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Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), old stager contrasting the working conditions of the MTO Co to that of the MMTB, c1930?
... old stager contrasting the working conditions of the MTO Co... conditions of the MTO Co to that of the MMTB. Looks as the hackney... the working conditions of the MTO Co to that of the MMTB. Looks ...Manuscript of an possible article - 2 quarto sheets - untitled - memories of an "old stager" contrasting the working conditions of the MTO Co to that of the MMTB. Looks as the hackney license, pay rates, hours, leave, cash deposit bond, uniforms. Finishes off complaining about the union executive and its relationship with the Board at the time. Undated - c1930?trams, tramways, mmtb, wages, workplace conditions, cable trams, unions, licence fees -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne Tramways Trust (MTT), "Memorandum on the Hawthorn Horse Tramway", 10/07/1912 12:00:00 AM
... MTO Co... of transferring ownership of the Hawthorn Horse Tramway from the MTO Co... Hawthorn Hawthorn Tramways Trust HTT MTO Co Typed duplicated report ...Typed duplicated report on foolscap paper titled "Memorandum on the Hawthorn Horse Tramway", reporting on the problem of transferring ownership of the Hawthorn Horse Tramway from the MTO Co (cable tram operator) to the City of Hawthorn and the various Acts of Parliament that are involved, lease documents etc. Notes the line was not a paying proposition.trams, tramways, mtt, horse trams, melbourne tramways trust, hawthorn, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, mto co -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Tramway Board, "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts for year ended 30 June 1918 - No. 2", 1918
... MTO Co... of the Board's activities, passenger traffic, issues, MTO Co matters... Trams tramways Tramway Board Cable Trams Annual Reports MTO Co ...Report - 28 pages - part centre stapled, part folded and glued into a separate section onto the rear cover, with a grey cover, titled "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts for year ended 30 June 1918 - No. 2". Gives a detail report of the Board's activities, passenger traffic, issues, MTO Co matters, statistical information, a list of those enlisted, died on active service, graphs and lists Board members and officers.trams, tramways, tramway board, cable trams, annual reports, mto co, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Tramway Board, "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts for year ended 30 June 1919 - No. 3", 1919
... MTO Co... of the Board's activities, passenger traffic, issues, MTO Co matters... Trams tramways Tramway Board Cable Trams Annual Reports MTO Co ...Report - 28 pages - part centre stapled, part folded and glued into a separate section onto the rear cover, with a red cover, titled "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts for year ended 30 June 1919 - No. 3". Gives a detail report of the Board's activities, passenger traffic, issues, MTO Co matters, statistical information, a list of those enlisted, died on active service, graphs and lists Board members and officers.trams, tramways, tramway board, cable trams, annual reports, mto co, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2 Black & White Photograph/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Cable set No. 1, c1940
... MTO Co...Photograph show the MMTB / MTO Co cable tram set No. 1...Photograph show the MMTB / MTO Co cable tram set No. 1 ...Photograph show the MMTB / MTO Co cable tram set No. 1 inbound in Nicholson St Fitzroy with the Carlton Gardens in the background - Destination of Spencer St. Has a small number of passengers and the conductor standing on the trailer. Two copies held. The livery is non-standard for the time. Official MMTB Photograph - used in a Annual Report. .1 - Photo taken in the same location but looking from the rear of the cable tram set. Has the Exhibition buildings in the background. Two copies held. See Reg Item 897 for a newspaper clipping of the 2nd photo.Yields information about cable tram set No. 1, which was presented to the Science Museum when the cable tram system closed.Photographs, Black and White, set of two.In ink on the rear: KSK print numbers SA909 On rear of .1 "MMTB" and "H202"trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, nicholson st, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne Tramways Trust (MTT), "Working of Tramways", 6/08/1912 12:00:00 AM
