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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Wal Jack, 30/03/1959 12:00:00 AM
Ballarat tram 12 waits at end of double track section in Lydiard St. Nth for 32, heading for Sebastopol to leave single line section, by Reid's Coffee Palace, 30-3-1959. Photo a bit over exposed. Has horse drawn cart in background and numerous parked cars. Both trams have large white triangles on the front dashes.'SEC Ballarat, Nos 32 and 12, Lydiard St. Nth, 30-3-1959, W.Jack Photo' in blue ink.tramways, trams, ballarat, lydiard st. nth, mair st, tram 32, tram 12 -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Richard Gilbert, 15/10/1989 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of BTM Horse Tram No 1, under construction, with trams 40 and 27 in background. Photographed on depot fan 15-10-1989. Horse tram has had saloon completed and both end dash panels added. Body in pink primer. Photo appear in Feb. 1990 issue of Trolley Wire, page 41.'15/10/89, Nos 27,40, & Horsecar 1'tramways, trams, ballarat, horse trams, btps, reconstruction, tram 1, tram 40, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 1907
Yields information about the operation of ESCo trams in Wendouree Parade and the appearance and condition of the roadway at the time.Black and white photograph of Electric Supply Co. tram No. 18 in Wendouree Parade, Gardens Reserve area, to the west of St Aidans Drive - on present BTM track. Tram travelling east, has poles with old style bracket arms, and white wooden posts on lake side. On right side of photograph under trees is a horse drawn cart. From the Ballarat Courier, Christmas supplement of 4-12-1907. Photo features also in postcard - Reg Item 3138. Copy 2 - added 28/7/2007 - from Alan Bradley's collection of photographs, to depot 5/2007.trams, tramways, esco, wendouree parade, ballarat, gardens , tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Ballarat Trams get a Government Spark, 27/11/1996 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping (p6 of Ballarat Courier 27/11/96) of handover of 2km of new trolley wire to Museum by Vic Minister for Transport Alan Brown. Photo of drum of wire with horse tram and No. 18 in background. Photo has Paul Jenkins, Alan Brown, James Coghlan (Mayor) and Richard Gilbert. The Ballarat Courier - Gabrielle Hodson (reporter) &Alan Marini (photo). Image of newspaper added 27-11-2016 trams, tramways, trolley wire, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Literary work - Manuscript, "Conductor 23"
... . Photo copy labelled 530A Trams tramways Ballarat Horse Trams ..."Conductor 23" by H.P.James (1899 - 1949) as given to Ballarat Historical Society, 13/11/1945. This typewritten copy of 9 pages is virtually similar to earlier copies of "Conductor 23"as per Trolley Wire No.268 February 1997, pp3 -11, with additional material relating to tram travelling public of Ballarat & Mrs. Grubb's prayer meetings with "Trammies". - Stapled along top edge. (Photocopy as well). pdf image added 11-12-2016. Photo copy labelled 530Atrams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, esco, conductors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Rural Press (Vic ) Pty Ltd, The Courier 10/06/1867 - 10/06/1997, 10/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
48 page supplement to Ballarat Courier of 10/06/1997, celebrating 130 (130th) years of publication. many adverts, stories, & social history notes & photographs - black & white & colour printing. Trams - see p30 (horse tram photos) p32 (ESCo era), p33 - (late 1960's, early 70's0 all with trams. Includes reproduction of first issue. Images added 3-12-2016niltrams, tramways, ballarat, the courier, ballarat commerce, ballarat social history, esco -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Horse drawn transport Heritage", 11/05/1993 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping contained within Reg. Item 1650, page 5, from the Courier 11/5/1993 with the Heritage Column, about horse trams and the building of them. Has a reproduction of the photograph of the workmen who assembled Horse Tram No. 1 in front of the Wendouree Parade Depot - See Reg. Item No. 765. Built by Duncan and Fraser From information given by R. Kellett identifies a number of people around the tram: These are George Fraser, Peter Hadgetts, George Barnett, Moyce and Lang blacksmiths, Nichols, Gaston, Buckley, George Armstrong, John Cameron, Si Barker, W. Skewes as carpenters. Additional name - from Doug Bunker, Victor Harbor horse tram - person with one knee up is a painter, person lying in front of tram - a Mr. Carmichael. See also Reg Items 765 and 3042 for other prints of the same photograph. See Reg item 4480 for details