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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary, E. Bonney, 1938
Mounted photograph of Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary of the establishment of Geelong in 1938, photographed at night in Corio Terrace, decorated with festooned lighting and other "baubles" and items. On the sides, the letters "1838.1938". Tram has the destination of West. Shows the lighting on the tram in detail and able to see the waxed flowers and other greenery. See also items 5863 and 5865 for other photographs and 8886 for a daytime photograph.Yields information about tram 23 decorated for the Centenary of the town's establishment.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges, Print stamped on rear - Photo by E. Bonney of 11 Shannon Ave Newtown Geelong, representing the "Sun News Pictorial" and "Melbourne Herald". celebrations, illuminated trams, tram 23, decorated trams, geelong, centenary -
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Postcard - 1939 Floral Tram, No. 29, Taylor & Taylor, March 1939
Photo features the 1939 Floral Tram, No. 29, photographed in Wendouree Parade, rendered in colour. March 1939. Has four ladies dressed in matching clothes standing outside the tram and four inside the doorways. See Item 7000 for a hand coloured image. with the ladies standing in the tram and 5188 for a digital image of the card. On the rear in pencil is "Ballarat No. 29, ex MMTB G class 152 former Fitzroy, Northcote and Preston Trust car. Car with waxed paper flowers and ran during the florale week March 1939. Car outside depot in Wendouree Parade. Colors are nearly approx to the real thing. Taylor & Taylor photo, Neg destroyed". Note written by Wal Jack and card sent to Ken Magor of Newcastle.Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 decorated for the 1939 Ballarat Floral Festival and its appearance and its use and publicity and demonstrates its colours of the flowers used.Postcard coloured, divided back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 and notes for details of the handwritten note. tramways, trams, floral tram, tram 29, decorated trams -
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Postcard, Murray Views, "Murray Views No. 31 Sturt Street, Ballarat Vic", 1948
Photo features the corner of Sturt and Doveton St, looking South West. Has SEC Tram 22 westbound. Has the Harry Davies "Big Store" in the view, along with the Gardens in the central median strip. Note written by Wal Jack and card sent to Ken Magor of Newcastle - "Ballarat 1948, Bogie Tram No. 22 to "Gardens via Sturt St West at Doveton St. Photo taken between Armstrong & Doveton Sts, looking west."Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 decorated for the 1939 Ballarat Floral Festival and its appearance and its use and publicity and demonstrates its colours of the flowers used.Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 and notes for details of the handwritten note. tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 22, doveton st. -
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Negative - Set of 5, Campbell Duncan, 28/02/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about tram operations in Wendouree Parade and the Carlton St area in early 1971.Set of 5 photographs taken on 28/2/1971 by Campbell Duncan of trams in Wendouree Parade. .1 - 32 leaving Gardens Loop .2 - 28 near Carlton St with the Lake in the background. Tram has Bliss Bombs (To read pack: Tilt Tram") and SEC electric cooking roof advertisement .3 - ditto in Wendouree Parade. .4 - 31 at ditto, with the gates of the St Therese of the Little Flower catholic church in the foreground. .5 - 32 in the Gardens area with the destination of Mt. Pleasant.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, gardens loop, carlton st, tram 32 tram 28 tram 31 -
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Photograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, 1953
Set of five colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of parts of the Begonia Festival, 1953 and 1956. .1 - Opening of the Begonia Festival March 1953 on the Town Hall steps. .2 - Begonia House, Botanical Gardens with two ladies outside - possibly a copy photograph. .3 - Interior of Begonia House, Tom Beaumont and the plans - possibly a copy photograph. .4 - View of Begonia House with flowers in the foreground - possibly a copy photograph. .5 - Carpet of flowers - with the Olympic symbol - 1956 trams, tramways, begonia festival, town hall, botanical gardens, opening, civic functions, olympics -
