Bound book of 100 Certifications - "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Certificate of Competency as Motorman". Consists of 100 pages of certificates, numbered 1 to 100, with butt of each certificate retained in the book. Bound with heavy card covers, red coloured on the outside of the covers, stapled with black binding material. Each Certificate numbered, in top left hand corner, giving date, employee name, date of birth and signed or initialled by the Engineer and Manager. In the top left hand corner of the book is printers logos - The Prahran Telegraph Printing Co, King St, opposite Town Hall, telephone 108W. Most certificates issue 29.12.1919. Certificates 1 to 58 issued by HTT 59 and 60 issue with HTT crossed out and MMTB written in. 61 to 75 and 92 to 99 removed from book and No. 100 removed altogether. No. 74 is loose. See related documents for a list of the names.See separate List - located in box 01-03-05trams, tramways, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, motormen, certificates

Book - Rexene embossed covers, with title embossed in Gold, "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Rules, Regulations and By-Laws" and "By-Law, No. 1" in top left hand corner. Four sections, stitch bound, 64 pages plus inside covers, printed by J.J. Miller Print Co. Pty Ltd., 19-25 Russell St, Melbourne. See page 58 for date of Board Resolution for By-Law - 2 March 1917 On first page, has details of who the book is loaned to, Name and Employed as. Provides the Rules and Regulations of the Trust concerning Accidents, fire, general instructions, signals, uniforms, staff working, pilot working, special instructions to Motormen and Conductors, tickets, tolls and charges. Details By-Laws, 1916. On page 58 has the Seal of the Trust and those who signed the document and on page 59, as List of doctors along each line, ambulance, Hospital and Telephone directory of senior officers. Signed by D. H. Dureau, J.V.M. Wood, F. F. Read and A. M. Hislop. Extract re Staff and ticket rules added 19-12-2016.1916 in ink in top left hand corner, inside cover.trams, tramways, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, motormen, certificates, rules

Letter on Hawthorn Tramways Trust Letterhead dated 22/4/1915 to Messrs Duncan and Fraser regarding acceptance of the construction of nine combination or single truck cars and ten bogie tramcars. Gives prices, delivery and the type of varnish and wood to be used. Has a notation on the side signed by Robert Duncan noting that the letter is referred to the agreement with the Trust dated 22/4/1915 and the Trust Chairman Mr David Dureau. Typed onto watermarked paper.Notation in ink.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, tramcars, construction, duncan fraser

Letter on Hawthorn Tramways Trust Letterhead dated 20/4/1915 to Messrs Duncan and Fraser regarding acceptance of the tender construction of nine combination or single truck cars and ten bogie tramcars following a meeting with Mr. Cleveland and Mr Francis McCarty Has a notation on the bottom signed by Robert Duncan noting that the letter is referred to the agreement with the Trust dated 22/4/1915 and the Trust Chairman Mr Dureau. Typed onto watermarked paper.Notation in ink.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, tramcars, construction, duncan fraser

Provides detailed information on the tramcars built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust including the date in service, MMTB Number, class, controllers and motors. Includes those trams sold to the Footscray Tramways Trust and notes on motors and controller changes, and opening dates for both Trust lines.Yields information about the tramcars built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust.Two page - ruled sheets with punch holes on the left hand side, detailing Hawthorn Tramways Trust tramcars - hand written in black inktramcars, htt, ftt, motors, controllers, hawthorn tramways trust, footscray tramways trust, fleet list, lists

Yields information through a booklet that provides a short history of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust and details of some of the rollingstock that provided trams to the SEC Provincial systems. Second edition.Twenty page book including card, blue printing on a grey paper covers titled "Tramway by the River - A Brief History of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust" Bob Prentice, published by Tramway Publications in 1993. Briefly details the tramways operated by the Hawthorn Tramways trust, formation, construction , map, timetables, overhead and depot/workshops and tramcar details. Includes many photographs."4.50" price sticker on front cover.trams, tramways, hawthorn, melbourne, hawthorn depot

