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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - 'RUNNING JOURNAL', Feb - March 1969
Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Ltd. Volume 5, No. 4. Feb - March 1969. 30 cents, sixteen pages. Front cover photo took by Malcolm Rowe. Bendigo Birney no. 28 seen in its guise as "Myer's santa special" turning out of Caledonia Street on the North Bendigo route on Saturday, 21st December 1968. The conductor's red uniform is rather non-standard, but it matched the color on the roof of the car. History of document: Part of 'Basil Miller Tramways Collection'.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; CAR STICKERS AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND SUBSCRIBER 1940
Objects. Car stickers 2 different sizes. 12.5 cm(45 of) in diameter with 6 point star red on white background with the words 'AUSTRALIAN COMFORTS FUND. Subscriber 1940.' 8.5 cm(40 of) in diameter with 6 point star with the same wording and colour combination. All the wording is in white against the red background of the star. The stickers are in an envelope addressed to Mrs. L. Chancellor, ' Taraxville', Golden Square. On the rear surface, of each of the stars, there is a black four and five digit number.Lydia Chancellororganization, club / society, australian comforts fund -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Typed letter to R. J. Bartle, Esq., from D. O'Connor, Engineer and ?, Chief Engineer, of the National Roads and Motorists Association (N.S.W.) dated November 8, 1936. Letter mentions four tests done in a car over a stretch of ground to measure fuel consumption. Tests were done with and without the device installed in the fuel system. Paper has printed letterhead and the names of the President, Vice-Presidents, Hon Treasurer, Council and Secretary with the AAA and NRMA emblems on the left side of the page.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, national roads & motorists' association (n.s.w.), n.r.m.a. house, australian automobile association, r j bartle esq, hon j c watson, hon g r w mcdonald, charles ludowici esq, alderman james mcmahon, j bryden brown esq, d m cooper esq, e h cowdery esq, c r davidson esq, hon j m dunningham mla, a m graham esq, a s lumby esq, rev father w nicol, dr harold norrie, dr f antill pockley, ald h l primrose mla, a e rudder esq, lt-col g c somerville cmg dso, major blair wark vc dso, g a l wilson mla, h i johnson fiis, d o'connor? -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Copy of a letter from D. C. House, dated 28th February, 1937, to H. Abbott, Esq. He was adding particulars of his Fargo Parlour Coach to his report on his President 8 Studebaker motor car. He mentions the Fargo Parlour Coach-16 Passenger-3 ton 8 cwt.-tare 25 H. P. He mentions the benefits of the scalebuoy on oil and fuel consumption and relates the distances covered daily and the stops and starts.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, stevenson bros, h abbott, crown hotel, d c house -
Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc
Photograph, Charlton Pharmacy and Dillon Building High St Charlton c.1987
The Charlton Pharmacy established by Russell English 1974 (?) Dillon Building built in 1889 for Mr Sharman, proprietor of the Globe Hotel. Three, 2-storey shops; Dillon's Clothing Store, Bilton's Chemist Shop (later a dentist J. Knight upstairs) and a Cafe. Part of the Charlton Shire streetscape series 1987Colour photograph of two story, triple fronted red brick building. Signage reads THE CHARLTON PHARMACY and RUSSELL ENGLISH M.P.S. on verandah frontage. CHEMIST in red on front of white building on LH side, and advertising for Palcolor on both building and verandah. Signage on upper storeys reads T.DILLON, LADIES & GENTS TAILOR and A.E. BILTON. Signage in window on RH side reads CHARLTON RESTAURANT. Cars parked on both sides of the road. Three people in front of the chemist.charlton pharmacy, russell english, dillon building, sharman, bilton's chemist -
Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Puffing Billy train
Two black and white photos dated 1962 from the National Archives of Australia, showing the Puffing Billy train in the Dandenongs. - Ground is steep and heavily treed and may be the stretch of line between Menzies Creek and Clematis Station. - Large trees line the track. There is a driveway below the line with large puddles. A car can be seen crossing the line behind the train. A lightly treed hill is visible in the background. This may be the crossing at the Clematis end of Menzies Rd with Tivoli Farm in the distance. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Traffic Employees are required to be familiar with these instructions before qualifying to take up duties of Motormen.", c1940
Demonstrates training of tram drivers in Bendigo. Similar documents would have been used for Ballarat and Geelong.Instructions - 19 sheets (last sheet missing), stapled multiple times on the left hand edge, providing detailed instructions and guidance to trainee motormen. Has reference to T1F controllers, K36J controllers and instructions for Safety Cars (Birney). Has diagrams for electrical paths. Has a table of contents, covers electrical, faults, braking, failures of braking, emergency braking, dead man controls, signal instructions for Bendigo and General Instructions. C1940. See also Reg Item 3486 for another version. trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, motormen, bendigo, training, signals -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 2, Lilian Butler, No. 30 towing a bogie tram with the trolley poles and lifeguards removed, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Fuji film, processed by Hanimex white cardboard mounts. .1 - view of the SEC depot front with three and four roads doors, shows the sign and the small personnel door open. .2 - No. 30 towing a bogie tram with the trolley poles and lifeguards removed (possibly No. 37 but looks more like an ex HTT car) onto Wendouree Parade to be loaded. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec depot, depot, wendouree parade, closure, tramcars, loading trams, scrubber, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Wal Jack, early 1948
