Yields information about the Gardens area of Ballarat during the early 1980's.Black and white aerial photograph of the Botanic Gardens and Lake Wendouree adjacent to the Gardens area during the early 1980's. Shows the BTPS depot with 4 and 5 roads track built, but not that of 6 and 7 road. No. 1 road still in position. No. 6 road installed during the 1983-84 year. See 1983-84 Annual Report for construction of 6 road.On rear in pencil "3594/159"trams, tramways, botanical gardens, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, btps depot

Published by Nucolorvue Productions of Moorabbin Vic. Features photos the Imperial Crown at the Shell House, Ballarat Post Office, looking west up Sturt St with a number of trams in the City Loop. It would appear that the trams have been fitted with dash canopy lightings which dates the photo to early 1960s to mid 1960s. As well Eureka Stockade, Civic Hall, Lake Wendouree, Bridge St from Stones Corner that shows the tramway overhead and signals, Arch of Victory, Sturt St Statuary and Gardens, Begonia House, The Gardens and the Floral Clock with the Town or City Hall. Demonstrates a postcard folder produced by Nucolorvue.Printed colour postcard folder titled "Ballarat The Begonia City", featuring a photo of begonias on the cover and an address box on the rear of the folder.sturt st, city loop, postcards, gardens, lake wendouree, begonias, eureka stockade, shell house

Black and white photograph of SEC No. 30 west bound in Wendouree Parade near Dowling St with Lake Wendouree in the background. Has boat sheds in the background. No. 30 has the destination of "Gardens via Drummond North" and SEC roof advertisement "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen". Photo taken by John Phillips c1971. Three copies held Fourth copy added 8/11/2005 - to box D2.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, dowling st, lake wendouree, tram 30

Yields information about the BTM's 40th anniversary celebrations, and some of the people involved.Set of four colour prints of trams in Wendouree Parade during the 40th anniversary celebrations. Taken by Earl Ewers, printed on Fujichrome paper. Taken 28/5/2011 .1 - No. 27 as service tram, entering Gardens Loop. .2 - No. 33 at the Crossing Loop, with Sovereign Caravans and Eureka Roofing Tiles roof adverts. .3 - ditto at Carlton St. .4 - ditto at St Aidans DriveOn rear in blue pen .1 - No. 27 as service car, Wendouree Parade Ballarat 28 May 2011 .2 - No. 33 on a "special", Wendouree Parade Ballarat 28 May 2011 .3 - No. 33 at Carlton St terminus, Ballarat Gardens 28 May 2011 .4 - No. 33 Lake Wendouree, Mt Warrenheip, Black Swans, Ballarat Gardens 28 May 2011.trams, tramways, 40th anniversary, lake wendouree, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 27, tram 33

Magazine - full colour, 40 pages, centre stapled, A4 finished size titled "my Ballarat - Spring 2016", published by the City of Ballarat, with items on the Archibald exhibition, Local Government elections, Eureka Stadium, events, Central Ballarat, events, Civic Hall. Pages 26 to 30 has an item on the Lake Wendouree Master Plan, including the proposed Tramway and Military Interpretative Centre, BTM in partnership with the Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch.trams, tramways, btm, city of ballarat, lake wendouree, masterplan, gardens, interpretative centre

