Twelve page booklet, with heavy card covers titled "What's on January >> June 2003 immigration museum" with a prepublicity photo on the front cover for the Access Gallery "Trammies" Exhibition. Details events on at the museum, details of the museum, various exhibitions, and what's coming. Printed in colour and saddle stapled. Features Malcolm of The Connies, Darren Hutcheson and Roberto D'Andrea on the front cover. Two copies collected. Supplementary File contains papers concerning the exhibition and BTM involvement. See also Reg Item 2455 to 2457 for other parts of the exhibition.trams, tramways, trammies, exhibitions, immigration museum

Six page A4 size full colour brochure titled "Trammies / A ride through Victoria's tramway culture" published by the Immigration Museum featuring four "trammies" on the front cover, detailing the transition from Cable to Electric, the MMTB, the Birth of the W class tram, Women, Sir Robert Orison, Victoria's Provincial tramways, Calcutta and Gunzels. On the rear cover has a photo of a group of BTM workers (Reg. Item 1678), and the BTM logo. Features Don Stewart of Bendigo, Malcolm of The Connies, Darren Hutcheson of Bendigo and Roberto D'Andrea - Connies on the front cover. Two copies collected. Supplementary File contains papers concerning the exhibition and BTM involvement. See also Reg Item 2454 2456, 2457 for other parts of the exhibition.trams, tramways, trammies, exhibitions, immigration museum, connies

Photocopy of an article from the Melbourne Age, 19 Feb. 2003, titled "Taking history for a ride" publicity for the 'Trammies' exhibition to opening the following day. Features a photograph by Penny Stephens of Kathleen Anseline, Fortunato Grosso, Roberto D'Andrea, Hugh Waldron and Sovann Sok inside a W class tram. Article written by Carolyn Webb, noting the exhibition, how it illustrates Melbourne's ethnic melting pot through its trammies. Supplementary File contains papers concerning the exhibition and BTM involvement. See also Reg Item 2454 2455, 2457 for other parts of the exhibition. trams, tramways, trammies, exhibitions, immigration museum, connies

Cloth badge for sewing onto a jacket featuring a printed image of Ballarat Vintage Tramway No. 26 on a green and white background with a sewn red border. The badge has been backed onto a piece of stiff cloth and the red sewn border edge secured with a piece of adhesive tape. Produced by K. F. Williams of Hoddle St. Richmond in Dec. 1991 and advertised as being available for sale at the depot in Jan 1992 issue of Fares Please! Copy of sheet in Fares Please! and notes regarding production, costs, number ordered included with the worksheet. See C. Deans notes of 8/7/2003 - email. tram, trams, badges, btm, cloth badges, souvenirs

Yields information about BTPS and BTM personnel and their issued kits.Two Sets of lined sheets, punched on left hand side with a plastic edge protection strip, ruled in red ink and completed in blue or red ink, recording staff numbers for the various volunteers for either the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society or the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Records staff number, name, outfit issued, punch and key and notes. .1 - 21 Quarto sheets, prepared annually from 1.7.1974 to 30.6.1985 (See image btm2480i1 and i2) .2 - 16 A4 sheets, prepared annually from 17.7.1986 to 30.6.1996 (See image btm2480i3 to i6) See Reg item 4972 for 1/7/1996 to 31/12/2007.trams, tramways, tickets, staff numbers, records, btm

Black and white photograph of ten of the people who attended the first Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia (COTMA) in 1975 at the 25th anniversary conference at Ballarat during November 2000. Photographed in front of Ballarat Tramway Museum Horse Tram No. 1. Featuring John Pennack, David Verrier, Richard Gilbert, Bill Kingsley, John Radcliffe, Ron White, Keith Kings, Bob Cowing, Peter Kahn and Keith Stodden. An almost identical photograph by Bob Merchant appeared in the Feb.- March 2001 issue of Trolley Wire. 2nd copy added 17/11/2007 - Item in good condition, no damage.tramways, trams, cotma, btm, conferences, tram 1

