Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters to the Editor concerning the possible closure of the SEC Ballarat system., Yields information about the method of advising SEC Management of letters to the Editor concerning the possible closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Memorandum to the Engineer & Manager from the Ballarat Manager, on green paper - all with rounded corners. 1 - enclosing cuttings from The Courier, 7, 8 and 9/2 (dated 9/2/62) See Reg Item 7950 for these items. trams, tramways, closure, letter to the editor, editorial

Yields information about the reallocation of trams between Ballarat and Bendigo and scrapping of trams., Yields information about the reallocation of trams between Ballarat and Bendigo and scrapping of trams.Memorandum on Electricity Supply Department letterhead, foolscap paper typed, from Engineer and Manager (Melbourne) to Manager Ballarat Branch, dated 12/8/1960, advising of the proposed rolling stock re allocation between Bendigo and Ballarat. Scrapping of Bendigo 15, 12, 13 and 16. Transfer one Maximum Traction bogie tram to Ballarat and two single truckers to Bendigo. Gives the revised establishment - Ballarat - 10 bogies, 15 single truckers and Bendigo - bogies 10, five single truckers, 4 Birneys. "Copy for "Depot Foreman" type in using red ink.trams, tramways, maximum traction, ballarat, bendigo, tramcars, birney

Yields information about damage to tramcars from the use of electrical braking., Yields information about damage to tramcars from the use of electrical braking.Memorandum on Electricity Supply Department letterhead, quarto paper typed, from Manager Ballarat to the Superintendent with a copy to the Depot Foreman, titled "Tramway - Motor Pinions". Concerned about recent damage to pinions, due to "unwarranted use of electrical means of braking". Should only be used in training, emergency. Examples of damaged pinions to be shown to motorman. Dated 22-8-1961 Signed H W Linakertrams, tramways, motormen, motors, damage, training, repairs, braking

Yields information about significant damage to one end of tram 27.Set of two digital images of Ballarat tram No. 27 following a major accident 19/1/1963, The two images show the damage to the tram. The SEC workshop staff constructed a whole new end roof and the join between the two ribs can be seen in the No. 2 end of the tram. Alan Bradley’s June 2019 article on 27 at Page 8 talks about a semi-trailer demolishing the driver’s cabin of 27 at the Mair Street intersection of Drummond Street North – on 19/1/1963.trams, tramways, accidents, workshops, tram 27

Yields information about the crew management and rosters used on a Begonia Festival Sunday.Set of 12 typed sheets of the roster or timetables for "Sunday 2nd March 1958", Begonia Festival, of the various tram runs for crews detailing the time they sign on, what services they operate, times, meals, who relieves or takes them, and times finishing. Has some hand written notes. Tables or runs for 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, Extras A, to K and Fc, Notes a Hc extra - c for conductor?In pencil in top right hand corner "Supt"trams, tramways, rosters, shifts, inspectors, timetables, crews, ballarat, begonia festival

Folder folded cardboard, yellow cover by the Bendigo Tourism Board with papers for the 1994 COTMA Conference from 2nd to 7th December 1994. Contains a general info sheet, programme, bus schedule, maps, list of delegates and hand written notes on the sessions. Has "KS 9-8-94 and 2/12" in ink.trams, tramways, cotma, bendigo, conferences

Yields information about the 1968 proposals to close both the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway systems by the state government.Series of newspaper clippings adhered to three quarto lined sheets about the 1968 attempt by the Victorian Government to close the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway systems. .1 - "Trams will go from two cities" - The Sun Friday 19/7/1968, about the Government's decision - gives reasons for the closure. .2 - "Protest over tram protest" - The Sun, 28/8/1968 - with a photo of No. 35 and that the Ballarat Save the Trams Committee not supporting a public protest meeting called by tramway employees. Also has cutting about the State cabinet being delayed by a good train breakdown, a Brisbane train strike and that Country considering the Underground is not vital. .3 - "The Country trams stay" - The Sun Thursday 3/10/1968 - about the Legislative Council not approving the motion to scrap the trams, Labor and Country party combined to defeat the motion. Also cutting on traffic changes to St Kilda Junction. Date of cutting has been taped onto the sheets.closure, ballarat, bendigo, parliament, st kilda junction, sec

