Pamphlet - three fold printed in brown ink on cream paper titled "Wattle Park Chalet" giving charges and rates for 21st Birthdays, catering, Caberets, Wedding and listing the various fees, food, catering, including orchestras, and minimum numbers. Has an image of the chalet on the front, the Manager's name - H. L. Glashier and telephone number (6 digits).trams, tramways, wattle park, chalet, weddings

Full colour postcard of the Wattle Park Chalet building c1970. On the rear has the name of the building, location, "catering for weddings Parties", a seven digit phone number, location for stamp and photographer. "Color photo by Max Ahearne / Renwick Pride - Gravure Print" 36 Copies received.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, wattle park

A newspaper obituary of the life of Keith la Galle, clockmaker of Blackburn, Funeral was on 29 May 2015 at Wattle Park Chalet.la galle, keith, clocks, watchmaking, blackburn

This draft management plan has been developed after consultation with park users, and specific interest groups. It takes into account the findings of market research and community liaison.An A4 sized bookletOn top RH corner of cover: "JF Hall/own"wattle park (box hill, vic) - planning, parks - victoria- box hill- management, gardiner's creek, anniversary trails, vegetation, wattle park chalet, wattle park golf course, land use, melbourne water, riversdale golf course, national trust, riversdale road, surrey hills

The role of the community consultation officer was to act as an interface between Board of Works and the community. This is a report on the outcome of feedback re: the various areas of Wattle Park, including the natural environment, the constructed environment and the restoration projects of different areas of the park.Five major issues were identified: disability and elderly access to the park; staffing; dogs; security of parkland and personal safety; green issues.A spiral bound photocopy of a report."Property of Surrey Hills Historical Society (Historical Society crossed out) / Heritage Group" (in Jocelyn Hall's handwriting)wattle park, jeanette norman, m m board of works, parks and recreation, wattle park advisory committee, bird observers club of victoria, wattle park golf club, 4 seasons tennis club, golf, wattle park chalet, doberman club of victoria, melbourne and metropolitan tramways band, surrey hills neighbourhood centre, residents action group of box hill south, (ms) faye shepherd

Set of four photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheets of "Wattle Park" .1 - P8504 - Curator's Lodge, Wattle Park - 1939 .2 - P8503 - Wattle Park Chalet - 20/2/1939 .3 - P8574 - Office and Sheds - 29/6/1939 .4 - P8505 - Golf House - 20/2/1939trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, wattle park

Set of 7 photographs, probably by the MMTB of Wattle Park. 1 - Wattle Park Chalet building 2 - ditto - side view 3 - Children's playground area 4 - General view of the footpaths and park 5 - one of the water features 6 - View of some of the buildings. 7 - part of the golf course.Yields information about Wattle Park during the 1960s, which was owned and maintained by the MMTB.Set of 7 black and white photographs.tramways, mmtb, wattle park, golf

Provides details of trams services on Sunday morning from termini, first and last services from major points, depots, for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Gives details of all-night services and connections. Also details fares. Notes shoppers should travel between 9.30 and 4pm for comfort, Wattle Park Chalet and Family Excursion tickets.Demonstrates the provision of information about Melbourne tram services.Sheet of paper, printed both sides, folded 3 x 3 sections to give a guide to Melbourne Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last trams and buses and all-night and Sunday Morning services. Dated Feb. 1948.melbourne, tram and bus services, mmtb, buses, trams, routes, timetables, all night services

Used by the MMTB in an office setting or Wattle Park Tea rooms.Demonstrates the manufacture of crockery for use in either a tea room or an office setting for a Senior Manager of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board.White china or ceramic cream or milk jug with MMTB logo with a small handle. Made from China clay, glazed and vitrified or fired. Has a small formed spout, MMTB logo in dark green. On the underside has the words "Grindley Hotel Ware, England, Vitrified, Loftus Moran Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Patent. Has a crown or manufacturers mark on the top of the lettering. Possibly made for use at the Wattle Park chalet or head office.mmtb, crockery, grindley hotelware, loftus moran, wattle park, tramways