Black and white photograph of the delegates to the Nov. 2001, 25th Anniversary Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia (COTMA), conference at Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photographed in front of No. 26 and No. 1. Photo taken from the BTM Tower truck. Taken by John Phillips.tramways, trams, cotma, btm, conferences, tram 1, 26

Has a strong association with the formation of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, the people involved in the photograph and the closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Black and white photograph of a group of tram enthusiasts, standing in front of tram 36 photographed on May 30, 1971, used in "The Age "article on May 31 of the setting up of the BTPS by a group of young people the previous day. For the newspaper cutting see Reg. Item 1064. Photographed at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade. Tram has a banner advertising a meeting for the Lake Tramway Preservation meeting. Included in the catalogue worksheet is a letter seeking the permission to use the photo in the Museum's Fares Please! and the reply of The Age, seeking payment of $93.50. Was not published. Photograph purchased by the Museum from The Age, August 2002. 2487.1 - 2nd image of this scene, wider view and driver looking at the cameraman - has badge Number "41" Ex William F Scott. Reg Item 3626, image 3, gives No. 41 at the date of the list, unknown, as L. Bird. See also Reg Item 1064 for the newspaper clipping and btm 7033 for other photos of the event by Chris Phillips and tramcar notes. COPYRIGHT OF THE AGE NEWSPAPER - See paper with the worksheetsOn rear in blue ink "Copyright" stamp and details of the owners of the photograph "The Age" .2 - as above with date "1972" in pencil.tramways, trams, lake wendouree, charters, museum establishment, btps, tram 36

Set of two colour prints featuring John Shaw of the Perth Electric Tramway Society working as a conductor on the BTM trams on 23/3/2003. Photos on AGFA paper. 2553.1 - John Shaw and Richard Gilbert, with tram 33, turning the pole at the Gardens loop during the track work and closure of Wendouree Parade. 2553.2 - John Shaw. Photo used in March 2003 Fares Please!, page 5.pets, gardens loop, conductors, tram 33

Set of three colour prints photographs taken by Austin Brehaut on 22/9/2003 on Kodak paper during the first run or test run of No. 27 in Wendouree Parade following a truck overhaul. 2258.1 - No. 45 and 27 at Carlton St. 2258.2 - ditto at Gardens Loop 2258.3 - dittoOn rear of each photo in blue ink are details of the photograph, location, tramcar numbers and photographer.testing, wendouree parade, btm, tram 27, tram 45

Colour print photograph of No. 26 and Horse Tram No. 1 standing on No. 2 road at the BTM Depot, 23/9/2003 by Austin Brehaut. Printed on Kodak paper. No. 1 was being "spring cleaned".On rear of each photo in blue ink "Sept 03 (exact date?) / (A. Brehaut).btm, horse tram, depot, tram 1, tram 26

Demonstrates important aspects of the development, operation and closure of the Ballarat tramway system and its preservation and operation today. Strong association with a number of individuals in Ballarat.Hard cover book - 144 pages + end covers + hard covers bound with dust jacket, titled "The Golden City and its Tramways - Ballarat's tramway era". Author Alan Bradley. Published by the BTM September 2005. Covers establishment of tramways in Ballarat, horse trams, electrification, the SEC, rehabilitation, War and Peace, the politics of the tramways in Ballarat, closure, the community that the tramways operated in, preservation, with appendices for fares, tramcars. Has a list of sources, index, foreword by Peter Hiscock. Layout by Frank Stamford. Printed by Hedges and Bell Maryborough See Reg Item 4521 for the digital pdf files.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, esco, btps, btm

Colour print of Ballarat No. 18 at St Aidans Drive terminus, running in BTM service. Based on the fare board ($1.50 adult, 80c child fare), early 1990's photo. Photographer unknown. Printed on Konica paper.btm, st aidans drive, tram 18

A4 printed sheet - pre publication offer - titled "Currently in Production .... The Golden City and its Tramways", advertising the book, price and postage details etc. Has coloured image of the book in the top right hand corner of the sheet.trams, tramways, book, btm, pamphlets

