Newspaper Clipping from an August 1980 supplement to The Courier, Ballarat, about tourist attractions in the Ballarat district. On page 3 is an item about the BTPS repainting the trams in old colour schemes. Mentions 28, 38 , 26 and 11. Also gives notes about the Museum's operations. Features a photograph of No. 38 outside the depot in the final SEC colour scheme, prior to the extensions of the depot being carried out. On page 6 is an item about Sovereign Hill.btps, ballarat, colour schemes, livery

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Monday 20/3/1972, titled "SEC 'Building a slum' ". Item with a photo about the proposals of the SEC to convert the former tram depot land to development comprising 16 houses as a built-in slum. The development was considered inappropriate for the area by local residents, who requested a development of 6 lots. Features a photo of the depot building with locked gates and a Security company sign on the gate. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.depot, sale of land, wendouree parade

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Monday, June 19, 1972 titled "Housing plan for tram depot site". Reports on the sale of the former tram depot on Saturday June 17 for $54,500. The purchaser expected to start development of housing on the site within three months. Reports on the sale, purchaser and SEC's views. Features a photo of Edgar Bartrop reading the contract. Others in the photo are Bruce Bartrop, SEC Estate officer, Mr. R. Morrison and SEC Manager Mr. I. F. Pellas. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.depot, buildings, auctions, bartrop

Has a strong association with tram crews and the rosters crew workings, possibly D.J. Everett. Prepared by crews from sheets to enable them to know what service times to run, meal times, details of crew changes etc, based on their allocated shift or run from the roster.Thirty eight (38) page red metal spiral binding, notebook with card board covers. Each sheet faint ruled, both sides. Front cover had a drawing of a Scots lassie with a Scots terrier on a lead and a drawing of a street scene in the background with the words "Scotland" in script. Rear cover has a drawing of a castle on it. Each sheet, most left hand side only has the hand written details of each SEC Ballarat run - giving sign on times, notes, timetables, which run taken or taken by, meal times, notes with regard to special instructions, finish times and total hours worked. Image 1 shows covers and image 2, one of the sheets with the runs printed on both side of the page. On a scrap of paper, written on the back of a Ballarat Summary timesheet for a Thursday in 1968 is the run details for 22 run. Has been folded into 4. See also Reg item 4073 for a later book and 6876 for a typed versionOn rear cover - phone numbers for M. Morris, Tierney, Tram depot and tram office.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

Certificate on quarto size paper, issued by the BTPS Co-operative Limited to Warren Doubleday certifying that 200 shares, number 9776 to 9975 had been issued on 26/2/1979. Printed in green ink with an image of SEC tram No. 31 at the top of the paper. Certificate No. 87. Signed by Nancy Kierath as Director and G. Netherway as Director and ?? as Secretary. Has BTPS Co-operative Limited Seal stamped adjacent to the signatures. Share Certificate Issues by the BTPS Co-Op to raise funds for the construction of the depot. Wound up during 2002 and 2003.tramways, trams, btps, btps co-operative, certificates

Photo of Ballarat SEC tram No. 13 west bound in Wendouree Parade, near the depot. Tram has destination of "Mt Pleasant". Lake Wendouree is in the background. Note the tram fitted with the white stripe under the dash canopy lights and the use of the large and small numbers of the tram. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of slide in blue ink "Jan. 1966 Ballarat" and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, tram 13

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

Yields information about one of the first two maximum traction bogie trams in Ballarat in October 1945 after it had been repainted for use in Ballarat by the SEC and the Lake / depot area at the time.Black and white photograph of SEC No. 15 in Wendouree Parade just to the south of St. Aidans Drive. Photo taken looking south with the trolley pole to the camera in the raised position. Appears to be a new trolley rope. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth". Possibly taken soon after receipt and repainting in Ballarat in 1945. "The Ballarat Tramways" notes that No. 15 arrived in Ballarat October 1945 and was renumbered to No. 36 in 1953. Print made by John Phillips c1995. Print used in the interpretation panel at Gardens Loop - believed to be an SEC photo. 2135.1 - as above by wider to the left, shows more the lake. Added 13/4/2009. See The Ballarat Tramways. Additional large print added 21/3/2021.2135.1 - on rear "Delivered from Melbourne in 1945" "Car 15, renumbered 36 in 1953 in order to consolidate the bogie cars from car 34 onwards." and "William F Scott:" address label.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, bogie trams, tram 15

Black and white photograph of SEC Nos 12 and 18 meeting at the corner of Drummond Street and Sturt St. Taken by Dave Macartney 4/8/1968. Both trams inbound. No. 12 turning from Drummond St. Nth, showing "Depot via Drummond Nth" and No. 18 ex Sebastopol line. Both trams have the blinds drawn. Printed on Agfa paper. See also Reg Item 1412 for another print of this scene, but differently framed. tramways, trams, hospital corner, sturt st, junction, tram 18, tram 12

