Two Newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side, with one hole through each cutting. First clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Monday, 28/4/1971 about a plan by Mr Donald Fraser of Lindfield (NSW) to retain the tramway around Lake Wendouree and use Sturt St. as well as Ripon St. Item has map (see image) showing the proposed route and some comments about tramway museums, museums in general and static preservation. Part of the item in the first column is missing. Second cutting dated 3/5/1971 with headline about the possible revival of horse drawn trams in Ballarat. Item also looks at Council's Tourism Committee considerations for retaining trams in Ballarat, relaying lines, reconditioning overhead, looks at costs of running horse drawn trams versus electric trams. Quotes Cr. J.Chisholm, Committee chairman. 1072.2 - duplicate of second cutting added 26/2/2017 from donation of Ruth NelsonIn red ink in upper right hand corner of first cutting "28/4/71" and in upper left hand corner of second, in pencil, "3/5/71". On rear has various pencil marks from former use at perhaps Donor's employer, Ronaldson and Tippet. 1072.2 - in ink on top edge "Courier 3/5/71"trams, tramways, lake wendouree tramway, horse trams, museum establishment, tramway museums

Postcard shows cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, the Town Hall and other building nearby, many pedestrians and shop fronts. Yields information about Melbourne Town Hall and Swanston StreetBlack and white postcard with title on front and message and stamp on rear.On front 'Swanston St Melbourne'; on rear 'Stamp postmarked 23/11/06; addressee 'Miss G Maddison 2 Lower Bank Terrace, Waverton, Lancashire, England'; message 'This is the Melbourne Town Hall. We have a very fine organ which has lately been done up costing 2,000 pounds. So far we have not had a touch of ????' pedestrians, cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, town hall, shop fronts

Postcard shows view westward along Collins St from Spring St with two cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and a few pedestrians. Yields information about Collins St at Spring St.Black and white postcard with brief hand written personal message on front and delivery address, postcard markings and stamp on rear.Printed on front 'General View of Collins Street Melbourne' 'copyright' and brief best wishes. On rear: 'Post Card' , stamp and post mark for Windsor 1921 and address in Hobart.cable trams, horse drawn carriages, collins st, spring st, pedestrians

Postcard, WW1, B&W image of a street intersection at Beschiessung, Lille. Damaged and ruined buildings at the corner, lamp post in the centre with a double car tram. Horse drawn carriages in foreground. People moving about. Copy 215postcard, postcard, ww1, france, breschiessung, lille, trams, horse drawn carriages

Postcard looks south along Chapel St from near Commercial Rd, showing some of the department stores and the Prahran Town Hall clock tower. A cable tram, horse drawn vehicles and a few pedestrians are also show. Yields information about Chapel StA hand coloured postcard with glitter glued to buildings along with date and location. On rear are postcard markings, stamp, recipient's address and brief hand written personal message. Printed on front 'Chapel St Prahran' and handwritten '3.4.06' and brief best wishes. On rear: 'Post Card' , stamp and post mark for Windsor 1921 and address in Hobart.cable trams, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, commercial rd, chapel st, department stores, prahran town hall clock tower

Postcard photograph is black & white covered by green screen. It looks west along Bourke Street from Swanston Street, showing cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, pedestrians, the GPO clock tower and numerous shop fronts.Yields information about Bourke StreetColour postcard with blank space to right of photograph, title below photo and addressee, brief note and stamp on rear.On front: 'Bourke Street Melbourne'; on rear: stamp is postmarked 24/10/05 with addressee: 'Miss D Ward, George St, Richmond, Christchurch. NZ' and message 'DD, am sending a different variety next week. B.C.' pedestrians, cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, green screen, bourke street, swanston street, gpo clock tower, shop fronts

Photograph looks north along Elizabeth Street. It shows a policeman in the foreground, cable trams, horse drawn carts, pedestrians and multi-storey buildings. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephones and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Elizabeth Street and an early communication method.Coloured postcard with location and handwritten note on front and postcard markings, stamp and address on rear. Printed below photograph: 'Elizabeth Street, Melbourne', handwritten in ink on front: 'May you have a happy and prosperous New Year L & M G Edwards 1905''. On rear are postcard markings, no stamp, post office cancellation mark of Windsor Victoria 0 30 04 and an address: 'Mrs Nichol 25 Warranan Ave Flinders' cable trams, horse drawn carts, pedestrians, telephones, telegrams, elizabeth street

