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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 21/04/1962 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962 and worked within the service trams.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of the three trams at the Mt Pleasant terminus during an AETA tour 21-4-1962. No. 11 the service tram, 18 and 37 the tour trams. No. 11 has Advertisements for the SEC, and a dash panel advert for The Age newspaper. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat AETA Special Tour, Nos. 18 and 37 as specials, No. 11 as service car, Sebastopol terminus, 21st April 1962" and Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T1269" written in.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, sebastopol, tram 11, tram 18, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 21/04/1962 12:00:00 AM
... of the participants in the AETA's visit to Ballarat in 1962. Trams tramways ...Yields information about some of the participants in the AETA's visit to Ballarat in 1962.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of the AETA organisers (Keith Kings, Bob Prentice) alongside Les Denmead and ? in front of No. 18 parked at City Loop - Keith Kings print, who took the photo? 21-4-62 See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "AETA Group in front of tour specials 18 & 37, City Loop 21/4/62 Ballarat" and K.S. Kings stamp in top right hand corner with "N(g)(16)" written in ink.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, city loop, group photo, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Set of 6 images, Wal Jack, Ballarat 38 and 39 at the Victoria St terminus, 8/03/1954
No. 38 decorated for the Royal Visit along with tram 39 at the Victoria St terminus.Yields information about the Ballarat's bogie trams, in particular No. 38 that was decorated for the Royal visit in 1954.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat 38 and 39 at the Victoria St terminus. No. 38 decorated for the Royal Visit. Has the destination of "City". See N1124, Prints taken at the same time, with minor variations in the background eg cars. 5297.1 - an almost identical image, though with a motor bike in the view - see image i5 and N897 5297.2 - a very similar image, see image i6 and N1135 See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative N1124 See image i5 for hi res scan of negative N897 See image i6 for the hi res scan of negative N1135 - print also held of this image.On rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 38 and 39 Victoria St terminus, Ballarat East 8-3-54. No. 38 decorated for Queen's visit" In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp with negative number "T66PC" written in.trams, tramways, royal visit, decorated trams, victoria st, tram 38, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Norm Maddock and scrubber 8, Warren Doubleday, 6/10/2009
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Two colour prints of Norm Maddock, former Assistant Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Tramways Union and Malvern Tramway Museum alongside Scrubber No. 8 at the BTM depot 6/10/2009. See October 2009 Fares Please! See Melbourne Tram Museum item No. 7582 for a photo of Norm at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial. Has a strong association with Norm Maddock, former Assistant Tramways Union secretary and driver of the scrubber tram. Photographed during a visit to Ballarat and the War Memorial.Set of two colour prints on digital prints.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, btm depot, unions, tram 8 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 5, Eldon Hogan, 1/78 or late 1977
Set of five Kodak cardboard mounted slides - featuring photos taken during a visit to Bendigo Tour by Eldon Hogan. Slides have slide number (10 to 14) and date "Jan 78" stamped onto them. Scanned on the Canon scanner at the depot 15/12/1971 at the time of the installation of the scanner. .1 - No. 17 Nolan St .2 - No. 25 with Myer Roof Advertisement and No. 28 at Depot. .3 - No. 25 at Central Deborah Mine terminus .4 - No. 17 at North Bendigo terminus .5 - No. 17, Pall Mall at City terminus with the Beehive Building in the background.tramways, trams, bendigo, bendigo trust, nolan st, depot, central deborah, north bendigo, pall mall, tram 17, tram 25, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 7, Eldon Hogan, Aug. 1964
