Digital image of SEC 28 Westbound in Sturt St at Armstrong St with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background. The tram has a Castrol oil and SEC cooking roof advert. On the front are a Twin Lakes and dancing at Civic Hall signs. Photo by Peter Knife 14 Aug 1965,Yields information about Ballarat's trams in August 1965.Digital image of a black and white negativetramways, tramcars, ballarat, sturt st, town hall, tram 28

Digital image of SEC 13 inbound in Lydiard St North. The tram has the destination of City and a Twin Lakes advert on the rear dash panel. Photo by Peter Knife 14 Aug 1965,Yields information about Ballarat's trams in August 1965.Digital image of a black and white negativetramways, tramcars, ballarat, lydiard st north, tram 18

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

Digital image of Tram 35 running alongside Lake Wendouree in Wendouree Parade. Tram has an SEC Briquettes roof advertisement and the destination of Mt Pleasant. Photo by Peter Knife 31/12/1969. Yields information about Ballarat's trams in December 1969.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 35, wendouree parade

Digital image of Trams 18 and 17 crossing at Gardens Loop. Tram 17 has a Twin Lakes and a SEC roof advert. Photo by Peter Knife 24/7/1971.Yields information about tram operations in Ballarat, some two months before closure of the SEC operated tram system.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, gardens loop, tram 18, tram 17

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 1-9-1971 about the City of Ballaarat approving the BTPS submission to operate a trial service and the setting up of the organisation's constitution and articles of Association. Quote Paul Nicholson.Yields information about the setting up of the BTPSNewspaper clipping - The Courier, BallaratHas source and date on rear in ink.ballarat, city of ballarat, operations, btps, btps constitution

Document prepared by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria, as part of an order under the Electric Light and Power Act 1896, section 5 of order No. 17 granted to company. Dated 19/2/1901 and signed by the Postmaster-General. Shows the order area being parts of the City of Ballaarat, Sebastopol and Ballarat East. Shows the street names, boundaries, principal power line routes, land reserves, parks, mine locations, railways and Lake Wendouree. Signed by R L Williams Town Clerk City of Ballarat, J R Hall for the Borough of Sebastopol, and John Gent for the Town of Ballarat EastYields information about the power supply to the Ballarat area.Cloth backed paper map, coloured and marked up as exhibit 17.Notes in ink including the signature of Benjamin Deakin 24/9/00 and certified by the three involved municipal Town Clerks.ballarat power supply, esco, electric supply co of victoria, city of ballaarat, east ballarat, sebastopol, orders, power lines, power supply

Photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of tram 14 in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction. Note the compulsory stop sign on the east side or the left hand side of the pole. The tram has the destination of Victoria St and has a Electricity Cooking roof advertisement. Lake Wendouree in the background.Yields information about the nature of tram services in Wendouree Parade.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, tram 14, wendouree parade, depot junction, lake wendouree

Set of two views from an illustrated publication on Ballarat. 1 - "Panorama from the Town Hall" - with three ESCo trams in the view, though very few pedestrians or other vehicles. High lights Mount Warrenheip. 2 - A view of Lake Wendouree - Fairyland.Yields information about Sturt St from the Town Hall towards Mt Warrenheip.Illustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, lydiard st, esco, mount warrenheip, lake wendouree

The series of photographs show the Hospital (at Hospital Corner) with two trams, a mine, two photos of Sturt St, Town Hall with a tram, Lake Wendouree and Fairly Land at the Lake. The letter on the rear is a family letter. Published by J Beagles of London, the SW Series - see reference. Undated - based on the reference and logo on the rear of the card, possibly around 1906.Yields information Ballarat and the gloss colour printing of a postcard.Postcard coloured, divided back, with a handwritten letter on rear. Has sparkles or glitter glued around the edges of each photograph. No. "3045 SW"See image 2 for the handwritten letter. tramways, trams, postcards, hospital, sturt st, lake wendouree, mining

Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts. .1 - view of a single trucker with a Twin Lakes sign inside the depot on No. 2 road, number obscured. .2 - view from inside the tram depot with No. 12 outside with the lake in the background. .3 - No. 34 entering the depot being driven by a depot worker in white overalls. .4 - B. Peart standing on the foot step of the Ballarat Scrubber tram at the Ballarat depot - see Reg Item 6447 for a colour print. .5 - Front of the depot from the Lake side - with all gates closed and the long grass alongside the lake. .6 - Bogie tram entering the depot with the depot gates in the foreground - could be 34 - see .3 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, scrubber tram, tram 12, scrubber, tram 34