of some of the people around the tram.duncan & fraser, horse trams, assembly, buildings, heritage -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Old Rattlers may not be a thing of the past", 13/09/1997 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat 13/9/1997. Page 23 - two postcards from the past, sent in by people seeking details of the photographs. Top postcard - sent in by Deborah Hetherington, shows a parade in Sturt St. near Grenville St. with the top of a horse tram in the bottom left hand corner - see btm1665i1. Lower postcard - sent in by Colin Holmes at the corner of Sturt and Doveton St. of a Jelbart Company field day, possibly about 1920. Has an ESCo tram in the background. See btm1665i2. Page 24 - item "For the Record" column, written by Danny Roberts about the closure of the tramways in 1991, giving details of the last tram (No. 40), the history of trams in Ballarat, the crew on the "last" tram, and short notes on the possible return of trams to Ballarat. See the June 2010 issue of Fares Please! for an article written by Colin Holmes on Jelbart and the Ballarat roller.closure, last tram, parades, jelbart -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1905
Black and white photograph mounted onto heavy cardboard. Image is an ESCo tram near the intersection of Doveton St. and Sturt St. travelling west along the south side of Sturt Street. Photo appears to be taken soon after opening of the electric trams, as the tramway is well paved compared to the rest of the street which shows vehicle tracks etc. Small horse drawn vehicle crossing in front of the photograph. Shows buildings along the north side of Sturt St. and the building at the SE corner of Doveton St. ESCo tram has destination board on the front dash of the tram. Has title printed on photograph of "Sturt St. Ballarat". See Reg. No. 834 and btm834i for image scanned from postcard for this photograph.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, doveton st -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Carolyn Dean, 15/03/1992 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of the Ballarat Horse Tram No.1 prior to the fitting of handrails and the completion of the painting of the steps, front and rear panels and lettering of the tramcar. Alastair Reither sitting on the top deck. Photographed outside the rear of the depot by Carolyn Dean on 15/3/1992. On Fujichrome paper.In top left hand corner of print on rear "165.6 15.3.92 / Carolyn Dean / Photo"horse trams, reconstruction, depot, btps, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Carolyn Dean, 17/05/1992 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of the Ballarat Horse Tram No.1 with most of the painting of the metal work completed. Handrail installation has commenced. Warren Doubleday working on the west end steps. Photographed outside the rear of the depot by Carolyn Dean on 17/5/1992. On Fujichrome paper.In top left hand corner of print on rear "167.4 17.5.92 / Carolyn Dean / Photo"horse trams, reconstruction, depot, btps, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Sturt St looking west from Grenville St
Shows a view of Sturt St c1910, with two trams and horse drawn carts, shows the a busy foreground scene. Has a very poignant message on the rear about the impact of the Great War.Printed coloured postcard of the Sturt St looking west from Grenville St. Has the two ESCO trams in the photograph, two horse drawn carts, cycles and pedestrians. In the middle of the photograph is the ESCo tramway waiting shelter, constructed in 1907. Has the Suttons building and D'Albora? buildings lettered in the photograph. The red printing layer is off register. The rear of the postcard has a central vertical line, with the word "Post Card" at the top, "Printed in Germany" on the left hand side and the number "B379 10" in the bottom right hand corner. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat looking West." along top edge of the photo. On the rear of the photograph has the words in pencil "Australia" and the message "Ballarat is a city in Victoria. Mother, my two late Brothers, youngest brother and I were there in 1914, in Oct, just after the War Commenced. My second Brother and the first of the two to lose his life, enlisted when returned from Ballarat. Sturt is Ballarat's main street." No signature or date. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, esco, grenville st, world war 1 -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Fifty years of electric trams in Ballarat", 30/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat Sat. 30 April 1955, titled "Fifty years of electric trams in Ballarat". Features photo of the opening of the tramway to Lydiard St. North, Norman St in 1937 and Leo Grant, depot worker, working on the undergear of Ballarat No. 19. Notes the number of staff employed, Mr. L. J. Denmead as Superintendent, 67 motormen or conductors, four inspectors, a senior inspector, 12 track men and 12 depot workers and a number of traffic clerks. Gives a history of electric trams in Ballarat, conversion of horse trams, trams ex Sydney, fares, replacement trams, trailers, conductresses, bogie trams, gold tram, reconditioning of the system. ballarat, sec, esco, reconstruction -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Eldon Hogan, early 1960's
