.1 Postcard size Souvenir Tram ticket, printed using blue ink on one side with fare, photos of power station, engine room, boiler room and a tram & No. 1887 stamped on edge. On reverse side is space for stamp, address etc., - with line & "postcard' etc., printed in red ink. Letter/note to Miss A Coote of St Kilda, stamped in Ballarat on 22-8-1905. Fares given on card are : Mount Pleasant and Orphanage and Grenville St. 3d, or Grenville St. and Tram sheds 3d. Printed in a blue/grey ink of various shades onto a white card. Acted as a souvenir card. The letter writer notes the opening of the tramway and having a glorious holiday. One Penny stamp, with Ballarat Cancellation stamp and - "5" stamped on the top of the postage stamp. See also Reg Item 608 for further versions of this object and 7071 for another card used as a letter. .2 - Letter from Melinda McIntyre regarding Agnes Coote story. .3 - Photograph of Agnes Coote.` See document file for correspondence and item for Fares Please!trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, tickets, letters

Richard Squire was a graduate of the Ballarat School of Mines. He worked a number of mines in Victoria..1) Large legal document under the Miners Act 1890 Part 2, between Allan A. Fraser of Meredith and Richard Brereton Squire of 66 Lewisham Road Windsor, Victoria. A seal has been attached to the two signatures. .2) blank formSigned by Allan A. Fraser and Richard B. Squire. Both signatures witnessed by Annie Marchment.mining, mines act, mines act 1890, squire, richard squire, fraser, marchment, annie marchment, meredith, windsor, grenville, lalalute

Yields information about the appearance of the intersection of Sturt and Grenville St with horse tram trailers being shunted with electric trams.Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of two stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of two: 1 - Duke of York visit, Prahran and St Kilda Arch, The Junction - image No. 2994 - same image as the third one on Reg Item 7096, but different number and exposure. 2 - Sturt St at Grenville St showing the change over between electric trams and horse tram trailers. The same image as Reg Item 3144.trams, tramways, melbourne, royal visit, cable trams, st kilda junction, stereo photograph, ballarat, sturt st, esco, grenville st, trailers, horse trams

Yields information about Ballarat 17 in an accident with a bus used a doughnut kitchen and S.E. Dickins Store, Bridge St Ballarat.Set of four images of photographs (two each same, different exposure) of Black and white photographs of SEC Tram 17 and a former bus used a food vendors stand, that have finished up in the front of S.E. Dickins Pty Ltd. (Grocers) store c1949. The tram derailed at the intersection of Sturt and Grenville St. collided with the bus and pushed it into the front of the store. Many people standing around the incident, including two trammies in front of the tram. See Reg Item 5587 for newspaper reports and 1020 for other photographs.trams, tramways, grenville st, accidents, s.e. dickins, tram 17

Set of 2 Kodachrome transparencies taken on 24/11/1962. 1163.1 - No. 21 in Bridge St., with destination of "Mt Pleasant" with a Twin Lakes advert and "Trotting Showgrounds Friday Night" auxiliary board on front dash panel. Also Picot & Widmer, chemists shop alongside tram. Tram at a stop with people boarding. 1163.2 - No. 13 and 30 crossing at the end of the double track in Sturt. St, at Grenville St. Both trams have Twin Lakes signs. Photo shows buildings either side of Sturt St.1163.1 - "No. 21 in Bridge St. Ballarat" 1163.2 - "No. 13 and 30 at foot of Sturt St. Ballarat" All have date stamp of "24 Nov. 1962" in purple ink. All black ink unless otherwise noted.tramways, trams, ballarat, bridge st, grenville st., sturt st., tram 13, tram 21, tram 30

