A4 sheet printed from a pdf file of the "Howard Street Property - conversion into cable car depot". Shows the changes to the buildings in order to provide a running depot for the cable cars that worked the Elizabeth St to Abbotsford line via North Melbourne. Depot required following the closure of the Flemington Road depot when it was converted to electric in July 1925. Drawing not dated. Two current photos of the buildings provided by Mal Rowe - Photos of the front of the buildings - 27/4/2013 and the rear 10/3/2013.trams, tramways, north melbourne, cable trams, conversion, howard st, depot

Set of three A3 size photocopies of a drawing held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat ESCo Tramway Depot, dated 2/8/1912. Drawn at a scale of 1/16" = 1', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, a proposed extension to hold eleven trailers, a front elevation showing pits, extension (drawn at 1/8" = 1'). On the current tracks, shows the individual track capacities - 26 trams. Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, depot, drawings

Set of four A3 size photocopies of a drawing VB4/8709c held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat SEC Tramway Depot, dated 5/11/1971, Revision C 22/11/1971. Drawn at a scale of 1" = 20', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, tree locations, pit details, rooms, paint shop, reduced levels, streets, toilets, steps to pits, tennis court and datum point. Drawn after the closure of the tramways, possibly to enable planning for the redevelopment and sale of the property. Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, depot, drawings

Set of 7 images of the last built (1925) cable tram car house or depot in Howard St North Melbourne. This building replaced the Flemington Road car house when the cable tram track in Flemington Road was electrified during July 1925. The building is on the Heritage Register - see reference. When closed in 1935, it was subsequently sold to a furniture company. In 2017 it was occupied by City Prestige Automobiles. During 2025, part of the building is occupied by a coffee shop - Le Bajo Milkbar. Photos by Geoff Brown June 2017 and Jan. 2025.Yields information about the Howard St cable car house. Set of 7 digital images of 8-10 Howard St North Melbournem&mtb, howard st, cable trams, car houses, depots

Letters - carbon copy on quarto paper between the RACV (16/11/1921) and response from the MMTB (23/11/1921), regarding shunting of cars at the Richmond car house or depot. The RACV requested flag men like that at the Toorak corner and Lonsdale St. The MMTB said No, flag men and provided at the two locations to regulate cars. Letter from the Chas J H Hodges, Secretary of the RACV.trams, tramways, racv, cable trams, lonsdale st, toorak, richmond, depots

The photograph shows the trailer or saloon car from a cable tram set at car house or depot. See Reg Item3692 for a photo of the car set or train. The National Library notes in its collection - Decorated dummy and car which, electrically illuminated, traversed the Melbourne cable tramways in celebration of peace, on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, the 14th and 15th July, 1919. Has a illustrated card published by the Tramway Board 1919. Yields information about a decorated cable tram trailer and the interior of a car house.Photograph - Black and White - decorated cable trailer - Peace - World War 1 in a car house or depottramways, trams, decorated trams, cable trams, world war 1, car house, depot

Negative of a cable grip car being hauled by a tractor (in or out) of the South Melbourne tram depot or car sheds. Has the grip in the removed position. In the background is a hotel and a petrol or service station - out of focus. The grip car has the destination of Collins St on the front and "Connects with Collins St electric cars" on the side. Photo Wal Larsen 6/3/1937.Yields information about towing grip trams from a depot by tractor.Negative and a black and white print with details on the rear.Written on rear of album print "Tractor hauling cable dummy out of South Melb. Sheds." On rear of print - "South Melbourne depot with tractor dragging dummy out and into street. (A terrible dull day and a slow camera, not so hot eh!). 6 March 1937. Photo Wal Larsen. " Has number "PSM1" in bottom left hand corner and "58" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, cable trams, south melbourne depot, grip tram