Legal document within a light brown manila document - titled "Agreement General Mains - Hawthorn Tramways Trust", giving the agreement to redesign and reconstruct water and sewerage pipes affected by the construction of tram tracks. Gives conditions, the schedule of works, locations and signed by the HTT members with an affixed embossed seal and the MMBW with embossed seal. Folder has file number "No. 293 - "Agreement General Mains - Hawthorn Tramways Trust"" written on the outside.Has some pencil marks underlying a particular clause.trams, tramways, hawthorn, mmbw, tramways, construction, htt, services

Photocopy of Report - 6 foolscap pages - titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Report to Councils" - for the year ended 30th September 1915. Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, Construction, Riversdale Road Extension, Wattle Park, Finance, Operation and General matters. Has a schedule of contracts let to 30/9/1915, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Audited by R. Oehr and L. CallawayHas the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, htt, reports, construction, finances, operations, wattle park

Photocopy of Report - 25 foolscap pages - titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1918" Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, Per way issues, Rollingstock, track problems Finance, Operation and General matters, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports various charts and maps. Audited by R. Oehr and L. CallawayHas the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, htt, reports, construction, finances, operations

Photocopy of Report - 26 foolscap pages - titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1917" Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, Construction, Riversdale Road Extension, Wattle Park, Finance, Operation and General matters. Has finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Includes the Burwood Accident, Arbitration for wages, unions. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports various charts and maps. Audited by R. Oehr and L. CallawayHas the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, htt, reports, construction, finances, operations, wattle park, accidents

Photocopy of Report - 27 foolscap pages - titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Report and Statement of Accounts for Twelve Months ending 30th September 1919" Gives listings of Trust Members and Officers, Per way issues, Rollingstock, MMTB formation, coal and power supply problems, wages, fares, track problems Finance, Operation and General matters, finance statements, balance sheet and Auditors Report. Appendices includes the Engineers and Manager's Report, Statistics, accounts, funding, auditor reports various charts and maps. Includes a plan of the track reconstruction - cross section - see image i2 Audited by R. Oehr and L. CallawayHas the stamp of the Tramway Museum Society on the rear of the first page.trams, tramways, htt, reports, construction, finances, operations, mmtb

Set of two extracts from the Victorian Government Gazette, printed onto A4 sheets concerning Wattle Park. .1 - "Hawthorn Tramways Trust - By-Law No. 2" - By-law Regulating, Controlling and Managing Wattle Park - Gazette of 29 August 1917, page 2714. Signed by D. Dureau, H. Bell and A Hislop of the HTT 21/8/1917. Gives the rules for the use of the park. Replaced by MMTB By-Law No. 7 - see Reg item 2019. .2 - "Protection of Native Game at 'Wattle Park' Surrey Hills" - Proclamation - The Game Act 1915 - Gazette of 9/5/1917, page 1418. Gives the location details and refers to the Act. Note these Gazettes can be sourced from the Victorian Government Parliament Web site.trams, tramways, wattle park, htt, by laws, regulations

Booklet - 38 pages, printed on off white page, centre stapled, titled "Directory and Tramway Guide issued by the Hawthorn Tramways Trust", specifically advertising Wattle Park and showing Princes Bridge and the Yarra on the front cover and a photo of Hawthorn depot on the rear cover. Gives details of Wattle Park, its opening, many photos, members of the Trust, Engineer and Manager and Acting Secretary, Stopping points for the round and fares to Wattle Park, section fares, maps of the tram routes and connections with other tramways and railway stations. Has timetables for Burnley and other major points, special and emergency services, the coloured lights used on the trams, and a map for land sales at Riversdale Heights estate. Advertisements for Mutual stores, Melbourne Electric Supply Co., Moule, Hamilton and Kindle for the sale of land at Riversdale Heights and a map showing the estate location. Both copies have alterations or corrections to the route signage letters - marked in red - from the Minutes of the HTT Board meetings, the Trust were not happy with the finished product and was reluctant to pay for them - see Minutes of Meeting No. 99 of 5-7-1918. Two copies held - one with red marks on the front cover.trams, tramways, htt, wattle park, princes bridge, hawthorn depot, timetables, mesco, real estate

