Has a strong association with the people who were involved in the early formation of the BTPS and the 1972 Annual General Meeting.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the head table at the BTPS AGM (left-right): George Netherway, Maurie Calnin, Bill Jessup, Richard Gilbert, Hal Cain. Photo taken 23/9/1972 published 25/9/1972. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. See Reg. Item 1084 for the newspaper that the photograph appeared in.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, btps, agm, meetings, museum establishment

Has a strong association with a BTPS and two of the BTPS staff on an open day at the depot prior to the opening of the tramway. Passengers have been met at the Wendouree Station where a train has made a special stop. Has a series of cryptic captions to go with the photographs.Set of 8 colour prints/photographs of an open day at the BTPS depot c1973, Begonia Festival time? where the Horsham train has stopped at Wendouree Platform, running an hour late (T class locomotive) and been met by Richard Gilbert and Geoff Cargeeg to inform passengers about the opening of the tram depot. Has set of "cryptic" captions with each photograph - possibly written by Alan Harnwell (no one else identified themselves up enquiry during 2007). Photographs and captions used in display boards following event.btps, wendouree station, depot, tram 26, tram 27, tram 40

Yields information about the recovery of ESCo No. 12 and its transportation from the site.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 6/11/1990 with a photo of the body of ESCo. No. 12 loaded onto the truck at Nerrina prior to being transported to the depot. Photo by Lachlan Bence and article of Kendall Hill. Notes action by the BTPS, Ballarat By-pass construction, Vic roads donation of the tramcar body, basic background history and quotes Richard Gilbert about the work to be undertaken. See Reg Item 3837 for the prints of the photograph in the newspaper.trams, tramways, 12, esco, tramcar acquisition, btps, preservation

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 6/9/1994, from the Heritage section of the Courier, by saving of ESCo No. 12 on the BTPS. Quotes Gary Wood about the work being undertaken, where the tram was recovered from, its brief history, and the relevance to the collection. Includes a photo of Gary working on the body inside the depot. Item written by Lorrie Brown, includes a photo of her as well. Second copy added 03/06/2006.In right hand corner in blue ink "8/9/94 Tues"trams, tramways, 12, esco, tramcar acquisition, btps, preservation

Set of 7 Digital Images of the trams around the BTPS depot during 1981. .1 - trams 671 and 33 on the depot fan - July 1981 .2 - 661 with work to repaint underway - July 1981 .3 - 671 with No. 671 on No. 1 road for some reason. Sept. 1981 .4 - ditto - Sept 1981 .5 - ditto - Sept 1981 .6 - 661 and 671 on depot fan - July 1981 .7 - 671 on 3 road - July 1981 trams, tramways, btps, depot, tram 661, tram 671, tram 33

831.1 - Aluminium plate cut and stamped with the letters and words "467026 1 / BALLARAT TRAMWAY SO / BALLARAT VIC". Used by the BTPS/BTM in the ANZ Bankcard machine as the ID plate from the late 1970's to July 1998, when replaced by the Commonwealth Bank Machine. Plate salvaged for archive storage. Has two holes and cut outs for location onto machine. 831.2 - Plastic card -with words " ANZ BANK / MERCHANT SUMMARY CARD / CREDIT CARDS" and embossed onto cards is "561057 3011 467026 1 / BALLARAT TRAMWAY SOC / BALLARAT VIC". Words ANZ in the ANZ blue style of the time, rest black printing on white card. 831.3 - Envelope that contained item 831.2 - white envelope used by the BTPS at the time, mid 1970's with handwriting in black ink "Society Bank Card / For Claiming on / To be kept in safe at all times" Envelope has the words in green ink "BALLARAT TRAMWAY PREERVATION SOCIETY LIMITED / BOX 632, P.O., BALLARAT, VICTORIA, 3350 / A voluntary organisation operating the / BALLARAT TOURIST TRAWAY / Botanic Gardens, Ballarat". Envelope printed by Milldean Press.See 831.3tramways, trams, bankcard, btps, stationery, sales

Colour Print of a group of BTPS workers / trammies / volunteers dressed in SEC uniforms during the 1989 Begonia Festival standing along tram 26. Has the details of the people written on the rear on an adhesive label. Photo dated 13/3/1989. Photographer unknown. Left to Right: Bill Kingsley, Andrew Mitchell, Chris Jacobson, Clayton Giles, Richard Gilbert, Ian Hill, Dave O' Neil, Roy Sheedy.trams, tramways, btps, begonia festival, museum, personnel, volunteers, group photo

