Mavis Grace Lindsay born in 1917 and married Tony St. Elmo in Ballarat on 18 December 1944. She was known as “Skippy” from childhood. They moved from Melbourne in 1945 and spent the year living in Wallace’s Hut. Toni was employed by the State Electricity Commission to record weather-related data. They were to become responsible for early developments at the Falls Creek resort and for promoting a love of skiing. Toni taught Skippy to ski and she practised on the High Plains where she and her husband lived. entering her in the first club championships held by the Bogong Ski Club at Rocky Valley, which he had established. Skippy St Elmo won many ski races during the 1950’s and represented Australia in New Zealand. In 1947, the first ski lodge was built by six SEC employees including Toni St Elmo. The lodge was named “Skyline”. In 1957, Toni was involved in building the first rope tow at Falls Creek, called Nissen. He also established the Nissen Ski School. In 1949, Skippy won the Downhill and Combined State Championship held at Mt Buller. In 1950, Skippy was selected to compete in New Zealand with the Victorian team to compete in New Zealand Skippy trained with the men at the Bogong Ski Club and that fact became a talking point in 1953 when the Albury Ski Club held an Open Championship and Skippy won in giant slalom and downhill. She went on to win many more races. In 1960, Skippy and Toni said farewell to Falls Creek. Skippy passed away in Queensland in July 2005 and Toni passed away in the September of the same year. In November 2006 the pair was honoured at the Alpine Village at Falls Creek by the spreading of their ashes over Eagle Rock.Photograph of Ms Skippy Elmo and man at Bogong High Plains on August 25 1945 as well as a framed receipt for the Ski Club of Victoria Junior Test for Ski Instructorsskippy st elmo, skyline lodge, bogong high plains, ski instructor test

.1 - Copy of colour photograph, that was mounted onto heavy card of the SEC Bendigo tram crews, shortly before the closure of the tramway system in front of the depot building with four tramcars behind. Two copy prints - on Copy Professional Paper by John Phillips. Features 34 personnel. .2 - Black and white photo with all staff involved on the tramway present with a list of names underneath. Negative only held - N24. Dated 16/4/1972. .3 - Black and white photograph of the same event by Ray Marsh. See item 9469 for a large black and white print with names.Has a close association with Bendigo Tramway staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.Set of four photos - colour or black and white, .4 mounted onto heavy card.On rear in ink (Keith Kings handwriting) "Bendigo, Traffic crews and staff shortly before closure Bendigo Depot / /72" and in green ink "Photo by Ray Marsh, 35 Prospect St Pascoe Vale Vic Aust."bendigo, sec crews, personnel, staff photo, group photo

Photograph of Bendigo Tram 1in Pall Mall, Easter 1941 by an unknown photographer. See item 5741 for a similar photograph by Wal Jack, taken a little earlier. Side-on view with the driver and conductor standing at the front of the tram. An original ESCo tram has been repainted in the SEC colours. Has the Beehive building, A E Sayer Chemist, and a Cafe.Yields information about Bendigo tram 1 Easter 1941.Photograph, black and white, with stamp on rear.Ken Magor stamp.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, secv, pall mall, tram 1

Printed black and white postcard of Charing Cross and View St Bendigo, with SEC tram No. 10 departing for Eaglehawk. In the view are the Commonwealth Bank, Parkers Newsagent advertising The Herald, The Age, and The Leader and the Armstrong building. Published by Valentine of Melbourne and Sydney.Yields information about Bendigo's Charing Cross and View St c1930.Postcard black and white, unused - Valentines series No. 3729.On rear in pencil "No. 10 Eaglehawk dest"tramways, trams, bendigo, view st, charing cross

Photograph show SEC Ballarat tram 32 at the City terminus, Sturt St and Lydiard St North with the destination of Sebastopol. In the background is the National Mutual building. Photo by Bob Lilburn, late 1950s.Yields information about tram 32 late 1950sBlack and white photograph with photographers name on rear.In ink on rear " R Lilburn"tramcars, city, tram 32

Photograph of the traffic or trammies with their names underneath at the time of the closure of the SEC-operated Bendigo Tram system 16/4/1972. Four of the Bendigo trams behind the group were photographed in front of the depot building. See item 1185 for similar photographs.Has a close association with Bendigo Tramway staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.Black and white photograph mounted onto heavy card with a list of names underneath.bendigo, sec crews, personnell, staff photo, group photo.

Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 35 at the City terminus, with the short tram stop pole at the front of the tram c1970. Has the tram driver standing by the front door, with sleeves rolled up. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. North" and a SEC roof ad, "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen." Town Hall building in the background.trams, tramways, sturt st., city terminus, tram stops, tram 35

The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram No. 38 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St with several lady passengers on board. The date and Photographer are unknown - c1970 given the new Commonwealth Bank building.Yields information about tram 38 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Sts.Black and White print on plain paper.tramcars, sturt st, tram 38

The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram No. 35 reversing at the Lydiard St North x-over opposite the Post Office. The driver is preparing to lift the trolley pole, while the conductor is standing alongside the tram. The tram has the destination of City and has been fitted with tail lights and large reflective triangles - from 1956 to 1960. In the background are the Post Office and the Ballarat Mining Exchange building fitted with Mobil gas petrol bowsers. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about tram 35 reversing at the Lydiard St Nth crossover opposite the Post Office - late 1950s.Black and white print on plain papertramcars, tram 35, lydiard st nth, city, mining exchange, post office

