Photocopy - A4 sheet of a short article from the Progress Press, 8/6/1977 titled "First night trammie dies" about the death of Arthur Edward Marginson, the father in law of the then Mayor of the City of Hawthorn. Gives a brief outline of his MMTB career and that he was the first driver of a night tram in Melbourne.trams, tramways, night trams, obituaries, city of hawthorn

Full colour A4 double sided sheet, titled "Trammie Express - Issue 1 - 25/7/2013", issued by the RTBU as an occasional newsletter - not known if further issues. Main item is "Depravation of Basic Human Rights", looking at an incident between Yarra Trams Management and workers at East Preston Depot. Also has items on Insulated Tram Incidents and RTBU Holiday Units.trams, tramways, rtbu, yarra trams, east preston, unions

Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Leader, 9/1/2012, titled ""Last Drive for trammie", about Kew Depot driver Lenny Bates, who what driver at Kew until a few weeks before his death on 27/12/2011. Has a photo by David Caird with Lenny sitting on a tram step. Includes comments by Lenny about driving trams. Written by Carla and Robert Pascoe, who the article notes had been commissioned by Yarra Trams to write a history of Melbourne's trammies.trams, tramways, kew depot, obituaries

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 1/11/1957 titled "From trammie to Mailman at 65". Article about the retirement of Mr. V. McGann retiring from the Ballarat Tramways after 30 years of service, 10 in Geelong and 20 in Ballarat. Plans to holiday for three months and then take over a mail run near Geelong. Farewell function at SEC offices in Sturt St, speakers Branch Manager, H. W. Linaker, Superintendent, L. J. Denmead and union representative, Mr. M. Pinkard. Has photo of Mr. V. McGann shaking hands through a tram door with conductor L Godsall. Has advertisements for Woodmason Trading Co (Paint sale) and Commonwealth bank on the same sheet.In blue ink in top left hand corner "1/11/57"retirements, geelong, ballarat

Set of 14 duplicated newsletters printed on coloured quarto or foolscap duplicated paper, "Trammie Link" .1 - November 1978 - 1 quarto sheet - complaining about the lack of union leadership - published by a "tramways rank and file group" .2 - March 1979 - 4 sheets - training, shift work, Burke Road tram, route 72 tram, Gardiner, lifeguards, uniforms. .3 - April 1979 - 4 sheets - disciplinary panel, rosters, Camberwell depot, route 72, buses, North Fitzroy, Doncaster, Clifton Hill, Z class cars. .4 - May 1979 - 4 sheets - discipline, lifeguards, bus safety, union issues. .5 - June 1979 - 3 sheets - politics and unions, Preston depot, Camberwell depot, wage indexation, union matters, finance for public transport, Tramway Record. .6 - August 1979 - 10 pages- Preston Depot, item written by Jim Harper, public transport and government, hook turns, union meetings, women, ACTU, wages, shift work, rosters, depots, wage indexation, shift lengths. .7 - June 1980? - two pages - undated - Service cuts at North Fitzroy, depot committees, news from depots, and note re a meeting on Monday 7 July. .8 - July 1979? - 4 pages - strikes, union campaigns, depot management, industrial issues, discipline, depot facilities. .9 - Sep. 1980 - 3 pages - Lonie report, buses, closure, public transport, union, 35 hour week, unions. .10 - Oct. 1980 - 4 pages - union elections, industrial campaigns, 35 hour week, Lonie repot, public transport. .11 - Oct. 1982 - 3 pages - Preston workshops and new trams, new trams, W class trams, accidents. .12 - Undated - 2 pages about Paul Krutulis - a scab or an Agent Provocateur - see https://www.anu.edu.au/polsci/marx/interventions/years/11revival.htm - accessed 30-8-2016. - Extracted are the 4th and 5th paragraph below which give a bit of a background. .13 - July 1991 - 4 pages - open letter to Jim Harper re union Amalgamation, rank file view, what it would mean to workers - a negative view. Amalgamation was a major push of the Hawke - Keating Government. .14 - March 1992 - supportive of Jim Harper, dismissive of Lou DiGregorio, Union executive, union amalgamation, cross linking of tram routes, racial discrimination within the PTC, Kew Depot, ACTU. Lists the rank and file committee - see key associations. Latham’s frustrations were shared by several would-be heroes in Victoria. In 1977 Paul Krutulis gained an exemption from union membership from the Arbitration Commission as a conscientious objector, only to find that tramway workers at Kew planned to stop work as soon as he appeared. Commissioner Cohen then recommended his dismissal, saying she “had to deal with the reality of the situation.” Krutulis later became president of a group called People Against Communism, before being murdered in September. Thus Krutulis departed the scene to be followed in early 1978 by motor mechanic Jack Kane, who had crossed a picket line at a Melbourne City Council depot. The AMWU forced the Council to sack him before it would end the strike. In September of the same year, Barbara Biggs succeeded in provoking a confrontation in the tramways where Krutulis had failed, by refusing to join the union and prompting 100 unionists at Brunswick depot to go on strike. The union executive had arranged token action confined to this depot, but the members wanted more. The strike spread to Preston, then 2,000 trammies at a mass meeting voted for an indefinite strike amidst “rowdy outbursts”. When Biggs complained at being excluded from the meeting a conductress told her, “We should have let you in, love. You would have been torn to pieces.” Paul was murdered by his brother George in Sydney - see the Age 29/11/1977, but there seems to be some conspiracy theories abounding as well.Handwritten note / letter from Chris Jacobson.trams, tramways, unions, training, shifts, uniforms, route 75, gardiner, light rail, camberwell, z class, buses, discipline, tramway record, preston, north fitzroy, services, strike, depots, discipline, lonie report, public transport, preston workshops, rtbu, actu, ptc