Yields information about one of the first two maximum traction bogie trams in Ballarat in October 1945 after it had been repainted for use in Ballarat by the SEC and the Lake / depot area at the time.Black and white photograph of SEC (bogie No. 22), in Wendouree Parade passing depot junction, has destination of Victoria St. Tram later renumbered to 37 in 1951. (See Destination Eaglehawk, p7) Original of photograph, SEC held by Alan Bradley has been cropped. Had a canoe on the right hand side, which is referred to in the interpretation panel at the Gardens Loop 474.1 - shows the canoe. Additional copy of .1 added 21/3/20201,trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, bogie trams, depot junction. , tram 22, 37

A set of eight 2 1/4" square photographs mounted onto a sheet of manila cardboard - contact prints of each negative. Numbered from left to right, top to bottom are: 476.1 - SECV Ballarat No. 38, possibly at Victoria St - c1955.; 476.2 - SEC Geelong 8 and 39 at Eastern Park terminus - 2/4/1955 476.3 - SEC Geelong No. 4 out the front of the depot building - 8/1/1956 (Negative No. 368) - See Reg Item 7253 for a large format print. 476.4 - SEC Geelong single trucker and bogie at depot - 8/1/1956 (Negative No. 365) 476.5 - SEC Geelong - No. 18 at East terminus - last day of Chilwell 8/1/56 (Negative No. 366) - See Reg Item 7253 for a large format print. 476.6 - SEC Geelong - No. 1 - at a terminus (see also Reg item No. 485) (Negative 367) (See Reg. Item 2610 for colour slide of this terminus and tram and 5898i6) 476.7 - SEC Geelong - No. 1 - at depot - group of people standing in front. (Negative 364) - See Reg Item 7255 for a large format print. 476.8 - SEC Geelong - No. 1 entering depot portal night shot, 8/1/56 (Negative 369) - See Reg Item 7256 for a large format print. Negative envelope has the typed note "Some six views of Geelong trams on the last day of operations of the Chilwell line and East West line" Re 476.7 - See also Reg Item 5898i2 - photo by Keith Kings for a similar or same photograph. Re 476.8 - See also Reg Item 5899i1 - photo by Keith Kings for a similar or same photograph. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.Niltrams, tramways, geelong, chilwell, ballarat, east, closure , tram 8, tram 39, tram 4, tram 18, tram 1, tram 38

Black & white photo of SEC tram No. 18 on BTM depot fan track c1985, after completion of repainting to early 1960's colour scheme - that is dash lights, and white strip only under dash canopy.trams, tramways, ballarat, btm depot , tram 18

Black and white photograph of SEC No. 26, after completion of work to convert back to ESCo colours and California Open Combination tramcar. Photograph taken on depot fan track, late 1987, or early 1988. Recommissioned Boxing Day 1987.trams, tramways, ballarat, btm depot , tram 26

Black and white photograph of SEC tram No. 33, operated by BTM, in Wendouree Parade, just to the north of Depot Junction, late 1970's . Tram has Eureka and SEC roof ads on side of tram, and is showing destination of Sturt St. West, indicating possibly soon after recommissioning in 1977. Small copy added 10/10/2019. Image updated.trams, tramways, ballarat, btps, wendouree parade , tram 33

Black and white photograph of MMTB No. H60 at Kew depot. Tram painted in MMTB chocolate and cream colour scheme. Side elevation photo with depot buildings in background. Taken prior to modification of rooves at end of cars to building in destination box. Tram of same class at SEC No. 18 See also Registration No. 555 ( for end view of tram). See also Reg. item 1308 for better quality photo print - original by Sutcliffe - photographers. Copy 2 print mounted onto foam sheet - box D2 - added 10/11/2005trams, tramways, mmtb, kew depot, h class , tram 60

Black and white photograph of MMTB No. H60 at Kew depot. Tram painted in MMTB chocolate and cream colour scheme. Front elevation photo with depot buildings in background. Has old style destination box on roof, showing "DEEPDENE". Tram of same class at SEC No. 18 See also Registration No. 550 ( for side view of tram) Original photo by Suttcliffe Studios of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne"trams, tramways, melbourne, kew depot, h class , tram 60

Black and white photograph of SEC No. 37 running "SPECIAL" into the City from the depot,. Photo taken just after leaving Haddon St. loop, loop in background. Tram is blurred due to slow shutter speed, rest of photograph is in focus. Tram has SEC ad on one side. Taken 23/12/1967.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, wendouree parade, haddon st. , tram 37

Black and white reproduction of photographs used to illustrate the closure of the SEC Ballarat System, published in Association of Railway Enthusiast's (ARE) Dec 1971 issue of their magazine. Centre page photo shows tram 40 at Hospital corner, prior to running into the depot, while on rear pages are night photos of tram 35 at Sebastopol terminus (Royal Mail Hotel in background) and No. 41? at the Lydiard St. north terminus. trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, last tram , tram 40, 35 and 41?

