Yields information about how people were assessed for a Linesman position in the SEC Ballarat and has a strong association with that person., Yields information about how people were assessed for a Linesman position in the SEC Ballarat and has a strong association with that person.Copy of a Memo on SEC printed paper to Mr. Mawby from the Mains Superintendent dated 18/11/19?6 (a calendar check shows that it was Saturday 14/11/1936) regarding the suitability of A. Widdop employed on the Tower Truck regarding his knowledge of the duties of Linesman and recommended him for the position.trams, tramways, overhead, tower truck, linesman, poles

Yields information about how letters were exchanged between the Forest City Electric Co and the SEC using the Victorian Agent General in London. Yields information about the various parties processes and letterheads.4913.1 - Duplicate copy of letters from the Forest City Electric Company, titled "State Electricity Commission of Victoria Type B Non-car counting signals" forwarding blueprints of drawing ST 51912 to the Agent General for Victoria London for the SEC, dated 18/6/1936, on watermarked paper. 4913.2 - Original of letter dated 22/6/1937 to the SEC Melbourne, received 27/7/1937 in Melbourne and forwarded to Ballarat by 29/7/1937 from the Agent General for Victoria London forwarding the Forest City letter. Has various date stamps and hand written notes.trams, tramways, overhead, signals, forest city signals, trolley wire

Yields information about the distribution of the SEC tramway by-laws to workers and alterations to them in 1949 in a temporary format.Correspondence concerning the alterations to By-Law No. 1, in Sept. 1949. .1 - covering letter forwarding the typed amendments to the Manager Ballarat, dated 21/9/1949. Has a date stamp of 23/9/1949.. type on Quarto paper with SEC letter head. .2 - 6 pages - foolscap - carbon copy of the alterations to the By Law, re special trams, fares in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong and transfer checks. Dated under seal of the SEC 18/8/1949. trams, tramways, by laws, sec

Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways, 1972 at or before closure while on a tram tour by Stuart Lodington. .1 - No. 28 and 5 at Eaglehawk terminus .2 - No. 28 leaving Charing Cross and travelling into View St with Armstrong Type Service building in background and Firestone Advertisements. .3 - No. 29 with Eaglehawk Town Hall and Post Office in background. .4 - No. 26 and 29 at start of double track, High St Eaglehawk .5 - No. 29 leaving Eaglehawk with shops in the background, Foodland, J. Bests .6 - No. 29 and 23 crossing Manchester Loop with Manchester Arms Hotel in the background and an old poppet head. .7 - No. 29 at ditto with poppet head in the background. .8 - No. 28 and two other trams at the Quarry Hill terminus. .9 - No. 29 in High St Bendigo with the Cathedral and Golden Gate Hotel in the background. .10 - No. 3 with destination Eaglehawk, in bound Carpenter St? .11 - No. 29 following a single trucker through a loop or the end of the double track near the depot. .12 - No. 23?, at Eaglehawk terminus, with Eaglehawk Town Hall in the background. .13 - Birney tram crossing the bridge at the Depot entrance - No. 29 .14 - No. 29 on the Eaglehawk line? .15 - as for .13 .16 - No. 29 entering the depot. .17 - No. 23, inbound from Eaglehawk, at Jobs Gully Loop with the railway overbridge in the background. .18 - No. 28 and two other trams (see also Reg Item 4982) for the same tram tour at Myrtle St. Loop. .19 - No. 21 with North Bendigo on the destination approaching the Golden Square terminus. .20 - No. 7 at Golden Square terminustrams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, quarry hill, golden square, depot, tram 5, tram 29, tram 28, tram 26, tram 23, tram 7, tram 21

Some 68 black and white photographs of the Parramatta Steam Trams NSW, operated by the Sydney Ferries Limited. The line closed in 1943. Almost all of the photographs have been obtained from his correspondents. For details of each photograph and layouts see - WJ Parramatta Listing.pdfHas a strong association with Wal Jack and his collecting of tramway history / developments until 1964.Marbled brown folder with a brown binding strip, marbled brown coloured heavy paper inside covers holding some 18 dark grey coloured sheets of light card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in white ink. trams, tramways, steam trams, sydney, parramatta, tramcars, wal jack, sydney ferries ltd

Yields information about the track repairs done in June 2007 at Depot Junction.Laminated A4 colour print of track work at depot junction, 18 June 2007, undertaken by the Puffing Billy contracting team. See August 2007 Fares Please! for details and other photographs. Photo Richard Gilbert.trams, tramways, btm, depot junction, trackwork

Yields information about track work in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction August 2007.Laminated A4 colour print containing three photographs of the Puffing Billy Track gang replacing sleepers in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction, 18/6/2007 - See August 2007 Fares Pease for further depot. Photo by Richard Gilbert, digital photograph print laminated for display purposes.trams, tramways, puffing billy, depot junction, trackwork

