Newspaper clipping from The Age titled "Tram limit warning on Yarra Bridge". about structural issues with the Victoria St Richmond bridge. Notes the bridge was 127 years old at the time. VicRoads placed a tram restriction of one tram on the bridge at any one time, pending repairs. Has a photo of C class tram 3028, crossing the bridge, with scaffolding on one side. Item by Clay Lucas, photo by Joe Armao.

Yields information about the Victoria St bridge, Kew and the need for repairs.

Newspaper cutting from The Age, 28/7/2011

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Document titled "Kew Depot Operations Update" - dated Jan. 2012 giving staff an update on matters that affected drivers. Topics included the new access or super stop at MacArthur St, tram keys, 2012 Australian Open, Southbank depot upgrade, incorrect routes and DOC's. Signed George Etiennette, Depot Manager.

Demonstrates a Yarra Trams Kew Depot operations update or newsletter.

Document - A4 sheet, printed both sides on red paper.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 2788, titled "Main Entrance Flinders Street railway station, Melbourne", during a winter's morning. Photo late 1940s.

Yields information about the main entrance of Flinders St station in the late 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 2745, titled "Bourke, Melbourne". Photo taken from near Exhibition St looking west, with two double deck buses and one single deck bus in the view. The cable tram track remains in position Photo late 1940s.

Yields information about the eastern end of Bourke St in the late 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 2692, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne", looking east along Flinders St. There is a tram in the far distance. A policeman is looking at the photographer. Photo late 1940s

Yields information about the western end of Flinders St station in the late 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 2618, titled "Collins Street looking east, Melbourne", with W2 class tram 543 about to arrive at its Collins and Spencer Sts destination. The return destination has been reset to Kew route 42. Another W2 is in the far distance. Photo late 1940s

Yields information about the west end of Collins St late 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Black & white photograph 165mm x 150mm

In pencil on rear: 'Last car ex Point Ormond, 10.30pm Oct 22 60 Photo J Seletto JSE10'

Rose Series postcard No. P 2127, titled "Swanston St and Town Hall Melbourne", looking south from Bourke St with the Shrine of Remembrance in the distance. Three W2 class trams visible along with the Safety Zone sign for the Bourke St tram stop.

Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne late 1930s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1936 titled "Elizabeth Street, Melbourne", taken from the tower at Flinders St station, looking north along Elizabeth St. Has many trams in the view with white panels under the driver's windows.

Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne early 1940s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1718, titled "Swanston Street, showing Manchester Unity Building, Melbourne", looking north along Swanst St from Flinders Lane. Has two W2 class tramcars and one W5 class tram.

Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne late 1920s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1666, titled "Flinders Street Station and the Yarra, Melbourne" looking southwest from St Paul's Cathedral over the station building along the Yarra fiver. The St Kilda/Port Melbourne and Queens bridge are in view, but not the Spencer St bridge which was built during the late 1920s. One very long set of horse-drawn carts can be seen alongside the centre entrance to the station building.

Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne late 1920s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 622, titled ""Melbourne from the Air", looking south east over Melbourne with the Melbourne skyline, railway yards, St Kilda Road, Yarra River, and Princes Bridge in the view. Three trams can be seen in the view in St Kilda Road.

Yields information about an aerial view of Melbourne early 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 657, titled "St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne" with two southbound trams at the Flinders St and Swanston St stop. Traffic lights for this intersection can be seen on one of the lamp stands. All trams have the war time white strip under the driver's windows and the part white bumper bar.

Yields information about St Paul's Cathedral and tram services, early 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 672, titled "Beautiful Collins Street, Melbourne" Photo is looking west along tree lined Collins St from Russell St with W2 446 (Kew Depot, route 47), climbing the hill. In the background are three other W2s. All trams have the war time white strip under the driver's windows and the part white bumper bar.

Yields information about Collins St, early 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 714 with W2 class tram 636? turning from Collins St in to Spring St. Photo is looking west along tree lined Collins St. with two other W2's in the distance.

Yields information about Collins St, late 1930s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1633, titled "Swanston Street Melbourne", looking north from about Flinders Lane. There are a number of W2's in the street with white painted panels under the driver's windows, and one car with a gas producer back. A set of traffic lights can be seen on the right side at Flinders Lane.

Yields information about Flinders St station early 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1040, titled "Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne" showing the entrance to the station, many motor cars, a bus, and a W2 class tram either 289 or 389 with the destination of Spencer St. There is a board on the station verandah, advertising Liberty Loans.

