"After the war Pipe-Major Duncan McLennan, moved to Ballarat and took up a position as cadet instructor and leader of the Ballarat Highland Pipe Band and the Ballarat Ladies Pipe Band. " (Victorian Historical Journal Vol. 85, No. 1, June 2014)Black and White photograph of Ballarat Ladies Pipe Band Drum Major meeting Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. Gift of Margaret Bennett, 2019Written on the back Ballarat Railway Station Platform 2nd March 1958. Mayor of Ballarat, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother greeting Drum Major Margaret McWilliam Her Majesty arrived by train from Melbourne and our Ballarat Ladies Band piped her a welcome. pipe band, ballarat, ladies, ladies pipe band, highland pipe band, photograph, black and white photograph, queen mother, drum major, ballarat railway station, margaret bennett

Railway map - Victorian lines 1973 with list of stations and grid reference for location of stations. Inset for detail of Ballarat and Melbourne lines and stations. Shows distance from Melbourne (Spencer Street station).railways, bendigo to melbourne, stations

Information on O Class Trams, First introduced, Last Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating, W2 with a small photo, where they can be found, some went to the USA, W5 with a small photo, W6 and the Bendigo Toastrack Tram with Nos, Introduced, Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating/Crush Load. Also listed is where other trams can be seen. Also mentioned some early history of Bendigo, The Heritage Walk, The Central Deborah, Sandhurst Town, the early route from Melbourne to Bendigo, Creswick, Castlemaine and the Old Market. (7 pages).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - trams information, prahan and malvern tramway trust, hawthorn tramway trust, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, australian electric transport museum, david hoadley, tramway musuem of victoria, hawthorn tram depot, david bromage, sydney tramway museum, bendigo tramways, museum of transport and technology nz, whiteman park tramway museum, haddon tramway museum, the old canberra tram company, ballarat vintage tramway, bendigo toastrack tram, kilmore cable tramway, railway museum, scienceworks, tasmanian transport museum, launceston tramway museum society, ballarat vintage tramway, central deborah gold mine, chinese joss house, castleton, sandhurst, shamrock hotels, dai gum san wax museum, post office, law courts, alexandra fountain, beehive store, fortuna villa, sandhurst town

Memo card - Victorian railways. Addressed to J.H. Badham, Dr., Bendigo. Dated Melbourne 29/9/1947. Your memo of Night Depot Foreman at Ballarat has been duly received at this office. A.C.Ahlston. Chief Mechanical Engineer.document, memo, railway, memo card. victorian railway. j.h. badham.

Leather bound album with metal clasps filled with poems, some are hand written but most have been cut out of books or magazines. On the inside front cover are details of a wedding at the residence of Mr. James Smart, Castlemaine, between Mr. Lewellin and Eliza Beaumont, also article 'token of esteem' a poem written by William Pascoe to Mr. H. Lewis, loco foreman, Railway employee of Sandhurst on the occasion of his removal from Sandhurst to Ballarat. One article dated 1871.poetry, poetry, poems, james smart, castlemaine, rev, jesse carey, llewelyn, william lewellin, bridge, glamorgan, william beaumont, picola, sutton grange

RAILWAYS COLLECTION- photo of Railway Postal & Telegraph Map of Victoria 1887- aged map showing the various Country Lines and insets show Melbourne and vicinity, Ballarat and vicinity and Geelong and vicinity.Picturesque Atlas Publishing Companyphotograph, railway postal & telegraph map of victoria 1887-

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, darling smith carriers, railway, station, coach house, lydiard st, horses, carts, provincial, signal box

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, duke, duchess, york, ballarat railway station, 1901

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway station, early, clocktower

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, guthrie & co, mair st, wool, warehouse

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard st, railway station, provincial hotel

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard st, flood, 1983, provincial, railway, max harris

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway block lydiard st, 9138

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway station & goods yards

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard st, railway station, queen, 1954, royal visit

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway station, crossing, train, horses

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway station, building, horses

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, tram, crossing, railway line, train station

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This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard, railway station, cabs

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard, railway station, 1904

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard, railway

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway station, trains

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard st, railway gates, provincial hotel

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, panorama, railway station, 1980s, max harris

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway, truck, hummfray st bridge

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway station tower clock, 1980s

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, railway, market

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, buses, railway station