Hear about the cable station with the voice of Bob Davis (staff at the station in the 1950s and 60s, recorded 1986) and Postmaster General archival soundapollo bay, cable station, telecommunications

Invitation to opening of the Old Cable Station Museum in Apollo Bay on March 19, 1988 at 2pm. The invitation is printed in black on a yellow card. Included is a pink round pin with a picture of the museum and opening details.THE APOLLO BAY & DISTRICT / HISTORICAL SOCIETY / cordially invite / PRESIDENT & SECRETARY ANGLESEA HISTORICAL SOCIETY / To the official opening of the Old Cable Station Museum / on Saturday March 19th 1988 at 2 pm. / R.S.V.P. 11 March / Sec: Joan Martin P.O Box 147 / Apollo Bay. Pink pin with picture of museum.apollo bay & district historial society, old cable station museum, 1988

Photograph of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston Streets featuring the Flinders St Station building - c1926? features a very busy intersection cable trams (No. 17 west bound in Flinders St), tram 160 north bound in Swanston, two W class trams, other cable trams, many motor cars, horse drawn vehicles, cyclist and pedestrians. Note the standing zone in Flinders St. In photo are Young and Jacksons Hotel, Bacchus Marsh Concentrated Milk table cream, and numerous signs on the railway station. See Reg Item 5272 for the photo on a Greetings Card and 103 for a framed photographic print.Yields information about the intersection of Flinders and Swanston St c1926 - after the conversion of Swanston St.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Two copies held.Has "1926 Brimson VicRail" in ink along lower edge on rear and "H4505" in the middle of the print back.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, cable trams, flinders st station, w class, s class, tram 160, tram 17

334.1 - Kookaburra Series No. 25 postcard, vertical format, view of the Swanston St entrance to Flinders St. Railway station with five sets of cable trams with horse drawn vehicles and many people. Photo is formally printed using a screen. Title 'Main Entrance, Flinders St. Rly Station Melbourne' along base. On rear in landscape format is areas for address, card number, a kookaburra symbol and saying, publisher notes and areas for address and correspondence. Off white card. c 1910. 334.2 - Photograph as a postcard of the Swanston St. entrance of Flinders St. Railway station from ground level with horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in view. No motor cars in view or cable cars. c1910. On base in white ink (faded) handwriting 'Railway Station Melbourne'. On rear is name of object and areas for Address and Correspondence and '29'. trams, tramways, melbourne, flinders st. station, cable trams

Image from CD (Compact Diskette for use in computers) - see Reg Item 135. Image titled "Merri Creek on CD, of looking from above Rushall station towards Clifton Hill Station with the Merri Creek on the left side of the photo. Shows cable trams in Queens Parade, cable trams shunting, the Clifton Hill cable tram depot, and the railway bridge over Merri Creek. 1930's? Photo has lots of white spots on the image.trams, tramways, merri creek, clifton hill, rushall station, cable trams

Photograph shows a Richmond line cable tram set in Flinders St with Flinders St station in the background. Yields information about Flinders St cable trams c1920.Photograph - Black and White - with plain back and negative.tramways, tramcars, flinders st, flinders st station, cable trams

Black and White photograph titled "New Railway Station Melbourne" looking at Flinders St Railway Station from St Paul's. Has a cable tram set in the view and many people walking across the intersection. Most likely made for the 70th anniversary of South Melbourne Depot.trams, tramways, flinders st, swanston st, flinders st station, cable trams

Rose Series postcard P.1701, titled "Elizabeth Street from Lonsdale Street Melbourne". Has a number of cable trams in the view, the closest one being a Brunswick tram. There is a policeman on point duty. In the view are signs for G A Grano Mantle manufacturers, Smiths Pawnbroker, State Savings Bank, Michael's Camera store, one horse-drawn cart, and motor vehicles. On the west side footpath under an awning is a "Keep to the left" for pedestrians. Flinders St Railway Station can be seen in the far distance. The Brunswick cable tram line was closed Sept. 1935.Yields information about Elizabeth St, c1930Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.On rear in pencil "KM-M-076" and a Ken Magor stamp.trams, tramways, flinders st station, cable trams, elizabeth st, rose series

Rose Series postcard P.1704, titled "Elizabeth Street Melbourne", looking south from the Post Office steps, just north of Bourke St. Has three cable trams in the view, along with the State Savings Bank Building, Flinders Street Railway Station building, adverts for Tintex Dye, Carlton draught beer and R W Rab.Yields information about Elizabeth St, c1930Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.On rear in pencil "KM-M-079" and a Ken Magor stamp.trams, tramways, flinders st station, cable trams, elizabeth st, rose series

