Printed black and white postcard of ESCo No. 18 in Wendouree Parade within a map of Australia, being held by hand. Features photograph in Reg. Item No. 471. Titled "A Handful of Ballarat", with words "Her's a hand Ma' Trusty Friend". On rear, the post card has been divided into two with a the words "post card" and artistic symbol with the initials "H&B". trams, tramways, wendouree parade, esco, postcards

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 9, ESCo- Ballarat Tramways Adult Transfer Check Tickets (Va1389) Off white colour card with black print and red over printed price of 3d. Has conditions of use on the ticket. Has been punched. Note Item Not formally Numbered. See also Reg. Item 2500 for a similar ticket.trams, tramways, tickets, transfer tickets, esco

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 31, ESCo- Ballarat Tramways Adult Transfer Check Tickets (Va1389) Light brown card with black print and red over printed price of 3d. Has conditions of use on the ticket. Has been punched. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504.Some inscriptions about the ticket in pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, transfer tickets, esco

Demonstrates aspects of the Ballarat Tramways ticketing system and how tickets were printed for specific uses, this for use between Bridge St Sebastopol and Grenville St. Issued 1920's or 1930's.Three pence halfpenny, 3 1/24d ticket on a light green colour, light weight card stock used by ESCo c1920, Number Pc 6563, has been printed for specific use between Grenville St and Bridge St Sebastopol. Printed by J. J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. Has been nipped or cancelled for the trip from Sebastopol.trams, tramways, tickets, sebastopol, esco

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 31, ESCo- Ballarat Tramways Child Transfer Check Tickets (Ab7978) Printed on an off white, light weight card with black print and red over printed price of 2d. Has conditions of use on the ticket. Has been punched. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504.Some inscriptions about the ticket in pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, transfer tickets, esco

Photograph of Ray Pearson standing on ESCo No. 15, in the driving position, at the Nerrina Tennis Club, 10-12-1943. Tram has been used as a shelter. Also images btm5106 and 5109 for the same tram at Nerrina. Windscreen has been removed. The controls - actual controls or something else? See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeHas a strong association with a well known for his time tramway enthusiast, Ray Pearson and yields information about disposals of ESCo tramcars and their reuse.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album and negativeSee image i2 for details of inscriptions on back of photograph.trams, tramways, esco, disposal, nerrina, tram 15

ESCo No 17 in Wendouree Parade, Photographed on the depot lead. Tram in as built or original form. Wal's note on rear of photograph say's Motorman J. Quirk, Conductor Fritz A Their and the photo is dated 30/5/1906. Note hanging destination side over the front of the tram rather than a roof version. Shows crew uniforms. See also Reg Item 3578, 4290, 8700 for other copies of this image and 9466 for a glass plate negative.Yields information about the ESCo tramcars as originally built and the uniforms originally worn.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album. See image i2 for details of inscriptions on back of photograph.trams, tramways, esco, uniforms, wendouree parade, tram 17

Black and white photograph of Wal Jack standing on ESCo No. 15, in the driving position, at the Nerrina Tennis Club, 10-12-1943. Tram has been used as a shelter. Also images btm5106 and 5118 for the same tram at Nerrina. Windscreen has been removed. The controls - actual controls or something else? See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeHas a strong association with a well known for his time tramway enthusiast, Wal Jack and yields information about disposals of ESCo tramcars and their reuse.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album and negative.trams, tramways, esco, disposal, nerrina, tram 15

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 30, ESCo 3d Check Ticket - on light green colour card, which has faded at the lower portion to brown. Used as check ticket in exchange for 3d daily return between Grenville St and Darling St. Printed by J.J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. Has been nipped or cancelled. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504trams, tramways, tickets, check ticket, esco

Black and white, or sepia toned postcard of an ESCo crewman, William 'Bill' Gunn (most likely a Conductor) in full uniform with a garden background. On the rear of the photo has space stamps, correspondence and address. See also Reg. Items 2939, 2940 for other photos with Bill Gunn. At the time, understood that it was common that people could get their photographs taken and printed on paper that had been preprinted for postcards for sending to relatives etc. trams, tramways, esco, tram crews, conductors, personnel