... MTO Co..., the Trust's powers, Asset values of the MTO Co, expenses, income...Trams tramways MTT Melbourne Tramways Trust MTO Co Cable ...Typed duplicated report on a three page foolscap stapled in the top left hand corner, report titled "Working of Tramways", dated 17 June 1914, written by the Chairman, Alderman Sir Henry Weedon. Report looks at the future of the Melbourne Tramways Trust, cable tram operation, possible Acts of Parliament, the Trust's powers, Asset values of the MTO Co, expenses, income - provides an approximate estimate of the net profit that could be expected if the Trust or some other body operated the cable tramways.trams, tramways, mtt, melbourne tramways trust, mto co, cable trams, finances, legal agreements -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Tramway Board, "Valuation etc of Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co's freehold properties", c1917
... MTO Co... by MTO Co. titled "Valuation etc of Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus... Trams tramways MTO Co Winding Houses Depot Cable Trams Property ...Set of two valuations of the Car Houses or depots owned by MTO Co. titled "Valuation etc of Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co's freehold properties". Details the location, book value, municipal valuation, J Buchans & Co land separated for land and buildings and the company claims. One sheet on double foolscap, typed carbon copy and the other on a foolscap sheet with out the company's claim amount. Has a note regarding the company's head office in Bourke St and the Victoria St Feed Works. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mto co, winding houses, depot, cable trams, property, horse trams, head office -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Tramway Board, "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for year ended 30th June 1918", Original 1918
... MTO Co... and Omnibus Co (MTO Co)), passenger statistics, financial statements... Trams tramways Cable Trams Annual Reports Reports MTO Co World ...Digital copy of 22 pages of the "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for year ended 30th June 1918" the operator of the Melbourne cable tram system. Gives details of the Board members, actions against the cable tram operator (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTO Co)), passenger statistics, financial statements, General Managers Report, Cost and description of the undertaking, fares, balance sheet, stats, revenue accounts, graphs of traffic receipts and passengers carried for the period 30/6/1916 to 30/6/1918. Also lists those who enlisted for the WW1 and who died on active service.trams, tramways, cable trams, annual reports, reports, mto co, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Tramway Board, "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for year ended 30th June 1919", Original 1919
... MTO Co... and Omnibus Co (MTO Co)), passenger statistics, financial statements... Trams tramways Cable Trams Annual Reports Reports MTO Co World ...Digital copy of 25 pages of the "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for year ended 30th June 1919" the operator of the Melbourne cable tram system. Gives details of the Board members, actions against the cable tram operator (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTO Co)), passenger statistics, financial statements, General Managers Report, Cost and description of the undertaking, fares, balance sheet, stats, revenue accounts, graphs of traffic receipts, passengers carried and tramcar mileage for the period 30/6/1917 to 30/6/1919. Also lists those who enlisted for the WW1 and who died on active service.trams, tramways, cable trams, annual reports, reports, mto co, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Administrative record - Annual Report/s, Tramway Board, "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for period 28 Jan. 1916 to 30th June 1917", Original 1917
... MTO Co... Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTO Co). Gives details of the Board... Trams tramways Cable Trams Annual Reports Reports MTO Co World ...Photocopy - 29 A3 sheets of "Tramway Board - Report and Statement of Accounts - for period 28 Jan. 1916 to 30th June 1917", who took over the cable tram operations from the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTO Co). Gives details of the Board members, actions against the cable tram operator, passenger statistics, financial statements, General Managers Report, Cost and description of the undertaking, fares, routes and mileage, freehold and leasehold property, balance sheet, stats, revenue accounts, graphs of monthly revenue, passengers carried and car mileage for the period 30/6/1914 to 30/6/1917. Also lists those who enlisted for the WW1 and who died on active service.trams, tramways, cable trams, annual reports, reports, mto co, world war 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Cable Tram Conductor's Ticket Pins", c1930