Demonstrates aspects of working of Ballarat tramways, with a passenger stepping off a moving horse tram at Grenville St. Has a strong association with the sender and receiver, giving family/friends movements. Hand painted card.Printed black and white postcard with hand painted light blue sky background of Ballarat Horse tram arriving at the Grenville St. terminus, at the bottom end of Sturt St terminus with a person stepping off the tramcar. Has buildings on both sides of Sturt St. in photograph, and one other horse drawn vehicle. Also Suttons and Richards & Co. buildings in photo. See Reg. Item 1539 for photographic image of the postcard and 2762, and 3298. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in bottom left hand corner". On rear of postcard, printed is the words "Post Card", areas for "This space may be used for correspondence" and "The Address to be written here" and in stamp area in a square "Penny Stamp here". On the left hand side of the card "Cole's Sunny Australia 96 Views", E.W. Cole Book Arcade Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. See also Reg Item 2762 for another postcard using the same photograph and Reg Item 3298 for another version with some writing on the card.On front of card in black ink "April 18 1906" and "William St" On rear stamped "Melbourne, 17.4.06", 1d stamp and addressed to Mrs. Keast, Cumberland, Waymouth St Adelaide. and a message about family members/friends travelling. On top edge stamp "E.G.Butland"trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, horse tram, grenville st, tram 35

Yields information about Ballarat's electric tramcars at the time of the opening of the service, uniforms and crews.Black and White photograph of Ballarat Horse tram with three white horses on it and many male passengers at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with the Town Hall and other buildings in the background. Has the Vine Hotel modesty board advertisement. Also shows the horse harnesses and the dress of the men at the time. On rear in ink, "18)" in top left hand corner, "Ballarat horse tramways / pic copied from Max Harris collection." and in the bottom right hand corner a "William F Scott label"trams, tramways, horse trams, sturt st, lydiard st

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in the late 1960'ss and the street scape in Victoria St?, Yields information about Ballarat's trams in the late 1960'ss and the street scape in Victoria St?Black and white print of Ballarat 35, northbound to Lydiard St North, crossing the Railway level crossing with Moodys Provincial Hotel and the Ballarat "B" signal box in the background. The tram has a roof advertisement for Ilford film. Note the entry canopy to the hotel. Two copies. Photo by Wal jack, 18/11/1961. Photo print courtesy of Port Dock Railway Museum, now the National Railway Museum. See worksheet 4311 for letter and details of prints sent to Bill Scott, 19/10/2001. Any photo credit to mention NRM Collection.On rear of copy 1 "SEC Ballarat / 35 / Lydiard St North / 18/11/61 2920 / Wal Jack " Copy 2 "DAC" in ink, bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, lydiard st, ballarat railway station, level crossings, tram 35

Yields information about the Eaglehawk terminus, tram 18 and the tram liveries in 1963.Black and white print of Ballarat 12, crossing Lydiard St, in Sturt St with the destination of Gardens via View Point. Has the Commonwealth Bank, Odeon theatre, Mechanics Institute, Ballarat Gas Co, Unicorn Hotel, and Colonial Mutual Life buildings in the background. A group of children with bicycles are on the corner and the newspaper seller stand. Photo Doug Colquhoun 23/3/1959. Photo print courtesy of Port Dock Railway Museum, now the National Railway Museum. See worksheet 4311 for letter and details of prints sent to Bill Scott, 19/10/2001. Any photo credit to mention NRM Collection.On rear of copy In top left hand corner "72) No . 71 withdrawn" a yellow label with "24" crossed out over a sticker "Photo No. Reduced to 82% 145x80 see photocopy for masking" and "22" crossed out in the top right hand corner. In the lower left hand corner "SEC Ballarat #12 / Sturt St @ Lydiard / 23/3/59 / Douglas A Colquhoun"trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 12

Yields information about the removal of the large tram shelter at Grenville St and Sturt St.Illustration about the removal of the tramway shelter near the intersection of Grenville and Sturt St. Shows a steam traction engine in front of the building prior to its removal. Cutting from the Christmas Number of 'The Ballarat Courier', Special Edition 18/12/1923. Has the caption "To clear the view the Tramway Shelter in Sturt St. was removed." Has the Suttons and Wynnes Tea and Luncheon rooms in the background. Item was contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips - see btm5507-list.pdf for actual location. See also Reg Item 2523 for the same cutting in the H.P. James Notebooks.esco, shelters, grenville st, wynnes, suttons, sturt st