Article from page 1 and 2 of The Courier, Monday 22/1/1996 written by Andrew McBride that a meeting is to be held the following day at the Ballarat Town Hall to form a group to push for the return of trams to Ballarat. Quotes Peter Hiscock, Sovereign Hill Executive Director and Andrew McEvoy, Ballarat Tourism Board, Executive Officer. Also has item about the $2m upgrade of Ballarat Railway Station. Includes a photo of Peter Hiscock looking along Sturt St. from Grenville St. Photo by Alan Marini."Franklins Fresh 329" stamp in top right hand corner in black ink.trams, tramways, public meeting, ballarat railway station, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Black & white photograph of the Ballarat Tramways Social Club taken in front of a Grenville St. office (in 1997 was the "The Pancake Kitchen" building. No date. Group of 16 people, men, women and 1 child. HP James second from Right dressed with face blackened. Other people in fancy dress, includes a person in a pram "Baby Thrives on Modern Diary Milk" written on the side. Photograph mounted onto cardboard with a grey textured face and depressed for photo. Has "Richards & Co. Ballarat" printed on bottom rh corner. On rear in Pencil "Ballarat Tramways Social Club (street procession) H.James second from Right" On rear in top left hand corner, white circle with "3" in green ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, personnel, social club

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

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 39, and possibly No. 21 at the intersection of Sturt St and Grenville St., showing the tramway stop shelter at this location. Has the Bucks Head Hotel and the Maypole Delicatessen in the background and shows a number of passengers on the inbound tram and at the tram stop. For high resolution scan see btm2816h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, bridge st, sturt st, grenville st, bucks head hotel, tram 39, tram 21

Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, possibly July 19, 1968, following the announcement the previous day by the Minister of Transport, Mr. Wilcox the decision to scrap Ballarat and Bendigo trams. Noted that State Parliament still had to ratify the decision. Features two ladies boarding No. 13 in Sturt St at Grenville St. Tram has the destination of View Point. See Reg Item 3747 for a print of the Courier Photograph. See Reg Item 995 for Bendigo Advertiser item on the same matter dated -19/7/1968. closure, ballarat, v wilcox

Yields information about Ballarat c1925 from an aerial photograph looking west.Digital photograph of Ballarat looking West c1925, aerial view, looking along Sturt St and Bridge St, taken from about Eureka and Kings St. Shows both the Alfred Hall, the Railway Station, Sunshine Biscuits and the Coliseum. Shows two single truckers at the east end of Sturt St and two at the west end of Bridge St or Grenville St. See email from Alan Bradley dated 28/7/2012 re date. See also Reg Item 5453 for another similar photograph.trams, tramways, ballarat, aerial views

Image is an ESCo tram leaving the intersection of Grenville St. and Bridge St. and proceeding east along Bridge St. Photo taken behind junction points. Has the Nicholl & Allan building on the left side of the photo and the Bucks Head Hotel on the right. Numerous people walking around the street. Shows overhead construction in the area. Title in top left-hand corner "Bridge St. (Looking East), Ballarat. On the rear is places for stamp, address and manufacturer's name in a fancy motif "WTP". Photo taken soon after opening, no roof-mounted destination boxes. See item 9010 for a printed version. yields information of Bridge St at Grenville St, c1905B&W print, laser print and scanned images of a coloured postcard lent to the BTM by Mr. Norm DePomeroy, August 1998 and Sovereign Hill reproduction of this card contained within a scrap book. See Notes for various image holdings and history.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, bridge st., grenville st

Daisy Livingstone Smith was born in Linton in 1903, a daughter of Shire Secretary Alfred John Smith (Alf J Smith) and Ada Smith née Watson. After first being privately educated, she attended Linton State School from 1911, and went on to Queen's College in Ballarat (a Church of England grammar school for girls), where she was Dux in 1918. After leaving school she worked as Linton librarian, and then as a financial officer for the Shire of Grenville. In 1941 she married Roy Brown. Daisy died in 1945, and a lectern dedicated to her memory is in St Paul's Church of England, Linton.Black and white copy of original photograph, shows head and shoulders of a young woman with dark hair cut fairly short. She is wearing a collarless plain dress or blouse, with slightly puffed sleeves and large buttons.daisy livingstone smith, daisy brown

