Yields information about the nature of tram services and trams in Lydiard St North and the Railway Station.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 13 northbound in Lydiard St North, with the railway station and Reid's Coffee Palace in the background. The station clock tower has scaffolding around it. An Orlando wine advertisement is visible on the platform along with signal gantry. The Tram has an Age advertisement.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st north, tram 13

Yields information about the nature of tram services and trams in Lydiard St North and the Town Hall.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 13 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North, with the Town Hall and other buildings in the background. The Town Hall clock tower has scaffolding around it. The Tram has an Age advertisement on the dash panel and a Georgette Frock Salon - 13 Armstrong St.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, lydiard st north, tram 13

Yields information about the appearance of a bogie tram and detail of an SEC sign.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: the front section (in this case) of No. 41 opposite the depot in Wendouree Parade. Shows the 22E bogie, the SEC roof advert "Electric Cooking is Matchless".In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, lake wendouree, wendouree parade, 22e trucks, tram 41

Yields information about the appearance of the depot area and shunting trams such as No. 42Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 42 at Depot Junction Wendouree Parade with the Lake in the background. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant and has a Cooking with Electricity roof advert. The tram stop sign for the depot is shown.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot junction, tram stops, tram 42

Yields information about the appearance of the depot area and shunting trams such as No. 41.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 41 shunting at the depot or running out. Tram has a electric cooking roof advertisement.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot junction, tram 41

Yields information about the appearance of the depot area and shunting trams such as No. 39.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 39 passing the SEC depot junction Wendouree paradeIn ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot junction, tram 39

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Skipton St at the Bell St loop.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of trams 37 (Southbound to Sebastopol) and 26 (northbound to City), crossing at the Bell St loop in Skipton St. May 1968."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, skipton st, bell st, sebastopol, tram 37, tram 26

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Albert St Sebastopol.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of trams 37 (northbound to Lydiard St North), in Albert St Sebastopol. Shows the nature of this section of track. May 1968."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, sebastopol, albert st, tram 37

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Drummond St North and the Mill St loop.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of trams 41 (northbound to the Gardens), in Drummond St North May 1968. The driver has the controller in the full parallel position. In the background is the Mill St loop."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, drummond st nth, mill st loop, tram 41

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Lydiard St North.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of tram 37 south bound in Lydiard St North, soon after leaving the terminus, en route to Sebastopol."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, tram 37

Yields information about trams using the Ripon St line and the then former Ballarat A Power Station.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of tram 26?, in Ripon St, bound for Lydiard St North, at Wendouree Parade, with the SEC Power Station A in the background. Taken 5/68."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, ripon st, ballarat a power station, tram 26?

Yields information about trams in the lower section of Sturt St at Grenville St and the buildings during 1968.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of tram 20 passing the Grenville St shelter in Sturt St, about to enter Bridge St, with the destination of Mt Pleasant. There is a tram in the City Loop. Taken 5/68. In the photo are signs for T&G, Patersons, Thomas Jewellers, Bill Valpied and a Susan Day cakes truck. In the photo are the Ballarat Mechanics Institute building, the Ballarat Gas Company and Town Hall."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, grenville st, sturt st, city loop, tram 20

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1968 and Barkly St Mt Pleasant.Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of No. 31 in Barkly St Mt Pleasant, with the destination of Gardens via Drummond North. Has a Twin Lakes advert."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, mt pleasant, barkly st, tram 31

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1968 and Wendouree Parade.Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of No. 30 south bound near the old loop in Wendouree Parade. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Taken on a foggy morning. fog"5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens, tram 30