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, with a small advertisement for the Model Dockyard but are in different colours, all have been saddled stapled with two staples. The Volume and date details have been over stamped using a hand stamp. Back covers, inside back covers have the same advertisements. The three issues contain advertisements for Hartleys Sports store, Hearns Hobbies, Wattle Park, Johnson's Variety Store, Barnes Tennis Centre, The Model Dockyard, Meadmore Model Engineering and Austral Bronze Pty Ltd, Christie Scale Model Railway and Equipment, Herbert Small (Meccano) and Bassett-Lowke Models. 2464.1 - Vol. 1, No. 6 - 12 pages, Oct. 1946, with cover printed in blue. Has articles on staff and ticket working on VR tramways, Tramway rolling stock classification, rolling stock listing for SEC Bendigo, and the first 65 years of electric traction. News items on Sydney, Melbourne, Ballarat, Newcastle, Hobart and AETA. Inside front cover has a photo of Y1 611. 2464.2 - Vol. 1, No. 6 - 16 pages, Nov. 1946 with cover printed in brown. Has articles on bus profits, route symbols on Australian tramways, Hobarts double deckers, high current collection tests, rolling stock listing for SEC Geelong, VR Electric locos, and the first 65 years of electric traction continued. News items on Sydney, Melbourne, Ballarat, VR, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, overseas and AETA. Inside front cover has photos of Sydney R and R1 class trams. 2464.3 - Vol. 1, No. 7 - 12 pages, Dec. 1946 with cover printed in green. Has articles on NSW tram and bus losses, proposed abandonment of the Sandringham - Block Rock line, Elwood Depot, rolling stock listing of NSW Service stock. Has news items on Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Adelaide and AETA news. trams, tramways, electric traction, aeta, models, australian tramways

Yields information about the Ballarat tramway staff, in addition to the crews. Gives address and telephone details of the time and the list of names who were employed in undertaking the tramway service. Does not list depot or track crews or revenue clerks.Carbon copy of a typed list of SEC Ballarat Tramways staff, mid to late 1960's, giving Name, position, Address and Phone number. Dated 10th Feb. 19??, the last two digits having been torn off when tape removed. Consists of one large sheet of paper with a small sheet containing 4 names taped to the bottom of the main sheet. Has been attacked by silver fish on the left hand side. .1 - Original sheet .2 - Photocopy of top half .3 - Photocopy of lower half All sheets have been folded. Names on List: White F Denmead L Trusler W Irwin D Dennis W Calnin T Maxwell A Wellard L Dunstan T Satchell G Kellett D May H Van Rooy H Harding C Newell W Williams T Nancarrow W Chambers D Reynolds H Bassett G Mason J McGregor D Bolton J Edmonds F Mercer A Reed A Mann? B Blackman M Hunt N Knight H Mannion B McMahon L Domaschenz D Davies S Turnbull A Everett D Allan N Smerdon H Gill V O'Brien J Segrave W van Oorschot H Retallick W Kellett D O'Leary D Lake E Maher J Bird L Hall N Haes W Butler K Billman J Malins A Cahill M Hamilton N Tierney I Morris R Jeffreys A Cameron E Walker L Ward W Williams R Knight R Morris A Thompson D Davies W Wallis I Robe N Courtney R sec, ballarat, staff, inspectors, personnel

Has a strong association with tram crews and the rosters crew workings, possibly inspector Dave Kellett in Ballarat. Prepared by crews from sheets to enable them to know what service times to run, meal times, details of crew changes etc, based on their allocated shift or run from the roster.Notebooks used to record rosters/ runs for crews for the March 1970 roster Ballarat on Sundays .Pocket Notebook - green cover, faint ruled, up to 100 pages per book, cloth bound at the top, contained within a black plastic notebook holder/folder. A Calendar for 1970, by 'The Mutual Life and Citizen' Assurance Company Limited" is positioned on the inside within a clear plastic sheet. The Notebook is headed "Sundays" Has the hand written details of each SEC Ballarat runs, Sundays runs, - giving sign on times, notes, timetables, which run taken or taken by, meal times, notes with regard to special instructions, finish times and notes. Most pages at the front of the notebook have been removed. On the rear sheets are the sign on times for the crews, time out of the depot, and the time into the depot and from which terminus. Both notebooks becoming unbound - handle with care.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

