Yields information about the instructions about Signalling system on Wendouree Parade and Bridge St - Forest City signals.Five page, foolscap duplicated document, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled Forest City Signals, undated, has letters S4 in top right hand corner of first sheet, giving details about the Forest City signalling system installed in Ballarat, particularly around Wendouree Parade and the depot. Explains how the system operates, gives instructions, details of the system, location of the loops, trams following each other, power failure. Also gives details of how the Bridge St system operated and the switch at Grenville St. Note: The locations of the signals may not be not as detailed as in the Driver Training Manual - See Reg Item 3486. Does not provide instructions for Lydiard St North or Sebastopol routes. See also Reg Item 3456 for another similar copy.trams, tramways, signals, crossing loop, forest city signals, grenville st, wendouree parade

Yields information through postcard and some photos of Ballarat during the tramway eras - provides reference photographs for researchers to find original copies.Set of 12 copy negatives, of black and white photographs of Ballarat trams and postcards from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c. Original negative held in the negative file. Scanned at 2400 dpi and cropped as necessary. Images as shown replaced by scan from the original Ray Pearson Album provided by Mal Rowe, April 2020 or that there is a better image. .1 - Rose Series postcard P4609 - looking east along south of Sturt St, late 1940's. .2 - Rose Series postcard P10050 - Bridge St looking west. - see item 8975 for the actual postcard. .3 - Line up of trams in Sturt St West, for March 1968 Vintage train. .4 - Postcards or photo folder of Craigs Hotel and the Post Office, late 1900's. .5 - Postcard with Post Office in background, with horse trams crossing. .6 - Postcard or photo folder with Sturt St and "Greetings from Ballarat" .7 - Rose Series postcard P10044 - Lydiard St south, looking North - late 1940's. See item 8978 for the actual postcard. .8 - Rose Series postcard P13492 - Lower Sturt St, north side looking east. .9 - Rose Series postcard P13493 - Sturt St, south side, lower section, looking east. .10 - Postcard with horse tram arriving Grenville St, dated 5.2.04, has a miner and farmer on the right-hand side. .11 - Postcard of train at Ballarat railway station and a large crowd of people in the photo. .12 - Postcard or photo folder of an ESCo tram in Sturt St, with a "Souvenir of United States Fleet's visit to Australia" TMSV now possibly has these albums.trams, tramways, ballarat, postcards, sturt st, bridge st, post office

Demonstrates how ESCo managed Weekly tickets during the late 1920's and yields information about the way the system was arranged. The source of the ticket, NSW tramways is significant in that it was obtained by them as a sample.One penny or 1d paper ticket, ESCo, Ballarat Tramways, printed on fawn paper, No. D3339. Ticket has up and down directions, conditions of use, not issued on public holidays, special cars or railway picnic days. Front of the ticket (with the number), has it available for: Bridge and Drummond St Sturt St and Macarthur St Macarthur St (Junction Wendouree Parade and Gardens) On the rear - the ticket is made available for use by a child in the following: Orphanage and Grenville St Mt Pleasant and Grenville St Bridge St and Service St {stop along Sturt St West} Bridge St and Macarthur (via Fraser St) {Alan Bradley advised 29/6/14 by email, former name of Ripon St North once it crossed over Mair St heading north. - see note below} Sturt St and Gregory St (via Lydiard) Hello Warren, The View Point line leaves Sturt St and turns into Ripon St. It crosses Mair St, does a dogleg, and went into Fraser St. then past the Powerhouse. The descriptions of the horse tram lines to be constructed by the BTCo, and the electric lines to be constructed by the ESCo, specify that the lines run along Ripon and Fraser Sts. Alantrams, tramways, tickets, esco, children

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - 27 crossing Lydiard St North level crossing, with Reids Coffee Palace in the background. .2 - 11 and 26? crossing at the Bell St loop - 11 has destination of Lydiard St North, Twin Lakes sign and a SEC Briquette advert. 26 - enroute to Lydiard St North. .3 - 13 in Bridge St, at Stones Corner. Tram has a Twin Lakes advertisement. Has the Bank of NSW, ? Hotel, with a JP Howard sign on the building. .4 - 26 and 27 crossing at Bell St loop. 26 has a Briquettes roof advert. .5 - 13 and 12? crossing at the Parker St loop. 13 has a Twin Lakes advert. .6 - 13 at Carlton St loop, Wendouree Parade. Has the Olympic rings in the background. .7 - 17 in Wendouree Parade, with destination of Gardens via Drummond St North, near the depot. Tram has a Twin Lakes advert. .8 - 31 turning from Wendouree Parade into Macarthur St at View point, with a shelter in the background. Tram is showing Special. .9 - 31 in Macarthur St at View Point - has destination of Victoria St. .10 - 21 enroute to Victoria St, about to cross Grenville St. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. Has the signal control box on the adjacent pole.trams, tramways, level crossings, lydiard st gates, lydiard st nth, drummond st sth, bridge st, stones corner, bell st, parker st loop, wendouree parade, carlton st, view point, macarthur st, grenville st, sturt st, tram 27, tram 11, tram 26, tram 13, tram 21, tram 31, tram 12, tram 17

