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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Letter - from Alwyn Marshall Toolamba to Wal Jack re Wellington NZ tramways, Alwyn Marshall, late 1950s
... from Alwyn Marshall Toolamba to Wal Jack re Wellington NZ... on advice from the Wellington Tramway Museum and Alwyn's travels. ... - four sheets, detailing the Wellington NZ tramway system. ... on advice from the Wellington Tramway Museum and Alwyn's travels ...Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often provided him with detail drawings and notes on various tramway system. This set looks at the Wellington system, though undated, most likely late 1950s, based on advice from the Wellington Tramway Museum and Alwyn's travels. Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world.Handwritten letter and drawing on foolscap ruled paper - four sheets, detailing the Wellington NZ tramway system. letters, wal jack, railways, tramways, alwyn marshall, wellington nz -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Annual report extracts, Extract from PWD Annual reports - Wellington, c1950
... , listing of events for the Wellington NZ tramways for period 1906... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Tramways trams Wellington ...Three page type carbon copy on pink paper , blue carbon, listing of events for the Wellington NZ tramways for period 1906 to 1940, from Public Works Department Annual reports. Rear of page 3 has page 3 in reverse, carbon paper for the next copy, wrong way around, possibly indicating numerous copies.tramways, trams, wellington, tramway construction, track construction -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Les Stewart, "Proceedings of the joint Conference of the COTMA", 1993
... of the Wellington Tramway Museum. (10th Conference) Contents: 1... of the Wellington Tramway Museum. (10th Conference) Contents: 1 ...110 page A4 sized bound document - Proceedings of the joint Conference of the Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia and the National Federation of Rail Societies Inc. 1st - 8th June 1990. Has laminated plastic white covers front and back. Front cover has the title details. Edited by Les Stewart of the Wellington Tramway Museum. (10th Conference) Contents: 1. Participants and programme 2. Workshops Development of the Volunteer Worker NZ Railway and Tramway Safety Regime Code of Electrical Practice for COTMA Groups Archives Photography as an aid in the Museum Tram and Railway Carriage roof coverings Handy hints and new ideas for Restoration and Maintenance Trolley Buses Is Your Museum Dying? Brill 21E and other tram truck bogie/requirements Overhead Construction and maintenance MMTB instructions in Overhead Construction Facts and Data on Overhead Trolley Wire Construction Trolley Wire Renewal Wellington Tramway Museum 1990 Projects 3. Field and Social Activities 4. AGM of COTMA 5. AGM of the NZFRS. See item 1255 for a group photo of delegates.trams, tramways, cotma, wellington, proceedings, conferences -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Wellington Tramway Museum, "Tramway Topics", Oct. 1968
... the internal sheets. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway...Wellington Tramway Museum... the internal sheets. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway ...Yields information primarily about New Zealand tram and bus city systems and what the various NZ Museums were doing at the time. Has an article on Ballarat Horse trams and the conversion to electric.Magazine - Tramway Topics - Vol. 7, No. 5 Sep - Oct 1968 - 28 wax cut stencil duplicated pages with printed centre page of photos and printed covers, which are slightly larger in size than the internal sheets. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway Historical Society and Tramway Division of MOTAT jointly - editor J. Wilkinson. Contains articles on Brisbane trams for Queen Elizabeth Park, Peak Tram, Auckland, Horse trams in Ballarat, Napier, Wellington and News of Museums etc.On inside of front cover in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation society Catalogue No. 111". In red ink on front cover "Ballarat p9"trams, tramways, ballarat, wellington, auckland, napier -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society, Wellington tramway memories, 1978
... Wellington tramway memories...Tramways - Wellington... Book Wellington tramway memories Ill, maps, p.23. Tramways ...A history of Wellington trams - a pictorial and descriptive representation.Ill, maps, p.23.non-fictionA history of Wellington trams - a pictorial and descriptive representation.tramways - new zealand, urban transport - new zealand, tramways - wellington -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of two Black & White Photograph/s, Tram 471 and 534 in Wellington Parade, 1950's? to 1960's