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Book, Scott Bain, "Best of Ballarat", Mar. 2019
Book - 52 pages, centre stapled, full colour, titled "Best of Ballarat", for March 2019. Gives details of events, locations, hotels, food etc - a What's on in Ballarat. Features tram 661 decorated with flowers for the 2019 Begonia Festival, including photos on contents page and details of the tram and its background on page 39. See page 24 for the general BTM entry.trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, events, hotels, floral tram, w3 class -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Green Tram's back in Bloom", "Begonia Festival Floral tram damaged by Car", Mar. 2019
Set of two newspaper clippings about the Floral Tram No. 661 for the 2019 Begonia Festival. .1 - From the Herald Sun, Monday March 4, 2019, titled "Green Tram's back in Bloom" featuring a photo of part of the Floral tram with 3 children holding balloons or flowers. Has Pam Waugh on a step. Photo by Nicki Connolly. .2 - Extract from The Courier, Ballarat, website titled "Begonia Festival Floral tram damaged by Car", 11/3/2019 about the accident between a car and No. 661 on Sunday 10/3/2019. Includes a photo of the tram and quotes from Peter Waugh.floral tram, begonia festival, accidents, btm -
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Photograph - Digital image Set of 23, Warren Doubleday, 24/02/2019 12:00:00 AM
Set of 23 digital images of the formal launch of the Flower Tram, No. 661 on Sunday 24/2/2019. .01 - Depot .02 .05 Depot Junction .06 - The Mayor Samantha McIntosh .07 - .10 - The Mayor and Pam Waugh the creator of the flowers. .11 - .14 - The event with plenty of flowers. .15 - Peter Waugh in the selfie studio .16 - .18 - Gardens Loop .19 - Peter Winspur in the selfie Studio .20 - depot loop .21 - Depot .22 and ,23 - detail photostrams, tramways, floral tram, depot junction, btm, events, launch, tram 661 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Ballarat Lifestyle Magazine, "Ballarat Lifestyle Magazine - Autumn 2010", Autumn 2019
Yields information about the BTM's 2019 floral tram and the community involvement and those associated with the event.Magazine - 104 pages + light card cover, perfect bound, titled "Ballarat Lifestyle Magazine - Autumn 2019", featuring an article on the 2019 Begonia Festival Floral Tram 661, with plastic flowers. Features interviews and photos with Peter and Pam Waugh, the story behind the tram and its basis, some of the organisations who made the flowers. Words by Kate Taylor, Pictures by Angela Hayward.trams, tramways, floral tram, ballarat, tourism, lake wendouree, btm -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 6/10/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of tram 18 in Sturt St mid 1960's.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of No. 18 in Sturt St lower, with the Union Hotel and Thomas Jeweller's building in the background. The tram has a good set of blinds, with roof advertisements for Whites Flowers and Electricity best for cooking. Photo taken 6/10/1964.On back of slide in pencil "Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat, Sturt St, from Victoria St."tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 18 -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Keith Caldwell, 12/03/1962 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the nature of tram services and the Titanic bandstand in Sturt St.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 18 descending the Sturt St hill to Grenville St, passing the Titanic bandstand. The tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant and roof advertisements for Whites Flower shop and a SEC Electric cooking.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 18 -
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Negative, Wal Jack, Mar. 1938
Yields information about Ballarat 's 23, ex Adelaide when decorated for the 1938 state celebrations.Black and white Negative of a photograph of SEC Tram 23 decorated to celebrate the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district in 1938 at the Wendouree Parade depot. Photo shows the interior exterior of the tram along with the flowers including the track brakes and trolley pole base. See also Reg Item 1031 for a similar image. Image i2 - hi res scan version of the negative.trams, tramways, depot, centenary, decorated trams, floral tram, tram 23 -
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Document - Instruction, Pam Waugh, Making plastic flowers, 2018