Yields information about Ballarat through pictures of the 1910-1920's various locations, institutions and street scenes, including tramways and railways.Twenty four page book within light brown covers, titled "Ballarat Views". Sheets, other than covers have been individually printed both sides, stapled within the covers. Cover - gives title, rear cover has printer details - Baxter and Stubbs. Pages 1 - Tonner Memorial , Fountain Lake Wendouree, Ballarat District Hospital, Sturt St south side at Grenville St with tram in distance and Sturt St North Side showing shops (image btm3900i2.jpg). 2 - Ballarat Street Scenes - Sturt Streets, Lydiard St with ESCo 18 in view, and Railway station with R193 in platform on passenger train. (image btm3900i3.jpg). 3 - Lake Wendouree views. 4 - Lake Wendouree, fish hatchery, Gardens and Sturt St at Dawson St (image btm3900i4.jpg). 5 - Art Gallery Ballarat 6 - Botanical Gardens 7 - Public Institution s- Benevolent asylum, Orphanage, Nazareth House, St Joseph Home, Hospital 8 & 9 - Statues, the Flight from Pompeii and others. 10 & 11 - Churches of Ballarat 12 - The Arch at The Avenue of Honour 13 - McDonald Pergola at the Gardens 14 - Zoological Gardens Ballarat 15 - Gardens aerial view and gates at the South End with tram in the distance (image btm3900i5.jpg). 16 - Some views in Ballarat East - Eureka Stockade, Ballarat East Bowling Green, Bridge St looking east and the lake at the Eureka Gardens (image btm3900i6.jpg). 17 - Snow Scene at Botanical Gardens, Begonia House 18 & 19 - Ballarat Water supply reservoirs 20 - Ballarat State Schools 21 - Ballarat East Views, includes view of track in Victoria St looking east (image btm3900i7.jpg). 22 - Views of the Water Reserves 23 - Views about the City - includes City fire station , agricultural High School, City Baths and View Point. 24 - Views at Lake Wendouree. \ Pdf copy of full book added 8/5/2019 - see btm3900i9.pdf trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st, sturt st, gardens, railway station, hospital, lake wendouree, wendouree parade, carlton st, esco

Black and white prints of a donated negative. Prints made 8/1998. Photo the Golden City Paddle Boat on Lake Wendouree. 872.1 - view of boat side on, water seems to be heavily covered with weeds. Photo taken 26-3-1950. 872.2 - end view of Golden City, with a group of passengers, alongside a wharf. Photo taken 12-3-1951. High res scan of negatives added 22/1/2020 as i1 and i2tramways, trams, lake wendouree, golden city paddle boat, ballarat, paddle steamer

Yields information about tram operations in Wendouree Parade and Lake Wendouree.Set of two Black and white photographs of view of trams and Lake Wendouree. .1 - single trucker in Wendouree Parade near Convent Corner, Hamilton Ave, north bound, taken from the finish of the rowing course. .2 - No. 17 westbound in Wendouree Parade, near Barrett Ave, with destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, wendouree parade, tram 17

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 23/9/1993, page 6 of the launch of a new information brochure about Lake Wendouree by the Ballarat City Mayor, Cr. Geoff Howard the previous day with a photo of the group of people involved in the preparation of the brochure standing on or around tram No. 26. Barry McCandlish and Frank Puls are the BTM tram crew. Also mentions Ballarat Tourist Association member Brian Whykes and Convener of the committee's brochure sub-committee, Jenny Burrell.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, advertisements, ballarat tourist association, brochures

Colour postcard size print of SEC Ballarat tram 41, passing depot junction with Lake Wendouree in background. Tram has been fitted with dash canopy lighting and tiger stripes, but prior to large white painted panel under driver's windows. Still has large triangles on front panel. On roof is advertising sign 'Electric Cooking is Matchless" Has destination of "Mt Pleasant". Photo shows track work into depot. Photo dated 23.11.1962. Printed on AGFA paper.On rear top left hand corner "23.11.62" in very wavy handwriting typical of an aged person.depot trackwork, lake wendouree, ballarat, tram 41

Fifty six page Newspaper supplement, titled "The Lake ... the story of our greatest treasure", published by The Courier, Ballarat, 6 November 2003. Features the history, precincts, life, flora and fauna of the Lake Wendouree and Botanical Gardens. Includes many articles, photographs of the lake, Olympic games rowing in 1956, Ballarat Tramway Museum (p31) with a photo of inside the depot, a timeline and many advertisements by local companies. The centre pages has an aerial photograph of the lake with features numbered, including the depot.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, botanical gardens, olympics, btm

