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 1422, titled "Elizabeth Street Melbourne" a busy scene with W5 784 or 734 (City Route 18) and another W5 ahead, route 54.

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 1518, titled "Collins Street Melbourne", with

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 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, about to turn into Macarthur St. 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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Rose Series postcard No. 63, "Flinders Street, Railway station, Melbourne" looking at platforms 9 and 10 showing track arrangements, signals and platforms with some people.

Yields information about the Flinders St railway station platforms.

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

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Rose Series postcard No. 52, Elizabeth Street Melbourne looking south from Lonsdale Street with a policeman on point duty and a W2 class tram heading south with Flinders Street Railway Station in the far background. Note the street lights on each corner.

Yields information about the intersection of Elizabeth and Londale Steets in second half of the 1930's.

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

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Photograph shows the artists, Bob & Lorraine Jenyns and sons standing in front tram of SW5 class tram No. 723 at the time of its launch on 17/7/1989 (see item 560). The historical note gives a short bio of the artists.

Has a close association with the artist Bob and Lorraine Jenyns

Colour inkjet print on Fuji photo paper and a historical note that was with the photograph when on exhibition.

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Based on the attached note "Experimental run number plate used by MMTB 1930/31 to decide if white on black or black on white should be used". Such plates are used by depots to indicate to Inspectors and other staff the allocated run or timetable trip for a particular service.

Based on the note, used as a development item to be used on trams.

Run Number steel sheet with corners trimmed and rounded, two holes for hanging, with an off-white background and the letter "E" and number "9" painted in black. Has a part of a tag with notes wire to the item.

See image 2.

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Black and white photograph of W4 673 decorated for the Victorian Centenary in 1934, at Preston Workshops. Tram was illuminated, showing route 60. Extensively decorated with the State Coat of Arms. Photo by Sutcliffee Studios. See item 5242 for a negative of this image.

Yields information about W4 673 decorated for the 1934 Victorian Centenary.

Black and white photograph, with source notes on the rear.

In ink "673 1934, Duplicate Copy, Sutcliffe Photo"

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Black and white photograph of MMTB Ballast Motor No. 11 and trailer at Hawthorn Depot in the 1930's. The tram is loaded with sleepers. Photograph and details of the tramcar are given on pages 70 and 72 of Destination City, 4th Edition. Photograph from Ray Pearson Collection.

Yields information about the the MMTB Ballast Motor and the sidings at Hawthorn Depot.

Black and white photograph, with source notes on the rear.

In ink "Perway siding Hawthorn" - Duplicate Ray Pearson

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The photograph shows the view of a gripman looking forward with his levers, the longitudinal seats and the headlight. Also shown is the seat in the opposite corner of the grip car or dummy. See image 7655 for another image.

Yields information about cable trams in the 1930s.

Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales.

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Set of two Photo of Victorian Railways trams 3, 34 and 40 at the St Kilda Railway station, with a driver in the view. Photo in the Wal Jack Victorian Railways Album - dated 30-12-1940.

Yields information about VR trams at the St Kilda Railway Station during Dec. 1940.

Set of two Black and white negatives.

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Series of 6 black and white photographs of an early Z class tram at Preston Workshops 1 - Control stand 2 - Control stand with a man in the driver's seat. 3 - Showing the driver's vent window open 4 - Showing the front door closed with a lifting jack alongside. 5 - Showing the doors open and the manufacturer's signage on the riser. 6 - Interior of the car showing the conductors seat and ticket selling stand.

Yields information about the layout of the driver's controls and Z class interiors.

Set of six black and white photographs.

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Photographs showing setting up temporary track in St Kilda Road using a mobile crane. One photo shows the temporary connection in the Alexandra Gardens area, late 1950s?

Yields information about setting up temporary track in St Kilda Road for major tramway reconstruction.

Series of 3 black and white photographs.

Some photos have pencil marks on rear.

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The photograph shows X2 class tram No. 676 with the destination of Russell St in Leeds St Footscray. Has the station buildings in the background as well as signs for Four & Twenty Pies, Ace Plastic & Rubber and a shore repair shop Photo by Jim Seletto c1960.

Yields information about MMTB X2 676 and the Footscray Station terminus.

Black and white photograph, with photographer's notes on the rear.

"Footscray Station, JSE6" and Jim Seletto stamp.

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Timetables - provides information on fare sections and a route map. 1 - Routes 1, 2 & 4 - South Melbourne - City - July 1984 2 - Route 1 & 21 - East Coburg - City August 1983 3 - Route 5 and 35 - Malvern Burke Road - July 1984 4 - Route 3 and 377 - East Malvern (Darling Road) and bus route on Sundays only - Jan. 1984 5 - Route 6, 36 and 7 - Glen Iris - July 1984 6 - Route 8 and 38 - Toorak - June 1984 7 - Route 9 and 14 - Northcote - June 1984 8 - Route 10 & 11, 13 - West Preston - May 1984 9 - Route 15 & 22 - Moreland - July 1983 10 - Route 15 & 16, 53 & 55 - St Kilda Beach - July 1983 11 - Route 19, 20 and 18 (MMTB) - North Coburg - Oct. 1982 12 - Route 42, 23, 44, 45 and 47 - Mont Albert - July 1984 13 - Route 48, 24, 40, 41 and 29 - North Balwyn - Nov. 1983 14 - Route 57, 357, 54, 60, 58 and 50 - West Maribyrnong - bus on Sundays - July 1984 15 - Route 64, 65, 62 and 61 - East Brighton - Jan. 1984 16 - Route 67, 37, and 66 - Carnegie - Jan. 1984 17 - route 70, 71 and 76 - Wattle Park - June 1984 18 - route 75, 74, 76 and 28 - East Burwood - JIan. 1984 19 - route 77, 78 and 79 - Prahran - North Richmond - July 1984 20 - route 82 and 223 - Footscray - Moonee Ponds and bus on Sundays and Saturdays - June 1984 21 - route 88, 14, 89 and 90 - East Preston - July 1983 22 - route 96, 95 and 97 - East Brunswick - July8 1984

Yields information about Metropolitan Transit services during the mid 1980s.

Set of 22 Metropolitan Transit tram timetables - multifold printed on yellow paper.

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Used by cable tram conductors to retain or pin their trip slips on their jackets. See item 1923 for a photo of a conductor wearing them on his jacket.

Demonstrates a trip slip safety pin used by conductors.

Safety pin formed from spring steel with a folded steel sheet at one end and nickel plated. - Two copies held.

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Timetables for the following routes: 1 - Route 1/22 East Coburg - Moreland - South Melbourne Beach via Swanston St - Oct. 2000 2 - Route 5 - Malvern Burke Rd - Melbourne Uni - Jan 2002 3 - Route 8 - Toorak - Melbourne Uni Jan 2002 4 - Route 69 - Kew Cotham Road - St Kilda Beach - Jan 2002 5 - Route 82 - Moonee Ponds - Footscray - Oct. 2000 6 - Route 78/79 North Richmond - Prahran or St Kilda Beach - Jan 2002 7 - Route 59 - Airport West - City - Oct. 2000 8 - Route 57 - West Maribyrnong - via North Melbourne - Oct. 2000

Details services operated by M>Tram c2002 and 2000

Set of 8 M>Tram timetables, green cover with route number on cover, giving details of popular destination, checkpoints, use of Metcards and contact details, tram hire, frequency.

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