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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat Tramway football team, Lassalle Studios, Late 1940s
... Ballarat Tramway football team...Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of the SEC football team c.1945. 25 men, including one wearing a tramway uniform.Yields information about the SEC Ballarat Football team. Black and white photograph by Lassalle Studios. In ink: 'Tramway Football team. Back row 5th from one end with a hat on is my Dad'.ballarat tramways, tram crews, bill sewell, uniforms, football, sports, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Most Popular Conductress Competition event, 30-9-1944
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of the fundraising committee, and social function for The Most Popular Conductress Competition award, held on 30/9/1944 at the Ballarat City Rowing Club. Bill Sewell was the Secretary of the Committee. See item 8807 for further details. Yields information about the Most Popular Conductress competition and the committee.Black and white photograph with a detailed inscription on rear. Two copies held.See second photograph.ballarat tramways, bill sewell, sec, most popular conductress, sylvia mitchell, events -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - A motorised float at a festival - Most Popular Conductress Competition event, 1944
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of a fundraising event for the Most Popular Conductress competition, using an SEC truck fitted with a shell that provided seating for Sylvia Mitchell. Four other conductresses are on the float, together with a uniformed person alongside and a man in a costume with a black face. At the front of the truck is flag with 'Victoria's Most Popular Conductress'. Yields information about the Most Popular Conductress competition.Black and white photograph of a motorised float.ballarat tramways, bill sewell, sec, most popular conductress, sylvia mitchell, events, motorised float -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramcar Allocation Board"
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Painted Masonite, with title 'Cars for Traffic', Run No., and 'Keep in Cars' used at Depot to advise crews what trams were allocated to timetable runs, spare and cars to be kept in for maintenance. White paint on black blackboard and paint. trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, depot, car run allocation, timetables -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "AETA Souvenir Brochure Golden Jubilee" Ballarat 1955, Aug. 1955
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about a Australian Electric Traction Association tour to Ballarat, Golden Jubilee Tour, August 1955 and Ballarat tramcars.An 8 page, duplicated souvenir brochure for AETA tour of Ballarat Trams, on 20/8/55 with brief history, itinerary, map, tram car notes. Gives details of the itinerary for the trip using a 280HP Rail car trip with the forward portion via North Geelong. Duplicated using the Gestetner process. Note the knowledge of the time, with horse tram bodies being reused to form some of the early ESCo. trams. Second copy from donation of the Tom Murray Estate added 25-11-2016 and 3rd copy from Keith Kings papers added 19-3-2017. A copy of this document ex Charles Craig collection was replaced by a better condition one ex Tom Murray - 25-11-2016. Record revised and updated for this replacement. Handle with care - both copies.secv, ballarat tramways, 1955, 50 years of electric trams, aeta -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "New Tram Section For City Shoppers", 24/07/1951 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about a new ticket for shoppers and short journeys in Ballarat and the use of tickets in the city section.Newspaper cutting from Ballarat Courier (p2) of 24/7/1951 (Tues), titled "New Tram Section For City Shoppers" outlining introduction of a new tram fare to cover travel in City area of Ballarat. Notes the problem with transfer tickets. Record updated and images added 20/8/2013.Year in read pencil on reartrams, tramways, ballarat tramways, fares, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Altered Services, 29/07/1951 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about Ballarat tramway services in July 1951.Newspaper clipping of July 1951, advertising altered tramway services, commencing Sun 28/7/1951 - details service frequency and View Point Services. exact date of cutting unknown - would appear to be a paid advertisement. Record updated and images added 21/8/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, timetables, services, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Uniform - Coat Button
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates the manufacture of uniform items and their use in uniforms for tramway crews in Ballarat and has a very strong association with well known Tramway identity in Ballarat.SEC uniform clothing button from uniform of Lew Walker, SEC Motorman, on last day of service. 24 diameter, with SEC crest, 1921 and organisation name embossed onto outer surface, with backing piece and lug for sewing on rear. Nickel plated silver? STATE ELECTRICITY COMISSION OF VICYTORIA 1921tram, trams, secv, ballarat tramways, uniforms, buttons, btm -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, D Menzies et al, Ballarat and Bendigo, ????