Yields information about the process for recording tramcar mileage against a run number and the use paperwork put to - waste paper?Gestetner reproduced 'State Electricity Commission of Victoria / Electricity Supply Department/Ballarat Branch/ Trams out from Depot and Mileage Run' consisting of a single sheet with details of "Time Out, Time In, Normal Mileage, Variations of cars in Service and Run Number" with a space for the actual tram used to be entered against the respective run". For weekdays only. On rear has pencil sketch of a crossing and the possibly the over gauge recordings on a curve or the offsets for setting out a curve. This could mean that is was used a piece of scrap paper - the form having being superseded at the time. Was located with item 3700 - 1966 Trackwork diary.trams, tramways, sec, trackwork, timetables, forms, tramcars

Has a strong association with the opening of the depot extensions by the local member of state parliament and the BTPS work in celebrating the 10th year of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system.Newspaper clipping from the Courier dated 21/9/1981, mounted on a sheet of an A4 sheet of scrap paper from a the Forestry department titled "Evans opens tramways extensions". Article notes the official opening of the BTPS extensions to the tramway depot my Mr. Tom Evans MLA on the Saturday 19/9. Quotes Mr Evans, Ballarat Mayor Cr. A.E. Hancock and Richard Gilbert General Manger of the BTPS. Also includes a Free Ride Coupon. Features photo of Tom Evans wearing a SEC cap at the controls of a single trucker."21/9/81" in blue ink on the headline area.btps, depot, depot extensions, celebrations, opening

Has a strong association with the story of the BTPS in its first four years, developing the Museum, acquiring additional trams and a brief history of the SEC trams in Ballarat.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated 10/1978, titled "Ballarat's tourist tramway carries 100,000th passenger". Printed in a "Courier Tourist" Section, gives details of the 100,000th passenger, BTPS history, that of the trams in Ballarat, closure. On the rear of the sheet continues story and gives details of the then BTPS fleet (14, 26, 27 & 28, 48 and 40). Notes that the BTPS had by then acquired No. 39, W3 661, W4 671, 33 and 11, 121, 35 and X1 463. Features photos of a bus and single truck trams together at Grenville St, a horse tram arriving at Grenville St and a photo of the BTPS depot with No. 40, 27 and 28 on the depot fan. See Reg Item 3784 for a Courier print of the replacement buses and trams at the city loop."10/78" in ink on the top of the 2nd sheetbtps, depot, depot extensions, celebrations

Yields information about Ballarat's decorated trams for Christmas and other events or fund raising. The basic decoration was able to recycled for other events as well - Begonia Festival.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, published 21/1/1969 of No. 21, decorated as "Begonia Festival showboat", at the Ballarat Depot, displaying the various festival activities. Has the destination of Lydiard St Nth. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. See Reg Item 7219 for a printers block of a similar photograph.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, depot, decorated trams, begonia festival, tram 21

Yields information about Ballarat's tramway's depot when industrial action taking place - all locked up with trams outside the depot building itself.Black and White copy photograph taken by The Courier, of trams parked in the SEC Wendouree Parade during a strike, with the gates closed. Photo taken 14/11/1969, published 15/11/1969. Shows how trams would have been parked overnight, although seldom? not outside the depot building itself except on "0" road. Tram 42 on "0" road and 13 and another single trucker on "4" road. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, depot, strike, wendouree parade, tram 43, tram 13

Yields information about the tramcars following the cessation of tram services in Ballarat - trams being sent to new homes and how this was done.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 2/09/1971, published 3/09/1971 of No. 33 leaving the depot for Hamilton (first tram to depart depot). No. 33 has been separated from its truck or wheels and loaded onto a C. F. Tonissen of Hamilton truck. A sign on the tram reads "From Ballarat to Hamilton's Museum". Has the depot in the background. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See item 9520 for the newspaper cutting. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, depot, hamilton, closure, transport, tram 33

Yields information about the nature of the day/s towards the last full day of operation - at the tram depot. Used in the Courier Supplement to mark the closure of the system and how the Courier photo was used by another newspaper for another purpose.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken ?, possibly on the last weekend and published in the Courier Supplement on 20/9/1971 following closure of the depot with No. 36 on 1 road and a single trucker on 0 road. See Reg Item 1052 for the newspaper cutting used at the time of the sale of the Depot in the Melbourne Age and also in the Courier Supplement. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, depot, closure, wendouree parade, tram 36

Yields information about the dispatch of a bogie tram to the Sydney Tramway Museum, being loaded in Wendouree Parade, outside the depot, using two cranes and the road being closed.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 27/9/1971, published 28/9/1971 - of No. 37 being loaded in Wendouree Parade using two cranes. See Reg Item 2916 for the actual Newspaper cutting. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sydney, sper, closure, transport, tram 37

Yields information about the relocation of the bogie trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the transferring bogie cars to the BTPS depot. No. 38 has been moved across the road, while No. 40 is behind John Withers Land rover. Photo taken 18/7/1972, published 19/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1792 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 38, tram 40