Album - Postcards & Photographs - Vic Solomons and others - Australian Tramways, Vic Solomons, 2023

Historical information

Contains 184 images of postcards and photographs collected primarily by Vic Solomons of Sydney, with others from the collection of Wal Jack and Warren Doubleday. Covers almost all of Australia's tramway systems.

1 Post Card Hay St Perth Looking East No 3 Unknown Perth
2 Post Card Cars 30 & 90 both on Route 19 pass in Barrack St looking South Perth WA 1935.02.18 Perth
3 Post Card Hay St Looking East Perth WA Unknown Perth
4 Post Card William St Perth WA Unknown Perth
5 Post Card Perth from Shaftsbury Hotel Unknown Perth
6 Post Card Hay St Perth WA Looking East Unknown Perth
7 Post Card Barrack St Perth Unknown Perth
8 Post Card Murray Views No 3 High St Showing Town Hall Fremantle WA Unknown Fremantle
9 Post Card High St Fremantle WA Unknown Fremantle
10 Post Card View of Bolder City Golden Mile in the Background (Section No 1) 1908.08.20 Kalgoolie
11 Post Card Hannan St Kalgoolie 1900.08.19 Kalgoolie
12 Post Card Hannan St Kalgoolie WA (No 2) Unknown Kalgoolie
13 Post Card Intersection Hannan & Maritana Sts Kalgoolie WA Unknown Kalgoolie
14 Post Card Hannan St Kalgoolie Unknown Kalgoolie
15 Post Card Lane Street Bolder City Unknown Kalgoolie
16 Post Card Hobart Double Deck Tram Unknown Hobart
17 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Unknown Hobart
18 Photo Liverpool Street Hobart Unknown Hobart
19 Photo Hobart 21 Unknown Hobart
20 Photo Hobart 14 in Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart
21 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Unknown Hobart
22 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart
23 Photo Double Decker Tram 3 at G.P.O. Hobart Tas No 31 Unknown Hobart
24 Post Card Double Decker Tram 19 Hobart Tas A B Series No 24 Unknown Hobart
25 Photo Hobart Municipal Tramways Tas No 95 Unknown Hobart
26 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart
27 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart
28 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart
29 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart
30 Post Card HMT 21 with crew at Beach Road Terminus Unknown Hobart
31 Post Card HMT 9 & another with crew at Beach Road Terminus. Front cover photo of Destination GPO 1921.01.00 Hobart
32 Post Card Cascade Road and Mount Wellington Hobart Unknown Hobart
33 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart
34 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Unknown Hobart
35 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart 1915.04.07 Hobart
36 Post Card Macquarie St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart
37 Post Card Macquarie St showing Post Office Hobart 1908.03.12 Hobart
38 Post Card Hobart Municipal Tramways 21 Unknown Hobart
39 Post Card Elizabeth St Hobart Tas Unknown Hobart
40 Post Card Liverpool Street Hobart Unknown Hobart
41 Post Card Electric Tram Launceston Tas 446 W J Little Photo 1919.02.08 Launbceston
42 Post Card Launceston Tram no 3 1911.08.30 Launbceston
43 Post Card Launceston Tram no 3 passes tram No 1 Unknown Launbceston
44 Post Card Tram 6 at Trevallyn a popular suburb Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston
45 Post Card Tram 7 at Trevallyn Road Terminus Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston
46 Post Card Tram 4 in Brisbane St Launceston Unknown Launbceston
47 Post Card Tram 9 in Brisbane St Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston
48 Post Card Camerom Street Launceston Tasmania Unknown Launbceston
49 Post Card Murray Views No 15 Jetty Road Glenelg Terminus 1962-02-08 Adelaide
50 Post Card Bay Tram at Jetty Road Terminus Glenelg SA Unknown Adelaide
51 Post Card Tram 3 in King William Street Adelaide S Aust Unknown Adelaide
52 Post Card Valentine Series No 3065 The Old Horse Tram Victor Harbour Unknown Victor Harbour
53 Post Card Bourke Street Melbourne with Cable Car Looking East 1904.04.25 Melbourne
54 Post Card Opening of New Electric Tramway Elsternwick 1913-11-13 Melbourne
55 Post Card Cable trams in Clarendon St Sth Melb Unknown Melbourne
56 Post Card Pall Mall from Charing Cross Bendigo Unknown Bendigo
57 Post Card Tram 4 & 7 pass at The Fountain and Mitchell Street Bendigo Vic Rose Series P 3198 Unknown Bendigo
58 Post Card M&MTB 133 at Charing Cross bound for Eaglehawk Bendigo Vic Murray Views No 45 Unknown Bendigo
59 Post Card Pall Mall Bendigo Vic Unknown Bendigo
60 Post Card Charing Cross & Mitchell St Bendigo Trams passing 1919.00.00 Bendigo
61 Post Card Pall Mall Looking East Unknown Bendigo
62 Post Card Electric Trams and City Hotel Bendigo Vic Unknown Bendigo
63 Post Card Moorabool Street Geelong V 23 Unknown Geelong