Copy photograph (based on the photo corners on the right-hand side) of a cable set outside the Rathdowne St or North Carlton line, car house. Trailer No. 57, lettered "St Kilda Beach and North Carlton" Has the grip man and conductor standing in their positions. The photo shows the construction of the car house.Yields information about the Rathdowne St car house and a cable set on the North Carlton line.Black and white copy photograph, plain back.tramways, cable trams, tram 57, north carlton, rathdowne st

Photograph shows VR tram 52 mostly undercover at entrance of Elwood Depot. VR 52 was one of the three last cars built at Newport Railway Workshops based on the M&MTB SW6 "luxury cars" design. Yields information about the Railways tramway and its last modernisation attempt.Black and white photograph glued to thin board with label stuck belowElwood Tram Depotvictorian railways, vr tram 52, elwood depot, tram 52

A folder containing a floor plan for each cable tram car house or car shed, showing tracks, entry, workshop it, car wash stable, offices, turntable, battery charging area and tables and on some, the horse stall. Contains drawings for Brunswick, Brighton Road, Carlton, Clifton Hill, Esplande (Ackland St), Fitzroy, Nicholson St, North Carlton, North Melbourne, Northcote, Port Melbourne, Prahran, Richmond, South Melbourne, Toorak, and Victoria St,Yields information on each cable tram car house or depot - prepared by the MMTB in the 1920sSet of 16 blue prints + covers, folded, contained with a cover stapled on the left hand edge.tramways, trams, cable trams, car house, car depot, car sheds, drawings, depots

Colour print showing Freight Car 17 on No. 1 Road at Hawthorn Depot prior to its closure as a running shed. The tram is advertising Sunkist Peas. Alongside the tram is W2 324 (Hawthorn Depot, Route 80) No. 17 was converted from NMETL No. 13 and this tram is now on display at the Museum. See Reference. Photo most likely taken shortly before the depot closed as a running shed. The depot ceased as a running shed on 14/2/1965. Yields information about the last days of Hawthorn tram depot as a running depot and the use of the Freight car.Colour print - printed on Kodak Royal paper.trams, tramways, w2 class, tram 17, tram 324, freight car, sunkist peas, mmtb, v class, hawthorn depot

Yields information about the appearance of the tram depot from the east during 1963.Black and white photograph of the SEC Wendouree Parade depot, dated 19/1/1963. The buildings to the east of the depot have been cleared and two earthwork machines are shown in the photo. Photo by Bob Prentice.In ink "19th Jan 63, photo from R. H. Prentice". In pencil: "Ballarat Car Depot"trams, tramways, depot, wendouree parade

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Ballarat Scrubber or track cleaning car inside depot, taken 14/3/1949. Has a single truck tram car on the right side of the scrubber car and an armature and other parts on the floor of the depot. Also shows cross bracing structure of the depot. Keith Kings No. B(w)(6) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. B(w)(6) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Ballarat / Track cleaning car / Depot / 14/3/49"trams, tramways, ballarat, depot, track cleaner, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

The two photographs show cable trams being shunted into the Brunswick Cable Tram Depot or car house from Sydney Road. The first shows a horse pulling a bogie tram trailer into the car house while the second shows the grip being pushed in by hand. Note the raised position of the grip when this shunting task is performed - 1920s. Yields information about the shunting of cable trams at the Brunswick car house or depot.Set of two black and white copy photographs with adhesive marks on the rear. Two copies of each held. Second copy has "Photo from W H Larsen" written on the back.tramways, tramcars, cable trams, brunswick, brunswick depot, car house, shunting, mmtb, tram 41, trams, grip

Black and white photograph of Ballarat Scrubber car, position at the rear of '0' road between depot and tennis court. No date. On Kodak paper.On rear in black ink "Scrubber Car, Ballarat Depot"trams, tramways, ballarat, depot, scrubber tram , tram scrubber

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "7" stamped in red in top corner and date stamped on slide. Photo of interior of a bogie tram within the Wendouree Parade depot Friend of Ben Parle siting on seat. R. Merchant advised that the person is Ian Brady. See worksheet for item 2827 for this email. "Ballarat MT car at Depot" "-5 APR 1958"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot, ballarat depot

