Provides a lead up to the celebration of the 70 years since Electrification of the Swanston St line which featured a parade of 25 trams. Includes photograph of two tramway workers on T class 180 with other trams behind. Photographed at South Melbourne Depot.Provides advance publicity of a tramway historical event.Photocopy; a photograph for the 70th Anniversary of the Swanston St tramway Electrification. From The Age newspaper.trams, tramways, 70th anniversary, electrification, t 180, celebrations, swanston st

The photograph shows W1 class tram 423 in Swanston St about to turn into Victoria St shunts. The tram has the return destination of Eslternwick and is showing route 4E. The tram entered service in March 1927 and was converted to a W2 class tram in August 1936. In the background is the Melbourne baths buildings and a W2 class tram.Yields information about the operation of W1 class trams c1930.Black and White Photograph with notes on rear.In pencil on rear "W1 class, Parallel seat in centre, Swanston St."tramways, trams, w1 class, tram 423, swanston st, route 4e

Photo shows L class 103 (Route 6). Has the National Bank behind. Note the street lighting standards. Photo during the 1950sYields information about the use of the L class tram in Melbourne during the mid 1950sPhotograph - Black and White - L 103 Swanston StHas details on rear in ink and John Alfred Stamp. tramways, l class, swanston st, tram 103, trams

Negative of a cable set in Lonsdale St crossing Swanston St, possibly on the last day of operation 14/4/1939. Trailer 286. Has in the background Worthmore's Shoe Store and Denyers depot or store. In Swanston St is a W2. Photographer could be Wal Larsen based on negative size - see Reg Item 5064.Written on rear of album print - "Cable and electric trams at corner of Lonsdale and Swanston Sts."trams, tramways, cable trams, lonsdale st, swanston st, tram 286

Photograph of a busy Swanston St taken from the Swanston St/ St Kilda Road overbridge at Flinders St Railway Station looking north. In the background is St Paul's Cathedral. Has W2 442 (East Coburg, Route 1), northbound, W2 586 and another W2 southbound. Note the crowded trams and people leaning on the drop bars that "closed" the tram off on the wrong or "off side" side and decorative "flower pots" in the street between Little Flinders and Collins St. Tram 442 later became the first Melbourne Restaurant tram.Demonstrates a busy streetscape and Yields information about the use of the Flinders / Swanston St in the early 1930's.Black and White photograph of Swanston St looking north from Batman Ave 1931/32Has the stamp of the "Abbotsford Photographics" on the rear and "1931/32" in inktrams, tramways, st pauls cathedral, st kilda road, swanston street, w2 class, tram 442, tram 586, route 1

Photograph shows a cable tram set in Swanston Street at Flinders Street bound for Carlton with Flinders Street railway station in the background. Has a Safety zone sign in the foreground. Photo early to mid 1920s, the line was converted to electric trams in 1926.Yields information about cable trams in Swanston Street in 1920'sBlack and white photograph with notes on the rear.On rear in pencil "Swanston St at Flinders St" Has the number "21" in pencil in top right-hand corner. tramways, cable trams, swanston st, flinders street station, tram 32, flinders st, trams

The photograph shows the demolition or removal of cable tram track in Swanston St Melbourne. The reference notes that work commenced 27/12/1925 and that conversion was completed by 24/1/1926. Given the worksite it would be most likely late December 1925. Note the large unsilenced air compressor, the large crowd of on-lookers and that Swanston St northbound seems to remain open for traffic. In the background are the Royal Hotel Arcade entrance and the Melbourne Town Hall. This photograph is Public Records Office photo H109 in the Victorian Railways collection. There are at least three similar photos in the PROV Collection.Yields information about the extent of work need to quickly convert the Swanston Street cable tram track to electric trams in about a month.Photograph - Black and White of the demolition of the cable tram track in Swanston St near Bourke St 1925-1926trams, tramways, cable trams, workmen, mmtb, swanston street, demolition, track work, air compressor, royal hotel arcade, conversion