Yields information about Ballarat tramcars in 1956.Letter, one typed foolscap sheet, from SEC Ballarat Office to Wal Jack on SEC Letterhead, dated 27 Feb 1956 replying to Wal's letter of 25 Feb, advising of the mileage of 16, 18, 24 and 31 in Ballarat, the disposal of tram 16, additional bogie trams from Geelong and the ban of the use of 38 as a one man tram. Has the initials HWL:WM, signed H. W. Linaker as Manager. The paper has an Invicta Bond watermark. trams, tramways, tramcars, ballarat, bogie trams, 16, atmoea, one man trams

Full colour 32 page newspaper, centre stapled high gloss paper, titled "Out and About - Edition 7 Autumn 2015", published by the Ballarat Courier, with ads and items about the Ballarat and district events, but with a lot of adverts outside the district for example Bendigo trams. Features photos of BTM activities on page 25 - Mothers Day charity run with the Horse tram and No. 27 in the background. Page 30/31 has a photo of Stephen Butler watching a family joining No. 18.ballarat, tourism, bendigo trust, btm

Yields information about BTM tram W4 in Wendouree Parade, after completion of the advertising scheme for Pipes by the Lake.Postcard taken from a Topmill book of Australian Trams postcard book of BTM W4 671 following the completion of its repainting in the Pipers by the Lake all over advertising scheme. Photo by Richard Gilbert 18/8/2009. On the rear in postcard mailing format are details of the photo, postage and address space, and the web address and location address of the publisher Topmill Pty Ltd.trams, tramways, btm, pipers, wendouree parade, tram 442

Printed DL size dinner menu in colour for "Dinner at the Depot" held on Saturday 18 July 2015. Arranged by Wine Ballarat (Ballarat Wineries) and Kittelty's Ballarat - the food provider. Provides details of the food served. Has a photo of No. 27 at the top of the menu. Images include two photos of the event - taken from the BTM Facebook page 16-8-2015. Photos by Roger Gosney.Has date in ink "18/7/15" on the rear.trams, tramways, btm, events, menu, depot

Newspaper clipping from the Bendigo Advertiser, pages 1 and 2, Tuesday April 18, 1972, the after the commencement of bus operations following the closure of the SEC operated system. Front page has an article titled ""Buses were a little late at first" - about the late running of buses after the change over. On page two are three letters to the editor concerning trams and buses. 1 - "Tram Museum states its case for Bgo trams" - letter from L. N. Millar, Secretary of the TMSV about the actions of the Bendigo Trust and what the TMSV had planned to collect from Bendigo. 2 - "Keep Bendigo the way it is", signed "Bendigonian" about tourism in Bendigo and keeping the landscapes. 3 - "Bus Depot at Charing Cross", signed by David Drummond about bus routes and the impact on Bendigo traffic. Made a number of suggestions about bus routing. bendigo, tmsv, bendigo trust, buses, closure, bus replacement

Yields information about the starting of track removal in Sturt St Ballarat following closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Saturday 18/9/1971 titled "Tram lines to be removed" about the commencement of the removal of tram lines by the CRB in Ballarat, commencing on the south side of Sturt St at Dawson St.crb, sturt st, closure, dismantling, track removal

Yields information about the accident involving Mr Dave Kellett and details of the accident with tram 37 which resulted in its withdrawal from service.Set of four items associated with the accident with the collision between Ballarat No. 37 and a truck loaded with baled hops on Thursday 15 April 1954, the tram driven by David Kellett, conductor Herbert Ward. Probably published in The Courier, Friday 16 April 1954. Newspaper cuttings give details of the accident. Accident at the corner of South and Drummond Sts. Truck driver - Stanley Eaton .1 -Newspaper cutting from The Courier with a photo of the front of the tram and the back of the overturned truck and the story - gives details of the crews, addresses and truck driver - note the story about the recovery of the tram. .2 - photos of the scene, titled "Sweeping up the wreckage" - see Reg Item .3 - cutting from The Courier, "In Retrospect" - dated 25/10/2008 - see 50 years about the Ballarat Victorian Aero club preparing to replace an old tramcar with a new building. .4 - Hand written note about the removal of the tram from the aerodrome to a Mt Pleasant Tennis club house and Fred Heres, former trammie dismantled the tram for the club some time later. .5 - Original of item .3 and an additional note re the cutting. Added 18-11-2018 - see images i5 and i6 See Reg item 5315 for the scanned image of the top photo in item .2accidents, drummond st sth, sec, recovery

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Saturday 10 January 2015, titled "Four decades on track", report by Melissa Cunningham about the 40 years of operations by the BTPS / BTM. Looks at the history of the Museum, its future plans, solar panels, heritage tramways, Sovereign Hill. Quotes Roger Gosney and Peter Waugh. Has photos of 1, 27, 12, 18 and the interior of the display tram 39. btm, ballarat, btm depot, btps