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - 21 - night photo - at Sebastopol terminus .2 - 13 at Victoria St terminus .3 - 13 arriving at the Sturt St stop at Lydiard St, from Grenville St. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Has the Commonwealth Bank and Mechanics institute in the background. .4 - 21 at Mill St loop, Drummond St Nth, enroute to Gardens via Drummond Nth. .5 - 26? about to turn from Drummond St Nth into Macarthur St with passengers boarding and leaving the tram. .6 - 21 northbound in Drummond St north at Mair St with an old hotel in the background. .7 - 33 at Lydiard St Nth, with many passengers boarding. Has the cemetery gates in the background. .8 - 26 waiting in the Martin Ave loop. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond St Nth. .9 - 31 crossing 26 at the Martin Ave Loop. .10 - 26 at Gardens Loop with passengers getting off the tram. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. The stop signage is visible to the right of the tram.trams, tramways, night photo, sebastopol, victoria st, sturt st, drummond st nth, mill st loop, macarthur st, mair st, lydiard st nth, martin ave, wendouree parade, tram 21, tram 13, tram 26, tram 31

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides, possibly on the last weekend of Mt Pleasant services - closure took place on 5/9/1971. . .1 - 30 rounding the curve from Lydiard St Nth to Sturt St. Tram has destination of Sebastopol. IN the background is the Commonwealth bank and the SEC cabinet switch isolator on the corner. .2 - 13 and another single trucker at the City terminus, north side with Racey's store and the SEC offices in the background. 13 has a Twin Lakes sign and the destination of Victoria St. .3 - 26 (Mt Pleasant) and 27 at the city terminus, with many passengers. Has the town hall in the background. .4 - 14 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St (destination does not appear to be Lydiard St nth - City Oval?) with the ANZ bank in the background. A number of passengers waiting at the tram stop. .5 - 14 in Sturt St west near Pleasant St, at City Oval, with the pole being reversed by a "Bounds". Tram has the destination of City Oval. .6 - 13 west bound (showing Mt Pleasant) at Pleasant and Sturt St, with the VicRoads (CRB) offices and St Peters Anglican church in the background. .7 - 13 and 14 in Sturt St west, opposite City Oval (see .5 and .6) - trams reversing. .8 - 13 and 14 at Grenville St, about to cross into Bridge St from Sturt St. .9 - 14 at ditto - both trams for Mt Pleasant. Has the Patersons furniture store in the background. .10 - 30 eastbound in Sturt St, near Armstrong St with the Crockers store in the background. Tram showing "Special"trams, tramways, sturt st, electrical switching, city oval, lydiard st, pleasant st, grenville st, tram 30, tram 13, tram 26, tram 14

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides, possibly on the last weekend of Mt Pleasant services - closure took place on 5/9/1971. . .1 - 17 at the City terminus, north side. Tram showing the destination of Sebastopol and has a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - 26 at the city terminus, south side with Geommola's Pharmacy and Kodak Film advert and Town Hall in the background. .3 - 43 at the City terminus, north side, with destination of Mt Pleasant. Has a number of men at the tram stop. .4 - 14 leaving Bridge St, crossing Grenville St into Sturt St, with destination of City. Has the Dickins and Woolworths Big W store in the background. .5 - 43 at Mt Pleasant terminus with conductor boarding the tram. Tram has destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. In the background is the corner store with adverts for The Sun, Womens Weekly, Coca Cola and Robur Tea. .6 - 43 and 26 Barkly St, about to arrive at the Grant St loop. Both trams inbound. .7 - 43, 26 and 27 at Grant St loop. .8 - 12 (Lydiard St Nth) and another bogie tram at the city terminus north with the Town Hall in the background. .9 - 39 outbound in Barkly St to Mt Pleasant - note the new bus stop signs on either side of the tram. 10 - 27 (City) and 26 turning from Barkly St into Main St with the Ampol petrol station, a general store advertising Escort cigarettes and The Age in the background . On the right hand side is a fish and chips shop advertising crays and drinks.trams, tramways, sturt st, city, grenville st, bridge st, mt pleasant, barkly st, grant st, main st, closure, tram 17, tram 26, tram 43, tram 14, tram 12, tram 27, tram 39