Page 3 of The Courier, Ballarat, 3/5/2004, with an article titled "TGM shows its tram-pulling power", about TGM winning the 2nd tram pull at Gardens Loop. Features two photographs of the event, run by Young Rotary. Quotes Greg Furness about the success of the eventtram pull, rotary ballarat, btm

Framed certificate for the Accreditation of the Ballarat Tramway Museum as a Manager of Rail Infrastructure and Provider and Operator of Rolling Stock. The certificate signed by the Acting Secretary Department of Infrastructure and Alan Ross, Director of Public Transport Safety. Framed with a wooden glazed frame, with a sheet of heavy cardboard and taped in. Certificate printed on preprinted paper - Certificate No. 37. Has a hook on the top.trams, tramways, rail safety accreditation, museum, btm

Framed certificate for the Accreditation of the Ballarat Tramway Museum as an Accredited Museum. The certificate signed by the Hon J. Kennett (Premier and Minster for the Arts) and J. Scott (President of Museums Australia). Framed within a metal (brass powder coated) glazed frame, with a sheet of heavy cardboard and fixed in - an APS frame Certificate printed on preprinted paper. Has a hanging wire on the rear.trams, tramways, museum accreditation, museum, btm

Replica tram ticket - large size - made available, but not actually distributed?, for the November 2000 COTMA Conference Ballarat. Has a common number, A221100, large scale replica of BTM's 10c ticket, with some printing in green ink. Printed by Andrew Cox?trams, tramways, cotma, conferences, tickets, btm

Set of two A4 sheets photocopied, advertising "Yapper Tours W3 661 Outings", using BTM / BTPS W3 No. 661 in Melbourne during 1989. .1 - general brochure with a photos of 665 and 661 in Swanston St - giving fare and travel conditions. .2 - list of six tours dates during April 1989 giving proposed tour arrangements.trams, tramways, btps, charters, special trams, yapper tours

Yields information about the construction of the Trackwork on the depot fan and some of the people who undertook the work.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Trackwork on BTPS depot fan (left-right) Bill Kingsley, Noel Forster, Gavin Young, Clyde Croft, Stuart Lodington. Photo taken 7/5/1973? published 8/5/1973. No. 27 appears in the view with the "million mile" banner on the tram. Copy of newspaper clipping photo appeared in, not held by Museum at date of cataloguing. 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, ballarat, access track, btps, begonia festival, tram 27

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

Yields information about the official opening day of the tramway in 1975 and the trams that were involved.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of a line-up of trams on BTPS opening day, in front of trams (left-right) Bill Stephen MLA, Dudley Irwin MHR. Photo taken 1/2/1975 published 3/2/1975. Copy of newspaper clipping photo appeared in, not held by Museum at date of cataloguing. 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, opening day, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 26, tram 14, tram 40

Yields information about the recovery of No. 18 from Sebastopol, its storage facility and some of the people who were involved on the day.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of No. 18 being moved from Victory Park Sebastopol from the shed that it was sitting in. Photo has a number of BTPS members "pushing" the tram out of the shed. Photo taken 2/11/1982? published 4/11/1982. Photo used in the 1982-1983 annual report which dates the photo as the 2/11/1982. Copy of newspaper clipping photo appeared in, not held by Museum at date of cataloguing. 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." and in pencil "1 FC top"tramways, trams, btps, tram recovery, sebastopol, trams, tram 18

Colour poster featuring a history or Melbourne (MMTB), Yarra Trams tramcars from 1885 to 2002. Features a Cable Car set, and electric trams V, M, W1, X2, Y1, SW5, SW6, Z, A1, B1, C class - Citadels trams and D class Combino trams. Has dates and brief history of each type. Issued by Yarra trams to include the Combino trams in the their fleet - originally M Trams. A3 size, collected by BTM. See Reg Item 2009 for similar poster but issued only up to C class trams.trams, tramways, combino, citadels, yarra trams, mmtb, melbourne

