Two Newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side. First clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Thursday 19/8/1971 of two photos of a bogie trams in Sturt St. The first one with tram 40 derailed near the intersection of Sturt St with another bogie tram behind. Both trams showing destination of "Special". The photos are associated with a tram tour for Ballarat North Technical School. See Reg items 3765, 3766 for actual prints of the Courier photographs. Second cutting dated 23/7/71 discusses the replacement of the trams with buses, the various dates and trams being sought for preservation after closure, including the City of Ballaarat, the Borough of Sebastopol and the BTPS. Quotes Mr. Pellas, the manager of the Mid-Western Electricity Supply Branch. Newspaper cutting has been altered by cutting to fit the required space on the sheet, and possibly has left out a line in the last column.In red ink in on the first cutting, adjacent to the photo caption "19/8/71" and on second cutting, "23/7/71" in red ink on the right hand upper side of the cutting. On rear has various pencil marks from former use at perhaps Donor's employer, Ronaldson and Tippet.trams, tramways, tram tours, derailments, closure, bus replacement

Colour postcard with serrated edges of Ballarat tram No. 11 at dusk in Sturt St, just west of Lydiard St. with Town Hall in background. Tram has destination of "GARDENS via Drummond Nth", with a "TWIN LAKES" sign on rear driver's apron of tram. On pole in front of tram is tram stop sign and a section sign. Pole painted with tram stop sign as well. On rear , printed in dark green ink is the card details etc. "Ballarat, Victoria, Looking to the City Hall, Sturt Street at sunset." Nucolorvue car, BT 65. \ trams, tramways, ballarat, town hall, sturt st, tram 834

Series of black and white photos of SEC Ballarat 30 by Lindsay Bounds, late 1970, early 1971 on 8" x 10" prints. 840.1 - tram 30, city bound, at Bell St. Loop (?) crossing another single trucker. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. 840.2 - trams 13, 30 and 18 and another single trucker at the depot gates, all showing Depot or Depot via Drummond North destinations - possibly on a Sunday morning. 840.3 - Trams 13 and 30 on the north side of Drummond St. north, with Sturt St. Mansions buildings behind. Winter photo. Tram 30 has Lydiard St. Nth destination, while 13 has Victoria St. 840.4 - Tram 30 crossing Sturt St., bound for Sebastopol with Post office in background. 840.5 - Tram 30 in Victoria St. bound for Gardens via Sturt St. West. 840.6 - Tram 30 crossing Sturt St. at Drummond St. bound for Lydiard St. North. Has lights on. 840.7 - Tram 30 west bound in Victoria St. at King St. loop with St. Alipius church in background. Many Holden motor cars in photo as well. Some imperfections in the printing of the photograph.trams, tramways, victoria st., sturt st, skipton st., tram 30, tram 13, tram 18

Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of SEC tram No. 21 at the City Terminus during 1968. Has Town Hall in background. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. Advertisement for Twin Lakes on front dash and SEC Roof Ad ("Everything is under control in my all electric kitchen"_ Negative rescanned 9-5-2020 and image updated.tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, ballarat, 21, tram 21

Black and white photograph of SEC No. 32 and two other single truckers at the City Centre in Sturt St, on the north side. Photographed by R.G. Vanselow at 11.05pm on 30/8/1968. The three crew members (drivers) are standing by the tram stop pole while an Inspector walks towards them. Photo has the SEC building in the background. Tram 32 has a Wilkinson Sword razor blade roof ad. The 2nd tram has a roof ad for Myers Pixietown. Tram 32 showing destination of "Victoria St." Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06 1380 Copy 2 - made by enlarging photo to an approx. A4 print by colour photocopying and laminated for display purposes. Made July 2000 for the Trams at Night exhibition in the depot. Made by W.Doubleday. Has four Velcro dots on rear. Overall size 210H x 272W. Stored in same box at rear of large photos area in an A4 plastic folder.On rear in pencil "Approx. 11.05pm, Fri 30 August 1968 / City Centre, Sturt St, / Ballarat" and in bottom right hand corner, in ink "With Compliments / R.G." and stamped in black ink "Vanselow".trams, tramways, city centre, sturt st, night photo, tram 32

Yields information about the operation of a Ballarat (ex Melbourne) tram in Melbourne during an Australia Day celebrations by the BTPS and the city skyline at the time.Colour photograph of BTM Ballarat Tram No. 40 at the corner of Swanston St and Flinders St. Melbourne on 28 Jan. 1980. Tram fitted with Pioneer Settlement and Peters Ice Cream Roof Ads, showing Sebastopol destination. Taken during the Australia Day celebrations. Young & Jackson Hotel in the background with many advertisements. Photo taken from the Princes Bridge Station Plaza. Taken by John Phillips. Second copy added 9/11/2005 to display box D2. See also Reg Item 4131 and 4132 for other photos of the day - Wellington Parade. See 1979-1980 Annual Reportaustralia day, melbourne, btps, tram 40