... Tramways - Ballarat... Prahran Tramways - Geelong Tramways - Ballarat Tramways - Bendigo ...Brief history of the tramway systems of Bendigo, Ballarat and GeelongIll, maps, p.11.non-fictionBrief history of the tramway systems of Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelongtramways - geelong, tramways - ballarat, tramways - bendigo -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Traction Publications, Destination Eaglehawk, 1965
... Tramways - Ballarat... Prahran Tramways - Geelong Tramways - Ballarat Tramways - Bendigo ...Brief history of the tramway systems of Bendigo, Ballarat and GeelongIll, p47.non-fictionBrief history of the tramway systems of Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelongtramways - geelong, tramways - ballarat, tramways - bendigo -
Victorian Railway History Library
Booklet, Bob Prentice, The reconstruction of the Victorian provincial tramways, 1976
... Tramways - Ballarat... Prahran Tramways - Geelong Tramways - Ballarat Tramways - Bendigo ...An illustrated account of the Victorian provincial tramways prior to and after takeover by the State Electricity of VictoriaIll, maps, p16.non-fictionAn illustrated account of the Victorian provincial tramways prior to and after takeover by the State Electricity of Victoriatramways - geelong, tramways - ballarat, tramways - bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket - Ballarat tram tour for 5-10-1969
... Ballarat tramways... of souvenir ticket issued to participants. Ballarat tramways tours ...Ticket produced by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts Melbourne for a Ballarat Tram tour in association with the South Pacific Electric Railway (Sydney Tram Museum) for Sunday 5 Oct. 1969 The tour covered all the Ballarat tram lines. Was run in conjunction with the Vintage Train to Ballarat that day. See reference. Used trams 35 and 41.Yields information about the type of souvenir ticket issued to participants.Ticket - printed on heavy yellow card with green inkballarat tramways, tours, association of railway enthusiasts, are, vintage train, sper, sydney tram museum -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Cap Badge, Stokes & Sons Melbourne, "Motorman", 1905?
... Ballarat Tramways... Ballarat Tramways BACK - Stokes & Sons 1940 - Cap Badge ...Demonstrates the detail of the uniform of tramway/motorman workers.1940 - Cap Badge for a "Motorman". Made from a cast brass item, nickel plated to indicate the position held by the wearer on their cap as part of their uniform. Cast in the form of the handwritten or script word/s and underlined. On the rear, silver soldered on are two brass loops at either of the badge to enable it to be sewn or fitted with clips onto the cap. On the back of the back of the badge in very small letters is the name of the manufacturer - Stokes & Sons / Melbourne. Same manufacturers logo as in Reg Item 1937. Part of the ESCo company and possibly early SEC uniform. ESCo employee number on a special lapel bade - see Reg. item 1952. Not used by the SEC from 1940 - employee number on the cap but early SEC uniforms show them on the collar of the jacked - not known if this uniform adopted. See Reg. Item 1368 for photos of early SEC uniform showing badge on the neck. Assumed collected by Les Denmead from materials left over from the ESCo era in the SEC offices. 1940.1 - Item - as above, with "Stokes & Sons" stamped into metal on rear of badge. Item ex SEC. Item 1940.1 added 2/1/05. BACK - Stokes & Sonstramways, trams, cap badge, hat badge, uniforms, esco, btm, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Uniform - Coat Button, Stokes & Sons Melbourne
... Ballarat Tramways... crews in Ballarat. Tram trams SECV Ballarat Tramways Uniforms ...Used on SECV Uniform coats and great coats.Demonstrates the manufacture of uniform items and their use in uniforms for tramway crews in Ballarat.SEC uniform clothing button 24 diameter, with SEC crest, 1921 and organisation name embossed onto outer surface, with backing piece and brass wire lug for sewing on rear. Nickel plated silver? Has Manufacturers name stamped on rear - Stokes & Sons Melbourne.tram, trams, secv, ballarat tramways, uniforms, buttons -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 4 - depot workers, Lilian Butler, Sep. 1971