ESCo Employee Hours Work Record book that has been used by an ESCo/SEC inspector, H. P. James as a record / note book for his personal collection or papers or journal titled "In Other Days". Book sewn with string in 36 page sections, blank end papers, board covers with stipple paper out sides and Rexene cloth binding. Comprising plain paper end papers and 104 printed pages (52 leaves), with each sheet printed in black on feint ruled paper for recording the hours worked and other details of drivers and conductors employed by ESCo. Printed for daily use, with Day and date page headings - made out for the 1930's. Text generically printed feint ruled paper. Images: Book - i1 Inside front cover - i2 Members Certificate - i3 Photo of H.P. James and index page - i4 Has been used to gather mementos such as photos, articles, newspaper clippings, letters and other miscellaneous documents on Ballarat local history. Newspaper cuttings etc often have side notes written by Mr. James. Inside front cover has certificate recording Mr. James membership to the Ballarat Historical Society (on Australasian Historical Record Society paper) for 1937 - 1938. A side note records Mr. James elected as Vice President in 1939. Receipt signed by Edward Crimmins (See Reg. Item 2486) Has a table of contents for pages 1 to 65. Opposite is a photograph of Mr. James dressed for the Ballarat Tramways Social Club function - See Reg. Item No. 506 Primary items are: 1 - Newspaper cutting "A stroll along Bridge St. 50 years ago" - Nathan F. Speilvogel. 3 - Newspaper cutting "What I Remember of Early Ballarat" - James Sainsberry. 4 - Newspaper cutting "Magnet that Made Ballarat - New Monument Marks Gold Discovery" 7 - Newspaper cutting "Romance of a Ballarat Street Block" - Speilvogel 9 - Newspaper cutting "Sixty years of Dana St. School"- Speilvogel 11 - Newspaper cutting "The White Flat - its Transitions of Service - Historical Review" - J. Hargreaves 15 - Newspaper cutting "Memories of Russell Square - Fireman's Carnivals" - James 16 - Notes on the Alfred Hall 17 - Newspaper cutting - "Alfred Hall" - James 21 - Letter re Russell Square dated 24/2/38, J. McLeish 23 - Newspaper cutting "The First Train to Ballarat" 25 - Newspaper cutting "Story of Ballarat's Horse Trams 1887 to 1913", James - see Reg. Item 2489. 27 - Photos and Newspaper cutting of items re horse trams, and photo of ESCo No. 18 - See Reg. Items 2490, 2491 and 2492. 28 - ESCo opening ticket (See other Reg. Items 608 for examples of this) ticket No. 1595. 29 - Newspaper cutting "Story of Ballarat's Electric Trams", James, See Reg. Item 2493. 30 - Poster - SEC - Ballarat "The New System of Fares and Sections" - 3/10/1997 - See Reg. Item 2494. SEC - Tourist Ticket - See Reg. Item 2495 ESCo - 3d check ticket - See Reg. Item 2496 31 - Tickets and handwritten notes - with reference to page 51 ESCo 1d - See Reg. Item 2497 (2 No.) ESCo/SEC? - lunch hour weekly ticket - See Reg. Item 2498 ESCo/SEC? - Morning and evening weekly ticket - See Reg. Item 2499 ESCo/SEC? - 3d Adult Transfer - See Reg. Item 2500 ESCo/SEC? - 2d child Transfer - See Reg. Item 2501 ESCo - 1.1/2 child ticket - See Reg. Item 2502 ESCo - 3d Adult ticket - See Reg. Item 2503 Extract of an item titled "History of Ballarat Tramways", SEC Magazine, Feb. 1939 - See Reg. Item 2504 2d ESCo token (See other reg items 1794 and 1943 for details of this object) - sewn into page. 33 - Handwritten notes "Alfred Hall" 35 - Handwritten notes "Russell Square" 36, 37 - miscellaneous cuttings from the Courier for 1939 and 1940 39 - Newspaper cutting "South Street Band Contests" - cutting dated 27/10/1932. (See images - i5 to 41, 43, - ditto - contest results 44 - Photo of the Tramway Shelter in Sturt Street being removed - Courier dated 18/12/1923 - see Reg Item 2523. 45 - Extract of April 1938 from SEC Magazine, photos of the launch of the illuminated Ballarat Centenary tram - see Reg Item 2524. 