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Puffing Billy Railway
Equipment - Victorian Railways Carriage Foot Warmer
... railway ephemera... station furnace railway ephemera early heating methods Victorian ...During prestige, long distance train journeys some carriages had air-conditioning, and the majority of passengers had to brave unheated carriages. To offer some comfort during the winter months, the non-air-conditioned carriages were provided with footwarmers. These were metal containers roughly 100 mm thick and 300 mm wide, and about 750 mm long, which were filled with salt crystals (concentrated crystalline hydrated sodium acetate). The footwarmers were covered by sleeves of thick canvas, and two footwarmers were usually placed in each compartment of non-air-conditioned carriages. To activate the chemicals, the footwarmers were heated almost to boiling point. This was done by removing the canvas sleeves and placing the footwarmers in a large bath of very hot water. After they had been heated, they were removed from the bath and the sleeves refitted. They were then ready to be placed in the carriages. The McLaren patent foot warmer was used on railways in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia as well as South Africa and New Zealand. It was during the 1901 royal visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall that these foot warmers were first used in New Zealand in the royal carriage. Before railway carriage heating was introduced, McLaren patent foot warmers were placed on the floor of New South Wales government railway carriages from 1891 to provide a little passenger comfort. The rectangular steel container worked a bit like a hot water bottle but instead of water contained six and a half kilograms of loosely-packed salt crystals, (concentrated crystalline hydrated sodium acetate). This was permanently sealed inside the container with a soldered cap. After the foot warmer was heated in vat of boiling water for about one and a quarter hours the crystals became a hot liquid. (The melting point for sodium acetate is 58 degrees). There was a whole infrastructure of special furnaces set up at stations for the daily heating of foot warmers. By 1914 the Victorian railways had 4,000 foot warmers in service and by 1935 there were 33 furnaces at principal stations to heat them. After about 10 hours the container was picked up by the handle and given a good vertical shake which helped the cooled liquid reform into a solid mass of hot crystals. Staff or sometimes passengers shook them en route when the foot warmers began to get cold. However, as they were heavy this was only possible by fit and agile passengers. At the end of the journey the containers were boiled again for reuse on the next trip. Sodium acetate railway foot warmers were introduced in Victoria in 1889, Adelaide to Melbourne express in 1899. "Shaking up" on this service took place at Murray Bridge and Stawell on the tip to Melbourne and at Ballarat and Serviceton on the trip to Adelaide. The use of foot warmers began to decline in New South Wales from the 1930s with the first trial of carriage air-conditioning in 1936, steam heating from 1948 ad LP gas heating from 1961. By the early 1960s the main services using foot warmers were the overnight mail trains. info from : http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=67564#ixzz4UBNzVf6t Under Creative Commons License: Attribution Non-Commercial There was a whole infrastructure set up at stations for the daily heating of foot warmers in special furnaces. In Victoria alone in 1935 there were 33 heating works.Historic - Victorian Railways - Carriage Heater - Foot warmerA rectangular-shaped stainless steel casing with a welded seam down the back and welded ends. There is a handle at one end for carrying and shaking. Inside the foot warmer are two baffle plates and three trays to contain the sodium acetate. There was a cast-iron ball in each internal compartment. puffing billy, victorian railways, carriage haeter, foot warmer, passenger comfort, station furnace, railway ephemera, early heating methods -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge, Come Back to God, 1915-1920
Most of the civic and sporting ephemera assembled by Francis Rigg were patriotic buttons. The use of these buttons as a means of raising revenue through patriotic sentiment occurred soon after Australia pledged allegiance to Empire. Buttons reflected ‘public sentiment, courage, patriotism, generosity and several [un- named] virtues’ such as the martyred mother of a ‘fallen’ hero. Attention was paid to attractiveness of design, encoded symbolism and high quality of production. Expressing ‘loyalty’, they were tokens to be kept for perpetuity. Female labour was used to operate the die that compressed the tin backing, photographic print and celluloid cover together. The pin was applied by hand. Women, of all ages, entered into the spirit of voluntary sales. Often they were sold at the entry and exit points of major pedestrian thoroughfares. The women of Kew set up a kiosk in front of the Post Office and the Railway Station to solicit their round, oval and square shaped wares. Pride in salesmanship was affected by publishing the name of the woman and her fiscal achievement in the major newspapers of the day. The badges form part of a collection of ephemera originally purchased by Francis Horace Rigg (19/10/1882-05/03/1946) of 50 Belford Road, Kew (Vic.). Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, ultimately managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street, Kew from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and badges was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (14/11/1922-19/01/2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by his grandson Adrian Rigg during the Gallipoli and Beyond Commemoration.The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the badges are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after World War 1 to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.The use of common symbols for a range of purposes is sometimes a feature of wartime and post-war fundraising buttons. Like the ‘Hospital Day 1919’ badge, the ‘Come Back to God’ badge is within a seven pointed star on a dark blue ground with sprays of wattle; attempting to harness nationalism with religion.Come back to Godbutton -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Badge - Fundraising Button, Hospital Day, 1914-1918
Most of the civic and sporting ephemera assembled by Francis Rigg were patriotic buttons. The use of these buttons as a means of raising revenue through patriotic sentiment occurred soon after Australia pledged allegiance to Empire. Buttons reflected ‘public sentiment, courage, patriotism, generosity and several [un- named] virtues’ such as the martyred mother of a ‘fallen’ hero. Attention was paid to attractiveness of design, encoded symbolism and high quality of production. Expressing ‘loyalty’, they were tokens to be kept for perpetuity. Female labour was used to operate the die that compressed the tin backing, photographic print and celluloid cover together. The pin was applied by hand. Women, of all ages, entered into the spirit of voluntary sales. Often they were sold at the entry and exit points of major pedestrian thoroughfares. The women of Kew set up a kiosk in front of the Post Office and the Railway Station to solicit their round, oval and square shaped wares. Pride in salesmanship was affected by publishing the name of the woman and her fiscal achievement in the major newspapers of the day. The button forms part of a collection of ephemera originally purchased by Francis Horace Rigg (19/10/1882-05/03/1946) of 50 Belford Road, Kew (Vic.). Frances Rigg was a local business identity in Kew, ultimately managing the local branch of the English, Scottish and Australian (ES&A) Bank at 175 High Street, Kew from c. 1920 until the 1940s. After Francis Rigg’s death, the collection of buttons and badges was inherited by his son, Ken Rigg (14/11/1922-19/01/2014). The collection was subsequently donated to the Kew Historical Society in 2015 by his grandson Adrian Rigg during the Gallipoli and Beyond Commemoration. The collection covers a period of almost 40 years. The majority of the badges are patriotic buttons, issued and sold during and immediately after World War 1 to raise funds for national and overseas causes. The collection also includes a number of locally significant sporting event buttons and sporting club medallions, issued in the 1920s and 1930s.Round metal button in red, white, blue and gold showing a sun setting over the sea with words printed in red around border and on lower outer rim.hospital day, patriotic buttons, first world war (1914-18) -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Railway Spikes, etc
... Railway Ephemera WW2 General ...Spikes Railway and part of sleeper reputed from Burma Railwayephemera, ww2, general -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, William Ticket Printer & Brighton Corporation Transport, 2 tickets from the Volks Electric Railway - Wal Jack Collection, 1940's
2 tickets from the Volks Electric Railway - see attached notes for details, have been used. Image of list added 29/9/2013 - see related documents for details.On rear of ticket No. AC 06502 has in pencil "12" with the 12 within a circle.trams, tramways, volks electric railway, tickets, uk -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Manx Electric Railway, Manx Electric Railway - Wal Jack Collection
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Ticket/s Ephemera Manx ...Card ticket for Manx Electric Railway, return on card, pasteboard with red paper, price 7d. Nipped in three locations. Folded in many places. Part of rear paper missing. Ticket No. P1615. Break of Journey conditions or information on rear.trams, tramways, manx electric railway, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), ARHS Tram tour tickets, Feb. 1967
Ticket used for passengers on the Australian Railway Historical Society (Vic. Div.) tour to Ballarat and Ballarat trams on 25 Feb. 1967. Number "0189", printed on Edmondson pasteboard card, with the name "Australian Railway Historical Society" and ticket number pre printed, and the words "BALLARAT TRAM TOUR 25-2-67", stamped in black ink using a hand stamp. Card is off white with two light blue vertical stripes on both sides. Ticket printed in landscape format. See image for details.trams, tramways, tickets, arhs, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), ARE Tram tour ticket, Jun. 1971
