Accompanied by article by Kevin Patterson (Nillumbik Historical Society) which explains the use of these blocks as a road surface in the City of Melbourne from the 1880s. The final wood blocks were dismantled in the 1950s and blocks sent to suburban wood yards to be sold as fuel for open fires and combustion heaters.As most of these blocks were sold for fuel, it is unusual to find one surviving. Block of timber cut to size and dipped in tar for use a a road block. wood blocks, paving, melbourne, road surfaces, tar

Donor purchased this photograph from an op. shop. It depicts workman surfacing a road in the Geelong area. The steam engine present is driving a belt to operate a crusher which is crushing rock to surface the road. The drays are used to carry the crushed rock.Photograph, road surfacing in the Geelong area, c.1900-20.road surfacing

This Plateway Wagon was built by Pengelly's Carriage Works, North Brighton 1883. The wagon was owned by the Corrigan family, market gardeners in Noble Park. It is an original, timber horse-drawn wagon that used the the Plateway or Wheelway from 1890. These heavily laden market gardener’s carts could travel relatively smoothly and safely, along the steel rails on the main roads of Moorabbin Parish to Melbourne and St Kilda markets to sell their produce, at a time when the road surfaces were rutted and hazardous.After the Henry Dendy Special Survey of the Parish of Moorabbin in 1841, land was sold to pioneer settlers who developed market gardens, vineyards and fruit gardens ( orchards ). These market gardeners took their produce in heavily laden horse-drawn Wagons along the steel Plateway to the markets in St Kilda and Melbourne. An original, timber horse-drawn wagon of a type that used the Plateway or Wheelway. The steel rails of the Plateway played such an important role from the 1890’s in the transportation of produce along the City of Moorabbin’s major roads, (including Centre Road, Bentleigh), to reach the markets in St Kilda and Melbourne. Heavily laden market gardener’s carts , drawn by a horse, could travel relatively smoothly and safely, along the steel rails to city markets, at a time when the road surfaces were rutted and hazardous. horse, melbourne, brighton, moorabbin, steel, henry, dendy, fruit, gardens, roads, plateway, wheelway, bentleigh, vineyards, orchards, draught, markets, st kilda, wagons

A black and white photograph of Engineers from 17 Construction Squadron use a bulldozer and road grader to prepare the road surface for sealing. A truck carries away rock to be crushed, in a mobile crusher operated by the Unit, to be used for foundation fill, on the road.photograph, engineers, 17 const sqn, gibbons collection catalogue

Photograph of ex Geelong No. 6 with destination of Eastern Park turning from Aphrasia St into Pakington St Geelong. Shows the condition of the trackwork and the road surface. Tram ex Newtown. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, newtown, aphrasia st, pakington st, tram 6

Copy of Rose Series postcard #385 showing the new Mt Dandenong Tourist Road with wooden railing fence on low side of road. Surface not yet made. This photograph has a detailed inscription on the back handwritten by John Lundy-Clarke in 1974.View downhill from the Windy Bend showing the site of the 1972 landslide. In this picture the road is running along the top edge of the wall 900’ thick of Kalorama Docite that plunges thousands of feet deep down into the earth below the Ranges and extends to Fern Tree Gully. It was once a horizontal terrace nearly ten miles square and tipped over to the left when the mountain subsided into its volcanic cauldron.mt dandenong road, rose series, windy bend, landslide

Other frame was view of similar road conditions at Haldane and Metery Roads, Eltham. Council officers reviewing road surface breakdown due to weather conditions and road traffic causing potholes and dips.Roll of 35mm colour positive film, 2 separated framesKodak 5005 EPPeltham, houses, infrastructure, potholes, streets, streetscape