Yields information about the refurbishment of former Melbourne tram to Ballarat car 34 within the depot.Set of two Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of tram No. 137 being converted to tram 34 during early 1948 - see Wal Jack tram car notes, Reg Item 5545. Has the body jacks on either side of the tramcar. .1 - head on view .2 - 3/4 view with window frames removed and the tram being repainted. Still has the white fronts from the MMTB World War 2 usage.trams, tramways, depot, bogie trams, mmtb, conversion, tram 137 tram 34 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, David Endacott, 14/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph and negative of Sturt St, north side, looking to the east of Armstrong Street, Saturday 14 August 1971 at the corner of Armstrong St. Has two single truck trams at the intersection with Lydiard St. North and a few parked cars. Original print by David Endacott, duplicate print (1262A) by John Phillips 12/99. Second copy added 5/2001. Original neg scanned at hi res and updated 11/5/2020.On original print "From Cnr Sturt & Armstrong Sts / Sat 14 Aug 1971" in pencil.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., armstrong st. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 28 Lydiard St North entering Gregory St loop. Photographed from a car. Destination has not been changed from Lydiard St. Nth. Photo taken late 1960's. "Local Maid Bakery" on the right hand side of the photograph. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 46" in penciltramways, trams, gregory st, lydiard st nth, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 21/11/1969 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Ballarat's tramway's trams decorated for Christmas.Black and White copy photograph taken by The Courier, of trams published 22/11/1969 of two trams at Carlton St loop, front car "Santa tram" No. 18. Tram has destination of View Point and side signs "See Santa's Lodge Win Fabulous Prises" and "Its Christmas at Myers" 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, carlton st, wendouree parade, myers, christmas trams, decorated trams, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 6, Carolyn Dean, 9/19/1994
Yields information about the transportation of horse tram No. 1 for display elsewhere.Series of six colour prints by Carolyn Dean of the offloading of cable tram No. 1 after being displayed at the Central Highlands Historical Association fair on 9 October 1994. .1 - both wheels almost on the rails .2 - ditto .3 - on the rails again .4 - pushing the car up the hill at bit to clear the low loader .5 - waiting by itself .6 - rolling down the hill to the junction. Printed on Kodak paper For additional photographs see Reg Item 4064.1, 4064.2On rear in ink "9.10.94, C. Dean"btm, horse tram, chha, wendouree parade, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "News of the Month"
Single page copy of page 234 of the "Electrical Engineer and Merchandiser, October 15, 1949", titled "News of the Month". Reports on the recommendations of a report by H.H. Bell of the MMTB for trolley bus system to replace the existing tramways in Ballarat at an approx. cost of 198,000 pounds. Also reports on the MMTB Annual report for 1948/49 and the SEC installing FM radios into motor vehicles in the Midland area's patrol cars. Not know who made the copy or when. Images of document added 27-08-12.Has word "Bill" and an arrow in the top left hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat, trolley buses, sec, mmtb -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Graham Evans, Apr. 1972
White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of a Bendigo Nos. 26 (Quarry Hill) and 25 (Eaglehawk) at Jobs Gully Loop. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Bogie cars 26 & 25 meet at Jobs Gully loop about a mile from the terminus. Apr ' 72 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2595p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11805" and written in ink on top edge "26 & 25 Jobs Gully Eaglehawk"tramways, trams, are, film strip, jobs gully, eaglehawk, tram 26, tram 25 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Wal Jack, NSWT Sydney System, 1950's
These notes are based on a report prepared for the Board re the donation of materials collected by Wal Jack and donated to the BTM in 2011. The following notes are general across the collection unless written for a specific Ballarat item. Has proven association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features NSW Sydney and Newcastle System tramcars.Black loose folders holding some 49 black coloured sheets of light card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in white ink. Some 241 black and white photographs of trams in Sydney and Newcastle. Includes works cars, horse trams, some depots and location and coloured postcards. Contains a newspaper clipping titled "Tram Dive in Harbor: Four hurt", from the Sydney Sun newspaper dated 21/7/1952. trams, tramways, sydney, newcastle, tramcars, wal jack -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, Wal Jack, "Ex MMTB tramcars sold to SEC", 1948?