Photograph looks north along Chapel Street from over the railway bridge at Windsor Station. Cable trams, motor cars, horse drawn carts and numerous pedestrians travel along the street. Yields information about Chapel Street Copy of a postcard with label below photograph and nothing on rear. On front: 'The Rose Series P 3386 Chapel Street, Windsor, Vic'; cable tram, chapel street, tramways, windsor, rose series

THE WHEEL OF HMAS SYDNEY COMMEMORATING AUSTRALIA’S FIRST NAVAL ENGAGEMENT The historic wheel of HMAS Sydney commemorates the Royal Australian Navy’s first ship- to- ship naval engagement. It was purchased early in 1930 and later presented to the Royal St Kilda Yacht Club (now Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron) by then Commodore Joe White, following HMAS Sydney being broken up at Cockatoo Dock, Sydney. On 1 November 1914, led by the flagship SS Orvieto, a large convoy of 28 Australian and 10 New Zealand transports escorted by the Light Cruisers HMAS Melbourne, HMAS Sydney, HMS Minotaur and the Japanese ship Ibuki, departed King George Sound, Albany Western Australia with a large contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops bound for Egypt, to become the original Anzac’s. As the convoy steamed northwest across the Indian Ocean, leaving Cocos-Keeling Islands well to the westward, Captain Karl von Muller in the German Light Cruiser Emden of 3,600 tons, after having wrought much havoc to allied shipping in the Indian Ocean, ignorant of the convoys presence, had in mind to destroy the Cocos Island Cable Station on Direction Island. In the early hours of the morning of Monday the 9 November, he anchored “Emden” off Direction Island to send a landing party ashore, In the meantime the Cable Station had sent out a Morse Code message ‘Strange ship approaching’, this was followed soon after by a ‘S.O.S.’ These messages were picked up by ships in the convoy and at 7.00 a.m., Captain J.C. Glossop of the 5,400 ton HMAS Sydney was directed to leave the convoy and proceed at full speed for Cocos Islands. Two hours later Cocos Island was on the horizon. Captain von Muller, with the boarding party ashore to destroy the Cable station, steamed out to intercept the intruder. Captain Glossop decided to close in to 9,500 yards ( 8686.8m) before delivering his first salvo. Emden on the other hand, opened fire at 10,500 yards (9601m), its ten, 4.1 inch (104mm) guns firing 38 pound (17.24 kg ) shells, some of which scored near misses. Emden was hit repeatedly by HMAS Sydney’s eight, 6 inch (152.4mm) guns firing 100 pound (45.36kg ) shells. Within two hours Captain von Muller had decided to run the badly damaged Emden aground on North Keeling Island. Captain Glossop then broke off the engagement to speed off to intercept Emden’s collier, “Buresk”, seen lurking in the distance, soon to overtake her. A boarding party from HMAS Sydney was too late to prevent Buresk from being scuttled but able to rescue her crew. Returning to finish off Emden, HMAS Sydney was again met by heavy gunfire. Sydney scored a number of direct hits to Emden and only after having suffered 134 killed and 65 wounded, did Captain von Muller finally decide to lower his Naval Ensign. He was among those captured and was allowed to retain his Naval sword. In the engagements HMAS Sydney only suffered four direct hits, 4 killed and 12 wounded. J.H.(Bert) Ferris Extremely significant as part of Australia's Naval and Military history.Ships wheel, timber, mounted on a timber plinth, wheel of ship first HMAS Sydney.Plaque notifying that wheel donated by Commodore Joe White 1930ww1, sydney, german, hmas, raider, emden, cocos keeling, islands, hmas sydney, wheel

This line connector tool is part of the erecting of electricity cables from the power stations to the ultimate distribution sub stations throughout Victoria. It is used to extend cable length and secure cable to tower points. This type of equipment has been in use in this region since power production commenced in the 1950'sThis connection tool is a vital part in the distribution of hydro produced electricity from its mother power plant to its ultimate destination be it rural towns, industry or city. It has been used in the Kiewa valley and its Alpine regions.This power line connection tool was required to extend the length of the power line and is made up from a "compression sleeve" with its connecting lug and at the other end the suspension eye.Stamped on the compression sleeve "4/7/.1297"sec vic kiewa hydro scheme, alternate energy supplies, alpine population growth

Yields information about the electrical power supply and overhead switching for Ballarat in 1914.Rolled drawing showing Tramway Power supply arrangements 1914, track map, power station, feeder cable, switches, section insulators, box locations, lightning arrestors and feeder cables for the various routes in Ballarat. Dated 2/1/1914, with initials GL. The various cables and trolley wire has been drawing in differing colours.ballarat, power station, overhead, section insulators

Wall Calendar - wire spiral bound along top edge with hanger, gloss paper, with cover and each month featuring various transport related photographs. Includes photo of Flinders St station, cable tram in Bridge Road and horse drawn vehicles delivering cable from the port to Brunswick, including a number of railway photographs. Titled "Victorian Ministry of Transport - Transport Calendar - 1984", featuring photographs from the VR heritage collection. Two copies held.trams, tramways, railways, tramways, cable trams, flinders st station, calendar