... Trams tramways Wellington Parade Burwood tram 472 tram 534 ...Black and white photograph of W2's in Wellington Parade, late 1950's or early 1960's on route 74, Burwood in Wellington Parade between Clarendon and Lansdowne St, Melbourne. Has the Clifton Hill rail line in the background. .1 - W2 472, outbound - with a Wilkinson Sword razor blade and "Catch onto Crest" body adverts. .2 - W2 534, in bound?, with Tolley's Brandy, Johnson ceramic wall tiles and another advertisement. Printed on Fujichrome paper. Not known who took the photograph or when it was printed.Stamped in black ink on back "TMSV Sales"trams, tramways, wellington parade, burwood, tram 472, tram 534 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Postcard, Murfett Publishers, W2 509 outbound in Wellington Parade Melbourne, early 1980's
... Trams tramways Wellington Parade Kew Depot Route 29 Spring ...Postcard - full colour, Divided back type of W2 509 outbound in Wellington Parade Melbourne. Two other trams are in the view. Tram has the destination of Kew Depot and route 29. In the background is a hoarding for the construction of the Melbourne Underground loop - indicates the photo taken late 1970's or early 1980's. Note the building on the corner of Spring and Flinders St, prior to the construction of Shell House mid 1980's. Note at this time Wellington Parade was only available for through motor traffic out of the city. published by National View by Murfett Publishers Australia. Has the details on the rear with place for stamp, address etc and logo.trams, tramways, wellington parade, kew depot, route 29, spring st, flinders st, tram 509 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album - Photo Album, Postcard, Colin Jones, Tramway postcards - cable trams, 1990's
... Tramways Wellington tram 1 Photo Album, heavy blue printed card ...Photo Album, heavy blue printed card covers, cord bound, containing some 40 grey sheets. Includes many commercial, Museum and some bus postcards of the San Francisco cable trams, generally on both sides of the sheets, with some Melbourne, Dunedin and Wellington cable cars. Each photo or postcard secured by a clear photo corner. Sample pages only scanned.trams, tramways, cable trams, san francisco, melbourne, dunedin tramways, wellington, tram 1 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Transport for Victoria, "Wellington Parade tram terminus upgrade", Nov. 2019
... Trams tramways Wellington Parade Simpson St Trackwork ....1 - Pamphlet - folded A3 to A4, titled "Wellington Parade tram terminus upgrade" to provide a set of scissors cross overs a the Simpson St siding, improved safety for crews, pedestrians and for use during particularly special events. Has a map showing the extent of works, pedestrian crossings and car parks changes. Also shows two toilet blocks for crews in grey. On the rear has the dates for the drop in session. Has the PTV, Transport for Victoria and Yarra Trams logos. .2 - Pamphlet - 3 fold DL - printed on off white paper, titled "Buses replace Trams" - 25/10 to 1/11 Set of five digital images of pamphlets collected from Yarra Trams website 14-10-2020trams, tramways, wellington parade, simpson st, trackwork, construction, terminus, crossover -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Murfett Pty Ltd, Wellington Parade, East Melbourne
... Trams tramways Melbourne Wellington Parade Postcards tram ...Colour postcard of Wellington Parade, East Melbourne with Melbourne skyline in background and Fitzroy Gardens in background. Would appear works for the underground are in progress. Has W2 509, outbound on route 29 to 'Kew Depot' and a tram (wide body car) in bound on route 74. Has on rear caption, "National View" by Murfett Pty Ltd. Australia, place for address and stamp. Taken early 70's.trams, tramways, melbourne, wellington parade, postcards, tram 484, tram 229, tram 364 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album, Gus Weir, "Tramway Museums Australia"
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum... of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. See Gus ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. See Gus Weir Obituary - Wellington Tramway Museum 2019 file. Comprises photos taken during COTMA conferences and tours in Australia. Ballarat photos have details on the rear as do many others. Museums include Sydney, Victor Harbor, Bylands, Haddon, Bendigo, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Portland, Launceston, Perth, Portland and Hawthorn Melbourne. Ballarat photos are dated 11/2000.Yields photographic records of most Australian tramway museums. Album, black leather covered heavy card cover, with 46 double side paper sheets bound into album with two plastic sleeves per side to hold photographs. Some sheets at the front have been removed. Also has a paper envelope to hold negatives at the rear. Titled "Tramway Museums Australia" on the front spine.cotma, tram museums, btm, ballarat, gus weir, stm, tmsv, bendigo, portland, launceston, perth, mtpa, mtm, victor harbor -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1955