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides appears to be the last day of operations - 19/9/1971 .1 - 40 in Drummond St Nth. near Macarthur St, showing Sebastopol. .2 - 35 turning from Drummond St north into Sturt St with the Southern Cross hotel in the background. Note the shoes in the overhead. .3 - 42 in Drummond St North, showing Special, nearing Sturt St. .4 - 42 turning into Sturt St, with the Shell Service station on the left. .5 - 42 reversing on the Lydiard St Nth crossover with the post office in the background. Tram showing Sebastopol. .6 - 39 reversing at Grenville St, tram showing Special. Has the Dickins and the Gasometer in the background. the conductor adjusting the trolley ropes. .7 - 39 running from Bridge St into Sturt St - as above. .8 - 34 and 39? parked in the City Loop. Has Patersons furniture, Gear Chemist and Edments stores in the background. .9 - 43 showing special at the Sturt and Lydiard St stop with 39? about to leave Lydiard St Nth. Has the post office in the background. .10 - 40 at the Lydiard St North terminus, with passengers boarding. Cemetery gates in the background.trams, tramways, drummond st nth, macarthur st, sturt st, closure, lydiard st nth, grenville st, city loop, closure, tram 40, tram 35, tram 42, tram 39, tram 34

Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a line of horse trams in Sturt St at Grenville. Photo copied by Keith Kings from the "The Bendigonian" 31-3-1903. Keith Kings No. SA 276. Appears that this photo was taken on the same day as the group of horse trams in Sturt St to show the directors of ESCo what they owned. See Reg Item 804. Note the group of horse trams and other objects on the north side of Sturt St in the background. Original print made by Keith Kings. .1 - copy print made by Keith Kings. (see image i3 and i4)trams, tramways, horse trams, sturt st, esco, ballaarat tramway company

Yields information the buildings, buildings and scene at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with a tram crossing the road.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a postcard - titled ""Sturt Street, Looking West, Ballarat" with ESCo tram No. 16 crossing from Sturt St south side (from Grenville St) into Lydiard St North. Has conductor on rear footstep. Appears to be taken on a hot day. Real Photo Series M 3104. Has a number of horse carts in the photograph. Tram has an advertisement for Suttons Pianos on the roof. Card produced by Valentines & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd. See rear of card for company location details. In the photo are advertisements or buildings for: National Mutual Building, Town Hall, and Marks & Co. Wal has dated the photo about 1921 in his album notes. For rear of postcard - see image i2.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tram 16

Yields information the appearance and details about the Grenville St intersection in the background in particular the shops on the corner in the late 1950's.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC trams tram 30 in the loop and two other single truckers at the Grenville St stop. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Note the SE Dickins store on the north side, with the hotel on south side. Dickins later moved to the south side. Morsheads sign in photo as well as Grey's cigarettes. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, grenville st, sturt st, bridge st, city loop, tram 30