... MTO Co... City Tram ticket - Trip Slip -MTO-Co - pink card with purple... Tickets Conductors MMTB MTO Co Transfer Tickets tram 480 Poster ...Poster - featuring a photo of a cable tram in Elizabeth St at Pelham St, 12 small cable tram tickets and four bell punch tickets, along with a leather button ticket pin holder and four safety pins. Items placed on a large sheet of cardboard with a green overlay. The photo, pin holder and four small tickets and the bell punch strip tickets glued onto a off white sheet with brass folded pins securing the items to the green card. The rest of the tickets glued to the green card. Underneath is a small sign with the words in blue and red colours "Cable Tram Conductor's Ticket Pins". Photo - grip car - well loaded showing destination of Brunswick and a sign on the side "Direct to Football". Behind the Gripman is a conductor. Bogie cable trailer 480. In the background is the building on the corner of Elizabeth St and Pelham St (still there in 2018) and in the background is Evan Evans the flag makers building. 192H x 248W - has silver fish damage along top edge, lifting in the top left hand corner from the backing sheet and minor edge damage. Dirt marks Small Tickets from Top left hand to Bottom right hand. Tickets 1, 4 to 8 - torn from a strip - pre-purchased? Tickets 9 to 12, torn from a block. Each Ticket has been separately imaged. T1 - 1 1/2d City Tram ticket - Trip Slip -MTO-Co - pink card with purple ink - faded, punched - 27H x 59W T2 - Transfer, MMTB, from Carlton and Prahran lines to other lines as indicated by punch marks with times by the quarter hour - green print on off white card - 31H x 71W - faded. T3 - as above - but not so faded, part town in bottom left hand corner. T4 - 1 1/2d - cable tram section ticket - MMTB - brown print on yellow card - not punched - 24H x 58W T5 - as for 1 - but MMTB - green print on yellow card - heavily creased - 26H x 57W T6 - similar to 5, smaller dimensions and not heavily creased. T7 - 1 1/2d general ticket - detailing lines or section - red ink on pink card - 26H x 56W T8 - 2d - MTCo - Adult or two children under 12, single, black ink on blue card - 24H x 58W T9 - Prahran and Toorak cable tramways check ticket - transfer - conditions on ticket - has 114 in top right hand corner, orange paper, black ink, MMTB - 36H x 67W. T10 - Carlton and Prahran - as for 9, with 17 in top right hand corner, grey paper with black printing - 38H x 65W. T11 - Carlton, N. Carlton, Prahran, St Kilda - as above - 105, brown paper, black ink - 38H x 65W T12 - as for 9, but with 74 in top right hand corner - 35H x 71W Strip tickets - left to right S1 - 1 1/2D, bell punch type - 15 fares - purple card black printing - Up ticket - 182H x 39W S2 - ditto - down direction, no conductor details - 182H x 37W S3 - ditto - 3d, Up direction, orange card, black print - 182H x 39W - has some dirt marks S4 - ditto - 3d down direction - 138H x 38W - has some dirt marks. Leather buckle - cut leather with a strip to secure the pins - button hole on the base with four safety pins placed into it. Pins have rust marks and general deterioration. Leather - 90H x 45W, pins - 3 about 90H x 25W and one 55H x 16W. See Reg Item 1923 for the use of the pins and leather buckle.trams, tramways, cable trams, brunswick, elizabeth st, football, tickets, conductors, mmtb, mto co, transfer tickets, tram 480 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Bogies - cable cars
... MTO & Co... Tramways trams MTO & Co MMTB Cable Trams Bogie Cable Trailers ...Cable Tram bogies(wheel sets) from Sydney road. cable hauled bogie trailers - steel and cast iron components, with white metal bearings, cast steel wheels, cast frame, axle boxes, leaf springs, tie rods, axles - painted yellow - numbered 20.1- 18, 20.2 - 123 - cast letters on plate fixed to side of bogie. Wheels dated - need to be cleaned up to determine origin of manufacture details. Brake Rigging, removed except for support pins. Side support plates added by Preston Workshops. See original worksheet for measurements and sketches. See Mind the Curvetramways, trams, mto & co, mmtb, cable trams, bogie cable trailers, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, John D Keating, "Mind the Curve", "Hold tight for the Curves", 1970
