The Old Identities Association was the forerunner ofThe Old Colonists' Association. This particular medal was presented to R.W. Wright who arrived in Ballarat in August 1853. It was purchased by the Old Colonists' Association in 2014. Other known medals were presented to :- * Arthur Croft who arrived in 1852 (Museum of Victoria) * Isaac Croft who arrived in September 1851 (Gold Museum) * Ben Story (Ballarat Historical Society) * John Brokenshire (Private Collection)Ballarat Old Identities medal in a box. The medal shows a gold cradle and other mining tools, and was presented to members of the Old Indentities Association. To qualify as a member you had to have arrived in Ballarat between 1851 and 1854. "Mr Welch, jeweller, of Sturt street, has just manufactured 60 medals, for issue to the members of the Old Identities' Association of Ballarat. Each is suitably inscribed and ornamented. The medals will be on view to day in Mr Welch’s window. " (Ballarat Star, 11 October 1884)ballarat old colonists' association, ballarat old colonists' club, old colonists' association, ballarat, ballarat old identities, r.w. wright

Bridge St looking West from Peel St. Has a bank on the corner and an tram in the distance. Card dates the view as early 1900's. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear. Illustration of the same image added 4-1-2024 - by WTP & Co.Yields information about the appearance of Bridge St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - part sepia coloured and hand coloured. Second copy printed coloured illustration on plain paper.trams, tramways, bridge st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards

Yields information about the purported achievement of tram 27 reaching 1,000,000 miles and the TMSV Tour, and the Lydiard St North Crossover.Digital image of a Black and white photograph of Tram 27 using the Lydiard St North crossover during the celebrations of the tram completing its "millionth" mile in Ballarat on Saturday 29 June 1968 In the background is the Art Gallery and the entrance to the Mining Exchange Tram showing "Special", has banner "This tram has just completed 1,000,000 (million) miles in Ballarat" on the front of the tram during the TMSV Celebratory tour. See also Reg Items 1878 and 7990 to 7995 for other photos of the day by Mal Rowe. Note: A review of the tram car mileages by Dave Macartney, showed that it was actually 900,000, due to a carryover error.trams, tramways, tmsv, million miles, lydiard st north, crossover, tram 27

Yields information about the use of trams, destinations and shunting in Lydiard St North prior to closure.Digital image of two trams in Lydiard St north near Sturt St. Both trams have the destination of City Oval (may have been taken just prior to that of Reg Item 7023). and No. 26 may be about to shunt on the crossover. Has the Post Office, the Mining Exchange and other buildings in the background.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, city oval, tram 26, tram 27

Yields information about the special tram and the people involved at the time of the formation of the BTPS prior to closure of the SEC operated system.Set of three digital images of tram 36 advertising the Lake Tramway Preservation Meeting at the Town Hall 31/5/1971 by Chris Phillips. .1 - tram at Gardens loop with the motorman L Bird pulling the pole down - similar photo to that of The Age Newspaper, see Reg Item 2487. .2 - tram turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North with the Post Office and the Mining Exchange buildings in the background. .3 - tram at the City stop, south side of Sturt St with the Town Hall and Myers in the background. Also has the tram stop signs in the photograph. See also Reg Item 1064 for the newspaper clipping, 2487 for a print of The Age photograph. See 7033i4 for notes on the tram and who made the banner - thought to be Tom Clark. Imagebtm7033i2bw - black and white version of the slide use in the Long Gallery imagebtm7033i2co - colour hi res scan.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, charters, museum establishment, btps, sturt st, gardens, lydiard st north

Image of Ballarat tram 42 southbound in Lydiard St North nearing Sturt St with the Ballarat Art Gallery and the Ballarat Mining Exchange buildings in the background. Note the parking meters on the footpath. Taken on the last day of operation of the Ballarat tramway system - 19-9-1971Yields information about the last day of operation of the Ballarat SEC tramways.Digital image - 120 negative tramways, tramcars, ballarat, last day, closure, tram 42, lydiard st north, fine art gallery, mining exchange, parking meters