Postcard photograph looks east along Collins Street from Collins Street. It shows numerous cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, pedestrians and ornate building facades into the distance. In the foreground a cable tram is turning into market Street bound for Port Melbourne or South Melbourne. Yields information about Collins StreetBlack and white postcard with title on front and message and stamp on rear.On front: 'Collins Street Melbourne'; on rear: stamp is postmarked with a personal message in closely written pen, much of which is illegible, starting 'Dear Hellu' and mentions various relatives, no addresses or address. pedestrians, cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, collins street, port melbourne, outh melbourne, ornate building facades

Photograph looks west along Collins Street. It shows cable trams, horse drawn carts and pedestrians with young trees, church spires and double and triple storey buildings. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephones and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Collins Street and an early communication method.Postcard with location and handwritten note on front and postcard markings, stamp and address on rear. Printed below photograph: 'Collins Street East, Melbourne', handwritten in ink on front: 'The Seasons Greetings to you both from all at Footscray. Will send parcel at the first opportunity. Received S B with thanks. Nellie'. On rear are postcard markings, a stamp of Queen Victoria, post office cancellation mark of 1905 and an address: 'Mrs Laidlaw, 25 Little Myers St, Geelong'collins street., cable trams, horse drawn carts, pedestrians, young trees, church spires, quickly communicating, telephones, telegrams

Postcard photograph is framed by a coloured border. It looks north along Elizabeth Street from a high floor in Flinders Street Station. It shows cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, an occasional motor vehicle and pedestrians with one cable tram in the foreground shunting through a crossover at the Flinders Street terminus. Yields information about Elizabeth StreetBlack and white postcard with title on front with addressee and stamp on rear.On front: 'No.12, Elizabeth Street Melbourne'; on rear: stamp is postmarked October 1910 with addressee: 'Miss Bryce, 34 Bellevive Terrace, Ayer, Scotland'. pedestrians, cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, coloured border, flinders street station, shunting through a crossover, terminus

Photograph looks north along Swanston Street from Flinders Lane showing a long line of substantial multi-storey buildings into the distance, numerous cable trams, horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and two cyclists. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephone and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Swanston Street and an early communication method.Postcard with location and greetings on front and postcard markings with personal message on rear. Printed top of photograph: 'Swanston Street, Melbourne, looking North'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten personal message in ink beginning with 'To My Sweet Girl'. It asks for a meeting at the top of Brunswick Street and suggests using the tram. No address is included.cable trams, horse drawn carts, telegrams, telephone, swanston, flinders lane, multi-storey buildings

Postcard shows cable trams, horse drawn carriages and pedestrians in Collins St. Before the telephone, postcards were often used to send brief personal or business messages to others in Melbourne or further afield. There were eleven postal deliveries each week (two on weekdays, one on Saturdays) and postcards were cheaper than telegrams.Yields information about Collins St and the use of postcards for short messages.Black and white postcard with title on front and detailed personal message on rear but no stamp or delivery address.On front 'Collins Street Melbourne'. On rear is a long closely hand written personal message written in ink that begins with an apology but is difficult to decipher in parts and the publisher, 'The V.S.M.Series'.cable trams, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, collins st

Postcard shows cable trams, horse drawn carriages and many pedestrians in Collins St. Before the telephone, postcards were often used to send brief personal or business messages to others in Melbourne or further afield. There were eleven postal deliveries each week (two on weekdays, one on Saturdays) and postcards were cheaper than telegrams.Yields information about Collins St and the use of postcards for short messages.Black and white postcard with title on front and detailed personal message, stamp but no delivery address on rear.On front 'Collins Street Melbourne'. On rear is a long closely hand written easy to read personal message written in ink that begins with 'March 22 1908', and the publisher, 'The V.S.M.Series'.cable trams, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, collins st