Yields information about Swanston St Melbourne and demonstrates German printed colour photo postcards.Black and white view of Swanston St Melbourne, showing Flinders St station, with cable trams, located within a map of main land Australia, with a colour printed background containing a kangaroo, emu and kookaburra. Title "Scenes in Melbourne". On rear of card "Printed in Saxony" Has been sent by a person on the RMS Medina, from Sydney, 29/10/1913 to Miss M Fenton at the "All Nations Hotel", Port Melbourne. Has an Australian 1d one penny stamp.Written on reartrams, tramways, postcards, melbourne, swanston st

Pamphlet - 4 fold DL, titled ""Buses replace trams - Route 58 and Route 78", June 2021 for the installation of a level platform stop at South Yarra Station, cabling from the Daly St substation and trackwork on route 78 as well. Image i2 shows a plan of the stop - source from https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/hdp.au.prod.app.vic-engage.files/3016/2201/0888/PTVH5474_South_Yarra_Tram_Design_Plan_Map_A1_v8_FA.jpg at the time. Has a map of the replacement services. Has PTV and Victorian Government logos. image i3 - downloaded from the Yarra Trams website - details of the project including upgrading the Power supply. two copies held. .1 - coffee voucher for two days (19/6 and 20/6) while tram stop works were being carried out.trams, tramways, route 58, trackwork, bus replacement, south yarra, daly st substation

Calendar - 16 pages - card cover, full colour, titled "Going Places - 1993 Calendar", published by the Public Transport Corporation featuring public transport photos and 8 postcards in the centre - perforated. Tramway items imaged along with a note about the photograph itself. image 1 - cover 2 and 3 - February - St Kilda Rd From the BP Building, looking north at Dawn 4 and 5 - April - B2 2038 outside the Princess theatre in Spring / Nicholson St 6 and 7 - June - Y 469 as "The Melbourne Tram" with Flinders St in the background. 8 - Postcards - W1 421 decorated for the Royal visit of , Flinders St station with cable and electric trams, Spirit of Progress on Test and the line up of Double deck buses at North Fitzroy. 9 and 10 - August - B2042 in the Bourke St Mall 11 and 12 - October - W5 816 as the Leunig Tram with Luna Park behind. 13 and 14 - December - W2 442 as the Restaurant tram with the Arts Centre behindtrams, tramways, ptc, y class, tourist trams, b class, restaurant tram, st kilda road, transporting art, flinders st station, double deck buses, bourke st, spring st, tram 462, tram 816, tram 2042, tram 442, tram 421, tram 2038