Set of nine laminated A4 colour sheets giving instructions on how to make plastic flowers for the 2019 Begonia Festival Floral Tram. .1A - Plastic Bottle Flowers (top) - page 1 .1B - ditto page 2 .1C - ditto page 3 .2A - Plastic Bottle Flowers (bottoms) - page 1 .2B - ditto page 2 .3A -Plastic Bottle Flowers (Middles) - page 1 .3B - ditto page 2 .4A - Plastic Bag Flowers .4B - ditto .4C - dittotrams, tramways, floral tram, btm, instructions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - digital Images, Peter Waugh, "The Floral Tram reinvented 2019", 2018 to 2019
Set of seven digital images prepared as part of the nomination of the "The Floral Tram reinvented 2019" by the BTM to the Museums Australia award - sadly we did not receive one. .1 - One of the workshops - 10-6-2018 .2 - attaching the flowers to the tram - Ken - 1-1-2019 .3 - Some of the crew on the tram - 20/2/19 .4 - Official Photograph - at the depot - 9-3-2019 .5 - In Wendouree Parade on a photo run - 24-2-2019 .6 - Official launch day - 20-02-2019 .7 - A study of the materials and the finished product - 24-4-2018 See Reg Item 7513 for the story and associated documents.trams, tramways, floral tram, flowers, btm, community, museums australia -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, David Endacott, 14/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph and negative of tram 27 in Sturt St at the corner of Armstrong St. with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background. Photo taken from the central median strip with a number of seats in the foreground and flowers growing in the planter beds. Original print has water mark damage on the lower portion of the photograph. Taken 14 August 1971 Original print by David Endacott, duplicate print (1266A) by John Phillips 12/1999. Second copy added 5/2001. Original neg scanned at hi res and updated 11/5/2020.On original print "Cnr Sturt & Armstrong Sts / Sat 14 Aug 1971" in pencil.trams, tramways, ballarat, ballarat town hall, sturt st, armstrong st, tram 27 -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Anita Bagley, 1/03/1999 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of part of the floral carpet at the 1999 Begonia Festival. Has tram in carpet made from flowers as well as other buildings in the Botanic Gardens. Photo taken by Anita Bagley during the festival. Printed on Kodak paper.begonia festival, floral carpet, flowers, ballarat -
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Photograph - B&W print of donated negative and Digital Image of decorated tram 23, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1938
Ballarat No. 23 was decorated with waxed paper flowers for the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district in 1938. Tram has female students on board, with a conductor alighting. Shows track brakes on the tramcar. A floral tram. See also Reg Items 1021, 1362 and 3813 for other photographs of this tram, in particular 3813 which is a colour rendition of this photograph. See page 70 & 71 of "The Golden City and its Tramways" for these photographs and others in use and notes.Yields information about Ballarat 's 23, ex Adelaide No. 69 when decorated for the 1938 state celebrations, school children on the tram and conductorsBlack and white photo prints from a collected negative. tramways, trams, centenary, decorated trams, special trams, floral tram, tram 23, tram 69 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1938
Black and white photo of SEC No. 23?(2nd) decorated with waxed flowers for the 1938 Centenary of the settlement in the Ballarat district. Has destination of "VIEW POINT". Tram is in unmodified form. Is a copy photograph, as in corners, photo holders are visible. Note original type of destination box, not built into roof of tram.trams, tramways, ballarat, centenary, decorated trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960s
Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 4.15mins, with green leader strip on a plastic reel, within a Kodachrome II colour movie cardboard box and addressed to B.J. Parle, Chatswood. Titled "Ballarat 1962" Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 3. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time - Colour film Title "Ballarat 1962" 0:00 21 in Sturt St arriving City Centre tram stop from the west. 0:12 41 and another bogie car at City Centre tram stop, North side of Sturt St loading passengers 0:21 39 crosses Sturt St from Lydiard St Nth and pulls up at the tram stop in Sturt St. 0:55 39 leaves City centre and travels west along Sturt St – two sequences. 1:11 View from front of a single trucker, leaving Carlton St loop after crossing a bogie car and travelling along Wendouree Parade towards Gardens Loop 2:09 No. 20 in Gardens Loop and pan across to the Gardens Statuary pavilion with lots of flowers. 