Yields information about the Wendouree Parade depot at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.Set of three Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome white cardboard mounts showing various views and scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot .1 - view looking from the depot doors toward the lake. .2 - view looking from behind the toilet block along the west western wall showing parked cars and the structure of part of the front of the depot. .3 - view from Wendouree Parade showing toilet blocks and the overhead and signal lamp. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, overhead, signals

Former tram stop shelter in Wendouree Parade near Dowling St with Lake Wendouree in the background. Maintained by the City of Ballarat.Digital Image of the timber based shelter with flat roof - Wendouree Parade near Dowling St. Photographed 9/1991. See Reg Item 6526i3 for a c1971 image.trams, tramways, shelters, dowling st, wendouree parade

Magazine - full colour, 40 pages, centre stapled, A4 finished size titled "my Ballarat - Spring 2016", published by the City of Ballarat, with items on the Archibald exhibition, Local Government elections, Eureka Stadium, events, Central Ballarat, events, Civic Hall. Pages 26 to 30 has an item on the Lake Wendouree Master Plan, including the proposed Tramway and Military Interpretative Centre, BTM in partnership with the Ballarat RSL Sub-Branch.trams, tramways, btm, city of ballarat, lake wendouree, masterplan, gardens, interpretative centre

Yields information about the View Point line.Set of 8 Hanimex colour slides, white cardboard mount and one AGFA blue and white plastic mount slide of the View Point line: .1 - Point where the View Point line crossed from Ripon St to Wendouree Parade at Webster St. .2 - Trackwork arrangement at the intersection of Ripon St and Sturt St - shows blue stone paving around the tracks. .3 - Ballarat A Power Station - Wendouree Parade and Ripon St .4 - View Point track looking North near the boat sheds. .5 - View Point looking north to the Lake View Hotel, shows part of the View Point loop which has been removed. .6 - Trackwork arrangement at the intersection of Ripon and Sturt St, looking south with the Western Hotel in the view. Shows the shelter at the left hand side. .7 - View of the View Point Loop, with a warning on coming trams sign and the Hotel in the far distance. .8 - View of the curves at Mair and Ripon St. .9 - Looking north from the View Point terminus along Wendouree Parade. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, wendouree parade, ripon st, view point, ballarat a power station, sturt st, shelters, signs, mair st

Set of 2 Agfa blue and white plastic mounts - 27mm square slides of black swans and cygnets near St Aidans Drive and Lake Wendouree - c1973. Shows the condition and appearance of the area at the time. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, swans

Yields information about the early operation of the BTPS of No. 33 in Wendouree Parade.Set of 4 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of No. 33 running in Wendouree Parade - 31-12-1978 or soon after its launch by the BTPS. .1 - approaching Depot Junction - with a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - ditto .3 - at St Aidans Drive with a Sturt St West destination .4 - ditto with the trolley pole being reversed. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, st aidans drive, tram 33

Yields information about the appearance of tram in Lydiard St North near Mair St during the early 1960'sDigital images scanned from 35mm slides, possibly a copy slide obtained by John Theodore from the BTPS Sales of tram 26 outbound with destination of Lydiard St North and tram 31 in Lydiard St North near Mair St. Tram 26 has a Twin Lakes driver's panel advert and a Briquettes roof advertisement.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, mair st, tram 31, tram 26

Yields information about the appearance of a tram at the Victoria St terminus during the early 1960'sDigital images scanned from 35mm slides, possibly a copy slide obtained by John Theodore from the BTPS Sales of tram 20 at Victoria St early 1960's with the orphanage buildings in the background. Tram has destination of Gardens via Sturt St West and driver's dash panel adverts for Twin Lakes and Dancing at Civic Hall.trams, tramways, victoria st, orphanage, tram 20

Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system - presented in an unorganised manner and without newspaper dates.Set of 8 foolscap size photocopies on heat sensitive paper of various newspaper cuttings compiled - many duplicated - about the closure of the Ballarat Tram system, mainly from The Courier, Sept to Dec. 1971. Principal headlines are: "Tram Shelter for Christmas Crib", "SEC replies to Lake tram proposal", "A Farewell tram ride", "Keep buses out of Bridge St", "Bus stops blamed for drop in business", "Complaint of parking loss through bus stops", "last journey for 39", "Last tram to start in film about Ballarat" "The end for tram 31?" "Destination Hamilton" - see item 9520 for the original cutting See also Reg item 3165 and 3161 for similar presentations of cuttings. sec, ballarat, disposal, tramcars, btps, shelters, shelters, buses, closure, bridge st, hamilton, shelters