Photo - see pdf file for further information. Number Brief Description RSC1 PCC 1041 at the gates of Preston Workshops on a test run without its trolley retriever RSC2 PCC 1041 in Glenhuntly Road on Route 67 en-route to Carnegie crossing the Railway Gates at Glenhuntly Station RSC3 W2 482 stored at Malvern Depot with Olympic Park on the Destination RSC4 Cable Car Set 64 in Swanston Street outside Princess Bridge Station in bound with open top Double Deck Bus, Trak Motors ? Departing from Flinders St Station RSC5 W3 669 in St George Road at Sumner Street en-route to Preston Workshops for scrapping RSC6 Cable Car in Lygon Street en-route to Carlton RSC7 PCC 1041 turning from St Georges Road into Miller Street to enter the Preston Workshops RSC8 Flinders Street Station with cable cars RSC9 PCC 1041 in strife on its maiden day in service. Trams on route 88 delayed in Queens Parade Clifton Hill RSC10 Flinders Street at William Street with Cable Cars RSC11 L 104 on the fan of the new shed at Malvern Depot on a TMSV tour RSC12 Cable Set 1 after it’s restoration at Preston Workshops on the fan near the front gate RSC13 X1 466 at a suburban terminus of the Footscray System RSC14 X2 680 at Point Ormond Terminus RSC15 An ex Launceston Tram at the outside terminus of the Penny Royal Complex Tramway in Launceston RSC16 Q 148 at Preston Workshops awaiting disposal RSC17 Elizabeth Street with Cable Cars RSC18 Elizabeth and Bourke Streets corner outside the GPO with cable cars RSC19 Collins Street with Cable Cars RSC20 A photo taken from the observation deck of the ICI building showing a view of Parliament House with a W class tram in Nicholson Street RSC21 Auburn Horse car with a posed photo of all the tramway men employed RSC22 Cheltenham Double Deck Horsecar with a full load of passengers RSC23 City of Northcote cable trailer No 3 at a terminus RSC24 City of Northcote Cable cars passing in High Street Northcote RSC25 St Kilda Road at Princes Bridge with Cable Cars RSC26 Flinders Street with Cable Cars RSC27 Cable Cars RSC28 Bourke Street looking towards Elizabeth Street from Queen Street RSC29 Cable cars in Bourke Street at Elizabeth Street looking east RSC30 Cable cars in Elizabeth Street at the terminus at Flinders Street RSC31 Cable cars in Bourke Street at Swanston Street looking west RSC32 Cable cars in Swanston Street at Flinders Street looking north RSC33 Cable cars in Collins Street near Russell Street RSC34 Cable cars in Elizabeth Street at Bourke Street RSC35 Cable cars in Collins Street at Elizabeth Street RSC36 Cable Cars in Swanston Street at Flinders Street RSC37 Cable cars in Collins Street RSC38 Cable Cars RSC39 Cable cars in St Kilda Road near Princes Bridge RSC40 Cable cars in Collins Street east of Swanston Street RSC41 Cable cars in Spring Street outside Parliament House RSC42 K class No 92 in M&MTB Chocolate and cream livery but with a P&MTT Destination box on Route 14 RSC43 Thornbury Depot viewed from Miller Street and St Georges Road. Two W2 class cars are laying over between the peaks RSC44 Z3 No 201 in Met Livery passes D1 No 3510 in new M/Tram livery. A staff member in uniform stands in the doorway. Dandenong Road RSC45 D1 No 3530 advertising Heinekin Super Golf on Route 55 in Royal Park RSC46 D1 No 3504 in M/Tram livery on the reserved track in Matthews Avenue near Essendon Airport showing Route 81 Travancore. I suspect it is a private enthusiasts charter due to the Malvern W class run number in the rear windscreen RSC47 D1 No 3504 on Route 64 in Dandenong Road in M/Tram Livery RSC48 D1 No 3504 in M/Tram Livery at Airport West Terminus RSC49 D1 No 3504 in M Tram Livery in Union Road outside the Showgrounds RSC50 D1 No 3504 at West Maribyrnong Terminus in M/Tram Livery RSC51 D1 No 3503 in M/Tram Livery in Malvern Depot RSC52 SW6 No 960 and VR No 53 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC53 Hawthorn Tramways Trust No 32 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC54 VR 53 & B 2042 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC55 VR 53 & C 3016 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC56 NMEL&T Co No 13 (Formerly No 214) in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC57 NMEL&T Co 13 (formerly No 214) at Preston Workshops for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC58 Hawthorn Tramways Trust Lettering on HTT No 32 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC59 Hawthorn Tramways Trust No 32 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC60 Hawthorn Tramways Trust No 32 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC61 Hawthorn Tramways Trust No 32 in Harbour Esplanade for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC62 NMEL&T Co No 13 (formerly No 214) at Preston Workshops for the NMEL&T Co Centenary RSC63 W2 516 and another on route 59 wait to shunt at Essendon Aerodrome Terminus as W2 571 on route 49 departs. This was the last day of operation. RSC64 Australia’s First Electric Tram at Box Hill with tramway men including H J Hilton who is in the centre RSC65 W2 484 en-route to St Kilda Junction and another wait for passengers after a race meeting at Caulfield Racecourse RSC66 X1 463 on the Footscray system en-route to Russell Street RSC67 Geelong 35 on Chilwell Route, Formerly HTT 13, M&MTB 119, then Bendigo 1 and Ballarat 37 RSC68 P&MTT No 4 on Opening Day of the system in Glenferrie Road RSC69 Bendigo No 6 in McCrae Street near the Depot en-route to North Bendigo RSC70 P&MTT No 4 in Glenferrie Road on opening day of the system RSC71 Scrubber No 3 stripped and awaiting scrapping at Preston Workshops RSC72 Scrubber No 4 at South Melbourne Depot RSC73 Q 191 & 139 at Preston Workshops awaiting scrapping RSC74 Rail Grinder No 3 at Preston Workshops as purchased from Sydney RSC75 Y 469 waits to shunt at Wattle Park Terminus as Y1 613 departs on driver training duties RSC76 VR 53 on the outside roads at Essendon Depot RSC77 W5 796 with three doors and square windows running out of Brunswick Depot in Cameron Street, with a supplementary destination board showing “City via Swanston St” RSC78 W2 258 on the wheel grinder road at Brunswick Depot RSC79 X2 676 on a TMSV tour, W5 817 & 836 & VR 53 on the open roads at Essendon Depot RSC80 PCC 1041 on test, passes W7 1035 in High Street Preston RSC81 D1 class production number 7 as delivered on test in Matthews Avenue RSC82 W2 383 on route 5 turning from the reserved track in Dandenong Road into St Kilda Road at St Kilda Junction RSC83 Z3 204 as advertising tram for Vodaphone Grand Prix running into Malvern Depot new shed