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Engineers from 17 Construction Squadron preparing the freshly graded road surface for sealing. The road was being constructed and upgraded between Dat Do and the Phuoc Tuy Province capital Baria. The Engineers were responsible for their own security.photograph, engineers, 17 const sqn, dat do, phuoc tuy province, baria, gibbons collection catalogue, denis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Engineers from 17 Construction Squadron grade the road surface for sealing. The road was being constructed and upgraded between Dat Do and the Phuoc Tuy Province capital Baria. Engineers were responsible for their own security, during these operations.photograph, engineers, 17 const sqn, dat do, phuoc tuy province, baria, gibbons collection catalogue, dennis gibbons, photographer, vietnam war

Date made May 2000.Colour photograph showing the removal of the road surface from the road approach and old concrete North Arm bridge prior to demolition of the bridge. Image shows the new bridge in background, earth moving machinery, and the North Arm waterway, and first rails of bridge removed by crane on bridge. Lakes Entrance Victoriabridges, waterways, demolition

Photo of the view looking south to Flinders Street Station, shows a number of motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles, along with a motor cycle with a sidecar and one cable tram set hauling a bogie trailer. Note the road surface which appears to be damaged by vehicles. There are a number of puddles showing. Yields information about the view looking south in Elizabeth St. c1920Black and White - Elizabeth Street looking south Little Collins Street, c1920. tramways, trams, cable cars, elizabeth street, traffic, horse drawn vehicles

Set of three photographs taken on 20/05/2004 of the tram track pavement reconstruction in Wendouree Parade. Photo by Carolyn Dean. .1 - Depot junction, looking south, not the warning trams crossing and cyclist sign on the pole. .2 - To the south of depot junction. .3 - Preparing the road surface for the next pavement layer.On rear of each photo in ink, "20/05/04", "Photo by Carolyn Dean"road works, wendouree parade

Photo of three SEC employees undertaking road surface repairs at the corner of Doveton and Sturt St Ballarat. Photo shows the west bound track and the monument to King George V. In the background, parked against the median strip gutter is the SEC's truck. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in blue ink "Ballarat / Men working Sturt St." and on the bottom edge in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, employees, track repairs, road works, king george v monument

Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 43 travelling along the north side of Sturt St., just past the intersection of Talbot St. Tram has destination of "Mt PLEASANT". Telephoto lens photograph, with sun behind tramcar, and just after a shower of rain, giving reflections of the sun light off the road surface.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., mt pleasant , tram 43

8519.1 - Blueprint of mine tunnels at Outtrim, as well as surface roads and boreholes.

Yields information the appearance and details about No. 30 and the Albert St road crossing in the late 1950's, in particular the road surface and the buildings.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC No. 30 crossing Albert St Sebastopol, with the destination of Sebastopol - in particular the road surface and the buildings. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Has the houses either side of the street in view. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, sebastopol, albert st, tram 30

This photograph depicts the steel tramway (or tram plate) along Centre Dandenong Road, Cheltenham near the Moorabbin Airport entrance in the 1970's. These tramways played an important role in transportation along Moorabbin's major roads. Heavily laden carts could travel smoothly and safely along the steel plates when the road surfaces were often rutted and hazardous. This surviving section was later moved for road improvements. The area now known as the City of Kingston was a market garden region and the round trip to market could take as long as eight hours on poorly maintained roads. The installation of the steel tramway transformed the arduous journey faced by market gardeners in transporting their produce to market. As there was only a single tramway, the carts often travelled in convoy, enabling drivers to leave piloting to the first cart and having a rest. The rails did not speed the journey to the city, but it smoothed progress immeasurably. Black and white photograph of steel tram plates on Centre Dandenong Road, Cheltenham. The road is sealed. At the top of the image there are trees behind a parked car which is adjacent to a white shelter. There is a large sign stating MOORABBIN AIRPORT above an arrow pointing to the right in the top centre of the image. Handwritten in pencil: A 28 / [indecipherable] 3 / [indecipherable] Handwritten in red ink: A28 / 70%market gardening, infrastructure, transport, steel tramway, industry, moorabbin