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

Yields information about the appearance of one of Ballarat Scrubber tram soon after it was converted from a Ballarat Sebastopol car in Wendouree Parade.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the Ballarat Scrubber, in Wendouree Parade mid to late 1930's. Could have been photographed after completion. Wal's album notes "Water & Scrubber car ex "Sebastopol Type No. 23 converted 1935". Has a broom inside the tram. Lake Wendouree in the background. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeon rear of photo in ink, "Ballarat Tramways water car"trams, tramways, scrubber tram, lake wendouree, scrubber

Black and white photograph and negative of tram 33 outbound to Gardens via Sturt St. West, in Wendouree Parade, near Carlton St., with Lake Wendouree in the background. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. West". Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. Original print by David Endacott, duplicate print (1265A) by John Phillips 12/1999 - two copies held 1/2000. Original neg scanned at hi res and updated 11/5/2020.On original print "Ballaarat Gardens / Sat 14 Aug 1971" in pencil.trams, tramways, ballarat, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, tram 33

Photocopy - 24 sheets from a book contained within a red cover multi sheet folder - titled "Beside the Lake", written by Mary Steele, the daughter of the 5th Bishop of Ballarat writing about her memories living in Bishops court Ballarat from 1936. Not all pages copied. Has notes on the lake, Sturt St, the building, Lake Wendouree, a plan of the house block, the garden. Published by Hyland House - 2000 - Trove notes it as 246 pages. Bookmark as at 19-8-2016 - http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/6790878 trams, tramways, anglican church, lake wendouree, ballarat, bishops court

Lisa Green and Lisa Morcom of Ballarat College of Advanced Educatiion contributed to this report.275 page landscape study of Ballarat including Trees in the Victorian Landscape; Plant sources early Ballarat nurseries, Botanical Gardens, Lake Wendouree, Fairy Gardens, Victoria Park, Ballaarat Old Cemetery, Eastern Oval, City Oval, Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens, Eureka Stockade, Observatory, Yarrowee, Black Hill, Sovereign Hill, Cheek Channels, Canadian Creek, Poverty Point Reserve, Goldmining Relics, Woah Hawp, Buninyong, street plantings, Russell, Victoria, Bridge Mall, Sturt Street Gardens, Avenue of Honour, Webster, Elms, ballarat, trees, nursery, r.u. nicholls, francis moss, ballarat botanical gardens, victoria park, lake wendouree, ballaarat old cemetery, eastern oval, ballarat east town hall gardens, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, eureka stckade recreation reserve, ballarat observatory, yarrowee creek, black hill reserve, sovereign hill, ballarat avenue of honour, victoria street plantings, bridge mall plantings, george longley

Book - 6 sections, sewn hard cover with glued face sheets, 122 pages, full colour printing, art paper with table of contents, index, sources and maps, titled "An Eden of Leveliness - Ballarat Botanical Gardens". Provides a detailed illustrated history of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Looks at the creation of the gardens, the north and south foreshores, Lake Wendouree, Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Begonias, the Heritage trees and provides a timeline of development. Has some notes on the Ballarat Tramway Museum, fish hatchery and other features of the area. Published by the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 2012.On inside of the front cover "To the Ballarat Tramway Museum, Enjoy, from the Friends of the Botanical Gardens June 2016"trams, tramways, lake wendouree, botanical gardens, btm, gardens, begonia festival, local history