Black and white photograph of SEC No. 27 with destination of Sebastopol waiting at the City terminus on Friday 30 August 1968. Has driver standing in doorway, looking very cold and one passenger in saloon looking at photographer. Tram has a "Twin Lakes" advertisement on the drivers cab panel and "Pixietown" and "comes to Myers Wed. August 21 - Sat. Sept. 14" roof advertisements. Illuminated T&G sign in the background. Copy 1 - Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06 Copy 2 - made by enlarging photo to an approx. A4 print by colour photocopying and laminated for display purposes. Made July 2000 for the Trams at Night exhibition in the depot. Made by W.Doubleday. Has four Velcro dots on rear. Overall size 210H x 275W. Stored in same box at rear of large photos area in an A4 plastic folder.On rear in pencil "Approx. 11.05pm, Fri 30 August 1968 / City Centre, Sturt St, / Ballarat" and in bottom right hand corner, in ink "With Compliments / R.G." and stamped in black ink "Vanselow".trams, tramways, city centre, sturt st, night photo, tram 27

Set of nine colour photographs of trams in Melbourne, c March/1994. Photographer details unknown. Date taken from date stamp on rear of photographs. Printed on Agfa paper. 35mm negatives filed. Two copies of each print except for 1440.7 to 1440.9 1440.1 - N241 - SW6 939 in St. Kilda Rd., inbound on route 15, with destination "Moreland" at the Arts centre. Has ABC 7.30 report ads on side. 1440.2 - N244 - A246, outbound in Victoria Parade on route 109 for Mont Albert. Taken after tram has passed the photographer. Done in "Energy Victoria" all over advertising livery. 1440.3 - N246 - SW6 877? or W6 977? running out of the Lansdowne St. shunt, inbound on route 12, "Sth Melbourne & St. Kilda Beach", run number A31, with driver changing points at crossover in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. 1440.4 - N247 - SW6 874 and two other W's at Brunswick St. and Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. 874 on route 30, "City via Latrobe St". Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. Tram Has "Bank of Melbourne" advertising on end cab. 1440.5 - N248 - SW6 962 and SW5 840 at the intersection of Brunswick St and Victoria Parade. 962 out bound on route 12, 830 inbound on route 30. Both trams have "Bank of Melbourne" advertising on the end panels. 1440.6 - N249 - SW6 962 in bound on route 12 at same location on route 12. Has an A class in the background. 1440.7 - N243 - W6 995 outbound on Malvern - Burke Road, route 5 in St Kilda Rd at Arts Centre. Photo taken after tram has passed the photographer. Has an all over advertising livery, for "Australian Made" products. 1440.8 - N245 - A 266, in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne nearing Lansdowne St, inbound on route 109, showing destination of Port Melbourne. Has "Bertocchi is Better" advertising on driver's cab panel. 1440.9 - N242 - W7 1010 and W6 976, St Kilda Road, at the Arts Centre. W7 outbound on route 3, East Malvern Burke Road, and W6 inbound, showing route 5, but no destination. W7 appears to be recently painted. W6 has an all over advertising livery for "A Chorus Line".st kilda road, victoria parade, ptc, melbourne, tram 939, tram a 246, tram 874, tram 962, tram 840, tram 995, tram a 266, tram 1010, tram 967

Article from page 9 of The Courier, Thursday 28/12/1995 written by Ian Haberfield that a tentative date had been set for Jan. 23, 1996 for a public meeting to discuss the return of trams to Ballarat. Quotes Tourism Board Executive Director Andrew McEvoy. Includes a picture of tram 40, with destination of Sebastopol."X" in blue ink in top right hand cornertrams, tramways, public meeting, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Article from the front page of The Courier, Saturday 24/2//1996 written by Ian Haberfield with photo by Herman Ruyg of BTM W4 671 leaving the depot loaded on a truck the previous day end route to Melbourne to run on the city Circle tram route. Tram has "City Circle" showing in destination box. Notes comments by Peter Hiscock about the tram itself, the BTM works, and that Alan Brown, Public Transport Minister has granted permission for the tram to run on the City Circle.trams, tramways, btm, city circle, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Item written by Alison Wynd in The Courier, Ballarat, page 7 on 7/1/1997 reporting on a statement by the Chairman of the Ballarat Tourism Board, Peter Hiscock that trams would have run profitably if they were reintroduced to Ballarat Streets. Comments on possible staging, tourist and engineering studies and market. Includes a photo of SEC No. 31 with a Victoria St. destination at the junction in Bridge St with the Mount Pleasant line, with a women stepping from the tram. An adjacent item reports on the appointment of Robin Cooper as Victorian Transport Minister to replace Mr Alan Brown.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, transport minister

