This photograph shows a large crowd of men and children standing on the rooves of two stationary cable trams in Bourke Street. Others also stand on the roadway, all looking in the same direction. An onlooker might wonder if the rooves were strong enough to carry such weight. The caption references a 1927 procession in Swanston Street of the Duke and Duchess of York, who would become the king and queen of Australia in 1936. Their visit spanned three weeks from April 21, 1927.Yields information about the strength of cable tram rooves Black and white photograph glued to white paper with typed note at bottom. Note reads "A cable tram parked in Bourke Street became a vantage point for tram passengers to get a better view of the Royal Procession of The Duke and Duchess of York, as they rode down Swanston Street Melbourne during 1927."stationary cable trams, bourke street, swanston street, 1927, duke and duchess of york, king and queen of australia, april 21

Postcard of cable tram dummy being shunted for return to Brighton Road via Swanston Street, stationary outside the double story "Myers" Parcels Office in Lonsdale Street, demolished late in 1925, between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. Three boys in shorts sit or stand on the dummy. The dummy's destination reads "Brighton Rd", which dates the photograph as between February 1924 and December 1925, (not c1929 as written) between the construction of the track in this section of Lonsdale Street and the electric conversion of the Brighton Road line. Also in the street are horse drawn carts and motor cars.Yields information about cable trams in Lonsdale Street and MyerBlack and white postcard print with note on rear.In print on rear: "c1929 Lonsdale Street Warehouse, later to become 11-storey store. MYER - GROWING WITH AUSTRALIA since 1901 - today employs over 32,000 staff throughout the country in its Department Stores, Target Discount Stores and Supermarkets, speciality fashion stores, liquor and fast food outlets. AFFIX STAMP HERE"myers, lonsdale st, cable dummy, brighton rd line, electric conversion, horse drawn carts, warehouse, boys, shorts, cable trams

Photograph shows an M&MTB cable set stationary at the Bourke St terminus outside the Tramways Head Office. The saloon car is in the foreground displaying the destination "Nicholson St" and the vehicle number "1" on its apron .The conductor stands on the rear platform looking at the camera. Beside him stands a male passenger while female and male passengers are seated on the dummy. Yields information about M&MTB cable sets Black and white photograph with ink stamp on rear. Partially legible ink stamp: "Copyright - This photograph ... may not be reproduced... Melbourne & Sydney address"m&mtb, bourke st, terminus, tramways head office, nicholson st, number 1

Photograph shows busy cable tram with destination Clifton Hill stationary outside the Northcote car and engine houses. High street is lined with shop verandahs and busy with pedestrians, early model motor cars and horse drawn carts.Yields information about cable trams on High Street, Northcote and Thornbury Black and white photograph with note below and on rear. Printed below photograph: "High Street Looking North Thornbury Real Photo Series M 138". On rear in ink: "Melbourne, High St, Northcote, north over car. Martin St, with cable tram outside Car Barn. before 1920. K S Kings Collection No. 5-A.517"clifton hill, high street, car house, engine house

Photograph shows M&MTB cable saloon car number 431 with the destination 'North Fitzroy' stationary at the side of the roadway in Collins Street with the conductor and many bystanders standing on the roadway around it. This is a photograph taken of a newsprint photograph from an unnamed newspaper. Yields information about mishaps to cable tram services. Black and white photograph with note below photograph. Printed below photograph: "Traffic was suspended for several minutes when this North Fitzroy car was dislodged from the rails at the intersection of Collins and Exhibition streets yesterday morning. It was overtaken by another tram."cable saloon car, number 431, m&mtb, north fitzroy, collins street, derailed, conductor, newsprint

Photograph shows Garford 5IHL bus No 46 with James Motors body of South Melbourne. One of only two in the fleet. Photo of the stationary bus at a temporary terminus outside the State Library in Swanston Street, bound for Elsternwick. Buses replaced trams on this route between late 1925 and early 1926 during the conversion of the cable line to electric traction. Note the centre tramway overhead pole behind the bus that was installed in 1924 to permit Coburg and Preston trams to reach Lonsdale Street. A number of crew are featured in the photo. Yields information about replacement buses during Swanston Street cable line conversion. Black and white photograph stuck to cardboard with note on rear. Pencil written note reads: "11495"garford 5ihl, 46, james motors, state library, elsternwick, conversion of cable line, centre overhead pole, coburg and preston trams