Digital image of two photos of No. 26 on the BTM Access track with Wendouree Parade in the background. Photographed by Chris Phillips 8/3/2016.trams, tramways, btm, access track, depot junction, wendouree parade, tram 26

Set of nine Digital images of BTM Trams on the depot fan and in Wendouree Parade, 19/9/2016, BTM night event celebrating the 45th anniversary of the closure of the SEC Ballarat operated system on 19/9/1971. All by Chris Phillips. .1 - Tram 40 on depot fan .2 - ditto .3 - ditto - end view .4 - at depot junction with passengers .5 - at depot after the event in the shed. .6 - view inside the shed with 27, 26, and 671 .7 - view inside No. 40 with Peter Waugh in kilt talking to passengers. .8 - re-enactment of the "band" leading No. 40 - Peter Waugh, .9 - view outside the shed with 40 entering. trams, tramways, btm, depot, closure, night photo, wendouree parade, tram 40, tram 27, tram 33, tram 671

Negative folder - made by ROW1 International of West Germany containing 40 No. 35 mm negatives of the AETA 1975 Convention visit to Ballarat and Bendigo on 30-3-1975. 17 photos of Ballarat and 23 of Bendigo. Ballarat photos: 1 - 40 at the Wendouree Parade crossing loop showing trams stop signage and AETA members standing at the front of the tram. 2 - distant view of 27 in the loop and the "wide roadway" 3 - view of 40 northbound about to nearing loop with various cars in the view. 4 - 40 about to enter loop with 27 in background. 5 - 40 and 27 at loop 6 - 40 at St Aidans Drive 7 - 14 and 27 at loop with 40 in the background 8 - 27 leaving loop 9 - 14 leaving loop 10 - General view showing cars and 40 in the loop, looking north. 11 - as for 1 12 - ditto 13 - 40 northbound, 27 southbound at loop 14 - 27 at loop 15 - 26, 14 and 28 at depot including 1 road. 16 - ditto with people viewing the trams - shows the overhead on 1 road. 17 - X41 and B80 on train at Spencer St, probably the train the group travelled on. trams, tramways, btps, ballarat, aeta, bendigo, bendigo trust, wendouree parade, depot, gardens loop, motor vehicles, tram 40 tram 27 tram 26 tram 14 tram 28

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the horse tram track near Grenville St c1892Digital image from the George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection held by the University of Aberdeen - see related documents for information and their website for reproduction permissions. It notes that Fred Hardie was sent to Australia in 1892. There are some 41 Ballarat images available on the website. Sturt St Ballarat, looking west from Grenville St towards the Post Office and Town Hall. Shows the horse tram track and the median strip - photo number GB 0231 MS 3792/A2811. Has a number of horse cabs in the background, the 8-hour monument. In the bottom right-hand corner, has the "Summerscales Great shop of Novelties". In the centre of the photograph is a horse tram turning from Lydiard St north into Sturt St. See: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/about-george-washington-wilson-383.php - accessed 29-12-2017.trams, tramways, sturt st, horse trams, horse cabs, grenville st

Demonstrates a souvenir item for the opening of the electric tramways in Ballarat in the form of a postcard which has actually been used to send a message. Has a strong association with the people who sent and received the card.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.10344 stamped on edge. On reverse side is space for stamp, address etc., - with line & "postcard' etc., printed in red ink. Letter/note to Ethel Hodgson of Lethbridge, stamped in Ballarat on 26-8-1905. 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. One Penny stamp, with Ballarat Cancellation stamp and - "5" stamped on the top of the postage stamp. See also Reg Item 608 and 7084 for further versions of this object.Letter on rear and Has I.R. Kellett in ink in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, tickets, letters

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 8/5/2018, titled "High time for high tea of Ballarat's tram" featuring a report on BTM and Bright Life Catering High Tea on Cuthberts939 with photograph of Jess Steenhuis and Emma Joekong celebrating a birthday on the May 2018 event. btm, cuthberts 939, events