Photographically printed black and white postcard with an impressed image of an ESCo tram just past the intersection of Doveton St. and Sturt St. travelling east along the north side of Sturt. Street towing a heavily laden horse tram as a trailer. Photo appears to be taken soon after opening of the electric trams, as the tram does not have any destination box above the driver. Possibly summer 1905/1906. Numerous people in the street, some horse drawn vehicles in the photograph. Shows buildings along the south side of Sturt St. and part of the verandah of the building at the NE corner of Doveton St. For a list and description of the same base image see Archives file - "Notes on ESCo Tram towing a heavily loaded trailer" On rear is places for correspondences stamp, address. Addressed to Miss E. Freeman, in Dunedin NZ, with a hand written message. Posted in Melbourne on 28/10/1908. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" along bottom edge with "47" in bottom left hand corner of image.. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, esco, doveton st

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 9, Four Penny 4d ticket on a purple colour, light weight card stock used by ESCo c1920, Number Vb 6113, has been printed for specific use between Grenville St and the Sebastopol terminus. Printed by J.J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. Has been nipped or cancelled for the trip from Sebastopol. The ticket conditions note that the ticket must be "Bell Punched" when issued by the conductor. Note Item Not formally Numbered.trams, tramways, tickets, bell punch, esco

Illustration Black and white print of a group of ESCO employees in uniform in front of the tram depot with two tram behind. All wearing uniform caps except one wearing a straw hat. 35 men in uniform, one baby and in the back is a man not in uniform. Photo used in the 1986 - 1987 Annual Report on the rear cover. Original print not held by the Museum. Glenise Kellett advised 1/2020 that the man lying on the ground is Arthur Willem (Bill) Evan Gunn, tram conductor, buried 10/7/1919.trams, tramways, esco, employees, group photo

Yields information about the corner of Sturt St and Lydiard St soon after the Ballarat Electric Tramway opened.Digital Image of and ESCo tram north bound in Lydiard St North, at the intersection with Sturt St. Shows the Ballarat Post Office and other buildings in Lydiard St. Note the centre poles the new tram tracks. Photo taken soon after opening as the destination sign is on the dash panel. There are a number of lines of dark brown piles of earth? Work still being undertaken. Titled "Post Office Ballarat". From the Facebook group of old time photographs of yesterday.trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st north, esco, postcards

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 31, 3d ticket on a pink colour, light weight card stock used by ESCo c1930's, Numbered Rm 4336, has various destinations for nipping on sides for both directions of travel. Printed by J.J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. Ticket has been nipped or cancelled. The ticket conditions note that the ticket must be "Bell Punched" when issued by the conductor. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504.Some inscriptions about the ticket in pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, bell punch, esco

Postcard with a view of Sturt St with an ESCo tram westbound, taken from corner with Doveton St, looking east within an embossed map Australia - no Tasmania. Coat of arms also embossed. Has words "Sturt St Ballarat, Looking East" within photograph. In top left hand corner, has Australian Coat of Arms, partially embossed, printed in blue. Same photograph as in Reg Item 838 and similar to Reg Item 4003 and written originally by the same person. On rear, the post card has been divided into two with a the words "Commonwealth of Australia and Post Card" and artistic symbol with the initials "H&B".Early Commonwealth of Australia postcard, after the Post Master General's department formed late 1900's. See also Reg item 4003.Printed coloured / black and white postcard.On rear in ink " Happy New Year, from Ern & Lucys children to Mum" ????trams, tramways, sturt st, doveton st, esco, postcards

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 31, One penny 1d ticket on an off white colour, light weight card stock used by ESCo c1920, Number/s I7428 and J6747, has various destinations for nipping on sides for both directions of travel. Printed by J.J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. J6747 has been nipped or cancelled. The ticket conditions note that the ticket must be "Bell Punched" when issued by the conductor. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504Some inscriptions about the ticket in pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, bell punch, esco