Set of seven Kodak cardboard mounted slides - featuring photos taken during a visit to Bendigo by Eldon Hogan. Slides have slide number (26 to 32) and date "Aug 64" stamped onto them. Possibly a Xavier College Cadets tour - Eldon was involved with them at the time, given slide No. 27. Scanned on the Canon scanner at the depot 15/12/1971 at the time of the installation of the scanner. .1 - No 11 and a bogie car at the Railway Station .2 - ditto - note uniformed person boarding (Xavier College Cadet?) .3 - No. 11 at Charing Cross, showing "special" .4 - No. 11 bound for Eaglehawk at a Crossing loop .5 - No. 20 in bound for Quarry Hill - at the above crossing loop? .6 - No. 11 crossing the Eaglehawk / Swan Hill railway line at the overbridge. .7 - No. 11, High St Eaglehawk.tramways, trams, bendigo, railway station, eaglehawk, charing cross, birney, tram 11, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, Len Millar, advertising technical and historical details of W4 671, c1995
Yields information about W4 671 technical details and demonstrates how the advertising in W4 class tramcars were used by the BTM.Poster advertising technical and historical details of W4 671. Consists of two sheets of paper printed with the information and taped together. Made by Len Millar prior to the tram's visit to Melbourne in 1996. Were located in the end advertising panels over the doors of W7 671 until replaced with a photo display panel during 2009, when collected. Two copies held.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters, w class trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Bendigo tram 22 decorated for Queens visit, Wal Jack, 7/03/1954
Photograph of No. 22 decorated for the Queen's visit (Royal visit) at the depot 7-3-1954. Photos by Wal Jack. Shows the decorations applied to the tram. The first has a depot worker standing in the drivers doorway. Single copy from the Ken Magor collection also held. Printed on Ilford paper. See Reg Item 7878 for a photo of the same tram on the depot access track. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of negative Yields information about Bendigo tram 22 decorated for the 1954 visit of Queen Elizabeth IIBlack and White prints contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details.On the rear in blue ink "SEC Bendigo No 22 decorated for Queen's visit, outside depot 7-3-54" with Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner and the number "T74PC" written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, royal visit, decorated trams, depot, tram 22 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Gevaert, Postcard photograph of No. 22 decorated for the Queen's visit (Royal visit) at the Charing Cross 1954
Black and White postcard contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Postcard photograph of No. 22 decorated for the Queen's visit (Royal visit) at the Charing Cross 1954. Night photo, with the fountain and streets illuminated. The tram is very brightly illuminated. Next to the tram is an ex HTT bogie tram. Printed as a postcard with the name "Gevaert" in the centre along the bottom edge. No other details. trams, tramways, bendigo, royal visit, decorated trams, charing cross, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC News, May June 1953
Published for the staff of the SEC, features the Kiewa Valley transmission line, North East towns and workers, industry, Bendigo Tram's Golden Jubilee, (AETA Visit, Mr George Laurens, Doug Dean, Tom Lynch and Basil Miller), electrical safety, meter reading in the country, sports, electric cooking, and sports section. In the retirements were Mr P Pithie, Senior Traffic Inspector Geelong, Mr V Pipps Depot Foreman Geelong and Mr S Watson, Geelong Senior depot clerk. On the inside cover are photos of the package power stations being installed at Geelong, Ballarat (Ballarat B) and Mildura.Demonstrates a SECV Staff magazine.Magazine, 36 pages, black and white production, centre stapled.Has RHSV stamp on the cover and "Case ViiiA" in inktramways, geelong, secv, retirements, ballarat b power station, power stations, bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Eastern Suburbs Standard, "So sentimental for tram No. 36", 28/9/1971
Newspaper clipping and photograph provides the story of Ballarat tram No. 36 visiting Hawthorn and Camberwell areas following its return to Melbourne. Lists those who travelled on the tramYields information about the visit of SEC tram 36 to Hawthorn and Camberwell during Sept. 1971.Newspaper clipping from the Eastern Suburbs Standard, 28/9/1971.Has the newspaper source in ink along the top edge.tramways, tramcars, tram 36, mmtb, hawthorn, tourism -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - AETA Ballarat tour, 21/4/1962