Postcard of Sturt St looking East from about Doveton St with Shoppee Square, Snows store and the Town Hall in the view. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - full colour - Rose Stereograph Co.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards, town hall, shoppee's square, snows

Coloured image of the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets looking north along Lydiard St. North giving a high view of the Post Office building with its tower. Has an ESCo tram southbound in Lydiard St North, a motor car and several horse-drawn vehicles. Shows the verandahs along Lydiard St, centre poles, and looks towards a rather desolate Black Hill following extensive mining works. The Post Office time ball is in the down position. Possibly c1910. Summerscales building - photographer, postcards is next door to the Post Office in Sturt St. On the rear is a handwritten note from Wal Jack to Ken Magor about the tram in the photo, the time ball on the post office flagstaff, Railway station tower to the left of the Post Office, carriage sheds in the long building behind the oval type roof of old mining exchange. See item 8411 for a coloured version. Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets in the early ESCo era and the Post Office building.Postcard - black and white- divided back, undated - Valentine & Sons, Printed in Great Britain. Card Number "20-2"Notes by Wal Jack on the rear - see image 2nd image.sturt street, post office, ballarat, tramways, lydiard st, esco, black hill

The series of photographs show the Hospital (at Hospital Corner) with two trams, a mine, two photos of Sturt St, Town Hall with a tram, Lake Wendouree and Fairly Land at the Lake. The letter on the rear is a family letter. Published by J Beagles of London, the SW Series - see reference. Undated - based on the reference and logo on the rear of the card, possibly around 1906.Yields information Ballarat and the gloss colour printing of a postcard.Postcard coloured, divided back, with a handwritten letter on rear. Has sparkles or glitter glued around the edges of each photograph. No. "3045 SW"See image 2 for the handwritten letter. tramways, trams, postcards, hospital, sturt st, lake wendouree, mining

Postcard Photo of Sturt St looking East from about Dawson St with the shops on the southern side and the Town Hall in the view. Has an ESCo tram in the bottom right hand corner. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear. See item 9005 for a small used black and white version with more detail of the tram.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - full colour divided back unused.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards

Book - 92 pages plus card covers, a historical survey of the Sebastopol district. Originally written by E.D. Jenkins for the Borough of Sebastopol's centenary in 1964, reprinted with additional text by Lloyd Jenkins to recognise the 125th anniversary of the Borough covering the years 1965 to 1989. Book covers mining history, churches, the Borough Council, early days of the district and various points, eg cabmen, horse trams and electric trams, schools, the Mechanics Institute, various clubs, fire brigade, hotels, industries, and programme of events to celebrate the centenary. The second part of the book, covering the period is laid out in a chronological order with forward by Cr. Donald, the Mayor with many photographs. Centre page has a large map of the district showing the many mines, leads, roads and other historic locations. Tramway photos are horse tram No. 7, ESCo 17 at depot (all on file) and a photo showing a horse tram heading north along Albert St. with the shopping centre in the background - see image. Photo taken just after the tram has crossed the roadway. Copy of the horse tram heading north along Albert St. made Oct. 2001 for the "gold, Gold GOLD" temporary exhibition - colour laser print onto card, with Velcro dots on rear. Stored in box D1 (Display Box) 02/2003. See Reg Item 3883 for another print of this photograph.On page 3 in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc. With compliments, D.L. Jenkins 14/4/1999"trams, tramways, sebastopol, local history, public transport, mining, horse trams, esco

Black and white photographic copy print of a drawing showing the Ballarat district from Black Hill in the early mining days of the town. Titled "Ballaarat flat from the Black Hill". Has black mark in top right hand corner and a number of water stains on both sides of the print. Has ARHS Vic Div. photo no. stamp on rear, but this has been crossed out.In pencil in the middle of the photo "Dr Andrews" and "ARHS (Vic. Div.) Archives" photo stamp in the bottom right hand corner, in red ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, black hill, mining