This map shows geological features, suggests the last basalt flow, and includes alotments and names of Mining Companies. Although this map has no date on it the Ballarat Industrial School is used for dating purposed. The Ballarat Industrial School ran from 1869-1879, but the term Ballarat Industrial School Reserve was still in use in 1898 and possibly beyond.Geological Map of Ballarat with 3 holes in the left hand side. The map indicates the position of Lake Wendouree, Township of Warrenheip, Ballarat East, Industrial School Reserve, Winters Swamp, Police Paddock, Wyndholm Premptive Right (Salton and Waldie), Black Hill, Vale Park Reserve, Pennyweight Hill, Little Bendigo, Black Swamp Lead, monte Christo Reef, Chinaman's Gully, Miners Rest, Pincotts Dam, Northumberland Gully. It also show the following goldmining companies: City of Ballarat, Kohinor, Hand and Band, Great North West, Northern Junction, Kneeshaw, Rossers Freehold, Silurial.ballarat, warrenheip, lake wendouree, ballarat east, winters swamp, winter swamp, wyndholm premptive right, cemetery, vale park reserve, little bendigo, kneeshaw co., industrial school reserve, kirks dam, pincotts dam, black hill, wombat hill, dead horse gully, miners rest, mt rowan, salton and waldie, rose hill co, great north west no 1, rose's freehold co, hand and band co, police reserve, police paddock, mount rowan, ballarat industrial school reserve, market reserve, winter's swamp, kneeshar co, monte cristo line of reef, chinaman's gully or black snake, milkmaid's gully, ballarat gold field, bakery hil lead, old gravel pits lead, golden point lead, eureka lead, miner's rest, yarrowee creek, leigh creek, black swamp lead, yorkshire reef, nil desperandum reef, cockatoo lead, hit or miss gully, herbert werner frederick de nully, pennyweight hill, esmond's lead, ash's lead, nightingale lead, john bull gully, gladstone reef, whitehorse reef, petticoat creek, pincott's dam, frenchman's gully, tim's crushing plant, jenkin's gully, california gully, drake's creek, sulton and waldie, ballarat undustrial school, ballarat & mariborough railway

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of No. 17 entering Gardens loop, with the Destination of Mt Pleasant. Has the Gardens Kiosk, Lake Lodge in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "The "GARDENS" line actually encircled Lake Wendouree but was served by separate services from each side! via "DRUMMOND St. Nth." and via "STURT St. WEST". No. 17 is seen near the terminus in the area where the BALLARAT TRAMWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY hope to commence museum operations in the near future. - Sept. '71 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2572p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11782" and written in ink on top edge " Lake Wendouree Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 17

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 15/6/2004, featuring a colour photo of Frank Puls at the controls of a single trucker, contained within an item titled "Rainfall welcome despite the cold". Caption of photo is "Welcome Sight: Frank Puls, 72, operates the tiny windscreen wiper on his tram during a journey around the Ballarat Botanical Gardens yesterday." Picture Jeremy Bannister. Item was about the recent rainfall in Ballarat and the cold weather. On front cover is an item "A New Focus for Lake" about the Ballarat Tourist Association's focus on Lake Wendouree - notes the tram. Was continued on page 2. Notes that the area is a low cost tourist attraction. lake wendouree, weather, btm, tourism

Soft Covered souvenir booklet. Images include * Ballarat Botanical Gardens * Wallace Statue * Sturt Street with Tram * Eureka Stockade Memorial * Lake Wendouree * Ballarat Town Hall * Begonia Glasshouse * St Andrew's Kirk (Presbyterian) * St Peter's (Anglican) * Statues * Ballarat Post Office * Ballarat State Offices * Ballarat Orphanage * Queen Elizabeth Benevolent Home * Adam Lindsay Gordon's Cottage * Lydiard Street * Congregational Church * Ballarat Cenotaph * St Patrick's Cathedral (Catholic) * St Patrick's College * Ballarat Arch of Victory * Arch of Vitoria * Eureka Swimming Pool (natural water) * Prime Ministers Avenue (statues) * I & R. Morley Pty Ltd ballarat botanical gardens, wallace statue, sturt street with tram, eureka stockade memorial, lake wendouree, ballarat town hall, begonia glasshouse, st andrew's kirk (presbyterian), st peter's (anglican), statues, ballarat post office, ballarat state offices, ballarat orphanage, queen elizabeth benevolent home, adam lindsay gordon's cottage, lydiard street, congregational church, ballarat cenotaph, st patrick's cathedral (catholic), st patrick's college, ballarat arch of victory, eureka swimming pool (natural water), prime ministers avenue (statues), i & r. morley pty ltd, ballarat, arch of victory, ballarat churches