An audio recording by Mal Rowe at a dinner sponsored by the TMSV at the Wattle Park Chalet of Major General Sir Robert Risson, MMTB Chairman on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB). Covers many topics about Melboune's trams, international experiences, fares, loan council, new trams, tickets, reserved track, rates, roads. Recorded the day before a two-day strike by the SEC workers which meant the Melbourne's public transport could not operate. Jim Dowell was the TMSV Chairman at the time and Peter Duckett, a well-known enthusiast and operator of the Model Dockyard in Swanston St.Yields information from the MMTB Chairman's viewpoint on Melbourne's tramways.Set of 3 images and three audio files recorded on a reel to reel tape recorder.robert risson, 50th anniversary, mmtb, jim dowell, peter duckett, tmsv, speach

Sheet of paper, printed both sides to give a guide to Melbourne Tram and bus Routes, with listing of routes, numbers, times of first and last trams and buses and all-night and Sunday Morning services. Dated Feb. 1948. Provides details of trams services on Sunday morning from termini, first and last services from major points, depots, for weekdays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Gives details of all-night services and connections. Also details fares. Notes shoppers should travel between 9.30 and 4pm for comfort, Wattle Park Chalet and Family Excursion tickets. Folded when printed into nine portions.On front cover in top right hand corner "Inspector L.J. Denmead" and under MMTB names "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 504".mmtb, buses, routes, times, all night services

Eight page A4 document, photocopied, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Trams and Tourism", looking at the use of trams for tourist purposes in Melbourne, bath tickets, walks, beaches, connecting services with paddle steamers, royal park zoo, Beaumaris tramway, circular tickets, Doncaster, round trip tickets, St Kilda, Wattle park chalet, tourist tickets, tourist tours, tourist trams, Melbourne Pageant-Salute to Australia, V214, L and Y class trams, Melbourne Tourist Tram in June 1992 that did not eventuate. Has references and illustrating of tickets. Written by Robert Green 1994. See Reg Item 5675 for a sample cable tram round trip ticket.trams, tramways, tourist trams, tourist ticket, mmtb, the met, zoo tram, beaumaris, wattle park, doncaster

Timetable printed on off white paper, folded into 9, titled "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", setting out services, fares, city concession fares, all night fares, fare sections, and that strips of 2d and 3d tickets could be bought from conductors. Has a "advertisement" for shoppers travelling in comfort between 930 and 430, dinner and afternoon tea at the Wattle Park Chalet and Family excursion tickets to the Beaches and Wattle Park - 2/6. Dated January 1946. Printed by Sands and McDougall - has their logo printed on the middle section of the outside fold. See Reg Item 1751 for an April 1951 version and 2140 for a 1935 version.trams, tramways, timetables, first tram, wattle park, fares, all night services

Timetable printed on off white paper, folded into 9, titled "Timetable of first and last trams and buses also All-night and Sunday morning services", setting out services, fares, city concession fares, all night fares, fare sections, and that strips of 3d tickets could be bought from Head Office. Has a "advertisement" for shoppers travelling in comfort between 930 and 430, golf, dinner and afternoon tea at the Wattle Park Chalet. Dated April 1951. A panel on the rear has an advertisement for employment of Conductors and Conductresses, gives conditions and where to apply. Printed by Sands and McDougall. See Reg Item 899 for a 1946 version and 2140 for a 1935 version. William Dunworth of Limerick Ireland, driver in the 1950's - see donation note.trams, tramways, timetables, first tram, wattle park, fares, all night services, employment, conductors, conductresses

Map - 10 fold printed on heavy paper, three colours - black, green and yellow - shows 13 different routes. MMTB Routes printed in green ink. The route through Abbotsford St North Melbourne has been hand coloured in. Gives a table of route numbers. On rear gives a description of each route, departure times, fares, and list of fares. Has a photo of the Wattle Park Chalet, and a list of green fees of the golf course. On the front when folded, has MMTB logo, photo of bus, dated to operate from 16th or 17th Feb. 1957. 2 copies held. 1539i2 - low res tiff file. 1539i3 - high res tiff file - 71MB 1539i4 and i5 - scan of rear of sheet - jpgstrams, tramways, all night services, buses, wattle park, routes, fares