Yields information about the sale of MMTB tramcars to the SEC Provincial tramways.Hand written list on ruled paper titled "Ex MMTB tramcars sold to SEC", giving a list of tramcars in Melbourne number order sold to the SEC up to 1947. Does not include the batch sold in 1951 - See Reg Item 5645. Provides car number, date sold (in pencil), and Total Melbourne Mileage? Lists 46 tramcars. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see BTM5623 loose items list.pdf.mmtb, sec, sale of trams, acquisitions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
document - Typed Notes, "New South Wales Government Tramways (Page 16) - North Sydney System" - Wal Jack Collection, 1950's
Typed notes on foolscap paper, carbon copy titled "New South Wales Government Tramways (Page 16) - North Sydney System", one page only. Describes the North Sydney cable trams, cars, early electrification extensions to Spit Junction and replacement by electric trams and the reuse of the tramcars in King St. Sydney. Source unknown. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.tramways, cable trams, sydney -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Rose Stereograph Co, c1930
Yields information the appearance of Lydiard St north, centre poles and buildings.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Rose Series postcard No. P 1787, of Lydiard St North looking south from near Mair St. shows the centre poles prior to their removal. A number of motor cars are parked in the street, a dog on the right hand side, and ESCo tram has just rounded the corner and about to climb the small hill. Published by Rose Stereograph Co., Armadale Victoria. For rear of postcard - see image i2.in pencil on rear "Old type of electric tram"trams, tramways, esco, lydiard st, poles -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 14/03/1948 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the streetscape and use of the Gardens Parking loop in the late 1940's which was subsequently removed.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of the No. 25 and 23 crossing in the Parking Loop (Gardens South Loop), Music for the People day, 14-3-1948. No. 25 has destination of City and No. 23, Gardens via Sturt. Note the dog "boarding" the tram. Note the cars are parked with rear into the kerb. 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 No. 25 to City, No. 23 to Gardens crossing at Parking Loop Ballarat Gardens, "Music for the People" day. 14-3-48" and Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T96" written in.trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 25, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 1970s
Yields information about Lydiard St between Mair and Sturt Streets.Digital image, black and white, of No. 38 travelling north in Lydiard St North between Sturt and Mair Sts, with many parked cars. Has the George Hotel, the CBC Bank, Hoyts Regent, and other buildings in the view. See also Reg Item 4580 for a later photograph, probably 38 too. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 38 Lydiard St near Mair St."trams, tramways, lydiard st, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Keith Kings, 15/05/1991 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of MMTB Maximum Traction Car No. 37 loaded onto a Yellow Express truck leaving Preston workshops with the "hump" behind the tram. Tram has the war time stripes, no trolley pole and no destination boxes. One of the bogies is loaded on the goose neck of the truck. Tram became Geelong No. 38. Photo taken 15/5/1951 by Keith Kings. On rear in blue ink "Melbourne M&MTB "C-37 on Yellow Express low-loading semi trailer truck, leaving Preston Workshops for Geelong, after sale to the SEC. Became Geelong No. 38. (15.5.51). In the top left hand corner is the Keith Kings copyright stamp with the number "E(t)(v)" written in.trams, tramways, geelong, preston workshops, maximum traction, bogie trams, corio terrace, tram 37, tram 38 -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Photograph, Peter Ralph, G42 with "Bye Bye Beechie" special train, 24 March 1962
On 24 March 1962 the special train marking the closure of the Colac-Beech forest railway line was again put on by the Australian Railway Historical Society, this time called the "Bye-Bye Beechie". It had G42 as the locomotive, eight NBH excursion carriages with NC guard's vans at either end, pulling a crowd of keen passengers. Special excursion trains until mid-1962.Colour. G42 locomotive inscribed "Australian Railway Historical Society, Bye-Bye Beechie, 24-3-62", an NC guard's van, eight NBH excursion carriages and another NC guard's van on No.2 Road at Beech Forest Railway Station, with dismounted passengers all around. On No.4 Road a number of loaded or semi-loaded NQR wagons and an NUU louvre van, with a truck, a car, and a van at the end of the row. A parked red truck in the foreground is next to a timber stack.beech forest: railways; "bye bye beechie";, beech forest: railways; "bye bye beechie"; -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SKETCH OF THE BARFOLD GORGE