35mm Kodachrome cardboard mount slide of Ballarat No. 17 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade early 1960's. Tram has a roof advertisement for SEC Briquettes. On the front of the tram is a dash panel advertisement for White Horse Whiskey and an auxiliary board for "Trotting Showgrounds Thursday". The tram has the destination of Victoria St. In the background is the Gardens Kiosk. See Fares Please!, May 1995.In ink on the top of the slide "4 wheeler at Gardens Ballarat"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Ballarat Litho & Printing Co, "The Picturesque Folio of Ballarat - 'The Modern Athens", 1904
... , and dated 22 Nov 1904. Trams tramways Ballarat Horse Trams Sturt St ...Forty two page book with red covers, titled "The Picturesque Folio of Ballarat - 'The Modern Athens". Sheets have been individually printed both sides, stapled and then glued to the covers. Cover - gives title and printer details First sheet - with a greetings sheet for Good wishes and seasons greetings. Has a printed date of 1905. See Inscriptions. Dated 22/11/1904. Pages 3 - 10 - a historical sketch of Ballarat, compiled by Lieut-Colonel R. W. Williams V.D. Pages 12 - 41 - photos of Ballarat and district - such as: Sturt St The Lakes Post Office - note the trams clock board - taken at corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets, looking east. The Gardens Queen Victoria Square Lydiard and Sturt St with a horse tram in the photo Victoria Park Eureka Monument The Statues Botanical Gardens Benevolent Asylum Hospital The City Oval - Richards & Co Photograph Fairy Land - the Lake Railway Station with a D class loco waiting for a signal, 3 post home before the level crossing. Has Irwin's Provincial hotel in view. Gong Gong Lake School of Mines and Methodist Church Lake Fountain A Ballarat view - 1853 - 54. View Point Gong Gong reservoir embankment South Star Mine Lal Lal Falls Band & Loch Mine On last page has the logo for the printers - Ballarat Litho & Printing Co, successors to F. W. Niven & Co. 56 and 58 Lydiard St. Ballarat. PDF scan of book added 21/9/2019 as btm3326i.pdfOn first page in black ink " to Chorus? Dodds, from Robert Dodds, and dated 22 Nov 1904.trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, sturt st, gardens, railway station, hospital -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Era of Horse-drawn Trams", 29/07/1950 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Sat. 29/7/1950, titled "Era of Horse-drawn Trams", in the "note and Notions" column prepared by "Onlooker". Has a photo of No. 7 in Wendouree Parade, outside the depot. Gives an history of the horse trams, routes, operations, tickets, housing, "Tramway Row", wages and closing. Has advertisements for Woodmason Trading Co (Paint sale) and Commonwealth bank on the same sheet.horse trams, wages, housing, operations -
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Badge - 1918 Ballarat Christian Convention badge, Sept. 2018
Has a strong association with a Church of England Convention in 1918, shows a scene of Sturt St Ballarat with a tram. Would have acted as a souvenir of the convention.Button badge, 32diameter, plastic back, metal image front, green border, pressed on with steel spike pin, for the 1918 Ballarat Christian Convention badge. Has an image of Sturt St looking west from the Town Hall, with an ESCo tram and ex horse tram trailer in the bottom section of the badge. Has words "Ballarat - The City of the 12th Aust C.E. Convention Sept18 - 26 1918" See also Reg Item 4005 for another version of the same convention badge.tramways, trams, badges, conferences, christian, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Weston Bate, "Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat: 1851 - 1901", 1978
Book - 320 pages + end covers + hard covers + dust jacked, titled "Lucky City: The First Generation at Ballarat: 1851 - 1901". Dust jacket printed in colour, sewn sections, end papers glued to cover. Has contents, list of illustrations, list of maps, acknowledgements, table of conversions, an index, appendices, abbreviations, notes, bibliography. Detailed history of the discovery of the Ballarat Goldfields, divided into three parts; Skirmish, Bonanza and Consolidation. Has small notes re the horse trams on page 219. Written by Weston Bate. See Reg Item 8410 for "Life After Gold" by the same authortrams, tramways, ballarat, local history -