This photograph depicts flooding of Ozone Avenue in Beaumaris, located off Balcombe Road. Roads in the Beaumaris area lacked sufficient drains to clear surface water. In many cases streets were unsealed and without footpaths and some were dirt tracks. Gutters and road surfaces were made of clay and in the wetter months of winter, unsealed roads and tracks became impossible quagmires that were unnavigable for vehicles and pedestrians. In the first decade after World War II there was rapid expansion in construction of new houses in the suburb of Beaumaris. Utilities and infrastructure to support the growth of housing was inadequate and not provided for prior to the development of the area. Without rudimentary drainage, flooding was frequent. Storm water runoff, domestic sullage and septic tank overflow would form large pools and families were sometimes marooned within their homes. The frequent flooding caused isolation and hardship and residents endured difficulties with accessibility to facilities. These disadvantages had the potential to cause social issues for the new residents.Black and white photograph of flooding in Ozone Avenue, Beaumaris. The image shows floodwaters with boggy and rough terrain on an unsealed road with housing in the distance.Handwritten in blue ink: 2124 circled Handwritten in red ink: 80% Handwritten in blue ink on yellow Post-It note: Chap 6. underlined, 2194 Ozone Ave Beaumaris 1958beaumaris, ozone avenue, balcombe road, flooding, roads, infrastructure

Studley Park Road, like most streets in Kew, was originally a dirt road. Street works during the Great Depression included bituminising major roads in the district. This photograph of Council works originated in the City of Kew Engineers Department as a record of works undertaken. It was given to the collection by a Mrs Fisher in 1998.Well provenanced photograph of Council-funded public works in Kew during the Great Depression. Original sepia monochrome positive of Studley Park Road, Kew.Typed reverse: "B4 / Kew C.C. / Studley Park Road after surfacing with one coat of premixed material spread with drag, March 1934"roadworks -- kew (vic.), street works -- kew (vic.), public works kew (vic.), studley park road -- kew (vic.), city of kew -- engineers department, city of kew -- public works -- great depression -- 1930s

Titled "Eight years to clear tram tracks", about the time planned to remove tram tracks in Ballarat by the CRB on their roads. Notes agreement with the SEC, mentions the Minister for Fuel and Power Mr. Balfour, cost $1.25million, quotes Mr. Oppy of the CRB. Notes that work on the removal of tracks in Sturt St had commenced this week. The second cutting includes a photo of a Mr G Hettich saw cutting the road surface - note the use of the term "instruments" in the caption.Yields information about the starting of track removal in Sturt St Ballarat and later on in other parts of the system, following closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, about 22/9/1971, about the removal of track in Ballarat and Bendigo. Has the newspaper source on the top edge in ink.crb, sturt st, closure, dismantling, track removal

Illustration or photograph taken from the Town Hall, looking North East towards Black Hill. The Post Office, railway yards, Sturt St buildings are in view. Has a tram eastbound at Lydiard St and another waiting to depart Grenville St. There are two horse-drawn cabs in the view. The road surfaces have marks - either from being watered or graded. On the rear is a photograph of R O Henderson's New Furniture warehouse, View Point Bendigo. Yields information of Ballarat c1910.Black and white Illustration cut from a journal"1912" in pencil alongside the image title.tramways, trams, sturt st, esco, grenville st, bridge st, lydiard st north, black hill, post office

Photo of Ballarat No. 41, derailed in Barkly St. Ballarat near main road on 4-11-1961. Image is going red. Tram fitted with dash canopy lights, small white stripe, large triangles. Penfold Sherry ad on roof. Numerous markings on road surface of previous? derailments. Note advertisement hoardings in background of photo, one featuring an ad for Penfolds. Tram has a destination of 'Mt. Pleasant.''SEC Ballarat No. 41 derailed in Barkly St. near Main Road, 4-11-61 1.40pm' in blue ink.tramways, trams, barkly st., derailments, accidents, mt. pleasant, tram 41

