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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, 25/07/1961 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 32 soon after arrival at the Lydiard St. terminus on 23/7/1961. Tram showing SPECIAL on a Victorian School Railway Clubs Association Tour (VSRCA). Photo taken by Dave Macartney. Date was shown as 25/7, but later corrected - 12/2006 Tram has Cinzano roof advertisements and advertisements for White Horse Whiskey and The Age newspaper on the front dash panel. In the background is the shelter at the terminus. Photo also shows the trolley pole pan placed at a terminus to assist with the location of the trolley pole at night. See Reg Item 7092 for a report and 6668 for the tour booking form.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, vsrca, trolley poles, tram 32 -
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Magazine, Jack Richardson, "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly", July to Dec 1948
Three issues of "Tram Tracks - The Electric Traction Monthly" of the Australian Electric Traction Association. Each issue has a standard cover, of the magazine name etc, and featuring a front end photo of Victorian Railways tram No. 52 with the destination of Elwood but are in different colours, all have been saddled stapled with a single staple. The Volume and date details have been over printed. Back covers inside covers have the same advertisements. The three issues contain advertisements for the Wee Folks productions, Wattle Park, G&R model railway parts, Richard Noble model electric motors, Hobbyco, Fleet scale model railway equipment, Masseys Sports, Lloyd's Hobbycraft, John Martin Ltd, Johnson's Variety Store, the ARLHS, Barnes Tennis Centre, The Model Dockyard, the American Subscription Agency, Robilt Models, Meadmore Model Engineering and Austral Bronze Pty Ltd, Hearns Hobbies, Christie Scale Model Railway Products and Traction Publications. 2466.1 - Vol. 3 No. 10 - 20 pages, Oct. 1948, with cover printed in red ink. Has articles on anti-tram propaganda, Alphington - Heidelberg duplication and Sydney's early electric trams - C and D class. Also has news items on Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Sandringham - Black Rock, Hobart, Launceston, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne electric trains, Launceston Trolley Buses, AETA notes, and a caricature of the Editor, Jack Richardson. 2466.2 - Vol. 3 No. 11 - 24 pages, Nov. 1948, with cover printed in blue ink. Has articles on construction of tram track in Melbourne (Victoria Parade), Bourke St., tram-bus controversy, (Reg Ansett, Noel Gipps and USNR Commander Quinby), Sydney's early electric trams - C and D class continued. Also news items on Last tram to Mayfield, Sydney, Latrobe St. Melbourne, Adelaide, opening to Alamein, Melbourne show traffic, VR Trams and AETA notes. 2466.3 - Vol. 3 No. 12 - 16 pages, Dec. 1948, with cover printed in green ink. Has articles on Sydney's electric railways, Brisbane Tramways and an AETA Melbourne tour. News items cover Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo, Kalgoorlie, Melbourne and Sydney trains and AETA news. 2466.4 - Vol 3 - No. 7 - 20 pages - July 1948 with cover printed in red ink. Has articles on cost of building trams for Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, abandonment of VR trams, Newcastle, Sydney, centre page photo of Y1 611, Sydney Electric train system including map and AETA news. 2466.5 - Vol 3 - No. 9 - 20 pages - Sep 1948 with cover printed in blue ink. Has articles on Mr. T. G. Patterson, Acting Director of Commonwealth Road Transport and Chairman of Federal Road Safety Council (very anti tram), news from Brisbane, Launceston, Sydney, Newcastle, Burwood, cost of trams, impressions of transport in Europe and North America, Melbourne and Sydney electric trains, tramways of Newcastle and model notes and AETA news. 2466.6 - Vol. 3, No. 1 - Jan 1948 - 16 pages with photo of Brisbane 407, political news, direct Melbourne to Footscray line proposal, new trams, bogie trams in Ballarat, article on Melbourne cable trams, electric trains, AETA outing in Melbourne and various adverts for model railways. 