White China milk jug with MMTB logo with a small handle. Made from China clay, glazed and vitrified or fired. Has a small formed spout, MMTB logo in dark green. On the underside has the words "Grindley Hotel Ware, England, Vitrified, Loftus Moran Pty Ltd, Melbourne. Patent. Has a crown or manufacturers mark on the top of the lettering. Possibly made for use at the Wattle Park chalet or head office. http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/g/grindley.htm - accessed 14-08-2014 indicates it was the mark used by the company from 1946. The photo on the website also had a date mark on the underside. http://museumvictoria.com.au/collections/items/259893/serving-plate-cream-ceramic-grindley-hotelware-co-england-loftus-moran-melbourne-1952 - accessed 14-08-2014, indicates that the item was made: Grindley Hotelware Co., Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain and imported by Loftus Moran Pty Ltd, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. See Reg Item 6068 for another example.trams, tramways, mmtb, crockery, grindley hotelware, loftus moran, wattle park

Eight issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of issues 1 to 6 held. Second copy added 31/8/2004. All issues printed with an cream colour paper cover with the rest of the magazine white gloss paper. 2720.1 - Vol. 3, No. 1 - 16 pages, January 1966, with a photo of the Mark VI bus No. 702 on the front cover, notes on Traffic Congestion, motor cars and supermarkets, depot masters, engineering, bus maintenance, sports and social club news. On rear cover includes a photo of a Christmas function with past senior employees - left to right - H. R. Steains (architect), H. S. McComb (Chief Surveyor), Mr. Aird, Mr. P. M. Ireland (Rolling stock engineer), J Fisher (Civil Engineer) and H. A. Warner (Secretary) 2720.2 - Vol. 3, No. 2 - 16 pages, February 1966, with a photo of counting decimal coins, Tribute to the W2 class tram written by Norm Cross, (with photo), Hawthorn Clothing Depot, retirement of Harry Munroe, introduction of decimal currency, donation of 1B bogies to SPER, tramways band, death of Neil Olsen, sports and social club news. See btm2720i9.jpg for image of the Norm Cross photograph. 2720.3 - Vol. 3, No. 3 - 12 pages, March - April 1966, with a photo of Tramways Bowl Tournament presentation on the front cover, Recent developments in public transport in North America, Vera Cruz Mexico, cable cars at Rushworth, sports and social club news and photo of the Melbourne bogies under Sydney tram. 2720.4 - Vol. 3, No. 4 - 16 pages, May 1966, with a photo of W2 321being overhauled at Preston Workshops, change over to decimal currency for accounting machines, "Tram Driver Salutes the L class tram" - written by A. Bailey, Melbourne's New Trams, retirement of Gordon Wilson, sports and social club news. 2720.5 - Vol. 3, No. 5 - 16 pages, June 1966, with a photo of the track relaying in Camberwell Rd with Camberwell fire station in background, Melbourne cable tram routes, opening and closing dates, retirement of G. H. Box, visit of SPER members to Melbourne, memories of Malvern Depot, sports and social club news. 2720.6 - Vol. 3, No. 6 - 16 pages, July - August 1966 with a photo of the view from the St Kilda Junction signal box, more trams for Russia, retirements of 31 Employees, a contest to win an old W2, St Kilda Road Junction box - and how it works - signalling and interlocking, closure of Port Melbourne bus depot, sports and social club news. 2720.7 - Vol. 3, No. 7 - 16 pages, September - October 1966 with a photo of 610 on the Maribyrnong River Bridge, during the SPER tour, "Public Transport in Big Cities" - R. Risson - with photo - see image i10, MMTB Ambulance division, new trams, trams or buses, death of Harry Hood, Chas Samuels, retirement of Jack Ferguson, Reg Maxwell, manufacture of trackwork, cable tram working, sports and social club news. 2720.8 - Vol. 3, No. 8 - 16 pages, November - December 1966 with a photo of a wedding party on a tram (Richards / Fuller), apprenticeship training, Christmas message from the Chairman, tramway canteens, art of rostering by R. Drummond, Wattle Park Chalet, clock and instrument shop at North Fitzroy, tramways band, sports and social club news.Each issue has stamped on the front cover or inside "The Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Branch).trams, tramways, mmtb, sper, wattle park, port melbourne, st kilda junction, decimal currency, w2 class, l class, hawthorn

