To raise funds for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, these badges were sold by street sellers in Melbourne. A gold colour Australian coat of arms (Kangaroo and emu beside a shield with a star at the top), sits above a blue enamelled boomerang. In the shield is the letter 'B' in blue enamel. 'For those who cannot see' is written in gold lettering across the boomerang. Metal pin with blue enamel letteringFor those who cannot see royal victorian institute for the blind, badges

Cardboard covered books, coloured drawings on the front depicting different jobs x 8see photoeducation, school, reading, jobs, careers

Orange, yellow and brown circular badge.Text: ' FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT SEE, JUNE 1921. 'badges, fundraising, vision impaired

The book advertising MMTB's Special tourist bus, giving overall tour details on page 1, including fares, time of departures and reservations. Each tour has a map showing the route, details of the tour route with notes and photographs. Page 14 shows a maximum traction tram on the reserved track in Dandenong road and page 30, W2 488 outbound in Victoria Parade. Page 32 has an advertisement for the Round Trip by Tram 1/-. Front cover has details of the departure times and fares and a photo of the Tourist Bus. The supplementary sheet has been prepared for the tours that operated daily from Sun Sept. 17 to Friday May 31, except Anzac Day. See item 10133 for the 1938 version.Demonstrates the work of the MMTB providing sightseeing tours using a special bus and its publicity methodThirty two page landscape booklet on semi gloss white paper with off white cover and single supplementary white sheet tipped onto the inside of the front cover titled "See Melbourne's Beautiful Beaches and Garden Suburbs from a Special Bus". Saddle stapled, printed letterpress. Text printed in black and green ink. Cover green ink only. trams, tramways, mmtb, bus tours, melbourne, sightseeing

Newspaper - The Age Weekender - Fri 8/5/1981, titled "Tram ways to see Melbourne" looking at various ways and routes to see Melbourne by various Age writers, including Andrew Bolt. Principle item written by Phillippa Hawker. Looks at routes 3, 10, 12, 48, 57, 59, 67, 69, 70, 75 and 88. Has a map of the routes taken in the middle page spread and a cartoon of people on a W and Z class trams.trams, tramways, cartoons, melbourne, tramways, route 3, route 10, route 12, route 48, route 57, route 59, route 67, route 69, route 70, route 75, route 88

Information for TouristsA5 Size made from A4 folded in half creating 4 pages. with blue, print and two, line drawings.The Page is covered in text, the Most noticeable is the Title "Stawell and Grampians Visitor Digest of things to do and See April 1977. Etcstawell tourism

See how they Ring was published by BHS Publishing and written by Anne Doggett and Gwyn Gillard.bellringers, performance

Document titled "On some route numbers you will see an 'a' or 'd' " advising passengers of the letters that could appear on tramcar route number - 'a' - altered, 'd' - depot. Notes that some route numbers are not published, gave an example of route 33, 51 or an 89. See item 8810 for instructions to set up in B2 class trams.Yields information about setting the A or D after a route number on B2 class trams.Pamphlet - folded DL full colour printed on gloss paper. Printed c 2012. Two copies held.trams, tramways, route numbers, destination indicators, tramcars, depot

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Saturday 21/3/2015, titled "Combined effort see Mount Clear Primary's tram under cover" about the installation of roof over the ex Melbourne tram at the Primary school. Notes the BTM support for the project.schools, preserved trams

The people riding the see saw are Ada Sykes and Maude White. The Eureka Stockade Memorial can be partially seen in the background.play equipment, eureka stockade reserve, eureka stockade memorial, see saw, ada sykes, maude white, garden

Book - 160 pages + card cover with maps on inside covers, titled "See Melbourne by Tram" written by de Lacy Lowe, illustrated by Ceri Vaughan, published 1982. Gives a description of 22 Melbourne tram routes with a stop description (not all stops covered) and sketches associated with the location. Has an index in the rear pages.trams, tramways, melbourne, tram routes, tram stops, tourist guides, illustrations

Page 25/26 and part of adjacent page of Adelaide "Sunday Mail" 1/1/1955, titled "Holidaymakers see return of horse tram" containing a photo and story of visitors to Victor Harbor missing the horse tram service which had been suspended. Record revised and additional image added 20/9/2013.trams, tramways, victor harbor, horse trams

Pamphlet, four fold, titled "See you courtside, Melbourne" , giving details of getting to the Australian Open using tram services and walking times. Has a map showing the Melbourne CBD, the Tennis centre, tram lines and railway stations. Has PTV contact details. Has logos of Transport for Victoria, PTV and Yarra Trams. Two copies held.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, routes, events, tennis centre, yarra trams

The book advertising MMTB's Special tourist bus, giving overall tour details on page 1, including fares, time of departures and reservations. Each tour has a map showing the route, details of the tour route with notes and photographs. Page 14 shows a maximum traction tram on the reserved track in Dandenong road and page 13, W2 488 outbound in Victoria Parade. Page 31has an advertisement for the Round Trip by Tram 1/-. Inside Front cover has details of the departure times and fares and a photo of the Tourist Bus. The supplementary sheet has been prepared for the tours that operated daily from Sun Sept. 18 to Friday May 31, except Anzac Day. For the 1939-1940 version - different bus on cover. - Reg Item 1838.Demonstrates the work of the MMTB providing sightseeing tours using a special bus and its publicity methods.Thirty two page landscape booklet on semi gloss white paper with off white or cream cover and single supplementary white sheet tipped onto the inside of the front cover titled "See Melbourne's Beautiful Beaches and Garden Suburbs from a Special Bus". Saddle stapled, printed letterpress. Text printed in black and green ink. Cover green ink only.tramways, trams, mmtb, melbourne, bus tours, sightseeing