Bus timetable for Davis Urban Services Ballarat, route 15 on light green duplicating paper. Route 15 - Sturt St. West to and from City. Not dated, but probably c1975, as Davis have moved to their "then" new depot in Norman St. Ballarat. Timetable gives times for departure to and the terminals, notes on intermediate times, notes on variations to standard arrangements and location of terminals. On Sunday, the bus served the Botanical Gardens area and route 15A, which served Lake Wendouree by Gardens Kiosk. Has a Davis bus logo - poppet head and bus. Was designed to be folded in the centre. Two copies held. See Graham Cleak via Gavin Young advised on possible date of timetable 26/01/01On copy 1, by Norman St "No. 804" in pencil.bus services, sturt st west, gardens, lake wendouree, davis bus lines

Shows views of the Ballarat CBD and nearby features in the 1930's and 1940's of views of Ballarat, including some trams in the photographs. Demonstrates production of souvenirs of the era - folded postcards. The photos could also be used for individual postcards.Set of 9 black and white views of Ballarat printed on a folded strip, glued within a blue colour light weight cardboard folder, titled "Ballarat Photographic Booklet". Booklet printed with an address area with title and kookaburras. Produced by The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd Melbourne & Sydney The rear has a slit on the rear cover that allowed the folder to be secured. Pictures are: 1. Panorama from Sturt Street, looking up Bridge St 2. City Hall 3. The Avenue of Honour (14 Miles Long) 4. Lake Wendouree 5. King George V. Memorial 6. The Pergola, Botanical Gardens 7. Eureka Stockade 8. Lydiard Street, showing Craig's Hotel 9. Sturt Street, Ballarat. Made during 1940, with photographs of the 1930's as well given motor cars in the photo. Has a date of "5/10/1951" on the front cover in ink. Has a date of "5/10/1951" on the front cover in ink.trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall, lake wendouree, memorial arch avenue of honour, memorial, gardens, lydiard st, eureka

Two Newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side, with one hole through each cutting. First clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Monday, 28/4/1971 about a plan by Mr Donald Fraser of Lindfield (NSW) to retain the tramway around Lake Wendouree and use Sturt St. as well as Ripon St. Item has map (see image) showing the proposed route and some comments about tramway museums, museums in general and static preservation. Part of the item in the first column is missing. Second cutting dated 3/5/1971 with headline about the possible revival of horse drawn trams in Ballarat. Item also looks at Council's Tourism Committee considerations for retaining trams in Ballarat, relaying lines, reconditioning overhead, looks at costs of running horse drawn trams versus electric trams. Quotes Cr. J.Chisholm, Committee chairman. 1072.2 - duplicate of second cutting added 26/2/2017 from donation of Ruth NelsonIn red ink in upper right hand corner of first cutting "28/4/71" and in upper left hand corner of second, in pencil, "3/5/71". On rear has various pencil marks from former use at perhaps Donor's employer, Ronaldson and Tippet. 1072.2 - in ink on top edge "Courier 3/5/71"trams, tramways, lake wendouree tramway, horse trams, museum establishment, tramway museums

Shows views of Ballarat city, tourist attractions, Lake Wendouree in the 1950's, with some distance views of the trams in the streets. Demonstrates production of souvenirs of the era - folded postcards.Set of 9 coloured views of Ballarat printed with all photos on one side of a folded strip of paper glued within an colour printed light card folder. Published by The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd of Melbourne and Sydney., titled "Beautiful Views in Color of Ballarat Vic". Front cover has a image of the Arch of Victory on the left hand side with space for title, address area and stamp. Rear of Cover has printer name and a slit for the envelope to be closed over and sealed. 1. The Avenue of Honor and the Arch of Victory 2. The Eureka Stockade Memorial 3. The Old Curiosity shop 4. Town Hall Sturt St. (with trams in distance views, note Myers verandah still there) 5. Sturt St showing Mt. Warrenheip in the distance 6. Picturesque scene in the Gardens 7. The Boat shed and basin, Lake Wendouree 8. Sturt St. (from Greville St and large Robur Tea advertisement on building) 9. The Conservatory in the Gardens. From the motor vehicles in the photograph would say early 1950's. trams, tramways, ballarat, postcards, sturt st, bridge st, gardens, grenville st, lake wendouree