Black and White photograph of a trammie changing the points at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with the Ballarat Post Office in the background. The trammie is carrying a conductors cash /ticket bag. Published on page 88 of "The Golden City and its Tramways"Stamped on rear in black ink "Donated to BTPS by and Photo By" / "Chris Wurr 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 (053) 52 3403.tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, points, post office

Newspaper cutting about flooding in South Melbourne disabling a tram and a "trammie" conductor or driver, directing traffic. Tram W7 1019, route 10.Yields information about the type of delays that can occur on a big tram system.Newspaper cutting from the Herald Sun 13-1-1980 about flooding in South Melbourne and delaying tram W7 1019"Sun Herald 13.1.80"trams, tramways, tramcars, flooding, floods, south melbourne, w7 1019, route 10, crews

Containing a colour copy photograph of Conductor Archie Viccars, leaning out of a bogie tram. He has cap number 2 with the conductor's bag slung over his shoulder. The donor noted that Archie worked as a Trammie from the 50's to the 60's when he transferred to the Ripon St offices on clerical duties. See acquisition notes for a story from Noel Forster - email of 1-3-2017 re Archie. Has a strong association with the family of SEC Conductor Archie Viccars and demonstrates the uniform of the time.Wooden frame, with carved out front edge, inner gold lining, varnished with title "Archie Viccars 1950 Ballarat". Printed onto Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Has a strip of tape at the base of the photograph ""Archie Viccars 1950 Ballarat".trams, tramways, conductors, ballarat, crews, archie viccars

Yields information about the streetscape at the terminus of the Mount Pleasant route with the milk bar in the background, people and the trolley pole being turned.Black and White photograph of a trammie commencing to swing the pole at the Mt Pleasant terminus of No. 31, with the Milk Bar at the terminus in the background along with other people. The tram has two roof advertisements for Johnnie Walker Whiskey and a front dash panel advertisement for "Twin Lakes". The Milk bar has advertisements for Robur Tea, Peters Ice Cream, Women's Weekly, Coca Cola and The Sun Newspaper (obscured). Stamped on rear in black ink "Donated to BTPS by and Photo By" / "Chris Wurr 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 (053) 52 3403.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, milk bar, trolley poles, tram 31