Yields information through movie films of the 1960's of Ballarat trams operating in the streets of Ballarat and has a strong association with the maker - National Film and Sound Archives and Chris Long.Video cassette in a plastic case, titled "Living Ballarat - 1901 - 1941, National Film and Sound Archive (1990)". See Reg item 4519 for the DVD version. The DVD was made by Peter Winspur using this tape. Transferred to the Hard Drive 11/1/2010- AV Files - dB text/AV Files/Reg Item 4519/Video_TS (at 12/1/2010) Copyright provisions - National Film and Sound Archive - segments may not be used without their permission, viewing only. Synopsis: based on time - 0.00 - intro, 1901 film, Melbourne, first film in Ballarat, Royal visit to Ballarat, Boer War Monument, first feature length film in Ballarat. 2.50 - Bridge St and Sturt St scenes, filmed from a flat truck pushed by an electric tram, including No. 11 going to City Oval to Lydiard St. 5.00 - Sturt St Military parade, with trams in background and tram running alongside. 6.54 - scene of Alfred Hall and films. 7.32 - scene on Lake Wendouree and paddle steamer - Living Ballarat film - Pathe's Ballarat Gazette local film unit, football ground scene. a children's beauty competition, tree planting at Macarthur St state school, 1911 Ballarat Show, unveiling of the Boer War statue name plates, Lake Wendouree 1912. 13.22 - St Patricks David Pde with trams in the background. 14.24 - Ballarat Kennel club dog show. 15.50 - Royal visit in 1920, Arch of victory opening 17.48 - Day at Macarthur St state school and tree plantation 20.55 - Bakery Hill - Stones Corner with tram tracks, cars, little trams, Sturt St with a tram leaving Grenville St, ESCo 9 turning from Lydiard St to run down to Grenville St. 22.15 - Ballarat Show, Coliseum Hall, 1925, races, machinery shows, boxing troupe. 25.20 - Botanic Gardens Gates, Lake Wendouree area. 25.30 - Gem Picture travelling show - film 26.16 - Formal visit of English pressman to Ballarat, 1925, Botanic Gardens, Eureka Stockade, Avenue of Honor, Moorabool Reservoir. 29.15 - 1927 Fed Govt doco of Ballarat, Black Hill, 1927 Home to Ballarat Festival, Ballarat Commemorative song, Craigs Hotel, Ballarat Post Office, tram centre poles in Lydiard St, tram climbing Sturt St, Town Hall, tram at Lydiard St terminus coursing, 8, Sturt St, view of ESCo Sebastopol car leaving Grenville St, Selkirks Brickworks, the Welcome nugget, Peter Lalor statue, Eureka stockade, sewerage plant, modern housing, Sturt St west, water supply - golf club, the High School, the orphanage, fine homesteads around Ballarat, Lake Wendouree. 41.00 Opening of the Ballarat Aerodrome. 43.11 - Depression work and leading into radio broadcasting - 3BA open 1930, typewriters, radio transmission equipment, radio aerials, boys listening to crystal sets 47.50 - Bluebirds Children session tour to the Gardens, mentions the BTPS, trams 13, 3? and 14 carrying visitors arriving and getting off and picnic. 48.50 - expansion of 3BA transmitter capacity 51.30 - 1934 visit of the Duke of Gloucester - visit to the Lucas factory, views of the work floor and the factory history and then South St band competition at the Showgrounds. 55.10 - South St Music Festivals, Coliseum and fire. 56.25 - Ballarat Floral Festival March 1938 - Victorian Railways arch of welcome. 57.25 - segment in the shot of 12 and 19? in Sturt St 57.45 - colour segment of the festival, 58.39 - Grenville St tram shelter, Bridge St, Sturt St, arches, Main Road, Council Road Roller, Victoria St, Eureka Stockade Reserve, Botanic Gardens, setting up the flowers, wax papers. 1.01.48 - decorated tram, north side of Sturt St, details of the materials used, Crockers. 1.03.20 - Hospital Fund Raising Gala Day - March 1938, special trains arriving Ballarat Railway Station, fund raising procession, pageant at the Showgrounds, fly past. 1.07.35 - 1939 Summer, motor cycle races at Learmonth, City Oval fire brigade demonstrations, Ballarat (East) Fire Station decorated for the 1939 Floral Festival with tram in the background and No. 29, Floral Tram and others. 1.09.25 - July 1914 - Ballarat at War parade, troops. 1.10.10 - credits. Box has images of a tram and town hall on the front and details of the contents on the rear and who made it etc. See images for details. ballarat, 3ba, floral tram, royal visit, buildings, esco

Set of six colour slides, possibly taken on Saturday 4 September 1972, prior to the closure of the Mt Pleasant line the following day. 1 - Two single truckers at Sturt and Lydiard Streets with many motor cars. Town Hall in the background. 2 - Tram 12 (Sebastopol) picking up passengers at the stop just before the tram turned the corner into Sturt St. Driver running a one-man tram. In the background are the ANZ and other bank buildings. 3 - Tram 13 at Stones Corner - with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St. West. The tram is crowded. 4 - Grenville and Sturt St with four trams and many motor cars - taken from near Lydiard St. 5 - Single trucker descends the hill to Grenville St, with the Titanic Bandstand in the background, 6 - Bogie tram westbound in a very busy Bridge St, near Grenville St. Demonstrates tram operations in the Ballarat city area prior to closure of the SEC operated system.Set of six Kodachrome cardboard slides.tramways, ballarat, trams, tram 12, city, lydiard st north, tram13, stones corner, sturt st, bridge st

Postcard showing Sturt St from the building on the north east corner of Sturt and Grenville Sts. Shows three trams in the parking loop, the small shelter and a general view looking west along Sturt St. - 1960sYields information about Sturt St looking west from Grenville St.Postcard - colour with serated edges by Nu-color-vue - No. BT 52. Mounted on a dark grey sheet with another postcard - Nu-color-vue No. BT 69, see Reg Item - 960 and 9304 for an unmounted copy.trams, postcard, sturt st, grenville st, shelters