47 - Newspaper cutting "Peeps into the Past" 48 - Listing of "Members of Returned Soldiers Band", Ballarat, dated 18/11/1919. 49 - Newspaper cutting "Ballarat, The Home of the Band Contests", dated 27/10/1932. 51 - Handwritten notes - "Tram Fares methods of collection" - See Reg. Item 2505. 53 - Newspaper cutting "100 years ago", Port Phillip Herald for 1840. 54 - Black and white photo of a gathering of people (tramway?) at the Showgrounds - See Reg. Item 2506 55 - Six black and white photos with handwritten notes ESCo 19 or 20 - See Reg. Item 2507 Group of ESCo employees by ESCo tram - See Reg. Item 2508 Photo of ESCo employee, Si Barker - See Reg. Item 2509 Photo of ESCo company bus - See Reg. Item 2510 (See also Reg Item 3813) Photo of No. 25 - Barkly St - See Reg. Item 2511 Photo of two ESCo employees - See Reg. Item 2512 56 - Loose newspaper cutting "San Francisco Struggle Buggies" - cable trams - The Age 15/3/1947 57 - Letter from Mr. Pringle of ESCo to Inspector James and Handwritten notes on ESCo management - See Reg. Item 2513 Handwritten notes on the token systems - See Reg. Item 2514 59 - Page titled "Bundy clocks and meters" but no notes 61 - Hand drawn map of Ballarat tramways with notes on tracks - horse, SEC and ESCo and loops - See Reg. Item 2515. 63 - Miscellaneous newspaper cuttings and photo of the Arch of Victory 64 - Photo of W. J.K. Dunstan ??? (has notes written on back, but difficult to read)* - Notes on rear of photo p64. "49 years in service W.J.K. Dunstan Office Manager Ballarat Branch Retired 18/3/46" 65 - Newspaper cutting "Old Victorian Schooldays, letters and reminiscences by past scholars". 67 - Newspaper cuttings - photo of Ballarat Choral Union and Urquhart St. school 69 - Newspaper cutting "Saint with a top hat" 71, 73 - Newspaper cutting "District Mining Disasters of By-Gone Days" - John Hargreaves 75 - Newspaper cutting "The Ballarat Courier" banners for 2/9/1939 - outbreak of World War Two - normal and a special edition. 77, 79 - Newspaper cutting "My Youth in Ballarat" - T.P. Long. 81 - Two photos and handwritten notes showing trams in Sturt St and the line up of horse trams - See Reg Item 2516. 83 - Newspaper cutting "Theatrical History - The Charlie Napier" - Speilvogel 85, 87 - Newspaper cutting "Story of the Eureka Stockade Monument" - Speilvogel 89 - Newspaper cutting "The Beginning of Buninyong" - Speilvogel 91 - Newspaper cutting "St. David's Day" 93, 95 - Newspaper cutting "From 1856 to 1894, Ballarat's Foremost Citizen Major (William Collard) Smith Recalled - J. Hargreaves. 97 - Newspaper cutting "All Electrical Exhibition / Ballarat's Electric Supply, its development" - 1936, See Reg. Item 2517. 98 - Loose photo of the ESCo Power station chimney and steeplejacks - See Reg. Item 2518. 98 - Loose sheet of paper about the origin of the ESCo trams - See Reg. Item 2525. 99 - Newspaper cutting - about Electricity in Ballarat and tramway services, and handwritten notes on ESCo Inspectors - See Reg. Item 2519 100, 101 - Newspaper cuttings - "Mr. Melbourne Day by Day" cartoon series and the artist's death notice dated 22/8/1939. 102 - Poster - Dana Street School Jubilee Re-union, has N. Speilvogel and H. James as joint secretaries. 103 - Newspaper cutting of various photos and a scene of a gold train at Bendigo 104 - Newspaper cuttings - Bob Menzies and Adolph Hitler and backs of Melbourne tram tickets - "School Boy Howlers". 105 - Letter in an envelope to H.P. James dated 11/10/1937, by a person about the building of the tram sheds at Wendouree - See Reg. Item 2520. Newspaper cutting of the opening of the tramway to Lydiard St. North from Gregory St. - See Reg. Item 2521 Loose item - 1/- SEC Tourist Ticket No. A2676 - See Reg. Item 2522.Many in pencil and inktrams, tramways, h.p. james, esco, horse trams, ballarat, civic history

