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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Decorated Trams", 1940's - 1950's
Yields information about decorated tramcars in Ballarat.Handwritten notes titled "Decorated Trams" and cuttings from newspapers or printed documents. ESCo 7 - upholstered seats and carpets - notes driver was E. B. Williams No. 28 - King George VI - May 1937 No. 23 - Floral Festival 1938 No. 29 - Floral Festival 1939 No. 23 - Gold Centenary 1951 and newspaper cutting Coronation of Queen Elizabeth 2/6/1953 - carry flags No. 21 - Buy Australian flags - 14-9-1953 No. 38 - Royal Visit - 5/3/1954 and photo No. 25 - Made in Australia - 1956 and State Savings Bank posters No. 17 - Made in Australia - see sketch on following page - Nov. 1956 No. 41 - Bank posters - Nov. 1956. Photo of No. 23 - 1938 Floral Festival and No. 38 for Royal Visit Sketches of the State Saving Bank posters used on No. 17, 25 and 41 showing the different styles and colour details. See also Reg Item ???? about Mr. Williams retirement from the MMTB. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. decorated trams, royal visit, floral tram, buy australian, state savings bank -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Bluebirds cause keen excitement in the city", 16/03/1963 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat and stopping outside the Town Hall. Photo has tramcar 14... and stopping outside the Town Hall. Photo has tramcar 14 and a bogie ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 20/3/1963, titled "Bluebirds cause keen excitement in the city", recording the passing of the convoy of Donald Campbell's Bluebird car and speedboat through Ballarat and stopping outside the Town Hall. Photo has tramcar 14 and a bogie tram in the background. Donald Campbell himself was unable to attend. Bluebird was one the motor vehicle used in the land world speed record attempts of the era. Show many people milling around the truck carrying the trailer, barricades. People had blocked Sturt St at this point. See Reg Item 3734 for a print of the photograph. Contained originally within Reg Item 5507 at the back of the binder. For items see btm5507 loose items list.pdf bluebird, sturt st -
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Magazine, Woman's Day, "Ballarat a City Clinging to History", 8/02/1960 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the viewpoint of The Courier about the future of the Ballarat tramway system with reference to Geelong.Part page 14 and page 15 of an article titled "Ballarat a City Clinging to History" from the Woman's Day, 8/2/1960, featuring a photograph No. 30, descending Bakery Hill to Bridge St, an aerial view looking west from the Town Hall down and workmen pulling weed from Lake Wendouree. Item looks at Ballarat's history, population, future, Bridge St, the bottleneck of bridge St, quotes Deputy Town Clerk, F. Rogers, and whether the city should grow. Interesting views of traffic in Bridge St. Also quotes Paul Simon of the Bridge St Traders Association. Contained originally within Reg Item 5507 at the back of the binder. For items see btm5507 loose items list.pdftrams, tramways, ballarat, bridge st, bridge st traders -
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Ephemera, Wal Jack, Wal Jack notebook, 1940's
Demonstrates Wal Jack's records, hand written in a recycled notebook. Note - several sheets have been cut from the book - appear to be done before use by Wal. The crossed out sheets have not been imaged - these have been transferred by Wal to Reg Item 5507 and re-ordered. Image 30 shows a sample of a crossed out page. See related documents for a pdf file of the contents. Scan No. BTM5623iX Page No. Title or Subject Notes 1 Front 2 Inside Cover Addresses for Jack McLean, John Buckland Trooper Larsen Inside front cover. 3 1 Note re NSWT steam tram motor, MMTB PCC import issues, Peter Duckett seeking info and Photo of Julien’s battery tram on test in Melbourne 4 2 MMTB No. 8, 4, photos, Tyrell’s of Sydney photos, Perth 63 dimensions and MMTB plans for Domain Road & St Kilda Rd Jtn. 5 3 Notes re NSWGR P32, VR locos at Wodonga 13/10/1941, SAR V Class V143, SAR locos – W and Wx 6 4 NSW Private locos, Woy Woy quarry and AGL at Mortlake 5 Blank 6 Blank 7 7 First cable trams – links to photos T154, 29, 154 (Adelaide) 8 8 T156, Powelltown, Ray Pearson Negs 9 9 QR B18 ¼ locos, Ray Pearson’s scrap book, PMTT Zeppelin style trams, MMTB T class locations and 178/179 rebuilding. 10 10 Hawthorn horse tramway, VR Black Rock terminus sketch 11 11 NSW Tramways, Ryde, MMTB L class, Geelong tramway notes 12 12 Locomotive “Ballarat” in WA, Brisbane and various contacts. 13 13 Notes re VR News – 1943, H class, derailments, max speeds, Koondrook tramway and Geelong level crossing. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page – loose within book. 14 to 17 14/17 List of MMTB trams to 877 and work trams Some errors noted. 