... Trams tramways W2 class Wellington Parade Accidents Route 27 ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 257 after a collision with a large vehicle. Has part of the front saloon stowed in, footboard and grab handles torn away. Tram has the destination of Spencer St, route 27?. Appears to be in Bridge Road with the river in the background - see also Reg Item 5171 for another photo in Wellington Parade, near Simpson St Photo Wal Jack on a very wet day. Dated 20/4/1951 in the Ray Pearson Album, photographed in Wellington Parade.trams, tramways, w2 class, wellington parade, accidents, route 27, tram 257 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, c1950
... Trams tramways W2 class Wellington Parade Accidents Route 27 ...Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of W2 257 after a collision with a large vehicle. Has part of the front saloon stowed in, footboard and grab handles torn away. Tram has the destination of Spencer St, route 27?. Appears to be in Wellington Parade at the Simpson St sidings junction. - see also Reg Item 5093 for another photo. Photo Wal Jack on a very wet day. Ray Pearson album dates the photo as 20/4/1957.trams, tramways, w2 class, wellington parade, accidents, route 27, tram 257 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - Z1, Z2 & Z3 class trams, 1980 to 2011
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum.... See last image file - Gus Weir Obituary - Wellington Tramway... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 70 double-sided album sheets for photographs of Melbourne Z1, Z2 and Z3 class trams. Scanned into 6 parts as pdf files. Many photos taken at Domain Interchange, Swanston Walk, Bourke St, St Kilda Road, Elizbeth St and La Trobe St. Photos by Gus himself during Melbourne visits with some by B R Symons, D W Jones, and Michael P Hawkins Part 1 - Introduction - Z1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 14, 19 & 22. Part 2 - Z1, 28, 31, 34, 37, 39, 49, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 59, 61, 63, 65, 71, 70, 73, 80, 81, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 93 & 95. Part 3 - Z1 & Z2 & Z3 - 96, 100, 101, 108, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 120, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128, 199, 136, 137 & 138 Part 4 - Z3 138, 139, 148, 150, 151, 154, 157, 155, 158 (Royal Tram), 160, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170 & 173 Part 5 - Z3 175, 176. 178, 179, 181, 182, 185, 186, 187, 193, 194, 196, 197, 199, 201, 203, & 204 Part 6 - Z3 204, 205, 208, 209, 211, 217, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 229 & 230, Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 1980 to 2011Set of 70 album sheets most with four photos - some blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph location, photographer and date. An insert label on each page gives tram number, location and date. See last image file - Gus Weir Obituary - Wellington Tramway Museum 2019.tramways, tramcars, albums, z1 class, z2 class, z3 class, melbourne, mmtb, the met, ptc, yarra trams, swanston trams, m>tram, domain junction, swanston st, bourke st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - Miscellaneous images, 1982 to 2011
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 10 double-sided album sheets of miscellaneous photos. Includes photos of 1041, W2 512 in Seatlle, tram 969 at Arts Centre, Colonial stadium, Z2 108 drivers panel, Docklands, Domain Interchange, internal photos of C class, A2 and Z3 class, Collins St, St Vincents Plaza, Port Melbourne, Melbourne Tennis centre track under construction, signs, tram recovery vehicle, tram 1040 monument at Flinders St, A2 driver's control panel and Harbour Park extension.Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 1982 to 2011Set of 10 album sheets generally with four photos within a bound album, with many blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph's location, photographer, and date. An insert label on each page gives the tram number, location, and date.tramways, tramcars, albums, melbourne, tram 1041, tram 512, seattle, tram 969, driver's panels, internal photos, port melbourne, docklands, st vincents plaza -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - A1 & A2 class trams, 1991 to 2012
