Historical information

Compiled by an unknown person as a record book of cable tram operational tickets or fare history for each location with general notes and some notes on electric trams.

Pages 1 to 23 and pages 123 and 124 - General history of cable and electric trams with notes on tickets, trams, buses, events, and operational management. Compiled through to 26/10/1930, with some loose notes about the final closure of the cable tram system.

For each cable tram car house (depot), Power House or Winding house, or route, notes on tickets, dates, rope speed, fares, replacement electric services or buses.
Richmond
Fitzroy
Fitzroy and South Melbourne line
Victoria St
Clifton Hill
Nicholson St
Exhibition (route or line)
Brunswick
Royal Park
Carlton
Prahran
Toorak'
Queensberry St
North Carlton
Esplanade with details on bus services
Windsor
St Kilda (Brighton Road)
North Melbourne
West Melbourne'
South Melbourne
Port Melbourne'
Northcote
Kew (horse)
Elsternwick (electric)

At rear of book is four page document that gives information on the electric tram system, routes, cable. fares and first and last services for each line. Mid 1920s as the West Coburg service noted.

Significance

Yields information Melbourne cable tram fares, ticket issuing and general history of the MMTB.

Physical description

Book - heavy card covers with paper imitation leather finish with red tape on left hand side and labelled "Minute Book", bound with 8 sewn sections, approx 200 foolscap pages, ruled sheets, numbered in pencil from 1 to 124 used to record information in ink.