Yields information about the transfer of tram 42 to the Zion Congregational Church Oct. 1971Set of 12 Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides and 7 Kodak cardboard slides of the relocation of No. 42 from the SEC Ballarat Depot to the Zion Congregational Church - 5/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - Tram on the SEC owned low loader leaving the depot .2 - leaving the SEC depot .3 - in Wendouree Parade .4 - ditto at the kiosk .5 - in Drummond St south - not the witches hats - the SEC overhead crews probably dismantling the overhead .6 - arriving at the church .7 - ditto .8 - the site for the tram with the concrete blocks ready. .9 - backing in .10 - ditto .11 - arriving at the Zion Congregational church .12 - ditto .13 - handing the delivery docket over, includes .14 - at the church .15 - ditto - being lifted off the low loader .16 - up on the jacks, the low loader having been taken away .17 - part of the crew having a break .18 - person - church? holding the tram keys .19 - tram on the ground with the church sign alongside Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, zion congregational church, disposal, tram 42

Yields information about the transfer of tram 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol.Set of 22 Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides of tram 18 being moved to Victory Park for the Borough of Sebastopol - 30/9/1971. See Reg Item 2909 for the actual Newspaper cutting and 3778 for a photograph of the move. See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal, though this item gives the date as 2/10/71 .1 - No. 18 parked on the depot fan, with E. Davis alongside. .2 - group of 6 men standing alongside 18 - left to right - N. Lorensini, ? W. Trusler, S. Lakey, B.Peart and E. Davis .3 - tram being driven into Wendouree Parade. .4 - ditto .5 - turning from Macarthur St into Drummond St south with a SEC bucket truck following. .6 - ditto - with the Lisette Beauty Salon on the corner. .7 - Drummond St North .8 - Coupling a SEC tractor to the tram with the Ballarat Base Hospital in the background. .9 - Ditto with S. Lakey cleaning out the points. .10 - being towed across Sturt St .11 - being towed along Drummond St South .12 - workmen at Victory Park preparing the section of track. .13 - ditto .14 - being derailed near Vickers St with an Alsco Linen Service van in the background - note the overhead appears to have been removed. .15 - towing the tram across Albert St. .16 - towing the tram along Victory St, .17 - ditto .18 - moving steel channel along the street, with a tram sitting on one already. .19 - moving the tram .20 - ditto .21 - turning the track to align up with the storage track. .22 - Group of 7 men (see slide 2 for some of the names) and three children with the tram in position. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. See also Reg Item 6857 for a digital image. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, drummond st, macarthur st, tram 18

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in building the depot fan and access track.Set of 10 Agfa blue and white plastic mounts - 27mm square slides or 35mm slides of BTPS workers, c1973/1974 preparing rail joints or welding them. .1 - welding access track .2 - setting up to weld track .3 - welding access track .4 - installing fish plates prior to the extension of 2 road across the level crossing - Noel Gipps .5 - Cutting Rail - Noel Gipps and Barry McCandlish .6 - Cutting Rail - Noel Gipps, Barry McCandlish and Bill Kingsley .7 - welding track across the curve in Wendouree Parade .8 - ditto with Richard Gilbert and Noel Forster .9 - welding track across the curve .10 - dittoVarious notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, depot, trackwork, wendouree parade

Yields information about the storage of trams at the City Loop on the last day of operation of the SEC tram system. Has a strong association with the SEC Sales department of the mid 1970's.Copy slide - white / black plastic mount of four bogie trams in the City Loop, c1971. Leading tram No. 37 - last day of operations. Prepared by BTPS Sales - photographer not given.Has written on the slide - "BTPS Sales" and "19/9/1971"tramways, trams, closure, city loop, grenville st, sturt st, tram 37

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in commissioning No. 40 on the access track Sept. / Oct 1974.Set of 13 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the first day that 40 operated on the access track - late September early October 1974. Fares Please! for Sept. 1974 says that the first tram under power was 27 on 19/9/1974. Slides in order number noted on the slide. .1 - 40 on the access track. .2 - crossing the level crossing towards the depot .3 - on the access track .4 - ditto .5 - celebrations - Richard Gilbert, Rolf Jinks, Graeme Jordan, Lindsay Bounds .6 - celebrations .7 at the depot .8 - celebrations - with Peter Rees as well. .9 - On the depot fan .10 - crossing the level crossing .11 - at the depot .12 - on the access track - note the white stop block behind the tram. .13 - at the depot.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, commissioning, depot, tram 40