Two Newspaper clippings or Illustrations contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 81 showing two ESCo trams (one Californian combination and the other a Sebastopol tram) in Sturt St near Grenville St, with the original tramway shelter in the background and the other the mass photo of horse trams (See Reg. Item 2491) and hand written notes about the two photographs by H.P James. James notes the circumstances of the 2nd photo - taken to show the Directors of ESCo in Liverpool Ballarat and their tramway assets. The Second photo James says was taken c1923 (just) - prior to the removal of the shelter. Also provides notes on the colours of the tram route indicators and times of services. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2516i1 shows the position on page relative to the two cuttings and 2516i2 a detail view of the first photo. See worksheet file for newspaper source and letters to & from David Frost re this.Written notes in ink.esco, horse trams, timetables, route indicators

ESCo Employee Hours Work Record book that has been used by an ESCo/SEC inspector, H. P. James as a record / note book for his personal collection or papers or journal titled "Out of the Past". Book sewn with string in 36 page sections, blank end papers, board covers with stipple paper out sides and Rexene cloth binding. Comprising plain paper end papers and 104 printed pages (52 leaves), with each sheet printed in black on feint ruled paper for recording the hours worked and other details of drivers and conductors employed by ESCo. Printed for daily use, with Day and date page headings - made out for the 1930's. Images: Book - i1 Inside front cover - i2 Members Certificate - i3 Has been used to gather mementos such as photos, articles, newspaper clippings, letters and other miscellaneous documents on Ballarat local history. Newspaper cuttings etc often have side notes written by Mr. James. Inside front cover has certificate recording Mr. James membership to the Ballarat Historical Society for 1940. Receipt signed by Edward Crimmins. Also a newspaper cutting on the cost of pensions to Lord Nelson's family. On facing page a photo of Queen Elizabeth, a printer colour cover or sheet about Walt Disney's "Pinocchio", a newspaper cutting regarding Father's Day and a black and white photograph of a young girl in a hospital carriage being pushed by a man. Pages numbered odd numbers only in the top right hand corner in pencil. Primary items are: 1 - Coloured cover to a writing tablet, titled "Australian Birds". Underlying this on the back of the writing tablet is two newspaper cuttings: the Ballarat Historical Society - reports on the 6th Annual meeting of the Society. 3 - Photo of the pattern Ballaarat Horse Tram company tram outside the Duncan and Fraser's Carriage Works in Adelaide with hand written notes underneath, including a sketch of a horse tram drivers seat - see Reg. Item 2527. 4, 6 - Group of nine black and white printed cards (15 illustrations) of early Ballarat pasted onto the sheet - see Reg. Item 2528. 5, 7 & 9 - Printed notes titled "Valedictory to Bob Haines" - see Reg. Item 2529. On page 9 in the left hand margin, a printed list of Church Officers; Church of England. 8 - Newspaper cuttings titled "The Heralds Man's Quiz" and the answers adjacent. City of Ballaarat - Public Inoculation Depot - Influenza form for HP James of ESCo - See Reg. Item 2530. Page Numbering from this point changes - even numbers in top right hand corner of folios instead of odd numbers. 9A - Newspaper cuttings about a Theatre Show, 54 years service of Mr. E. R. Bodycomb (Ballarat Gas) and planting of trees in the Avenue of Honour - with a red line around H. P. James names and a reproduction of the opening photograph of ESCo Electric Trams - noting 30 years ago - See Reg. Item 310.2. ESCo 4d Ticket - Purple - Grenville St to Sebastopol Terminus - See Reg Item 2531. ESCo 3d Adult Transfer Ticket - See Reg. Item 2532. Illustration - cartoon - H.P. James - See Reg. Item 2533. 10 - Newspaper cutting "From Horse Tram to Trolley Bus" - See Reg Item 2534. Newspaper cutting "Melbourne's First Tramcars" - See Reg Item 2535. An inscription or written note from T. Thomas etc. on lower edge of the sheet. 11,12 - Newspaper cuttings about the Passing of Melbourne's Cable Trams, including a photo of cable trailer No. 1 - See Reg. Item 2536. Other cuttings about early residents of the Ballarat district. 13 - Newspaper cutting dated 2/5/1936 about the donation from the CTA to the Ballarat Hospital. 14 - Newspaper cuttings - Photo of Ballarat Bicycle and Tricycle Club in the Gardens, the issue of a stamp to commemorate the Centenary of Ballarat, radio stations in Sydney, Ballarat Choirs and fire brigade demonstrations trophies. 16 - Copy of the "City of Ballaarat Regulation No. 13" concerning Hackney and Stage coaches working within the City - See Reg. item 2537. 18, 20 - Newspaper cutting - "The Working Classes in Early Ballarat" - Nathan Spielvogel 21 - handwritten note on "Doctor" Thomas Blackett who died during 1940. 