... MTO Co.... Trams tramways Melbourne MMTB Cable Trams MTO Co Horse Trams ....1 - Hard bound book, 172 pages, including end covers, 10 sections, title "Mind the Curve", with subtitle "A history of the Cable Trams", stitch bound to hard red Rexene covers with gold block title on the spine only. Dust cover has the title, author, drawing of Bourke St and details of the book and author on the returns. Written by John D Keating, published by the Melbourne University Press in 1970. Has index, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of illustrations and references Looks at the establishment, construction, operation and demise of the cable tram system in Melbourne. Provides location details of the engines houses, tramcars, ticketing, management, politics, the Northcote line and the workers. Has a hand written note written by the daughter of John Caddell, a cable Tammie. On the page opposite the Acknowledgements is a typed note regarding visiting Mr Twentymen's house. .2 on the inside of the rear cover is a photograph and note regarding John Caddell and information about John's retirement from Preston Depot. .3 - Newspaper cutting, "Hold tight for the curves" - The Herald, 15/10/1970 - written by Laurie Power. reviewing the book. Has been adhered to a sheet of A4 white paper.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, horse trams, preston depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar component, John Stephenson of New York and Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co, bell cord supports from Melbourne cable trams, 1880's to 1920's
... MTO Co.... Bell cord John Stephenson Cable Trams MTO Co MMTB John ...Set of two bell cord supports from Melbourne cable trams. .1 - cast brass hanger with a screw hole on each side and a formed opening for the bell cord to pass through. .2 - as for .1, but with the letters "J S" on top of the formed opening - John Stephenson and Co of New York. These items were from the three recovered cable tram bodies that the BTPS / BTM dismantled over the years.bell cord, john stephenson, cable trams, mto co, mmtb -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Framed Photographs, Department of Transport, "Presentation of an Essay to the Department of Transport Victoria, March 1994", Mar. 1994
... MTO Co...Trams tramways Cable Trams Horse Trams MTO Co Melbourne Set ...Set of 9 postcard, document or images framed with a wooden frame at the time of the "Presentation of an Essay to the Department of Transport Victoria, March 1994". Has a white backing for postcards and photos, approx. 145 x 100. Items have been placed it appears on an under backing. Glazed, craftwood backing secured with staples into the frame. On the rear has a printed label with a red border on white paper with the number "27" in black. From Top left to bottom right: , Postcard of Swanston St with St Pauls, Note about the presentation and the work undertaken by Jack Cranston, Postcard of Queens Bridge Melbourne, looking north from the south side of the Yarra, Postcard of Flinders St, Photo of Jack Cranston with Minister for Transport, Alan Brown MP, Postcard of Collins St Melbourne, Photo of presentation party - Jack Cranston, Con O'Carroll, Robert Wilson, Graham Jones, Robert Green, John Keating and Alan Brown., Photo of Alan Brown, Jack Cranston and Kim Wells holding the Plans and Sections folder (see Reg Item 583)., Photo of Alan Brown and Jack Cranston.trams, tramways, cable trams, horse trams, mto co, melbourne -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), history of the cable tram system until its closure in 1940, Oct. 1940
... MTO Co... gripmen Northcote City of Northcote Clifton Hill MTO Co MTT Report ...Report - 6 quarto pages, typed, untitled. Dated Oct. 1940. Looks at the history of the cable tram system until its closure in 1940. Appears to have been drafted for a newspaper article as it quotes the Chairman "Mr Bell". Outlines the history of the system, the formation of the Melbourne Tramways Trust, its work and the work of the company, finances, loans, opening dates, construction and timing of the closure of the Bourke St route. Car set No. 1 - "might find its way into a museum" Notes the services of the long serving cable tram employees - Conductor G E Andrew from Clifton Hill, Conductor G. Bresnahan - Northcote, Gripman B. McMahan Clifton Hill and Conductor A. Ogden. Details the history of the Northcote line itself, Northcote Council, current employment conditions.trams, tramways, cable trams, closure, employees, conductors, gripmen, northcote, city of northcote, clifton hill, mto co, mtt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
... MTO Co...Trams tramways MMTB MTO Co Cable Trams Cables Winding ...Blueprint of drawing No. R3232, titled "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes title, dimensions and weight of each piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. See also Reg Item 353 for a book of these drawings. Drawing dated 23/6/1897, has been given a MMTB drawing number.On rear of drawing in red felt pen, "Cable car pins and parts" and in black ink "R3232"trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins", 1920's?