2466.7 - Vol 3 No. 2 - Feb. 1948 - 16 pages - political news, Ballarat news, traffic in Sturt St and new bogie cars, Christchurch closure, cartoon by Mercier on Sydney Honesty box, Brisbane suburban electrification, general tramway and electric railway news and various adverts for model railways. 2466.8 - Vol. 3 No. 3 - March 1948, with photo of VR 52 on front cover, 16 pages, political news, closures, Reg Ansett offer to buy the Melbourne bus system, Newcastle News, SEC Transfer of cars between the three systems, tramways in the Maribyrnong area, map of Melbourne trams, cartoon by Mercier, Brisbane train electrification and general news. 2466.9 - Vol. 3 No. 6 - June 1948 - 12 pages - MMTB political news, new trams for Sydney, tramways of Newcastle, Invercargill, Sydney Suburban trains, and AETA General news. .6 to .9 added 24-3-18 - from consolidation of Melbourne Tram Museum and BTM collections - ex AETA. trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, models, australian tramways, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, newcastle, costs, ballarat, footscray -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Sturt St. in the mid 1940's
Printed colour postcard of photograph of Sturt St. in the mid 1940's looking from the top of a building in Grenville St. towards the West. Has a number of parked vehicles in kerbs, two people riding horses, a Vacuum Oil Co. truck in the bottom right hand corner and an SEC tram travelling west, just past the City Loop points. See Reg Item 675 for the same photograph - slightly cropped. Victorian Railways photograph. On rear the card has been ruled for address, stamp and titled postcard. Along the bottom edge is the publication details "ANSCOL - Australian Natural Scenic Colour - Thomas Tennant, 14 Jaques St., Chatswood N.S.W." trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, sec, grenville st, tram 4 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Victorian Railways, 1923
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields tramways trams Victorian ...Black and White photograph of VR No. 42 in original Victorian Railways colour scheme at Elwood depot, probably at the time of the delivery in 1923, or soon after. Note has roof advertising boards, but advertising on them. Compare to side view of No. 28 on page 100 of Destination City 5th Edition. See Destination City 5, page 100.In pencil on rear "RS64"tramways, trams, victorian railways, elwood depot, st kilda brighton tramway, bogie trams, tram 42 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Movie Film & Box, 1970s
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Victorian ...Movie Film - 16mm on a black metal reel, 124mm diameter. Title, Carriages Interior Shots – Length 3:01 mins, colour, 16mm colour with sound. ( source not known at this time.) Time Sequence Description 0:00 Interior views of wooden rail carriages, Interior view of an air-conditioned cars including corridors, toilets, compartments, walkways and other materials. Signs, seats, people playing cards on a table. 3:01 end. Placed in a blue cardboard box specially made for the item 30/08/2010.trams, tramways, victorian railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Movie Film & Box, 1970s
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Victorian ...Movie Film - 16mm on a black metal reel, 91mm dia. Title: Train Carriages Interior Shots – Length 1:20 mins, colour, 16mm Colour with sound. (Reg Item 4110 - source not known at this time.) Time Sequence Description 0:00 Starts with a training running past, view of wooden carriages, C van and then interior shots of train, toilets, washbasin, electrical equipment, water dispenser, signs, seats, walk ways between carriages and light fittings. 1:20 End Placed in a blue cardboard box specially made for the item 30/08/2010. trams, tramways, victorian railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopies, John Phillips, Bungaree Aerial photo, 1980's
Demonstrates the use of bogie trams on the Lydiard St North route and the crossing of trams at Seymour St loop.Two sets of three copies of the Victorian Railways aerial photographs of Bungaree Railway station late 1960's early 1970's. Shows tennis court, station buildings, houses and sheds in the station yard. The level crossing does not appear to have any flashing lights installed on it.trams, tramways, bungaree, aerial views, victorian railways -