2:41 No. 20 leaving Gardens loop and heading north in Wendouree Parade. 2:54 Bogie tram in Wendouree Parade between depot and Gardens loop, southbound. 3:12 No. 32 leaving Victoria St terminus, with orphanage in the background, in bound, has a Trotting tonight sign on front of tram, and crossing the Eureka line rail bridge. 3:23 No. 20 in Bridge St, out bound, near Stones Corner 3:42 38 in bound from Mt Pleasant at Stones Corner, stops, lets of passengers and then proceeds along Bridge St into the City 4:15 endWritten labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, wendouree parade, sturt st, victoria st, bridge st, tram 21, tram 41, tram 39, tram 20, tram 32, tram 38 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Jim Seletto, Feb. 1958
Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St at the time of Ballarat Begonia Festival, 1957 - the flowers in the medium strip, the tram and the shoppers in particular the women.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 14 west bound in Sturt St during the 1957 Begonia Festival with the Town Hall (with a Begonia Festival sign on it), and other buildings in the background. Has the Australian Mutual Life Building, the Odeon Theatre buildings. In the centre median strip, there is a large arrangement of flower beds and many women shoppers crossing the road, motor vehicles and a lady on a bicycle. No. 14 has the destination of Haddon St via Drummond Nth. Festoon lighting is strung out along the street.On rear in red ink "Ballarat Car 14 Sturt St B'rat Summer '57" and the stamp of Jim Seletto.tramways, trams, sturt st, begonia festival, town hall, shoppers, tram 14 -
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Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1939
Yields information about the tram decorated for the Ballarat Floral Festival of 1939. Original print of this photograph.Mounted photograph on black light weight card, of the Ballarat (SEC 1st) No. 29 decorated for the 1939 Floral festival. Paper flowers made by the wives of the tramway staff members. Photographed at depot junction. See also Reg. item 1369 for another photograph of the tram at the Depot. Tram showing "SPECIAL". On lower edge white label in ink "Decorated Tram Car. Ballarat Floral Festival. 1939". On rear of sheet has label "Official Switching on - Learmonth". Photo glued to sheet. See Reg Items 1363 for larger prints of these photographs for further details of this photograph.trams, tramways, secv, illuminated trams, decorated trams, floral tram, tram 29 -
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Photograph - Colour Print/s - set of 5, Liz Sheedy, 23/09/2007 12:00:00 AM
... Friends of the Botanic Gardens Wendouree Parade Flowers tram 40 ...Set of five colour photographs / prints taken on the occasion of the special tram for the Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Ballarat, 150 years of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens, September 23, 2007. All on Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Taken by Liz Sheedy. .1 - No. 40 Wendouree Parade .2 - Roger Salen through one of the windows .3 - ditto .4 - Close of the flowers strung along one side .5 - Close up of one of the flower strings on No. 40 150 years of the gardens, friends of the botanic gardens, wendouree parade, flowers, tram 40 -
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Photograph - Colour Print/s - set of 4, Judith Bailey, 22/9/2007, 23/9/2007
... Friends of the Botanic Gardens Wendouree Parade Flowers tram 40 ...Set of four colour photographs / prints taken on either the occasion of the special tram for the Friends of the Botanic Gardens, Ballarat, 150 years of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens, September 23, 2007 or setting up the tram the previous day. All on Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Taken by Judith Bailey, Secretary, Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. .1 - On the tram, Jeremy Bannister, Stephen Butler .2 - on the tram with Roger Salen .3 - one of the kids who made the flowers .4 - Putting the flowers on 40 - Daniel Edwards 150 years of the gardens, friends of the botanic gardens, wendouree parade, flowers, tram 40 -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Ballarat No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival, 8/03/1939 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping from the Courier, 8 March 1939 of Ballarat No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival. Paper flowers made by the wives of the tramway staff members. Photographed with four SEC hostesses standing along side the tram and another four inside the tram. Photo caption noted that the tram is illuminated at night. See Reg. Item 1363 and 1369 for SEC photos of the tram and Reg. Item 2915 for another newspaper photo of the tram. See Reg Item 3575 for a copy negative of the same photograph. floral tram, 1939 floral festival, decorated trams, special trams -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival, May. 1939