... MTO Co...Trams tramways MMTB MTO Co Cable Trams Cables Winding ...Set of 15 drawings, blue prints, plus cover bound into a book form titled "MTOC - Sheaves and Pins" providing a drawing of each type of cable car sheaves, pins and washers, includes title, dimensions and weight of each piece for use on the Melbourne cable tram system. Would have been taken from Drawing No. R3232, See Reg Item 354.Has old pencil notes on rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, mto co, cable trams, cables, winding houses -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Radio Transcript, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Wireless Talk -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB - Melbourne Street Transport No. 2", late 1920's
... MTO Co... MTO Co Melbourne Cable Trams MTT Has pencil notation in top ...Radio Transcript or script, 7 foolscap typed pages, double spaced titled "Wireless Talk -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB - Melbourne Street Transport No. 2". Report looks at the history of horse bus routes in Melbourne, building of the cable trams, the Parliamentary Bills for the cable trams, constructing the lines, Mr. G. Duncan, Mr. Clapp, construction difficulties, the Melbourne Tramway Trust, MTOC, drainage issues, bridges, alterations to the Act, Patent issues with a London company, opening dates and comments about wire rope. Could be a few pages missing given the way it ends, no thank you or formal ending. Item noted dated, presumed late 1920's.Has pencil notation in top left hand corner "6 copies"trams, tramways, public transport, radio stations, horse buses, mto co, melbourne, cable trams, mtt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Radio Transcript, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Wireless Report -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB", late 1920's
... MTO Co... MTO Co Melbourne Cable Trams Radio Transcript or script, 13 ...Radio Transcript or script, 13 foolscap typed pages, double spaced titled "Wireless Report -- Mr. J. D. Barton Staff Officer MMTB". Looks at the history of public transport in Melbourne, in particular early transport problems, crossing the Yarra, the formation of the Melbourne Omnibus Co, the directors, early horse buses, the formation of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co and running issues with some stories. Item noted dated, presumed late 1920's.trams, tramways, public transport, radio stations, horse buses, mto co, melbourne, cable trams -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), Melbourne cable tram history, late 1930's
... MTO Co... History MTO Co MTT Dunedin Tramways Finances Contracts Cables ...Manuscript - 29 quarto sheets carbon copy - article for publication possibly about the history of the Melbourne cable tram system. Notes cover - the background of history of city transport, the suburban councils, the formation of the MTOC, the MTT - list the various council representatives, development of the cable system, Mr. George Duncan, Dunedin, construction works, maintenance, finances, funding, contractors, construction timing, list of lines and opening dates, winding houses, the various lines, construction issues with drainage, cable lengths, horse trams. The conversion of cable trams, annual returns for 1886 to 1935. Page 22 has a heading "Why a Prophecy was Unfulfilled" - which looks at the finances of the MTT and the folding into the Tramway Board and then the MMTB, including community obligations, the MMTB Act, conversion operations, the Chairman's tour of 1923, St Kilda Road conversion, and finally conversion of Elizabeth St and Victoria St. Article dated mid to late 1930's.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, public transport, history, mto co, mtt, dunedin tramways, finances, contracts, cables, construction, track construction, conversion, mmtb, chairman, community services -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co. Limited, 1 1/2d tramway city ticket, c1900?
... MTO Co... Trams tramways Cable Trams Tickets City section MTO Co Ticket ...Ticket, printed onto light weight brown card, pre-purchased type, 1 1/2d tramway city ticket good for use between Spencer and Spring or Flinders and Victoria St, but not on Sundays and Holidays. On the rear, ticket must be punched separately from other tickets. Has the name "W. G. Sprigg" as Secretary of MTOC on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, tickets, city section, mto co -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, Richmond cable tram line opening, 1885
... MTO Co... line and the Richmond Town Hall. Trams tramways Cable Trams MTO ...Yields information about the opening of the Richmond cable tram line and the Richmond Town Hall.Photograph, Black and White, reproduction of the opening of the Richmond Cable Tramway 11/11/1885 Has the Richmond Town Hall in the background. See Reg Item 5082 for a better photograph from a copy negative. Three prints of varying quality held.In ink on the rear: - Keith Kings stamp and number R(4)(1) Neg Melbourne - Opening of Richmond Cable Tramway - 11/11/1885. On rear of 2nd copy ex Colin Jones On rear of 3rd print ex Ken Magor collection - best copy - has the stamp of a newspaper on the rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, opening, richmond -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, Australasian Post, "A punch for every passenger", 1/05/1969 12:00:00 AM