Geelong Scrubber tram at tram depot 21/8/1955, with two trams in background. Photo by Keith Kings.Stamped on 'K.S.Kings No. K(z)(51) ' In blue ink on base, 'Geelong, Scrubber car, depot, 1/50, f5.6, 21/8/55'tramways, trams, geelong, scrubber tram, depot, scrubber

Photograph shows Ballarat SECV tram No. 28 running into the depot. The tram has a roof advert for Georgette Frock Salon, and front dash adverts for Dancing at the Civic Hall and briquettes, along with the destination of Gardens via Drummond St. North. See also items 9956 and 9957 - tram has possibly swapped over with No. 39.Yields information about the Ballarat Tram operations and No. 28 in 1964.Black and white print with notes on the rear.In pencil on the rear "4 wheel car, Ballarat Depot, Easter 1964"tramways, ballarat, depot, wendouree parade, tram 28

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Bendigo tram 17 on the depot lead, Easter Monday (?) April 1949. Keith Kings No. C(a)(1) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. C(a)(1) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Bendigo / No.17 / Open bench car / Depot / 4/49".trams, tramways, bendigo, open bench tramcars, depot, tram 17

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Bendigo - Manchester Loop on the Eaglehawk route, with trams 21, 2 and 23 to the city with No. 20 and 17 waiting in the loop to proceed to Eaglehawk. Part of the Bendigo Easter Fair day? Large group of people waiting to board tram in the background. A number of motor vehicles in the photo. Photo taken Easter Monday, 7/3/1958. On rear of photo is stamped "ll317A and 28.5.70", possibly indicating print manufacture dates. Keith Kings No. A(e)(12) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. A(e)(12) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Bendigo / The second track cleaning car / Depot / Easter Monday 7/3/54".trams, tramways, bendigo, easter fair, manchester loop, eaglehawk, tram 21, tram 2, tram 23, tram 20, tram 17

Photograph shows Richmond Cable Car depot conductor Stephen Simpson in full uniform with trip slip "safety pins", wearing a watch chain and badges. He joined the Melbourne Tramways and Omnibus Co in 1905 - see item 8295 and reference.Yields information about MTOCo Conductor Stephen SimpsonPhotograph - Black and White - with notes on the rear.on rear in ink "Conductor S C R Simpson, Richmond Tram Depot, Grandpa Simpson"cable trams, richmond, conductors, uniforms

On Saturday September 2, 2023, Russell Yeoman led a group of 22 society members and interested others on a walk following trhe bounadries of the original Shillingalw farm. Commencing at the corner of Panther Place and Library Place, we proceeded up to Shillinglaw Cafe then the Shillinglaw trees at the former Eltham Shire Office site then along Main Road to the fire station then throughh St Laurence Lane and uinder the railway line , along Diamond Street then return via the Diamond Creek trail behind Andrew Park. The actual farm boundary went past the creek and further up the hill. The original farm comprised lot 90 of Holloway’s 1851 subdivision of Little Eltham. Its area was 30 acres lying east of the Diamond Creek and north of Henry Street. A number of stops were made to look at maps and early photos illustrating the gradual reduction of the farm area and the early history of the railway and other community uses, that occupied parts of the site.2023-09-02, activities, eltham, eltham district historical society, heritage excursion, shillinglaw farm, 895 main road, amplifon, andrew park, andrew pocket park, arthur street, bar de tapas, barber shop, barry plant estate agent, blockbuster, bus depot, car park, carparks, central park, cleaver & co hair, commonwealth bank, crust pizza, divine bridal, dr ash constance, dudley street, eltham book shop, eltham convenience store, eltham fire station, eltham library, eltham newsagency, eltham optical, eltham railway station, eltham shops, fay bridge, fire bell, flagpole, flight centre, grill'd, information sign, iso chook, jellis craig estate agent, judge book village, kebab nation, kx pilates, la zanyas, liquorland, little drop of poison, lorraine jones & associates solicitors, luck street, machan indian restaurant, main road, mecho en mexico, missing gorilla, morrison kleeman real estate, pavilion menswear, platform 3095, playtherapy melbourne, pryor street, ray white real estate, restaurants, sage bulk whole foods, shillinglaw trees, sign, snap fitness, southern cross medical imaging, specsavers, st laurence lane, st vincents care service, thompson's pharmacy, todaro, united service station, vyve body & skin, welcome to eltham town, westpac bank, yang's kitchen, youth road