RSC84 Z1 No 4 on test in St Georges Road RSC85 PCC 1041 on Route 96 in Bourke Street near Exhibition Street RSC86 Z1 No 3 without numbers on test turning from Miller Street in St Georges Road RSC87 Track components stored in Coldblo Road at Malvern Depot with Z class cars adjacent RSC88 D1 3501 in M/Tram Livery on Route 55 in Peel Street at Franklin Street RSC89 C 3001 in Yarra Trams Livery Porto No 018 & D1 3502 in M/Tram Livery on display in Harbourside Esplanade RSC90 D1 class tram production number 7, in as delivered condition on test in Matthews Avenue RSC91 D1 3503 inside Malvern Depot RSC92 SW6 955 and W6 974 in St Kilda Road at City Road at dusk. RSC93 Freight Car No 19 at Preston Workshops in green Livery RSC94 Rail Grinder No 3 in green Livery at South Melbourne Per Way Yard RSC95 A SW6 class car on route 50 shunting at Elizabeth Street Terminus at night, taken from Flinders Street Station RSC96 W2 588 & 435 in St Kilda Road at Batman Avenue RSC97 Y1 613 in service at Wattle Park Terminus RSC98 W2 588 in Wellington Parade en-route to the City with a Grand Final Load of passengers followed closely by No 384 RSC99 W2 558 on MCG Footy Special entering the Simpson Street siding RSC100 W3 657 & an L Class in the new shed at Malvern Depot RSC101 Y1 613 in St Kilda Road on an enthusiast's tour in St Kilda Road south of St Kilda Junction RSC102 Y1 613 on an enthusiast's tour in Clarendon Street with the two extra tracks on the Railways viaduct under construction RSC103 W6 976 on the fan of the new shed at Malvern Depot RSC104 W7 1024 as an advertising car for Bank of NSW at the route 1 terminus at South Melbourne Beach RSC105 PCC 980 on route 96 in Nicholson Street near North Fitzroy Depot RSC106 SW6 890 with dash canopy lighting in Market Street on the opening day of William Street Services RSC107 W2 444 with big numbers heads a line of footy specials in Simpson Street Siding RSC108 Cable Cars in Elizabeth Street RSC109 NMEL&T co No 2 with a trailer outside the power station in Mount Alexander Road RSC110 Alf Twentyman’s cable car set in his Northcote backyard RSC111 Cable Cars in Queens Parade Clifton Hill RSC112 Cable cars in Collins Street outside the Town Hall RSC113 PCC 1041 at Carnegie terminus RSC114 Cable cars in Elizabeth Street RSC115 Cable cars in Collins St near Swanston St RSC116 HTT 19 turns from Riversdale Road into Camberwell Road at Camberwell Junction RSC117 W1 419 official builders photo of first car of the class RSC118 Cable car with a full load of passengers RSC119 W1 422 illuminated for the visit of T.R.H. The Duke and Duchess of York RSC120 PCC 1041 in strife on it’s maiden day in service. Trams on route 88 delayed in Queens Parade Clifton Hill RSC121 Bendigo Birney car in Finn Street near North Bendigo terminus RSC122 SW6 in St Kilda Road at Domain Road at night RSC123 All 3 of Alf Twentyman’s cable cars in his Northcote backyard RSC124 Cable trailer 256 being unloaded into the shed at Bylands RSC125 Cable grip car 1 being removed from the Melbourne Museum RSC126 Alf Twentyman's cable cars in his Northcote Backyard RSC127 Alf Twentyman's cable cars in his Northcote Backyard RSC128 Alf Twentyman's cable cars in his Northcote Backyard RSC129 Alf Twentyman's cable cars in his Northcote Backyard RSC130 W class car in Swanston Street at Collins Street RSC131 Y1 469, L & W3 on the run out of Glenhuntly Depot on a tour RSC132 W7 1024 as an advertising tram for Bank of NSW at Clifton Hill RSC133 W2 496 on a footy special in Simpson Street Siding RSC134 W2 as originally converted to a test car at Preston Workshops RSC135 W3 667 in Brunswick Depot with Ellen Butland at the controls RSC136 W3 669 on its final run at Victoria Parade and Brunswick Street RSC137 W2 571 in Wellington Parade at Clarendon Street with a Footy Final load of Passengers RSC138 Y1 613 shunts at Spencer Street Terminus as X 217 waits on Australia Day Pageant RSC139 PCC 1041 on Route 96 in Bourke Street outside the Southern Cross Hotel RSC140 SW6 890 with accident damage on the outside roads at Preston Workshops, c1978 RSC141 W2 535 on Route 4 at the old St Kilda Junction, c1967 RSC142 PCC 1041 on Route 88 turns from Bourke Street into Spring Street, 1973 RSC143 L 102 on a tour at Albert Park Beach Terminus, Feb 1972 RSC144 W5 class Nos 833, 834 & 835 in Malvern Depot, c1976 RSC145 W2 No 281 in Wellington Parade on a football very crowded special c1974 RSC146 X1 No 464 Ballarat Road 1960 RSC147 T No 181 bound for the Explosives Factory - at Footscray Station - July 1960 RSC148 T No 181 at Williamstown Road, 1960 RSC149 Cable car set in Alf Twentyman’s back yard, c1970 RSC150 X No 217 at Malvern Depot, c1970 RSC151 X1 No 465 and T No181 Footscray Football ground in Barkly Street. c1960 RSC152 Scrubber No 5 at South Melbourne Depot, c1960 RSC153 X1 No 465 Footscray to Russell Street, c1960 RSC154 X1 No 467 Leeds Street Footscray, 1960 RSC155 PMTT No 4 Glenferrie Road, 1910 RSC156 S No 164 at Malvern Depot c1970 RSC157 T No 178 Footscray c1960 RSC158 Cleaner No. 7 at South Melbourne Depot c1960 RSC159 Two Y classes at Princes Bridge and Batman Avenue mid 1950s RSC160 Swanston Street – Nu color vue slide – M142 Demonstrates the work of Ron Scholten in photography, collection and/or production of duplicate slidesAssembled album in a black presentation folder of 160 colour slides, 8 slide sleeves, collected or produced by Ron Scholten. Many are TMSV or Windsor Publications slides. All photographs have been scanned and placed on the Museum's G drive. A list of all photographs with details has been compiled. melbourne, tramways, trams, cable trams, horse tram, route 67, route 88, route 55, route 64, route 59, route 49, route 50, point ormond, royal park, swanston st, footscray, essendon depot, matthews ave, brunswick depot, glenhuntly depot, malvern depot, st.georges road, preston workshops, pcc class, vr class, w2 class, w3 class, l class, s class, x class, x1 class, k class, z3 class, d1 class, sw6 class, w6 class, w7 class, t class, b1 class, c class, q class, y class, y1 class, w5 class, z1 class, tram 465, tram 181, tram 217, tram 467, tram 164, tram 102, tram 669, tram 667, tram 976, tram 890, tram 558, tram 657, tram 571, tram 484, tram 535, flinders st, tram 980, tram 1041, tram 482, tram 64, tram 104, tram 1, tram 466, tram 680, tram 676, tram 955, tram 92, tram 201, tram 3510, tram 3530, tram 3504, tram 3503, tram 53, tram 588, tram 383, tram 960, tram 32, tram 2042, tram 3016, tram 516, tram 43, tram 463, tram 191, tram 139, tram 469, tram 613, tram 796, tram 258, tram 384