64 Post Card Murray Views No 3 Moorabool Street Geelong Vic Unknown Geelong
65 Post Card The Rose Series P 2487 Ryrie Street Geelong Vic Unknown Geelong
66 Post Card Southern Cross Series 2696 Ryrie Stret Geelong Vic Unknown Geelong
67 Post Card The Rose Series P 1490 Ryrie Street Geelong Vic 1920-03-04 Geelong
68 Post Card Valentine Series No 1568 Lower Sturt Street Ballarat Unknown Ballarat
69 Post Card Rose Series P 1710 Sturt Street Ballarat Victoria Unknown Ballarat
70 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Victoria Unknown Ballarat
71 Post Card Horse Tram In Sturt Street Ballarat 1905.11.10 Ballarat
72 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking North-West Unknown Ballarat
73 Post Card Shoppes Square Sturt Street Ballarat Looking North Unknown Ballarat
74 Post Card Junction Sturt and Lydiard Streets Ballarat 1909-09-01 Ballarat
75 Post Card The Electric Supply Co Souvenir Tram Ticket No 3085of the opening of Electric System August 18 1905 1905.08.18 Ballarat
76 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Victoria 1907.11.25 Ballarat
77 Post Card Off to the Gardens Electric Tram Ballarat Unknown Ballarat
78 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat 1907.04.16 Ballarat
79 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking East Electric tram with Double Deck Trailer 1911.04.17 Ballarat
80 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking East Unknown Ballarat
81 Post Card Sturt Street Ballarat Looking West 1911.03.01 Ballarat
82 Post Card Town Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Unknown Ballarat
83 Post Card Lydiard Street Ballarat 1906.11.23 Ballarat
84 Post Card Looking North along Adelaide Street from George Street Brisbane Sidues Series No 764 Unknown Brisbane
85 Post Card Looking South along Queen Street from the Creek Street Intersection Brisbane Qld Sirues Series No 1379 Unknown Brisbane
86 Post Card George Street from near Supreme Court Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
87 Post Card Queen and Eagle Streets Brisbane 1907.07.04 Brisbane
88 Post Card Queen Street showing His Majesty’s Theatre Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
89 Post Card Queen Street Treasury Building 1908.01.20 Brisbane
90 Post Card G P O and Queen Street Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
91 Post Card Queen Street Brisbane Looking from Wharf Street Unknown Brisbane
92 Post Card Customs House Brisbane 1905.02.16 Brisbane
93 Post Card Queen St Brisbane 1905.09.16 Brisbane
94 Post Card Queen St Brisbane 1907.11.19 Brisbane
95 Post Card Treasury Buildings Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
96 Post Card Queen and Eagle Streets Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
97 Post Card The Valley Corner Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
98 Post Card Brisbane Queen Street opposite General Post Office Unknown Brisbane
99 Post Card North Quay and Milton Beach Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
100 Post Card Victoria Bridge Brisbane South Side 1907.08.14 Brisbane
101 Post Card Victoria Bridge Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
102 Post Card Breakfast Creek Bridge Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
103 Post Card Melbourne Street Station South Brisbane Queensland Unknown Brisbane
104 Post Card General Post Office Queen Street Brisbane 1955.09.23 Brisbane
105 Post Card Customs House Brisbane 1904.11.04 Brisbane
106 Post Card Queen St Brisbane 1919.11.00 Brisbane
107 Post Card Queen St Brisbane Sidues Series No 627 Unknown Brisbane
108 Post Card Creek Street Brisbane Queensland Unknown Brisbane
109 Post Card Customs House and Garden Reach Brisbane Queensland 1910.00.08 Brisbane
110 Post Card Queen and Creek Streets Brisbane 1909.06.07 Brisbane
111 Post Card Queensland National Bank andd Queen Street Brisbane Queensland Unknown Brisbane
112 Post Card Queen Street and Treasury Buildings Brisbane 0000.09.07 Brisbane
113 Post Card Queen Street showing “Courier” Buildings Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
114 Post Card Intersection George & Roma Streets Brisbane Q 1916.05.11 Brisbane
115 Post Card Adelaide Street Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
116 Post Card G P O Queen Street Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
117 Post Card Treasury Building Brisbane 1906.03-20 Brisbane
118 Post Card Queen and Eagle Streets Brisbane 1907.02.01 Brisbane
119 Post Card Queen St Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
120 Post Card Queen St Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
121 Post Card Victoria Bridge Brisbane 1906.07.30 Brisbane
122 Post Card An Unusual View showing Head of Queen Street Victoria Bridge & South SideSuburbs Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
