Set of 4 colour prints of the BTM W3 No. 661 running in Wendouree Parade - 22/11/2000. Taken during the COTMA Conference tram day. Photos taken at or near Depot Junction. Photos taken by Stuart Keenan. Printed on Agfa paper.btm, cotma, depot junction, wendouree parade, tram 661

Yields information about the appearance of BTPS trams at the time of the first COTMA conference in 1975.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Saturday 26/4/1975 at the time of the first COTMA conference. Photos of trams 27 and 40 in Wendouree Parade. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in ink' "Friday 26/4/75, Ballarat 27, 40"tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, cotma, carlton st, tram 27, tram 40

Set of 7 colour prints of the re-railing of BTM No. 18 on the depot access track - 22/11/2000. See also Reg. Item 2690 for other photographs as well. Occurred during the COTMA Conference tram day. Photos taken by Stuart Keenan. Printed on Agfa paper.btm, cotma, depot, derailments, tram 18

Set of two colour prints of Ballarat Tram No. 18 derailed just prior to the 2/3 roads points on 22/11/2000 during the COTMA Conference tour open day. Photographs by Carolyn Dean. See also Reg. Item 2696 for other photographs as well. Printed on Kodak paper.On rear of each print is "263.1 22.11.00" in ink.btm, derailments, cotma, depot, tram 18

Set of 4 colour prints of BTM 40 on the depot access track, running in - 22/11/2000. Taken during the COTMA Conference tram day. Photos taken at or near Depot Junction. Two photos with No. 671 in background in Wendouree Parade. Photos taken by Stuart Keenan. Printed on Agfa paper.btm, cotma, depot junction, wendouree parade, tram 40

Black and white photograph of the delegates to the Nov. 2001, 25th Anniversary Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia (COTMA), conference at Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photographed in front of No. 26 and No. 1. Photo taken from the BTM Tower truck. Taken by John Phillips.tramways, trams, cotma, btm, conferences, tram 1, 26

Colour print of the Partners of the COTMA delegates photographed alongside Ballarat No. 26 on 22/11/2000. From left to right - Margaret McKay, Robin Richardson, Nagore Donaldson, Win Weir, Stephen Butler, Janette Rosenthal, Mavis Sheehan, Win Blackmore, Robin Gamble and Christine McCormack. Printed on Kodak paper.On rear of each print is "263.2 22.11.00" in ink.btm, cotma, personnel, conferences, tram 26

Yields information about the appearance of BTPS trams at the time of the first COTMA conference in 1975.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Friday 25/4/1975 at the time of the first COTMA conference. Photo of the interior of one of the single truckers showing the signs in driver's bulkhead and used ticket box. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in ink' "Friday 26/4/75, Interior 40 Ballarat"tramways, trams, btps, interiors, signs, tickets, cotma

Set of eight colour prints of the Ballarat COTMA Conference 2000 visits to the MTPA depot at Haddon, the township of Clunes and to CMR Muckleford Photographed on 22/11/2000 at Haddon and on 23/11/2000 at Clunes and Muckleford. Photographs by Carolyn Dean. .1 - No. 663, 670 and 407 at Haddon MTPA depot .2 - COTMA delegates at Haddon BBQ .3 - No. 407 on operating track at Haddon .4 - Clunes war memorial .5 - Clunes township main street .6 - Muckleford station nameboard .7 - J549 at Muckleford station .8 - ditto Printed on Kodak paper.On rear of each print is "263.3 or .4, or .5" and date "22.11.00" or "23.11.00" in ink.btm, haddon, cotma, muckleford, clunes, tram 663, tram 670, tram 407

Set of five slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum depot. 1 - Horse Tram 2 - tram 26 on depot fan 3 - Scrubber tram No. 8 prior to repainting. 4 - Tram 671 in City of Ballarat livery 5 - Horse tram at depot.Demonstrates part of the BTM fleet during the COTMA visit,Set of five Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, btm depot, tram 1, tram 26, tram 671, tram 8, horse tram

Yields information about the appearance of BTPS depot and trams at the time of the first COTMA conference in 1975.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Friday 25/4/1975 at the time of the first COTMA conference. Has trams 26, 40 and 14. On the trolley in front of 14 is the motor casing of one of the motors of tram 38. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in ink' "Friday 25/4/75, Ballarat tram barn 26, 40 14"tramways, trams, btps, depot, cotma, tram 26, tram 40, tram 14

Book, 88 pages A4 size with yellow card covers, stapled on left hand edge, with 3 staples. Details the Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums (COTMA), Sydney, April 30 - May 3, 1976. Produced by the South Pacific Electric Railway, edited by David Rawlings. Includes a list of contents - page 2 and list of delegates - page 4, and the programme on pages 5 and 6. 2nd conferencetrams, tramways, cotma, conferences, sper

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 22/5/1984 of the visit of US tram enthusiast Mr. Jim Walker of the Orange Empire Railway Museum to Ballarat on his way to the COTMA conference in Auckland. Also has a photograph of Mr. Walker on the steps on tram 14 on the depot fan. Tram has destination of Rubicon St. Item was in the Tuesday Column of the Courier.trams, tramways, orange empire museum, btps, cotma, jim walker

