Yields information about the use of the use of the Sebastopol line and the terminus during the last days of the SEC operated system when a number of Special trams were operated.Black and White photograph of two bogie cars at the Sebastopol terminus - No. 43 is on the way to Lydiard St North and the tram at the terminus, possibly No. 41 (see previous Reg item 6778) is waiting. The style of the houses at the terminus is in the background. Photo by Charles Craig possibly early 1970's. trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, tram 41, tram 43

Yields information about the use of the use of the City terminus during the last days of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of No. 34 at the City Terminus, Sturt St, south side - tram has an SEC Roof Advert re electric cooking. In the background is the National Mutual Building, Berry Anderson stationary shop, Golden Start Chinese Cafe and the Georges Oyster bar and fish shop. Photo by Charles Craig possibly early 1970's. trams, tramways, sturt st, city, tram 34

Yields information about the use of the use of the City tram stop on the South side of Sturt St, during the last days of the SEC operated system.Set of two Black and White photographs of trams at the City terminus in Sturt St, south side, evening peak with many passengers boarding or leaving the tramcars. Shows the tram stop signage. .1 - tram 26 along with three other cars at the stop. No. 26 has the destination of City. .2 - tram 43 with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St west and the Commonwealth Bank in the background. Photo by Charles Craig possibly early 1970's. trams, tramways, sturt st, city, passengers, tram 17, tram 43

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

Yields information about the intersection of Sturt St and Hamilton Ave by trams prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of Nos 13 and 14 turning from Hamilton Ave into Sturt St west. Both tram have the destination of City. No. 13 has a Twin Lakes sign. Photo by Charles Craig possibly August 1971, prior to closure as the new bus stops signs are in view. trams, tramways, sturt st west, closure, hamilton ave, tram 13, tram 14

Yields information about the Alfred St tram stop, showing signage prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of No. 43 with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West at the Alfred St stop. Stop has the End of section sign, Tram stop here and a new Bus stop sign. Photo by Charles Craig August 1971, prior to closure as the new bus stops signs are in view. trams, tramways, sturt st west, closure, signs, tram stops, bus stops, alfred st, tram 43

Yields information about the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St and its use by trams in the period before the closure of the SEC system. Shows the Southern Cross Hotel.Set of five Black and White photographs of trams near the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St South, Hospital Corner. All have the Southern Cross Hotel in the background .1 - No. 31 crosses Drummond St, Gardens via Sturt St West, with two Johnnie Walker Roof adverts. .2 - No. 40 turns from Drummond St South en route to Lydiard St North, while another bogie car waits. Both trams have an electric cooking roof advert. .3 - No. 17 crosses Sturt St with two bogie trams in the view - appears to have been taken before .2. Note the passengers getting off the tram on the south side. .4 - No. 21 turning into Drummond St south, with destination of Sebastopol. Tram has an electric cooking roof advert. .5 - No. 33 crosses Sturt St from Sebastopol while another tram waits at the Sturt St stop. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, sturt st, hospital corner, drummond st sth, tram 31, tram 40, tram 17, tram 21, tram 33

Yields information about the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St and its use by trams in the period before the closure of the SEC system.Set of two Black and White photographs of trams near the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St North, Hospital Corner. .1 - No. 41, another bogie and a single trucker travel along Sturt St south, the last tram has a destination of Special. .2 - Photo looking at the median strip with a tram on either side. Single trucker with a Twin Lakes sign inbound and another single truck outbound. Shows the position of the shelter and the ESCo switch box. Has a Marshal battery advert on a building in the background. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, sturt st, hospital corner, drummond st, tram 41

Yields information about Stones Corner, associated building and its use by trams in the period before the closure of the SEC system. Black and White photograph of tram of No. 11 at Stones Corner turning from Bridge St into Main Road. Tram showing Special, has a Twin Lakes sign and a Briquettes roof advert. In the background is H. Whitefield, the State Savings Bank of Victoria, a directional sign for C. W. Pennant wall paper Rodda and the ANZ bank? Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, bridge st, stones corner, main road, tram 11

