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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Les Fordham, Aug. 1967
... the appearance of Bridge St looking west into Sturt St. Tramways trams ...Yields information about the appearance of Bridge St looking west into Sturt St.Kodachrome white cardboard mount 35mm slides - dated August 1967 taken by Les Fordham of a view looking along Bridge St into Sturt St showing trams in the city loop, the Grenville St shelter and buildings on either side of the street. In the background is the Dickins Food store sign and Morseheads of Ballarat store.tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, grenville st, bridge st, shelters -
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Photograph - Digital image, Fred Hardie, Sturt St Ballarat, horse tram heading west, 1892
Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the horse trams 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, horse tram heading west, with a number of pedestrians near the tram on the north side of the street with the Town Hall in the background. GB 0231 MS 3792/D1907 - taken at the intersection of Doveton St. Has a number of horse cabs in the background. 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, doveton st -
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Photograph - Digital image, Fred Hardie, Sturt St Ballarat, horse tram No. 4 heading west, 1892
Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the horse trams 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, horse tram No. 4 heading west, with a lady near the tram on the north side of the street with the Snow and Room (Snows) in the background. GB 0231 MS 3792/A0186 - taken at the intersection of Armstrong St. Has a number of horse cabs in the background and one of the large street lights at the intersection. 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, armstrong st, tram 4 -
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Photograph - Digital image, Charles Rudd, c1890?
... from the Nicholl and Alan building looking west along Sturt St... building looking west along Sturt St. Shows the buildings along ...Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of the horse trams.Digital image from the State Library of Victoria website image No. H39558/12, a Charles Rudd photograph showing a view from the Nicholl and Alan building looking west along Sturt St. Shows the buildings along either side of Sturt St and a horse tram descending the hill. Very little other traffic in the photograph. Has signs for "C. Huck - The Queen's studio photo" and "Morrey and Murray", the Cash Drapers on the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building. Note the caption of the photograph is incorrect. See image btm7019i2.pdf for the SLV link - correct as of 31-12-17. See image i2 for a more detailed photograph.trams, tramways, grenville st, sturt st, horse trams -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Underwood & Underwood, 1908
... the appearance of the intersection of Sturt and Grenville St looking west ...Yields information about the appearance of the intersection of Sturt and Grenville St looking west and tram operations.Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by Underwood and Underwood of Arlington New Jersey and Westwood New Jersey USA. Not dated, c1908 Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Collins St at Swanston St looking west - tram has the destination of Victoria Bridge - image number (10)-10238 2 - Princes Bridge, looking south with many people on the bridge, including market stalls, horse drawn vehicles and cable trams. Has the Wirths Circus building and ?? Stationers and Printers building in the background. 3 - Sturt St from Grenville St with 3 ESCo trams in the photograph along with the Town Hall, the tramway shelter. The Mechanics Institute Building has the "Talk W to W Coltman" sign on it. Image no. - (34)-10262.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, collins st, swanston st, princes bridge, sturt st, esco, shelters -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lee A Ratten, late 1940's to early to mid 1950's
... of Sturt St and an advertisement for Penfolds Wines. Photo... side of Sturt St and an advertisement for Penfolds Wines ...Yields information about tram operations in Ballarat using City Loop.Black and white photograph of Ballarat 25 and another single trucker at the City Loop. Tram 25 has the destination of City. In the background are the building on the west side of Sturt St and an advertisement for Penfolds Wines. Photo possibly Lee A Ratten - see related document and Reg Item 7185.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, city loop, tram 25 -
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Photograph - Illustration, "Sturt Street looking west from Town Hall", c1907