The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram No. 38 outbound in Lydiard St North, Ballarat. The tram has large reflective triangles on the front that were added during 1956. In the background is the bluestone building of J J Coller & Co and other buildings on the east side of the street. Photographer and date unknown - mid-1950s.Yields information about tram 38 and Lydiard St North Ballarat.Black and White print on plain paper.tramcars, tram 38, lydiard st nth

The photograph shows SEC Ballarat tram No. 33 (Gardens via Drummond St North) in lower Sturt St mid 1950s with tail lights installed. In the background is the Ballaarat Gas Co. building, Patersons, a hotel and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute Building with signs for Robur Tea and Davies Bread. Photographer unknown.Yields information about tram 33 and lower Sturt St mid 1950s.Black and white print with plain back.tramcars, tram 33, sturt st

Photographs of H class car 60 at the Kew Depot c1920's. .1 - Tram painted in MMTB chocolate and cream colour scheme. Side elevation photo with depot buildings in background. Taken prior to modification of roofs at end of cars to building in destination box. Tram of same class at SEC No. 18. Tram E45 can be seen in the shed. .2 - Front elevation photo with depot buildings in background. Has old style destination box on roof, showing "DEEPDENE" and a route number box above the headlight. Both photos Print and photograph by Sutcliffe of Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne.Yields information about H class tram No. 60 and Kew DepotSet of two Photograph, Black and White, In ink on the rear: .1 - "M&MTB H-60, Kew Depot `1920's (E45 in shed)" and the photographers stamp. .2 - ditto. KSK print number SA938 and 939.trams, tramways, h class, kew depot, deepdene, e class, tram 60, tram 45

Exercise or Mapping book - The Reding Universal Mapping book, blue front cover plain paper, holding tickets collected by Keith Stodden. Titled "Tickets". Tickets have been positioned using stamp hinges. Pages 1 to 13 - MMTB imperial, dual and decimal currency tram and bus tickers, including a Munitions workers fare concession certificate, Scholars Concession ticket, swimming, Adelaide. 14 - 15 - SEC and Brisbane tickets 16 - 17 - MTT Adelaide 18 - 24 - MMTB mixed and some railway card 25 - 26 - Sydney 26 - 28 - Hobart 29 - 30 - Mixed - MOTAT, Ferrymead, Brisbane, Hornibrook Highway Toll, 31 - 32- Melbourne Rail, mixed admission, VR Excess Fare 33 - 34 - SEC 35 - 36 - Dunedin 37 - 38 - Christchurch 39 - 41 - Wellington 42 - Auckland 43 - NZR rail 44 - MMTB 45 - 46 - MTT Adelaide, Tallahassee, St Claude 47 - 48 - Ballarat, Bendigo and TMSV 49 - MMTB 50 - TMSV, SPER 51 - Brisbane 52 - Parramatta Park (COTMA), Eurail pass 53 - Hong Kong, Melbourne rail, platform tickets, pram tickets, Begonia Festival car park, 54 - 55- Mixed - NZR, Wellington, 56 - Auckland 57 - 58 - AETM, Adelaide, 59 - 60 Adelaide, MMTB, Exhibition buildings car park, 61 - Radio receiving licence, mixed bus tricks, Ansett, TAA, 62 - cover - mixed - Ansett, TAA, Ballarat ESCo, Melbourne transport Pageant and MTA/The Mettrams, tramways, tickets, the met, mmtb, adelaide, sec, tmsv, sydney, buses

The colour print of Moorabool Street Geelong shows SEC No. 3 just to the south of Malop St. Has Hitchcocks, T & G building and the Bank of NSW buildings in the view. The tram is shown with a red colour scheme which is incorrect, should be green. There are two other trams in the view. Possibly a Kodak print.Yields information about the Moorabool St Geelong, late 1940s.Colour photograph titled "Moorabool Street Geelong - No. 1"In pencil on rear "No. 3 car". Ken Magor stamp and in pencil "K McCarthy No. 71" tramways, trams, geelong, moorabool st, tram 8

The Melbourne Electric Supply Co. operated a Power Station in Richmond and provided power to the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust and the Hawthorn Tramways Trust. They also provided power to Geelong and operated the Geelong Tramway system. MESCo Geelong and Richmond operations were taken over the SECV in 1930. The book gives the requirements for wiring of building and switchboard. Yields information on the electrical requirements that electricians were required to work to where MESCo supplied electricity. It would have been used in the development of the SEC rules. Has a strong association with one of the MESCo Electrical Inspectors.Book - The Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Service and Wiring Rules - 64 pages, centre stapled, dark fawn covers. Provides rules for the Melbourne (Richmond) and Geelong undertakings. Dated 1/4/1918. Has a number of printed updates pasted into the book along with a typed and hand witten note. Price 6d. Has an index.Some hand written notes on the various clauses. Has the stamp of "Electric Inspector" in the top right hand corner. Numerous marks of red and blue pencil to high light specific clauses.rules, wiring, electrical, regulations, mesco, geelong, tramways