Newspaper Clipping from the Courier, March 1939 of Ballarat No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival. Paper flowers made by the wives of the tramway staff members. Item caption notes the Victorian Country Fire Brigades annual demonstration in Ballarat the previous day and "The tram decorated with flowers in an attractive feature of Ballarat's floral festival." Photo features two crew standing along side the tram and a passenger boarding it. Tram has the destination of "Haddon St." See Reg. Item 1363 and 1369 for SEC photos of the tram and Reg Item 2911 for another Newspaper photograph of the tram. floral tram, 1939 floral festival, decorated trams, special trams -
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Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Ballarat's Birthday Party Begins with Rowing Regatta", 7/03/1938
Photos feature a rowing regatta on Lake Wendouree, a Tram stop shelter (Grenville and Sturt Streets) decorated with hand-made flowers, an arch in Main Road built by local scouts and the Burke and Wills Statue in Sturt St decorated hand made flowers. The tram shelter has the numbers "100". "1838" and "1938" with several well-dressed ladies outside the shelter. Notes the celebrations will continue until April 18. See Reg Item 6418 for a coloured photograph of the shelter from the other side,Yields information about a Ballarat event in 1938.Newspaper Clipping from the Sun News-Pictorial, Melbourne, Monday, March 7 1938, page 14 with four photos of Ballarat's Centenary Celebrations or European settlement in the district. ballarat, centenary, shelters, celebrations, grenville st, sturt st -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1940s
Copy photograph of a letter to Mrs. Hugo, dated 27/1/1939 requesting her to make about two hundred flowers for the decoration of a tramcar. Notes that about 4000 flowers required and that Mr. Hodgson would deliver materials. Letter signed for the Manager, T. A. Farr.tramways, trams, decorated trams, letters -
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Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, Sturt St. from Grenville St. looking west, c1905
2437 - Printed colour postcard of the Sturt St. from Grenville St. looking west - c1905. Card consists of a gold background with flowers surrounding an oval colour image of Sturt St. Embossed at the top of the card is "Best Wishes" with one tram west bound in the lower section of Sturt St. Titled "Sturt Street Looking West, Ballarat." along the bottom edge. On the rear of the postcard is an area for the stamp, address, message. Made by Valentines and printed in Great Britain trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, grenville st, tram 19 -
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Photograph - coloured b/w photograph, 1938
Yields information about the shelter in Sturt at the intersection of Grenville St and its decorated in 1938 for the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district.Hand coloured print of the Grenville and Sturt St shelter taken looking south, decorated with wax paper flowers for the centenary of settlement in Ballarat district in 1938. See also Reg Item 2917 for another photograph and newspaper details. Has the Spot Cafe, Britts Union Hotel Butlin's Cakes (?) and Thomas Jewellery which appears to have been decorated as well in background.On rear in ink "Tram Shelter Junction Sturt & Grenville Sts / Ballarat Centenary 1938"trams, tramways, grenville st, centenary, shelters, sturt st -
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Textile - Framed Tapestry, c2005
Has a strong association with the person who the item was made for (Austin Brehaut) who worked for the BTM and the person who made it.Hand made woollen tapestry on a white tapestry backing, stapled to board, placed in a metal frame with a circular cut out off white card. Features a Ballarat bogie tram with Sturt St buildings in the background and the median strip of Sturt St with flowers in the foreground. May have had a glass sheet, as not secured in the frame when received. trams, tramways, tapestry, souvenirs, memorabilia