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria constructed the Kiewa Hydro Electric scheme from the 1930's to 1960's during which time power cables were made to carry power from the Power stations to the switch yards and beyond to the towns and houses.These sample power cables indicate the types of power lines used in the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme and the amount of voltage that they carry.3 transmission cables of different width used for transmitting different amounts of power on different size power lines.The thinnest cable consists of a centre piece of wire covered by a layer of twisted wires. The middle sized cable has 4 layers of twisted wires around the centre piece and the thickest cable has 5 layers of twisted wires around the centre piece.The thickest cable has a plastic strip with 330.000 Volt Cable inscribed on it.state electricity commission of victoria. power lines. cables. kiewa hydro electric scheme. electricity.

This insulator disk for the high voltage carrying electrical cables was manufactured in 1964 and used by the SEC Vic (Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme) from that date until late 1900's. It was used to connect high voltage cables to their "towers" going from various Hydro Generators to and from power "stations". During this time period, high quality "cable" insulators were manufactured in Japan. In an earlier time they would have been sourced from Europe or England. After the 1950's the sourcing of electrical hardware was being influenced by the lower costs obtainable from Japan. Later on other Asian sources also became available.The need for a mountainous and a large area of operational requirements, such as the SEC Vic Kiewa Hydro Electricity Scheme, to distribute the electricity produced in the Victorian Alps to the major users required power transmission lines to "carry" high above the sometimes inaccessible land mass electricity generated at the power stations to the various sub stations along the valleys and ranges to flatter populated regions. The significance of this insulation "high voltage" disk to the Kiewa Valley region relates to the impact of modern technology (at that time) upon a mainly rural environment. These power lines are a stark visual "show" of the impact that the "Scheme" has on the mostly rural landscape of the Kiewa Valley and what a boost of "modern" equipment into the area has taken place. The "Hydro Scheme" had facilitated the transition of a semi rural area to an advanced rural region within a shorter time frame, than would have taken under "normal" evolutionary time. The speed of information of all "new technology" had a relatively slow assimilation rate before the SEC Kiewa Hydro Scheme came to those living in the then quieter rural communities. This high voltage (330 KV) insulation disk is made from non conductive porcelain stoneware. It is highly polished brown in colour and has a clip fastening for the high voltage cable to be attached to. This disk was hit by lightning and the burn marks are quite noticeable. The top metal connector has a "mushroom" extension jutting below the semi cone like insulation disk. Also four circular ridges or grooves (old 78 rpm disc recording style).Cable bell on top of insulation disk "4K " next to it the international symbol for electricity (triangle containing one horizontal line under one V line and one vertical flame like line.) On the opposite side "2" and to the right "64"sec vic kiewa hydro scheme, alternate energy supplies, alpine (above ground) high voltage electricity cables, volt cable, 330000 volt cable