Colour positive (negative) of SEC tram No. 30 south bound in Lydiard St. North, with the destination of Sebastopol between Mair St and Sturt St. Has the Fine Art Gallery buildings, Post Office and Mining Exchange building in the background of the photograph. Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. A colour laser image of this negative made on 10/1/2000 using a Canon Laser printer has been placed on file at 01-01-57. Original film image scanned at 3200dpi 12/5/2020.ballarat, lydiard st. nth, fine art gallery, tram 30

Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat News?? of 13/10/1971 about the Annual General Meeting of the Daylesford Historical Society and the work it has done over the last 12 months, its collection, with a photo of SEC Ballarat tram being unloaded in Daylesford with former mining school smelting chimney in the background. Mentions Mr. Stan Hoath as President and Mr Tom Evans MLA who chaired the meeting during the election. Item on the top of the cutting has "Published every Wednesday Ballarat, Wednesday, October 13, 1971". See Reg. Item 2914 for the same photo, different caption.trams, tramways, daylesford, 11, stan hoath

Yields information about the appearance of SEC single truck trams during 1938. Has a strong association with Wal Jack.Book - 200gsm card cover - two colours, 36 pages off white paper printed with text and 8 pages of black and white photos printed onto gloss paper, centre stapled titled "Historical Guide to Bendigo". Published by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch, 1968. Contents: Derivation of the name of Bendigo, historical facts. mining guide, post offices, early Bendigo Hotels, Bendigo Tramways, Eaglehawk, the Lonely Grave. Has photos on the Battery Tram, Steam Tram and ESCo No. 2, Pall Mall, various mines, Golden Square and the Lonely Grave. Bendigo Tram item written by H. Biggs.On page 3 in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, Catalogue No. 119"trams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, mining, post office

Yields information about the final day of the Bendigo tramways and some of the tramcars used.Three double sided sheets from "The Walkabout" magazine, October 1964, titled "The Road to Bendigo". Five printed pages featuring photographs of Bendigo, its buildings, its history stories, gold mining days and other information, including three illustrations containing trams. .1 - Charing Cross with bogies and single trucker - taken early 1960's. Photo by A. Doney. Features the intersection, with Ezywalkin store. Note the "Jeffrey's bread" roof advertisement on the single trucker. .2 - Bogie tram on the Eaglehawk route prior to any nearby housing development - reclaimed mining land - has Castrol roof advertisement - photo by Claver P Carroll. .3 - No. 6 outside The Beehive stores - 3BO - photo by Claver P Carroll. bendigo, eaglehawk, charing cross

35mm slide, square format mounted in a "Kodak " cardboard slide mount with Kodak logos and printing of No. 42 about to use the Lydiard St. crossover. Tram has reversed direction and has destination of Sebastopol. Has buildings on the east side of the Lydiard St. Nth in the background include the Mining Exchange. Taken 23/8/1971 - the last Sunday of full operations? Has date of "Sep 71" and "19" stamped onto the slide.tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st nth, tram 42

Four page photocopy of an report or an article titled "Our Tram Service - the most isolated public transport in Western Australia", written by Maxine Cable, about the Leonora Tram, including photographs. Describes the route from Leonora to Gawler, events, the tramcars, tracks, fire, closure, and remnants.Note on bright pink paper about origin attached.trams, tramways, leonora, tramways, mining

Book - "The Goldfields of Ballarat 1851 - 1886 and The Eureka Stockade", compiled by Jack Cranston. Comprises blue cover with 28 pages folded and stapled inside and fold out map glued to the inside of the rear cover, "Map of Ballaarat and Sebastopol" showing the various leads and gold bearing reefs of the goldfields. Also shows the location of Eureka Stockade and Sovereign Hill. Published for the Sovereign Hill Association, 1970's? Looks at the Goldfields, sources of Nuggets, mining population and statistics, the Miners Rebellion and the Stockade. Has numerous illustrations and copies of posters.trams, tramways, gold, eureka, sovereign hill