Two hand sketched maps on same sheet of paper, one of the location of the Barfold Gorge in relation to surrounding towns, Mt Alexander and Turpin;s Falls. The second map is a part of the Campaspe River location of the Barfold Gorge. Shown is the location of columns, pools, type of rock, Mitchell's Falls, tunnel, cave, Queen's Falls, house, windmill, fences and places where access to the bottom of the gorge is possible. Car track and scale of 1 mile = 6 inches are also shown.place, land, barfold gorge, peter ellis collection, mitchell's falls, queen's falls, turpin's falls -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Pamphlet - RAILWAY COLLECTION: VARIOUS STAFF RELATED PHOTOGRAOHS
Various Bendigo Railway staff and Bendigo Locomotive photos: A North Bendigo Workshops staff photo taken in early 1980s. Russell Jack in front row, and arthur Eaton fasr right B Bendigo North Railways Workshops - George Turner's retirement (taken between Sept & Dec 1969). L to R Arthur Eaton (Acting Workshops Manager), George Turner (Car Builder) and Ern Sonnerman (Shop Committee President) C Bendigo Workshops Pilot 1960s -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, ESCo Tram No. 21, 1913
As built - Single truck, straight sill closed cross bench tramcar. As recovered - frame, one side roof plus both ends no internal fittings, seats or mechanical equipment. Moved from Daylesford to Newstead - 29/10/1994 - See November 1994 Fares Please! Moved from Newstead to Bungaree - See November 1994 and Jan. 1995 Fares Please!, Destination Eaglehawk. Photo is of the tram at Newstead on a former Melbourne Cable car trailer bogie (the one ex Ararat)trams, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Tramcar, Duncan and Fraser, SECV Tram No. 26, 1916
Single truck, (4 wheel), drop end California Combination tramcar, reconstructed to as built Condition, cross bench seats in drop ends, longitudinal seats in centre saloon, 2 sliding doors internally, air braked. See Destination City, Destination Eaglehawk Fares Please 1978 to 1987 for conversion back to California combination tram. Trolley Wire Aug 1984 re car mileages for 26, 27 and 28 Trolley Wire Feb. 1988 for article re conversiontrams, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Wal Jack, 26/12/1960 12:00:00 AM
Photo of tram No. 38 in Sturt St. at Lydiard St. in transition of having dash canopy lighting fitted. Tiger stripes on bumper bars, and white stripe under windscreen. Has large reflective tri-angles. Has Castrol Ad on roof of tram. In background is old Commonwealth bank building, Mutual Life Association building. On tram stop pole is section sign, 'Cars stop here' sign and it is painted as a compulsory stop. Taken 26-12-1960.SEC Ballarat No. 38 in Sturt St. 26-12-60' in blue ink and 'W.Jack' stamped in purple inktramways, trams, sturt st., dash canopy lights, tram stops, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Keith Kings, 7/01/1961 12:00:00 AM
Bendigo No. 6 arriving at Charing Cross ex North Bendigo, with 'Golden Square' destination. Tram has all blinds down, fitted with briquettes ad on front dash, has had bumper and top of roof painted with safety stripes, and under front window small white stripe has been painted, no lights as yet. On a centre of road pole, on a sign is 'ALL CARS STOP HERE'. Photo taken 7-1-1961. Photo by Keith Kings.Stamped on 'K.S.Kings etc' and in blue ink 'K(k)(329), 1/250,. f5.6, 7/1/61, Bendigo No. 6, ex Ballarat 25, at Charing Cross, in Pall Mall.'tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, pall mall, north bendigo, tram 6 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Preston Depot", c1938
Set of three photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheets of the "Preston Depot" - c1938, later to become Thornbury Depot .1 - P8387 - Plan of Preston depot including adjacent properties, St Georges Road and entry into Preston Workshops - 6-4-1938. .2 - unnumbered - Plan of depot, St Georges Road, Yan Yean Pipe track, Millers St - dated 12-10-1939. .3 - P8388 - detail plan of depot, offices and open car shelter - c1938.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, preston depot, thornbury depot