Set of research notes of the Minute books of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust held in the Public Records Office of Victoria. Prepared by Warren Doubleday September to December 2015. Summarises the various meeting minutes in the two journals, hand written, inspection, finance and works committees of the HTT. Photocopied 33 A4 pages.trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, public records office, minutes, meetings

Copy of the agreement with the "Melbourne, Brunswick and Coburg Tramways Trust and others" with printed cover and first sheet for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust. Provides details of the agreement with the Australian Tramways Employees Association (ATEA), including wages for various classifications, leave, working conditions, uniform, union badges (to be worn on their watch chains), discipline and signatures to the agreement. Signed by J I Abfalter and T Jewell for the ATEA, D W Dureau, KJ Vindoille, and L S Cleveland for the HTT and Mr Justice Henry Higgins for the Arbitration court. Dated Oct. 1919 Yields information about the industrial agreements with the ATEA, HTT and the MBCTTTwenty-four page booklet + light dark grey card covers, centre stapled. '1919" in red pencil on front cover and "p1-(24) leave" on the first page in pencil.tramways, trams, hawthorn, htt, unions, agreements, atea, mbctt

Manufactured for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust for use on Uniform Jackets and Great Coats. Demonstrates a button made for the HTT Set of four Coat buttons for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust - HTT - made by Stokes and Sons Melbourne. The badge backing piece is brass. It is fitted with a lug for sewing onto a jacket and has the name of the manufacturer stamped on the rear part. See item 581 for another example, smaller in diameter. tramways, trams, badges, uniforms, hawthorn, htt, buttons

Book - brown Rexene covers, with 8 pages (two sheets) centre stapled inside, titled "Instructions in the Operation of Tramcars", published by the Hawthorn Tramways trust giving instructions about the correct operation of controller, where down grades and coasting could be done, stopping time, brakes, delays, and general instructions re operations. Published by HTT 1919.trams, tramways, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, instructions, tram stops, controllers

Book - dark red Rexene covers, with 16 pages (four sheets) centre stapled inside, titled "Instructions to Motormen in Electric Car Driving", published by the Hawthorn Tramways trust giving 76 questions and answers Q&A to driving and operating electric tramcars. Published by HTT July 1918 and authorised by Struan Robertson Engineer and General Manger. 2nd copy - part of McComb collection, in the HTT file added 27-9-2016Has number "227" on inside of front cover in red ink.trams, tramways, hawthorn tramways trust, htt, instructions, motormen, controllers

1579.1 - Bound specification - 20 sheets - stapled within brown paper covers and sealed with black tape on the left hand side. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12". Gives the General conditions of the contract, specifications and forms for tendering. Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers 31 Queen St Melbourne. Contains completed tender forms, prices and some minor initialled alterations to the tender. The document is the HTT or Trusts copy of the tender and it has been signed by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT and on the rear sheet has the seal of the Trust. Gives prices and dates for delivery of 10 bogie and 9 combination (4 wheel) tramcar bodies. .2 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser dated 13/4/1915 - advising that they had posted their tender document and questioning the type of "Ash" timber to be used. Has been endorsed on the left hand margin as item G referred to in the tender document. .3 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser dated 13/4/1915 - advising that they had instructed the National Bank of Australasia to hand you the fixed deposit, but it had been sent to Adelaide in error. Letter enclosed the deposit receipt. .4 - Receipt on pre-printed receipt paper with a South Australian Government duty stamped impressed into the paper on the right hand edge, with an adhesive strip on the rear of the left hand side. Dated 26 May 1916 - received from the Hawthorn Tramways Trust the Fixed Deposit and interest.On the top cover in ink or pencil "Duncan & Fraser / Tramcar contract / Trusts Copy"trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, duncan fraser, tramcars, bogie trams