Postcard shows cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, the Town Hall and other building nearby, many pedestrians and shop fronts. The north looking photograph was taken from a tall building around Flinders Lane. On the southeast corner of Swanston and Collins Sts it is possible to see the cable tramway signalman under his canopy as depicted in entry 9482. Yields information about Melbourne Town Hall and Swanston StreetBlack and white postcard with title on front and message and stamp on rear.On front 'Swanston St Melbourne'; on rear Stamp postmarked; addressee 'Miss S Babbage 'Woodstock' Ocean Beach Manly Sydney'; message in closely written pen, much of which is illegible, about staying in St Kilda, enjoying the shopping and travelling to Daylesford. 'VSM series Postcard'. pedestrians, cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, town hall, shop fronts, southeast corner, cable tramway signalman

Postcard shows cable trams, horse drawn carriages and pedestrians in Swanston St looking towards the Town Hall. Before the telephone, postcards were often used to send brief personal or business messages to others in Melbourne or further afield. There were eleven postal deliveries each week (two on weekdays, one on Saturdays) and postcards were cheaper than telegrams.Yields information about Swanston St and the use of postcards for short messages.Black and white postcard with title and detailed personal message on front; on rear are postcard markings, stamp and handwritten delivery address.On front 'Swanston St east side from Morrells Hotel, Melbourne'. Covering the space occupied by the sky, is a long closely hand written personal message written in ink which is mostly illegible. On rear in ink is the destination address written in large clear letters (London England), postcard markings, 'The V.S.M.Series' and a stamp with postmark 1921.cable trams, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, swanston st, town hall

Photograph looks south along Elizabeth Street towards the docks. Cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians are shown.Yields information about Elizabeth StColoured postcard with title below photograph and postcard markings on rear. On front 'Flinders Street'. On rear: Postcard markings, 'E R Series'cable trams, pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, elizabeth street, docks

Photograph looks south along Elizabeth Street towards the docks. Cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians are shown.Yields information about Elizabeth StColoured postcard with title below photograph and postcard markings on rear. On front 'Elizabeth Street'. On rear: Postcard markings, 'E R Series'cable trams, pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, elizabeth street, docks

Postcard shows cable tram, horse drawn carriages and pedestrians in Flinders St at Market St looking towards the newly built Flinders St Station. Before the telephone, postcards were often used to send brief personal or business messages to others in Melbourne or further afield. There were eleven postal deliveries each week (two on weekdays, one on Saturdays) and postcards were cheaper than telegrams.Yields information about Flinders St and the use of postcards for short messages.Black and white postcard with title on front and postcard markings and handwritten text on rear but no stamp or delivery address.On front 'Flinders Street Melbourne, towards new Railway Station'. On rear in ink is a long closely hand written personal message that begins with 'Address Melbourne Russell St Police Station 17-10-11'. Some of the words are not legible.cable trams, horse drawn carriages, pedestrians, flinders st, flinders st station

Photograph looks east along Bourke St likely from Elizabeth St. Cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians are shown.Yields information about Bourke StColoured postcard with title above photograph and postcard markings on rear. On front 'Bourke Street'. On rear: Postcard markings, 'V S M Series'cable trams, pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, bourke st, elizabeth s

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Sat. 29/7/1950, titled "Era of Horse-drawn Trams", in the "note and Notions" column prepared by "Onlooker". Has a photo of No. 7 in Wendouree Parade, outside the depot. Gives an history of the horse trams, routes, operations, tickets, housing, "Tramway Row", wages and closing. Has advertisements for Woodmason Trading Co (Paint sale) and Commonwealth bank on the same sheet.horse trams, wages, housing, operations

Postcard photograph of Swanston and Flinders Streets intersection with St Pauls Cathedral without its spires, which were added between 1926 and 1932. The photograph includes several cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. Yields information about St Pauls CathedralBlack and white postcard with title on front and postcard collectors details on rear.On front: 'St Pauls Cathedral, Swanston Street, Melbourne'; On rear: 'Souvenir Postcard of the Australian Cartophilic Society's 4th Card Fair held on 14th November 1981' as well as other historic notes.cable trams, pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, swanston street, flinders street, spires, st pauls cathedral