.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

Print of a website report in The Age, dated 8/7/2018 titled "Last Drinks: Sudden closure of 150-year-old pub leaves patron reeling" about the closure of the Sebastopol Royal Mail Hotel, written by Caleb Cluff of The Courier, printed in The Age on 9/7/2018. Has photo of the Hotel by Kate Healy, tram outside the hotel by Andrew Cook, a photograph of the original hotel building See pdf file for a complete article.royal mail hotel, hotels, sebastopol, closure

Has a strong association with the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date and demonstrates the ticket style prior to the time of decimal conversion in Australia.Set of 9 pre-decimal or imperial currency tickets used on the Ballarat or the Bendigo tramway system with three of them noted as to their use on the rear. 1 - 3d - orange ticket, over printed "City Section" - A 198391 - used "Charing Cross to Station - tram 23 - Sat 22 May 1965" 2 - 3d - orange - V437554 - on rear "Tram 34 Going to Mt Pleasant Easter Tuesday 31 March 1959". 3 - 5d - green - Q565064 - on rear in pencil "Quarry Hill to Charing Cross (No. 3) 4 - 5d - green - Q565055 - ditto, with addition of "2nd tram" 5 - 7d - black A987991 - on side in pencil' "Eaglehawk to Q Hill No. 3" 6 - 8d - red C209572 - "18 Drummond from L St N Sun 8 Nov. 1964" 7 - 8d- red - C209585 - "ditto" 8 - 8d - red - C582546 - "Q Hill to station tram 23, Sat 22 May 1965" 9 - 1/- purple - A 180987 - "18 decorated for Sebastopol Gold Cent. Sun 8 Nov. 1964 to Sebastopol" trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, bendigo, gold, sebastopol, quarry hill, mt pleasant, lydiard st north

Yields information about the public transport methods in Ballarat from horse cabs, buses, trams and electric trams.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Sat. 24/8/1968, Saturday Magazine, titled "From horse-buses to Trams and back to buses?". Written by K. Mackenzie, looks at the history of public transport in Ballarat, the construction of the horse trams, electric trams and possible conversion back to buses. Has three well known photos of horse trams and a horse drawn, two wheeler cab.horse trams, buses, esco, sec

Demonstrates the last bogie tram on a Friday night service from Victoria St and the impact of the hail storm late that afternoon.Black and White photograph of a bogie tram in Victoria St, Friday 20-8-1971, the last bogie for the day. Has evidence of the big hail storm on the ground that day, late afternoon. Andrew Cook notes, gives tram 35 as the last regular bogie tram on the line that night - see image 31.jpg. Photographer unknown, from the Dave Kellett collection. on rear in ink "Last Bogie, Vic St 20-5-71" and "Victoria St"trams, tramways, victoria st, night photo, closure, secv, tram 35?

Folded A3 sheet with two colour prints of photos attached, showing the visit of the Ballarat Specialist School on a tram tour c2016? with driver Geoff Gardener and 8 students and 2 teachers. On the inside is a photograph of the artwork done by the students following the tour and below their signatures of the participants including a thank you message. Date unknown, Geoff could not recall.trams, tramways, btm, ballarat specialist school, wendouree parade

Yields information about the appearance of an ESCo Ballarat tram late 1920's.Black and white photograph of Ballarat ESCo No. 10 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St with the Town Hall and the National Mutual building in the background. The tram has the open compartment completely covered. Has a Sutton's roof advertisement. Dated 8/6/1928. Track brakes have been removed. Photo Lee A Ratten - see related document and Reg Item 7185.On rear in pencil (very faint) - "Ballarat Car 10, 4 wheel comb, Sturt St, 8/6/1928.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, tram 10

