A newspaper story from The Herald Friday 22/10/1976 about the derailment of tram 867 in Riversdale Road at the level crossing - see item 7221 for photographs. Quotes the driver John O'Connor and conductor Geoffrey Nicholson. Gives details of the event but not the cause.Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867, and the people involved.Photocopy of a newspaper cutting from The Herald 22/10/1976 - 2 sheets stapled together.tramcars, trams, tram 857, riversdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents

Notice to bus drivers at Footscray depot about the charging of full Adult fares for baby prams and pushers when carried on special pram buses. Dated 8/10/1959, has distribution list on rear. Signed R Misson as traffic manager.Yields information about the carriage of baby carriages on buses.Notice - printed duplicated on special size paper.tramways, buses, baby carriages, footscray

Print of a painting inspired by the original drawing done by Adam Stephan c1890. A double story sandstone building with a bay window sits behind a metal fence. On the road, driver waits with his horse and buggy as a man and woman stand in the open door to the building. 1 art print in grey/gold frameartwork, sydney industrial blind institution

Manual titled "Operating Manual for the MTA T4000 light rail vehicle" produced by Comeng Vic and dated 15/7/1987 provides a description of the vehicle, operations, drivers controls and equipment, inspections and basic fault finding. Produced for the B2 class tram.Demonstrates a Comeng manual for the B2 class tram.Booklet - 64 pages + card cover, centre stapled with three fold out sheets.mmtb, tramcars, driver training, manual, comeng, b2 class trams

The Fred Rochow Railways Collection incorporates photos related to the operation of the Wodonga Railway Station including different types of trains and railways staff C. 1930 – 1990. It was donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Fred Rochow, a railwayman who spent many years based in Wodonga. He joined the Victorian Railways on 17th June l947 and retired in 1988. For some time, he was a member of the Australian Federated Union of Locomotive Enginemen and served a term as a member of the Trades Hall Council. He had an extensive knowledge of the struggles that took place to achieve better conditions for railway workers. Fred worked for many years as a fireman and then worked his way up the ranks to driver, experiencing many changes from the days of steam locomotives through to diesel trains, locomotives and even the modern XPT train. He worked throughout Victoria at different stages of his career, with his final working years focused on the northeast of Victoria and the Albury to Melbourne line. After his retirement, Fred continued to share his love of steam miniature trains with the community. Cudgewa Line -The Cudgewa railway line opened in stages between 1889 and 1921. The first section from Wodonga to Huon opened on 10 September 1889. It was extended to Bolga on 18 July 1890, Tallangatta on 24 July 1891, Shelley on 13 June 1916 (the highest station in Victoria), Beetomba on 10 April 1919 and Cudgewa on 5 May 1921. In 1919, the line was used to carry materials for the construction of Hume Weir, and three years later a spur line connecting Ebden to the weir was opened. In the 1960s, Cudgewa became the railhead of materials for the Snowy Mountains Scheme. The last passenger service from Wodonga to Tallangatta ran on 30 September 1961 The turntable and passenger platform at Cudgewa were abolished in 1976.This collection has local and statewide significance as it captures images of trains, locomotives and personnel who operated the railway services in Wodonga and throughout Northeast Victoria. The railways played a critical role in opening up Victoria and connecting Australia for trade, business, social communication and transport.Historical Steam locomotive on journey to Cudgewa. Locomotive K184 leading with Driver Noel Strauss and Fireman Barrows. Locomotive K186 is the Banker with Driver Doug West. A banker is railway locomotive that temporarily assists a train that requires additional power or traction to climb a gradient. K Class Locomotives - One of VR's most successful classes of loco they were built over a 24 year period. A general purpose, light lines loco the K class had a very long career in all sorts of service from branch line passenger and goods work to pilot and banker duties and roadside mainline service. The K class is credited with working virtually every line in the VR system and hauling almost every kind of train. The majority of the class lasted into the 60's. K 184 and K186 were built by the Victorian Railways' Newport Workshops in 1945 to the successful K-class 2-8-0 locomotive design for branch-line work. K184 entered service on 9 January 1946. K186 entered service on 19 March 1946. K184 was used on heritage services with Steamrail Victoria through the 1970s. It was withdrawn from service in 1980 and is stored at Newport Workshops. and is now used as a source of spare parts; other Steamrail K Class locomotives occasionally wear its number plates and headlight number boards. K186 was scrapped on 25 October 1967.railways wodonga, fred rochow, cudgewa station, high country railway line, k class locomotives

