A maybe forgotten anniversary on 31 December 2008 is the 60th birthday
day of our friends the Bounds brothers, Jeffrey and Lindsay. Jeff is
well known to people here on TDU and Lindsay has been very active in
the tram museum at Haddon for many years.
Paul in Melbourne

--- InTramsDownUnder@..., "ronscholten" <ronscholten@...>
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> December 31

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> 1927

> Sports Oval Constructed at Wattle Park

> Truck & Machine Shop - Blacksmiths Shop & Administrations Offices

> Completed PWS

> Sub-station in Daly St South Yarra Completed

> Tram shed & Duplicate accomadation at Kew Depot

> Richmond Cable Depot converted to bus garage

> Toorak & Richmond Power Houses Closed

> 71 Cable trams & 73 dummies out of service

> 37 w class Electric trams bogie trams -

> 7 x class & 1 y class Electric trams Completed

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> 1930

> Newport - Williamastown bus route closed

> Coldblo Rd Malvern Tram shed Completed

> 52 w class - 2 Y1 class & 1 x2 class Electric trams Completed

> 10 bodies from Thornycroft J buses transferred to new A D C Chassis

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> 1935

> Mr Alex Cameron retired as Chairman

> 2 w4 - 5 cw5 - 1 w5 class Electric trams Completed

> Office building in Victoria Pde ( corner Young St ) for traffic -

> uniform & per way staff Completed

> Malvern Rd storage - Fitzroy Cable Power House & Johnston St Cable

> Depot Sold

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> 1945

> First 102lb grooved rail Made in Australia by Broken Hill Ply Co Ltd

> 10 sw6 class Electric trams Completed

> 16 Austerity Ford buses into service

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> 1952

> Footscray 2 hour Stoppage

> 2 way radio telephone system into 18 motor cars

> 9 sw6 Electric tram Completed

> 24 Mk 3 Buses 41 seats into service

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> 1967

> MMTB takes over Rough & Kennedy bus service

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