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Book, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), "Botanic Gardens Wendouree Parade Ballarat - An ever changing physical environment - a part of Ballarat's cultural heritage", May. 2004
Ten page book with plastic clear cover and heavy rear cover, bound with a green colour comb binder, titled "Botanic Gardens Wendouree Parade Ballarat - An ever changing physical environment - a part of Ballarat's cultural heritage". Prepared May 2004 by Warren Doubleday as part of a visit by St Patrick's College on 20-5-2004. Fax copy of letter in rear of item. Has photos of the Horse trams, electric trams to 1971, BTPS, BTM, power station, Gardens and the SEC depot.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, gardens, btm, schools -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Carolyn Dean, 3/11/1970 12:00:00 AM
... from horse tram days. Tramways trams Ballarat View Point Ripon ...Shows a special tram operating on the View Point line, which was not regularly used and difficult to get a tram along the line at the time. Almost not used at all prior to closure. Shows crossing on a curve of Mair St and the way the road level was built up - dates from horse tram days.Kodak slide, white cardboard of No. 21 operating a special on the View Point Ballarat line. Taken 3.11.1970 by Carolyn Dean. Tram about to cross Mair St. Shows how this section of tram line was higher than the general road level of Mair St. at this point. Tram has the destination of View Point . ."3-11-70" in ink on slide.tramways, trams, ballarat, view point, ripon st, mair st, tram 21 -
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Magazine, Wellington Tramway Museum, "Tramway Topics", Oct. 1968
Yields information primarily about New Zealand tram and bus city systems and what the various NZ Museums were doing at the time. Has an article on Ballarat Horse trams and the conversion to electric.Magazine - Tramway Topics - Vol. 7, No. 5 Sep - Oct 1968 - 28 wax cut stencil duplicated pages with printed centre page of photos and printed covers, which are slightly larger in size than the internal sheets. Published by Wellington Tramway Museum, Tramway Historical Society and Tramway Division of MOTAT jointly - editor J. Wilkinson. Contains articles on Brisbane trams for Queen Elizabeth Park, Peak Tram, Auckland, Horse trams in Ballarat, Napier, Wellington and News of Museums etc.On inside of front cover in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation society Catalogue No. 111". In red ink on front cover "Ballarat p9"trams, tramways, ballarat, wellington, auckland, napier -
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Badge - 1918 Ballarat Christian Convention badge, Sept. 2018
Has a strong association with a Church of England Convention in 1918, shows a scene of Sturt St Ballarat with a tram. Would have acted as a souvenir of the convention.Button badge, 32diameter, plastic back, metal image front, green border, pressed on with steel spike pin, for the 1918 Ballarat Christian Convention badge. Has an image of Sturt St looking west from the Post Office, with an ESCo tram and ex horse tram trailer in the bottom section of the badge. Has words "12th Australasian C.E. Convention 1918 Ballarat Vic. Sept 18 - 26" See also Reg Item 3361 for another version of the same convention badge.tramways, trams, badges, conferences, christian, esco -
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Ephemera - Ticket/s, Ballaarat Tramway Co. Ltd, horse tram tickets, 1900's
... the tickets themselves. Trams tramways Tickets Horse Tram Ballaarat ...Demonstrates the method of selling tickets on the horse trams, from strips and yields information about the tickets themselves.Set of two strips, 12 tickets on each strip, horse tram tickets. Price 1d or one penny each. Has a sketch of a horse tram on the front or priced section of the ticket and on rear, detailed company title "B.T.Co Ld.". See Reg Item 3157 for another style of the horse tram ticket. See image i2 for high resolution scan of one ticket.trams, tramways, tickets, horse tram, ballaarat tramway company -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Carolyn Dean, 7/11/1992 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the launch and the first operation of the horse tram in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS and has a strong association with those involved.Colour photo of Horse Tram No. 1 of Professor Weston Bate, 7 November 1992 launching the horse tram. On Agfa paper. Used in the November 1992 issue of Fares Please! See November 1992, Fares Please!On rear "14 7.11.92, " in blue ink.horse tram no. 1, tramcars, reconstruction, btps, tram 1 -
