Part of an album of photo cards - cigarette card size - that depicted Melbourne and other country towns c1920. Sheet 1 - Melbourne - Elizabeth St, Collins St, Spring St, St Kilda Rd, Swanston St, Princes Bridge and Exhibition buildings. Sheet 2 - Healesville, Lorne, Brighton, Albury, Bendigo, Woori Yallock and Queenscliff - three cards have been removed prior to acquisition. Sheet 3 - Queen Victoria Gardens, Alexandra Avenue, Exhibition Gardens, St Kilda Road, Botanic Gardens - three cards have been removed prior to acquisition.

Set of three album sheets containing up to 9 small printed photos on each sheet of Melbourne and some country towns.

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Shows a view looking south from the Town Hall in Swanston Street at Collins Street with a W class, along with many pedestrians, motor cars and passengers boarding or alighting from the tram. In the background is a building advertising "Table Talk" magazine. There is possibly a cable tram signal on the left hand side of the photos by a shop awning. Photo taken after the 1926 conversion of Swanston Street from cable tram to electric trams.

Yields information about Swanston Street after the conversion from cable to electric trams.

Black and white photograph - one of a series of photo cards from item 6424.

has "L" in ink on rear.

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Set of three documents regarding the formation and operation of the Sorrento Tramway Co. (See Reg Item 1991 for a book by A P Winzenried) .1 - Information on the financial formation of the company, shares and Mr George Coppin. Has notes on a battery tram operated by the North Metropolitan Tramway Co. in London. .2 - Series of extract from newspapers and Council reports regarding the tramway - visitor guides, reports, Council purchase, revenue, passenger numbers and council debates. .3 - Documents related to the sale of the company, assets and liabilities, performance. Undated source.

Yields information about the Sorrento Tramway and its performance and sale.

Set of three documents regarding the Sorrento Tramway Co. - all typed. .1 - two quarto sheets .2 - four blue foolscap sheets .3 - two blue foolscap sheets

.3 has on both sheets in blue ink "Printed October 1965"

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Provides the financial details and performance for the operator of the Melbourne cable system operator for 1896, the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo). Extracted from a Melbourne newspaper for 11/8/1896. Notes the dividends, disputes over payment of rates, the death of A. W Robertson, one of the directors, costs, assets, and passengers. The report was presented by the Chairman, Mr. F B Clapp.

Yields information the financial situation in 1896 for the Melbourne cable Tram operator, MTOCo.

Typed document on a single sheet of blue paper - extract - from a Melbourne newspaper dated 11/8/1896

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Typed copies of correspondence dated 21/7/1910, from the Federal Storage Battery Company to the Mr H Milner, Managing Director of the Beaumaris Tramway Co. at the Equitable Building Melbourne. Gives extensive details and comparisons of the battery storage system compared to the electric tramcars. Known as "Beach Cars" - see reference. Notes the work of Edison, batteries. Signed by R. H Beach, the Company Secretary. Has notes on car (streetcar or tramcar) performance, report from the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad Company, comparison report from the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the State of Massachusetts, and cost comparisons.

Yields information about the "Beach Cars" battery powered trams of 1910.

Set of six typed blue foolscap sheets titled - "Beach Cars" - Edison Storage Batteries 1910

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Copy of notes from an original source, typed, about the background of cable trams, Hallide, San Francisco, Sydney. UK, Melbourne, Richmond line, commissioning of the Richmond line, Engine houses, length of cable and cable car No. 1. Also has notes on the Sorrento tramway and advertising season tickets (from a memo dated 5-p11-1924)

Yields general information about the history of cable trams in Australia and miscellaneous notes.

Typed tramway history notes on a foolscap sheet of blue paper

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Photo looks south along High Street from St Kilda Junction with Wellington St on the left, Barkly St and Fitzroy St on the right. Has the Licencsed Grocer of R T Taylor, the Junction Hotel and Corner Hotel with a Fosters Lager Beer advertisement. The cable tram is on a St Kilda to Queensberry St service. Saloon car No. 69

Yields information about St Kilda Junction c1900

Photograph - Black and White - St Kilda Junction c1900.