Magazine - SEC News May 1972 No. 157. Has an article, Bendigo "Trammies Rode into history", on the Trammies of Bendigo following the closure of that system in April 1972 and an article about what was believed to be the last gas lit house in Sebastopol, that was converted to electricity. Features photographs of Bendigo trammies, Jack Hogan, Harold Tueno, Alec Moss, Steve Rowe, Phil Knight, Barry Hopgood, Keith Townsend. Article notes those with over 30 years service with the SEC. The item, "End of the Gaslight Era" about the connection of electricity to a house in Sebastopol features photos of Minnie and Pansy Carnegie, SEC Mechanic Peter McCutcheon and Home Services advisor Gloria Reilly.Yields information about the closure of the Bendigo tram system and the last gas lit house in Ballarat.Magazine - 12 pages, black and white photographs and news items, centre stapled.sec news, secv, bendigo, closure, gas lights, electrical equipment, electricity supply, ballarat, trammie

Has a strong association with the life of Frank Puls, trammie, unionist and museum workers.Folded A4 sheet, photocopied, titled "Frank Puls 5 March 1932 - 13 October 2008", funeral service programme, 17 October 2008. Has photos of Frank on the front and rear pages, the rear, a photograph from The Courier. Produced by Peter Tobin of Ballarat. Poem on page 2, titled "The Wave". Service programme on page 3. See October 2008 Fares Please! for details of Frank's trammie life and association with the BTMtrams, tramways, funeral, drivers, btm, frank puls

Yields information about the introduction of bogie trams into Ballarat late 1945 and the street scene with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background.Black and white photo print of Ballarat No. 15 and No. 24, soon after the arrival of the bogie trams in Ballarat, late 1945 with the Town Hall, Sturt St, in the Background. Has two ladies sitting on a seat near the tram, the stop pole, a trammie walking in front of the war memorial. No. 15 has the destination of Mt Pleasant. 4291.1 - Cropped image of the original photograph. Added 28/11/2013. From Donation of Ron Scholten. In box 71. See also Reg Item 3805.In top left hand corner "34)" and "SECV" in bottom right hand corner.tramways, trams, bogie trams, town hall, sturt st, tram 15, tram 24

Yields information about the farewell dinner for SEC Tramway employees in Ballarat following the closure of the SEC tramway system in 1971 and quotes the Union official about trammies.Newspaper clipping from the Courier, titled "Tributes paid to Tram Service", 21/9/1971 with two photos of the farewell dinner at the Wendouree Memorial Hall, Monday 20/9/1971. The official table - SEC Chairman N. White and Mrs White, SEC Branch manager - Mr I Pellas and Mrs Pellas and the Mayor Cr. Chisholm and Mrs Chisholm. Quotes Mr Whites speech and Cr. Donald of Sebastopol The second photo of the general hall. News items continued onto a second page, and quotes the Mr. Courtney about the loss of the tramways, headed "A wake", says Union Official, with some good quotes about being a trammie. In ink on the bottom of the second photo "DCKT and GMC" marked (back of heads)sec, dinner, closure, unions, trammies

Yields information about the view of The Courier, and locals about the mooted closure of the tramway system.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 8 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system September. 1962. All from The Courier. 1 - "Trams and transport" - Editorial 2 - "Councils Share Tram Retention Problem" - discussions between the City and Sebastopol. Quotes Cr. Mills and Cr. Nicholson 3 - "Plans for TLC Conference" - discussions by Trades Hall in Mildura during Oct. 4 - Letter - Tram Battler - re pensioners and sermons 5 - Letter - Trammie - fare increases 6 - Letter - W. J. Parsons - re tram operations and church services 7 - Letter - Old Digger - Geelong services 8 - Letter - Retired teacher - safety and response to Old Digger. closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, unions

Newspaper Clipping - set of some 25 clippings adhered to both sides of 12 sheets generally of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side the black banning of driver Tom Pesteranovich and associate industrial issues. Principal headings are: "Alice doesn't take to Tom!" "Tram Depot is down 8" "psst - that may be the checker watching" "Fifth trammie on the Mat" "Now Harry is barred over Tom" "4 Trammies to face a judge" "He's on the blacklist" "Tram men could go out today" Includes a cartoon by Jeff about Henry Bolte and the Underground railway. Cuttings from The Herald, The Age and Sun, Southern Cross newspapers. Includes a photo of Tom Pesteranovich. See also Reg Items 2561 and 2562 for further items on this industrial matter.trams, tramways, mmtb, glenhuntly tram depot, unions, drivers, fares, ticket inspectors, railways