Set of two illustrations - back to back - the first a view from the Town Hall, looking northwest over the central Sturt St median strip. Has one ESCo tram in the view. Has on the corner of Sturt and Armstrong Streets, A Dawson store and R Ludbrook & Co furnishings. The second illustration is from the north side of Sturt St looking southwest towards Doveton St, Has Skewes Chemis, Wall paper warehouse, and Shoppee's Square in the view.Yields information about Sturt St and the associated buildings.Illustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, esco, armstrong st, doveton st -
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Photograph - Illustration, "Sturt Street (looking west), c1907
Illustration titled - "Sturt Street (looking west) with an ESCo tram turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North from the Grenville St terminus. The tram has the destination box above the driver, c1907. A horse-drawn cart is in the view along with the Town Hall, the National Mutual building with the Jeweller's sign C Marks visible. On the left hand side is the Robbie Burns statue.Yields information about Sturt St and the associated buildings and ESCo operations.Illustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, esco, lydiard st, ballarat town hall, statues -
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Photograph - Illustration, "Sturt Street Ballarat, c1907
Illustration titled - "Sturt Street Ballarat" Image is of an ESCo tram (No. 5) just to the west of the Armstrong and Sturt St. intersection with the Ballarat Town Hall, the National Mutual building in the background. Tram traveling east. Tram has a destination box on the roof, but no driver's windows, say 1906 - 1912 or 1910c. Some horse-drawn vehicles in the image. Snows has a "Summer Clearance" sign on the building. See also items 5129, 8414 and 837 for other postcards using this image.Yields infomation about Sturt St and ESCo tramsIllustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, esco, ballarat town hall, tram 5, armstorng st, town hall, -
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Photograph - Tram 23 and Tram 26 - City Centre, 11/1/1954
Photograph of Ballarat Tramcars 23, 26, and another. and 3 other tramcars at City Centre, Nth side of Sturt St at Grenville St Nth, looking West. Photo shows the later small passenger shelter, a few pedestrians, a number of early motor vehicles, and the commercial buildings of the Eastern end of Sturt St. Prominent in the background are the Mechanics Institute, and the Town Hall.Yields information about SEC tramway operations, and the buildings and layout of the East end of Sturt St.Black and white photograph on plain paperHas a stamp from The Argus (Melbourne newspaper). has various items of copyright and permission details; and Negative No: J5994. Also, "Ballarat" and "K.J.MAGOR" No".ballarat, sturt st, tram 26, tram 23 -
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Postcard, JE, "Sturt Street Ballarat", 1909
Coloured postcard of an ESCo tram westbound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906 - 7 - has a destination box. There are several pedestrians in the picture. Taken from the east side of the intersection, looking towards the Town Hall, with the National Mutual Insurance building and Snows in the photo. Also shows the overhead arrangements - two wire for Sturt St, single for Lydiard St, coming into the intersection. On the rear of the postcard are the initials "JE" in the top centre, a 1d Victorian stamp, cancelled 5/4/1909, addressed to a Mrs Sproston of Skeleton Cottage Avoca with a message from her granddaughters - Fervie and Edith. See item 3279 for a black-and-white version. Yields information about Sturt St at Lydiard St looking west and the tramway overhead.Printed colour postcard titled Postcard - "Sturt Street Ballarat" used - 1909See image i2 for letter and posting details.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, overhead, town hall -
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Postcard, H&B, "Shoppee Square Ballarat", c1910
Photograph - looking west from the Snows building showing "Shoppee Square" area and a ESCo tram westbound. Shows the various statues in the central median strip along with the garden beds and iron railings. On the rear is a message about celebrating Christmas - with a lemon squash. Published by H&BYields information about the streetscape of Sturt St. and Shoppee Square.Postcard black and white, used, H&B, with a brown and cream border, slightly embossed photo.See image 2tramways, trams, esco, sturt st, shoppee's square -
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Postcard, "Sturt Street looking west, Ballarat", c1906
Photograph - looking east along Sturt Street from Grenville St showing the various buildings on both sides of Sturt St. One ESCo tram in the view along with many people and one horse-drawn vehicle. The photo was taken before the construction of the large office/waiting room shelter at the tram terminus - possibly c1906. This photo is used in item 2688 - same image but more defined colours within a gold background flowery oval.Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St.Postcard coloured, divided back, unused, Valentine & Sons.Has marking "55393 JV" along the bottom edge. tramways, trams, esco, sturt st -