Digital Image - group photo of 11 of the BTPS founding members at the Royal Mail Hotel on 31/7/2021 Standing - Lindsay Rickard, Richard Gilbert, Clyde Croft, Graeme Inglis, Glen Mills, Stan Bolwell, Robert McCutcheon Front row - Carolyn Cleak, Chris Phillips, Geoff Dean and Paul Nicholson Event was originally scheduled to be 31/5 but delayed to 31/7/2021 due to a COVID lockdown. See also Reg Items 8157 and 8161 for the event details. trams, tramways, btps, royal mail hotel, members, dinner, btm

Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2020-2021. Photo of tram 36 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North, with a banner advertising the formation meeting of the body that went onto come the BTPS, 30/5/1971. with the words "Lake Tramway Preservation Meeting Town Hall 2pm" On rear along bottom edge of the rear, has words "Photo Chris Phillips 30th May 1971." Three copies held. No label on rear.trams, tramways, membership cards, btps, meetings, btm, lydiard st

Colour photograph of BTPS trams 27 and 33 crossing at the Depot Loop, c1980. Tram 27 southbound (showing St Aidans Dve, with the APM Paper roof advertisement) and tram 33 (showing Gardens via Sturt St. W, with Eureka Tiles advertisement, a SEC roof advertisement and a Twin Lakes sign) northbound through the loop. Tram 33 being driven by Carolyn Dean. Photo by John Phillips Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06, but accidently cut off part of tram 27 in the photocopy. 2nd copy added for display purposes 24/10/05.btps, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 33

Set of three, "Ballaarat Begonia Festival" programs for .1 - 3/3/1978 to 13/3/1978 .2 - 29/2/1980 to 10/3/1980 .3 - 27/2/1981 to 9/3/1981 Note the spelling of the word "Ballarat" is with two a's in the official part of the programme. All programmes printed on newsprint, with some colour work on the cover, giving details of the events on a day by day basis, many advertisements of local sponsors, places to see (eg Ballarat Tourist Tramway), 1980 and 1981 have advertisements for the BTPS. The 1981 programme contains a printed sheet titled "A Tourist Guide Map of Ballarat". trams, tramways, btps, begonia festival, festival program

Demonstrates the development of the BTPS and yields information about the Society and other tramways. Has a strong association with the maker.Scrap Book - approx. 66 plain sheets, centre stapled within a cardboard cover with a Muppet type character on the rear cover. Front cover has a manila colour sheet attached with the label "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society" Comprises many newspaper cuttings of the time of the closure of the SEC Ballarat tram system, the formation of the BTPS, buses, tickets, moving the trams to the new depot, tickets, samples of signs, cuttings from magazines, some cuttings from San Francisco, Melbourne, cartoons altered to support trams, Melbourne items, Sydney trams, new Z class trams in Melbourne, Bendigo Trust, Bylands, TMSV, Steam rail trains to Ballarat, an invite to the opening of the BTPS Tramway for 1/2/1975, opening photographs from The Courier. Each page has been scanned to the two pdf files.trams, tramways, scrap book, btps, opening, tmsv, bendigo, melbourne, z class trams, buses

Yields information about the appearance of BTPS trams at the time of the first COTMA conference in 1975.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Friday 25/4/1975 at the time of the first COTMA conference. Photos of trams 27 and 40 in Wendouree Parade. .1 - at depot junction, tram 27 has a Twin Lake sign, BTPS tram ride sign and Bill Jessup standing alongside. .2 - 27 and 40. .3 - Tram 40 - with a SEC and Eureka Tiles roof advertisement. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in ink' "Friday 25/4/75, Ballarat 27, 40"tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, depot junction, cotma, tram 27, tram 40

Has a strong association with the early days of the BTPS in preparing to move the tramcars from the depot and working at the former SEC depot itself. Yields information about the damage to No. 28.Set of three black and white photographs of BTPS trams at the SEC depot. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 for a similar set. .1 - 28 outside depot with 40 alongside. .2 - From inside depot looking out - 28 and 48. .3 - 28 - damaged No. 2 end following accident. Photographer unknown. See also 4650 to 52 for photographs taken on the same day.tramways, trams, depot, secv, btps, accidents, tram 28, tram 40