123 Post Card Petries Bight Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
124 Post Card South End Victoria Bridge Brisbane Q Unknown Brisbane
125 Post Card Customs House Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
126 Post Card Photo of toastrack car circa 1910 Unknown Brisbane
127 Post Card Treasury Buildings Brisbane Unknown Brisbane
128 Post Card East Street Rockhampton with Steam Tram & trailer Unknown Rockhampton
129 Post Card Post Office Rockhampton with steam tram Unknown Rockhampton
130 Post Card East Street Rockhampton with Steam Trams Rose Series P 7154 Unknown Rockhampton
131 Post Card William Street Rockhampton Rose Series P 7156 Unknown Rockhampton
132 Post Card Central East Street Rockhampton Q with Steam Trams Unknown Rockhampton
133 Photo Sturt St Ballarat Unknown Ballarat
134 Photo Bridge Street Ballarat Unknown Ballarat
135 Post Card George St Sydney Unknown Sydney
136 Post Card Elizabeth St Sydney Unknown Sydney
137 Post Card Railway Square Unknown Sydney
138 Post Card Sydney Harbor Bridge - pending receipt
139 Post Card Kings Cross - Mowbray Series with description on rear from C Roy G Field Unknown Sydney
140 Post Card Kings Cross - Mowbray Series with description on rear from C Roy G Field Unknown Sydney
141 Post Card Central Railway Station Sydney - Rose Series P6033 1954-01-26 Sydney
142 Post card William Street Darlinghurst looking towards City - Rose Series P6602 unknown Sydney
143 Post Card Circular Quay Sydney - Rose Series P6680 Unknown Sydney
144 Post Card View at Manly NSW - Rose Series B1003 Unknown Sydney
145 Post Card Hunter St Newcastle NSW - Rose Series P7843 Unknown Newcastle
146 Post Card Bank Corner Newcastle NSW - Mowbray Series No. 155 Unknown Newcastle
147 Post Card Hunter St Newcastle NSW Unknown Newcastle
148 Post Card Criterion Hotel Hunter St Newcastle NSW Unknown Newcastle
149 Photo Horse tram at Newtown Station 1894 to 1898 - PTC photo c1894 Newtown
150 Photo Steam tram motor No 3 at Railway Square 1879 1879 Sydney
151 Photo Railway steam tram c1900 with a horse drawn double deck bus c1900 Sydney
152 Photo Steam motor 5A and doubled deck bus Unknown Sydney
153 Photo Steam motor 53A with detail notes on rear 1922 Sydney
154 Photo Cable tram set at Milsons Point ferry terminal c1900 Sydney
155 Photo Early Sydney electric car - Ocean St - Rose Bay Unknown Sydney
156 Photo George St looking souoth c1905 c1905 Sydney
157 Photo Tram 165 at Circular Quay Unknown Sydney
158 Photo Tramcar ferry or transporter at The Spit Unknown Sydney
159 Photo tram 882 George St at Marti Place, 1937 1937 Sydney
160 Photo Tram 826 Railway Sq area Unknown Sydney
161 Photo Railway Sq in background, Broadway with double decker bus and toastrack car late 1930s Sydney
162 Photo Coupled St Pitt St? - photo Ben Parle Feb. 1950 Sydney
163 Photo Electric tram No. 2 - North Sydney with side trolley pole running Unknown Sydney
164 Photo George St - Horden's Corner Unknown Sydney
165 Photo George St at Martin Place c1920 Sydney
166 Photo Castlereagh St Sydney c1928 c1928 Sydney
167 Photo Railway Sqare c1920 c1920 Sydney
168 Photo Darling St Countereweight Unknown Sydney
169 Photo Trolley bus depot Unknown Sydney
170 Photo Trolley bus No. 14 Unknown Sydney
171 Photo Newcastle Railway Station with steam tram - Wharf Road?? Unknown Newcastle
172 Photo High St West Maitland - steam tram Unknown Maitland
173 Photo High St West Maitland - steam tram Unknown Maitland
174 Post Card Argent St near tram terminal Broken Hill NSW c1900 Broken Hill
175 postcard Argent St looking south Broken Hill - with Ken Magor's notes on rear Unknown Broken Hill
176 Photo Toronto - steam tram 61A Unknown Toronto
177 Photo 124A trial run 1911? Sutherland - Cronulla line 1911 Sutherland
178 Photo 103A at a tram stop Unknown Sydney
179 Photo Cable tram set at Crows Nest terminus grip car 12, trailer 22 Unknown Sydney
180 Photo Cable tram Queens Square Sydney 1903 Sydney
181 Photo cars 2078 and 2077 Chatswood late 1950s Sydney
182 Photo car 1877 Balmain area late 1950s Sydney
183 Photo Trolley bus - Rockdale destination Late 1950s Sydney
184 Photo Broken Hill steam tram - motor 18A North Tram Unknown Broken Hill
185 Photo Millars Point Sydney NSW - ferry/tram interchange, unknown Sydney

All items imaged including the rear or back where there was writing of information. All files stored on the Museum's Photo Collections directory.

Significance

Demonstrates through the medium of many images, Australian tramway systems and Ballarat's place in them.

Physical description

Album - heavy card covers, plastic lined with postcard or 6x4 photo sleeves.

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