Yields information about various locations in Ballarat in March 2000 for comparison with previous photographs.Set of 15 colour photographs taken by Austin Brehaut in April 2000 showing various locations that Ballarat trams once ran in, for use in a BTM presentation, named "Ballarat Past and Present" at the COTMA 2000 Ballarat Conference. All on Fujicolour Crystal Archive Paper. On rear in blue ink is the date, location and where relevant a reference number to photo locations that the author of the presentation had requested. Letter from Austin, filed with this worksheet. 1772.1 - Sebastopol terminus, 4/4/2000 .2 - Albert St. Sebastopol near "crossover" - 4/4/2000 .3 - Old depot site, 5/4/2000 .4 - From depot site at Depot junction - 5/4/2000 .5 - Albert St. Sebastopol, looking south above loop site - 5/4/2000 .6 - Mt. Pleasant line, in Barkly St. towards terminus - 5/4/2000 .7 - Mt. Pleasant terminus, Cobden Cnr. - 5/4/2000 .8 - Wendouree Parade at Macarthur St. - 5/4/2000 .9 - Site of old Power Station Cnr Ripon St. Wendouree Parade .10 - Sturt St. at Dawson St (site of crossover) towards former Golden City Hotel - 6/4/2000 .11 - From Grenville St - up Sturt St. hill - 6/4/2000 .12 - Lower Sturt St. toward Grenville St - 6/4/2000 .13 - Railway Station from Signal box - 27/4/2000 .14 - Lower Sturt St. toward Grenville St - 6/4/2000 .15 - Railway Station from Signal box - 27/4/2000 For 2010 comparisons see 4645 and 4646. See Aboveballarat, sebastopol, albert st, sec depot, railway station, mt pleasant, dawson st, sturt st

Henry Henty (b.1833-d.1912) was a successful businessman, and briefly a MLA for the seat of Grenville, Victoria in 1866. He was one of three sons of James Henty, and nephew of Edward Henty who is considered to be the first permanent European colonist to take up residence in Victoria. Henry Henty and his wife Marion Ann Henty (nee McKellar) had ‘Tarring’, Kew built for their family in 1872. The Henty family resided at ‘Tarring’ until the death of Marion Henty in 1919. ‘Tarring’ was then sold to Ruyton Girls’ School, and the School moved to the site, (now 12 Selbourne Rd, Kew) in 1920. ‘Tarring’ was renamed ‘Henty House’ in honour of its original owners. Half-length, sepia-toned studio portrait of Mr Henry Henty (b.1833-d.1912). Mr Henty wears a dark suit and tie. His body is one quarter turned to his left, while he looks straight towards the camera. The background behind him is plain and dark. Photograph is mounted on cream card.henry henty, tarring, marion henty, selbourne road, kew (vic), ruyton girls' school, businessman, politician, 1890s

This photograph was taken on the first 'Australia Day', held 30 July 1915. Across Australia, this day was set aside for a nation-wide fundraising effort for the Patriotic Relief Fund, raising money to assist wounded soldiers returning to Australia during WWI. Other days had been set aside to raise funds for specific nations, e.g. 'Belgian Day' had been held earlier in 1915.. In Linton Australia Day 1915 was celebrated with a jumble sale, raffles, and collection of donations. There was also a stall near the Shire Offices, attended by a group of girls dressed as Red Cross nurses, which sold flowers, postcards, toys etc. People identified in photograph: Standing slightly behind the group - Mr Smith (Alf J. Smith, Grenville Shire Secretary). L-R, standing: Kathleen Nicol, Violet Smith, Jean Gascoigne, Elva Ball, Miss Barry, Millie Todd, Effie Gascoigne, Stella Todd, unnamed. L-R, seated - Stella Ralf (spelled Ralph), Rita Morgan, three girls in centre are unnamed, Daisy Smith. The girls were pupils of the Misses Barry, who were assisted in costuming the girls by Mrs A. J. Smith. The stall raised eight pounds for the Patriotic Relief Fund. See article from the 'Grenville Standard', Saturday August 7, 1915, p.1. A copy of this article is in the "Australia Day 1915" file, kept with "Linton" files in the drawer underneath the photocopier in Room-01.Black and white photograph showing school girls dressed as Red Cross nurses. Older lady in middle of back row (Miss Barry) and three gentlemen wearing suits and hats at left hand side of photograph.kathleen nicol, mr smith, violet smith, daisy smith, jean gascoigne, effie gascoigne, elva ball, miss barry, millie todd, stella todd, stella ralf (ralph), rita morgan, world war 1914-1918, australia day 1915, red cross, nurses, patriotic relief fund, fundraising