Ticket used for passengers on the Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE) tour to Ballarat and Ballarat trams on 27 June 1971. Number "0016", printed on Edmondson sized cardboard, with the name "Association of Railway Enthusiasts", date and purpose details and ticket number. All in red ink on white cardboard. Ticket printed in landscape format. See image for details. On rear printed in red ink is availability and condition details.trams, tramways, tickets, are, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, BTPS Mirboo North tour, 1974
Edmondson pasteboard railway ticket, No. 14, dated 25 April 1974, for use on a Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society special train from Morwell to Mirboo North and return. See Reg. item 1819 for S circular or Special Train Notice for the tour. Ticket base is off white with eight light orange vertical bands equally spaced along the ticket, which is printed in landscape format. Notes as being "Available by Goods Train each way on day of issue only.", for Adult - Economy and Adult - Economy. Ticket number in reverse printing. See Reg Item 4676 for a group photo.trams, tramways, tickets, btps, morwell - mirboo north, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Keith Atkinson?, TMSV Tour ticket, 1985
Has a strong association with a tour organised by the TMSV to Ballarat Boxing Day 1985 - issued as a souvenir for the trip.Edmondson pasteboard railway ticket, No. 49, undated, printed for use on The Tramway Museum Society of Victoria visit to Ballarat and Haddon on Boxing Day, 26 December 1985. Ticket is printed in three sections, light green, fawn and light green - marked as Flinders St to Haddon and back same day. Has two red vertical stripes. Ticket number in reverse printing top and bottom of ticket. See Fares Please! January 1985 issue for details of visit.trams, tramways, tickets, tmsv, btps, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable/s, Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd and Printers and Publishers Melbourne, "OSBA Tram Time Tables with Railway and Tramway Map, of Melbourne and Suburbs", 1920's
Yields information about the tram timetables applicable to Melbourne's trams, including cable and electric and demonstrates the spread of Melbourne's public transport system in the early 1920's.Forty Eight page printed book contained with oversize green heavy paper covers centre stapled with a coloured map glued into the rear cover of the book titled "OSBA Tram Time Tables with Railway and Tramway Map, of Melbourne and Suburbs". Published c1920 - shows Footscray system, Victoria St Flemington link, does not show Puckle St. Timetables details Fares, first and last cars for cable and electric lines, sections and other details of the various lines. Note page 44 and 45 cannot be accessed, paper not cut correctly during the printing process - leave as is. Map prepared by Gawler and Drummond Architects, shows in colour the cable routes, electric tramways, authorised tramways and railway lines. Municipalities shown in different colours. Map folded into 12 sections. Published by Osboldstone & Co Pty Ltd, Printers and Publishers, Temple Court Place, Melbourne. Price 6d. Full scan of document added as a pdf file 5/6/2019. map, timetables, melbourne, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS), ARHS Tramway Tour to Ballarat and Haddon o, Nov. 2006
Facsimile of a dual currency or decimal conversion tram ticket, produced on about 100gsm paper, for the ARHS Tramway Tour to Ballarat and Haddon on 2/12/2006. Has an reproduction of an 8c/10d tram ticket in green ink with number A502222. Printed on the rear of the ticket are details of the tour, date and that it is a facsimile of a 1966/67 dual currency ticket. Has initial "PJC" on rear as well.trams, tramways, tickets, arhs, tours, haddon, decimal conversion -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Vintage Train - ARE - ARHS - AREA, Combined tour ticket Ballarat, Sep. 1969
Special "All Lines" ticket on aqua green index board or card for an ARE - ARHS - AREA Vintage Train Outing to Ballarat for 5/10/1969, numbered "No. 122". Notes as available on Special Trams Railway Station to Gardens at 12.25 pm and on all regular Tram Services between 1.15 and 4.15pm. See Reg. Item 3037 for photos of this event - ? (not 100% certain of this statement - WAD 18/2/05) Three further copies of the ticket added 1/11/2005 - Nos. 143, 146 and 147.trams, tramways, tickets, all lines tickets, vintage train, are, area, arhs -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Victorian Railways, BTPS Tour to Mirboo North, Sep.1973
