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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Ballarat Heritage Festival - Hundreds share a passion for history", 12/05/2008 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 12/5/2008 about the Ballarat Heritage Festival, featuring a photo graph of Len Millar, Lyle Drayton on the horse tram with Theo Kuiler and Worthington Coffield. Item has a story by Meg Rayner about the Festival and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute and other parts of the event. Date and part of the caption written in ink.btm, horse trams, heritage, festival, events -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Membership Card/s, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), Oct. 2020
Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2020-2021. Photo of tram 36 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North, with a banner advertising the formation meeting of the body that went onto come the BTPS, 30/5/1971. with the words "Lake Tramway Preservation Meeting Town Hall 2pm" On rear along bottom edge of the rear, has words "Photo Chris Phillips 30th May 1971." Three copies held. No label on rear.trams, tramways, membership cards, btps, meetings, btm, lydiard st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - digital Images, Warren Doubleday
Set of 6 digital images featured on the building on the south west corner of Barkly and Cobden Sts, the Mount Pleasant tram terminus. Taken 12/11/2020 .1 - general view .2 - view of the main panel with interpretative panels. .3 and .4 - view of the interpretative panels with credits - includes photo turned into a mural by Bob Wilson. .5 - map panel .6 - pamphlet box.trams, tramways, mount pleasant terminus, barkly st, history, heritage, interpretation -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Warren Doubleday, 5/01/1974 12:00:00 AM
Set of 2 digital images of: .1 - Track construction of No. 2 road at the BTPS Depot, 5-1-1974 - Gavin Young, Richard Gilbert (sitting), Geoff Cargeeg, Tony Smith and Barry McCandlish. .3 - dittotrams, tramways, btps, depot, trackwork, tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Evidence to be given at the inquiry into Public Transport Facilities at Bendigo", May. 1968
Yield information and demonstrates the SEC's attitude to trams in Bendigo and their finances.Report 15 Foolscap sheets, duplicated and three attachments, was stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Evidence to be given at the inquiry into Public Transport Facilities at Bendigo" Presented 28/5/1968. Details the history of the Bendigo system, take over by the SEC and the conditions of that take over by the SEC, reconstruction, financial losses incurred by the SEC, decline in passengers, its suitability, condition of the infrastructure and rolling stock. Its unsuitability to extend, effectiveness of the Geelong conversion, ability of private bus operators, tramway employees, methods of abandonment, tram tracks, overhead and impact on the electricity supply system. Has a table showing the income and losses and population from 1935 to 1967, a coloured graphical presentation of tramway statistics, sheet of Fares and Charges for Ballarat. Attached to the rear of the document was an advertisement for Ballarat Tramways fare sections (See Reg Item 8039) See Reg Item 8046 for a separate map which may have been part of this report. trams, tramways, reports, closure, bendigo, history, buses, submissions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 5, W. J. Llewelyn, 1/02/1975 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of a tram service in Wendouree Parade. Has a strong association with those involved.Set of five images of the official opening ceremony for the BTPS- 1/2/1975 as the Ballarat Tourist Tramway. .1 - Clyde Croft - BTPS Secretary speaking .2 - ditto .3 - Chairman of the SEC Mr Trethowan speaking - see also Reg item 2272. .4 - ditto .5 - Maurice Calnin, President of the BTPS speaking. Images scanned and altered by Roderick Smith from the Hugh Ballantyne collection August to September 2017.trams, tramways, opening, first tram, btps, wendouree parade, depot, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 9, W. J. Llewelyn, 19/09/2016 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Bruce Herbert, "Bendigo and Ballarat Trams (AETA Convention) 30 Mar 1975", 30/03/1975 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Bruce Herbert, "Bendigo and Ballarat Trams (AETA Convention) 30 Mar 1975", 30/03/1975 12:00:00 AM
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. Bendigo photos: 1 - No. 28 at the depot 2 - ditto 3 - 24 and another bogie tram in side the depot 4 - No. 3? inside the depot 5 - 12, scrubber - 17 and two bogie trams 6 - scrubber and other bogie trams. 7 - general view with 24 and other bogie trams 8 - ditto 9 - Four trams at the Gold Mine, lead by 28. 10 - 19 at the Gold Mine 11 - single trucker with "tram tours" sign on the front 12 - 28 and two other cars at the Joss House, North Bendigo 13 - 19 and two other cars at the Joss House 14 - 30 at depot junction and loop 15 - 28 and 18 16 - 18 in the loop 17 - 28 and 18 McCrae St 18 - 28, 18 and 30 ditto 19 - 19 20 - No. 18 and 28 in Pall Mall with The Beehive in the background. Outside the building is an American Doughnut Kitchen van. The junction trackwork for the Eaglehawk lines remain in position. 21 - No. 30 northbound, with the City Family Hotel and other shops in the background. 22 - ditto and the cenotaph, 23 - B74 on a train at Spencer St. trams, tramways, btps, ballarat, aeta, bendigo, bendigo trust, depot, mccrae st, tram 28 tram 19 tram 30 tram 18 tram 24 tram 3 tram 12 tram 17 tram scrubber -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - Destination Roll - miniatures, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), mid 1960's?