... at the time of closure. Ballarat Tramways trams Depot SEC Depot ...Yields information about the staff at the SEC depot at the time of closure.Set of four Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome white cardboard mounts showing various workers at the depot. .1 - Group of six depot workers standing in front of a bogie tram with the depot building in the background. Left to Right: E. Davis?, A. Domaschenz, Stan Lakey, W. Kell, B. Peart, E. Fish. (See Reg Item 6450 for a colour print) .2 - W Trusler, Works Superintendent standing by the depot "Bundy clock" .3 - E. Fish, holding a tea pot within the Ballarat depot. (See Reg Item 6446 for a colour print) .4 - group of eight depot workers standing alongside a four-wheel tram with the depot building in the background. Left to Right: G. Gray, Stan Lakey, ?, N.Lorensini, ? A. Domaschenz (kneeling), B. Peart and E Davis?. (See Reg Item 6452 for a colour print) Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, personnel, clock, bundy clock -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Tramcar component, Duncan and Fraser, Window lifter - Duncan and Fraser Adelaide, c1887
... Ballarat Tramways... Window furniture Tramcar Component BTM Ballarat Tramways DUNCAN ...Made by Duncan and Fraser for fitting to horse-drawn tramcars and possibly other products of their Adelaide workshops. See also items 565 and 2172 for other examples.Demonstrates Duncan and Fraser's workshop practice of putting their name on some fittings.Cast brass window lifter, with raised letters - "DUNCAN & FRASER" on outside &"ADELAIDE S.A." inside circle. Has three mounting holes & rolled top edge to give a finger hold. Of type used on horse trams.DUNCAN & FRASER ADELAIDE S.A.tramways, tramcars, horse trams, duncan & fraser, window furniture, tramcar component, btm, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Builders' plate, Duncan and Fraser, Duncan & Fraser, 1910s
... Ballarat Tramways... Builders Plate Duncan & Fraser Ballarat BTM Ballarat Tramways Oval ...Provided by the tramcar body builder, Duncan & Fraser on the inside of the saloon above the doorway.Demonstrates Duncan and Fraser's method of identifying the tramcar builder.Oval shaped metal plate, engraved (pantograph duplication) with words "DUNCAN & FRASER LTD. ADELAIDE" around outside & word "BUILDERS" in centre. Then words have been filled with black paint. Has two holes in sides for mounting.tramways, trams, builders plate, duncan & fraser, ballarat, btm, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Lower end of Sturt St showing two ESCo trams; one travelling West on Sturt St and another travelling East, 1920s
... Ballarat Tramways.... Ballarat Ballarat Tramways Sturt St ESCo "K. J. MAGOR Neg ...Lower end of Sturt St showing two ESCo trams; one travelling West on Sturt St and another travelling East. This appears to be a commercial photograph as it has 'STURT ST, BALLARAT" printed on the bottom margin.Shows a railway image on a cigarette card.Black and white photograph, cigarette card size with the caption "Sturt Street Ballarat""K. J. MAGOR Neg. No"ballarat, ballarat tramways, sturt st, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram No.25 travelling in bound on Victoria St, 1950s
... Ballarat Tramways... Victoria St, tram 25 and passengers. Ballarat Ballarat Tramways ...Photograph shows tram 25, inbound to the city in Victoria St. It includes a man walking across street towards the tram. This shows how people would wait on the footpath for their tram, and as the tram approached they would walk out on the street ready to board the tram as it came to a stop.Yields information about Victoria St, tram 25 and passengers.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear."3", "No25", "91", "KEN MAGOR Neg. No 1900"ballarat, ballarat tramways, tram 25, victoria st. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat trams No.31 & No.15 in Sturt St, 1950s
... Ballarat Tramways...Photograph showing Ballarat tram no.15, travelling away ...Photograph showing Ballarat tram no.15, travelling away from photographer, going East on Sturt St, and Tram No.31 turning out of Drummond St Sth into Sturt St.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear."No31", "No 91", "No15", "KEN MAGOR Neg. No 1898"ballarat, ballarat tramways, sturt st, drummond st sth, tram 31, tram 15 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram No.22 travelling South on Wendouree Parade, c1950
... Ballarat Tramways... of tram 22. Ballarat Ballarat Tramways Wendouree Parade Lake ...Tram No.22 travelling South on Wendouree Parade. The tram is well loaded with passengers.Yields information about the use of tram 22.Black and white photograph "P"ballarat, ballarat tramways, wendouree parade, lake wendouree, tram 22 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram No.14 travelling East, outside the Town Hall, 1938