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Ephemera - Tour Notes, Victorian Railways, BTPS Tour to Mirboo North, Sep.1973
Set of three foolscap size sheets, for BTPS Tour to Mirboo North on 27/9/1973, stapled in top left hand corner. 1. Ticket circular - giving travel arrangements and meeting point at Flinders St. Station. 2. Victorian Railways "S" circular, number S.2515/73 advising of a BTPS excursion from Morwell to Mirboo North on Thursday 27/9/1973 (Showroom Day). Noted that a BW carriage to be attached to the Mirboo North goods at Traralgon at the rear in front of the brake van, pick up passengers at Morwell, the train to Mirboo North would have an altered schedule, passengers would travel to Morwell by the 7.20am passenger ex Melbourne and return by the Gippslander ex Morwell, that passengers would have specially printed tickets and signed by J. C. Crute as Chief Traffic Manager. Issued on 24/9/1974. Printed on foolscap size paper. 3. Tour Notes for the BTPS Tour - details of line history, passenger services, early public timetables at time of opening. Tour organisers R.Gilbert and G.Cargeeg. See Reg Item 4676 for a group photo. Images of document added 27-08-12.btps, tours, morwell - mirboo north, special trains -
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Ephemera - Tour Notes, Victorian Railways, Victorian Railways "S" circular, 30/01/1975 12:00:00 AM
Victorian Railways "S" circular, number S.162/75, for the additional stop of the 8.30am train from Spencer St to Horsham to set down at Wendouree Station and for the 2.45pm ex Horsham to pick up at Wendouree Station at 5.38pm, on the day of the Opening by of the Tourist Tramway at Lake Wendouree for the BTPS. Signed by M. Ronald as Chief Traffic Manager. Printed on half a quarto sheet. Images of document added 27-08-12.btps, opening, wendouree station, railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Map, Greater Ballarat Association and George Netherway, "Map of Ballarat", c1945
Yields information about Greater Ballarat, including trams, buses, locations and streets. Has a strong association with George Netherway.Five colour map of Ballarat, showing streets, places of interest, Parks, tram routes, bus routes, railway lines, prepared by G. C. Netherway, Greater Ballarat Association, for the Victorian Government Tourist Bureau, Ballarat Branch, c1945. Shows suburbs names, location of orphanage, the lack of development north of Howitt St, in Wendouree. Map is part diagrammatic and is not entirely to scale. On rear is a road map of the Ballarat area, lists of statistics, beauty spots, look outs, art and culture, points of historical interest, industrial products and recreation. Note: Image 1, assembled from four scans, does not entirely match at edges. See Reg item 2074 for photographic image of another version map. See Reg Item 5613 for another version of this map. trams, tramways, ballarat, tram routes, bus routes, map, lists -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, Victorian Railways, 1938?
Black and White photograph mounted onto heavy cardboard, original Victorian Railways Print, of Sturt St, looking east from the Ballarat City Fire Station tower, late 1930's, 1938? Photo has two trams east bound in the photo, along with a few motor vehicles. In the photo are a street side Garage, a bakery, Golden City Hotel, Town Hall, St. Patricks Church and Harry Davies & Co. Drapers and importers. Has title "Sturt Street, Ballarat" printed onto a label and fixed to the print. Victorian Railways Photograph - now held by State Library. Original photo will have copyright provisions. On rear of photograph, notes print ex ARHS, ex carriage 30AV, and in top right hand corner date 1938. On rear of photograph in top right hand corner "1938", central area of photo "725" in pencil, and lower central portion of the photo (in Warren Doubleday hand writing), "From A.R.H.S ex 30 AV".trams, tramways, sturt st, gold city hotel, st patricks, victorian railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Victorian Railways, late 1930's (1938?)