Reproduction or miniatures of tram destination rolls on heavy paper: .1 - Geelong .2 - Footscray .3 - Point Ormond .4 - Ballarat .5 - Bendigo All white on black except for Geelong. Possibly made early to mid 1960's by the AETAtram, trams, geelong, footscray, ballarat, bendigo, destination roll, point ormond -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster - Framed Print, The Design Group, "Melbourne's Painted Trams", "Transporting Art", 1986
Framed poster - wooden framed, glazed, of the poster used to publicize the first series of Transporting Art trams. Features the cover of the poster or pamphlet produced for the event - see Reg item 2251. See high resolutions files for tiff and jpg scans - very large files. 7017i2.jpg reduced from large scale jpg file 5/8/2018. Must be downloaded directly from the directory, files too large for this program. trams, tramways, decorated trams, transporting art, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Calendar, Comeng Rolling Stock Division and Phil Belbin, 1984
testCalendar - large wall with clear plastic sheet - spiral wire bound at top issued by Comeng Rolling Stock division of ANI Corporation in 1985. Features 6 paintings by Phil Belbin. 1 - (Jan - Feb) NSW 8029 leading the southbound Intercapital Daylight out of the Bowral tunnel. 2 - (Mar - Apr) - trams 939 and 918 - Victoria Parade reserved track. 3 - (May - Jun) - South African Railways Blue Train 4 - (Jul - Aug) - VR S300 and 301 5 - (Sep - Oct) - QR 1298 on the Sunlander crossing a 2' gauge cane steam loco. 6 - (Nov - Dec) - Commonwealth Railways - Rawlina - Transcontinental train leaving Rawlinna - with the Tea and Sugar Train. For details of the artist see - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Belbin (accessed 2-1-2018). See btm7022note from Bruce Belbin his son re use of the image. tramways, trams, art work, painting, victoria parade, railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 3, Chris Phillips, 30/05/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the special tram and the people involved at the time of the formation of the BTPS prior to closure of the SEC operated system.Set of three digital images of tram 36 advertising the Lake Tramway Preservation Meeting at the Town Hall 31/5/1971 by Chris Phillips. .1 - tram at Gardens loop with the motorman L Bird pulling the pole down - similar photo to that of The Age Newspaper, see Reg Item 2487. .2 - tram turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North with the Post Office and the Mining Exchange buildings in the background. .3 - tram at the City stop, south side of Sturt St with the Town Hall and Myers in the background. Also has the tram stop signs in the photograph. See also Reg Item 1064 for the newspaper clipping, 2487 for a print of The Age photograph. See 7033i4 for notes on the tram and who made the banner - thought to be Tom Clark. Imagebtm7033i2bw - black and white version of the slide use in the Long Gallery imagebtm7033i2co - colour hi res scan.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, charters, museum establishment, btps, sturt st, gardens, lydiard st north -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 7, Chris Phillips, early 1960's
Yields information about tramway operations in Sturt St c1970.Set of 7 digital images of trams in Sturt St, c1970 - Photos by Chris Phillips. .1 - No. 26, in bound near Armstrong St - destination of Mt Pleasant St. Has the Commercial Bank of Australia building in the background - CBC .2 - No. 26 in bound to City, near Hospital Corner. .3 - No. 17 near the Doveton St intersection, has a roof advert "Make Bliss Not Love". Has the State Savings Bank, CAGA Finance, CBC bank buildings in the background. .4 - No. 12 in bound with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West, at the corner of Dawson and Sturt St. Shows the tram stop. Has the R. E. Hayden Real Estate building in the background. .5 - No. 39 inbound at Hospital corner. .6 - No. 39 at the City terminus with the Post Office in the background. .7 - No. 43 outbound to the Gardens Via Sturt St west near Drummond St. Has the Marshall battery centre, Morris Ellis & Sons, Pope Mowers and The Ballarat Modern Diary in the background. Also a sign for AWA car radio.trams, tramways, sturt st, hospital corner, doveton st, dawson st, tram stops, tram 26, tram 17, tram 12, tram 39 -
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Photograph - Digital image, Chris Phillips, Mar.1987
Digital image of BTPS No. 26 at the back of No. 5 road at the depot March 1987.trams, tramways, btps, depot, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), ESCO opening Souvenir Ticket, 1905
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "High time for high tea of Ballarat's tram", 8/05/2018 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Postcard and Black & White Photograph/s, c1905
.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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), tramcar fleets in Ballarat and Bendigo, 1967
Yields information about the tram car fleets in both Ballarat and Bendigo following a query by letter.Photocopy of two letters from the SEC to K. (Kevin) D Stanes of 17 Acacia St Box Hill, regarding the tramcar fleets in Ballarat and Bendigo. .1 - Letter from F. K. White Manager of Mid Western Branch dated 30/5/1967 listing the single truck and double bogie cars. .2 - ditto from A. C. Sandow, Manager of Northern Branch, dated 1/6/1967 listing bogies, single truck and Birney and note the cleaner scrubber tram.trams, tramways, sec, ballarat, bendigo, tramcars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 20/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
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? -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Box of SEC tickets, late 1960's early 1970''s
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - Set of 6 and background card, Ken Flood, "Launceston Municipal Tramways"
The Postcards show trams of Launceston which operated from 1911 to 1952, published by International Railway Postcards of Launceston. The background card gives a short history of Launceston trams and the reproduction of two tickets. 1 - Postcard 1 - No. 11 leads a line up of cars in Elphin Road - Ken Flood 6-3-1948 2 - No 27, Mumford St loop - Ken Flood - 9-10-1948 3 - No. 24 Wellington St, photo Ken Flood, 26-2-1949 4 - No. 9 turns from George St into Cameron St - 25-9-1948 - Photo Ken Flood 5 - No. 26 - Talbot Road terminus - 1-11-1948 - Ken Flood 6 - No. 9 Elphin Road, 13-10-1948 - Ken Flood Yields information about Launceston trams, the Museum having No 14 on display, No. 14 from 2022.Set of 6 black and white postcards and a story card. Each have a caption on the rear and a place for a stamp and address.launceston, tramways, tramcars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign - Warning Sign - Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1940s?