The article and photo report on the poor condition of roads in particular Hayden's Road and the former, short lived Victorian Railways Beaumaris - Black Rock tram line. Has two photos showing the road condition. The second photo shows sleepers from the former tram line and a badly worn road surface that had been placed on top. The item by a staff reporter likens the road to wartime battle fields. The tram line rails were lifted or removed during 1939 - see page 35 of The Brighton Electric Line.Yields information about the road condition in the Beaumaris area in 1955.Newspaper clipping titled - "Seaside tracks are "roads"" - Melbourne Herald 12/11/1955"Melb "Herald" Sat 12 Nov 1955"trams, tramways, vr trams, track maintenance, tram tracks, beaumaris

Colour laser prints of images taken with a digital camera of tram track in Skipton St. Ballarat being exposed and cut for removal. See Reg. Item 1778 for The Courier story about the removal of the track. Also July 2001 Fares Please! for further information. Prints made on plain A4 paper and then cut to size. Road surface was cut to install the traffic island associated with a right hand turn. See July 2001 Fares Please! and Reg. Item 1778trackwork, skipton st, road works, dismantling

Yields information about the tramway and the street scene in Lydiard St Nth during the last few years of tramway operation.Black and White photograph of SEC tram 34 travelling along Lydiard St. North, bound for the Lydiard St. North terminus. Photo shows the tree lined route and how the road surfaces was not fully sealed to the gutter, but with a crushed rock edge. Photo taken by Chris Wurr during late 1960's or early 1970's. Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. Copy 2 - as above, ex Alan Bradley 5/2007 - added 27/7/2007.Copy 1 - On rear, in black stamp ink "Photo by Chris Wurr / 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 / (053) 523403. Copy 2 - Additional words to above "Donated to BTPS by and"trams, tramways, lydiard st. nth, tram 34

Yields information the operation of electric trams in Sturt St Ballarat, the streetscape and the how the street was used by other vehicles and pedestrians.Black and White photograph of the streetscape of Sturt St, Ballarat looking east from the corner of Dawson and Sturt Streets with many people, horse drawn carts and a tram. Note the horse drawn cart in the bottom left hand corner is travelling on the "wrong side" of the road. Also shows the condition of the road surface, many pedestrians, ladies, and stores and shops on the north side of Sturt St. C1906. The tram has a front advertisement for something being held on a Saturday the Post Office in the far background. tramways, trams, sturt st, dawson st, horse drawn vehicle

35mm colour slide TMSV copy slide of trackwork at St Kilda Junction, possibly soon after a change over to the new track in St Kilda Road. Has W 366 (St Kilda Beach) on the temporary or new track pending the construction of a road surface and the link to Wellington St. Photo may be from a photo held in the Public Records Office series. On the corner of Punt and St Kilda Road is s building advertising Schweppes Junction Motor service station."MP 30" in pencil on the side.trams, tramways, st kilda junction, trackwork, new tramways, w class, road works, tram 366

Photo shows - works in Swan Street Richmond to lower the tram tracks under the Railway bridge which were later replaced by an open web girder truss bridge. The track on the left has been completed while on the right, the original road surface can be seen as well as the temporary track. Shows the abutment for a new railway bridge on the right, for the six tracks to South Yarra. Tram W2 330 (left, Camberwell Depot, route 76) and 339 (City, route 77) are passing each other. In the background is a large advertisement for Pattersons home furnishings. Photo dated 1957.Yields information about alterations to tram services during road reconstruction project.Photograph - Black and White - Swan Street track lowering Has details handwritten on rear, date stamp and John Alfred Stamp. tramways, tramcars, swan street, richmond, route 77, railways, bridges, tram 330, tram 339

Yields information about SEC road workers repairing the bitumen or road surface in Ballarat.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in a Kodachrome cardboard mount: .1 - Group of three SEC road repairer or track workers repairing the road surface the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with new asphalt mix. shows the red flag on the right - Sept. 1971 .2 - Group of three SEC road repairers, laying asphalt in Wendouree Parade, with the Road Roller and the concrete tram shelter at Forest St. in the background. - August 1971 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, trackwork, road works, sturt st, lydiard st north, wendouree parade, road roller, jelbart, shelters, forest st