Daimler registration number 2-690 with damage to rear bumper and front left hand side mudguard, circa 1934No. 2 Daimler Reg No. 2690. Damaged in collision with Fiat sedan No. 60-868 at the intersection of Inkerman Road and Alexander Street East St Kilda on 10/4/34. First Const. MacPherson 6953 driver. Senr Const. Fowles in chargepolice vehicles; transport; motor police branch; daimler car; wireless patrol

Colour slide of legatees beside a truck in Eildon. It was during Operation Firewood. Legatees would organise collection of wood from the country and distribute it to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. Other slides show the cutting and loading of wood and delivery to widows in metropolitan Melbourne. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image the best available.A record of Legacy helping widows by sourcing, supplying and delivering firewood. When open fires were the main source of heating, a load of firewood and help moving it, would have been very important to the widows.Colour slide of legatees in Eildon during Operation Firewood in brown Anscochrome cardboard mount.Printed on front in red ink 'Anscochrome / View from this side / Made in Australia'. Hand written on front 'Transport drivers / A good job in Eildon' in blue pen. Printed on reverse in red ink 'Processed by Verycolor photo labs. Melbourne, Victoria'.operation firewood, trucks

This article is about the recovery of stolen vehicles from the Kalparrin Lake after it was drained as a part of the Stormwater harvesting project. Other items recovered included a safe, shopping trolleys, an engine block, five bicycles and hundreds of tennis balls.The Stormwater will be used to water parklands and create a wetland at Kalparrin.A small newspaper article featuring a colour photograph.kalparrin reserve, stormwater harvesting, stolen cars

Engineman and historian Norman De Pomeroy took photographs in first half of 1962 of the Garratt engine and its rolling stock running on the narrow gauge line between Colac and Weeaproinah until its closure on 30 June 1962.Steam in the Otways from the collection of Norman W. De Pomeroy. A photographic profile. Neville Gee (ed.); John Sargent (ed.). 2005; Train Hobby Publications; Studfield (Vic). ii, 48 p.; illus. Soft cover. ISBN 1 921122 02 1colac; beech forest; weeaproinah; norman w. de pomeroy; narrow gauge; victorian railways;

The photographs show the removal or demolition of cable tram track in c1954 at the intersection of Gertrude and Nicholson St. Shows the temporary barrier system and the hurricane red lamps. Has the Royal Terrrace buildings in the background and the engine house. Photographer unknown.Yields information about the removal of the cable tram track at the intersection of Gertrude and Nicholson Sts. Set of two Black and white photographs with notes on the rear. Has the number "140" and "142" in pencil in top right-hand corner. tramways, cable trams, nicholson st, gertrude st, track removal

Kerr, James Kelly (service No: 218508) was killed in action 13 May 1969, aged 19 years. He was a tank driver and was killed when the tank he was driving hit a mine. He served with B Squadron, 1 Armored Regiment in the Australian Army.16 individual black and white photo's of the funeral service of James Kelly Kerr.photograph, funeral procession, james kelly kerr

Kerosene was used to light the signal lamps at night time on a railway, to ensure that a locomotive driver could see that the line was clear there was no danger of another train ahead. This container was used to store the in kerosene to fuel such lamps and was kept inside a lamp room until required for use.Victorian Railways - Keroseane Container Used in the storage of kerosene prior to use in lamps at stations.Large, cylindrical tin container with conical lid and wire handle. A small zinc spout is embedded in the lower quadrant. The word 'KERO' is stencilled in white across the front. Keropuffing billy, kerosene, fuel, combustible material, tin container, lamps

A Boeing 707 from the United States of America is on the tarmac at Melbourne Airport with people awaiting thee arrival of the Vice-president of the United States of America, George Bush. A Ford Fairlane car with the driver waits to drive the president and his party when they leave the airport.A photograph of an aeroplane with a car parked on the tarmac.aircraft, automobiles, councillors, politicians, bush, george, premier of victoria, john cain, armstrong, lindsay douglas, kelly, john, shire of bulla, united states of america, george evans collection