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 33 double-sided album sheets for photographs of Melbourne A1 & A2 class trams. Scanned into 3 parts as pdf files. Many photos taken in the City area, Kew Junction, Port Junction, Port Melbourne, Hawthorn Bridge, Mont Albert, Docklands Photos by Gus himself during Melbourne visits. Part 1 - cover - A1 231, 232, 233, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 243, 246 Part 2 - A1 246, 248, 255, 256, 257, 258, A2 259. 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 268, 269, 275, 278, 280, 282, 283, 284, 286 and 287 Part 3 - A2 288, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 298, & 300 Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 1991 to 2012Set of 33 album sheets generally with four photos within a bound album, with many blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph's location, photographer, and date. An insert label on each page gives the tram number, location, and date.tramways, tramcars, albums, melbourne, yarra trams, m>tram, kew, docklands, cbd, kew junction, port melbourne, port junction, a1 class, a2 class -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Wellington Tramway Museum, "Tramway Topics", Oct. 1966
... and printed covers. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway...Wellington Tramway Museum... covers. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway ...Yields information primarily about New Zealand tram and bus city systems and what the various NZ Museums were doing at the time.Magazine - Tramway Topics - Vol. 5, No. 5, Oct 1966 - 40 wax cut stencil duplicated pages with printed page of photos and printed covers. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway Historical Society - editor J. Wilkinson. Contains articles on Christchurch, Orange Empire, Auckland, Dunedin, Invercargill and Museum News.On inside of front cover in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation society Catalogue No. 110".trams, tramways, christchurch, auckland, dunedin tramways, invercargill -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - D1 & D2 class trams, 2002 to 2012
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 43 double-sided album sheets for photographs of Melbourne D1 & D2 class trams. Scanned into 4 parts as pdf files. Many photos taken at Domain Interchange, Swanston Walk, Bourke St, St Kilda Road, Port Junction, Elizbeth St, docklands, Swanston Walk, St Vincents Plaza, Toorak, and La Trobe St. Photos by Gus himself during Melbourne visits. Part 1 - Introduction - D1 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 3506, 3508, 3510, 3511, 3512, 3513 Part 2 - D1 3513, 3514, 3515, 3516, 3517, 3519, 3521, 3522, 3523, 3524, 3525, 2526, 3529, 3530 Part 3 - D1 3531, 3534, 3536, 3537, 3538, D2 5001, 5002, 5003, 5103, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5016, 5010 Part 4 - D2 5010, 5011, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 2002 to 2012Set of 43 album sheets generally with four photos within a bound album, heavy brown card covers, plastic cover with a Negative pocket, and some blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph's location, photographer, and date. An insert label on each page gives the tram number, location, and date.tramways, tramcars, albums, melbourne, yarra trams, m>tram, domain junction, swanston st, bourke st, elizabeth st, d1 class, d2 class -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - B class trams, 1990 to 2011
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 44 double-sided album sheets for photographs of Melbourne B class trams. Scanned into 4 parts as pdf files. Many photos taken at Domain Interchange, Swanston Walk, Bourke St, St Kilda Road, Elizbeth St, docklands, St Vincents Plaza, and La Trobe St. Photos by Gus himself during Melbourne visits. Part 1 - Introduction - B1 - 2001, 2002, B2 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2027, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2106, 2026, 2027, 2032 & 2034. Part 2 - B2 2036, 2037, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2045, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2051, 2052, 2055, 2060, 2063, 2067, 2119, 2068, 2069, 2077 & 2078 Part 3 - B2 2078, 2085, 2087, 2093, 2094, 2047, 2049, 2100, 2101, 2103, 2089, 2114, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2108, 2109 & 2111. Part 4 - B2 2112, 2115, 2117, 2120, 2123, 2125. 2126, 2131 & 2132.Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 1990 to 2011Set of 44 album sheets most with four photos within a PerforMore spring clip album, heavy card covers, plastic cover with a Negative pocket, and some blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph's location, photographer, and date. An insert label on each page gives the tram number, location, and date.tramways, tramcars, albums, melbourne, mmtb, the met, ptc, yarra trams, swanston trams, m>tram, domain junction, swanston st, bourke st, elizabeth st, b class, b1 class -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Hadfields, "Special Curves for the Ballarat Tramways", Jan. 2007