Book titled "See Melbourne by Tram" written by de Lacy Lowe, illustrated by Ceri Vaughan, published 1982. Gives a description of 22 Melbourne tram routes with a stop description (not all stops covered) and sketches associated with the location. Has an index in the rear pages.Yields information about Melbourne Trams, their routes and what to see in 1982.Book - 160 pages + card cover with maps on inside covers.Has a handwritten gift notation of 1982 on page 2.trams, tramways, melbourne, tram routes, tram stops, tourist guides, illustrations

The Robinson children Peter, James, Paul and Andrew, dressed to see the Queen 1956. Blackjack was the home of the Robinson family to late 1956. The Blackjack property, house and acres of fruit orchards ran down to the Plenty River off Hume Street Greensborough. The photographs were taken as slides by Frank Robinson and digitised by his son James in 2015.Digital copy of colour photograph.blackjack, robinson family

Digital image of an item in the 9-7-2020 issue of Ballaarat Times, titled "Museum's plans see Trams back on track" about the planning to re-open the museum following the lifting of restrictions due to Covid-19. Includes notes on the operation of the trams from the depot only and limitations. But these came to naught when the plan to lift restrictions did not go ahead and there was a further lockdown in the Melbourne area. Has a photo of Peter Waugh standing on a step of No. 13 with a limitation sign on it.btm, closure, covid-19

Fold out pamphlet - 10 sections, titled ""See Melbourne by Tram" providing a detailed tram map of Melbourne, key tourist locations marked on map. Notes that Travelcard Zone 1 can be purchased for all locations. Published by the MMTB early 1980's. Trading name used on pamphlet is "METRA". On inside has sketches and advertisements for some tourist locations and restaurants. Notes which routes were replaced by buses on Sundays. Second copy added 13/1/2017 from Donation of John Prideaux.trams, tramways, map, mmtb, metra

Book - 16 pages, including grey card covers, titled "See Australia First - Melbourne Victoria" featuring 12 pages of postcard photographs of Melbourne. Inside rear cover has a details of Melbourne's history, the city and its features. Produced by Murray Views of Gympie Qld, printed by Samuel Lee and Co. Images post second world war - late 1940's to early 1950's. Features images of: Alexandra Gardens River Yarra and Princes Bridge Flinders St Station St Kilda Road - tram track work being undertaken Flinders St and the Forum theatre The Exhibition Buildings Collins St Parliament House Bourke St - with cable tram tracks and the Metropole Hotel, Myer, Foys Aerial view of Melbourne Captains Cook's Cottage St Kilda Road with W2 287 Burns Memorial St Kilda Road St Paul's and Princes Bridge Town Hall Royal Melbourne Hospital Collins St with W2 turning Queen Victoria Gardenstrams, tramways, melbourne, flinders st station, collins st, town hall, princes bridge, st kilda rd

Newspaper clipping, from The Age, Weekender, Friday 8/5/1981 titled "Tram ways to see Melbourne", with a number of writers giving a short piece on a particular line. Has a Map of the Melbourne system with destination and route numbers. Has an introduction written by Phillipa Hawker which looks at the history, its place in Melbourne, and possibilities for the future. Written just before the MTA came into existence. Items: East Malvern, Route 3, Rebecca Batties West Preston Route 10, Phillipa Hawker St Kilda, Route 12, Frank Prain North Balwyn, route 48, Andrew Bolt West Maribyrnong route 57, Rosslyn Beeby Essendon Airport, Route 59, Rosslyn Beeby Carnegie, Route 67, Andrew Bolt Kew Cotham Rd, route 69, Andrew Bolt Wattle Park, route 70, Rosslyn Beeby East Burwood, route 75, Rosslyn Beeby East Preston, route 88, Deborah Forster Has some sketches of trams and people.trams, tramways, melbourne, people and places, tourism, east malvern, west preston, st kilda, north balwyn, west maribyrnong, essendon airport, carnegie, kew- cotham rd, wattle park, east burwood, east preston, route 3, route 10, route 12, route 48, route 57, route 59, route 67, route 69, route 70, route 75, route 88, maps

Thirty two page landscape booklet on semi gloss white paper with off white or cream cover and single supplementary white sheet tipped onto the inside of the front cover titled "See Melbourne's Beautiful Beaches and Garden Suburbs from a Special Bus". Saddle stapled, printed letterpress. Text printed in black and green ink. Cover green ink only. The book advertising MMTB's Special tourist bus, giving overall tour details on page 1, including fares, time of departures and reservations. Each tour has a map showing the route, details of the tour route with notes and photographs. Page 14 shows a maximum traction tram on the reserved track in Dandenong road and page 30, W2 488 outbound in Victoria Parade. Page 32 has an advertisement for the Round Trip by Tram 1/-. Front cover has details of the departure times and fares and a photo of the Tourist Bus. The supplementary sheet has been prepared for the tours that operated daily from Sun Sept. 18 to Friday May 31, except Anzac Day. Ballarat Tramway Museum has a similar item, 1939-1940 version - different bus on cover. - Reg Item 1838.trams, tramways, mmtb, bus tours, melbourne, sightseeing

The item came from the collection of a merchant sailor who presumably visited the Portsmouth open day in 1953.The booklet reveals much about the traditions of the Royal Navy and the ships on display. It presents a picture from time. A 36-page magazine designed for the Royal Nay's open days on April 4, 5 and 6, 1953, at Portsmouth.Portsmouth Programme. Easter 1953.booklet, royal navy, ships, portsmouth, allan quinn

Items include photographs and official documents with several items related to Kevin Pratt. Miscellanious items of Family History. Related items - 10146(a) to 10146(m)