Purple plastic ELBA folder, with 65 A4 sheets with plastic clip metal binding. Details the Proceedings of the sixth Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums, Melbourne July 24-27, 1982. Edited by Graeme Breydon, published by the TMSV in 1982. Gives list of delegates, timetables, COTMA minutes, papers, - Learning from the Professionals - F. D. Snell - Computers in Museums - G. Breydon - Tour notes, note on Z class trams etc. Has Graeme Breydon name stickers on front cover and address label on front page.trams, tramways, cotma, conferences, tmsv

Set of 5 colour prints of the BTM No. 18 at the depot - 22/11/2000. Taken during the COTMA Conference tram day. .1 - No. 18 crossing level crossing .2 - No. 18 on No. 2 road - Peter Winspur alongside Kevin Taig driving .3 - No 18 - pole being reversed, .4 - Alan Snowball and Richard Gilbert at Wendouree Parade .5 - No. 18 in Wendouree Parade - Alan Snowball and John Phillips Photos taken by Stuart Keenan. Printed on Agfa paper.btm, cotma, depot, wendouree parade, tram 18

Photocopy or reproduction of a page from the Geelong Advertiser, titled "Keeping track" - concerning the book launch of "Last Tram at 11" - written by William F Scott and published by Full Parallel productions (Richard Gilbert). Has a photo of Richard on the steps on Launceston 29, photographed during the 2008 COTMA conference in Launceston. Article notes that Geelong has not had trams for over 50 years. Book was launched in Geelong. Date of article not known.trams, tramways, geelong, book, sec, cotma

Set of seven slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum depot on 21-11-2022 1 - Former Lydiard St North terminus looking south 2 - Ballarat Station with the temporarily closed Lydiard St level crossing. 3 - Ballarat Station with the temporarily closed Lydiard St level crossing. 4 - Ballarat Station good shed looking east 5 - Lydiard St level crossing with G521 on freight leaving 6 - Lydiard St level crossing with G521 on freight leaving 7 - Train on level crossingYields information about the Lydiard St Nth terminus in 2000 and the level crossing.Set of seven Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, lydiard st north, level crossing, g 521, railways

Cloth tape bound, stapled document, 104 pages double side with blue card covers, titled "Proceedings of the Seventh Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums, Auckland, NZ, April 1 - 5, 1984." Page 5 has contents: North American Scene Establishment of MOTAT New Zealand Scene Reminiscences Woodwork, Restoration and Research - painting, varnishing and removal of application, protecting and maintaining finishes Using the Media to Museum's advantage Safety Operational Procedures COTMA in Review. Has word "SPARE" on top right hand corner of front cover.trams, tramways, cotma, conferences, motat, restoration

Set of 14 colour prints of the COTMA Conference non-tram events, around the depot, Ballarat Railway Station, Olympic Rings, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat East, Lydiard St. Nth, Royal Mail Hotel Sebastopol, Bungaree Railway Station site and Sovereign Hill. Photos taken by Stuart Keenan. Image taken at Sovereign Hill 19/11/2000. Others - 20 and 21/11/2000. See Reg Item 2704.1 for programme. Printed on Agfa paper.btm, cotma, bungaree, sovereign hill, ballarat railway station, lake wendouree

Set of six slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association depot on 22-11-2022 1 - Victorian Railways tram 41 awaiting reconstruction. 2 - W2 357 on the MTPA Depot fan 3 - W3 663 and W4 670 on the depot fan 4- Overall site view from near the entry 5 - MTPA Tower Truck and Mk III bus No. 592 at Haddon 6 - Notice and tramcar allocation boardDemonstrates part of the COTMA Conference 2000 activities.Set of six Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, mtpa, haddon, tram 41, tram 670, tram 663, mk iii bus, bus 592, tower wagons

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, 26/4/1975, titled "Gathering of tram museum enthusiasts" reporting on the first meeting of the group that was to form COTMA, provides details of those attending and conference organisation. Has a photo of the official luncheon: F Rogers (Town Clerk), Mrs Rogers, Lady Nicholson, BTPS President Maurice Calnin, the Mayor Sir Arthur Nicholson, Clyde Croft BTPS Secretary, Bill Kingsley Conference Organiser and Bill Jessup BTPS Vice President. Notes speakers were Phil A'Vard, A Wymond of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society, Peter Kahn of Sydney. Item incorporated with the cutting the item "No 31 tram is pride of Perth", about the movement of No. 31 to the West Australian Tramways Museum and its representative at the conference of Jack Stanbridge. Has the newspaper date glued to the item.cotma, btps, conferences, pets

Yields information about the appearance of BTPS trams at the time of the first COTMA conference in 1975.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Friday 25/4/1975 at the time of the first COTMA conference. Photos of trams 27 and 40 in Wendouree Parade. .1 - at depot junction, tram 27 has a Twin Lake sign, BTPS tram ride sign and Bill Jessup standing alongside. .2 - 27 and 40. .3 - Tram 40 - with a SEC and Eureka Tiles roof advertisement. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in ink' "Friday 25/4/75, Ballarat 27, 40"tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, cotma, tram 27, tram 40