Report - Speech Notes - five A4 sheets, titled "Ballarat Tramway Museum - 50 Years On" written by foundation member Clyde Croft for the originally planned event on 31 May 2021, celebrating the 50 years since the establishment of the BTPS. Actual date was delayed to 31 July 2021 due to COVID 19. Looks at the foundation of the Society, the things that had to be done in order to firstly establish the Museum and establish the operation of the tramway - insurance issues. Looks at some of the people involved. See also Reg Item 8156 and 8161 for event details.trams, tramways, btps, museum, btm, history

A3 size sheet photocopy of an item that appeared in the Rockhampton Morning Bulletin on 28/1/1989 about the work done by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society. Article by Carolyn Varley of Rockhampton, discussing her visit to Ballarat and the work being done by the people in Rockhampton for the restoration of the Purrey Steam Tram at the same time. At time of interview, driver or motorman for the BTPS was Peter Winspur and Conductor Chris Jacobson. Has two photos, one of 14 heading south to Carlton St and the other in the depot with 33 on jacks on 5 road and 40 stored on 4 road.trams, tramways, btps, volunteers, rockhampton, purrey steam tram

Forty page document, with clear plastic front cover, light blue card as rear cover and bound with a plastic comb binder titled "Ballarat Tramways Membership Database - Programme Guide" Version 2.2, dated April 2, 1990. Used at the time to manage the BTPS's Membership database and print labels and reports. Written dBase III+ for use on IBM computers running MS DOS Gives file details, details of the various reports, mail centre codes, and the various sub-programme codes. Has hand written notes noting changes. Programme use until the data base transferred to MS Works/Excel and then managed by Peter Winspur, c1993? various notestrams, tramways, btps, members, manual

Set of 3 Digital Images of the testing of the opening of the depot extensions on 19/9/1981. .1 - general view with 40 and 38 on the depot fan and that rock. Has the banner in position. .2 - ditto .3 - with Richard Gilbert speaking on the trolley. See Reg Item 2801 for the banner and the 1981- 1982 BTPS Annual Report for further details. From digital images from Warren Doubleday, pending transfer of the originals.trams, tramways, opening, depot extensions, btps, launch, banner, tram 38, tram 40

At the Ballarat Technology Park (BTP) the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship enables techno-driven businesses to thrive and prosper, in a dynamic and supportive environment. This fast evolving precinct encourages and supports the development of emerging and existing technology-oriented enterprises. Currently, more than 30 enterprises are located at the Park, including IBM, State Revenue Office, Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority, Primary Health Care and others. The Park's ideal location on the outskirts of Ballarat provides great lifestyle opportunities as well as having the convenience of being close to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and Western Victoria. The BTP is a prestigious 29 hectare site set in a park-like environment, 7km from the thriving regional city of Ballarat. It is easily accessible from Melbourne, Geelong and Bendigo. Adjacent to Federation University's Mt Helen Campus, the BTP is ideally situated to support innovative technology-based enterprises grow and prosper. Enterprises can access skilled graduates through the University, as well as take advantage of the applied, academic and research knowledge available. BTP has been successfully supporting and fostering industry, innovation and job creation since 1995.Colour photograph of four men are seated at a low round table viewing design development drawings of the Greenhill Enterprise Centre prior to commencing documentation for tender purposes. They are Alan Webb (University of Ballarat Director, Buildings and Grounds), Professor David James (University of Ballarat Vice Chancellor), Michael Vincent (architect) and James Crisp (architect).ballarat technology park, university of ballarat., greenhill enterprise centre

Yields information about the delivery of BTPS tramcar No. 11 to the Sebastopol storage yard and some of the people involved.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of No. 11 transferred to BTPS storage depot, Sebastopol with a Barry James crane lifting the tram from the truck. Photo taken 10/8/1977 published 11/8/1977. See Reg item 1112 for the newspaper cutting that the photograph appeared in. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, btps, tram recovery, trams, sebastopol, tram 11