No 40 ready to depart Lydiard St Nth destination Sebastopol. This was last tram ex Lydiard St Nth to Sebastopol. Has conductor Lou Walker talking to the driver. Taken on the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat tramway system - 19-9-1971. Yields information about the last day of operation of the Ballarat SEC tramways.Digital image - 120 negative tramways, tramcars, ballarat, last day, closure, tram 40, lydiard st north

MMTB paper transfer ticket that was issued by the conductor / or bus driver to enable a transfer between tram and bus services. Has the transfer points or routes listed with the conditions of use listed on the rear. Number C GH E 546278 - issued by the Glen Huntly depot.Yields information about the Transfer tickets used by the Glen Huntly tram depot.Paper flimsy ticket MMTB with purple and black printing.tramways, tickets, melbourne, mmtb, transfer tickets, glen huntly, glenhuntly depot

The photograph shows Ballarat Tram No. 19 at the Sebastopol terminus late 1950s with the driver/conductor standing by the front door before returning to Lydiard St North. On the opposite side of the tram is the "Pay as You Enter" sign. The Royal Mail Hotel is in the background. Photographer unknown. Yields information about tram 19 at the Sebastopol terminus, late 1950s.Black and white prints - plain back. tramcars, tramways, one man trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, crews, tram 19

Bell used by the conductor to signal to the driver to stop, proceed or an emergency stop. The flat leather strap indicates it was used on a cable tram, rather than an electric tramcar which were fitted with round leather cords. The leather strap is riveted to a round steel ring.Demonstrates a conductors communication or signal bell made for use on cable trams.Brass Conductor Communication Bell, or signal bell, consisting of cast frame, bell striker and bell pull part. Has at both ends, four open screw holes that were used to secure the bell to the roof of a tram with a flat 22mm wide leather strap attached using a steel ring.trams, tramways, conductors, bells, cable trams

The photograph shows W3 class tram No. 657 (Burwood, Route 74) and Y1 class tram 611 on the depot access tracks at Camberwell Depot. The driver of 657 is standing in the cabin doorway and the conductor is carrying his cash tin. Photo by Ray Pearson, 1937.Yields information about trams 657 and 611 in 1937.Black and White photograph with notes on rear"657 Camberwell - Duplicate copy" and "Ray Pearson"trams, camberwell depot, w3 class, y1 class, tram 657, tram 611, crews

The postcard photograph shows PMTT No. 34 a Maximum Traction bogie, drop centre and drop ends at the Malvern Burke Road terminus. Has the driver and conductor standing by the front of the tram. There is a large "1" in the front window, indicating the route number and the destination of Burke Road.Yields information the PMTT Tram No. 34 and the Malvern Burke Road terminus.Postcard - divided back with hand written note on the rear.In pencil "8 wheel maximum traction bogie, end saloon, drop centre loading, 48 pass, Duncan and Fraser builder 1912, to MMTB as C34, 1920"tramcars, tramways, pmtt, mavern burke road, tram 34

Photocopy of names. Handwritten. Driver Bill Tonkin. Before 1942 when mine closed. Harward, 2 Bonnie Bentley, 6 Archy Dumble, Kitt, 8 Charlie Ellis, 9 Dick Fraser, 12 Billy Goat, Jack Waterson, 14 Tom Bennetts - Blacksmith) Williams, 5 Patsy Palmer, 6 Dave Hughes, Henderson, 9 Charlie Davey (Driver) Batten, 2 Nick Meager, 7 Tom Hicks, 8 Tonkin ?ewarne, 2 Gordon Ennor, 3 Taff Hawkins, 4 Jack Travenna, Ennor (manager), 6 Charlie Clapton, 8 Harry Pinder ?nd manager. Part of the names have been cut off.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - part of list of names, bill tonkin, harward, bonnie bentley, archy dumble, kitt, charlie ellis, dick fraser, billy goat, jack waterson, tom bennetts, williams, patsy palmer, dave hughes, henderson charlie davey, batten, nick meager, tom hicks, tonkin, ?ewarne, gordon ennor, taff hawkins, jack travenna, ennor, charlie clapton, harry pinder