18 18 Newspaper cutting – Tram Record Day revenue (Brisbane 10/1943), Steam Trams at Journey’s end – Sydney – 6/1943 list of equipment being sold by Sydney Ferries, at Parramatta, 6/1943. MMTB Tram crossings in Melbourne, list of Sydney photos sent to Wal. Cuttings and Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 19 19 Midland locos WA, VR open wagon stencils and a siding at Mt. Evelyn. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 20 20 Note re Sydney four wheel tourist trams and Hawthorn Max. Traction cars locations c1945. 21 to 23 21/23 Notes on Geelong Bogie trams and carrying flags for declaration of Newtown and Chilwell as a city – 1/10/1949 (See also Reg Item 5641) 24 to 26 24/26 Notes on Wellington Corporation Tramcars 37 27 Kelburn – Karoi cable line Wellington 28 to 29 28/29 Auckland Tramway Board tramcars notes 30/31 Blank 30 32/33 Notes on Ballarat tramcars – ESCo Crossed out 34/37 Ditto – SEC Crossed out 38 Music for the people notes Crossed out 39 Notes on Ballarat trams with tail lights Crossed out 40/43 Notes on Ballarat bogie trams Crossed out 44/45 Notes on SEC tram controllers, dead man and truck lengths. Crossed out 31 45 List of Ballarat Destination roll – Dec 1949 32, 33 46/47 Notes on Bendigo Bogie Trams – 1940’s 34 48 Bendigo Destination roll on a Birney tram Easter 1950, notes on tram tail lights and fares on the Bendigo system. 49 Blank – though headed “Bendigo Birney Trams” 50 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 51 Ditto and No. 24 and 23 Crossed out 52 Ditto, 15, 11, 23 and Gold tram Crossed out 53 Notes on 34 caused delays, 5/1950, and use of 23 as gold tram Crossed out 54 Notes on repair to track at Sturt and Drummond 6/1951 Crossed out - see Reg Item 7720. 55 Notes on track work in Ballarat early 1950’s Crossed out 56/57 Notes on 33, 37, pay as you enter signs and 1953 special workings Crossed out 58/60 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 61/64 Blank 35 65 “Salute to the Cable Tram” – transcription of text from Truck and Bus Transportation (July 1948) 36, 37 66/67 Continued from above and list cable tram routes, opening, closing, length and route colours. 38 68 List of photos in Truck and Bus Transportation, Anniversary Issue July 1948 of cable trams. 69 Blank 39 70 Notes on Brunswick TT, Fitzroy TT colours, Adelaide Service trams and MMTB route lengths. 40 71 Notes on HTT colours, tramcars, PMTT trams and colours and NMETL colours, trams and route destination signs 41 72 Notes on MMTB routes, cable and other Melbourne tram disposals, and sale of cable trams and storage at Brunswick. 42 73 Blank - page was headed Lugarno, Switzerland and Italian border 42 Handwritten sheet – photos to get – R. Field and Peter Duckett. 43, 44 74/75 Listing of trains on all lines leaving Ballarat and days run. 45 77 Listing of negatives sent to K. Rogers in 1944 and list of MMTB Max. Traction bogie trams 117 to 138 and disposal 46 77 Listing of MMTB trams, - appears to be something to do with photos or negs held. 47 78 Listing of Ray’s (Pearson) negs /photos of Brisbane trams and other railway photos. 79 Blank 48 80 Prices of pine timber in 4/1942, list of photos “I want”, notes re VR Train length, Ironbark Gully bridge, 3817 in Harden smash 7/1948 and 1948 Ballarat destination roll. Partly crossed out. Rear Cover. Has a strong association with Wal Jack, his work to collect and record both railway and tramway information. Yields information about tramways in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and other cities tramways and railways.Grey covered book with black binding containing 40 lined sheets (80 pages) with handwritten notes with the front cover partly cut out and the words "Jewellery & Engraving" book written in. Contains some newspaper clippings and pasted typed notes as listed below. The image number of each sheet is given. See individual pdf files. trams, tramways, mmtb, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, brisbane, railways, geelong, new zealand, victorian railways, sec, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, British Engineering Standards Association, "Cast Steel Wheel Centres for Electric Tramcars", "Wrought Iron Wheel Centres for Electric Tramcars", 1922
.1 - Book - 20 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, British Standard Specification for "Cast Steel Wheel Centres for Electric Tramcars". Dated April 1922. Has standard Number 150-1922. Provides materials specification, testing and an index. .2 - Book - 16 pages + light grey cover, issued by the British Engineering Standards Association, British Standard Specification for "Wrought Iron Wheel Centres for Electric Tramcars". Dated April 1922. Has standard Number 149-1922. Provides materials specification, testing and an index. Both copies has the stamp of the "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" on the lower edge and in the top right corner, the ESCo Ballarat company stamp and the date "14 September 1923". trams, tramways, tramways, electrical equipment, wheels -