Postcard photograph of Bourke Street looking west from Swanston Street with several cable trams, horse drawn and motor vehicles and many pedestrians. The Myers store, many other shop fronts and the GPO clock tower are featured.Yields information about Bourke StreetBlack and white postcard with title on front and postcard collectors details on rear.On front: 'Bourke Street and GPO, Melbourne'; On rear: 'Souvenir Postcard of the Australian Cartophilic Society's 3rd Card Fair held on 25th July 1981'.cable trams, pedestrians, horse drawn vehicles, swanston street, bourke street, motor vehicles, gpo clock tower, myers store

Demonstrates the preparation of tramcar history and specifications to go with a photographic report.List - typed foolscap sheet titled SECV/Ballarat Branch ""To accompany photographic record of types of cars that have operated on the Ballarat Tramways system subsequent to horse-drawn trams." Lists car number, purchase date, truck type, body builder, seating capacity, HP and Make, Weight, miles in service in Ballarat, Truck builder and type and remarks. Lists cars 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 29, 30, 36, 40, old car 21, 23, 18 and 2. Not a complete list or of the cars in service.. Produced c1953?, as lists ex Adelaide 23 being retired in 1953 and for photograph captions. ballarat, tramcars, lists, secv, motors

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat 16/1/1997 page 28, Saturday Magazine, In Retrospect Section, featuring two postcards from the past and associated story expanding on Mr. Phil Dixon's letter to the Courier (Reg. Item 1506) about the possible use of horse trams instead of electric trams in Ballarat. Item compiled by Lorrie Brown. Item title "Horse drawn trams a cheaper option". Features two postcards: 1 - Horse tram No. 5 by A. Ronalds Vine Hotel, Macarthur St. Ballarat. 2. Horse tram ascending Sturt St. by Camp St. on the north side of Sturt Street with buildings in the background.horse trams, ballarat revival, sturt st, vine hotel

Image shows a newspaper photo of a new W Class tram body being transported by horse drawn jinker from the body builders. Possibly from J Moore of South Melbourne.The W Class Trams were a highly successful design of trams for Melbourne. The body of a MMTB Tram being delivered by horse drawn jinker from the body builders to a depot.tramways, trams, w class trams, horse drawn jinker

This is a cropped segment of a larger photograph of the intersection of Collins and Swanston Streets (see entry 9486) that includes cable trams, horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. The photograph looks north east across the intersection toward the Melbourne Town Hall. It is possible that the subject of this cropped segment is the cable tramway signalman standing beneath a small canopy on the south east corner. Under the canopy were two levers: one to depress and release the Collins Street cable only metres from him to prevent it from rising up through the slot onto the roadway; the other a lever to operate the tramway signal on the pole close by at the very edge of the intersection. The signalman's role was an essential one and he was authorised to direct and report all rule breaking by the gripmen passing through this intersection.Yields information about cable tramway operations. Black and white photograph and nothing on rear.pedestrians, collins and swanston streets, cable trams, horse drawn vehicles, melbourne town hall, segment of a larger photograph, cable tramway signalman, canopy, two levers, authorised to direct and report

Photograph looks west along Flinders Street from Swanston Street showing Flinders Street Station with clock tower. It shows an approaching cable tram, numerous horse drawn carts and carriages, a single motor car and multi-storey buildings. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephone and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Flinders Street and an early communication method.Coloured postcard with location on front and postcard markings and personal message on rear. Printed top of photograph: 'Flinders Street, Melbourne'. On rear are postcard markings, 'The Valentine and Sons' Publishing Co Ltd, Melbourne and Sydney' and handwritten message in ink: 'To dear Ivy, With love for Friday, from Josie'. cable trams, horse drawn carts, telephones, telegrams, flinders street, clock tower

Photograph looks east along Bourke Street from Queens Street showing a long line of commercial buildings into the distance all the way to Parliament House. It shows numerous cable tram, numerous horse drawn carts and carriages, pedestrians and the GPO clock tower. Postcards were a common way of quickly communicating with others before the telephone and were cheaper than telegrams. Yields information about early Bourke Street and an early communication method.Coloured postcard with location and greetings on front and postcard markings with personal message on rear. Printed top of photograph: 'Bourke Street, Melbourne. Hearty Greetings'. On the rear are postcard markings with a handwritten business message about a chair repair and an address of 'Wickes Factory, Church Street, Richmond'.cable trams, horse drawn carts, telegrams, flinders street, telephone, bourke street, parliament house, gpo clock tower