Photograph taken during Easter 1962 AETA tour of Ballarat with trams 37 and 18 at the Victoria St terminus. Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, tram 18, tram 37, victoria st. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - AETA Ballarat tour, 21/4/1962
Photograph taken during Easter 1962 AETA tour of Ballarat with trams 37 and 18 waiting in Lydiard St North to the North of the level crossing. Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper. has "tram" and "trams at" in red ink on the side of the print.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, tram 18, tram 37, lydiard st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - AETA Ballarat tour, 21/4/1962
Photograph taken during Easter 1962 AETA tour of Ballarat with trams 37 and 18 at the Lydiard St North terminus. Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper. has "tram" and "trams at" in red ink on the side of the print.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, tram 18, tram 37, lydiard st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 38 decorated for Royal Visit, Ken Magor, 1954
The photo, shows tram 38 decorated for the 1954 Royal Visit, crossing the railway tracks at Ballarat Station in Lydiard St North. The tram has the destination of Sebastopol. In the background is the railway signal gantry, Reids Coffee Palace and the Post Office. Many of the buildings are flying flags.Yields information about the 1954 Royal Tram.Photograph, black and white - plain black with Ken Magor stamp and negative number written on the rear.Ken Magor Negative Number - "3427" tramways, trams, royal visit, decorated trams, tram 38, lydiard st nth, level crossings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration, F W Niven & Co, "The City Hall, Ballarat - Arrival of his Excy Lord Brassey", 1896
The photo shows a large crowd with an inset photo of the visit of Lord Brassey, Governor of Victoria 1895 to 1900. The Leader (published by The Age) reported on his visit of 1/8/1896. There is a double deck horse tram in the foreground advertising "Confidence curls tobacco" In the background are shops for Darling Cigars, City Hall Book Depot, Corthoy's Chemist and dentist, Whyke Tailors, Levinson Watchmaker and J T Marsh Hatter and the Town Hall.Yields information about the visit of the Governor of Victoria to Ballarat 1896.Illustration cut from a journalOn rear in pencil "Ballarat Pictorial Guide (published by F W Niven & Co.)tramways, trams, sturt st, horse tram, lord brassey, town hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, "Charing Cross and Pall Mall Bendigo", 1908
Printed black and white postcard of Charing Cross Bendigo with three trams in the view and several horse-drawn cabs. Has Town Hall and other buildings in the background. See item 3451 for a similar photograph with a different crop, produced for the visit of The American fleed in 1908. The card was printed in Saxony, Germany.Yields information about Charing Cross Bendigo and ESCo trams.Postcard - black and white, divided back, used as a letter.Hand written letter on rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Valentine & Sons Publishing Co, 'Alexandra Fountain Bendigo", late 1940s
Printed black and white postcard of Alexandra Fountain Bendigo with an ex-Melbourne SEC tram on the right side, going to Eaglehawk. In the view are the National Mutual, Australian Mutual Provident Society, and the Armstrong Tyre Service station. Published by Valentine of Melbourne and Sydney.Yields information about Bendigo's Charing Cross and View St late 1940s.Postcard black and white, used - No. 6.Has a letter on the rear with two stamps dated 27-6-1949 to Ken Magor from Roy and Ken about their visits to the three provincial tram systems and the narrow gauge at Ferntree Gully. The weather had not been good for their visit. See rear image.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, view point -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Wal Jack, 1954
Yields information about tram 38 decorated for the 1954 Royal Visit.Set of two Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 38 as the Royal Tram in Sturt St at Dawson St. during 1954. Has the destination of Mt Pleasant. In the background is the Golden City Hotel and the Harry Davies buildings.trams, tramways, royal visit, decorated trams, sturt st, dawson st, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, early 1950's