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Photograph - Tram trailers - Railway Picnic day Mitchell St, Cyril White, 14/09/1906
Photo of 7 Bendigo Tram trailers - both single and double deck in Mitchell St for the Railway Picnic Day 1906. In the far distance can be seen an electric tram.Yields information about trams used for the Railway Picnic day in 1906.Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details..1 - On the rear in pencil, "Bendigo Tramway Railway Picnic Day, 14-9-06, Nos. 1st car 9, 14, ?13, ?14", Has Ken Magor stamp in the bottom right-hand corner with the number "3784". On the rear in pencil of second copy from the Ken Magor collection- "Bendigo Victoria, Railway Picnic Day, 14 September 1906. Photo by Cyril White, Mundy St Bendigo. DD Nos. 9, S deck 14, DD No.13, Open and Seat, S deck D No. 12" - see rear image.trams, tramways, bendigo, mitchell st, trailers -
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Book, The Ballarat Visitor Information Centre, "Ballarat Victoria's goldfields Official Visitor Guide", 2015
Full colour, 84 page, book, A5 size titled "Ballarat Victoria's goldfields Official Visitor Guide", with a photo of a people eating on the verandah of the hotel opposite the old post office. Gives details, maps accommodation listing, attractions etc of the Ballarat area. Page 14 detail the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Inside rear cover is a fold out map of the district, city centre, Buninyong and Mt Helen and Ballarat and Surrounds. Published 2015 by The Ballarat Visitor Information Centre. trams, tramways, ballarat, visitors, tourist guides, btm, gardens -
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Ephemera - Cardboard box with tickets, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), mid to late 1960's
Red cardboard box (as donated) containing tickets and other items. Some of the blocks have had the top tickets removed. All have adverts for SEC products on the rear, except for .3 and .5 which have a cross hatched pattern on the rear. .1 - Block of SEC 4c tickets, Red on off white paper, commencing C359801. .2 - ditto, 5c yellow, B625401 .3 - ditto 5c City Section Orange - A377802 .4 - ditto 7c, teal, C528203 .5 - ditto 7c City Section Purple - A064602 .6 - ditto, 10c black, C803202 .7 - ditto, 13c black, B289001 .8 - ditto, 15c brown, A393201 .9 - ditto, 16c yellow, A569401 .10 - ditto, 18c brown, A417838 .11 - tickets - 7c C528202 and 10c C803201 - which are related to the original blocks. .12 - Two $2.50 SEC Scholar's Monthly tickets which have been typed up for Neil and Glen Crompton of 3 Hawthorn Grove, Wendouree State School respectively. Ticket Nos. A7419 and 7418. No date stamp. .13 - ditto $3.50, A003134 and 3135 - no date stamp again (have not been formally used) .14 - Top half of a block of 13 SEC Parcel tickets A007528 to 7550. .15 - Bendigo Tramways (Trust) tram ticket, No. 15465, featuring four tramcars' .16 - Australian stamp - 24c Rehabilitation. .17 - Australian stamp - 7c - 1824 First Independent Newspaper.trams, tramways, tickets, schools tickets, parcels, bendigo, secv, stamps -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 14, Carolyn Dean, 3/11/1990 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the recovery of ESCo 12 by the BTM in 1990 and has a strong association with the people involved in the project.Set of 14 prints with digital images of the removal of the building around ESCo No. 12 at Nerrina on 3-11-1990. Scanned from original prints loaned by Carolyn Cleak (Dean at the time). Printed on Agfa paper. Originals of prints later found in a depot drawer. .1 - Commencement of the removal of the metal deck roof - David Tidy. .2 - ditto with the front of the tram showing and the building itself. .3 - Roof removal continuing - Len Millar .4 - The house from the north side. .5 - Photo of interior notice to Passengers re weekly tickets etc. .6 - as for .4 .7 - Photo of the interior number of the tram. .8 - as for .6 .9 - detail of linking in side at the saloon corner. .10 - close up of the tramcar number. .11 - close up of "Please have Exact Fare Ready sign" .12 - View of the tram after the roof and some of the sides removed. .13 - ditto, ready for removal .14 - detail of lining in the upper part of the saloon panel. Close up of post in image 13, added 22-12-2018 - see i15 All have on the rear "158.7 3.11.90" in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, esco, recovery, nerrina, acquisitions, notices and information, tram 12 -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram planners not paid by ratepayers", "Statues are more urgent than trams", "Trams would be worth the cost", Aug. 2002