Reproduction slide of a coloured postcard showing Swanston St with St Pauls Cathedral and Beggs Cathedral Hotel. Has two cable trams in the view. On one of the buildings is advertised W. J. Corder's Wall papers and artists materials. c1900. See Charles Craig collection No. CC88 for another version - ex Valentines,Yields information about Swanston St Melbourne c1900 and St Pauls Cathedral.Kodachrome cardboard duplicate slide - Colour - reproduction postcard - St Pauls Cathedral Swanston St Melbourne "CB15" in penciltrams, tramways, cable cars, cable trams, swanston street, cathedral hotel, st pauls cathedral

Black and white photograph showing W2 class No. 323 northbound in Swanston St at Bourke St, passing The Leviathon store with the Ezywalkin shoe store behind. There is a bus visible as well.Yields information about tram 323 and Swanston St late 1930s?Photograph with Ken Magor stamp on the rearHas in ink "A Harvey" in the reference section of the stamp.trams, tramways, tram 323, swanston st, w2 class, buses

Postcard featuring SW6 class tram No. 919 (Glen Iris, route 6) and W2 class No. 425 (Moreland route 15) in Swanston St Melbourne. Tram No. 425 has advert for RESI, and canvas awnings. Yields information about trams 919 and 425 in Swanston St, c1980Colour postcard, unused, Crystal Craft, PC52.trams, tramways, mmtb, w2 class, sw6 class, tram 919, tram 425, swanston st

Z3 176 Swanston St in an all-over advertising scheme for the Transport Accident Commission TAC road safety. According to the reference the tram appeared in this scheme on 12/12/1994, until about March 1995. Has the St George Bank building in the background.Yields information about trams in an all-over advertising scheme.Colour photograph on Kodak paper.melbourne, tramways, tramcars, z3 class, tram 176, swanston st, transport accident commission, tac, trams, decorated trams, all over advertising

Photo of Ballarat 36 and W7 1024 in advertising livery for Channel O. Tram 36 has destination of Sebastopol and 1024, City, (route 67).. In the background is Addressograph Multigraph, Oxford Hotel and Kays Rent - A - Car office at 449 Swanston St. Mid to late September 1971. Has a strong association with a Melbourne tram driver who assembled the scrap book and series of photos of Ballarat trams at the time of closure, with the original photographer and the event of a Ballarat tram running in Melbourne to promote Ballarat tourism after the closure of the Ballarat tram system.Black and white photograph contained with Reg item 5988, a Stamford Kiwi School Scrap Book - card covers, 23 sheets, spiral bound, titled "Ballarat", prepared by Ellen Butland of Auckland following the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway system.On rear is the "M. Rowe Copyright Photograph No. 2"closure, trams, tramways, ballarat, tram 36, swanston st, tourism, tram 1024, channel 0, kays rent a car

Set of three photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of the "Royal Park Messroom" .1 - P8373 - Royal Park Messroom - corner Flemington Road and Abbotsford St - Route 55, shows passenger platform and fencing. .2 - P8447 - Swanston St shunt - signal box - shows detail of the building at the junction of Swanston St and Victoria Streets. .3 - P8484 - "Signal Box, St Kilda Junction" - show location of the signal box, adjacent streets and details of the building itself.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, route 55, royal park, signal box, victoria st, swanston st, st kilda junction, wellington st

Pamphlet - full colour A4 - 8 pages, centre stapled titled "Your Travel Guide into and around the City" with a sub-title of "Swanston St Walk". Printed at the time of the closure of Swanston St to motor vehicle traffic, has maps of the by-pass routes, the reasons for the change, parking, benefits and public transport. Has the date of introduction of March 28, but no year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swanston_Street,_Melbourne - accessed 29/7/2019 gives the year as 1992. Has the logos of the Victorian Government, City of Melbourne, Vic Roads and the PTC.trams, tramways, swanston st, swanston st walk, mall, public transport

Postcard - silver finish known as "Collotype"- view of looking north from Finders St along Swanston St with a number of cable trams and horse drawn trams in the view. In the view are Young and Jackson, St Paul's Cathedral and Stainer & Co. Card titled "Swanston St Melbourne" Postcard has a divided back with space for stamp, address and correspondence. In the top centre is a start with an "O" in the centre.trams, tramways, cable trams, swanston st, flinders st

