A3 size poster, photocopied with cartoon drawings of a MTA (Metropolitan Transport Authority) crew member and a passenger who waited 30 mins. for a tram and complaining. MTA crew member explains shortage of crews and blames MTA and Minister Tom Roper (Transport Minister at the time) - mid 1980's. On base of poster is "AUTHORISED BY THE WORKERS AT THE SOUTH MELBOURNE DEPOT". Acquired by Chris Jacobson, BTPS Secretary, who was working at the time at South Melbourne Depot and displayed on the fridge at Bungaree for many years - where torn etc. Cartoonist name unknown.trams, tramways, mta, crew shortages, south melbourne depot

Yields information about the rostering of crews possibly for a specific day, alterations to regular rosters/runs. Handwritten.Handwritten notes - undated - about the traffic arrangements, possibly for a particular day - gives 9 different run numbers, changes to run and details on starting and finishing times and what to change with. Exact context of use unknown - could have been the changes for a particular day towards the end of the services due to crew shortages.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews

Book - 20 pages printed on gloss paper + manilla coloured card cover, titled "Vacancies for Tram Conductors in Melbourne Australia / Conditions and Advantages of Employment 1964 - Single Men Only". Part of the recruitment drive for the MMTB during a period of crew shortages. Gave the conditions, accommodation for up to a year, standards, working conditions, rates of pay, leave, retiring and death gratuities, sport, benefits, becoming a driver, employment, shifts, types of shifts, promotion, wages and conditions. Has a number of photographs of Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Collins St and a photo of a Doncaster bus in a very rural area of Melbourne. Wages and conditions have been updated for the introduction of decimal currency in Feb. 1966 by pasting in sections of paper over the previous sheets.trams, tramways, conductors, recruitment, hostels, mmtb, uk, immigration, wages, retirements, gratuity scheme, buses, doncaster

Set of five pamphlets of an industrial or public relations nature issued during the early to mid 1980's. .1 - "The Wage Freeze" - foolscap printed on yellow paper, issued by the ATMOEA Vic Branch May 1983. .2 - "Public Transport: You pay more for less" - change of services, staff cuts, safety, Fuel conservation and what should be done - issued by the North Fitzroy Tramways Depot Committee and notes a meeting on Monday 17 September - (1984 by calendar check) - foolscap printed both sides on white paper. .3 - "$440,000 tram stripped for spare parts" - tram Z137, stripped - duplicated on blue quarto paper, issued by "concerned tramway workers" . Notes the tram had entered service in 1980 and had been stored for some time. .4 - "Open letter to passengers of Melbourne Tramway System" - complaining about the shortage of crews at Kew Depot - and asking people to register a complaint with the Minister Peter Spyker. Issued by "concerned Kew tram workers" - printed on blue A4 paper. .5 - "They are going to sell off Public Transport:" - ATMOEA - signed by Jim Harper - about the forthcoming 1 Oct. 1988 state election, asking readers to put the Liberals last. Printed on yellow A4 paper both sides.Has in to the top right hand corner in ink "72Drv Sun"trams, tramways, mta, unions, atmoea, wages, public transport, kew depot, north fitzroy depot, tramcars, tram 137

Arthur V Gregory b.1867, d.1957 worked from studio at 326 Albert Road South Melbourne established by his father G F Gregory in 1852In her latter years she was still making good passages under Captain Horne, in spite of a shortage of good crews. The following runs are recorded: 1892 Tuskar to Cape Otway 71 days 1894 Downs to Melbourne 77 1895 Lizard to Melbourne 77 1895 Melbourne to Prawle Point 80 1900 Melbourne to Prawle Point 85 1901 Adelaide to Cape Otway 48hr 1903 Port Phillip Heads to Lizard 74 days 1904 Melbourne to Dover 77 1905 Tuskar to Cape Borda 73 1905 Equator to Leeuin 36Water colour painting in painted gilt frameLoch Garry rounding Cape Otway A.V. Gregory 1933a.v gregory, loch garry, water colour

Typed copies of documents regarding the use of Season, weekly tickets and other tickets on the Ballarat Tramways, operated by the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo). These sheets are not necessarily in the correct order and other sheets may be missing. Notes the proposed system, a trial, advantages, disadvantages, whether two or four trips per day (that is allow for lunch times), extension from 8.30 am to 9am?, costs, where weekly tickets would be sold (at the Showroom in Sturt St, near Lydiard St), order for tickets from ticket printers, instructions to crews, schedule of tickets issued for each run, ticket order letter - placed with J J Miller Printing, copy of a change of the agreement with the ATEA regarding Conductor's Shorts and Overs (similar conditions applied to Ballarat), and extension of 1d and 2d sections.Yields information about the use of Weekly tickets on the Ballarat tramways in 1924 to 1926Set of nine sheets on blue foolscap paper, typed - Notes on Weekly Tickets, Ballarat Tramways 1924 to 1926trams, tramcars, tickets, weekly tickets, conductors, ballarat, esco, shortages, overs and unders

During World War II, the RAAF established twelve Elementary Flying Training Schools (EFTS) to meet the rapid demand for pilots in an expanding Air Force.Due to a shortage of pilots, observers, wireless operators and gunners, the Dominions of the Commonwealth agreed to establish a co-ordinate scheme to train 28,000 air crew each year to help England fight the war in Europe. It was known as the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS). The Dominions would supply the trained aircrew and the mother country would provide the aircraft. Brown timber frame with cream mount containing print of two planes flying over landA17-468 cavorts over a RAAF EFTS airfield during World War Twoa17-468, raaf, ww2

In mid 1941, the MMTB commenced to employ females as Conductresses to alleviate a man power shortage as result of the Second World War. The first 8 commenced training at Hawthorn Depot during August and commenced work on 4 September. See reference for more details on the use of female staff. A MMTB Poster "Melbourne Tramways Past & Present" identifies that the instructor was G. S Boardman and the photo was taken by The Herald.Yields information about the first group to trained as conductresses during 1941.Black and white photograph of 8 women trainee conductresses and Instructor - August 1941tramways, trams, crews, conductors, conductresses, training, world war 2, mmtb

Photograph shows a Victorian Railways conductress accepting money from a passenger in the smoker section of a VR bogie tramcar at night. Before WWII women were not employed as tram crew in Victoria or other states. With manpower shortages during the war, the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board followed by the Victorian Railways employed women as conductresses from 1941, despite many male colleagues objecting. This conductress is Miss T Thompson.Yields information about introduction of women as conductressesSepia photograph with hand written text on rear. On rer: 'VR conductress St Kilda line'victorian railways, conductress, smoker section, vr bogie tramcar, wwii, manpower shortages, melbourne & metropolitan tramways board, 1941, male colleagues objecting