... held by the Wellington Tramway Museum, New Zealand. Shows... of a catalogue publication of Hadfields held by the Wellington Tramway ...Yields information about the supplier of the original track in Ballarat for electric trams and the extent of the work Hadfields undertook in providing curves, not just pointwork.Illustration from Hadfields Ltd of Sheffield, of the "Special Curves for the Ballarat Tramways". T Grenville St end of Sturt St. From page 9A of a catalogue publication of Hadfields held by the Wellington Tramway Museum, New Zealand. Shows the curves laid out in Hadfields yard. btm3679i - image of the printed version. Full size pdf copy held - filed as "Hadfields pic Ballarat Trackwork - btm3679i" on the high resolution image file.trams, tramways, trackwork, sturt st, hadfields, pointwork, grenville st -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Album, Gus Weir, My Melbourne Trams - W class, City Circle, Restaurant & Heritage trams, 1967 to 2012
... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum... Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former ...Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. Comprises some 42 double-sided album sheets for photographs of Melbourne - W class, City Circle, Restaurant & Heritage trams. - Scanned into 4 parts as pdf files. Many photos taken in the City area, Some photos by M Hawkins. Part 1 - cover - logos - MMTB, The Met, PTC, Swanston Trams, M>Tram, Yarra Trams, PTC, 11W, cable dummy, V214, W2 262. 380., 384, 431, 442, 504, 510 and X2 676. Part 2 -W2 512, W5 729, 721, 727, 728, 731, 753, 758, 760, 777, 780, 808, 823, 824, 842, SW5 856, 842, 853, 854 SW6 866, 862, SW5 728, SW6 871, 888, 890, 891, 899. 900, 896,905, 907, 909, 910, 919, 909 and VR 53, Part 3 - W6 884, W7 1002, 1000, 1020,W6 991, 998, 982, 982, 975, 983, 974, 975, 962, 972, SW6 957, 961, 957, SW5 728, SW6 954, 951, 951, Restaurant trams 935, 939. 938, 939, and 937 Psrt 4 - W7 1020, 1000, 1002, 1015, 1021, 1024, 1026, 1034, 1031, 1036, 1039, Yields detailed information about Melbourne trams from 1967 to 2012Set of 42 album sheets generally with four photos within a bound album, with many blanks to allow for further photos. Each photo has a label on the rear, with details of the photograph's location, photographer, and date. An insert label on each page gives the tram number, location, and date.tramways, tramcars, albums, melbourne, yarra trams, logos, w2 class, w5 class, sw5 class, sw6 class, w6 class, w7 class, restaurant tram, city circle, mmtb, the met, ptc, m>trams, swanston trams, x2 class. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Exercise Book, Wal Jack, "W. Jack Tramways No. 1", 1950s
... Wellington Corporation Tramways (NZ) Tramways in Soviet Russia... Trust notes South Africa Trams Wellington Corporation Tramways ...Contains notes on the following tram systems. Brisbane - includes notes on photographs Rockhampton steam Sydney Tram Depots NSW Tramways tramcars - notes on each class and work vehicles Birmingham including two cuttings about the closure of Birmingham dated 31-3-1939 London Passenger Transport Board - one page Bristol - closure and damage. Sheffield History of the Tramcar Victorian Railways - St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway Sandringham to Black Rock MMTB Cable trams and opening dates Opening dates for the tramway routes in Melbourne to 1921 News Paper cuttings on Doncaster Newspaper cutting - cable trams "Cable Trams.....clang into history" by Hugh Murphy History and Development to 1943 - Brisbane Trams by G. R. Steel (half page only) Perth Tramways Adelaide Municipal Tramways Trust notes South Africa Trams Wellington Corporation Tramways (NZ) Tramways in Soviet Russia World's Largest Tram Systems - July 1938Demonstrates the work of Wal Jack in recording tramway information.Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "W. Jack Tramways No. 1" lined pages, four sections each of 10 sheets, (80 pages), stitched bound. trams, tramways, tramways, sydney, brisbane, vr, melbourne, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Miscellaneous Images, Set of 15 (Only three photos in archive, .5, .6 and .7. Location of remaining 12 photos under investigation), 1960s