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Postcard, Murray Views, "Murray Views No. 29 Sturt Street, looking west Ballarat Vic", 1948
Photo shows the view looking east along Sturt Street from Harry's building, The card has been wrongly titled as looking west. Tram 32 is westbound to the Gardens. In the view are Lester House, Crockers, and Tunbridge's stores. On the rear Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor of Newcastle has drawn in a diagram of the track arrangements, where the tram was. His notes are "Sturt St looking EAST, 1948. No. 32 painted the new colour scheme. Photo taken from Doveton St corner." See item 5313 for a digital image of this postcard.Yields information about the view from the SW Corner of Sturt St looking north east.Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 32 -
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Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, "Sturt Street Ballarat:", c1912
... of the Nichol and Allen Building in Grenville St looking west. Titled... in Grenville St looking west. Titled "Sturt St Ballarat" in the top ...Valentine Series postcard of Postcard, looking from the top of the Nichol and Allen Building in Grenville St looking west. Titled "Sturt St Ballarat" in the top left-hand corner. Has two ESCo trams in the view, with a 3rd outside the town hall. Shows all the buildings on both sides of Sturt St, many flying prominent flags. Postcard by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. In a note to Ken Magor, Wal Jack has written on the rear: "old type, No. 17 on left and No. 11 on right. Photo taken from Grenville Street looking west about 1912." Yields information about Sturt St looking west from Grenville St about 1912.Postcard, colour, divided back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 for the handwritten note on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, postcards, grenville st, tram 17, tram 11, esco -
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Postcard, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Looking west up Sturt Street", c1950
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 -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 3, Dave Simpson, trams at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St - City terminus, late 1960's early 1970's
Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Sts tramway centre and Boer War monument.Set of three 35mm slides - AGFA dark blue / white plastic mounts of trams at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St - City terminus. 1 - view from the central median on the west side of Lydiard St, looking East with the Commonwealth Bank, Post Office, with many passengers at the location. The Boer War monument /statue is in the centre part of the photograph. 2 - No. 14 about to turn into Lydiard St North/ The short tram stop and End of Section sign are adjacent to the tram. 3 - Tram waiting at the north side tram stop - has a Twin Lakes and Cinzano sign. Has the ANZ bank and the SEC offices in the background.tramways, trams, sturt st, city, lydiard st, passengers, signs, tram 14 -
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Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 3, Lilian Butler, Sturt St and Ripon Sts, 1971
... Point line junction at Ripon St, looking north west with short... Ripon St, Talbot St. Ballarat Tramways trams Sturt St View Point ...Yields information about Ripon St, Talbot St.Set of 3 Hanimex slides - what cardboard mounts: 1 - View Point line junction at Ripon St, looking north west with short tram stop pole and Ampol service station sign on the right. 2 - Water column North West corner of Sturt Street and Talbot Street (opposite the Fire Station). Column long gone. (Advised by Neville Britton 26/9/2016 - by e-mail) 3 - looking west - South side of Sturt St. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butlerballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st, view point, ripon st, tram stops -
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Photograph - Digital image Set of 8, George Coop, 1968 - 1970