Postcard - full colour - view along Swanston St from about Lonsdale St with the Shrine of Remembrance in the view. Trams Z 110 (Carnegie, Route 67) and SW6 851 (Route 15) with many other trams in the view. Swanston St has been partially narrowed but is still open for traffic. Divided back, published by Nu-color-Vue - 11ML445 and NCV 10256trams, tramways, swanston st, z class, sw6 class, route 15, route 67, tram 110, tram 851

Colour slide of SW2 478, northbound in Swanston St with Flinders St station buildings in the background. The tram has adverts for CU (Commercial Union) insurance and Honda Motorcycles. In the background can be seen the various kiosks that were provided at that part of the station. Photo taken from Princes Gate Plaza which was opened in 1966.Yields information about the SW2 478 and Flinders St Station.Kodachrome colour slides, cardboard mount, duplicate.Has "MP81" in pencil and stamped "Tramways Museum Society Victoria" on rear.tramways, swanston st, flinders st station, tram 478, sw2 class

Drawing shows the proposed layout of the Swanston St underground tram line at Flinders St. Shows the tram stop, the layout of the access to the stop, Flinders St and Princes Bridge stations, the demolition of Young and Jacksons Hotel, a railway booking office. This was part of a project that was for undergrounding of a number of tram lines in Melbourne during the early to mid 1960s. Yields information about the proposed undergrounding of the Swanston St tram line at Flinders St.Foolscap photocopied sheet on heat sensitive paper with four punched holes on the side.tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, proposed works, flinders st station

Photograph of Swanston St looking north from Flinders St. There is one cable tram set in the view along with many horse-drawn vehicles, bicycles, and many pedestrians. In the background is part of Young and Jackson's Princes Bridge Hotel, a sign for "New American system without pain Dentistry", Ayers Henry & Co. clothing, Stainer & Co., Keystone Elgin watches. Visible is an open wire telephone lines on poles. Photo c1900. Understood that the photo appears in the James Flood book of Melbourne photos.Yields information about Swanston St, c1900.Black and white photograph on paper.trams, tramways, swanston st, cable trams

Greetings card with a photo of Swanston St looking south from Collins St. On the left side of the photo is a cable tram signal shelter with a signal man at the levers. A St Kilda tram is southbound. Image prior to the construction of Flinders St station building. The Water Tower clock is visible at Princes Bridge Station - see reference. It was moved from Elizabeth St to Princes Bridge in 1902. The card was produced Jack Cranston and published for Glencon Insurance Assessors. See item 8448 for images of the card itself.Yields information about cable trams in Swanston St and a cable tram signalmen c1905.Greetings card with a colour photograph, printed on stippled paper.tramcars, tramways, cable trams, mtoco, swanston st, signalmen

The photograph shows St Paul's Cathedral on the corner of Flinders and Swanston St Melbourne, before the construction of the spires during the 1930s. Several cable trams, including cable car 146 can be seen in Swanston St, along with many motor cars, buses and pedestrians. The photo is early 1920s. The cable line was converted to electric trams during 1925/1926.Yields information about St Paul's Cathedral and Swanston St cable trams.Photograph, black and white, plain papertrams, tramways, cable tram, swanston st, flinders st, tram 146, st paul's cathedral, buses

Postcard - Nucolorvue of W2 530 (Toorak Route 8) in Swanston St at Flinders St with Flinders St Station, SEC offices, Young and Jacksons Hotel with adverts for the SEC, CBC, HNA, Peter Stuyvesant, Bradmill and Olympic Tyres.trams, tramways, flinders st, postcards, st kilda road, swanston st, tram 530

Colour postcard divided back, black border - Nu-Color-Vue, The Classic Collection of the intersection of Flinders and Swanston St, with Flinders St station and Young and Jacksons Hotel. SW6 884 with The Met logo in Swanston St and a Z class in Flinders St. Also has the SEC building and adverts for Swan Premium beer and Brother printers. Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and details of the postcard. Produced by Nu-Color-Vue, number 140 061 NCV 7029 Has "Melbourne Australia" along the bottom edge.trams, tramways, swanston st, flinders st, flinders st station, sw6 class, tram 884