Set of three foolscap size sheets, for BTPS Tour to Mirboo North on 27/9/1973, stapled in top left hand corner. 1. Ticket circular - giving travel arrangements and meeting point at Flinders St. Station. 2. Victorian Railways "S" circular, number S.2515/73 advising of a BTPS excursion from Morwell to Mirboo North on Thursday 27/9/1973 (Showroom Day). Noted that a BW carriage to be attached to the Mirboo North goods at Traralgon at the rear in front of the brake van, pick up passengers at Morwell, the train to Mirboo North would have an altered schedule, passengers would travel to Morwell by the 7.20am passenger ex Melbourne and return by the Gippslander ex Morwell, that passengers would have specially printed tickets and signed by J. C. Crute as Chief Traffic Manager. Issued on 24/9/1974. Printed on foolscap size paper. 3. Tour Notes for the BTPS Tour - details of line history, passenger services, early public timetables at time of opening. Tour organisers R.Gilbert and G.Cargeeg. See Reg Item 4676 for a group photo. Images of document added 27-08-12.btps, tours, morwell - mirboo north, special trains -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, ARHS / TMSV joint tour to Farewell Ballarat Trams, 1971
Has a strong association with the tours to mark the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system and Graeme Breydon.Edmondson pasteboard railway ticket, No. 34, dated 21 august 1971, for use on an ARHS / TMSV joint tour to Farewell Ballarat Trams - the first day of the closure of the system. Ticket base is light green, which is printed in landscape format. Notes as being "Available on the Special Train only" Adult - Economy. Ticket number in reverse printing. Ticket used by Graeme Breydon on the day of the tour. See History of the Object for further details.trams, tramways, arhs, tmsv, tickets, closure -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, ARHS / TMSV joint tour to Farewell Ballarat Trams, 1971
Has a strong association with the tours to mark the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system and Graeme Breydon.Edmondson pasteboard railway ticket, No. 741, dated 21 august 1971, for use on an ARHS / TMSV joint tour to Farewell Ballarat Trams - the first day of the closure of the system. Ticket base is white with three vertical green stripes, which is printed in landscape format. Has been over stamped "Farewell Ballarat Trams" and "Tramway Museum Society of Victoria". From memory, these tickets were bulk printed by the Victorian Railways for the ARHS and the over stamped for use on particular days/events, meals etc. Would have been used as the tram ticket on the day. Ticket used by Graeme Breydon on the day of the tour. See History of the Object for further details.trams, tramways, arhs, tmsv, tickets, closure -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - A Canterbury Tale, Etkins, John, 1/08/1985 12:00:00 AM
A poem written by John Etkins in liasion with members of the Canterbury Senior Citizens for the Canterbury History Day, 1 August 1985.canterbury, canterbury road, railway gates, emulation hall, goldings shoe factory, maling road, canterbury post office, morris jack, canterbury senior citizens -
Canterbury History Group
Ephemera - Realisation auction 200a Canterbury Road Canterbury, 1/05/2003 12:00:00 AM
Two copies of the real estate advertisement for the auction of 200a Canterbury Road, Canterbury on Wednesday 7 May 2003.Incudes a coloured photograph of the exterior of the shop and floor plan. Both have notes on the back by Robin Kelly of the result of the auction.canterbury, canterbury road, canterbury railway station, fish shops, shops -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE) tour, Oct. 1968
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Ticket Ephemera Association ...Ticket used for passengers on the Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE) tour to Ballarat and Ballarat trams on Sat. 12 October 1968. Number "0057", printed on heavy yellow cardboard with the name "Association of Railway Enthusiasts", date and purpose details and ticket number. All in green ink on white cardboard. Ticket printed in landscape format. See image for details. On rear printed in green ink is availability and condition details.trams, tramways, tickets, are, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Victorian Railways, "Country Tour by Royal Train of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II", 15/02/1954 12:00:00 AM
Timetable - 28 pages, Victorian Railways titled "Country Tour by Royal Train of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II". Details the timetable and arrangements for the Royal Tour of 3 - 6 March 1954. Printed by VR Gives details of the train times and for example the time spent in Ballarat of 75mins. royal visit, victorian railways, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Timetable, Victorian Railways, "Country Time-Tables - Victorian Railways November 1957", Nov. 1957
Timetable - 60 page book, centre stapled titled "Country Time-Tables - Victorian Railways November 1957". Shows train services to Ballarat at the time and for the VR. Relevant pages including fares and a VR map have been scanned. See Reg Items 6824, 8116, 8117 and for 1998, 1957, 1981, 2021 respectively.ballarat, railways, vr, victorian railways, timetables -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Ephemera - Riddell Family
2 photocopied maps, one dated 1884 of the Gardenvale Estate and then named Riddell Estate, taken from the State Library of Victoria website. Research note by Claire Barton dated 16/04/2013 concerning Carre Street subdivision. Article from ‘Glen Eira Leader’ dated 13/11/2002 with advertisement for sale of an apartment in Renown Apartments.gardenvale estate, glen huntly road, elsternwick, \fraser and co., mcmillan street, brighton road, orrong road, rowan street, archibald street, hamilton street, downshire road, shoobra road, riddell mrs, elsternwick railway station, stanley street, gisborne street, carre street, muntz and muntz, ‘cave carre’, brighton railway, subdivisions, housenames -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Ephemera - Orion Estate