Set of two replica or facsimile tickets of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust printed on white paper. .1 - 2d - six sections blue ink - printed to commemorate 75th anniversary of first electric tram into Melbourne 24th November, 1991 - A1246 and A1247 - Concession .2 - 5d - ditto, orange ink - A476 and 477 - Adult Not to sure how accurate are the layout of these tickets. Possibly TMSV.trams, tramways, htt, tickets, hawthorn

.1 - Rule book - 16 pages + card cover, centre stapled, titled "Hawthorn Electric Tramways Club - Constitution and Rules" undated. Club founded 23/10/1916. Notes that the book must be returned if the employee leaves the MMTB. Sets out Membership, Contributions, office bearers, voting, committee, general meetings, duties of offices, auditors, funds, sick and accident benefits, funeral benefits, conduct of members - fines, alterations of the rules and standing orders. .2 - two sheet update to be pasted in the book, has an adhesive area on the rear advising that Camberwell Depot would be included, that the MMTB would collect the levy now 1/- per week and the additional levy of 2/6 per member when a member retired at the age of 65 or was retired by the Board due to ill health or death. Dated 1936 and signed by the Secretary - A Y PorteousOn the inside front cover of .1 and on the rear of .2 has a stamp "Bob Prentice Collection No. B175167A (or B). Reproduction only with consent of B. J. Brooks".trams, tramways, hawthorn depot, camberwell depot, retirements, gratuity scheme, medical

1580.1 - Bound specification - 20 sheets - stapled within brown paper covers and sealed with black tape on the left hand side. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust Specification of Car Bodies Contract No. 12A". Gives the General conditions of the contract, specifications and forms for tendering. Prepared by McCarty Underwood & Co. Consulting Engineers 31 Queen St Melbourne. Document originally printed for the first contract for tramcar bodies. This document has been changed as a result of negotiations by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT, which have been initially by both parties. Contains completed tender forms, prices and some minor initialled alterations to the tender. The document is the HTT or Trusts copy of the tender and it has been signed by Duncan and Fraser and the HTT and on the rear sheet has the seal of the Trust. Gives prices and dates for delivery of 8 bogie and 7 combination (4 wheel) tramcar bodies. .2 - letter - typed on quarto paper - two sheets - from Duncan & Fraser dated 10/7/1916 advising of changes in materials and equipment that was being offered, partly due to availability due to World War 1. Has been endorsed on the left hand margin as item referred to in the tender document. .3 - copy letter - typed on quarto paper - two sheets, dated 26/7/1916 to Robert Duncan of Duncan & Fraser c/- of the Grand Hotel in Spring St., advising of the acceptance of the tender, the price, modifications to bogie trams and combination trams. .4 - letter - typed on quarto paper - from Duncan & Fraser - dated 5/8/1916, concerning the payment of the contract deposit.On the top cover in ink or pencil "Duncan & Fraser / Trusts Copy"trams, tramways, htt, hawthorn, duncan fraser, tramcars, bogie trams

Badge -- metal with navy blue back and logo for the "Hawthorn Electric Tramways Club, founded 1916 and the letters HTEC formed into a central logo, indicated that the person was a member of the club, established primarily for social and welfare purposes. Stamped with the number 67 and "Stokes & Sons Melbourne" on rear.trams, tramways, badges, hawthorn depot, htt, personnel, welfare

The club was founded 1916. The letters HTEC have been formed into a central logo. The badge indicated that the person was a member of the club, established primarily for social and welfare purposes. See item 5178 for a set of rules and 5942 for another badge.Demonstrates a badge issued to members of the "Hawthorn Electric Tramways Club".Badge -- metal with navy blue back and logo for the "Hawthorn Electric Tramways Club. Has a steel ring through the eyelet or hole at the tope of the badge. Stamped with the number 67 and "Stokes & Sons Melbourne" on rear. tramways, trams, badges, hawthorn depot, htt, personnel, welfare