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Photo 1 - looking north from the point where St Kilda Road widened after crossing Princes Bridge. Has the Edmund Fitzgibbon monument on the left. One cable tram set is making its way into the City. Has Flinders St Station in the background, along with a number of motor cars and one horse drawn vehicle behind the monument and another behind a sign. In the far distance is an advertisement for The Herald newspaper. Photo 1910c Photo 2 - looking south from near the end of the bridge, with seven cable cars in the view, along with motors cars and two horse drawn vehicles. Government House can be seen on the left horizon.

Yields information about St Kilda Road c1910.

Set of two black and white photographs of" .1 - St Kilda Road near City Road looking north - with Edmund FitzGibbon monument .2 - looking south

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Photo of Flinders St looking east from about Queen Street, c1915. Has many horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram with two ladies riding on the front of the grip car. In the view are Robert Reid & Co, Commerce House, Finks building and Flinders St Station. The station was completed in 1909. Commerce House or the Commercial Travellers Association building was completed in 1913 - see reference.

Yields information about Flinders Street between Queen and Elizabeth Streets.

Photograph - Black and White - Flinders St looking east - 1915c from near Queen Street.

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Photo of Bourke St looking east from near the Post Office, with motor cars and cable cars. The cable car set has saloon car 175 with the destination of Preston. In the background is the Leviathan store and Coles Book Arcade. The destination of Preston was short lived, introduced after the amalgamation of the Clifton Hill and Northcote lines in 1925 - see notes.

Yields information about Bourke St in the late 1920's between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets.

Photograph - Black and White - Bourke Street looking east - late 1920s

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Photo of the Mail Exchange Building with a cable tram loading prior to departure and a number of motor vehicles. The photo shows the monumental construction for the then Post Master Generals Department. This building was completed in 1917 to replace the mail sorting functions of the GPO on the corner of Bourke and Elizabeth St. It had tunnels that connected with Spencer Street Railway station opposite and was designed for the sorting and transporting of mail.

Yields information about the Mail Exchange building.

Photograph - Black and White - Mail Exchange Spencer and Bourke Streets c1920

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Photo of the view looking south to Flinders Street Station, shows a number of motor vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles, along with a motor cycle with a sidecar and one cable tram set hauling a bogie trailer. Note the road surface which appears to be damaged by vehicles. There are a number of puddles showing.

Yields information about the view looking south in Elizabeth St. c1920

Black and White - Elizabeth Street looking south Little Collins Street, c1920.

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Shows the interior of the cable tram engine house that was located on the corner of Gertrude Street and Nicholson Street in Fitzroy. Shows the steam pipes to two of the engine cylinders, the control equipment, and large cable winding wheels. An MMTB poster titled Melbourne Tramways Past and President (see Reg Item 6368), captions the photo as "Nicholson Sreet Power House - the last to operate" The facility ceased operation in 1940 though the equipment was retained until 1941.

Yields information about the interior of the Gertrude Street or Nicholson Street cable tram engine house

Black and white photograph - interior of the Engine house on the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson Streets prior to closure in 1940.

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Well known photograph of the interchange between cable and horse trams at Moreland Road and Sydney Road Brunswick for the Coburg horse tram line. Has two cable tram sets in the background. Coburg horse Tram No. 4, with the now Moreland Hotel in the background. A sign advertising "Patterson & Sons Auctioneers Melbourne" can be seen adjacent to the hotel.

Yields information about the tram interchange at Moreland and Sydney Roads Coburg.

Black and white photograph - Moreland Road tram interchange with a typed caption "Moreland Hotel 1890".

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Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo) bandsman in full uniform. Note the MTOCo cap badge. Identity unknown.

Yields information about the MTOCo band uniform.

Black and white photograph - MTOCo Bandsman in uniform. The image is skewed on print.

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St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction from near Peel Street. Photo shows a number of horse drawn vehicles and one cable tram on its way to St Kilda Beach. In the background is the Junction Hotel and the Corner Hotel advertising Black and White whiskey. There are a number of gas street lamps in the view.

Yields information about St Kilda Road and St Kilda Junction about 1900.

