Magazine - The Tramway Record - Vol. 54, No. 11, Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association (ATMOEA), 3/1992

Historical information

Features the announcement of the amalgamation of the ATMOEA with the RTBU, and notes on the export of Melbourne trams to America.

Other items featured are "Tram Stories" written by Frank Puls (Ballarat), pages 29 - 30, about his activities with the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, his liking for trams, training, and incidents. Features a photo of Frank standing adjacent to No. 13 in Wendouree Parade and a photo taken on Christmas Day 1991, with an Explorer Coach driver. On pages 31 - 36 traffic returns and wage comparisons over the years provided by Norm Maddock of The Tramway Museum, Stanhope St. Malvern. Shows cost of living adjustments to wages.

Significance

Yields information about the ATMOEA and its transistion to the RTBU

Physical description

Forty Four page, with glossy white cover and plain white paper inside - "The Tramway Record Vol. 54, No. 11 March. 1992" - with title in green ink and Australian Tramway and Motor Omnibus Employees Association logo on the front cover. Printed by the Victorian branch of the union. Features on the front cover a photo of W7 1032.

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