Sign - "Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment / By-Law No. 5 Maximum Penalty Five Pounds" - provided in each driving compartment of a W class trams to advise passengers that they were not permitted in the driver/s cabin. Demonstrates MMTB tramcar signage.Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner.tramways, tramcars, sign, passenger signs, behaviour -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Set of 7 - SEC 48 hour strike and Ballarat trams, A T Miles, 27/11/1969
Set of 7 photos of trams returning to the depot or in the depot at the time of a 48-hour strike by the SEC. Taken by A T Miles 27/11/1969. 1 - Tram 43 at depot junction returning to the depot 2 - Tram 34 at depot junction 3 - Tram 34 running into the depot with tram 21 alongside and two crew standing by the gate. 4 - Tram 17 crossing Wendouree Parade 5 - The depot gates are closed. 6 - All the trams are in - including 18 as the Santa tram, 35 and 21. 7 - All the doors are closed.Yields information about trams returning to the depot at the time of a 48 hour strike by the SEC in 1969.Photograph - black and white print with notes on rear - set of 7A T Miles stamp and location and date notes.tramways, trams, strike, sec depot, tram 43, industrial issues -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Peter Knife, Tram 38 Albert St Sebastopol, 10/5/1969
Digital image of tram 38 inbound in Albert St Sebastopol with the now Carmel Welsh Presbyterian church in the background. The church hall next to the bluestone church as since been replaced with an office-type building. The tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant which is unusual for this line and has a "Trotting Bray Raceway Friday Night" auxiliary board. Photo by Peter Knife 10/5/1969. Yields information about Ballarat's trams in May 1969.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 38, albert st, sebastopol, presbyterian church -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Peter Knife, Trams 12 and 38 crossing Grey St loop, 10/5/1969
Digital image of Trams 12 and 38 crossing Grey St loop. Tram 38 has the unusual destination for this line of Mt Pleasant, a Bray raceway trotting auxiliary board. Photo by Peter Knife 10/5/1969. Yields information about Ballarat's trams in May 1969.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 38, albert st, sebastopol, tram 12, grey st loop -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Peter Knife, Tram 31 Sturt St for Victoria St, 10/5/1969
Digital image of Tram 31 Sturt St - destination Victoria St at the City tram stop - Sturt and Lydiard Sts, Tram has adverts for the SEC and Twin Lakes. In the background is the tram stop shelter. Photo by Peter Knife 10/5/1969.Yields information about Ballarat's trams in May 1969.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 31, twin lakes, sturt st, shelters -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Peter Knife, Tram 43 westbound in Sturt St at Lyons St, 10/5/1969
Digital image of Tram 43 in Sturt St, (to Gardens via Drummond St) at Lyons St. Has the St Patricks Cathedral in the background. Photo by Peter Knife 10/5/1969.Yields information about Ballarat's trams in May 1969.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sturt st, lyons st, st patricks -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital Image, Peter Knife, VR Tram 41 on display, 5/9/2023
Digital image of the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association Victorian Railways Tram No. 41 on display in the Ballarat Tramway Museum, new building. Photo by Peter Knife 5/9/2023.Yields information about Victorian Railways tram 41.Digital image of VR 41tramways, tramcars, btm, mtpa, tram 41, vr class tramcars -
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Photograph - Digital Image - set of 6, Peter Knife, Geelong 2 and Ballarat 27 on display and other trams, 5/9/2023
Set of four digital images of trams on display in the Ballarat Tramway Museum, new building. Geelong 2 and Ballarat 27, and includes interior photos. Photo by Peter Knife 5/9/2023. Included are photos of tram 38 on No. 2 road and No. 12.Yields information about trams on display at the Museum.Set of six Digital images,tramways, tramcars, btm, tram 2, tram 27, interiors, tram 38, tram 12