22 - Miscellaneous cuttings from the Melbourne Sun. 23 - Newspaper cuttings "Story of South Street", Show Grounds, and "The Alfred" Hall and a photograph of the 1938 Floral Carpet at Alfred Hall. 24 - Newspaper cutting - obituary and hand written note on Ballarat identity Mr. J. P. Bourke. 25 - Newspaper cutting - cartoon "Tiddley" Winks and Wally - Stan Cross (later "Wally and the Major" 26 - Newspaper cutting - "Ballarat in the sixties" - General R.E. Williams and "Early Recollections" - Arthur Reid. 27 - Handwritten note re Mrs. Bill Danks, dated Jan. 1941 - Tobacconist in Bridge St. 28 - Newspaper cutting - "First Town Hall" and note on "City Hall". 30 - Newspaper cuttings - "Good Friday, Now and Then - T.P. Long, Mont Albert and "On Fashions" James R. Pound. 32 - Newspaper cutting "School and School life in old Ballarat" - Nathan F. Spielvogel. 34 - Newspaper cutting continued from page 32 and Obituary - Mr. Archie Dawson and Tom Blackett. 35 - Newspaper cutting of Ballarat - 4 photos - include Bridge St. with a tram. 36 - Newspaper cutting - "Ballarat - Pastoral and Industrial Resources" from a Melbourne paper, 17/2/1940. 38 - Newspaper cuttings - obituaries - Mr. R. E. Tunbridge, Graeme Dowling and Thomas Crosthwaite. 39 - Illustration - black and white - Late Mr. P. J. Pringle - See Reg. Item 2538. 40 - Handwritten notes on Ballarat Trams and the power station staff - See Reg. Item 2539. 41 - Handwritten notes on Ballarat Pie Stalls 42 - Newspaper cuttings - cartoon "Professor Nimbus", photo of the Norwegian town of Hell (Railway station); bicycles on a Copenhagen bridge following German occupation and dragon flies in Melbourne. 43 - Newspaper cutting on the official opening of the Ballarat Historical Society's Museum. 44 - Newspaper cuttings and associated handwritten notes on a fire in Ballarat, poultry fanciers, historical dates for August. 46 - Newspaper cuttings - "Victoria's first profitable goldfield" - Ballarat and the unveiling of the Sovereign Hill direction pillar. 48 - Newspaper cutting - "Worked 27 years without holiday" - See Reg. Item. 2540. - Other newspaper cuttings - thoughts of a visitor to Ballarat from Sydney and H.P. James - Liquor control in Ballarat and "This Week at the Zoo". 50 - Handwritten notes on clothing. 51 - Handwritten note on a visit to W. H. Middleton 52 - Newspaper cuttings "The Kings Empire", "Ballarat Birthdays" for Sept and Oct and an obituary on Mr. W. H. Middleton. 54 - Newspaper cuttings "Richmond has Links With Early Goldfields" - Malcolm McCullum and "England's Greatest Battle" 55, 56 - Newspaper cuttings - "Ballarat Birthdays" for November and December, a photograph of Nick Oliver - former Ballarat fireman and "Railway Birthday" - birth of the VR. 57, 58 - Handwritten notes on Ballarat tram timetables, weekly tickets, motorman's record cards, tourist tickets and sample tickets or cards, See Reg. Item 2541. Lunch Hour Weekly Ticket - Reg. Item 2542 Morning and Evening Weekly Ticket - Reg. Item 2543 Motorman's Record - Reg. Item 2544 Tourist Ticket - 1/- - Reg. Item 2545. 60 - Newspaper cuttings - parts 1 and 2 - "The Two Ballarat" by Nathan Spielvogel. 62 - Newspaper cuttings - continued from page 60, the death of comedians Sam Mayo and Gus Bluett and some handwritten notes on comedians. 64 - Newspaper cuttings on cricket, choir rules, a Methodist ladies function at the home of H.P. James, Footballer Percy Beames and entertaining air force recruits at the showgrounds. 66 - Newspaper cuttings - "The Anvil Chorus" - Hitler and Mussolini and "Strength against Nazi Threat". 68 - Newspaper cuttings - 50 years ago in Ballarat, Social function at H.P. James house, coldest morning in Ballarat and the death of Col. A. W. Bennett. 70 - Newspaper cuttings - about the sale of spirits in early Ballarat, the first motorcars in Ballarat and handwritten note about Mr. Jago. 72 - Newspaper cuttings - misc. about horse racing, trainers and racing. 73 - Newspaper cuttings and handwritten notes about Ballarat Schools. 74 - Newspaper cuttings - Bruno Hauptmann (Charles Lindbergh) and the death of actor Darcy Kelway. 75, 76 - Newspaper cuttings - Rail services to and from Ballarat, effects of the war and Ballarat 70 years ago, the invasions of Britain and "A stroll down Memory Lane" - T.P. Long of Mont Albert. 77,78 - Newspaper cuttings - Lake Wendouree - Nathan Spielvogel, the opening of the new Ballarat Historical Society's Museum and farewell function of Mr. James Shannon. 79 - Newspaper cuttings - about boats on lake Wendouree. 99 - Obituary and hand written note re Mr. Arthur M. David. 100 - Newspaper cuttings - cartoon "Wally and the Major", Dr William Maloney, Gus Bluett and "Old Rowley" - in connection with the Melbourne Cup of 1940. 101 - Cartoon advertisement for Kolynos Dental Cream Inside rear cover - Programme for the Centenary of Thanksgiving Service - Back to Ballarat 1934, dated 4/11/1934 (has been affected by other sheets of paper due to their acidic nature), printed notes titled "A ramble on stilts with Freddie" written by Baker James. Many in pencil and inktrams, tramways, h.p. james, esco, horse trams, ballarat, civic history

