Historical information
Set of 12 photos by Hugh Ballment, unless noted, of MMTB trams and TMSV Tours.
HBM242 - MMTB Trams 676, 180, 10/09/1967, North Coburg, At terminus. Has a chemist shop in the background that did night prescriptions.
HBM243 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Brunswick depot,
HBM244 - MMTB Trams 676, 180, 10/09/1967, River St,
HBM245 - MMTB Tram 676, 10/09/1967, Dandenong Rd - Caulfield loop. , Has the Hoys theatre in the background
HBM246 - MMTB Tram 676, 10/09/1967, Union Rd Ascot Vale, with the Showgrounds in the far background and a building with adverts for Four'n Twenty Pies
HBM247 - MMTB, 28/07/1968, Preston workshops, Short traverser
HBM248 - MMTB Trams 928 180, 10/09/1967, Holmes St, At Moreland Rd - derailed with TMSV tour trams in the background and now a lot of onlookers'
HBM249 - MMTB Tram 928, 10/09/1967, Holmes St, At Moreland Rd - derailed
HBM250 - MMTB Trams 7, 6, 10/09/1967, South Melbourne depot, Per way yard
HBM251 - MMTB Tram 610, 22/09/1968, Victoria St, Looking east from Elizabeth St, with CUB buildings and an Ampol service station
HBM252 - MMTB Trams 676, 180, 10/09/1967, Elizabeth St, At terminus with Flinders St station in the background with an advert for Sitmar line, Hosies Hotel and Damman's sandwich shop
HBM253 - MTA Tram 2067, c1988, Albert Park, Light rail level crossing, showing only traffic lights.
Significance
Yields information about Melbourne tram operations, TMSV tours of the 1960s, and photos of Melbourne tramways.
Physical description
Kodachrome cardboard and plastic mounts, with notes - set of 12
Subjects
- tramways,
- tram 610,
- tmsv,
- tram 104,
- the zoo,
- tram 676,
- tram 106,
- brunswick depot,
- preston workshops,
- traverser,
- victoria parade,
- north coburg,
- caulfield,
- dandenon road,
- union road,
- derailment,
- tram 6,
- tram 7,
- south melbourne depot,
- tram 2067,
- albert park,
- level crossing,
- elizabeth st,
- victoria st,
- tram 928