A4 sheet drawing - titled "Trams on Parade - Swanston St - 13/3/00 - Draft Assembly Map - Schematic Only" showing the proposed layout for trams between Lonsdale and Latrobe Street - prepared 2/2/00 by MM (Megafun)trams, tramways, moomba, swanston st, events, parades

One of a series of postcards produced by Nu-color-vue. Shows Swanston St looking south from Little Bourke St. Has W2 373 (Route 67, Carnegie) and a number of other W2 class trams in the view.Yields information about the appearance of Swanston St in the early 1970's and the nature of tramway operations in the street.Postcard - Nu-color-Vue - serrated edges looking south along Swanston St towards the Shrine of Remembrance - ML144swantson st, w2 class, nucolorvue, postcard, souvenir, tram 373, tramways, trams, shrine

Colour postcard divided back, serrated edge, with a view from the Melbourne Town Hall portico, looking south along Swanston St towards the intersection of Bourke St. shows the city square, Wales Corner, trams and traffic in both streets. Has a W2 crossing Swanston St - W2 586? - the crossing is one of the type which composed of panels that allowed for maintenance. City Square completed to Flinders Lane early 1970, Bourke St Mall opened 1983 - photo mid 1970's Back has space for name and address, stamp and a message and title of postcard. Produced by Nu-Color-Vue. Card Number ML 209, NCV 2940.trams, tramways, postcards, swanston st, bourke st, tram 586?

Photo of a privately operated bus in Swanston St. Melbourne at the intersection of Bourke St., with Foys (Foy and Gibson) department store in the background. Bourke St. trams yet to be built. Photo taken 10-4-1950. Also has the Cosmopolitan Hotel in the background. From information provided by the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria: "The bus outside Foys belongs to Lew Page who was one of the multiple operators on Route 1 in 1950 ( he also had one bus on Route 2) which was four years before they amalgamated to form Melbourne - Brighton Bus Lines. The bus is a Reo with a Giles body. Giles Motor Body Works was based in New Street Brighton and built bodies for commercial vehicles but not a lot of buses. Their half a dozen post-war buses mainly went to operators in Routes 1 and 2. Being on Route 1, the bus would have been red and cream." Yields information about private bus lines in Melbourne and the Foy & Gibson building.Black and white print and hi res scan of a donated negative. tramways, trams, melbourne, swanston st, foy & gibson, bourke st., lew page, giles, melbourne brighton bus

Rose Series postcard No. P 2127, titled "Swanston St and Town Hall Melbourne", looking south from Bourke St with the Shrine of Remembrance in the distance. Three W2 class trams visible along with the Safety Zone sign for the Bourke St tram stop. Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne late 1930sPostcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.tramways, trams, swanston st, town hall, w2 class

The photo shows W3 class tram No. 657, (Moreland, route 15) northbound in Swanston St, near Franklin St. Photograph by Mal Rowe late 1960s. Has a Coffey Ford advert on the front dash panel. Photo - 4 October 1965 - outside the offices of “The Nation’s Jetline” - Ansett ANA.Yields information about W3 class trams in Swanston St.Black and White photograph with details on the rear.Has ink notes on rear regarding the location, the tram and the TMSV sales stamp.tramways, trams, swanston st, w3 class, tram 657

Photograph shows SW5 No. 723 on Swanston Street. Trolley poles are visible and in use. The Melbourne City Baths is visible in the background. The tram is painted in a livery of the Transporting Art program, as a so-called "Art Tram." The artwork is by Bob & Lorraine Jenyns, sponsored by Wattyl Paints. Photo by Michael McLeod.Shows a now-withdrawn tram with obsolete equipment (i.e., trolley poles) and livery representing a culturally important event in Melbourne's transit history.Colour Photograph - SW5.723 on Swanston St/City Bathstrams, tramways, sw5 class, art trams, transporting art, public transport