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Book, David Chantrell, "Duncan & Fraser Ltd. 'Legacies Left Untold' ", 2008
Provides information about the company and its history that built many of the tram bodies within the BTM collection and photographsBox - 268 pages within blue colour soft covers titled "Duncan & Fraser Ltd. 'Legacies Left Untold' ", written and published by David Chantrell of Adelaide, 2008. Details the story of the coach building firm of Duncan and Fraser of Adelaide who built horse drawn vehicles, horse trams, electric tramcar bodies, motor cars and other vehicles. Tells the story of the company from its founding days, the family and people involved, the conversion to motor car manufacturing and its demise when the Ford Motor car company commenced manufacturing in Geelong. Details known D&F tramcars, provides some lists of existing bodies. Has a copy of the letter that accompanied the book by the authortrams, tramways, duncan fraser, tramcar construction, ford motor company, motor vehicles -
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Document - Report, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), "Ballarat Treasures Register", 25/07/2006 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the views of the BTM as to the significance of the tramcars and infrastructure in Ballarat for submission to the City of Ballarat.Ballarat Tramway Museum's submission dated 25 July 2006, to the City of Ballarat titled "Ballarat Treasures Register". Bound within a black plastic spiral folder with plastic sheets containing the individual sheets. Contains - covering letter to the City of Ballarat Cover sheet and nomination form for: Sturt St - section of tram track and track to the Phoenix Foundry and photographs Horse Tram No. 1 ESCo No. 12 SEC 14 SEC 18 SEC 26 SEC 27 SEC 38 SEC 40 Wendouree Parade - track and overhead structuretrams, tramways, ballarat treasures, btm, wendouree parade, tramcars -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, 1961
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 26 at City terminus, inbound. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips and White Horse Whiskey advertisement on the back dash panel. Tram has destination of Sturt St. West on rear of tram which is probably where it came from. Has a crewman talking to two ladies standing between the seats at the City Terminus and the tram. Has Post Office and ANZ bank in the background. Photo taken early 1961. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 16" in penciltramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, post office, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, 1961
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 26 at the junction of Bridge and Victoria St. turning pole, with destination of Haddon St, with the Verna Cake shop, State Savings Bank of Victoria and Caltex Service station in the background.. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips and White Horse Whiskey advertisement on the back dash panel. Photo taken early 1961. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 18" in penciltramways, trams, bridge st, haddon st, victoria st, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, 1961
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 30, Wendouree Parade, View Point terminus. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Tram has destination of View Point, has a SF Motors Pty Ltd, roof advertisement and an advertisement for White Horse Whiskey on the front dash panel. Note terminal markings on road, timetable and section insulator box on pole. Photo taken early 1961. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 20" in penciltramways, trams, view point, terminus, wendouree parade, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, 1961- 64
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 27 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St Nth Tram has been fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Tram has destination of Haddon St, has a "Cook with Electricity" roof advertisement and an advertisements for White Horse Whiskey and The Age on the front dash panel. Photo taken between 1961 and 1964. Note the SEC electrical section control box on the corner by No. 27. Has Southern Cross Hotel and Rimmington Bros. Butchers in the background. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 21" in penciltramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st, tram 27