Black and white photograph of ten of the people who attended the first Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia (COTMA) in 1975 at the 25th anniversary conference at Ballarat during November 2000. Photographed in front of Ballarat Tramway Museum Horse Tram No. 1. Featuring John Pennack, David Verrier, Richard Gilbert, Bill Kingsley, John Radcliffe, Ron White, Keith Kings, Bob Cowing, Peter Kahn and Keith Stodden. An almost identical photograph by Bob Merchant appeared in the Feb.- March 2001 issue of Trolley Wire. 2nd copy added 17/11/2007 - Item in good condition, no damage.tramways, trams, cotma, btm, conferences, tram 1

Compiled by Gus Weir of the Wellington Tramway Museum, former Wellington tram driver. See Gus Weir Obituary - Wellington Tramway Museum 2019 file. Comprises photos taken during COTMA conferences and tours in Australia. Ballarat photos have details on the rear as do many others. Museums include Sydney, Victor Harbor, Bylands, Haddon, Bendigo, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Portland, Launceston, Perth, Portland and Hawthorn Melbourne. Ballarat photos are dated 11/2000.Yields photographic records of most Australian tramway museums. Album, black leather covered heavy card cover, with 46 double side paper sheets bound into album with two plastic sleeves per side to hold photographs. Some sheets at the front have been removed. Also has a paper envelope to hold negatives at the rear. Titled "Tramway Museums Australia" on the front spine.cotma, tram museums, btm, ballarat, gus weir, stm, tmsv, bendigo, portland, launceston, perth, mtpa, mtm, victor harbor

Set of nine slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum depot on 22-11-2022 1 - not used 2 - 661 and 26 on depot fan 3 - Trams 26 and 38 on depot fan 4 - Tram 661 in Wendouree Parade and 40 on access track. 5 - Tram 671 in Wendouree Parade near depot junction. 6 - Tram 671 in Wendouree Parade near depot junction. 7 - Tram 661 in Wendouree Parade near depot junction. 8 - Trams 661 and 671 at depot junction 9 - Tram 661 running into the depot access track with red flag displayed 10 - Tram 18 off the roadDemonstrates part of the BTM fleet and operations during the COTMA visit,Set of nine Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, btm depot, tram 26, tram 671, tram 661, wendouree parade, tram 38, tram 40

Set of six colour prints of Ballarat Trams Nos. 40, 661, 26, 38 and 18 and 671 in Wendouree Parade or at the tram depot during the COTMA Conference open day 22/11/2000. Photographs by Carolyn Dean. See also Reg. Item 2699 to 2701 for other photographs as well. .1 - No. 661 on depot fan with 671 in background .2 - No. 26, 38 and 18 on depot fan with Trevor Denhardt walking towards the photographer. .3 - No. 661 in Wendouree Parade .4 - ditto .5 - ditto .6 - No. 40 in Wendouree Parade Printed on Kodak paper.On rear of each print is "263.1 or .2, or .3" and date "22.11.00" in ink.btm, wendouree parade, cotma, depot, tram 40, tram 661, tram 26, tram 38, tram 18, tram 671

Has a strong association with the formation of COTMA and the work undertaken by Australasia tramway and rail heritage organisations at the time and the organisers of the first COTMA Conference in 1975.82 page A4 sized bound document - "The First Conference of Australian Tramway Museums Ballarat 25-27 April 1975" . Has a light weight card cover, with black plastic binding/spine strip. Produced by Trolley Wire 1st Conference Proceedings Contents: Acknowledgements Message from BTPS President - Maurice Calnin Convenor's Note - Bill Kingsley List of Museums Invited List of Delegates Conference Minutes of Special General Meeting COTMA Operational Guidelines Papers Wymond - Financing the Railway / Tramway Operating Museum Kahn - A history of experience Breydon - Accounting methods suitable for museum operations Prentice - Tramcar Maintenance - Museum Style Radcliffe - Buses - their preservation and relevance to tramway museums (supplement document_ Rawlings - The formation of an Association of Tramway Museums of Australasia Stamford - Museum Publications Workshops Engineering Cars and Parts Treasury Publicity Management Governments Removals Membership Special Has a red dot, taped onto the spine of the front cover.Inside front cover label "Graeme S. Breydon" and his address and on front cover in pencil, "G.Breydon".trams, tramways, cotma, ballarat, proceedings, conferences

Article by Ellie Mitchell, photo by Adam Trafford with photos of Neville Britton and Geelong tram No. 2, providing details of the tram, its reconstruction and the launch. Quotes Rod Atkins, Vice President of the COTMA, and details of visiting the museum.Yields information about the formal launch of Geelong tram No. 2Newspaper - The Courier, front page and page 2 - What's old is new again - 3-2-2022 - Geelong 2btm, tramways, tram 2, geelong, tramcars