Yields information about the people involved in the retirement of a particular tram driver in 1954, gives names of people in positions at the time, music providers, the style of retirements at the time and a brief history of Ballarat Tramways.Typed copy with handwritten corrections of a report on the retirement ceremony of Mr Herb Preston November 1954, written by T.E. Carter - dated 21/11/1954. Herb Preston retired after 42 years service as a Motorman. Other people noted are: Mr. Roy Courtney - President of the Tramway Social Club Les Denmead - Superintendent Mr. Geo Hall of the Tramways Employees Association Alf Ellis - Motorman Arthur Hugo - Senior Traffic Inspector Don McLachlan Mr. M.H. Pinkard, President of the Employees Association Mr. O.Dwyer Mr. T. Brittian Mr. G. Allen 2nd page dated 28/6/1954 written by T.E. Carter - short one page history of Ballarat Tramways. Written for a publication - SEC magazine or local newspaper? Various corrections in ink.trams, tramways, crews, sec, ballarat, retirements

Series of two colour prints by Carolyn Dean of tram 27 in Wendouree Parade, 5.11.1995 with some of the RACV Veteran Car Rally participants vehicles in the background on a wet rain day. See November, 1995 Fares Please! for further details. Printed on Fujicolor paper. See Jan. 1996 Fares Please!On the rear in ink "5.11.95"btm, wendouree parade, racv, tram 27

