The Lewis Estate, Woolloongabba landsale, 1889

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

The Lewis Estate, Woolloongabba landsale, 1889. The main image for the map is the horse drawn tram that operated from the city to Woolloongabba which was an important selling point for the new housing estate. Trams were a civilizing force and the tram terminus drove large development along Stanley Street which became one of the main shopping strips outside the city in the late nineteenth century. Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Brisbane, central part, 1951

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the Lands Museum, Department of Environment and Resource Management 

Brisbane, central part, 1951. This map shows the extent of the tramway system after it had expanded to its fullest extent in 1947. It also marks the routes of buses and trains operating in Brisbane. Drawn and published by the Survey Office, Public Lands, Brisbane, September 1951. Collection of the Lands Museum, Department of Environment and Resource Management 

See Brisbane from the trams, 1957

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

See Brisbane from the trams, 1957. This tourist map of Brisbane was made by the Brisbane City Council and promoted various points of interest throughout the city, the key provided reference to public buildings, churches and theatres. On the reverse side were also many advertisements of things to do and see in Brisbane such as travel to Kalinga or to Toowong. Collection of the John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland

Brisbane, railways, tram and bus routes, 1947

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the National Library of Australia

Brisbane, railways, tram and bus routes, 1947. Drawn by the Australian Survey Corps for the Australian Army, this map shows in dashed red lines the tram routes in Brisbane. Noticeably there are also many bus routes linking with the tram routes and extending further out across Brisbane. World War II saw a major increase in tram usage and revenue. Although this map was intended for practical use on the reverse side is an advertisement to ‘Join the Australian regular army’, giving the weekly rates of pay and the location of places where people can join up. Collection of the National Library of Australia 

Brisbane Electric Tramways System, 1931

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Brisbane Electric Tramways System, 1931. This map appeared in the Brisbane City Council Department of Transport Annual Reports between 1927 and 1931. This map is water and mud damaged because the Brisbane City Council Department of Transport held their archive material in the basement of their Coronation Drive offices which were flooded in 1974. The records were recovered and cleaned by volunteers of the Brisbane tramways museum. Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Map of Brisbane and suburbs, 1920

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Map of Brisbane and suburbs, 1920. This Gordon and Gotch map shows tram routes in red. The trams network was not yet at its fullest extent and would continue to grow until the late 1940s. It can be seen in this map that the line extended out to Toowong but was not at Kalinga. Public telephones are also marked with a red ‘T’. 

Suggested tramcar safety practices for kindergartens, 1969

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Suggested tramcar safety practices for kindergartens, 1969. After the closure of Brisbane tramways, some schools and kindergartens acquired tramcars as play equipment. When the Department of Transport sent letters requesting them to pick up their tramcars at the Ipswich Road depot they accompanied the letter was this suggestion of how best to install the tram at the new location. Wire mesh was to be placed at the bottom of the tramcar to prevent children crawling underneath, the handbrake needed to be secure and all glass was to be checked. Drawn by the Brisbane City Council Department of Transport, Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Suggested supports for loading tramcars, 1969

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Suggested supports for loading tramcars, 1969. After the closure of Brisbane tramways, some private residents were fortunate to acquire tramcars for $50 to be lodged on their properties or in school playgrounds. The department of transport sent letters to residents requesting them to pick up their tramcars at the Ipswich Road depot. Accompanying the letter was this suggestion of how best to move the seven ton cars. The top of the map suggests, ‘All supports to be made of timber of sufficient dimension to ensure stability supports must not be closer to centre of tram than position shown’. Drawn by the Brisbane City Council Department of Transport, Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Paddington tram depot, 1962

3 March 2015
3 March 2015

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Paddington tram depot, 1962. This architectural plan was drawn in July 1962 for the refurbishment of the meal rooms for drivers and workers. Over the month the plans went back and forth between the transport department and architects until this plan became the final copy on 30 July. The plan shows the work spaces on the ground floor with the oil store and the areas for the carbuilders and electricians. These plans were never carried out as the Paddington bus depot burnt down on 28 September 1962 taking the whole building, 65 trams and the possibility of a new meal room. The depot was never rebuilt and signaled the end of Brisbane’s trams. Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Night soil cart, c1894. Plan for the cart collecting personal waste and operated on a fixed track at night. Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

Collection of the Brisbane City Archives

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