This map of the 1856 survey shows the numbered suburban allotments and the boundaries surrounding this area including Wendouree or Yuilles's Swamp close to where the Ballarat Botanical Gardens and the Lake exist today. This map gives a clear idea of an early survey of this western area and directions to areas of Ballarat surrounding these allotments.2 pages of the same map, except p.2 shows the Township Reserve on the lefthand side of the page. On the back of p.2, righthand corner is the Public Records Stamp.P2, righthand corner is the citation in pencil.john garner, doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, friends of ballarat botanical gardens, map of western suburban allotments 1856, county of grenville, public record office of victoria, john garner collection, gardens, ballarat

Photo of ESCo Sebastopol type No. 21 in Sturt St arriving at the Grenville St city terminus. Has a "Suttons for Organs" roof advertisement. Wal's album noted "Sebastopol type No. 21, Sturt St 1920." Has "1920" written on the photograph in the bottom right hand corner. See also Reg item 178 for another version of this image and 9465 for a glass plate negative.Yields information the appearance of the Sebastopol type tram when they were in service, c1920 and the north side of Sturt St streetscape.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album.trams, tramways, sebastopol type, sturt st, grenville st, suttons, esco, tram 21

Photograph shows a horse tram leaving the Grenville St terminus to travel on the north side of Sturt St. Photo from the top of the Nicholl and Allan building. In the background are many pedestrians and one horse drawn car. There is a telegraph/telephone pole line on the right hand side of the photo. See items 5103 for a close up reproduction photo of the horse tram, 836 for a black and white reproduction and 2437 for a coloured postcard of the same image.Yields information about Sturt St c1904 and horse trams.Black and white photograph on plain paperhas "3" in a circle and "4" crossed out on the rear.tramcars, trams, horse trams, sturt st, postcards, grenville st.

Postcard showing Sturt St from the building on the north east corner of Sturt and Grenville Sts. Shows three trams in the parking loop, the small shelter and a general view looking west along Sturt St. - 1960s. See also item 8703 for a mounted copy. The second copy in the stamp area has the postage rates for airmail.Yields information about Sturt St looking west from Grenville St.Postcard - colour with serated edges by Nu-color-vue - No. BT 52 - two copies held.trams, tramways, grenville st, sturt st, shelters, postcard

Illustration or photograph taken from the Town Hall, looking North East towards Black Hill. The Post Office, railway yards, Sturt St buildings are in view. Has a tram eastbound at Lydiard St and another waiting to depart Grenville St. There are two horse-drawn cabs in the view. The road surfaces have marks - either from being watered or graded. On the rear is a photograph of R O Henderson's New Furniture warehouse, View Point Bendigo. Yields information of Ballarat c1910.Black and white Illustration cut from a journal"1912" in pencil alongside the image title.tramways, trams, sturt st, esco, grenville st, bridge st, lydiard st north, black hill, post office

Although the war in Vietnam has casued divisions amongst the people of Australia and has produced a number of anti-war books, this is the first non-official publication in Australia to set out the case for South Vietnam and to justify the policy of the U.S. Australian and other governments in intervening to prevent the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese taking over South Vietnam. 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961 - south vietnam, u.s. government, viet cong, north vietnamese

ESCo Sebastopol type No. 21 in Sturt St arriving the Grenville St city terminus. Has a "Suttons for Organs" roof advertisement. Same image as items 178 and 5143.Yields information the appearance of the Sebastopol type tram when they were in service, c1920 and the north side of Sturt St streetscape.Glass plate negative, in a black envelope.trams, tramways, sebastopol type, grenville st, sturt st, esco, suttons, tram 21

Camp Street was the site of the original goldfields camp reserve, and it is from here that soldiers and police troopers left to attack the Eureka Stockade on 03 December 1854.PLan of Camp Street Ballaratcamp street, police reserve, old colonists' association, grenville street, lydiard street north, t. cowan, r. surtees, c.m. watson, w.h. foster, j.b. humffray, j.j. goller, h.r. caselli, henry caselli, market reserve, e.v. gribble, old colonists' association of ballarat

Slaughterhouse Hill was so named because Bennett's butchers had a slaughterhouse there.A view of Linton taken from Slaughterhouse Hill to the north-east of the town. Numerous buildings are identifiable in the photograph. In the middle foreground are the railway station, platform and station-master's house. The Grenville Standard building is visible in Clyde Street, and the Post Office and Bank of NSW buildings can be seen near the corner of Clyde and Sussex Streets. In the distance (along Sussex Street) the Royal Standard Hotel and the Shire Offices (original building) can be seen. St Paul's Church of England is on the far left of the photograph."Esther Cluff, Linton".linton township, slaughterhouse hill