... of Wellington 'Fiducia' tram No. 238, operating on Wellington Tramway...Trams tramways Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Wellington ...Set of 15 items personally collected or given to Les Denmead by visiting Tramway enthusiasts or other interested people to Ballarat. Retained as a sample of images or other mementoes given by people though not directly of Ballarat. The following items are a summary only: 1901.1 - Postcard from South Pacific Electric Railway of L/P class tram No. 154 on SPER track , SPER-1 - Nucolorvue. 1901.2 - Photograph of Brisbane FM 440? and drop centre behind - CBD area Brisbane. Has 'Brisbane' written on back. 1901.3 - Photograph of Brisbane FM 473, showing Grange, as for 1901.2. 1901.4 - Photograph of Brisbane FM 422, showing Chermside, Brisbane CBD area, has "Brisbane May 1955' written on front of photo. 1901.5 - Illustration of Christchurch Horse Tram, Tramway Historical Society / Shell Oil company produced card, full details on rear. 1901.6 - Illustration of Wellington 'Fiducia' tram No. 238, operating on Wellington Tramway Museum track. Produced by Museum, with full details on rear. 1901.7 - Colour illustration of Wellington tram No. 257, central or downtown Wellington, outside the Parliament grounds. Full details on rear of card - produced by Shell Oil Company? 1901.8 - Photo of four H class trams at Victoria Sq. Adelaide, 25/3/1967. Taken by Douglas A. Colquhoun. On left hand side is a single car 378 and on the other track a three car set 366, 367 and 368. 1901.9 - Photo of Adelaide E1 111, crossing the Holland St. Bridge, 24.10.1953. Photo by Douglas A. Colquhoun. 1901.10 - Photo of Adelaide A 82, Wayville Junction, Feb. 1952. Photo by Douglas A. Colquhoun. 1901.11 - Photo of Adelaide A 10, later SEC Ballarat 21, in Adelaide CBD, with Ferors Gresham Hotel alongside. Has written note on background re tram. 1901.12 - Two prints of the front vestibule of a Toronto PCC tram, with operator (driver) seated. 1901.13 - Two prints of Toronto PCC 4400 and 4404, coupled together, 9/8/1949 with a depot? or carbarn building in the background. Has caption on the base of the photograph - copy photograph. 1901.14 - Two prints of a close up photograph of the coupling between the two cars in 1901.13. 1901.15 - Photograph of a Fare Box on a Toronto Streetcar. (1901.13 to .14) have "Canada" written on the back. 1trams, tramways, sydney, brisbane, adelaide, wellington, christchurch, toronto, pcc, victoria sq., tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Wal Jack, Album of collected tickets - Wal Jack Collection, 1933
... Wellington Wanganui New Plymouth Tramways Hobart Wal Jack ...Yields information about many transport tickets systems from around the world, including some SEC tickets. Has a strong association with Wal Jack.Diary, printed for 1934, two days per page - full bound and sewn in black Rexene with end papers (partly removed) with gold block title "Diary 1934" on front and "1934" on spine of book, stationary item, with a Nestle's product advertised on the bottom right hand pages. Has a blue ribbon sewn into book. A number of pages have been cut from the front and back of the book. See btm230i for image of book. Has been used primarily to store and present tramway tickets using stamp hinges. Cities collected: Most c1950 though some earlier - 1920's, 1930's. MMTB - 5d - 12 No. - image 1 MMTB - 4d, 6d, 5d, 8d and 9d - 17 No. - image 2 MMTB - 2d, 3d 7d, 4d - 10 No. - image 3 Eastern Goldfields Transport Board - Kalgoorlie, 16 No. - image 4 Ditto - 6 No. - image 5 Ditto - 14 No. - image 6 Ditto - 11 No. - image 7 W.A. government tramways - Perth - 10 No. - image 8 Auckland - 5 No. - image 9 (Special One Day travel ticket loose) MTT Adelaide - 11 No. - image 10 NSW Govt. Tramways - Sydney - 20 No. - image 11 Brisbane - 10 No. and AETA tour ticket date 3/2/1951 - image 12 NSW Govt. Tramways - Sydney - 13 No. - image 13 St Kilda Brighton electric tramway - 1 No. - image 14 German and Swiss tramway tickets - 4 No. - image 15 Wellington, Hamburg, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Hobart and Winnipeg - image 16 Ballarat (or other Provincial cities) 11 No. - image 17 German cities - 9 No. - image 18 German cities - 4 No. - image 19 Front inside page of book has some birthdays listed of relatives and friends. Last few pages contain notes on photos of train leaving Ballarat 1943. 56, 57 (copy to ARHS Archives). Item revised 30/6/2002. Inside front page has a list of birthdaystrams, tramways, tickets, photo notes, vr steam locos, ballarat., kalgoorlie, mmtb, melbourne, auckland, weekly tickets, adelaide, perth, sydney, brisbane, vr trams, st kilda brighton, wellington, wanganui, new plymouth tramways, hobart -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Newstar, 1960s to 1970's