... clipping - letter - from The Courier, Wednesday 14 August 2002... - from The Courier, Wednesday 14 August 2002 titled "Tram ...Yields information about the view of letter writers about the proposal for a Ballarat Tourist based tramway in 2002.Set of three newspaper clippings about the return or revival of a tourist tramway in Ballarat. .1 - Newspaper clipping - letter - from The Courier, Wednesday 14 August 2002 titled "Tram planners not paid by ratepayers", written by Judy Verlin, Chairwoman of Ballarat Tourism Board. .2 - Newspaper clipping - letter - from The Courier, Saturday 3 August 2002 titled "Statues are more urgent than trams", written by J. Hearne. .3 - Newspaper clipping - letter - from the Courier, Friday 9 August 2002, titled "Trams would be worth the cost", written by Richard Whatmore. Each item has the date, source and page written in ink.ballarat revival, btm, city tramway -
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Programme, Artistic Licence, "Transporting Art", 1983
.1 - Folded A2 (into A4 sheets) printed on gloss paper, featuring headlights from some of the Transporting Art program. Document acts as a catalogue for a 1983 Arts Exhibition. Gives a background to the project, lists the trams, notes on the artists, notes from the artists on their work, black and white images of the tram parts. Printed for the Victorian Ministry for the Arts Gallery, exhibition 12/9 to 14/10 1983 .2 - three page A4 document - stapled in the top left hand side "Transporting Art - Impressions of the Painted Trams Project" - listing photographs and photographers. See pdf file. trams, tramways, transporting art, decorated trams, exhibitions -
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Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, 14/11/1956 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about how the centenary of the State Savings Bank of Victoria was celebrated on tram car posters.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of photographs of the front of Ballarat No. 25 carrying a sign celebrating the Centenary of Service for the State Savings Bank (of Vic). Taken by Wal Jack, 14-11-1956. Photographed in City Loop with Patersons in the background. See image i2 for rear of photograph. On rear in blue ink "SEC Ballarat No. 25 with State Savings Bank centenary poster 1 end of car only, Sturt St loop - 100 years in Ballarat 15-11-56. Photo date 14-11-56" with Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T240" written in.trams, tramways, advertisements, state savings bank, centenary, tram 25 -
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Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Safety Trolley Ropes", 14/04/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the use of the trolley ropes and safety matters.Quarto typed instruction, titled "Safety Trolley Ropes" about the use of the safety rope on the trolley pole and that it must be clipped independently. Dated 14/4/1964. Copy marked for depot foreman. From the Branch Manager to the Acting Departmental Tramways Superintendenttrams, tramways, instructions, depot, trolley poles -
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Document - Roster, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "On and Off - Total Times of Duty", Sep. 1970
Yields information about the arrangements made for tram crews and the hours worked for each day of the week.Single sheet of off white duplicating paper titled "On and Off - Total Times of Duty". Printed by wax cut stencil or Gestetner method. Details the sign on / sign off times for each run number operated by Motormen / Conductors and where they signed on, either depot or city and the total time worked for that particular shift. Has date "14/9/70" in top right hand corner. 2nd copy added 2/1/2020trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, crews, employees, shifts, timetables -
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Document - Letter/s, Hal Cain, 14/10/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the style of letters written seeking support within Ballarat.Carbon copy of a letter signed by Hal Cain as President of the BTPS to the Editor of The Courier, Ballarat, dated 14/10/1971, seeking support following the decision for Council support, particularly for members and donations. trams, tramways, btps, membership, fund raising -
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Negative - Copy, Ray Pearson