Yields information about the visit of the Carey Grammar school visit to Ballarat and the Eureka siding in 1969.Set of five negatives of the Carey Railway Club visit to Ballarat on Saturday 13/9/1969. .1 - 34 with the destination of Mt Pleasant at Carlton St loop, though running a Special .2 - 17 and 34 with another single trucker at Gardens Loop - 17 has a Twin Lakes sign and destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. 34 showing Special. .3 - side on view of 34 at Carlton St Loop - with a SEC electric cooking roof advert. .4 - DERM entering the Eureka Siding. .5 - DERM leaving the Eureka Siding, has the Millar Bros engineering works in the background.trams, tramways, tours, eureka, wendouree parade, carlton st loop, carlton st, railways, tram 34, tram 17

Yields information trams at the depot prior to running out of the depot and running out on a Sunday morning.Set of 8 photographs taken on 28/12/1970 of trams running out of the depot. .1 - 27 in Wendouree Parade .2 - 12 crossing Wendouree Parade - has a CinZano Vermouth Advert on side. .3 - 12 reversing at Depot Junction - has a Twin Lakes Advert and destination of Victoria St. .4 - 13 running out - has a Twin Lakes Advert and destination of Mt. Pleasant. .5 - ditto with pole being reversed by driver. .6 - 13 at depot junction .7 - 17 running out - has a Twin Lakes Advert and destination of Lydiard St North .8 - 26 in Wendouree Parade.trams, tramways, depot, drivers, wendouree parade, tram 27 tram 12 tram 13 tram 17 tram 26

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

Yields information about tram operations and the street views at Stones Corner.Set of 3 photographs taken on 10/8/1971 by Campbell Duncan of trams in the Main of No. 31 approaching the junction with Bridge St and Victoria St. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond North and a Twin Lakes sign. In the background are the Avery Scales store, Wearwell and Stones Corner. Shows the overhead arrangements at this location.trams, tramways, main road, stones corner, tram 31

Yields information about tram operations and the street views in Sturt St near Lyons St.Set of 5 photographs taken on 10/8/1971 by Campbell Duncan of trams in Sturt St near Lyons St. .1 - No. 27 inbound with a Twin Lakes and destination of Mt Pleasant, passing the Peter Lalor statue in the median strip. .2 - No. 34 outbound crossing Dawson St with the Golden City Hotel in the background. .3 - No. 21 outbound with St Patrick's Cathedral in the background and the Adam Lindsay Gordon statue (1969) memorial to the horses killed in the First World War. 4. ditto .5 - No. 13 inbound with a Twin Lakes sign and destination of Victoria St, crossing Lyons St, with St Andrews Kirk in the background. For notes on the statues see: http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/media/499947/sturt%20street%20gardens%20calm%20plan.pdf (accessed 11/12/16)trams, tramways, sturt st, dawson st, lyons st, statues, tram 27 tram 34 tram 21

Colour postcard, of BTM tram No. 38 at St Aidans Drive, c2014. Photo by Peter Bruce. Has Mt Warrenheip and the Lake in the background.trams, tramways, st aidans drive, lake wendouree, mt warrenheip

Yields information about the tram operations at or near the Titanic Bandstand in Sturt St.Five (5) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in Sturt St, between Lydiard and Grenville Streets on the north side of Sturt St. .1 - Tram 11, descending the hill by the Titanic bandstand with the Post Office in the background. Trams has a Twin Lakes advert, Bliss Bombs and the destination of Mt Pleasant. .2 - Tram 31 ditto, except destination of Victoria St. .3 - Tram 13 with bandstand in the view - for Mt Pleasant. .4 - Tram 33, with a lady and man carrying a box descending the footpath. Tram has the destination of Victoria St and a Twin Lakes sign. .5 - Tram 26, at corner of Sturt and Camp Streets, with the Owen Williams store in the background. trams, tramways, sturt st, tram 11, tram 31, tram 13, tram 33, tram 26

Yields information about the appearance of Lake Wendouree and Wendouree Parade near St Aidans Drive during the late 1950's.Set of two photographs of No. 26 in Wendouree Parade, near St Aidans Drive with Lake Wendouree in the background. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo late 1950's, has an FC Holden? or similar in the view. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, lake wendouree, tram 26

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