Four page colour laser printed document presenting photos of the BTM Isolating Transformer, following its failure, at the ABB's Yarraville Workshop, on 8/11/2004. Photos taken with a digital camera. Document prepared using MS Word. Shows transformer in the partly dismantled state. Note - not all images used in the document. Two copies held. Ten digital images held on file. See Reg. Item 3230 for transformer plates. btps, substation, depot, electric traction, electric failure

Fifty six page Newspaper supplement, titled "The Lake ... the story of our greatest treasure", published by The Courier, Ballarat, 6 November 2003. Features the history, precincts, life, flora and fauna of the Lake Wendouree and Botanical Gardens. Includes many articles, photographs of the lake, Olympic games rowing in 1956, Ballarat Tramway Museum (p31) with a photo of inside the depot, a timeline and many advertisements by local companies. The centre pages has an aerial photograph of the lake with features numbered, including the depot.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, botanical gardens, olympics, btm

Set of 30 colour prints, taken by C. Dean from 30/10/2004 to 2/1/2005 of the rebuilding of the sub-station and initial tramway operations. .1 - Interior view of substation after transformer removed - 30/10/2004 .2 - ditto .3 - ditto .4 - ditto .5 - G.Wood, A. Reither working on the re-building of the walls. .6 - Temporary door .7 - Sign on No. 39 - "There are no trams running today". .8 - COTMA Storage shed frame at Bungaree - 2/12/2004 .9 - 38 outside shed, pending delivery of the transformer - 17/12/2004 .10 - 38 and 1 ditto .11 - ditto .12 - The box arrives - with forklift and G. Wood .13 - unpacked .14 - ditto - with P.Mong .15 - ditto .16 - ditto .17 - P.Mong checking delivery .18 - moving into position - G.Wood and P.Mong .19 - ditto .20 - ditto with Pallet mover. .21 - In position .22 - ditto .23 - No. 40 being repainted .24 - 38 and 1 outside the shed .25 - framing the new walls .26 - ditto .27 - new device frame .28 - The BTM big band - re-opening day - 26/12/2004 .29 - ditto - Sam Boon .30 - No. 26 and that road traffic - cars! - Wendouree Parade - 2/1/2005Each photo has on rear in ink "date", "number" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean"btm depot, substation, wendouree parade, tram 38, tram 1

Set of five colour photographs of the 2005 Begonia Festival taken by Carolyn Dean 12/3/2005. 3082.1 - John Shaw, Roger Salen, Lindsay Richardson standing by 661. .2 - Len Millar inside No. 671 as conductor. .3 - Simon Green and Richard Gilbert standing by No. 27. .4 - Passengers boarding 661 at Gardens Loop. .5 - Len Millar, Anita Hutchesson and Graeme Cleak standing by 671 at Gardens Loop.On rear of all photos "12.03.05" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean" along with the names of the people on the rearbegonia festival, btm, wendouree parade, staff, tram 27, tram 661, tram 671

Black and White photograph of BTM No. 40 on the front of No. 5 road at the depot, August or September 1981 to be ready for use during the 10th anniversary of the closure of the tramway. Track has been laid outside the door, but no overhead in position as yet. The tram has its lights on and a wandering lead connected. In the background can be seen Geoff Cargeeg's stored bus and W5 671. Photo printed on Kodak paper. See July 1981 Fares Please! for background. see July 1981 Fares Please and Annual Reportstramways, trams, btm, depot, trackwork, tram 40

Yields information about one of the two visits to Melbourne for the Australia Day Parade of one of the Museum's trams.Black and White photograph of BTM No.27 operating in Flinders St. near intersection with William St. Melbourne during Australia Day 1981 - 26/1/1981 - see March 1981 issue of Fares Please!. Carolyn Dean driver. Photo John Phillips. Tram has destination of "CITY" and an auxiliary board "Spencer St Rly Station" and Twin Lakes sign. In the background is the Flinders St. railway bridge. Two copies held. See Reg Item 7402 for another photo of the tram in Flinders St. tramways, trams, btps, flinders st, australia day, tram 27