Yields information about Flinders St station early 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1083, titled "Bourke Street Melbourne", showing a busy scene outside Buckley & Nunn Limited store and the Myer Emporium. In the view are two double decker buses, two single decker buses in the war time livery with white mudguards and white rear panels. one horse drawn cart is on the opposite of the road. There is that a gas producer pack on the back on the car parked on the left hand side of the photograph.

Yields information about Bourke St early 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1422, titled "Elizabeth Street Melbourne" a busy scene with W5 784 or 734 (City Route 18) and another W5 ahead, route 54 outside the General Post Office (GPO) at the corner of Bourke Street. On the corner of Lt. Bourke Street next to the GPO, is Allan W Taylor & Co. Pty Ltd a very successful motor accessories and tool business; commonly referred to as "The Old Tin Shed".

Yields information about Elizabeth Street in late 1930s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1518, titled "Collins Street Melbourne", with the nearly completed Manchester Unity Building 1932 dominating the skyline behind the Town Hall on the corner of Swanston Street. On the left is the Regent Theater and "Misses Mooney" a famous ladies fashion label of 189 Collins Street for decades. Run by Nell & Ida Mooney.

Yields information about Collins St mid 1930s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 1523, titled "Collins Street Melbourne", with W2 class tram 388 (Kew Depot, route 47), climbing the hill to Russell St.

Yields information about Collins St late 1930s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 591, titled "Collins Street looking west, Melbourne" with W2 class tram No. 637 (Kew Depot, route 47) eastbound at Spring Street, about to turn into Macarthur Street. There is a policeman on point duty and a man walking across to the tram. On the left-hand side is a safety zone post.

Yields information about Collins St late 1930s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 312, titled ""Flinders Street Melbourne", looking west along Flinders St from about the Ball and Welch building. Has W2 class tram No. 239 (Hawthorn Route 27) east bound. On the left Is the Princess Bridge Railway Station and Flinders Street Railway station. In the background is the Fish Market and the railway viaduct. On the right is St. Paul Cathedral, Princess Bridge Hotel, Sargood Gardiner Limited Wherehouse plus the recently opened (1936) Snows Department Store. Note the tramway overhead of the curve outside Flinders Street Railway station.

Yields information about Flinders St late 1930s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 238, titled "Aerial Panorama looking along Bourke St. to Parliament House & St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne - Airspy photo" - There are buses in Bourke Street. Note the three large roof spans of the Eastern Market in the middle of the photo. Photo dated around mid-1940s.

Yields information about east end of both Bourke and Collins Streets in the mid 1940s.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 206, titled "Flinders St Melbourne" with W2 class tram 412 (Spencer St, route 40) westbound in Flinders St with Flinders Street Railway Station in the background. A group of ladies has alighted from the tram at the Safety Zone near Queen St. Note the "Do not park here" sign placed behind the pole on the right side of the photograph.

Yields information about Flinders St late 1930s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 202, titled "Collins Street Melbourne" with a view from Russell St looking west. W2 class 574 (East Preston, route 9) is climbing the hill with another four W2's in the view as well. There is a horse-drawn delivery cart (milk? - Marche ?) parked on the north side of the street.

Yields information about Collins St, late 1940s

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 201, titled "Looking over Princes Bridge & The Yarra, Melbourne" with a view including Princes Bridge Railway Station, Batman Ave. tram terminus with two trams, The Yarra River, the bridge, and the entrance to Flinders St station. The south west curve track from Swanston Street into Flinders Street is visible along with various Safety Zones at the tram stop.

Yields information about St Kilda Road, Princes Bridge c1941

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 200, "Flinders St, Station and St Kilda Road, Melbourne" looking south from the roof top of the Nicholas Building in Swanston Street. Has at least eight trams in the view. The trams have a white panel under the driver's windows indicating a war time black out precaution. Has adverts for buying bonds and savings certificates and The Herald learn to Swim advertisement on the end of the verandah for Friday next January 10th at Princes Bridge. This gives a year of 1941.

Yields information about St Kilda Road 1941

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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Rose Series postcard No. P 185, "Collins Street Melbourne" looking west from the intersection with Swanston Street, c1950. Has two trams eastbound in Collins Street and several motor cars doing a hook turn in the intersection.

Yields information about the intersection of Collins and Swanston Streets c1950.

Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.

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