Black and white photograph - St Kilda Road, looking south to St Kilda Junction, c1900.

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Book review from The Courier, titled "Tram ride to success", reviewing a book "The Promise of Gold and its results" written by David Griffiths. Looks at the life and work of John Garibaldi Roberts a supporter of the Arts and Chief Accountant of the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co (MTOCo) and later the manager of the cable tram system for the MMTB. He retired in 1923. Has photos of the family, John at his work desk in 1910 and the directors of the MTOCo. Item written by Caleb Cluff of The Courier. One of Roberts guests was C J Dennis, who wrote Songs of the Sentimental bloke" while staying at Roberts place in the Dandenongs which had been formed from disused horse buses.

Yields information about J G Roberts, a support of the Arts and a senior tramway manager.

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, 24/4/2021 titled Book review "Tram ride to success" and photo provided of C J Dennis inside one of the horse buses on Robert's Dandenong "Sunnyside" property.

mtoco, j g roberts, chief accountant, c j dennis, sunnyside

Prepared for a manufacturer to manufacture pocket patches for Running Sheds or Depot staff for use on their overalls.

Illustrates methods of identifying workers prior to the use hi-vis vests.

Print of drawing "Pocket Patches Running Sheds - R10-993"

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Copy of the Warrant granting the Tramways Benefit Society a Coat of Arms by the College of Arms in 1975. Gives dates of formation and the legislative background of the Society. The Society purchased the Vimy Hospital in 1949. See Reference for further details.

Tells part of the story of the Tramways Benefit Society

Document - Tramways Benefit Society - Coat of Arms 1975 - printed on light card.

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Produced to celebrate a person being a member of the Transport Health Fund for 50 years. The fund started as the Tramways Benefit Society (a Friendly Society) in 1888 and was renamed during 1980s first as the Transport Friendly Society and then Transport Health. It was absorbed by HCF on 1/11/2021. Badge provided to Fred Turner, Inspecting Foreman (Rolling Stock) of the MMTB during the 1970s and 1980s.

Tells part of the story of the Transport Industry health benefits funds.

Badge - Metal - die stamped with Transport Health logo - enamel paint - green, gold and white with a lapel pin clip on the rear.

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In mid 1941, the MMTB commenced to employ females as Conductresses to alleviate a man power shortage as result of the Second World War. The first 8 commenced training at Hawthorn Depot during August and commenced work on 4 September. See reference for more details on the use of female staff. A MMTB Poster "Melbourne Tramways Past & Present" identifies that the instructor was G. S Boardman and the photo was taken by The Herald.

Yields information about the first group to trained as conductresses during 1941.

Black and white photograph of 8 women trainee conductresses and Instructor - August 1941

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Photograph, from a publication, of Bourke St looking east from the south side between Queen and Elizabeth Streets. The cable tram tracks can be seen in the street pavement. Has many double deck and some single deck buses. Very busy and congested traffic scene between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets. In the view are the General Post Office, the Myer Store, Foys, Parliament House and London Stores.

Yields information about Bourke Street prior to conversion to electric trams.

Black and white photograph of Bourke St looking east early 1950's

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Photograph, possibly of a driver wearing an MMTB uniform - 1920s. The reproduction print has been made from a damaged negative or copy print with fingerprint marks and water stain damage. The photo shows the cap (possibly number 3508) with the MMTB logo badge, three leather-trimmed pockets, one top pocket along with a button on the top left side.

Yields information about early MMTB Uniforms.

Black and white photograph of possibly a driver wearing a MMTB uniform.

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Photograph of one of the three Victorian Railways "Luxury" cars that were sold to the MMTB following the closure of the final section of the St Kilda - Brighton tramway on 28-2-1959. The tramcar has been placed on No. 15 trucks to enable movement around the workshops. Two of the trams, No. 52 and 53 were modified with longer running boards, full driver's bulkheads to replace the blackout blinds, route number boxes, removal of the red oil lamps above the headlight, conversion to from Broad gauge (5'3") to standard gauge, changes to destination boxes, seating and many other changes. Reference Destination City, Edition 5, page 103.