Demonstrates pictorial souvenir strips of photographs of Ballarat, both colour and black and white and yields information about Ballarat c 1940.Set of 10 small colour and 5 large black and white views of Ballarat printed on a folded strip, glued within a light brown colour light weight cardboard folder, titled "Pictorial Souvenir of Ballarat - Views in Colour". Booklet printed with an address area with title in red and kookaburras. Produced by Murray View, Gympie Queensland. The rear has a slit surrounded by red dashes on the rear cover that allowed the folder to be secured. Pictures are: Colour: 1. Statutory Pavilion 2. Sturt St looking west - with a tram in the bottom of the photograph 3. Victory Arch 4. Queen Elizabeth Benevolent home 5. Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens 6. Swans on Lake Wendouree 7. The Conservatory 8. Avenue of Fame (Prime Ministers) 9. Eureka Stockade 10. Cnr Sturt and Lydiard St, with a bus in the view Black and White 1. The State Building 2. Panorama from Black Hill 3. Old Curiosity Shop 4. Reflections - Botanical Gardens 5. Sturt St looking east - has a tram in the view, with 1930's SEC colour scheme. trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall, lake wendouree, memorial arch avenue of honour, memorial, gardens, lydiard st, eureka, tram 19

Yields information about the formation of the BTPS in 1971 and some of the people who attended meetings etc.Newspaper clipping pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side. Clipping from the Courier, Ballarat, Monday April 19, 1971, titled "Move to Keep some trams for Tourists" front page as it gives the price (of 6 cents) and number of pages (16), with the article about the first positive move to establish a working tramway museum in Wendouree Parade as a historical feature and tourist attraction was made with the formation of a project committee yesterday. Covers the formation of the Lake Wendouree Tramways Museum Committee, 50 people attending the meeting at Brown Hill, mentions Mr. Maurice Calnin, Mr. C. (Bill) Jessup, (spelt Jessop) and gives notes on proposals, other similar museum and potentials. Item was spread over two pages, second part on page 13. Both sections have been cut out and pasted adjacent to each other. 1074.1 - photocopy of the article added 24/1/2008. Has the names of those elected highlighted in pink ink. 1074.2 - front page of The Courier. Note the report on the Victorian elections on the lower part of the cover. Item added and image updated 10/9/2013.On rear has various pencil marks from former use at perhaps Donor's employer, Ronaldson and Tippet.trams, tramways, museum establishment, lake wendouree tramway, closure, btps

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958. Has slide No. "12" stamped in black in top corner. Photo of Ballarat No. 11, Wendouree Parade, St Aidans Drive. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Note the cannon in the background, to the left of the tram. Both stone gate pillars shown. For high resolution scan see btm2871.tif"Lake Wendouree & Gardens / Ballarat" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, tram 11

Set of two newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side. First clipping from The Age, p4, dated May 31, 1971 of the setting up of the BTPS by a group of young people the previous day. Has photo of a group taking a photo of the driver (Mr. Les Bird) holding the trolley pole rope. Notes that they hope to keep six trams going, tram to be operated on a voluntary basis similar to Puffing Billy, many of the group were Melbourne students and that the Ballarat contingent was consciously small. The first cutting also has a small piece on the top edge, cut out from the same newspaper referring to the article on page 4, titled "TRAMS". (Source newspaper advised by Alan Bradley 5/7/02 and updated). Second is from The Courier, Ballarat, 8/6/1971, about a Murray River paddle steamer company writing to the City of Ballaarat offering to undertake a feasibility study and discuss with Council the operation of pleasure craft on Lake Wendouree, Also mentions the establishment of the BTPS and its proposals and its letter to Council. See Reg, Item 2487 for print of photograph supplied by the AGE newspaper July 2002. Second copy from donation of the Tom Murray Estate added 20-11-2016. Full image of newspaper article added as image i2. See also Reg Item 7033 for other photographs and tramcar notes.In red ink on the second cutting, below the first paragraph "8-6-71"trams, tramways, paddle steamer, lake wendouree, charters, museum establishment