Autumn 1995 issue of Gateway with a trammie (Roberto D'Andrea) leaning from 870 on the front cover. Contains an article "The Lucky City", written by Michael Davie about Melbourne and its city, in particular its trams. Has a photo of a City Circle tram (866) on page 22. Gateway published the Federal Airports Corporation as an inbound magazine for overseas travellers. In an email from Roberto 2/10/2014 - "G'day Warren, Yes indeed the Gateway Magazine with a younger Roberto at South Depot. Brings to mind that South Depot did the bulk of the tramways media through the 90s until closure. On the list of programs I have in the archive is Totally Wild (Channel 10), Monty the Weatherman did 4 crosses live (Channel 9), 7.30 Reports (ABC), we hosted 4 Corners around the network and a few other programs on Channel 7. Plenty of newspapers and radio. Handy with a close to city location the PTC sent the media to South for tram stories. I have the 6 Trammie banners from the Trammies Exhibition at the Immigration Museum where we worked together back in 2003. I've used them occasionally and may need them for a tram presentation in March next year....would they be handy as a part of a exhibit at Hawthorn? The Connies are still going strong....festivals and events, sometimes in schools and we've co-funded 2 tram festivals in Kolkata with the Calcutta Tramways in 2012 and 2013....environment central to the themes. Kevin keeps me posted on how things are going at Hawthorn. I met Doug Prosser at Hawthorn a few months ago and all looking good. Kevin sends me copies of The Bellcord....and just last week I was on the Hawthorn Museum website reading about the Box Hill - Doncaster Tram for a Connie performance in Box Hill late in November. Regards - Roberto www.connies.com.au www.tramconductors.net www.tramjatra.net"trams, tramways, city circle, melbourne, tramways, tram 870, tram 866

Set of five items associated with a collision between Ballarat No. 37 and a truck loaded with baled hops on Thursday 15 April 1954. The tram was driven by David Kellett, conductor Herbert Ward. Probably published in The Courier, Friday 16 April 1954. Newspaper cuttings give details of the accident. Accident at the corner of South and Drummond Sts. Truck driver - Stanley Eaton; .1 -Newspaper cutting from The Courier with a photo of the front of the tram and the back of the overturned truck and the story - gives details of the crews, addresses and truck driver - note the story about the recovery of the tram. .2 - photos of the scene, titled "Sweeping up the wreckage" .3 - cutting from The Courier, "In Retrospect" - dated 25/10/2008 - see 50 years about the Ballarat Victorian Aero club preparing to replace an old tramcar with a new building. See item 9696 for a photo of the tram at the Aero club. .4 - Hand written note about the removal of the tram from the aerodrome to a Mt Pleasant Tennis club house and Fred Heres, former trammie dismantled the tram for the club some time later. .5 - Original of item .3 and an additional note re the cutting. Added 18-11-2018 - see images i5 and i6 See Reg item 5315 for the scanned image of the top photo in item .2Yields information about the accident involving Mr Dave Kellett and details of the accident with tram 37 which resulted in its withdrawal from service.Set of five newspaper items and photographs.accidents, drummond st sth, sec, recovery, tram 37

Newspaper Clipping - set of three clippings adhered to both sides of a sheet of ruled quarto paper with punched holes on the left hand side - various newspapers. .1 - "Tram Lines" - full page - from Melbourne University newspaper - Farrago - Friday April 11 -1969 - Titled "Tram Lines" with a photograph and story of MMTB Driver Cyril Tucker, Kew Depot, written by John Steed. Cyril joined the MMTB in 1922. Gives Cyril's thoughts on being a Trammie, notes the issue of the "scabs" - Tom Pesteranovich and Brooker (see Reg Item 2561). Has two photos and a cartoon sketch of the front of a tram. .2 - "Let's get rid of trams" - Letter to the Herald 11/4/1969 - written by David Crowther - Beaumaris - about trams cluttering the streets - got rid of even in Brisbane. Has a photograph of a tram stuck in traffic in Toorak Road. .3 - "Brisbane Trams Farewell" - Herald - 14/4/`969 - notes closure of Brisbane tram system. Quotes former Transport Minister Mr. Meagher that twice as many buses would be needed. See also Reg Items 2562 and 2693 for further items on this industrial matter.trams, tramways, mmtb, kew depot, unions, drivers, brisbane, letters