Yields information about the former VR "Luxury" trams sold to the MMTB in 1959.

Black and white photograph of one of the three Victorian Railways Trams sold to the MMTB at Preston Workshops.

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MMTB bus No. 16, Thornycroft J chassis, body by James Motors. For details of the chassis see MMTB Drawing R1912, Has the driver, an Inspector and Conductor standing alongside the bus on the Melbourne to Elsternwick via High Street route. Note the solid tyres and the small windscreen providing some limited protection to the driver.

Yields information about the second MMTB Thorncroft buses.

Black and white photograph of the MMTB No. 16 with an Inspector and crew. Smaller print held as well.

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MMTB Tourist Bus No 79, Leyland TS8 chassis with the Canadian Carriage company body. The first photo shows a light livery when it was new in 1939 and the second a darker livery, the late 1940s. The first photo shows some possible damage to the front bumper bar. This was the second MMTB tourist bus. Imported by MMTB Chairman Bell from Canada in 1939. The body was built by the Canadian Car Co. Because of WW2, it was put into normal passenger service in July 1940 and had a mundane existence from that time onwards. It was sold to Melbourne Brighton Bus Lines however they never used it. See Reg Item 5112 for a photo of the bus in poor condition.

Yields information about the second MMTB Tourist Bus.

Set of two black and white photographs of the MMTB Tourist Bus, No. 79.

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Photo shows a Melbourne, MMTB, double-deck bus decorated for the Buy Bonds Let's fill the 3rd Liberty Loan - World War 2 campaign. Has images of Winston Churchill and Australian Prime Minister John Curtain on the side of the bus. The bus is a Leyland TD5c type. In the background is a bus with a James Motors 1925 body, which were remounted on K6 International chassis in 1942 - 1943. Photographed at North Fitzroy Depot. These buses were used to replace the cable trams in Bourke St from October 1940. John Curtain became Prime Minister on 7 October 1941 and died on 5 July 1945. The paint shop record for buses (See Reg Item 126) gives the bus number 220, that it was painted from the 2nd to the 3rd Victory Loan in Jan. 1945 and then painted to green and cream in 8/1945.

Yields information about a bus decorated to promote the 3rd World War loan.

Photograph of a MMTB double decker bus advertising Buy the World War 2, 3rd Liberty Loan.

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Illustration titled - "Collins Street and Queen Street Melbourne" from the northwest corner looking east along Collins Street and then south along Queen Street, possibly around the time of the first world war. A policeman is on point duty. Shows some of the financial buildings that were located on this street. On one wall is written "Wallace Stockbrokers Reuters Office"

Yields information about the Collins Street Melbourne financial district about the time of the first world war.

Black and white print of a published Illustration - Collins Street and Queen Street Melbourne

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Illustration titled - "Panoramic View of Melbourne Southern Aspect" photo from the Eastern Hill Fire Station watch tower, late 1890s early 1900s of a view looking south. There are three maybe four cable trams in the view. The photograph notes the St Patrick's Cathedral (consecrated in 1897), the German Lutheran Church, Government offices, Treasury Buildings, Government House in the far distance, St Peters Church, and the Victorian Parliament building. The photo looks along Gisborne and Macarthur Streets.

Yields information about the Eastern Hill and Parliament precinct late 1890's early 1900's.

Black and white print of a published illustration - Panoramic View of Melbourne Southern Aspect

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Photograph - undated, possibly prior to the First World War, shows a cable tram with the destination of Spring St passing under the Port Melbourne/St Kilda Rail lines overbridge in Queens Bridge Street. The bridge has a large advert for Wolfe's Schnapps - "for your health sake". On the left-hand side are two policemen talking to each other. There are four horse-drawn carts and one open-top motor car. In the background are Queens Bridge Motors Pty Ltd building and the Queens Bridge Family Hotel. Note the windmill on the left-hand side of the photograph. The railway bridge was partially demolished following the closure of the railway lines in 1987.

Yields information about Queens Bridge Melbourne and the rail line over bridge.

Black and White Photograph of a cable tram passing under the rail line over bridge at Queens Bridge South Melbourne.

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