Black and White photograph, copy print of Reg. Item 2741, of Sturt St, looking east from the Ballarat City Fire Station tower, late 1930's, possibly 1938. Photo has two trams east bound in the photo, along with a few motor vehicles. In the photo are a street side Garage, a bakery, Golden City Hotel, Town Hall, St. Patricks Church and Harry Davies & Co. Drapers and importers. Has title "Sturt Street, Ballarat". Victorian Railways Photograph - now held by State Library. Original photo will have copyright provisions. Print made by John Phillips c1998 from negative of Reg. Item 2741 on Kodak paper.tramways, trams, sturt st, golden city hotel, st patricks -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, ARHS / TMSV joint tour to Farewell Ballarat Trams, 1971
Has a strong association with the tours to mark the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system and Graeme Breydon.Edmondson pasteboard railway ticket, No. 741, dated 21 august 1971, for use on an ARHS / TMSV joint tour to Farewell Ballarat Trams - the first day of the closure of the system. Ticket base is white with three vertical green stripes, which is printed in landscape format. Has been over stamped "Farewell Ballarat Trams" and "Tramway Museum Society of Victoria". From memory, these tickets were bulk printed by the Victorian Railways for the ARHS and the over stamped for use on particular days/events, meals etc. Would have been used as the tram ticket on the day. Ticket used by Graeme Breydon on the day of the tour. See History of the Object for further details.trams, tramways, arhs, tmsv, tickets, closure -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Wal Jack, Victorian Railway Tramcars, 1950's
Includes photos of VR St Kilda - Elwood trams, Sandringham and Black Rock to Beaumaris horse tramway/ For details of each photograph and layouts see Media files for: Wal Jack VR Album listing.pdf Has a strong association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features Victorian Railway TramcarsBlack "Riven" Spring back folder with brown insert folder containing 37 grey coloured foolscap sheets, of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners so various types, captions in black or blue ink. Has some 72 black and white photographs.. trams, tramways, victorian railways, tramcars, melbourne, horse trams, st kilda, sandringham, wal jack -
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Document - Advertising, Personal Papers and list of tram mileages, Wal Jack, "Simple Mathematics", 1950's
Yields information about the process of preparing lists Ballarat tramcar mileage records and their use in previous locations. Demonstrates the way the Victorian Railway Institute advertised for members.List of three Ballarat Tramcars mileages (19, 25 and 37) mileages in Ballarat, Melbourne and Geelong written on the back of an advert for the Victorian Railways Institute seeking membership on the basis of discounts received at shops, uses a 10% discount on a suit against the cost of a VRI Discount card - titled "Simple Mathematics" Item was contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips - see btm5507-list.pdf for actual location.tramways, trams, vri, mileage, 19, 25, 37 -
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Sign, Victorian Railways, VR Tramways, 1920's
Sign - enamelled on a metal plate with screw holes in each corner - white letters on black background - fitted to a Victorian Railways Tramcar - regarding having exact fare ready, not standing in gangway, alighting and do not leave or join on the wrong side. Advised by Tony Smith of MTPS 5/8/2016 a sign from a VR tramcar. Has a number of them. String through top two corners was fitted to the donated item.trams, tramways, signs, passengers, vr, victorian railways, fares, conductors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Calendar, Sydney Tramway Museum, 1974
Calendar 1975 - 28 pages - black and white photos except for the front cover. Produced by the Sydney Tramway Museum. Features photographs of various Australasian Tramway Systems: Ballarat 34 and Adelaide 111 at the St Kilda Tramway Museum Dunedin 61 Ballarat 37 at the City terminus Bulimba Power Station electric locomotive Newcastle 383 Darling St Balmain Perth Trolley Bus 21 Perth 55 Melbourne Tait train Launceston 26 Sydney Suburban train Adelaide 365 Brisbane 293 VR 28 Geelong 14 - at Eastern Park Sydney tramway museum tramways, trams, ballarat, adelaide, newcastle, sydney, dunedin tramways, brisbane, perth, trolley buses, melbourne, launceston, victorian railways, geelong, tram 14, tram 37, tram 34 -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 6, Dave Simpson, late 1960's early 1970's