Photographic album containing 39 Colour postcards of Melbourne trams. The album consists of 30 leaves of dark grey heavy paper with three creases on left hand side of sheet, bound into a heavy bluey grey folder, embossed in gold 'Scrap Book" and bound with bluey grey string with two holes. The cover has been embossed with a the blue grey in swirls. Inside of back cover is a white label, "A New Star Product", with a please ask for No. with "425" stamped on. Postcards have been glued into the album. Entries have been kept to a single line - cards are able to be dated from buildings, whether the trams have marker lights, types of motor cars and general Melbourne history. Image files in page number order. Image 15 is of book. All taken with a electronic camera. Page 1 - Night photo - Flinders and Swanston St. - with "Greetings from Huntingdale" embossed in gold. Flinders St. station, with "Greetings from Huntingdale" embossed in gold. (post 1972 ) St. Kilda road with the Shrine of Remembrance in the background and W2 453 inbound on route 6. (post 1974) Page 2 - Bourke St, looking from Parliament House westwards, with Z8 inbound - after 13/8/1975 on route 89. Bourke St, looking east from Queen St., night photo, early 1970's. Princes Bridge looking towards Flinders St. Station Page 3 - Flinders St. Station, from Princes Gate buildings, - Photo E. Ludwig, John Hinde Studios. Bourke St. from Queen St, looking east, late 1960's - all W's. - W7 1026 east bound on route 88. Flinders St and Swanston St. corner, from Princes Bridge - night photo - W5 756 northbound route 15. Page 4 - W2 584 inbound route 64, St. Kilda Road and Nolan St., late 1960s - photograph. Princes Bridge, looking over Yarra River to the east. (pre Concert Hall) St. Kilda Road, with Shine of Remembrance in background, W2 303 inbound route 4D, mid 1960's. Page 5 - Flinders and Swanston St, W2 530 outbound route 8, early 1970's. Swanston and Collins St., W2 596 westbound in Collins St. City Square built - 1st version. (post 1972) St Kilda Road, with Shine in background, W2 298 and others, route 8 and 72. (post 1972) Page 6 - Flinders and Swanston St., W2, inbound route 5 on a wet evening. (mid 1970's) W2 515 outbound, Collins St., late 1960's, with Town Hall in background. (early 1970's, prior to lights) Collins St. looking west at Russell St with W2 637outbound route 42, early 1960's. Page 7 - Swanston St looking south at Little Bourke, W2's 373 route 67 and 374?(route 5), southbound, early 1970's Flinders St. Station, looking west in Flinders St., early 1970's, at dusk. Melbourne Town Hall with City Square from the North West (early 1970's) Page 8 - Bourke St looking east from Queen St. with W7 1005 inbound on route 96 - early 1970's. Bourke St. looking west from Exhibition St. with W6 976 outbound on route 95 - early 1970's. Swanston St. looking south from Lonsdale, with W2 484 on route 64, W2 228 and W2 364 in photo - early 1970's. Page 9 - Swanston looking south from north of Lonsdale St with many tramcars in photo - mid 1970's. St Kilda Road, with Shrine in background, W2 345 outbound route 4, SW6 913 inbound route 4 - prior to 1970. St Kilda Road, with Shrine in background, with trams in photo - early 1970's. (Photo loose in album - National View postcard by Murfett Ltd. Aust.) Page 10 - Postcard - TMSV? of 1041 and cable car set at Preston Workshops. 1041 in Bourke St., looking east from Queen St. - early 1970's - 1974? Collins St. looking east from Elizabeth St. with W2 253 inbound route 11, and W2 224 outbound - rout 47, early 1970's Page 11 - TMSV Postcard, X217 in Dandenong Road with L class in background. Shrine of Remberance from BP building, looking towards the city with St. Kilda Road on the left. Princes Gate and Flinders St. from the SEC buildings in Flinders St. looking south east - mid 1960's. Page 12 - Swanston St. at Flinders St. looking north at dusk. Flinders St. station at Swanston St with trams crossing at intersection - late 1960's Flinders St. station with W2 327 outbound. Page 13 - Temporary City Square at Collins and Swanston St. with tramcars at intersection. Wellington Parade (Mugs Alley), looking towards the City, with W2 546 inbound on route 38 - mid to late 1960's. Page 14 - Swanston St. looking south, at Lonsdale St, W2 432 inbound route 7 - late 1960's or early 1970's. Partly loose in album - National View postcard by Murfett Ltd. Aust. trams, tramways, photo album, melbourne, postcards -
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Book, SKF Ball Bearing Co, "SKF Bearings in Tramway Service", Aug. 1939
Sixty page book - gloss paper, plus end papers and heavy card covers, titled "SKF Bearings in Tramway Service". Published by the "The SKF Ball Bearing Company Ltd" in August 1939, gives details of the type of ball bearings available for tramcars - axle boxes, tramway motors, current collection - trolley poles and pantographs. Has drawings, illustrations, photographs etc. Photographs include Hobart 8 and a Wellington Fiduca tram. Address of Melbourne office given as 539 Bourke St, also addresses for Sydney and Brisbane. Printed in Sweden.