Yields information about an heavy hail storm in event on the Friday afternoon before the closure of the Victoria St line and the depot appearance at the time.Set of three Black and White photographs of trams passing or at the depot after the big hail storm on Friday afternoon 21/8/1971. .1 - No. 27 in Wendouree Parade, west bound. .2 - No. 42 entering the depot - tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant and has a SEC Briquettes roof advert. .3 - Scrubber in the depot yard. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed. trams, tramways, depot, closure, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 42, scrubber

Yields information about the Mt Pleasant terminus just before the closure of the SEC operated system,Black and white photographs of No. 30 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, with the shops on each corner in the view. Adverts for The Sun, Streets Ice Cream. Pole on the right hand side has a "Car Stop Here" and "End of Section" sign. Tram has the destination of Mt. Pleasant. Photo by Charles Craig, probably August 1971.trams, tramways, barkly st, mt pleasant, signs, tram 30

Yields information about the Victoria St terminus just before the closure of the SEC operated system,Black and white photographs of No. 12 at the Victoria St terminus, with the destination Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo most likely 21/8/1971 at the time of closure and possibly during the ARHS / TMSV tour. Has many photographers in the view. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Meagher's Hotel in the background with a Victoria Bitter sign. Photo by Charles Craig, probably August 1971.trams, tramways, victoria st, closure, special trams, tram 12

Yields information about tram operations in Wendouree Parade prior to closure following a big rain storm.Set of two black and white photographs of trams in Wendouree Parade after the big rain / hail storm on Friday 21/8/1971 .1 - No. 41 at the intersection with St Aidans Drive and Wendouree Parade, Tram has two Johnnie Walker roof advertisements .2 - No. 12 in Wendouree Parade, near Haddon St with destination of Gardens via Drummond North with a tram stop shelter in the background. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Photo by Charles Craig, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, haddon st, shelters, st aidans drive, closure, tram 41, tram 12

Yields information about tram operations in Victoria St and the Bakery Hill precinct.Black and white photograph from the front of a tram about to climb Bakery Hill, Victoria St Ballarat, with another tram ahead. Has the Munster Arms Hotel, Viscount Caravans, Eureka Dry Cleaning and other buildings in the view. Photo by Charles Craig, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, victoria st, bakery hill

Yields information about tram operations in Drummond St North and the Mill St crossing loop.Black and white photograph of trams 41 and 38? crossing at the Mill St loop, Drummond St North. No. 41 is running a special and No. 38? running a Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, drummond st nth, mill st loop

Yields information about tram operations in Albert St Sebastopol and the Grey St crossing loop.Set of three Black and white photograph of trams crossing at the Grey St Loop, Albert St Sebastopol .1 - 39 in the loop with destination of Sebastopol. .2 - 41 (Special) and 37 (Lydiard St Loop) at the loop - No. 41 has two Johnnie Walker roof advertisements. .3 - 42 and a single trucker in the loop with many people milling around. No. 42 running a special. Photo by Charles Craig, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, albert st, grey st loop, sebastopol, tram 39, tram 41, tram 37, tram 42

Yields information about tram operations in Albert St Sebastopol and the Grey St crossing loop.Black and white photograph of No. 12 about to enter the Grey St loop, Albert St. Alongside the tram is a 40mph speed limit sign, Albert St shops and a Forest City signal. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, albert st, grey st loop, sebastopol, tram 12

Yields information about tram operations in Wendouree Parade and Lake Wendouree.Set of two Black and white photographs of view of trams and Lake Wendouree. .1 - single trucker in Wendouree Parade near Convent Corner, Hamilton Ave, north bound, taken from the finish of the rowing course. .2 - No. 17 westbound in Wendouree Parade, near Barrett Ave, with destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, wendouree parade, tram 17

Yields information about the Sebastopol terminus and the trams that ran on the Sebastopol line.Black and white photograph of tram 34 at the Sebastopol terminus at dusk with the Royal Mail Hotel, Albert St in the background. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, tram 34