Black and white photograph on cream board. Four males C Class locomotive No. 2. Inscriptions: Hand written in image. 'Percival Pinder, Photo, Bendigo, C2'. On back - hand written. '1st Jan, From Jack to Jim, New Year 1970. Left to right, Dave Hyland, Driver, Jack Foley, Fireman, Hayes, Driver front North Melbourne, instructing crews in running C class locomotive. D Dwyer from North Melbourne, Instructing crews in running C class locomotive. C 2 year 1921. First C class ? Built at Newport Workshops 1918. Balance 2 to 26 1921 to 1922. Load 555 ton. One in 50 grade'.Percival Pinder, Bendigocottage, miners

Set of three digital images: .1 - Digital image of Wendouree Parade taken from the cabin of Tram 8 on 16/5/2014. The driver, Geoff Gardner is partly shown in the reflection on the windscreen. A red car can be seen reversing into the path of the tram as it approaches the stop south of Pipers Restaurant. .2 - Digital image of Wendouree Parade taken from the cabin of Tram 8, on 16/5/2014. The driver, Geoff Gardner can be seen. Pipers Restaurant is just visible. .3 - Digital image of Wendouree Parade taken from the cabin of Tram 8, on 16/5/2014. The view is back over the tank looking south along Wendouree Parade.trams, tramways, botanical gardens, street scene, track cleaner, wendouree parade, windscreens, scrubber tram, tram 8

Yields information about the crews on the last official tram in Ballarat at the time of the closure of the Ballarat System and some of the last tickets sold on the system.Nine No. 8c SECV tickets on block (Nos. A552391 to 99), purchased at time by Albert Isaacs - white paper, green ink with "Electricity makes life easier!" on rear, stapled to heavy cardboard with stubs of previously issued tickets remaining. Signed on both sides. Alan Bradley - advised 2/1996 Herb Knight - driver and Lew Walker - Conductor as crew on "Last Tram" No. 40 ex Sebastopol (official records). Albert Issacs of view that Des Domaschenz was the driver of the last tram. Images of item added 19/10/2013. See also Reg Items 1950, 3464, 6140, 6246, 6977 for other "last tickets" and SEC Ballarat Tramways Staff Photo 1971.On rear "L. Walker No. 54 - 40 years" and on inside of card "Des Domaschenze No. 24 - 19-9-1971"trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, last day, tickets

Unique vehicle fabricated by MFB from chassis of Dame Nellie Melba's salon carUnique vehicle, critical for large fire extinguishing, fully restoredPierce-Arrow MFB Heavy Pumper salon car manufactured 1911 Petrol Engine - Straight 6, 48HP, Kelly & Lewis pump, centrifugal, 400 gpm, 5 inputs, 2 outlets, rear mounted PTO driven Converted by MFB from Salon Car into heavy pumper in 1919 Out of service with MFB in 1933Registration No 16658, 1911 Melba Pump, Pierce-Arrow,melbourne, red, melba, heavy pumper, mfb, pierce arrow, vehicle, dame nellie melba, fire engine, solid tyre

Maufactured for State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) fire brigade at Yallourn township serving the nearby open cut brown coal mine, briquette manufacturing plant and electricity generating station. Donated to FSMV 19??, on closure of Yallourn Fire Brigade preparatory to closure of township to allow extension of open cut mine over township site.Unique only fire engine of design ever made.Pumper fire engine State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) Fire Brigade, Yallourn, Vic Front mounted pump, ?, ? lpm [ ? gpm] Seat for 4 crew open cross mounted behind cab Ladder, ? m [ ? feet] Water tank ? l [ ? gall] Hose reel ? m [ ? feet] Current vehicle registration - CH6281 SEC logo on both doors Y F B on compartment door on both sides of bodyfire engine, fire engine pumper, dodge fire engine, dodge, yallourn fire brigade, sec fire brigade, yallourn, sec

black and white photo : interior of shed showing winding gear. On front: ' View of winding plant at the Mine ( printed ) New Moon ( handwritten & Signature AR ) On back in biro ' winding engine - New Moon Mine 1906. Makers Harkness & Co., Bendigo. ' Written in biro bottom right ' A. Richardson, 29 Harrison St., Bendigo. .organization, business, new moon mine

Black and white photo: Sandhurst Fire Brigade, brick building with arched double doors. Horse drawn vehicles outside, 14 males, some in uniform. Tower with arched windows at back of building. In image on building ' Sandhurst Fire Brigage/ No. 1 engine House No. 1' on back in grey lead pencil ' RHSV, Bendigo Branch '18'Batchelderbuildings, government, fire station, sandhurst