Physical description
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.