Yields information about the closure of the Geelong Tramway system and the bus replacements made by the Transport Regulation Board, can be compared to that for Ballarat.Poster printed on off white paper with a gloss finish on the printed side - Produced shortly before the closure of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria operated Geelong Tramway system. Gives details of the replacement bus services as well as the existing bus services and other changes planned. Provides notes on the operator, timetables, fares, vehicle standards and dates when the services would be changed. Map shows Operator, section points, rail lies and service levels. Authorised by the Secretary of the Transport Regulation Board E V N Field. pdf file has to be opened outside dbTextWorks.trams, tramways, geelong, closure, map, buses

Yields information about the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system and the bus replacements made by the Transport Regulation Board, can be compared to that for Bendigo and Geelong.Poster, titled "Ballarat Bus Services" printed on off white gloss paper. Produced shortly before the closure of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria operated Ballarat Tramway system. Gives details of the replacement bus services as well as the existing bus services and other changes planned. Provides notes on the operator, timetables, fares, route numbers and dates when the services would be changed. Map shows the bus routes, route numbers, section points and City stands and stops. Authorised by the Secretary of the Transport Regulation Board B. P. Kay. pdf file has to be opened outside dbTextWorks.trams, tramways, ballarat, map, closure, buses

Yields information about the closure of the Bendigo Tramway system and the bus replacements made by the Transport Regulation Board, can be compared to that for BallaratDigital print of a scanned Poster, titled "Bendigo Bus Services" printed on white paper. Produced shortly before the closure of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria operated Bendigo Tramway system. Gives details of the replacement bus services as well as the existing bus services and other changes planned. Provides notes on the operator, timetables, fares, route numbers and dates when the services would be changed. Map shows the bus routes, route numbers, section points and City stands and stops. Authorised by the Transport Regulation Board. trams, tramways, bendigo, map, closure, buses

Yields information about the period leading up to the decision to close the Ballarat Tram system and the issues involved.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "Tram delaying five major road projects", 18/10/1969, about the Ballarat City Council wanting to have Ballarat trams abolished because the service was holding up five major road works in the city."18/10/69" in ink on the face of the cuttingbtps, city of ballaarat, closure, sec, borough of sebastopol

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

Yields information about the view of the City of Ballaarat in 1968 about the possible replacement of tram service.Report or Submission - 6 Gestener printed foolscap sheets, stapled on left hand side and bound with a blue edging tape titled "Submission to Enquiry into Public Transport Facilities in the Ballarat Urban District by A. W. Nicholson, Mayor of Ballaarat Council". Dated 2 April 1968. Submission looks at the possible closure or the future of the tramway system, the SEC involvement, employment, road surface repairs, financial loss to the SEC, reduction in passengers due to car ownership. Council submitted that the tramway system should be retained and extended and that pensioner concessions should be continued. Notes that at the time 69 men on the trams, 18 at the depot and 8 on the track. If replaced by buses, supported a government owned bus provider rather than private. Document scanned - word searchable. pdftrams, tramways, closure, city of ballaarat, bus replacement, public transport, sec, finances

Yields information about the removal of the overhead in Lydiard St North, following the closure of the SEC operated tram system in Sept. 1971Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of the removal and cutting up of the overhead and cutting the copper trolley wire in Lydiard St North - Oct. 1971? Shows the method and equipment used. Has a van marked "Arch Smallgoods" in Lydiard St North. Shows the Mair St traffic light, and Railway Hotel on the corner. In the background is the George Hotel, St Paul's Technical College, and Union Fidelity Trustee Company buildings in the background. Warren Doubleday remembers being there at the time, but can't find a photograph of it and date.trams, tramways, lydiard st, closure, secv, overhead, demolition