Yields information about the City Loop area and its operation. Eight (8) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of trams at the City Loop. .1 - 33, 17 and two other single truckers parked in the loop with motor vehicles and parking meters. No. 33 has an Eureka Roofing Tile Advert. .2 - 28? passing two track workers cleaning the west end points with a bogie car and three single truckers in the loop. In the background are Patersons and Dickins Food Store. .3 - No. 12 parked at the east end of the loop, hard up against the tram in front. Shows the Section Insulator. .4 - As for .1, front on photo with the destination of City and a "Pay as You Enter". The Dickins sign can be seen. .5 - as for .2, No. 35 leads the queue. Has the Woolworths Big W store in the background. .6 - view from the rear (12, 30, 17) with No. 33 being driven out of the loop. .7 - View from the rear, 33 has moved out of view. Has the T&G (Temperance and General) building in the view. .8 - No. 31 moves over the points at the west end of the loop. The tram has the Destination of Gardens via Drummond North, a Twin Lakes advert and a SEC Electric Cooking Advert.trams, tramways, city loop, sturt st, trackwork, overhead, tram 33, tram 17, tram 26, tram 12, tram 35, tram 31 -
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Photograph - Digital image Set of 10, George Coop, 1968 - 1970
... Sturt West, about , near Ripon St, with the Ampol service... Sturt West, about , near Ripon St, with the Ampol service ...Yields information about the tram operations and the landscape views of the Sturt St median strip.Ten (10) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in Sturt St, between the City and Pleasant Streets. .1 - Tram 26 climbing the Sturt St hill to Lydiard St, with the Cook's Private Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank and the National Mutual Life building in the background. Photo taken from the Titanic Bandstand. .2 - Tram 40 Sturt St, enough to Lydiard St North just before Raglan St. Has a lady passenger by the tram stop. .3 - Tram 30 - Sturt St north side, near Armstrong St, - has a blue framing line around the photograph. .4 - Tram 39, Sturt St, near Doveton St, shows the rotunda in the median strip. .5 - Tram 18, with median step in view. .6 - Tram 31, with two Johnnie Walker whiskey roof adverts, outside the National Mutual Life building with the Alan Bros Jewellers and Golden Star Chinese Cafe in the view. .7 - Tram 31, Sturt St south side with Town Hall and the Golden City Hotel in the view. Tram has destination of Gardens via Drummond North. .8 - Tram 41 - ditto - going to Sebastopol. .9 - Tram 13, south side, Gardens via Sturt West, about , near Ripon St, with the Ampol service station in the background and about to pick up a lady passenger .10 - Tram 17, near Doveton St. Has a Twin Lakes sign and a Wilkinson Sword Razor Bladese roof advert. trams, tramways, sturt st, raglan st, passengers, doveton st, tram 26, tram 40, tram 30, tram 39, tram 18, tram 31, tram 41, tram 13, tram 17 -
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Photograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, c1971
... - Looking west along Sturt St from Bridge and Grenville St - shows... - Looking west along Sturt St from Bridge and Grenville St - shows ...Yields information about the Royal Visit to Ballarat and the appearance of Bridge St during 1956 and just prior to the closure of the tramway.Set of three colour digital images taken of the Bridge St Ballarat by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Looking west along Bridge St from the Service Station, shows the various buildings, tram track, tram shelter and overhead. Appears to be c1971. .2 - Look east from Grenville St, 1954 with the Royal Visit decorations in the placed. Has the Dickins Self Service Grocery shop, Bucks Head Hotel and a sign for Morsheads store. Tram tracks and overhead apparent along with two trams in the far distance. .3 - Looking west along Sturt St from Bridge and Grenville St - shows the buildings in the background, tramway overhead, general congestion, letter box, tram stop shelter. A tram is parked in the loop. Has a Davies Bread advert on the Mechanics Institute building, also Thomas Jewellers, T& G and the Odeon Theatre sign.trams, tramways, bridge st, victoria st, stones corner, royal visit, grenville st, shelters, sturt st -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Negative, Ellis Collection, c1950
... in Sturt St at Lydiard St North. Note the bus alongside the tram... of a single trucker west bound in Sturt St at Lydiard St North. Note ...Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St c1950 and the Lydiard St intersection.Black and white photograph of a single trucker west bound in Sturt St at Lydiard St North. Note the bus alongside the tram. Has the National Mutual building and Commonwealth Bank buildings. Sign on the National Mutual building advertising Commercial Union Insurance and Doepel and Lilley Real Estate. Bracket arms are of the type that required the pole to be cut into. c1950. Item donated comprised negative 1095, A4 print and laminated A4 print. Negative scanned at 2400dpi. On the top edge of one of the prints "same as 1094"trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, secv, lydiard st, tram 30 -
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Domestic Object - China Vase, Devon Ware Fieldings, c1910