$20 inside front cover.trams, tramways, tramcars, bearings, skf ball bearings, hobart -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, 28/01/1980 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the operation of a Ballarat (ex Melbourne) tram in Melbourne during an Australia Day celebrations by the BTPS and the city skyline at the time.Black and White photograph of BTM Ballarat Tram No. 40 Wellington Parade, Melbourne on 28 Jan. 1980 with S164 in the background. Tram showing Gardens via Sturt St destination with an East Melbourne Auxiliary Board. Taken during the Australia Day celebrations. Taken by John Phillips. Another of the heritage buses are parked alongside. In the background is the Melbourne skyline with the 3DB and HSV 7 signs on the Herald building prominent, Cheneys and in the middle distance is the construction of the State Bank Building.On rear in pencil "Page 14" and in ink "5/5?" with a piece of brown paper on taped to rear of photo with "5/5" written on it.tramways, trams, australia day, wellington parade, melbourne, btps, tram 40 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, 28/01/1980 12:00:00 AM
... at the time. tramways trams Australia Day Wellington Parade Melbourne ...Yields information about the operation of a Ballarat (ex Melbourne) tram in Melbourne during an Australia Day celebrations by the BTPS and the city skyline at the time.Colour photograph of BTM Ballarat Tram No. 40 Wellington Parade, Melbourne on 28 Jan. 1980 with S164 in the background. Tram showing Gardens via Sturt St destination with an East Melbourne Auxiliary Board. Taken during the Australia Day celebrations. Taken by John Phillips. Another of the heritage buses are parked alongside. In the background is the Melbourne skyline with the 3DB and HSV 7 signs on the Herald building prominent, Cheneys and in the middle distance is the construction of the State Bank Building. Taken just after btm4131, and a wider view, with the Citicorp Building in the background as well.tramways, trams, australia day, wellington parade, melbourne, btps, tram 40 -
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Document - Report, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Annual Reports 1977 to 1979, 1977 to 1979
Three copies of the Annual report of the MMTB for the years end 1977 to 1979. 3952.1 - "MMTB Annual Report 1977", brown card cover with a drawing of Z24 on the front cover, 24 pages, white paper, giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Introduction, Financial, Engineering, Industrial, Balance sheet, Summary of Income and Expenditure, Schedule of Debentures and Inscribed stock, auditors report, Schedule of tram and bus routes, and record of annual traffic receipts, passengers etc.. Photos include Z's in Bourke ST, after a heavy storm, new Volvo bus, display/advertising tram, Dandenong Rd, Route map board and Cathy Pacific advertisement. Printed by McCarron Bird. 3952.2 - "MMTB Annual Report 1978", gloss cover with a photo of Z18 in Wellington Parade on the front cover, 24 pages, white paper, giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Introduction, Financial, Engineering, Industrial, historical highlights, Balance sheet, Summary of Income and Expenditure, Schedule of Debentures and Inscribed stock, auditors report, Service Statistics, Schedule of tram and bus routes, and on inside back cover, route map. On back cover is a photo of Z20 in Wellington Parade. Photos include bus lane on Eastern Freeway, construction of Burwood Extension, first tram to Warragul Road, opening of Burwood tramway (1916), Volvo bus Bell St, upgraded computer installation, Volvo bus chassis, Z class bogie. Printed by McCarron Bird. 3952.3 - "MMTB Annual Report 1978-79", gloss card cover with a photo of Z 116 on the front cover, 24 pages, white paper, giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Introduction, Financial, Engineering, Industrial, historical highlights, Balance sheet, Summary of Income and Expenditure, Schedule of Debentures and Inscribed stock, auditors report, Service Statistics, Schedule of tram and bus routes, and on inside back cover, route map. On back cover is a photo of Z73, Nicholson St, Fitzroy. Photos include first tram on Burwood Extension, Volvo bus Westgate freeway, K. J. Brennan, map of Bundoora extension, Box Hill tram, V214, vintage trams day 1979, MAN Bus, Swanston St at dusk and montage of painted W2's. Printed by McCarron Bird.trams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, annual reports, operations, trackwork -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, Windsor Publications, Melbourne grinder No. 1, c1970
Large print illustration of No. 1 Reciprocating Grinder, grinding the curves of the new St. Kilda Junction, for the Wellington St. bypass, Oct. 1968. Print published by Windsor Publications as their No. 10 of a series. Tower Hotel in the background. Printed on heavy cardboard with a gloss sheet. See "Time-line history of Melbourne's Government, Cable and Electric Trams and Buses".trams, tramways, melbourne, reciprocating grinder, st kilda junction, windsor publications