Yields information about Railway Level crossing in Lydiard St North and some of the trains that used it.Set of six 35mm slides - Hanimex light grey white plastic mounts or AGFA dark blue / white plastic mounts of trams and trains crossing the level crossing at Lydiard St North Ballarat. .1 - tram 33 with destination of Lydiard St North, just after crossing the rail tracks - has a Twin Lakes sign with Victoria House in the background. .2 - tram 40 with destination of Lydiard St North, waiting at the level crossing with S303 entering the station. .3 - ditto, but with S304 in the photograph under the signal gantry. .4 - tram 17 crossing the crossing with the signal box and Victoria House in the background. .5 - ditto - tram has a Twin Lakes signs and a "Make Bliss No Love" roof advert for Bliss Bombs. .6 - ditto - with the S. F. Motors Pty Ltd Mercedes Benz dealership in the background.tramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st north, level crossings, victorian railways, tram 33, tram 40, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Dave Simpson, late 1960's early 1970's
Yields information about the Ballarat Railway Station and the adjacent level crossing.Set of two 35mm slides - Hanimex light blue grey plastic mount of a the view from No. 1 platform at Ballarat Railway Station looking towards the Lydiard St level crossing. Shows the crossing gates, signals and tracks. A goods train with a Z van at the rear is in the platform.tramways, trams, railway station, victorian railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Copy, Ray Pearson
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Victorian ...Set of 15 copy negatives, of black and white photographs of Victorian Railway trams from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c. Original negative held in the negative file. Scanned at 2400 dpi and cropped as necessary. Images as shown replaced by scan from the original Ray Pearson Album provided by Mal Rowe, April 2020 or that there is a better image. .1 - No. 1 - retained. .2 - Cr. T. Bent driving 1st spike - replaced .3 - Works car at Elwood - replaced .4 - No. 23 at Sandringham - replaced .5 - No. 35 at St Kilda - replaced .6 - ditto - replaced .7 - No. 51 at Sandringham - retained. .8 - St Kilda station view - retained. .9 - No. 3 cross bench car at Elwood - replaced .10 - No. 7 end view - replaced .11 - No. 5 at St Kilda Station - replaced .12 - No. 6 cross bench car side on view - replaced .13 - Cr. T. Bent driving 1st spike - replaced .14 - No. 7 - retained. .15 - Enclosed cross bench car at Sandringham - retained. trams, tramways, victorian railways, st kilda, sandringham -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "New Move to Retain Buninyong Line", 5/06/1953 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 5-6-1953 titled "New Move to Retain Buninyong Line", about a letter from Minister of Transport that the Victorian Railways were not prepared to maintain the bridges on the line that was closed in 1947, despite representations from the Shire of Buninyong. The Shire was asking for assistance from other Councils and Members of Parliament. Item was contained within the back cover of Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. buninyong railway -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Exercise Book, Wal Jack, "W. Jack Tramways No. 1", 1950s
Contains notes on the following tram systems. Brisbane - includes notes on photographs Rockhampton steam Sydney Tram Depots NSW Tramways tramcars - notes on each class and work vehicles Birmingham including two cuttings about the closure of Birmingham dated 31-3-1939 London Passenger Transport Board - one page Bristol - closure and damage. Sheffield History of the Tramcar Victorian Railways - St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway Sandringham to Black Rock MMTB Cable trams and opening dates Opening dates for the tramway routes in Melbourne to 1921 News Paper cuttings on Doncaster Newspaper cutting - cable trams "Cable Trams.....clang into history" by Hugh Murphy History and Development to 1943 - Brisbane Trams by G. R. Steel (half page only) Perth Tramways Adelaide Municipal Tramways Trust notes South Africa Trams Wellington Corporation Tramways (NZ) Tramways in Soviet Russia World's Largest Tram Systems - July 1938Demonstrates the work of Wal Jack in recording tramway information.Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "W. Jack Tramways No. 1" lined pages, four sections each of 10 sheets, (80 pages), stitched bound. trams, tramways, tramways, sydney, brisbane, vr, melbourne, cable trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COLIN HOLL WITH D3 LOCOMOTIVE
Photocopy of photo, laminated. Image shows Colin Holl, former driver with Victorian Railways. Retired D3 locomotive parked behind on tracks. Written on back of image; Colin Holl, a former driver with Victorian Railways, Colin will speak at the 'Making Tracks' exhibition. Photo taken beside a retired d3 locomotive near the locomotive shed of the Bendigo Railway Yard.railways, bendigo to melbourne, colin holl former driver -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Norman Henderson Obituary and Victorian Railways News Letter Cover, 1962 and 2003
