Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. Items are examples of print available. Instructions are included. Letter from Jeff Zilles gives helpful information to staff. It explains things to do and not to do..1 A4 typed sheet - instructions to staff .2 Instant lettering sheet. Printed section peels off backing .3 Yellow sticker advertising Jeff Zilles .4 Letraset information paper - 4 pages .8 Green sample packet - 2 sheets enclosed .10 Sheets inside folder - 3 zilles printers, letraset, ballarat

The photo shows a group of some 30 men in PMTT uniforms, and two men in suits at the time of the opening of the Kew Tram depot in May 1915. The photo shows the details of the uniforms, cap badges, shirts and ties. Yields information about the Kew depot traffic staff at the time of the opening in 1915.Black and white photo mounted on heavy brown card with a letraset labelLabel reads "Opening of Kew Depot"tramways, staff, pmtt, kew depot, uniforms

Photos shows the exterior of the former cable tram engine house at 357 City Road South Melbourne. It operated from 1890 to 1937. At the time the building was occupied by A P Sutherland, tyre retreaders. Has an advert for Michelin tyres. Photo early 1960s based on the motor vehicles, photographer unknown. Following a fire in the building it was redeveloped as offices with the facade remaining in position.Yields information about the appearance the former South Melbourne cable tram engine house.Black and white print with a plain back. Second copy has notes on rear and a letraset label on base."South Melbourne Cable tram engine house C Cibson Photo" in ink on rear.tramways, cable trams, engine houses, south melbourne, city road

Document titled "Sundry Traffic Information Cable and Electric Depots" 23-3-1927 photocopied from an original MMTB document. Lists for each depot, both cable and electric, details of the personnel, tramcars, operations, route details and for electric depots, location of cross overs.Yields detail information about cable and electric tram depots in Melbourne.Information book - card covers, containing photocopied pages - 26 sheets for cable trams and 28 sheets for electric depots. Covers and binding strip cut from a 1967 Sands McDougall calendar. Cable tram section has letraset black tabs. tramways, trams, cable tram, depots, car houses, operations, tramcars, mmtb

Set of two notebook or lined journals, with light brown pig skin binding strips and in each of the corners binding, faint ruled Collins 4393 books with red labels on the outside binding, sewn sections, printed glued inside covers. Each book has been ruled in red ink, headed year and month, days, page totals with data entered for each depot of the distance or mileage or kilometres for each date, including separate tram and bus entries. .1 - Blue cloth covered with Letraset, black plastic strip on outside "Tram / Bus Kilometres" for the period 1-7-1965 to 30-6-1975. Notes change over to Kms from miles on 1/7/1974. Has head office contact details on the first page. .2 - Red cloth cover with Letraset black plastic strip on outside "Kilometres" drawn up for the period - 1-7-1975 to 13-11-1985, though drawn up to Jan. 1985. Has head office contact details on the first page. Has a note on the last used page about the instruction to discontinue the book on 13/11/1985 from Mr. W. Burrows.trams, tramways, tramcars, mileages, kilometres, buses, depots, distances