October 1971 issue of Electric Traction, Vol XXVI No. 10 - featuring Ballarat No. 13 and Davis Bus Lines new bus, both showing destination of Victoria St. on front cover. Note the bus destination uses "Victoria 7" , while the tram has "Victoria St." Sixteen pages, orange banner on front cover. Articles feature closure of Ballarat, Lightweight Electric Intra-City Transit systems and in Search of Gold (Gold minifying traction railways) by A.L Be Bee. On page 8 is an article written by K.S.Kings on the closure of Ballarat, giving details of last services, trams operated, and dates. Features two photos, No. 40 approaching the depot on the final run, 19/9/1971, photo of last tram from Sebastopol at Rubicon St., photo of No. 36 operating in Melbourne during tourism week. Details of this are given in Melbourne news on page 2. See images for these photos. See magazine for photographer details etc.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, melbourne

Bromide of a black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 30 at the City terminus at the corner of Lydiard St and Sturt St. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. W" In background is Post Office and the shelter at the City terminus. Possibly photographed late 1960's. Photographer unknown. Bromide made c1994 for possible publication, but not used.trams, tramways, sturt st. west, sturt st., lydiard st north, post office, tram 30

Photo of Ballarat tram No. 21, dressed as the Myers Santa Showboat tram, outbound or westbound in Sturt St. during December 1968. Photo taken at Dawson St., with the Golden City Hotel in the background. Tram has destination of "Grey St". Hotel has a Fosters Lager sign on the roof. A red pillar post box in the right hand side of the photograph. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, December 1968.tramways, trams, myers santa tram, decorated trams, sturt st, dawson st, tram 21

Photo of Ballarat trams 13 and 14 at the City Terminus, Sturt St, with the Ballaarat Town Hall in the Background. Note the FE Holden with an almost matching green colour scheme. Tram 13 has a destination of "Mt. Pleasant" Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971tramways, trams, sturt st, city terminus, town hall, tram 13, tram 14

Photo of the driver changing the points at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. City Terminus, to take the Lydiard St. route. Tram 17 has destination of Lydiard St. Nth. Crockers store in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st nth, points, drivers, tram 17

Set of three cuttings from The Courier, Ballarat dated Thursday 11/7/2002 regarding the reintroduction of trams to Ballarat. 2241.1 - Page 1 of The Courier, with page 1 titled "Leaders welcome proposal to return trams" with a digitally constructed image of No. 13 crossing Sturt St from Lydiard St. North. The item looks at the overall outcomes of the study and who funded it. See image No. 1. Text written by Alex Easton. 2241.2 - page 6 of The Courier, which joins with page 7 using the titled "Romantic image captures the city's imagination" reviewing reactions to the proposals from various politicians, business and community groups. Includes comments from Judy Verlin, former Mayor and impacts on traffic and parking issues. Also summarises in a Section "At a Glance" the pros and cons of the proposal. Has a photo of No. 31 at the intersection of Bridge, Victoria and Main Streets. Cartoon by Inkcinct, about the City Tramway and Sturt St redevelopment also on the page. 2241.3 - page 7 of The Courier, has Sections detailing the benefits of the proposals, inviting people to have their say and further summary information. Has a photo of Bendigo 5 in Pall Mall with destination of Eaglehawk and a photo of Christchurch No. 11 noting the economic benefits of trams in that city over the last seven years. Full Image and 2nd copy of sheets added 12-1-2016 from donation of Kathy Stanley. Second copy - Has date and page number written in under headline in ink.ballarat revival, christchurch, bendigo, ballarat city tramway

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of No. 35 at City terminus, south side of Sturt St., has destination of Sebastopol. Tram has an Ilford Film roof advertisement panel. Commonwealth Bank, Mutual Life Association, the Golden Star Chinese Restaurant, and the Berry Anderson Stationers shop. Note the Argus Australasian advertisement over the Berry Anderson shop. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 4" in penciltramways, trams, sturt st, city, tram 35

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 26 at City terminus, inbound. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips and White Horse Whiskey advertisement on the back dash panel. Tram has destination of Sturt St. West on rear of tram which is probably where it came from. Has a crewman talking to two ladies standing between the seats at the City Terminus and the tram. Has Post Office and ANZ bank in the background. Photo taken early 1961. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 16" in penciltramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, post office, tram 26

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 33 at City terminus, on the south side outbound. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Tram has destination of Grey St. Sebastopol and a SEC Briquettes advertisement on the front dash panel. Has a crewman with back to camera. Photo taken early 1961. Has Commonwealth Bank and Mutual Life building in the background. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 17" in penciltramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 33

