leeds St with the destination of Williamstown Road. Another X1 class tram can be seen in the background bound for Russell Street.Yields information about X1 class in Footscray.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" and "Windsor Publications" on rear along with number 0228leeds st, hopkins st, tram 468, x1 class, mmtb, footscray, tramways, trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Slide - Scrubber 11 St Kilda Junction, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), early 1960s
Colour slide of Scrubber or rail cleaner No. 11 turning from Wellington Street St Kilda into St Kilda Road. Shows the signal box above the awning of the licensed grocer. In the view are R T Taylor Licensed Grocer and Brookes store. The Junction Hotel can just be seen on the right. Shows High St which was later widened. Yields information about St Kilda Junction and the signal box.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria". In pencil "Old Junc note Junc box" and number "MP100"tramcars, scrubber tram, scrubber 11, st kilda junction, wellington st, high st, signal box -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 7 postcard size photographs - Wattle Park MMTB, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Set of 7 photographs, probably by the MMTB of Wattle Park. 1 - Wattle Park Chalet building 2 - ditto - side view 3 - Children's playground area 4 - General view of the footpaths and park 5 - one of the water features 6 - View of some of the buildings. 7 - part of the golf course.Yields information about Wattle Park during the 1960s, which was owned and maintained by the MMTB.Set of 7 black and white photographs.tramways, mmtb, wattle park, golf -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 7 medium size photographs - Wattle Park MMTB, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s
Set of 7 photographs, probably by the MMTB of Wattle Park. 1 - Night photo of the chalet 2 - view looking across to the chalet with people picnicking 3 - One of the former W2's at the park. 4 - General view of the park with people. 5 - Another view with one of the W2's in the view, 6 - View with the golf course 7 - General view with mature trees.Yields information about Wattle Park during the 1960s, which was owned and maintained by the MMTB.Set of 7 black and white photographs.tramways, mmtb, wattle park, golf -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Shennen, Frank, Modern Australian and New Zealand Trains, 1960s
Presenting a selection of 104 color action photographs of the present and passing parade of modern-day trains of Australia and New Zealand around the late 1960s.ill, maps, p.112.non-fictionPresenting a selection of 104 color action photographs of the present and passing parade of modern-day trains of Australia and New Zealand around the late 1960s.railroads -- australia -- trains -- pictorial works, locomotives -- australia -- pictorial works -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Bank bag, C 1960s'
Collected by person who worked in banking. Example of method of handling coinage.Calico bank coin bag with frayed string drawstring. 'Commonwealth of Australia' printed in black on one side.Commonwealth of Australiabanking -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Department of Railways, New South Wales, Freight Handbook and Guide to Modern Transport by Rail, 1960s
A hand book with information for sending freight by rail in New South Wales inill, p.54.non-fictionA hand book with information for sending freight by rail in New South Wales in railroad - freight - new south wales, railroads - new south wales - australia -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Functional object - Tram stop sign number - set of 2, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1960s?
Used by the MMTB to number each tram stop on the system. Was attached to a pole using a metal strap. See item 185 for an example with a strap.Demonstrates a MMTB tram stop number of two types of materials.Set of two numerals used on tram stops, both with two holes on the sides, and originally a red number on a white background. No. 3 - sheet metal baked enamalled. No. 7 - white core bakelite sheet.tramways, mmtb, tram stops, passenger signs -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Transporting Wool, 1960s
One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing a man standing in front of a truck loaded with wool bales. The bales are being transported from Boorowa to Sydney.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W40. Seventy bales of Wool going by motor vehicle from Boorowa to / Sydney.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Loading Wool Bales, 1960s
One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing two men loading wool bales onto a motor transport vehicle.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W68 / W68. Loading wool bales on to / a motor transport.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Wheeling Away for Dispatch, 1960s
One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing a man with a wool bale on a trolley.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W8 / W8. Wheeling away for despatch.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Wool Displayed, 1960s
One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing interior view of wool bales on display.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W1 / W1. Wool displayed.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool -
National Wool Museum
Photograph - Weighing Bales, 1960s
One of fifty one photographs originally in a photo album found in the National Wool Museum’s office. The album was water damaged and the images were removed for conservation. The images follow the process of wool. Beginning in a sheep paddock and finishing as a folded fabric. It includes all the steps in between in this process, including shearing, transporting, selling, washing and the many different steps in the process of turning a single thread of wool into fabric.Black and white image showing two men weighing a bale of wool.AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL PUBLICITY / ASSOCIATION / FLINDERS STREET RAILWAY BUILDING, / MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA / W5 / W5. Weighing bales.wool industry, working life, women, boonoke station, farming, sheep farming, agriculture, sheep stations, transport, wool processing, shearing, textile industry, wool