... MTO Co... Trams tramways Tickets Bell Punch MTO Co Newspaper Clipping ...Newspaper Clipping - titled, "A punch for every passenger" - item from the Australasian Post, 1/5/1969 with a photo of Bell punch No. D124. Describes the punch, who used it, manufacturer and that a few are left.trams, tramways, tickets, bell punch, mto co -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Leedon Printing, cable tram set No. 1, displayed in the glass case at Russell St, c1980
... MTO Co... Trams tramways Cable Trams Science Museum MTO Co Displays tram 1 ...Postcard - cable tram set No. 1, displayed in the glass case at Russell St at the then Science Museum of Victoria, c1980. Postcard by Leedon Printing, possibly for the Science Museum. Rear is a divided back with a caption, location of Leedon Printing, location for stamp and address and an image of the Science Museum and its address.trams, tramways, cable trams, science museum, mto co, displays, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), Kew Cemetery and Hawthorn Auburn Road horse tram lines, c1980
... MTO Co... Trams tramways MTO Co Horse Trams Kew Hawthorn Auburn Rd ...Set of two timetables reproduced on card for the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria c1980. Both signed by W. G. Sprigg Secretary. .1 - Kew Cemetery horse tram line - details times for each service, fares. Dated 10/6/1895. Has advertisements for Lincoln Stuart & Co on rear - cloth suppliers, original printed by H. Hearne & Co. Paragon Printers Melbourne. .2 - Hawthorn Auburn Road horse tram line - as above, dated 6/4/1894, with advertisement for John Twinem Draper and Importer on rear. Two copies of each held.Both copies have the stamps of the TMSV (332 Flinders St Melbourne) and Graeme Breydon on them.trams, tramways, mto co, horse trams, kew, hawthorn, auburn rd, timetables, tmsv -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia), "Petroleum Gazette", "Hold on Around the Curve Please", Dec. 1970
... MTO Co... Trams tramways Cable Trams Melbourne MTO Co MTT In ink "P114-120 ...Magazine - 32 pages - black and white - "Petroleum Gazette", Vol 16, No. 4, December 1970, containing a 7 page article on Melbourne's cable trams, titled "Hold on Around the Curve Please". Has a photo of Alf Twentyman, various photos, Alf's acquisition of a cable tram set, how the system worked, and the trammies or crews who worked them Published by the Petroleum Information Bureau (Australia). Also contains items on floating aerodromes, oil search in New Zealand, road tankers, plastic cars and ultrasonic sound to find pipe defects and general news.In ink "P114-120" on top right hand corner of the cover page.trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, mto co, mtt -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Report, Miles Pierce, "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", Apr. 2017
... MTO Co... Trams tramways Cable Trams MTO Co Construction Grip Tram Engine ...Research report - Manuscript - 22 pages titled "Cable Trams in Melbourne - a Major Nineteenth Century Engineering Achievement", written by Miles Pierce of Engineers Australia Heritage. Gives the overseas background of cable trams, the personnel, the company, (Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company, construction, Engine Houses, maps, the cable, the grip, the Trams themselves, Northcote Line, Operation and demise, remaining cable tram heritage. Has acknowledgements and references. Includes photographs and diagrams. Received by e-mail 9/7/2017. The Museum assisted with the report. Was scheduled to be presented at the Engineering Conference in Mildura Oct. 2017.trams, tramways, cable trams, mto co, construction, grip tram, engine houses, northcote cable tram -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Tramway Employees Association picnic, c1911
... MTO Co... Trams tramways MTO Co Cable Trams Personnel Welfare Employees ...Digital image of a Tramway Employees Association picnic, possibly soon after the formation of the Association - given the informality of the banner. The union was formed in 1910 - see http://www.atua.org.au/biogs/ALE0274b.htm - accessed 8/8/2017. See Reg item 1169 - "The Tramway Society Circular", of September 1910 notifies that a picnic will be held during March 1911 in Mornington - this may be a photograph of this picnic.. The donor notes his father, Edwin Milne was a Gripman at the time. See images 2398i3 and i4 for details of Edwin Milne from the employment records held by the Public Records Office accessed 4/9/2017.trams, tramways, mto co, cable trams, personnel, welfare, employees, unions, picnics -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, National Trust, "Trust News Victoria - Vol 22, No. 4, February 1994, Feb. 1994
... MTO Co... Trams tramways W Class National Trust Cable Trams MTO Co ...Magazine - 32 pages - full colour print on full gloss or plain paper titled "Trust News Victoria - Vol 22, No. 4, February 1994. Has a number of items of tram and rail interest. page 12 - 14 - Article titled "Going Up, A look at the history of lifts in Melbourne: - includes notes and photograph of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. lift at the Bourke St offices - MTCo. page 15 - "Melbourne's Moving Icon - How the W's should look" - about the images of the W class trams, includes photos of 1031 and 1032. Both articles written by Rohan Storeytrams, tramways, w class, national trust, cable trams, mto co