Yields information about three bogie trams possibly stored in Ripon St awaiting their use for an event.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 36 and two other bogie trams parked in Ripon St North, just to the north of Sturt St. The house in the background is No. 3 Ripon St North and is still there (27-4-2020),. The spire of the St Peters Anglican Church can be seen. Tram is showing Special, possibly parked in Ripon St for a special event and waiting use. Perhaps for the Royal Visit. Photo may be related to Reg Item 7728.trams, tramways, ripon st, events, bogie trams, tram 36 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Royal Tram, 1954 at Humffray St, Wal Jack, 1954
Photograph of No. 38 as the Royal Tram, 1954 at Humffray St. Has a body work repair shop in the background. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond North.Yields information about the tram decorated for the Royal visit in 1954 in Main Road.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file.trams, tramways, humffray st, main road, decorated trams, royal visit, tram 38 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - Bendigo Trams and Trains, 1972
Roy J Mitchell was born in Williamstown in 1935 and grew up in Ballarat. He was the son of Horace Mitchell, a railway man, and Catherine Donovan whose father James Donovan was himself a railway man. Roy worked for the Victorian Railways also, until this era finished and worked into the MET era. Roy never lived in Bendigo but visited often, many times taking his daughter Rebekah with him, drawn in by the historical trams. His passions in life were his family, dogs, trains and trams and photography. His cousin Frank O'Meara, said "Roy always had his camera with him. He Took it everywhere". Roy's ancestors came from Maldon, Mt Edgerton, Trentham, Ballarat, Creswick, Berringa and Geelong.Eleven Coloured slides of Bendigo Trams and Trains taken by Roy J Mitchell. history, bendigo, bendigo trams, roy j mitchell, bendigo r766 steam engine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Wells Family scrapbook
George Edwin Wells was born in Oxford in 1826. He served an apprenticeship as a coachbuilder and in 1841 he went to New Zealand. He was returning to England in 1848 when he changed his mind in Singapore and turned around and came to Melbourne. He operated a store with Mr W Gibbs and when gold as discovered they left their wives in Melbourne and went to the gold fields of Ballarat in 1851. At this time George was newly married to Catherine Kiely. In 1852 the two men were at the Golden Gully area of the Fryers Creek gold fields, they then move to Bendigo, initially to White Hills before settling in Long Gully. They then brought their patient wives, who had only had visits from their husbands, to Bendigo. George had several successful mining ventures in Bendigo. He died in 1898. One of his sons, Alfred, married Margaret Rotherham in NSW where he was living. Alfred died in 1911 leaving Margaret with a young family. She moved to Bendigo to be nearer to family support. Alfred and Margaret's daughter, Elma Winslade Wells 91904 - 19/1/1988) became a teacher and was posted to Camp Hill Primary School. She was also heavily involved in the Scout movement in the Bendigo area.Blue hardcover scrapbook belonging to the Wells family. (Elma Wells). The cover has gold, black and blue flowers and birds on it. The word "scraps" in red within a gold rectangular box completes the cover. Inside all the pages are filled with drawing and pictures of people, animals, flowers and landscapes. Also, various poems are transcribed on the pages. Newspaper cuttings are also glued to pages and in two yellow envelopes.Inside cover in pencil: The Wells Family scrap book donated to the Royal Historical Society Bendigo Branch by Miss Elma W. Wellsfamily history, wells family -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Trams are their hobby", 23-4-1962
Frontpage has a photo titled "Trams are their hobby" showing a photo of a large group of tram enthusiasts visiting Ballarat as part of the Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) Easter meeting and Ballarat tour of 1962. Page 3 has an article titled "Their hobby is electric traction" - about some 84 members chartering a rail motor to Ballarat on Saturday 21 April 1962, and the use of two special trams. Quotes Mr. Ken Craven about the association. Was welcomed by Mr L. Denmead of the SEC. Notes no member of the tour was a current transport worker and that it was the second such tour to Ballarat. See Reg Item 8422 for an actual print of the photograph. Yields information about the visit of the AETA to Ballarat in 1962 and the events in Ballarat during the Easter period.The Courier Newspaper - 12 pages - Monday 23 April 1962 - Note the year, shown as 1961 on the front page and the editorial on page 3 is incorrect, the correct year is 1962 as shown on the other pages. aeta tours, tram tours, ballarat, advertisements, accidents -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat - Grip car or dummy 593 at BTPS depot, Ian Stanley, 11-10-1987