86 page A4 sized bound document - Proceedings of the Eleventh Conference of Australasian Tramway Museums, Whiteman Park, Perth W.A. 29 May to 4 June 1992. Has heavy card covers, wire bound with printed title details in blue on the front cover. Has ISSN number. Prepared by the Perth Electric Tramway Society. See item 1254 for photo of conference delegates. - notes should be on page 3. Arrived loose. See also the COTMA website for a full pdf copy of this document. Contents: Acknowledgements Participants Conference Programme keynote Address - Urban Transport: What does the past tell use about the future? Papers W class Status Report - L. Jean The place of Tram Museums in the International and Australian Tram Movement Our Cultural Heritage Management of Rolling Stock Driver Training at Bendigo Tramways "Trolley Wire" Collection Policies Occupational Health & Safety Relationships with Local Government Corrosion - Electrolysis Promotion Accreditation and Its effect on Tramway Museums in NSW Workshops COTMA - what is Needed? Membership for the Young Archives Conservation Management Review COTMA Electrical Operations Rules Visits and Tours Reports Museum Directory.Inside front cover has BTPS stamp and Mail received - 14/11/1994 and item no. "5154" in blue ink.trams, tramways, cotma, perth, proceedings, conferences

Eight page foolscap typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Rules and Instructions for Traffic Inspectors", pinned in the top left hand corner. Dated 12/9/1950. Published by the MMTB. Details the duties of the Inspectorial staff, details 41 rules covering general matters, staff supervision, traffic, accidents, and investigation of accidents. Has "AWM/ERR.2/9/50." typed in top left hand corner of first sheet.In black ink across top of instruction "BTPS 318." Has about six sets of initials along top edge.trams, tramways, mmtb, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents

One page quarto size typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Inspectorship Questions for Applicants", Dated 5/10/1949. Asks 5 questions of a varied nature. Has initials THT/MRC in top left hand corner. Asks questions re complaints from passengers, gambling on SEC premises (rule 25), motormen leaving trams in the street, rule 24 (intoxication) and exchanging of duties between conductors and motormen.In black ink across top of instruction "BTPS 321." Has in pencil on bottom of sheet, Perdue, Maxwell and J. Young. trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents

Photo of the first horse drawn tower wagon at Sovereign Hill. This item was offered to the BTPS but declined as it did not have the storage space for it. Understood to have later been dismantled.Yields information about the appearance of the horse drawn tower wagon of ESCo.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in inktramways, trams, tower wagon, sovereign hill, cotma

Photo of the first horse drawn tower wagon at Sovereign Hill. This item was offered to the BTPS but declined as it did not have the storage space for it. Understood to have later been dismantled.Yields information about the appearance of the horse drawn tower wagon of ESCo.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Saturday 26/4/1975 at the time of the first COTMA conference. Photo by David Verrier. See also Reg Item 7689 for another photograph by Andrew Howlett.On back of slide in ink' "Saturday 26/4/75 Tower Wagon Sovereign Hill Ballarat"tramways, trams, tower wagon, sovereign hill, cotma

Yields information about the work the BTPS was undertaking on tram 28 and activities at the depot.Set of 5 selected negatives from a group of about 22 negatives showing the activities at the BTPS depot c1975/1976. Photographed by Campbell Duncan or Paul Nicholson. .1 No. 26 on No. 2 road, signed as the "museum display tram" .2 - No. 28 on No. 1 road with the No. 2 end removed - Andrew Cook and Graham Jordan working on the tram. .3 - Depot cat sitting on top of No. 38's motor. .4 - view of the depot from Wendouree Parade with the trolley. .5 - Graham Jordan on No. 28, shows the lean or distortion on the tram following its accident just before closure. trams, tramways, btps, accidents, depot, tram 26 tram 28

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Thursday June 10, 1982 about ESCo Tram No 12 and the interest of the BTPS in acquiring the body for preservation and restoration. Gives detail of the history of the tram, ex Sydney cable car, the type of tram, the Society's concerns, plans and plans to acquire the tram. Item written by Margaret Rotheram. Includes a photo of No. 12. 2nd copy added 24/5/2006, has Aust. Press Cuttings Agency label glued to the top of the cutting. Has been date stamped 10 June 1982.In top left hand corner in blue ink "Thurs June 19th 1982"trams, tramways, 12, esco, tramcar acquisition, btps, preservation

Yields information about the relocation of the bogie trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the transferring bogie cars to the BTPS depot. No. 38 has been moved across the road, while No. 40 is behind John Withers Land rover. Photo taken 18/7/1972, published 19/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1792 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 38, tram 40