Collection of newspaper clippings pasted into the scrapbook by the donor. Covers the period 1979 to 1990 when the Melbourne tram system underwent large changes. All from The Herald Sun or The Sun, unless noted otherwise. Contains the following cuttings: 1 - New tram link proves popular - Progress Print 12/12/1979 2 - Extension for tram? Standard 28/11/1979 3 - Ban trams from mall call - Herald - 14/12/1979 4 - Its war on tram yobbos - Sun 25/4/1980 5 - A bus drivers' dream sale 6 - Art lovers in transport of delight - The Bulletin 3/4/1979 7 - Your turn: Our Red cars are gone and all but forgotten - Los Angeles Herald Examiner 21/6/1978 8 - Push for tram line - Eastern Standard - 3/12/1980 9 - Photo of the opening of Bundoora line - 19/5/1983 10 - From cable cars to electric trams - Reg Baird - City Extra 13/11/1985 11 - Louie fears he'll soon be history - Sun 12/11/1985 12 - The first tram rolls unofficially of course - Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978 13 - Then and now - Board looks back to 1916 - Box Hill Gazette - 18/7/1978 14 - Blockade - trams buses choke city - 20/7/1987 15 - What a clangers - Tranquil city of trammies, and a City of the Rails - 21/7/1984 16 - Trammies on the buses - 24/7/1984 17 - A tram voted a winner - Progress Press 17/10/1984 18 - A class trams - Eastern Standard 23/10/1984 19 - Danton Carson - ex cable trammie - 12/11/1985 20 - Tram line upgrade - 10/9/1985 21 - Launch of B1 2001 - 16/11/1984 22 - Home built from trams - Progress Press - 9/11/1983 23 - A shortcut on the Brunswick line - Malcolm tram on Miller St bridge - 22/8/1985 24 - Stone and brick and cable tram - The Age 2/11/1985 25 - Danton Carson article by Lahey at Large - The Age 9/11/1985 26 - Why not a City tram loop? - 21/11/1986 27 - tram route ruling angers commuters - (route 82) - 4/1/1986 28 - History back on the tracks - photo o W1 612 - 3/8/1987 29 - The last number 77 - The Age 8/1/1986 30 - Art on wheels (tram 336) - Progress Press 10/12/1986 31 - Ban on Trams - Kew Depot - Progress Press 10/12/1986 32 - The Ghosts of Brisbane Past - Brisbane Courier Mail - 9/10/1987 33 - Trammies had to be tough in the days of cable cars - The Herald - 11/11/1985 34 - Catch a vintage tram at Bylands - 11/11/1985 35 - Aboard the trams home - 26/8/1987 36 - The end of the line for a private tram fleet - 28/3/1989 37 - Jim's tram plan clangs to a halt 38 - Red nose trams in a class of their own 39 - PTC Statewide Open Day - 17/10/1991 40 - Trams a vital part of city's transport - 18/5/1988 41 - Fun tram just the ticket -15/3/1988 42 - Desire is a streetcar for Jim, a collector obsessed 0 8/3/1988 43 - Tram crash 31 hurt - 7/2/1989 44 - Tramway exhibition to roll - Progrss Report - 18/10/1989 45 - Business on the right line - Restaurant tram - 30/10/1989 46 - Experience the 'real' tram museum on a shaky ride - 17/6/1989 47 - The start of electric trams - progress press 18/10/1989 48 - Trams Back - fights erupt as trammies vote - 2/2/1990 49 - Tram row legacy to linger on - 2/2/1990 50 - Trams back, but travelers aren't - Progress Press - 14/2/1990 51 - advert by The Met - Trams operating today - 8/2/1990 52 - Trams roll - rebe;'s rage still a threat - Z33 3/2/1990 53 - An early tram catches a few passengers - Month before all trams back - 5/2/1990 Yields information about the Melbourne tram network in the 1990sScrap book - Olympic - 32 plain sheets + printed card covers, centre stapled.tramways, melbourne, newspapers, box hill, tram museums, unions, tram blockade, a class, east burwood, bundoora, cable trams, b class, route 82, route 77, danton carson, brisbane, restaurant tram, adelaide