Gives the background to the tickets, dates and fare system and details who printed the tickets. Has replica examples of 8 different tickets and details how they were used.Yields information about the ticketing system of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust.Booklet - centre stapled - 8 pages on off white paper, 8 replica tickets glued to the page within a light card blue cover.htt, tickets, replica tickets, hawthorn tramways trust

Programme - A$ sheet or Ticket Circular - for the 75th Anniversary of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust, Sunday 24 Nov. 1991. Gives a detailed timetable. Printed semi striped paper. Has the HTT logo. See Reg Item 3939 for the poster of the day. Includes the event to hand over Wattle Park from Public Transport Corporation PTC to Melbourne Water.trams, tramways, htt, wattle park, ptc, 75th anniversary, cavalcade

Photograph shows Hawthorn Tramways Trust bogie Tram 15 at Glenferrie and Riversdale Roads 1916-1920. The tram body was built by Duncan and Fraser of Adelaide and entered service during April 1916. It was renumbered N class 121 by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board following the absorption of the Trusts by the MMTB in 1920. The tram is eastbound in Riversdale Road. The tracks of the Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust can be seen in front of the tram. The conductor has alighted from the tram and walked forward to check for trams on Glenferrie Road. A Fire Brigade street fire alarm can be seen on the corner. The existing connecting curves at the corner were installed in 1925. The tramcar had a number of significant accidents and was disposed of in March 1938. Understood from the donor, that the house on the corner was known as "Pax" and demolished when commercial development of the corner occurred. The donor's family operated the Purvis Real Estate on the southeast corner from the building now known as Stotts Corner. A Golden Fleece service station once operated from the SW corner, now (2022) an Oportunity shop.Yields information about the intersection of Riversdale and Glenferrie Roads Hawthorn, the trams that operated between 1916 and 1920 and tramway practices in having the conductor checking for trams on the adjacent road.Sepia toned or faded print of Hawthorn Tramways Trust tram No. 15 at the corner of Riversdale Road and Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn - first image is a greyscale scan of original image.trams, tramways, hawthorn, riversdale road, glenferrie road, hawthorn tramways trust, tram 15, htt, stotts corner, purvis real estate

Poster - A2 size, printed on gloss paper in blue ink, for the "Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Central Melbourne's First electric trams - Hawthorn Tramways Trust - Wattle Park", Sunday 24/11/1991. Gives event details, cavalcade of trams, times. Has the various logos of councils who made up the trust on the bottom edge along with other supporting organisations. Has images of trams and tickets. Includes the event to hand over Wattle Park from Public Transport Corporation PTC to Melbourne Water. See Reg Item 5402 for a program of the events.trams, tramways, htt, wattle park, ptc, 75th anniversary, cavalcade

Book - 16 pages printed on off white paper plus light card cover printed on grey paper, titled "Tramway by the River - a brief history of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust". Originally written by Bob Prentice in a TMSV Running Journal of 1966 (Vol. 2 No. 4), then to a booklet by Peter Bardho of Tramway Publications in 1993. Covers the history of the trust, those involved, horse tram, operations, Riversdale Road extension, mileage, track layout with plans, overhead, rollingstock, the Burwood accident of Jan. 1917, depot, substation, Wattle Park, employees strike, fares and sections, annual balance sheets, timetables, rolling stock data, disposal and an epilogue following the establishment of the MMTB. Has numerous photos. 2nd Edition, published by Tramway Publications 2016, Edited by Dean Filgate - digital image added 7/8/2020 as htd1117i2.pdf.trams, tramways, htt, burwood, accidents, depot, hawthorn, tramcars, tmsv, wattle park, employees