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade.Set of 15 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the official opening day of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramway operations by the Chairman of the SEC 1/2/1975. .1 - 14 on access track for BTV6 .2 - 14 running out on access track .3 - 27 running in Wendouree Parade .4 - 26 at Gardens Loop with the watchman's shed. .5 - 38 on depot fan .6 - ditto .7 - as for .1 .8 - 14 on access track .9 - 26 in Wendouree Parade .10 - 40 heads the opening line up in Wendouree Parade .11 - ditto .12 - 27 at the other end .13 - ditto .14 - ditto .15 - waiting for the ceremony - it was a hot day. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, opening, wendouree parade, depot, tram 40, tram 26, tram 14, tram 27

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade.Set of 16 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the official opening day of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramway operations by the Chairman of the SEC 1/2/1975. .1 - 40 heads the opening line up in Wendouree Parade .2 - 27 at the other end .3 - ditto .4 - 14, 26 and 27 in the line up. .5 - about to break the opening banner .6 - ditto .7 - going through the banner .8 - the opening speeches .9 - ditto .10 - ditto .11 - ditto .12 - ditto .13 - ditto .14 - the band setting up .15 - the band marches .16 - ditto Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, opening, wendouree parade, depot, tram 40, tram 26, tram 14, tram 27

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade and tramcar operations afterwards.Set of 16 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of tram running after the official opening day of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramway operations 1/2/1975. .1 - 14 and 26 in Wendouree Parade ready to carry passengers either way. .2 - 26 at St Aidans Drive .3 - 26 and another tram at St Aidans Drive .4 - 26 at Gardens Loop .5 - 26 Wendouree Parade .6 - 27 ditto .7 - 14 running in onto the access track. .8 - 27 in Wendouree Parade .9 - 40 at depot junction .10 - 27 at depot junction .11 - ditto running in .12 - 14 on access track .13 - 40 running in .14 - ditto .15 - ditto .16 - ditto Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, opening, wendouree parade, depot, depot junction, st aidans drive, tram 40, tram 26, tram 14, tram 27

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade at the time of the 1978 AGM and the building extensions.Set of 16 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the 1978 AGM at the depot and tram operations in Wendouree Parade - 15/10/1978 (September 1978 Fares Please!) .1 - 27 at St Aidans Drive .2 - ditto with a Sovereign Hill roof Advert .3 - ditto .4 - ditto at Carlton St .5 - ditto .6 - 27 arriving Depot Junction - note the signal lamp .7 - ditto .8 - looking up the access track .9 - Building extension works underway 10 - ditto showing the pits .11 - showing the stockpile of gravel .12 - 1978 AGM in progress - note the landscaping .13 - ditto .14 - 27 on the 3 road extension .15 - 40 and 27 at the depot fan .16 - depot fan and 27. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, meetings, depot, buildings, tram 40, tram 27

Yields information about the use of tram 27 on the access track following the connection of power at the depot.Set of 3 digital images scanned from 35mm slides of the installation of the initial testing and driving of tram 27 on the access track - from Fares Please would be 19/9/1974 or shortly there after. .1 - 27 at the end of the access track - not the white stop block behind the tram. .2 - 27 crossing the level crossing with three people in the cab - Clyde Croft on the left. .3 - 27 and 14 at the depot - may not be initial date.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, depot, tramcars, commissioning

Newspaper cutting - Bendigo Advertiser - Wednesday 16/9/1970 tilted "Our trams will go - buses to take over next year" about the tabling of the SEC Notice to abandon or abolish the tramways in both Ballarat and Bendigo. Notes the intention for concession fares on the buses, actual fares, revised bus routes, subsidy from the SEC to the Transport Regulation Board (TRB) for concession fares for a period of five years and service frequency. Has a photo of a single trucker at Charing Cross. Quotes the Minister for Fuel and Power - Mr. Balfourbendigo, transport regulation board, closure, buses, fares, sec

Yields information about the visit of the Carey Grammar school visit to Ballarat and the Eureka siding in 1969.Set of five negatives of the Carey Railway Club visit to Ballarat on Saturday 13/9/1969. .1 - 34 with the destination of Mt Pleasant at Carlton St loop, though running a Special .2 - 17 and 34 with another single trucker at Gardens Loop - 17 has a Twin Lakes sign and destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. 34 showing Special. .3 - side on view of 34 at Carlton St Loop - with a SEC electric cooking roof advert. .4 - DERM entering the Eureka Siding. .5 - DERM leaving the Eureka Siding, has the Millar Bros engineering works in the background.trams, tramways, tours, eureka, wendouree parade, carlton st loop, carlton st, railways, tram 34, tram 17