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 31, Child 1 1/2d ticket on a light manila colour card, light weight card stock used by ESCo c1930's, Number Pb 27878, has various destinations for nipping on sides for both directions of travel. Printed by J.J. Miller Melb. Printing in black ink. Ticket has been nipped or cancelled. The ticket conditions note that the ticket must be "Bell Punched" when issued by the conductor. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504.Some inscriptions about the ticket in pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, bell punch, esco

Black and white photograph of ESCo 19 or 20, summer toastrack tramcar, on the Wendouree Parade depot fan. Has a large number of people at one end of the tramcar. Depot "Bundy" clock visible in the background. Tram has a "Suttons Jazz Band" roof advertisement and an advertisement for "Rolfes" tea on the drivers dash panel. See also Re. Item 2507 for another print of this photograph. 1427.2 - on rear of photo in ink - "Ballarat Tramways, No. 19 Summer car (only two in service 19 & 20) was scrapped 1930. At Depot 1928. (1906-1930). W. Jack Photo T27"trams, tramways, depot, wendouree parade, toastrack tram, suttons, esco, tram 19, tram 20

Demonstrates aspects of Ballarat tramway operation with horse tram trailers, Sturt St buildings, yields information about the appearance of Ballarat in colour.Colour postcard, presented within a wooden framed image of an ESCo tram just past the intersection of Doveton St. and Sturt St. travelling east along the north side of Sturt. Street towing a heavily laden horse tram as a trailer. Photo appears to be taken soon after opening of the electric trams, as the tram does not have any destination box above the driver. Possibly summer 1905/1906. Numerous people in the street, some horse drawn vehicles in the photograph. Shows buildings along the south side of Sturt St. and part of the verandah of the building at the NE corner of Doveton St. For a list and description of the same base image see Archives file - "Notes on ESCo Tram towing a heavily loaded trailer" On rear is "Made in Germany", areas for correspond, a Victoria one penny postage stamp, an din the bottom right hand corner, "09 3851" The card has been addressed to a Miss Seymour "Larramea", Mulwala NSW. Has a handwritten note to her sister (signed Flo?) about a trip arrangements to Melbourne and other details. Date 13 April, but year not apparent. Has been postmark, Melbourne (appears)In pencil along top edge "9269 V and $5"trams, tramways, sturt st, trailers, horse tram, town hall, esco

Set of two letters between Mr. P. J. Pringle of ESCo Ballarat and Mr. D. Murdoch, General Manager of the TB Melbourne regarding a subject that Mr. Murdoch could help with. 1975.1 - Letter from Mr. Pringle to Mr. Murdoch apologising he did not call in, too busy. Letter dated 14/9/1928, received by the TB 15/9/1928. On ESCo letterhead. 1975.2 - Carbon copy of a letter on pink paper from Mr. Murdoch to Mr. Pringle advising that he thinks he can assist in some matter. Dated 10/9/1928. On top of the letters in pencil are the file number "22/1/2" . Also has TB date receiving stamp and a correspondence number stamped in blue ink.tram, trams, mmtb, esco

Photo of ESCo No. 8 - side on view of tram. Has Driver standing by front of tram, a person, possibly conductor standing by rear, though tram set up for one man operation. Good detailed side view of tram, showing arrangements of blinds, seats etc. Has "Suttons Pianos" advertisement on side and "Pictures Coliseum tonight" ad on the inside middle window. Tram has been converted to have windscreens. Three ladies on the front seat section of the tramcar. Date unknown. Post 1912. Tram still has magnetic brakes. The step section by the seats has not been covered over with sheet metal to prevent people standing on the steps, as shown in later photographs. Photo taken in Wendouree Parade with the Garden's Kiosk in the background. The tram began its life as a Sydney C class tram possibly No. 16 being sold to Ballarat in 1905.Yields information about former Sydney C class tram after its sale to Ballarat in 1905.Black and white (slightly sepia toned) photo.trams, tramways, esco, suttons pianos, ballarat, tram 8