Yields information about the correspondence that was involving damage to the Charing cross bridge in Bendigo and responsibilities for repair.Memo with attached letter dated 1/5/191, titled "Tramways - Tracks over bridges, culverts etc." regarding repairs to the Bendigo Creek Bridge at Charing Cross and responsibility of costs for repairs - SEC or City of Bendigo. Letter from Dooley and Breen Solicitors, dated 26/4/1951 regarding responsibilities, refer to original agreements. Was pinned the top left hand corner.Has initials in ink.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track, pmg

Copy photograph of first or opening tram to Eaglehawk, April 1903 at Charing Cross. Tram is towing a small single deck trailer. In the background are buildings for C. Plumbe (tailor), Havelock tobacco, Williams spot cash and Louis Germann. See Keith Kings, Bendigo Tramways, ARHS 1972 page 29 for date. Two copies held.Yields information about the opening of the Bendigo Eaglehawk tram line,.Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details."13" in ink on rear.trams, tramways, bendigo, opening, esco, charing cross

Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Copy print of a published photographs of an ESCo tramcar when the tramway opened in 1903, Copy print by Peter Duckett. On rear in ink "PWD."trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, opening

Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Copy print of a published photographs of an ESCo tramcar at Charing Cross, decorated for an event, c1905? Note the tram departure clocks behind the tram. Copy print by Peter Duckett. On rear in ink "PWD."trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, decorated trams

Yields information about the city junction between Sturt and Lydiard St north and demonstrates the operation at this point by a driver.Colour slide - 35mm - of Ballarat No. 28 at the junction between Sturt St and Lydiard St North, with the driver changing points for Lydiard St North. The tram has the destination for Lydiard St North. Shows the SEC offices in the background, Racey's store, the small tram stop sign and end of section sign and the motor traffic at this point. Photo by Chas Bevan."Ballarat trams" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, sturt st, motormen, drivers, city, tram 28

Black and white photograph of Bendigo 25, late 1950's crossing the highway at Charing Cross and about to enter Mitchell St. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. In the background is City Club Hotel. On the right hand side of the photograph is a direction sign and tram stop sign. Photographer unknown - see history of object.In the rear in ink "Bendigo"trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, mitchell st, quarry hill, tram 25

Black and white photograph of Bendigo 25, at Eaglehawk terminus with the driver and conductor alongside the tram. Has the Eaglehawk Town Hall in the background. Note the fire training stand on the right hand side of the photograph. Photographer unknown - see history of object. See Keith Kings, The Bendigo Tramways, re the fitting of reflective tape in 1956, page 59.In the rear in ink "Bendigo"trams, tramways, eaglehawk, tram 25

Black and white photograph of Bendigo 20 at the North Bendigo terminus. Tram showing the destination of Golden Square. Has the tram shelter at the terminus in the photograph. Photographer unknown - see history of object. See Keith Kings, The Bendigo Tramways, re the fitting of reflective tape in 1956, page 59.In the rear in ink "Bendigo"trams, tramways, north bendigo, tram 20

Yields information about Wendouree Parade and the Carlton St crossing loop area.Black and white photograph of Ballarat 27 in Wendouree Parade, Carlton St crossing loop. It appears (the photo is not well focused) to have the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. The auxiliary board cannot be read. Photographer unknown - see history of object. Keith Kings, The Bendigo Tramways, re the fitting of reflective tape in 1956, page 59.In the rear in ink - "Ballarat"trams, tramways, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 27

Yields information the construction of the depot fan by the BTPS and the various stages of the work.Black and white photograph of the depot fan with two of the trams pushed out, before the construction of No. 1 road, March / April 1973. Two Road troughing has been commenced - slot above the doorway. See - 1972-73 Annual Report - list of dates.on rear in ink "27.4.73"trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, trackwork, tram 26, tram 27

Tram 28 in Sturt St, with Gardens via Sturt St. West destination, trees are going into autumn colours. Tram has the final colour scheme of lights and deep white strip on front dash.'B' in blue inktramways, trams, sturt st., tram 28