Eight issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of each issue held. All issues printed with an cream colour paper cover with the rest of the magazine white glass paper. 1723.1 - Vol. 3, No. 1 - 16 pages, January 1966, with a photo of the Mark VI bus No. 702 on the front cover, notes on Traffic Congestion, motor cars and supermarkets, depot masters, engineering, bus maintenance, sports and social club news. On rear cover includes a photo of a Christmas function with past senior employees - left to right - H. R. Steains (architect), H. S. McComb (Chief Surveyor), Mr. Aird, Mr. P. M. Ireland (Rolling stock engineer), J Fisher (Civil Engineer) and H. A. Warner (Secretary) 1723.2 - Vol. 3, No. 2 - 16 pages, February 1966, with a photo of counting decimal coins, Tribute to the W2 class tram written by Norm Cross, (with photo), Hawthorn Clothing Depot, retirement of Harry Munroe, introduction of decimal currency, donation of 1B bogies to SPER, tramways band, death of Neil Olsen, sports and social club news. See btm2720i9.jpg for image of the Norm Cross photograph. 1723.3 - Vol. 3, No. 3 - 12 pages, March - April 1966, with a photo of Tramways Bowl Tournament presentation on the front cover, Recent developments in public transport in North America, Vera Cruz Mexico, cable cars at Rushworth, sports and social club news and photo of the Melbourne bogies under Sydney tram. 1723.4 - Vol. 3, No. 4 - 16 pages, May 1966, with a photo of W2 321being overhauled at Preston Workshops, change over to decimal currency for accounting machines, "Tram Driver Salutes the L class tram" - written by A. Bailey, Melbourne's New Trams, retirement of Gordon Wilson, sports and social club news. 1723.5 - Vol. 3, No. 5 - 16 pages, June 1966, with a photo of the track relaying in Camberwell Rd with Camberwell fire station in background, Melbourne cable tram routes, opening and closing dates, retirement of G. H. Box, visit of SPER members to Melbourne, memories of Malvern Depot, sports and social club news. Death of A L Robertson, rostering, sports, Sydney trams, Safety and excuses for accidents. Full pdf copy added 28/8/2019 1723.6 - Vol. 3, No. 6 - 16 pages, July - August 1966 with a photo of the view from the St Kilda Junction signal box, more trams for Russia, retirements of 31 Employees, a contest to win an old W2, St Kilda Road Junction box - and how it works - signalling and interlocking, closure of Port Melbourne bus depot, sports and social club news. 1723.7 - Vol. 3, No. 7 - 16 pages, September - October 1966 with a photo of 610 on the Maribyrnong River Bridge, during the SPER tour, "Public Transport in Big Cities" - R. Risson - with photo - see image i10, MMTB Ambulance division, new trams, trams or buses, death of Harry Hood, Chas Samuels, retirement of Jack Ferguson, Reg Maxwell, manufacture of trackwork, cable tram working, sports and social club news. 1723.8 - Vol. 3, No. 8 - 16 pages, November - December 1966 with a photo of a wedding party on a tram (Richards / Fuller), apprenticeship training, Christmas message from the Chairman, tramway canteens, art of rostering by R. Drummond, Wattle Park Chalet, clock and instrument shop at North Fitzroy, tramways band, sports and social club news.trams, tramways, mmtb, carlton control, buses, pcc 980, ballarat, new trams, are, tmsv

Set of 7 photographs, probably by the MMTB of Wattle Park. 1 - Night photo of the chalet 2 - view looking across to the chalet with people picnicking 3 - One of the former W2's at the park. 4 - General view of the park with people. 5 - Another view with one of the W2's in the view, 6 - View with the golf course 7 - General view with mature trees.Yields information about Wattle Park during the 1960s, which was owned and maintained by the MMTB.Set of 7 black and white photographs.tramways, mmtb, wattle park, golf

Metal based match box holder, formed from tin plated steel sheet, folded around all edges to include a printed plastic cover marked "Souvenir of Wattle Park, Melbourne Vic.", including on the sides an image of the Chalet and on reverse, contact phone number (WX1322), and what the venue would cater for. Has a note that is was open on Sundays and Holidays as well. Not known when made or used or who by. Phone numbers with alphanumeric numbers phased out during the late 1950's. Three copies of the same item held.trams, tramways, mmtb, crockery, wattle park, souvenirs