Group of four colour postcard size photographs taken on 8/11/1997 of the visit of the Vintage Car Club to Ballarat. 764.1 - Horse tram No. 1 and rear of ex MMTB Mark III bus, No. 592 on depot area. 764.2 - as for 764.1 764.3 - from access road in front of shed, showing bus No. 592, Tower Truck, Horse tram and No. 26. 764.4 - Tram No. 26 with Travis Jeffrey and John Phillips.On rear of each photo in ink "8.11.97"btm, vintage car club, tram depot, mark iii bus no. 592, tram 1, 26

Photographs show track laying inside tram car sheds. One of the photos is the Malvern Depot new shed - shows the rail support method.Yields information about depot construction Colour and black and white photographsOne photograph is stamped on rear 'Sutcliffe Pty Ltd Photographers. Cromwell Buildings 306 Bourke St Melbourne'm&mtb, depot, car shed, track laying, east preston depot

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Bendigo - original sprinkler and track cleaning tramcar at the depot, Easter Monday 4/1949. Photographed inside the depot with maximum traction driving wheels in the foreground. Other trams in the background. Keith Kings No. B(y)(6) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. B(y)(6) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Bendigo / The original Sprinkler and track cleaning car / Depot / Easter Monday / 4/49"trams, tramways, bendigo, sprinkler tram, track cleaner, scrubber tram, depot, tram sprinkler, tram scrubber

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Bendigo - 2nd track cleaning tramcar (ex 17) at the depot, Easter Monday 7/3/1954. Photographed outside the depot.. Keith Kings No. I(y)(5) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. I(y)(5) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Bendigo / The second track cleaning car / Depot / Easter Monday 7/3/54".trams, tramways, bendigo, sprinkler tram, track cleaner, scrubber tram, depot, tram scrubber

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the appearance of the Geelong scrubber tram.Set of three Photographs - black and white of the Geelong scrubber tram at the depot. Shows the details of the trams including the front of the tram. Photo dated 29-3-1948. Based on handwriting, photo by Leon Marshall-Wood. Negatives scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.In pencil and ink on the rear of each print "Geelong Scrubber car at Depot 29/3/1948".trams, tramways, geelong, scrubber tram, depot, scrubber

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 13 in McCrae St about to enter the depot. Tram has the depot destination showing. Photo taken by an unknown person, dated 3-10-1950. Printed on paper with a serrated edge. On the rear in red ink "Sunday morning, Eaglehawk car, returning depot 3/10/50"trams, tramways, eaglehawk, bendigo, depot, tram 13

The photograph shows a cable tram set being towed out of a car depot or car house by a tractor, North Fitzroy Nicholson St depot. The grip is in the raised position, with the gripman's hands on the brake levers. The conductor is waiting to pull the pin that secures the tow bar. The tram has the destination of Spencer St. Photo late 1930s or 1940. Note the Bundy clock on the depot wall.Yields information about towing a cable tram out of a car house probably shortly before closure of the cable tram system in 1940.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper.On the rear has the Copyright stamp of The Age and pencil number "KM-M-007", Ken Magor stamp, "tram being towed out of depot" and number 4838.cable trams, tractor, towing cable tram, car house, north fitzroy depot