Yields information about tram operations and the street views at Hospital Corner.Set of 10 photographs taken on 10/8/1971 by Campbell Duncan of trams at Hospital Corner. .1 - No. 35 turning from Sturt into Drummond St South heading for Sebastopol. .2 - No. 31 inbound to Mt Pleasant with Hospital in background. Tram has two Johnny Walker whiskey roof adverts. .3 - No. 27 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St North, to the Gardens. Has the Mobil Service station and other buildings in the background and the ESCo street pillar. .4 - No. 43 turning from Drummond St South into Sturt St with the Southern Cross Hotel etc in the background. .5 - ditto - side on view. .6 - No. 39 and a single trucker on the north side of Sturt St - No. 39 has arrived from the depot via Sturt St west and about to turn to run to Grey St. .7 - ditto .8 - ditto .9 - ditto .10 - No. 39 crossing Sturt St in Drummond St.trams, tramways, hospital corner, drummond st, sturt st, electrical equipment, tram 35 tram 39 tram 31 tram 27 tram 43

Yields information about tram operations in Drummond St south and a four way cross at the Urquhart St loop.Set of 3 photographs taken possibly on 10/8/1971 by Campbell Duncan of a four way cross at the Urquhart St loop on the Sebastopol line. See Campbell Duncan's email of 21/9/2016. Involves trams - 35, 26, 34? and 43. trams, tramways, drummond st sth, urquhart st, loops

Yields information about the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat system and the city Loop area.Digital image of a photograph taken on 19/9/1971 by Campbell Duncan of four bogie trams lined up at the City Loop on the last day of operation. 39 at the end of the queue. trams, tramways, city loop, closure, sturt st, night photo, last day

Yields information about the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat system and the Sebastopol terminus.Digital image of a photograph taken on 19/9/1971 by Campbell Duncan of No. 40 at Sebastopol on the day of closure, night photo - probably not the very last tram, not enough people on board. trams, tramways, sebastopol, closure, albert st, night photo, last day

Printed colour A3 poster, comprising a A3 sheet colour printed, with a heavier rear card sheet glued together with a cloth strip between the two items, advertising the "Ballarat Apron Festival - Saturday 9 May and Sunday 10 May 2015". Has contact details, sponsors, and event location details. .1 - a blue based cotton strip with brown and white lines. .2 - a pink strip with white polka dots. See April 2015 Fares Please! pages 3 and 5 for more details. Both posters used on tram 14, on 8/3/2015.trams, tramways, festival, community, events, advertisements

Demonstrates the safety record of the SEC Ballarat depot, has a strong association with the workers and Yields information about their performance and dates.Timber framed box, glass fronted, Masonite back, painted black on the edges and front with a slot on the underside and metal catch screwed to the timber that allowed a preprinted poster to be slid out from the base. The poster titled "Our Safe Working Days Score", provided with secured to the poster, four metal sheets pressed with three rounded edges to allow a paper strip to be slid in from the right hand side and secured. Poster has been preprinted for the SEC Electricity Supply Department". The top strip gave the name of the location "Ballarat - Tram - Depot", the second strip - no sheet present and purpose not known, date since the last event "9-4-69" and the previous best score - "982" days.trams, tramways, depot, sec, safety, personnel

Yields information about the Depot and how equipment was provided in the depot and some of the tramcars.Sixteen Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams at the Depot and workshops in Wendouree Parade. .1 - 36 in depot with chain block, chains, jacks and other equipment in the view. .2 - view of the inspection pit on 4 road with the large jack in the pit. .3 - 39 on "0" road - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .4 - 26 in the paint and wood shop area of the workshops. .5 - 43 in the depot. .6 - 42 and the 1 road pit. .7 - ditto, with a window cleaner - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .8 - 35 and 36 .9 - roof top view - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .10 - 27 and many spare wheels in the view, along with jacks. .11 41 and other trams showing the pit, spare parts and equipment - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .12 18 at the front of the depot. .13 View of a 22E bogie with autumn leaves .14 - as for .4, - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .15 - Scrubber car on "0" road and lots of autumn leaves. .16 - View of the depot view with 39 on "0" road and 18 on "3" road. trams, tramways, depot, workshops, scrubber tram, tram 36, tram 27, tram 41, tram 18, tram 39, scrubber, tram 39, tram 26, tram 43, tram 42, tram 35, tram 36

Yields information about the use of the Parker St loop by trams prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of Nos 43 and 14 crossing at the Parker St loop, Sturt St west. 43 has the destination of Mt Pleasant and 14, Gardens via Sturt St West. Photo by Charles Craig most likely Sunday 5/9/1971, prior to closure given the photographers in the view. Date based on Andrew Cook's notes item 70.jpg trams, tramways, sturt st west, closure, parker st loop, tram 43, tram 14