One item about this estate: 1/A black-and-white estate agents notice for the sale of Orion Estate at 3-o-clock on the Saturday 5th December 1880s. This notice details the sale of Orion Estate by public auction into allotments.orion estate, elsternwick, mars street, jupiter street, venus street, saturn street, kooyong street, mercury street, rosstown junction railway, real estate agents, railway stations, lillie and davis, auctions, ormond station, hobsons bay, elsternwick station, glenhuntly road, brighton line, madden walter, tunen august, building surveyors, residential development, plans, houses -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Information brochure, Victorian Government Tourist Bureau, Forest Giants Victoria Australia, 01-1938
An information brochure on where to see tall trees, Forest Giants, in Victoria, including Marysville, that was published in January, 1938.An information brochure on where to see tall trees, Forest Giants, in Victoria, including Marysville, that was published in January, 1938.Victorian Railways Print January, 1938 469-38 Stamp of Victorian/ Government Tourist Bureau/ 272 Collins Street/ Melbourne C.1victoria, australia, victorian government tourist bureau, betterment and publicity board, victorian railways, white mountain ash, red mountain ash, messmate, blue gum, mountain ash, cumberland valley, marysville, mount monda, healesville, acheron way, alpine highway, omeo, baw baws, strzelecki ranges, otway ranges, warburton, yarra junction, noojee, bulga and tarra valley park, yarram, turton's pass, otway forest, beech forest, apollo bay, information brochure, brochure -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
... and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941 ...A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
... and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941 ...A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by the Publicity and Tourist Services of Victorian Railways, in January, 1941, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
... victorian government tourist bureau victorian railways marysville ...A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways, marysville and district tourist and progress association -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Ephemera (Item) - Tourist brochure, Victorian Railways, Marysville Victoria Australia, 01-1941
... victorian government tourist bureau victorian railways marysville ...A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.A tourist information brochure that was issued by The Victorian Railways Commissioners, in conjunction with The Marysville and District Tourist and Progress Association in 1948, to promote Marysville and the surrounding district.marysville, victoria, cumberland valley, messmate, buxton, taggerty river, acheron way, black's spur, cement creek, keppel falls, steavenson falls, cumberland falls, narbethong, st fillan, taggerty valley, wade's lookout, mount gordon, nicholls lookout, lake mountain, victorian government tourist bureau, victorian railways, marysville and district tourist and progress association -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Victorian Railways, Sep. 1974
... BTPS Tours Maryborough Special Trains Victorian Railways "S ...Victorian Railways "S" circular, number S2038/74 advising of a BTPS excursion from Ballarat to Maryborough on Thursday 26/9/1974 (Melbourne Show Day). Noted that about 20 passengers travelling on the 12.45pm goods from Ballarat to Maryborough and returning on the 4.15pm rail car, a passenger carriage was to be attached to the goods train at the rear, next to the brake van. Also, a bulk ticket would be issued by the Stationmaster at Ballarat and signed by M.W.B. Ronald as Chief Traffic Manager. Issued on 16/9/1974. Printed on quarto size paper.btps, tours, maryborough, special trains -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Christmas Card, Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS)
... at Adelaide Railway Station c1900. The train later became known ...Christmas card made from white stippled cardboard with a serrated edge, folded centrally with a photo of Rx and R class locomotives on the front of the Adelaide to Melbourne Express at Adelaide Railway Station c1900. The train later became known as The Overland. The first two carriages are Mansard Roofed Carriages. The photo has been printed as an illustration and then glued to the front of the card. On the inside of the card is a Greetings message from the Council and Members of the South Australian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society. See December 1999 issue of Newsrail for some information about the locomotives and carriages. Year not known, probably late 1960's. Would have been sent to Les Denmead by someone in the ARHS SA Division. See Newsrail Dec. 1999tramways, trams, adelaide, passenger trains, christmas cards, sar, arhs