ELTHAM’S GROWTH HAS BEEN RAPID IN RECENT YEARS Unknown local paper c.1960s Recent years have seen a rapid change in the appearance of Eltham’s business centre - so rapid, in fact, that the growth of premises has been almost 300%. For more than thirty-five years Eltham had little more than a dozen traders - the town's business area spreading from Pryor Street in the north, to Pitt Street in the south. The greatest density of businesses - no more than a handful of shops - were situated in the present shopping centre but other essential services such as the Post Office, were located half a mile away. As the town's population grew and the need for more shops became apparent, the growth was centralised around the railway station and Shire hall. Few of the old premises are used for their original form of business today, though many are still in existence. One of the oldest (seen clearly in the illustration) still in use is now Ferrari's Greengrocery. This shop was Eltham's butchery in early days, conducted by Jim Ryan. Up to twenty years ago, Mr. Ryan ran his business from the shop. whilst his son toured Eltham in his horse and cart, cutting his customers' orders as he went from door to door. Another business - one of the few still trading in the same goods-was Burgoyne's Hardware. This is now owned by Mr. R. Clinton, a new shop has recently been added and shortly the old premises will disappear completely. The Burgoyne family were well known to Eltham's population. The Post Office and Store (then in Main Road, near Bridge Street) was run by Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne. The Post Office was later moved, and attached to the hardware store. OLD HOTEL In this same area was the old Eltham Hotel, almost opposite the present hotel. The building still stands, but has been converted into a house. The hitching rail can still be seen by the roadside. Back in the township was Barber's Blue Gum store, later conducted by Mrs. Burges (mother of Garnet Burges) and claimed to be Eltham's oldest shop. Further down the road, just past the hardware store, was the barber shop and billiard saloon. Next door was E. J. Andrew's news agency, library and State Savings Bank. Eltham's original chemist's shop, or dispensary as it was called, is now an electrical repair shop. On this side of the street too, was Mrs. Monteith - Draper. Mr Monteith was the owner of Eltham' s bus service. This bus service had no regular route, but deposited passengers at the point nearest their homes - a. door to door taxi service. Next to Mrs. Monteith stood another grocery - and general store, and next again, the local blacksmith. Another of Butcher Ryan's sons was Eltham's blacksmith and obviously an enterprising man he conducted a timber business next door to his smithy's shop. These two premises are still run by one man - Garnet Burges. BOOM STARTS Twenty years ago, when Thompson's took over Eltham's pharmacy they occupied the old shop adjoining the Shire hall. The building of Thompson's new premises, from which· they operate today, was the beginning of Eltham's recent growth and development. With another grocery store and a bakery at the corner of York Street, a butcher near Franklin Street, a cobbler's shop opposite the State School (did you ever wonder what that-little building attached to one of Eltham's oldest houses had been?), and an estate agency conducted by Mr. Clark, now Eltham Real Estate - only one trader remained - and today, still carries on, the only original owner of one of Eltham's .oldest established businesses - Mr. Dave Lyon, of Lyon Bros. Garage, which was formerly located in what was later used as Chenowyth's Foundry in Main Road. From the early twenties until little more than six or seven years ago that was the picture of Eltham. Some businesses had changed hands - many years before Mr. C. Rains had acquired Andrew's news agency, Mrs. Monteith's drapery had become Mrs. R. Smith's home-made cake shop, to change again and again to many other types of business. But generally, Eltham was unchanged, for nearly thirty years. Then suddenly new shops mushroomed. The new news agency and drapery, the chemist and adjoining shops, a new butcher, a green grocer and several more. POPULATION DOUBLED In the space of a few years, fifteen new shops, two banks, a restaurant and a post office were built at Eltham. New types of businesses found a ready market in an area which was quickly almost doubling its population. A little over twelve months ago, another wave of progress hit Eltham. Since then eight more shops have been built - a cake shop and fish shop in Dalton [sic – Dudley] Street - for building areas are unprocurable in the Main Street shopping centre now – have been built by Mr. D. Kimball; a new ladies’ and children’s wear shop has been opened by Rains; Eltham Dry Cleaners have another of these new shops, and Mr. R. Clinton has built elaborate new premises. Further down the road, Mr. C. Campbell has built a new butcher's shop, and next door, at present under construction, are a self service store and a shop which Mr. J. Hodges will open on completion. In addition to these new shops, Mr. J. Millett has extended his grocery to almost twice its original size. FLOURISHING Outside the central area, other businesses are flourishing. Latimer's felt factory is being developed in a picturesque rustic setting; P. J. Timber and Trading Company have recently completed a large showroom and timber yard, and in the town itself Nicholson and Merritt are now completing the extension of their foot wear factory to double its former area. This is Eltham today. Progress is moving rapidly in this rural area on the fringe of the metropolis. Less than a decade has seen vast development. The years to complete that span of time will see even greater changes and greater prosperity in this heart: of the Diamond Valley. OLD LANDMARK GOES Perhaps the most famous landmark in Eltham's' business section disappeared last Wednesday when the towering blue gum in Pryor Street at the rear of Main Road shops was felled. The tree, stated to be more than 80 feet high, was the one for which the adjoining café was named, when that business was Eltham’s only provision store, long before the turn of the century. Mr. J. Millett, who now owns the property on which the tree stood, deeply regretted its removal, but was mindful of the need for expansion in the business area. The "Old Blue Gum" was removed by Mr. A. Wilson, expert tree feller, from Heidelberg. Its proportions might be assessed by these facts – it took a gang of experienced men two days to completely fell and clear the tree, and, falling sections being brought down by cable tipped electricity wires on the opposite side of Pryor Street.andrew's news agency, bakery, barber shop, barber's blue gum store, billiard saloon, blacksmith, blue gum, burgoyne's hardware, butcher, cake shop, chemist's shop, chenowyth's foundry, cobbler's shop, dave lyon, dispensary, draper shop. mr monteith, dudley street, e. j. andrew's news agency, electrical repair shop, eltham bus service, eltham butchery, eltham dry cleaners, eltham hotel, eltham railway station, eltham real estate, eltham shire hall, eltham shopping centre, eltham shops, eltham town centre, estate agency, expert tree feller, ferrari's greengrocery, fish shop, foot wear factory, franklin street, garnet burges, general store, grocery, heidelberg, horace clark, jim ryan, ladies’ and children’s wear shop, latimer's felt factory, library, lyon bros. garage, main road, mr. a. wilson, mr. c. campbell, mr. c. rains, mr. d. kimball, mr. j. hodges, mr. j. millett, mr. r. clinton, mrs. burges, mrs. monteith, mrs. monteith's drapery, mrs. r. smith's home-made cake shop, nicholson and merritt, p. j. timber and trading company, pitt street, post office, pryor street, self service store, shopping centre, state savings bank, taxi service, thompson's pharmacy, york street