... at Ballarat during a demonstration visit. See reference for full... or dummy 593 at Ballarat during a demonstration visit. See ...Photos shows Newton Williams reconstruction and motorisation of former Melbourne cable tram grip car or dummy 593 at Ballarat during a demonstration visit. See reference for full details of the reconstruction and visit. Tram 18 is in the background. Photo taken at the time of the BTPS's AGM.Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1987Colour print of grip car or dummy 593 at BTPS Depot Has details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number.ballarat, tramways, tramcars, btps, tram 593, grip car, cable trams, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White - Tram 12 - 1954 Royal visit - Lydiard St North, Keith Kings, 6 March 1954
Photo shows tram No. 12 reversing at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, Ballarat, with the Post Office in the background. Crowds can be seen in Sturt St waiting for the Queen's Royal Progress to pass. There are three policemen or officials behind the tram. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. Saturday 6 March 1954. See item 412 for a photo of the decorated tram for the Royal Visit tram 38 at the same location.Yields information about the provision of tram services on the day of the Royal Tour to Ballarat.Photograph - Black & White - Tram 12 - 1954 Royal visit - Lydiard St NorthDetails the image on the rear of the print in ink.royal tour, ballarat, tram 12, lydiard st north -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - Set of 6 COTMA 2000 Visit to MTPA Haddon, David Verrier, 22-11-2000
Set of six slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association depot on 22-11-2022 1 - Victorian Railways tram 41 awaiting reconstruction. 2 - W2 357 on the MTPA Depot fan 3 - W3 663 and W4 670 on the depot fan 4- Overall site view from near the entry 5 - MTPA Tower Truck and Mk III bus No. 592 at Haddon 6 - Notice and tramcar allocation boardDemonstrates part of the COTMA Conference 2000 activities.Set of six Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, mtpa, haddon, tram 41, tram 670, tram 663, mk iii bus, bus 592, tower wagons -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Brian Andrews, Folder No. 57 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat, 14-3-1968
Contains part of the negatives that the photographer took of Ballarat and its tramway system on a 1968 visit. For the actual prints see the Album 8637 and the digital images held in the Museum's photo collections files.Demonstrates the work of Brian Andrews.Negative folder - paper folder by R. Gunz (Photographic) Pty Ltd containing 6 strips of 35mm negatives in a plastic clear sleeve. See list of btm8637 - Ballarat list.doc for a location listing of the Ballarat photographs. No. 57 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat - 14-3-68trams, tramways, ballarat, brian andrews, negatives -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Brian Andrews, Folder No. 58 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat, 14-3-1968
Contains part of the negatives that the photographer took of Ballarat and its tramway system on a 1968 visit. For the actual prints see the Album 8637 and the digital images held in the Museum's photo collections files.Demonstrates the work of Brian Andrews.Negative folder - paper folder by R. Gunz (Photographic) Pty Ltd containing 6 strips of 35mm negatives in a plastic clear sleeve. See list of btm8637 - Ballarat list.doc for a location listing of the Ballarat photographs. No. 58 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat - 14-3-68trams, tramways, ballarat, brian andrews, negatives -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Brian Andrews, Folder No. 59 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat, 14-3-1968
Contains part of the negatives that the photographer took of Ballarat and its tramway system on a 1968 visit. For the actual prints see the Album 8637 and the digital images held in the Museum's photo collections files.Demonstrates the work of Brian Andrews.Negative folder - paper folder by R. Gunz (Photographic) Pty Ltd containing 6 strips of 35mm negatives in a plastic clear sleeve. No. 59 - 35mm - SEC Ballarat - 14-3-68trams, tramways, ballarat, brian andrews, negatives