Set of 19 copy negatives, of black and white photographs of Geelong trams from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c. Original negative held in the negative file. Scanned at 2400 dpi and cropped as necessary. Images as shown replaced by scan from the original Ray Pearson Album provided by Mal Rowe, April 2020 or that there is a better image. .1 - sprinkler/water tram - see Reg Item 5894 for a better version of this photograph. .2 - No. 11 summer car, side on view - image replaced. .3 - Postcard, No. 14 summer car, Moorabool St Geelong, Real Photo 1535 - image replaced. .4 - Postcard, No. 27, Valentine Series No. 1468, Ryrie St - image replaced .5 - Postcard No. 23, Valentine 1434, Moorabool St - image replaced .6 - Postcard, Rose Series P75, Moorabool St - image replaced .7 - No. 8 - image replaced .8 - old tram after sale .9 - No. 29 Birney - See also Reg Item 5852 for a better version of this photograph .10 - No. 14 - East - see also Reg Item 5847 for a better version of this photograph. .11 - No. 25 - Belmont - see also Reg Item 5870 for a better version of this photograph. .12 - sprinkler/water tram - image replaced .13 - No. 303, in Adelaide - before becoming Geelong 27, has destination of Rosewater - image replaced .14 - 9, 20 and 22 at depot - image replaced .15 - No. 3 - see also Reg item 5826 for a better version of this photograph. .16 - No. 26 - see also Reg Item 5872 for a better version of this photograph. .17 - No. 27 0 see also Reg Item 5851 for a better version of this photograph. .18 - Floral Tram - 1938 - image replaced .19 - No. 28 at Station, Newtown - image replaced trams, tramways, geelong, floral tram, birney -
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Document - Exercise Book, Wal Jack, "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems"
Has a strong association with a Ballarat Tramway and railway enthusiast and yields information about Ballarat and other SEC systems.Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" lined pages, four sections each of 14 sheets, (112 pages), stitched bound. Contains the following items: 5486 - Ballarat Horse Trams - James - 19/6/1937 5487 - Ballarat Electric Trams - James - 24/9/1937 5488 - Ballarat Car stock, notes on destinations, multiple lists 5489 - Geelong Trams list - 2 pages + 1 list after Bendigo article 5590 - Bendigo Trams list 5591 - Bendigo Trams article 5592 - three pages of newspaper clippings of 1889 or historical reprints. Also contained Reg Item 5493 to 5505, as listed on the "List of loose items in W. Jack No. 2 Exercise Book" - these have been separated out.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, tramways, sec -
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Document - Handwritten Notes, Wal Jack, Tram mileage notes, 1930-1940's
Yields information about the mileages or distance travelled by Ballarat and Bendigo tramcars in the original or relocated cities such as Melbourne, Geelong or Adelaide.Hand made note on line a lined foolscap sheet providing a list of Ballarat and Bendigo tramcar mileages, and mileages in other cities such as Adelaide, Geelong and Melbourne. Lists Ballarat 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22 (3rd), 23 and Bendigo 11, 15 and 27. Prepared in red, blue and black ink. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". Item was located inside the book at the listing of the Bendigo Tramcars - see list. On other side of sheet is a list of mileages for Birney tramcars - See Reg Item 5496. trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, adelaide, melbourne -
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document - Clock, c2005
Souvenir Clock - "Australian Canned Clock - W class tram". Image of W 907 set in small can wrapped with a plastic sheet titled "Melbourne's W class Tram" Clock with alarm hand, second hand, battery operated with stand. AA Battery required (battery removed at the time of cataloguing) For details see: http://www.somethingaussie.com.au/products/?productId=1686 (accessed 3/1/14). tram, trams, clock, souvenirs, w class trams -
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Newspaper, The Argus, "Trams stop at Ballarat", 14/04/1954 12:00:00 AM
... Digital image of a Clipping from The Argus, 14/4/1954... Ballarat Digital image of a Clipping from The Argus, 14/4/1954 ...Digital image of a Clipping from The Argus, 14/4/1954 titled "Trams stop at Ballarat" about the union actional following the dismissal of a trainee motorman. Union Secretary Clarrie O'Shea had the person reinstated - man's wife was ill.unions, strike, motormen, ballarat -
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Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Peter Waugh, 12/06/2014 12:00:00 AM
Series of two digital photos of the reconstruction of the sub-station Ballarat Tramway Museum - 12/6/2014 with the concrete being poured on 12-6-14 by Peter Waugh. 6029.1 - Paul Mong and ?? screeding off the concrete slab. 6029.2 - ditto with the isolating transformer in the background.Photo by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, btm, substation, depot, reconstruction -
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Ephemera - Ticket/s, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), ESCo 1d ticket, late 1920's?