... and with another tram in the view. Looks west along Sturt St. Produced... in the view. Looks west along Sturt St. Produced by Devon Ware ...Yields information about the appearance through a drawing of Sturt St in the mid 1920's and yields information about the manufacture of china items with images on the outside of the vase.Black colour external china vase with handles, white interior with a gold rim, three small legs at base with a transferred image of Sturt St from Grenville St early 1910's with an ESCo tram arriving at the Grenville St terminus and with another tram in the view. Looks west along Sturt St. Produced by Devon Ware Fieldings, Stoke on Trent England - marked on the base of the object. tramways, trams, crockery, sturt st, esco -
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Domestic Object - China dish, Shelley, c1910
... trams in the view. Looks west along Sturt St. See Reg Item... trams in the view. Looks west along Sturt St. See Reg Item ...Yields information about the appearance through a drawing of Sturt St in the mid 1920's and yields information about the manufacture of china dishes with images in the bowl of the dish.White china dish, detailed curved and decorated edges with a transferred image of Sturt St from Grenville St early 1920's with an ESCo tram arriving at the Grenville St terminus and two other trams in the view. Looks west along Sturt St. See Reg Item 4764 for another example of a similar dish made by the same manufacturer for a series of dishes made for R. Tunbridge and Sons by Shelley, England. tramways, trams, crockery, sturt st, esco -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 6/10/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of the City Centre tramway area, and the tram services that ran from there.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of looking west at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with trams 28 (south side)( Gardens), and on the north side tram 34 (Mt Pleasant) and behind it No. 40 (Lydiard St North). Has the Town Hall, tram stop shelter and the fountain in the view. Note the traction power electrical box on the corner with an elderly lady about to cross the road. Photo taken 6/10/1964.On back of slide in pencil "Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat, Sturt and Lydiard St, RT 34 Mt Pleasant, 40 Lydiard Nth LT 28 Gardens"tramways, trams, sturt st, tramway centre, lydiard st, town hall, tram 34, tram 40, tram 28 -
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Postcard, Murray Views, Murray Views No. 29 - Sturt Street Looking West, Ballarat Vic.", c1955
Postcard - black and white - titled Murray Views No. 29 - Sturt Street Looking West, Ballarat Vic.", actually looking east from Doveton St towards Black Hill and Grenville St. Has tram 32 westbound to Gardens via Drummond St North. Divided back postcard with details of the maker on the right hand side, MV symbol and a space for a stamp. In the view are Lester House, Tunbridges, Crockers and the Post Office Tower. A Plume sign is also visible.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St in the early 1950's, tram operations, buildings and motor vehicles.Postcard - divided back, unused Murray Viewstrams, tramways, sturt st, doveton st, tram 30 -
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Negative, Ellis Collection?, c1950
Yields information about the appearance of the view looking west on the south side of Sturt St from the Titanic Bandstand.Negative (120 size) of the intersection of the south side of Sturt St from near Grenville St looking west with tram 26 climbing the hill. The tram has the destination of View Point. In the background is the National Mutual building advertising C Marks Jewellers, the Commonwealth Bank, Beachams Hotel, Hollands Cycle and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building. Shows the median strip Gardens in Sturt St. Item donated comprised negative 1143, Negative scanned at 3200dpi. trams, tramways, sturt st, view point, gardens, tram 26 -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Austin Brehaut, Mar. 1999
Set of 23 photographs taken by Austin Brehaut during March and April 1999 of power poles along the former tram routes that still have signs of the former tram stops. An accompanying note (scanned) written by Austin Brehaut is reproduced below in Other Information - see related documents. 