References to McLean family, Hector John McLean and Louisa Frances (nee Green) and six daughters who lived in Eltham during the period 1930 to 1934 inclusive. Lived in the former Evelyn Hotel at the time it was destroyed by fire and being part of the Centenary Parade in 1934 where the family won the Group Section for their entry “Pioneers of Eltham” Reminiscences provided by Edith Jones (nee M1934 flood, ballroom, baptism, barber shop, bittern, boy scouts, bremner's flat, burgoyne's shop, cable tram, cemetery road, centenary celebrations, centenary parade, christening, coach house, collis grocery, dalton street, depression, dole, dorothy jean mclean, edith jones (nee mclean), eltham fire brigade, eltham high school, eltham higher elementary school, eltham lower park, eltham railway station, eltham state school no. 209, evelyn hotel, fire damage - buildings, flinders naval depot, fordham, gladys evelyn mclean, gold mining, gwenneth mae mclean, gwladys evelyn mclean, headmistress, hector john mclean, isherwood house and shop, louisa frances mclean (nee green), metery road, methodist church, miss finnin, miss grant cottage, motor bike races, mrs barrett, mrs bremner, mrs hurley, olive isabel mclean, parade, phoebe lillian mclean, picnic, pioneers of eltham, pitt street, research fire brigade, rev. r.g. arthur, shed, shops, st margarets church hall, st margaret's church, stables, state savings bank of victoria, susso books, todaro, vinnie willet, warrandyte bridge, warrandyte, wingrove park, yarra river

Brian Cleveland taught art to Swinburne students from the 1970s to 1990s and sketched and recorded iconic areas of the city that were scheduled to vanish or be seriously altered. The Port Melbourne drawings were predominantly done in the 1990sSeventy-two (72)) pencil drawings (some with watercolour washes) by Brian Cleveland. Sites include: Centenary Bridge (including demolition) ; ships ; Princes Pier ; Station Pier ; structures and cranes on piers ; cable tram sheds ; London Hotel ; foreshore views ; Beacons (leading lights) ; kiosks ; Missions to Seamen building: railway stations.built environment, built environment - civic, piers and wharves - princes pier, piers and wharves - station pier, engineering - bridges, brian cleveland, centenary bridge, missions to seamen