Demonstrates how ESCo managed Weekly tickets during the late 1920's and yields information about the way the system was arranged. The source of the ticket, NSW tramways is significant in that it was obtained by them as a sample.One penny or 1d paper ticket, ESCo, Ballarat Tramways, printed on fawn paper, No. D3339. Ticket has up and down directions, conditions of use, not issued on public holidays, special cars or railway picnic days. Front of the ticket (with the number), has it available for: Bridge and Drummond St Sturt St and Macarthur St Macarthur St (Junction Wendouree Parade and Gardens) On the rear - the ticket is made available for use by a child in the following: Orphanage and Grenville St Mt Pleasant and Grenville St Bridge St and Service St {stop along Sturt St West} Bridge St and Macarthur (via Fraser St) {Alan Bradley advised 29/6/14 by email, former name of Ripon St North once it crossed over Mair St heading north. - see note below} Sturt St and Gregory St (via Lydiard) Hello Warren, The View Point line leaves Sturt St and turns into Ripon St. It crosses Mair St, does a dogleg, and went into Fraser St. then past the Powerhouse. The descriptions of the horse tram lines to be constructed by the BTCo, and the electric lines to be constructed by the ESCo, specify that the lines run along Ripon and Fraser Sts. Alantrams, tramways, tickets, esco, children -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Peter Henry, c2014
Demonstrates aspects of the method of ticketting systems used by ESCo and yields information on the design of the ticket. Has an association with the donor's father.Colour ink jet printed photograph and enlarged photograph of an ESCo tram ticket No. Z 6564, 3d cash fare, up and down directions to specific destinations on the ticket - light brown colour. Donated by Peter Henry 22/4/14 who advised in a phone call on 26/6/14. Story behind the ticket. Peter Henry’s father was involved in the CFA and travelled to Ballarat for the Hose and Reel competitions that were regularly held. He was with the Warburton CFA at the time. Has badges for Geelong 1936 and Bendigo 1930, so ticket would have been in the 1930’s. Peter now lives at Linton. Attached to the sheet of A4 paper is an actual size of the ticket and a donation note.trams, tramways, tickets, esco -
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Magazine, Colin Holmes and The Old Machinery Magazine and Patrick Knight, "Meadowbank Engine Follow Up", Mar. 2014
Covering letter from Colin Holmes to the Newsletter Editor including extracts from the March 2014 issues of "The Old Machinery Magazine" - which incorporated an article on Meadowbank and its farm machinery. References Ian Browning research into the company. Includes covers, pages 3, 4, 11-14. Article written by Patrick Knight.trams, tramways, meadowbank -
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Book, Brian Coleman and Robin Quaife, "Directory of Australasian Railway and Tramway Societies 1978", 1978
Book - heavy card cover, 72 pages, centre stapled titled "Directory of Australasian Railway and Tramway Societies 1978" providing information on Model Engineering Societies, Tramway Societies, Tramway and Railway Museums and related organisations. Has details of each group, opening hours, location, contact details, some photos and logos. Prepared by Brian M Coleman and Robin E Quaife in 1978. Arranged by state. Has table of contents and an sub-contents table for each state or territory or NZ region and an Alphabetical Index Published in conjunction with the Diamond Valley Railway Ltd. of Etham - has their logo on the rear cover. Listing and photographs for the BTPS on pages 42 and 49. Original sales insert added 14-12-18 from donation of David Webb via the Melbourne Tram Museum. trams, tramways, btps, darts, diamond valley -
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Postcard, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), SEC Ballarat No. 14 - collision