Yields information about the fitting of external roof advertising racks to SEC trams in Ballarat and Bendigo.Photocopy of a "file note" of a Conference at Bendigo on Thursday 18 June 1959, to discuss roof advertising signs on trams. Gives a list of those present, discussions, type of advertising and what could be done on each car type and general instructions. Has the word "Workshop Overseer" on the top of the poster. Photocopy provided by Andrew Cook 15-1-2015. See Reg item 3815 for a photo of tram 25 fitted with blank advertising boards.trams, tramways, advertisements, sec, bendigo, ballarat, meetings

Magazine cutting from the SEC News May 18, 1972, page 9, titled "Trammies rode into history", about the closure of the SEC operated Bendigo tramways April 1972. Features photographs of tram crews, shutting down the power supply and notes on the tramcars and the closure event itself. trams, tramways, bendigo, closure, crews

Yields information about the appearance of No. 25 promoting Made in Australia week during 1956.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No. 25 at the Victoria St terminus, carrying banners for Made in Australia Week. Tram has a sheet with an Australian flag painted onto it, with holes made for the lights on the front of the tram, and three panels that have been fixed to the side of the tram. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Photo by Wal Jack 18-5-1956 - see also Reg Item 5347. 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 done up with calico posters "Made in Australia" week, Victoria St terminus 18/5/56" and in top right hand corner, Wal Jack stamp with "T237" written in.trams, tramways, victoria st, advertisements, made in australia week, tram 25

Yields information about the type of instruction issued to crews and demonstrates how trams returning to the depot were to be managed.Typed notice on Quarto paper, titled "Tramways - Depot Operations" detailing the operations for the return of trams to the depot and the allocation of roads" and the use of the notice board. Dated 18/1/1961. Signed by the Works Superintendent.trams, tramways, depot, safety, tramcars, wendouree parade, instructions

Digital Image of BTM 671 outside the depot at dusk, Photo by Peter Waugh, 18-11-2014.Photo by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, depot, night photo, tram 671

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

Yields information and has a strong association with those involved in the 18-9-2011 BTM Family fun day.Pages 1 and 3 of The Courier, Ballarat, Monday Sept 19, 2011 featuring photographs and an article on the BTM Family Fun day, titled "On track for a tram ride into history". Has a photograph of Roger Salen standing in front of No. 27 on the depot fan, as MC of the event on page 3 and photo of 40 on access track on front cover. Photos by Jeremy Bannister of The Courier.btm, family fun day

Notebook - comprising heavy card covers, with preprinted (18) sheets for use as a wages sheets. Use by Wal Jack to record notes of people, events and negatives and photographs. The sheets have been side stapled and then were bound within the heavy brown cardboard sheets with a blue cloth binding on the left hand side. Book was made by 'F. W. Wright Print Ballarat" Has notes from Murray Hood of the Chief Civil Engineers Office WAGR about events and happenings in Perth, WA. Diagrams of stations on the Benalla to Yarrawonga rail line - dated 14/10/1954. Photos received dated 1953 - 1954 - steam. Photos sent to Norm De Pomeroy and received back Photos sent or received from John Radcliffe Wal Larsen - SAR Photos Notes on Wal Larsen's UK, Europe to India trip - 1963 - daily mileage and towns visited - likely to link to albums of photographs. List of Alwyn Marshall photos - Nov. - Dec 1960 - Asia, India Wal Larson photos - 1961 - QR, VR, CR etc - 1957 as well. All hand written notestrams, tramways, europe, uk, notebooks, diary

Yields information the condition in 1962 of an old ESCo Tram body that was sold.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the interior of ESCo 10, rear of 36 Corbett St, Ballarat in 1962, photo taken by Keith Kings, No. N(y)(18) on Ilford paper. Has the details on the rear of the photograph. For rear of postcard - see image i2. On rear in ink "Ballarat / Interior of original electric tram No. 10 / Rear of 36 Corbett St, Ballarat East. " "Flash, 1/25, 516 + 12ft. 27/10/62" and Keith Kings stamp with No. N(y)(18)trams, tramways, esco, scrapped trams, tram 10

Yields information about Lydiard St North at the time of the removal of the centre poles.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph looking south from Mair St along Lydiard St North prior to the removal of the centre poles, with No. 31 in the distance. A number of parked cars in the view. Has a light streak on the left hand side and the George Hotel. Wal's album notes "No. 31 in Lydiard St 18/2/40 central poles removed next day." 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 "T136 Ballarat No. 31 in Lydiard St a week before centre standards were removed. Photo W. Jack"trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, poles, tram 31