1096.1 - Sturt St at Doveton St., south (down) side. .2 - Drummond St. Sth (east side) outside St. Patrick's School between Dana and Eyre St. .3 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Urquhart St. (east side) .4 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr South St. (east side) .5 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Sebastopol St. (east side) .6 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Latrobe St. (east side) .7 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Darling St. .8 - Sturt St. cnr Ripon St. (North East side) .9 - Ripon St. Nth, cnr Sussex St. .10 - Ripon St. Nth, cnr Mair St. (South West Corner) .11 - Ripon St. Nth, cnr Mair St. (North East Corner) .12 - Macarthur St. cnr Burbank St. (up side) .13 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Clarendon St. (east side) .14 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Howard St. (west side) .15 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Gregory St. (west side) .16 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Howitt St. (west side) .17 - Lydiard St. Nth, near Walker St., (east side) .18 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Landsborough St. (east side) .19 - Barkly St. cnr Main Road (up side) .20 - Barkly St. near Haymes Cres (down side) .21 - Barkly St., near Young St. (down side) .22 - Barkly St, Cameron St (up side) .23 - Barkly St., at Cobden St. terminus (west side) .1 - April 99, .2 > .10, 9/3/99, .11 > .18 - March 1999, .19 > .23 - April 1999. See also Reg. Item 768.1 > 768.6 for another group of tram stop photos in Drummond St. in 1997. On Fujifilm paper.On rear of each photo in blue ink is location at date at the top of the photo and in the bottom right hand corner - initials "APB"tram stops, power poles, barkly st., lydiard st. nth, ripon st., sturt st., drummond st. sth -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "In Retrospect", 20/09/1994 12:00:00 AM
... an ESCo tram soon after opening running west bound in Sturt St... an ESCo tram soon after opening running west bound in Sturt St ...Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 20/9/1994 of the reproduction of a postcard photograph showing an ESCo tram soon after opening running west bound in Sturt St with the Town Hall in the background. Shows the development of the Gardens at the time and buildings on either side of Sturt St. and type of poles etc. The tram is fitted with a destination board on the front dash - the type used soon after opening in 1905. Caption of the photo says "Trams run up Sturt St and people relax in this postcard sent in December 1907. Ballarat's Town Hall is pictured at right." Also has an item in the "In Retrospect" section of the newspaper, about the construction of a new road to avoid two level crossings between Talbot and Clunes. Item compiled by Lorrie BrownIn bottom right hand corner, in blue ink "Tues 20/9/94".trams, tramways, sturt st, esco, town hall -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 13, Noel Simons, 28/04/1971 12:00:00 AM
... , looking west along Sturt St., just after a heavy hail storm..., looking west along Sturt St., just after a heavy hail storm ...Set of 13 transparencies taken on 28/4/1971 on PAKON mounts. 1168.1 - No. 21 at City terminus - taken from North side of street. Has Boer War statue on right side and National Mutual building in the background. 1168.2 - No. 34 with destination "Sebastopol" in Sturt St., outside Town Hall, with National Mutual building in background. 1168.3 - No. 18 at corner of Sturt and Lydiard Sts with National Mutual building and Craigs Hotel in background. 1168.4 - 18 at intersection of Sturt and Dawson St. 1168.5 - No. 30 at intersection of Armstrong St and Sturt St. with Fletcher Jones building in background. 1168.6 - No. 14 at City Terminus, showing destination of "Victoria St." with Town Hall in the background. 1168.7 - No. 11 bound for Mt Pleasant, opposite Titanic Bandstand in Sturt St. Has a Twin Lakes advertisement on the front dash panel and an unknown roof advertisement. 1168.8 - No. 21 at bottom of Sturt St. approaching the Grenville St. junction, with Dickins Food Store and the Spot Cafe in the background. Tram has destination of "Victoria St". and a roof advertisement for a cigarette? company. 1168.9 - No. 26 and three other trams in City Loop, looking west along Sturt St., just after a heavy hail storm. 1168.10 - No. 21 at the intersection of Sturt St and Dawson St. with Golden City Hotel and the Ritzy Cafe in the background. Can see the Dawson St. crossover track, just after a heavy hail storm. 1168.11 - No. 21 and three other trams at City Loop looking east along the south side of Sturt St. See also image 1168i1a - cleaned up and edited by Peter Waugh April 2024 - used in the April 2024 issue of Fares Please. 1168.12 - No. 14 entering the South side of Sturt St. from Bridge St. with Dickins Store in the background and the Grenville St. shelter alongside the tram. 1168.13 - No. 37 at Sturt and Dawson St., eastbound, showing "Lydiard St. Nth" Has SEC roof advertisement on the side of the tram.1168.1 -"Sturt & Lydiard Sts" 1168.2 - "Town Hall" 1168.3 - "Sturt St & Dawson Sts" 1168.4 - "Sturt and Lydiard Sts" 1168.5 - "Sturt St." 1168.6 - "Sturt and Lydiard Sts" 1168.7 - "Sturt St." 1168.8 - "Bridge St." 1168.9 - "City Loop" 1168.10 -"Dawson & Sturt Sts." 1168.11 - "City Loop" 1168.12 - "Bridge St." All have date stamp of "28 Apr 1971" in purple ink on base. All blue ink unless otherwise noted.tramways, trams, town hall, sturt st., dawson st, armstrong st., grenville st, bridge st., titanic bandstand, tram 11, tram 14, tram 18, tram 21, tram 26, tram 30, tram 34, tram 37