Black and white photograph / postcard of a collision, accident, between SEC Ballarat No. 14 and a motor truck at the intersection of Drummond St. North and Webster St. May or June 1939. Official SEC photo, there are other photos of this collision in the collection. See Reg Items 580, 1019, 1365 and 1366 and 3904 for larger prints of these photographs of these photographs and further details. See also Reg Item 6211 for a fridge magnet version. Printed in Ballarat by???. On the rear has the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum / Historic Collection No. 1, Photo copyright Wal Jack 1962" Has a divided back with a 8mm thick black line on the right hand side. The tramcar body card shows it was repaired following an accident June 1939. (Note added 2-2-19). trams, tramways, ballarat, drummond st nth, accidents, tram 28 -
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Domestic Object - Fridge Magnet, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 2015
Fridge magnet with a photograph of a collision, accident, between SEC Ballarat No. 14 and a motor truck at the intersection of Drummond St. North and Webster St. May or June 1939. Official SEC photo, there are other photos of this collision in the collection. See Reg Items 580, 1019, 1365 and 1366 and 3904 for larger prints of these photographs of these photographs and further details. See also Reg Item 6211 for a fridge magnet version. The tramcar body card shows it was repaired following an accident June 1939. (Note added 2-2-19). trams, tramways, ballarat, drummond st nth, accidents, fridge magnet -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Lloyd Rogers?, 14/03/1954 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of SEC tram No. 38 decorated for the 1954 Royal visit to Ballarat and the Dawson St area.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 38 decorated for the Royal Visit in Sturt St - 14-3-1954 at the intersection with Dawson St. The tram has the destination of Victoria St. On the pole in front of the tram is a "Cars Stop here" and "End of Section" sign. In the background is - St Patricks Cathedral. Photo by Lloyd Rogers?On rear in ink "Ballarat Royal visit - Sturt St. 14-3-1954"trams, tramways, royal visit, sturt st, decorated trams, dawson st, tram 38 -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 13, Lloyd Rogers, 30/04/1989 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of the operation of BTPS tram No. 661 in Melbourne on a tour.Set of 13 colour prints of BTPS / BTM tram No. 661 in Melbourne on a BTPS tour 30-4-1989. All photos by Lloyd Rogers, on AGFA paper. All have a photo number on rear and captions - see images 14 to 19. .1 - At Sth Melbourne Beach terminus. .2 - MMTB Paying fares dated Dec. 1968 in four languages inside tram. .3 - 661 and 878 at Brunswick Depot .4 - Y612 partly derailed at Brunswick .5 - 661, 8789 and 612 at Brunswick .6 - 661 at Batman Avenue .7 - Batman Avenue .8 - from the window looking forwards - reserved track. .9 - at South Melbourne Beach terminus with Bleak House in the background and an Advert for Swan Premium beer. .10 - ditto with Vopas Centre building in the background and an advert advertising Volvo motor cars - Swedish Lifesavers. .11 - ditto .12 - interior view of tram .13 - At Batman Ave with the shop on the railway side in the view.See images i14 to i19 for rear of photos.trams, tramways, melbourne, batman ave, brunswick depot, south melbourne beach, tram 661, tram 612, tram 878 -
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Photograph - Colour Print/s - set of 6, Lloyd Rogers, 1/10/1995 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the operation by the BTM in Wendouree Parade of horse Tram No. 1.Set of 6 colour prints of BTPS/BTM horse tram No. 1 operating in Wendouree Parade 1/10/1995. All photos by Lloyd Rogers, on AGFA paper. All have a photo number on rear and captions - see images 7 to 9. .1 - the horses and the harnesses and swingle trees. .2 - Interior view with passengers Laura McDuff and Deborah Kirkwood Rogers in the tram. .3 - View of rear of tram with Alan Bradley and Alastair Reither. .4 - interior view of tram. .5 - view showing the Swingle tree. .6 - view of No. 14 and 1 at Gardens Loop with Len Millar on the brake handle and Travis Jeffrey on the rear top.See images i7 to i9 for rear of photos.trams, tramways, horse tram, btm, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 1