... history bendigo Eaglehawk victorian railways norman henderson ...Norman Henderson Obituary from the Bendigo Advertiser 2003 and the Victorian Railways News Letter Cover November 1962 Photocopies.history, bendigo, eaglehawk, victorian railways, norman henderson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited Bonus Certificate and Letter of Payout from the Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees, 1934 and 1937
Emanated from the National Insurance Company of Australasia and was formed in 1869 in Melbourne. It expanded across Australia and amalgamated with many smaller Mutual societies. In 1983 it merged with T & G Mutual Life Society and expanded further through the Asia-Pacific area.Norman Henderson Obituary from the Bendigo Advertiser 2003 and the Victorian Railways News Letter Cover November 1962 Photocopies.history, bendigo, national mutual life association of australasia limited -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: FOOD RELATED MATERIAL OF MERLE BUSH
Food related material of Merle Bush. Booklet (x2) ''Food - Feeding the Child for Health'' (approved by the director of Infant Welfare, Public health Dept.; 54 pages, 1937; b. ''Venereal Diseases - Information relating to Venereal Diseases and Duties of patients'' ; Public Health Dept, Victoria (no date); c. ''Are You Interested in Food?'' by the Victorian Railways' Dietician, 1936; d. ''The Feeding of Children'' pamphlet by the Public Health Dept., Victoria 1927government, state, department of public health -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - VICTORIAN RAILWAYS UNION BADGE
Brass & enamel badge for Victorian Railways Union, white enamelled centre with gold letters VRU surrounded by a dark blue ring with wording Victorian Railways Union, numbered on back 5408.Broo?an & Kingorganisation, union, transport -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong tram No. 2 at T&G Corner Geelong, c1938
The photo shows Geelong No. 2 in Moorabool St at the intersection with Ryrie St. The tram has the destination of North. The tram is in its modified form that provides for one-man operation. In the photo are Edments, Savoia Cafe, Commercial Bank of Australia, and the T&G building. The photo has been dated between 1935 when the tram was converted and 1939 when the bar neon traffic lights were installed at the intersection. The photograph was taken from a Victorian Railways glass negative held at the State Library of Victoria. See item 8360 for a digital copy of the SLV scan - http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/97173Yields information about Geelong No.2 and the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong.Black and white photograph with a number of rear.In pencil "2171" on rear.tramways, trams, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, temperance & general, tram 2 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Bendigo Trams and Trains, 1972
Roy J Mitchell was born in Williamstown in 1935 and grew up in Ballarat. He was the son of Horace Mitchell, a railway man, and Catherine Donovan whose father James Donovan was himself a railway man. Roy worked for the Victorian Railways also, until this era finished and worked into the MET era. Roy never lived in Bendigo but visited often, many times taking his daughter Rebekah with him, drawn in by the historical trams. His passions in life were his family, dogs, trains and trams and photography. His cousin Frank O'Meara, said "Roy always had his camera with him. He Took it everywhere". Roy's ancestors came from Maldon, Mt Edgerton, Trentham, Ballarat, Creswick, Berringa and Geelong.Eleven Coloured slides of Bendigo Trams and Trains taken by Roy J Mitchell. history, bendigo, bendigo trams, roy j mitchell, bendigo r766 steam engine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Audio - Making Tracks, c1980s
Bendigo Workshops is a railway workshop in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. It is located in the north of the city beside the junction of the Swan Hill and Deniliquin railway lines. The site covers 10.3 hectares of land and has 31 separate buildings, including a 10,000 sqm main workshop building and six kms of railway track. The workshops were opened in November 1917 by the Victorian Railways. It opened in response to political pressures from provincial groups for decentralization, with the Victorian Railways preferring the cheaper option of expanding the existing Newport Workshops in suburban Melbourne. The 1980s were a time of restructuring, and on the breakup of the Victorian Railways the workshops passed to the State Transport Authority and then the Public Transport Corporation.Three Audio Files - by David Bennet, Davis Moon and Kevin Whelan who worked at the Bendigo Railway Workshops. The three share their working life memories history, bendigo, bendigo railway workshops