Used by ESCo to enable identification of depot employees when travelling on their trams. Date made and when used unknown. See also 1798 for another example.Demonstrates a employee's free pass for travelling on Ballarat's trams.Handmade metal badge from brass sheet about 54 in diameter with a slot (long oval shape) about 23 long x 5 deep through which a leather strap could be fitted through. Stamped in capital letters on the badge are "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS" on the outside, "EMPLOYEES CAR DEPOT", in the centre of the badge, with the word "Employees" in a semi-circle. Near the bottom of the badge is the number "16". The letters have been filled with black paint.tramcars, tramways, esco, depot, employees pass, badges

Demonstrates the early days of the Electric Supply Co of Victoria tram's in Ballarat, the use of cross bench or toast rack trams and the intersection of Grenville, Bridge and Sturt Sts Ballarat.Sepia toned photograph of ESCo crossbench car No. 19, at Sturt and Grenville Sts. with the Bucks Head Hotel in the background and Cowdell Tonner and Ellis drapers store on the corner of Bridge and Grenville St. The tram has the destination of Convent/Gardens. See Reg item 3885 for a photo of the store and a Toastrack tram. On the rear, divided areas for a message and address, place for a stamp and two 1d Australian postage stamps in the bottom right hand corner. In the stamp area, has the words "printed in Prussia" in very small type. On rear of card in top left hand corner "28)", along top edge "9383H $25" and in bottom right hand corner a "William F Scott" address label and "WFS Collection"trams, tramways, esco, toastrack tram, grenville st, bridge st, sturt st, tram 470

Photocopy of a letter dated August 5, 1908, typed on ESCo letterhead to Mr. J. Lazarus Esq advising that he capably acted as Surveyor and Superintending Engineer for the construction of various sections of tramway track in Ballarat and thanking home for his work. Signed by E. James Beauchamp, Assistant Engineer and Manager. Accompanying the photocopy is a photocopy of a letter dated 17/3/1993 from Brian Robertson of 20 Main St Welshpool. Items from Mr. Lazarus had been left to him. Comments that Mr. Lazarus was a well known engineer in Ballarat prior to the first world war. Images added 27-11-2016.trams, tramways, esco, trackwork, construction, engineers

Ticket contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 31, ESCo, Ballarat Tramways, Morning and Evening Weekly Ticket, price 1/6, printed for Week 2, that is not available for Sundays or Holidays. Ticket printed on light weight card, in two colours, off white and teal, numbered 7743 available only between the City and Macarthur St. Notes the conditions of use, the time available for which the ticket may be used and where. Ticket has been punched or nipped a number of times. Printed by J.J. Miller, Melbourne. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2494i2 shows position on page relative to items 2494 to 2504. See Reg Item 2948 for circular detailing their use at the commencement of the issue of this style of Weekly Tickets - some detail differences in the style and colours later on.Some inscriptions about the ticket in pencil.trams, tramways, tickets, weekly tickets, esco

Printed black and white postcard of an ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906 - 7 - has a destination box. Has a number of pedestrians in the picture. Taken from the east side of the intersection, looking towards the Town Hall, with the National Mutual Insurance building and Snows in the photo. Also shows the overhead arrangements - two wire for Sturt St, single for Lydiard St, coming into the intersection. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" along the top edge. On rear of postcard are the words "Post Card", has initials "WTP" in bottom left hand corner, a 1d Victorian stamp, cancelled 1/5/07, stamp "5". Divided back type. Address to Mrs T.D. Cayett? Falcon St, North Sydney NSW. Note about their travels, where they stayed and that they had travelled to the Gardens by tram. See item 8237 for a coloured version. Black and white postcard - titled "Sturt Street Ballarat" - used 1907trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, town hall