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 41 at City terminus, on the south side outbound with passengers boarding the tramcar and others walking up to it. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips and has roof advertisements for Admiral TV and other electrical products. Tram has destination of Gardens via Drummond North. Photo taken early 1961. Has Commonwealth Bank and Mutual Life building in the background. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 19" in penciltramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 41

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 40 at city terminus. Photo taken c1962, late afternoon during the summer period. Tram has destination of Mt. Pleasant. Tram fitted with an SEC cook with electricity roof advertisement. Behind No. 40 are another bogie tram and a single trucker. Inspector, Driver, crew members are standing at the front of the tram, adjacent to the tram stop post. Has Allan Bros Jewellers shop in the background. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 33" in penciltramways, trams, sturt st, city terminus, tram 40

Yields information about the vicinity of the Sturt St city loop and the buildings on the south side of Sturt St.Black and White photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing. Photo of Ballarat No. 12 with destination of Victoria St., westbound in Sturt St, passing the City Loop. No. 12 has a "Twin Lakes" sign on the back of the tram. In the background is the T&G Assurance Society building, the Vegas cinema and other buildings on the south side of St. St. Has many Velcro dots on rear and left overs of mounting devices have been removed on the rear. Note image scanned in two runs through a scanner, resulting in the shading in the image file.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, town hall, tram 12

Photo of Ballarat tram 27, southbound at Grey St. loop waiting to cross a City bound tram car. Has one male passenger waiting to board the inbound tram and a conductor (in SEC hat) waiting to board the tram and act as the conductor back into the City. Trams between Bell St. and Sebastopol during the day, were driver only. Conductors changed trams at Bell St. or wherever they crossed one another on the single track. Tram has destination of "Sebastopol", and advertisements for "Twin Lakes" and Whitehorse whiskey. Note long grass on the left hand side of the photo. Tram has tiger stripes but not the white dash under the lights. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses December 1963.On back of slide in blue ink "1963 Dec. Tram Ballarat" and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses"tramways, trams, grey st, sebastopol, conductors, tram 27

Photo of Ballarat tram 32 at Lydiard and Sturt St. City terminus, showing destination "Grey St. Sebastl" Commonwealth Bank building in background. Tram stop alongside front of tram, has been recently painted. Also fitted with an enamel sign and "End of Section" sign. Advertisements for "Twin Lakes" and 50/50 dancing at the Civic Hall are on the front panel of the tram. Tram has tiger stripes but not the white dash under the lights. Behind No. 32 is a bogie tram. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses December 1963.On back of slide in blue ink "1963 Dec. Ballarat tram, Main St." and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses"tramways, trams, grey st, city, tram stops, sturt st., tram 32

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 40 at the City terminus in Sturt St. at Lydiard St. Tram has destination of "Mt Pleasant" and roof advertisements for Eureka roofing tiles and SEC "Electricity Best for Cooking". In the background are the Post Office and the ANZ bank buildings. The driver and conductor appear to be looking at the points. 2041.1 - with lady boarding the tram 2041.2 - with conductor returning to the tram. All of the tram in the photo. Note lady on the seat. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966 “Main St.” Ballarat No. 40 / 125 f11" and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 40

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 40, 35 and 27 at the City terminus in Sturt St. at Lydiard St. Tram 27 has destination of "Depot via Ripon St." and roof advertisements SEC "You'll cook better electrically". In the background are the Post Office and the ANZ bank buildings. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Sturt St. No. 35, 27" and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 40, tram 35, tram 27

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 34 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St. North. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. North, SEC roof advertisement "Electric Cooking is Matchless" and small painted number above the headlight and large number under the headlight. In the background is the Town Hall, waiting shelter at the terminus and ANZ bank sign. Photo also shows track arrangements at intersection. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Lydiard St. Tram / 125 f11." and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 34

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 27 west bound at Lyons St. with the city in the background, including the Golden City Hotel and St. Patricks cathedral. Tram has "Twin Lakes" advertisement on front panel and destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. W". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Lydiard St. Tram / 125 f11." and in bottom left hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, lyons st, sturt st, st patricks, tram 27

Colour slide - Photo of SEC Ballarat Trams No. 32 and 35 at the Sturt St. south side "City" terminus. No. 32 has destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth" and No. 35 has "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" SEC roof advertisement panel. Photo shows passengers boarding tram and stop signage arrangements. Has buildings on the south side of Sturt and Lydiard in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971. Image btm2047ia - cleaned up by Peter Waugh 9/2021.On back of slide in blue ink "N32 Ballarat Sturt St. terminus." and in bottom left hand corner in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st north, tram stops, tram 35, tram 32