Yields information about the history of the demise of the Ballarat system and what was left and the future outlook.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "The trams, the shed; what we have left?", Editorial of Tuesday 15/9/1970, about the muted Government proposal to close the tramway system in Ballarat. Notes Mr. H. Bell's trolley bus proposal, state government issues in Parliament, tramway loses, Victorian Government politics, Country Roads Board and the possible sale of the tram shed.closure, city of ballaarat, sec, depot, parliament, trolley buses

Provides information about the last tickets issued on the Mt Pleasant route at the time of closure and sample tickets.Set of 8 tickets and handwritten notes regarding the last tickets issued on 5/9/1971 when the Mt Pleasant - Gardens via Sturt St west route closed. .1 - hand written noted on a ruled sheet of paper from a note book - listing the last tickets for 4c, 5, 7c and 13c on the route for both the last tram to and from the city. .2 - Set of 4 No. 18c - brown print on off white paper, ticket nos. A190143, 190155, 416905 and 416934 - not listed on the above sheet. .3 - set 5 No. 13c - black print on off-white paper, ticket nos. B274809, 812, 871 and B238350 and 358. Collected and noted by Keith Kings at the time.trams, tramways, secv, closure, tickets, last tram, mt pleasant, gardens

Map - printed in colour of off white paper titled "2019 Ballarat Begonia Festival Map" showing the various event locations in the Gardens area for the 2019 festival. Shows the tram stops and festival sponsors. On the rear is the program for each of the three days between 9/3/19 and 11/3/19.trams, tramways, begonia festival, map, events, btm

Yields information about the City of Ballarat and its involvement in the promotion of the city through the Begonia Festival. Yields information about the tramway through a map.Programme or book, 16 Quarto pages, centre stapled full colour on semi gloss paper, titled "Ballaarat 70 Begonia Festival" for the 1970 Begonia Festival. 27/2/1970 to 9/3/1970. Gives details of the city, the begonias, industry, how to grow them, Festival activities, agriculture, map showing the city roads, a suggested tour route, tram lines, Eureka stockade, Historical Park (Sovereign Hill), 3BA, The Courier, BTV6, Education and sporting facilities. Really a City spruiking document with many colour photos. Note all words with Ballarat in them are spelt with the aatrams, tramways, begonia festival, ballarat, map

Yields information about the postal services in the Ballarat region.Pamphlet - 3 folds - printed on semi gloss paper, titled "Ballarat Post Offices since the gold discovery of 1851", outlining the history of the post offices in Ballarat, prepared for the Ballarat Historical Park Association (Sovereign Hill), 12/9/1972. Details the history of the postal services and deliveries with a background of the establishment of Victoria and Ballarat in particular, centred around the discovery of gold. Includes notes on the construction of the Ballarat post offices and their history. Has the Park Association logo on the rear.trams, tramways, post office, gold, sovereign hill

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the appearance of the Radiax Truck.Black and white print of Geelong 23 at the Railway Station, showing the Radiax truck. Photo dated 29/3/1948. Based on the handwriting on btm5869i, the photo is by Leon Marshal-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.On the rear in ink "29/3/1948, Radiax truck under Geelong No. 23".trams, tramways, geelong, railway station, radiax trucks, trucks, tram 23

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the appearance of tram 23.Black and white print of Geelong 23 at the Railway Station, awaiting passengers for the AETA Special. Photo dated 29/3/1948. Based on the handwriting on btm5869i, the photo is by Leon Marshal-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.On the rear in ink "29/3/1948, Geelong # 23" at railway station"trams, tramways, geelong, railway station, radiax trucks, trucks, aeta, tram 23

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the appearance of trams 22 and 23 at Beach terminus.Black and white print of Geelong 23 and 22 at the Beach terminus. Tram 23 has showing special, has the AETA tour board and an auxiliary board showing "Chartered Tram". No. 22 has the destination of West. Photo dated 29/3/1948. Based on the handwriting on btm5869i, the photo is by Leon Marshal-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.On the rear in ink "29/3/1948, Beach terminus in Geelong, AETA tour"trams, tramways, geelong, aeta, beach, west, tram 23, tram 22

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the appearance 23 at the Railway Station.Black and white print of Geelong 23 at the Railway Station. Tram 23 showing special, has the AETA tour board and an auxiliary board showing "Chartered Tram". Photo dated 29/3/1948. Based on the handwriting on btm5869i, the photo is by Leon Marshal-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.On the rear in ink or pencil "29/3/1948, Geelong No. 23, Keith Kings suspended"trams, tramways, geelong, aeta, railway station, tram 23