Yields information about Ballarat tram tickets used by the SEC and has a strong association with the SEC Technical Office who collected the tickets.Box of tickets contained within a Kameyama candles (Japan) cardboard box. 1 - Merchandise Delivery Docket - dated 14/10/1971 - No. 160471, listing individual tickets issued. 2 - Block of Parcel tickets - 13c - A007326 to 50 3 - individual tickets - as listed on the delivery docket - all ending in "16" - and Parcel ticket - 13c 7489 Ticket blocks - each of 200 stapled to a cardboard back. 4 - 4c red C359000 5 - 5c yellow B622000 6 - 5c City Section - orange - A374600 7 - 7c green - C892600 8 - 7c City Section - purple - A063800 9 - 8c green - A935800 10 - 10c - black - C802600 11 - 13c - black - B280400 12 - 15c - brown - A386200 13 - 16c - yellow - A560400 trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, closure

Telegram from Mr and Mrs Prisk congratulating Sylvia Mitchell - 31/8/1944. Mr Prisk was a tram driver.Demonstrates a telegram congratulating Sylvia Mitchell.Telegram - typed on PMG Telegram paper - 31/8/1944most popular conductress, sylvia mitchell, tramways, red cross, ballarat, telegram

Black and White - tram 42 at the Mt Pleasant terminus with the street name (Coben St.) in the view. Taken by A T Miles 26/8/1971.Yields information about the Mt Pleasant terminus.Photograph - black and white print with notes on rear. A T Miles stamp and location and date notes.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, tram 42

Black and White - tram 17 (Grey St Sebastopol), arriving at the City tram stop, Sturt and Lydiard Streets, Ballarat. Has the Commonwealth bank building in the background along with an ESCo/SEC switch box. Taken by A T Miles 26/8/1971.Yields information about tram operations in Ballarat, shortly before the closure.Photograph - black and white print with notes on rear. A T Miles stamp and location and date notes.tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 17, commonwealth bank

Photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of tram 42 inbound in Sturt St crossing Doveton St. Has the central median planted with many flowers, In the background is Heinz Bros store. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St north and has roof adverts for Penfolds Sherry and Briquettes.Yields information about the tram 42 and the intersection with Doveton St.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount. Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, tram 42

Photograph of Ballarat Tramcar 19 in Drummond St South, about to turn into Sturt StYields information about SEC tramway operations.Black and white photograph on plain paper"8" "91" "KEN MAGOR Neg. No 1905"ballarat, tram 19, drummond st south, sturt st, sturt st west

The photo, Nucolorvue postcard of tram No. 22 leaving Sturt St for Bridge St, c1949, with Sturt St buildings in the background. On the rear in pencil is "No 22 now 37 about 1951-52" See also items 5354 for a digital image and 3041 ande 2925 for printed versions of this photo in picture books.Yields information about Ballarat and Sturt St c1950 following the information of bogie trams.Postcard coloured, divided back with a handwritten note on rear. Card No. 8.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, postcards, grenville st, tram 22

Yields information about Main Road, just before the intersection with Barkly St.One 35mm slide Anscochrome white plastic mounts of No. 13 with the destination of Mt Pleasant in Main Road, just before the intersection with Barkly St. with "Fish and Chips" shop in the background. Has a Tarax advert on the shop. (This shop was subsequently rebuilt with a car park next door, but is (27-8-16) now closed. In the foreground is a painted tram stop on a pole with a direction sign for the Ballarat East Baby Health Centre.tramways, trams, main road, mt pleasant, tram 13

Yields information about the streetscapes of Ballarat on the Gardens to Victoria St route and in particular buildings and people that crewed the trams.Set of nine Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount of a series of photographs taken from Wendouree Parade in the Gardens to the City tramway - taken from the front or rear window of the tram. .1 - Carlton St loop looking north .2 - Wendouree Parade, north of the Windmill Drive north intersection - has a tram stop pole. .3 - Sturt St - in bound just past Pleasant St - has passengers waiting at the tram stop. .4 - at Ascot St. .5 - at Drummond St with Shell garage in the view and a track worker. .6 - at Talbot St? with track workers repairing the road surface. .7 - at Dawson St showing the tram stop and End of Section signs. .8 - nearing the intersection with Armstrong St. .9 - nearing Lydiard St. Slide mount date cannot be read - possibly August 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sturt st, drummond st, trackwork, tram stops, carlton st loop