Two folders of research notes on Ballarat Lawyers, including newspaper clippings, website information, etc .1) newspaper clippings, Plan of Township and Extension of Ballarat County of Grenville 1855, Plan of the Township of Ballarat, Ballarat District from Victoria and It's Metropolis, American Republicanism and the Disturbances on the Victorian Goldfields, Sovereign Remedies, History of the Mechanics' Institute (Spielvogel), Irish in Australia. .2) Curiosity Shop, Mary Amelia Cuthbert; letter from MR to WLR 1860), Ulysses Bound (Richardson)`, Henry Handel Richrdson, Gas in Ballarat, George Binsteadballarat lawyers, di campbell goldfields lawyers collection, ballarat, gas, walter richardson, ballarat high school centenary, courier articles by anne beggs sunter, courier articles by dorothy wickham, courier articles by peter butters

Yields information about some of the tramway shelters in Ballarat.Set of AGFA slides blue and white plastic slides of Ballarat tram shelters. .1 - Grenville St shelter with the remains of the Christmas decoration ? Would appear the tram overhead has been removed. In the background is the Camp Hotel, the Courier office, The Pie shop and a barber. .2 - Drummond St shelter with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Has two men standing in the shelter. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. For a newspaper cutting regarding the removal of the roof of the shelter see Reg Item 6665.4 - for a copy of a newspaper item "Tram Shelter for Christmas Crib" ballarat, tramways, trams, shelters, sturt st, grenville st, drummond st

B&W print and scanned images of a black and white postcard lent to the BTM by Mr. Norm DePomeroy, Dec. 1997. Image is an ESCo tram at the east end of Sturt St. Ballarat, with the Grenville St. shelter in the background. Shows buildings along both sides of Sturt St. Has a few pedestrians in the photo and some horse drawn vehicles in the background. Tram in style with destination box/lights at back of drivers canopy. 2 copies held at 8/98. See also Reg. Item 1988 for postcard with the same photo but different details.See 833i3trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards

Yields information about the City Loop and Sturt St buildings terminus, passengers and the tram liveries in 1963.Black and white print on heavy matt photographic paper of a view looking from Lydiard St, down Sturt St towards Grenville St with many motor cars in the street and trams parked in City Loop, c1963. Has cars parked on the median strip and given the number, a working day. At least four trams in the loop. In the background is the Neptune sign and the Dickins Food store. 2nd copy - laser print - with date etc on rear - added 22/2/2010, copy from Ron Hann. Printed on Fujifilm, Fujicolour Crystal Archive for Frontier"On rear in pencil "Sturt St 1963", 2nd copy has label "Reference 6/113/11 Photo by Ron Hann" and another label "Ballarat 01.63"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, grenville st

Yields information the shop on the corner on Bridge and Grenville St, Cowdell, Tonner and Ellis, the CT&E corner and a one of the cross bench trams, and information about the store itself. Also the puffery of the drapers advertisement.Black and White copy photograph of an advertisement in The Ballarat Star newspaper, dated Dec. 12, 1913 featuring the Cowdell Tonner and Ellis drapers store on the corner of Bridge and Grenville St, Ballarat, also known as the "The CT&E Corner". Features a cross bench tramcar, 19 or 20, passing the front of the store with its blinds drawn, and many flags, advertisements and banners, including the Australian flag. The caption to the photograph is "C.T.E. corner, Bridge Street, Tram Terminus", Ballarat's Busiest Drapers. The advertisement for CT&E has great "puffery". tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, bridge st, cowdell tonner & ellis, ct&e corner, esco, tram 19, tram 20