Demonstrates the source of the tramcars for both Ballarat. Gives details on equipment, sizes and seating capacity of the tramcars as at August 1964 with hand written notes about the acquisition and disposal of some of the tramcars.Printed List of trams and their details for Ballarat Trams ( similar to item 3430.1), dated 5-September-1966, titled "Numbers and Particulars of Trams". Handwritten notes have been made for the acquisition dates for the tramcar and disposal details of the vehicle along the top edge. 3430 - Ballarat - typed carbon copy - two sheets, were taped together. Gives details of where purchased from , date of purchase, type, body builder, seating capacity, overall length, overall height, overall width, condition of tram, trolley base, Lightning arrester, controller make and type, Truck Maker and type, type of truck, axle type, wheel base, axle diameter, motors type and maker, Motor horsepower, Armature bearings, suspension bearings, gear teeth, Air compressor make and type, Brake Valves make and type, Governor make and type, Weight in tons and details of advertising space in racks. At base has typed (original) list of trams of the two types, single truckers and bogie trams. List of trams includes the scrubber and No. 20 which was scrapped prior to system closure. Handwritten notes have been made for the Acquisition dates for the tramcar and disposal details of the vehicle along the top edge.tramcars, ballarat, sec, disposal, sale of trams, acquisitions

Yields information about the 1962 proposal of the SEC to closure the Ballarat tramway system.Newspaper - The Courier - Saturday 5 Feb. 1962, 28 pages with an article on the front page titled "Ballarat to Lose Trams if SEC Edict Stands". Advises that a formal notice by the Minister for Electrical Undertakings Mr. Reid was tabled the previous day after the SEC served the notice upon the Minister. At the time of the report, no date had been advised. The article reports that the Council will consider the matter at its meeting of the following Monday night. See Reg Item 6951 for the Bendigo Advertiser Report. Full copy of the newspaper collected for style and adverts.sec, closure, ballarat, parliament

Yields information about the 1962 proposal of the SEC to closure the Bendigo tramway system and notes the impact on the city, with references to Ballarat and Geelong.Newspaper - The Bendigo Advertiser, Saturday 3/2/1962, 14 broad sheet pages, with the main headline ""SEC Says it will abandon the trams" about the notice given in Parliament the previous day by the Minister for Electrical Undertakings Mr. Reid following notice by the SEC. Includes the text of a letter to the City of Bendigo, by the Secretary of the SEC, Mr. D. H. Munro. Has an editorial titled "Let 'em Walk", a photo of the No. 2 en route to Eaglehawk at Charing Cross and further article reporting on comments from four civic leaders "Lost City Without Trams". Quotes two local MLA's - L. W. Galvin, C.P. Stoneham, Cr. W. Mathrick of Eaglehawk and the K.H. Gordon,Chamber of Commerce. Notes impact on the city, Ballarat and Geelong bus system. See Reg Item 6950 for the Ballarat The Courier Report. Full copy of the newspaper collected for style and adverts - has a Briquette advert on page 14.sec, closure, bendigo, parliament, eaglehawk, geelong, ballarat

Has a strong association with the motorman involved in the opening of the Ballarat Electric Tram system and the person..1 - Black and White photograph of ESCo Ballarat No. 1in Ballarat, soon after opening in 1905, destination sign placed over front dash canopy. Has the driver (Rupert Bowd) at the controls. Has the destination of "Lydiard St Nth". (Rupert should be Robert - see page 138 of Alan Bradley's book, The Golden City and its Tramways) - at the Gregory St terminus. See Reg Item 4383 for another copy of this photograph. .2 - Letter from Mrs. I Gleeson? to Robert Green dated 1-12-1988, regarding the driver (says he was Rupert), worked for a while on loan to PMTT, the tram (No. 2) he drove on the first day and No. 1 as first car on the Lydiard St line. Also gives details of his life and family. .3 - Letter from ditto - dated 28-2-1989 - regarding the print and that she had visited the BTPS depot two weeks ago and spoke to Richard Gilbert. .4 - Envelope - pre stamped, featuring Clarendon house Evandale Tasmania. Has the senders address on rear - 41 Rosalind Cres, Blackburn Vic 3130.trams, tramways, drivers, motormen, esco, opening, pmtt, gregory st, tram 1