Yields information the streetscape at the bottom of Sturt St, near Grenville St, the ESCo shelter and how the trams used the track, though in this case, the same tram appears three times.Black and White copy photograph of a photograph of the Grenville tram terminus, in Sturt St, featuring the buildings on either side of Sturt St. Has the ESCo shelter at the bottom of the street, which dates from 1907 (Page 49 of "The Golden City and its tramways"). Note that a weighing machine appears to be on the north side of the shelter. The photograph features three trams, that appear to be the same tram, No. 5. It has a "Stop tram at Harry Davies" roof advertisement sign. Also features the "Sutton Pianos organs and music" sign. Also a number of people crossing the street.tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, bridge st, esco, tram 5

Yields information the buildings, and the general scene from the Post Office looking over Ballarat East towards Mount Warrenheip.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a postcard - titled "Panorama of Ballarat East Vic. The Rose Series Postcard No. P 3164. Two ESCo trams are in the west end of Bridge St at Grenville St. Photo looks east from the Post Office tower, has the Alfred Hall, the Drill Hal and many other major buildings in the view. Wal has dated the photo in ink in the bottom right hand corner 1928, and about 1930 on the rear and 1929 in his album notes. For rear of postcard - see image i2.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat east, alfred hall

Yields information about the planning options that were used for formulate garden routes timetables at various service levels.Single rolled graph sheet which has two sets of runs drawn on it, showing the Gardens via Convent and Ripon St routes from Grenville showing how the tram service would operate and where the trams crossed each other. One graph set shows a 6 car, 7.5 min service and the other a four 10 minute service. Gives the miles and minutes. Would have been used to prepare rosters and timetables. Possible 1910's given Reg Item 4738, which can in the same set of donations. trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, shifts, timetables

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

Black and white photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing. Photo of Ballarat 26 outward bound to Victoria St., loading passengers just prior to crossing Grenville St. Tram has destination of "Victoria St". Has Big W (Woolworths) building in the background, along with the Ballarat Working Men or Labor (labour) monument (8 hour day) in the photograph. Taken by John Phillips late 1960's or early 1970's. Note: Image scanned in two runs through a scanned, resulting in the shading in the image file. .1 - ditto, mounted with four white Velcro dots on rear.trams, tramways, bridge st, grenville st, sturt st, monuments, tram 26

Yields information about the early use of the Ballarat horse trams and condition of the roadway - lots of rocks on the road surface. Also shows an all male loading of passengers.Black and White copy photograph of a State Library of South Australia SLSA B34585 of an well loaded, only male passengers on a Ballaarat Horse Tram - Grenville and Sturt St. Two horse with many men, Wilson's Bucks Head Hotel in background. Condition of the road surface very rough - can't see the rails. Photo taken in early days, as no modesty boards on upper deck - say 1887. Possibly a trial trip. Collected by Alan Bradley from the State Library of South Australia early 1980's. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 28.tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, bucks head hotel, horse tram

Yields information about the a street procession or parade during the 1920's clothing and that a tram was parked to one side.Black and White photograph, of a Labour Day procession in the east end of Sturt St, near Grenville St, during the 1920's. Shows many people, mainly women in 1920's style clothing, watching the procession or parade, standing on either side of the northern half of the street, while a horse drawn car with a person dressed in a long beard proceeds along the street. On the tram track is ESCo tram with a large destination box parked. The tram has a Bushell's Tea on the front panel. In the background are the buildings of Sturt St. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 59.tramways, trams, esco, sturt st, processions, street parade

Printed black and white postcard of Sturt St at the intersection with Lydiard St, looking east towards Grenville St. with Robbie (Robert) Burns statute on the right hand side. Shows the points of the curve from Lydiard St. North. Photo taken after a snow fall. On rear is places for correspondences stamp, address. Has been addressed to Mr. Dan McLherral ?, Ellingerrin of Inverleigh. Postmarked Ballarat 22-09-1906, Ballarat with a Victorian 1d stamp. Titled "Sturt St Gardens Ballarat Under the snow mantle" along bottom left hand edge of the photo. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, robert burns, snowstorm, statues, tram 661, tram 28, tram 671, tram 45