... Ballarat Tramways... Sturt St and tram 14 in 1938. Ballarat Ballarat Tramways Sturt ...Tram No.14 travelling East, outside the Town Hall. The Town Hall clock shows 8 o'clock. Judging by the shadows, and level of natural light indicates that it may be a Summer evening. The conductor is standing alongside the front door. Note the decorations along the roadside for the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district in 1938 - see item 5909. Yields information about Sturt St and tram 14 in 1938. Black and white photograph with notes on the rear,"85", "KEN MAGOR Neg. No 2335"ballarat, ballarat tramways, sturt st, ballarat town hall, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat tram no.15; Sturt St, between Armstrong & Lydiard Sts, c1950
... Ballarat Tramways...Photograph of Ballarat tram no.15 seen travelling East ...Photograph of Ballarat tram no.15 seen travelling East on Sturt St, between Armstrong & Lydiard StsYields information about tram 15, late 1940s or early 1950s.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear."71", "KEN MAGOR Neg. No 738"ballarat, ballarat tramways, tram 15, sturt st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Ballarat tram no.35 at cnr of Barkly & Main Sts, 1950s
... Ballarat Tramways...Ballarat tram no. 35 on the Mt Pleasant line, seen turning ...Ballarat tram no. 35 on the Mt Pleasant line, seen turning from Barkly St into Main St, returning to the City. See also item 5293.Provides information on how people travelled and from the Mt pleasant district in particular.Ballarat tram no.35 at cnr of Barkly & Main Sts"No 35", "91", "KEN MAGOR" Neg. No 1901"ballarat, ballarat tramways, barkly st, main st, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, death notice of James Fraser, 1992
... Ballarat Tramways...Trams tramways Ballarat Tramways Horse Trams Coach Building ...Photocopy, A4 sheet of an extract of a death notice of James Fraser, Ballarat Courier, Saturday 13/4/1907. Was a well known employee of the Ballaarat Tramway Company, born 1830 in Scotland, died in Nhill 4/1907. Cutting gives family details. Was a coach builder/painter. Also gives details of a James Duncan. Images of document added 27-08-12.trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, horse trams, coach building -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - SECV Ballarat area report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1935
... for 1934 - 1935 Ballarat tramways SECV statistics power supply ...Report on the SECV Ballarat area activities for 1934-35, power supply, breakdowns, installed equipment, boilers, tramways and kW generated and sold. Provides a set of statistics.Yields information and demonstrates about SECV activities and performance for 1934 - 1935Four foolscap sheets, typed carbon copy, three sheets stapled in top left hand corner.ballarat, tramways, secv, statistics, power supply, ballarat a power station -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Letter - City of Ballarat and Borough of Sebastopol re closure, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1/2/1962
... closure Bendigo Ballarat tramways Staff Personnel Memo - foolscap ...Letter - four duplicated foolscap sheets, dated 1/2/1962 to the Town Clerks of the City of Ballarat and the Borough of Sebastopol advised that the SECV is planning to close the Ballarat system. Details the losses, fares not covering costs, TRB for alternative bus services, the future of the tramway employees. Signed by D H Munro, SECV Secretary Enclosed a number of copies of the letter for Councillors and the Press. Yields information the 1962 move to close both Ballarat and Bendigo and the impact of the loss of employment on the SECV crews and wages employees.Memo - foolscap sheets - typed carbon copy. Two copies held - one stapled in the top left hand corner.secv, closure, bendigo, ballarat, tramways, staff, personnel -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Conductors Bell, Conductors Bell Tramcar No. 34
... Ballarat Tramways... Tramways Ballarat Tramways BTM Brass plaque reads "Tram No. 34 Last ...The bell from the final tram, Tram No. 34, to run on Lydiard Street North in 1971. Demonstrates a conductors communication or signal bell made for use on tramcars. A reminder of the network of trams that existed in Ballarat. Brass Conductor Communication Bell consisting of cast frame, bell pull part, one nut to secure the bell to the frame and two rivets securing for the bell pull part. Displayed in wooden frame with brass plaque. Stamped at one end with "48" "1". Brass plaque reads "Tram No. 34 Last Tram LYDIARD St. Nth. 19 -9- 71 ALLAN C JEFFREYS (DRIVER)". conductor, bell, trams, tramways, ballarat tramways, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27mm sq, Andrew Howlett, SEC Ford Welding truck Power Station yard, Dec. 1969
... truck fitted with a trolley pole. Ballarat Tramways trams SEC ...Photograph developed Dec 1969 of the SEC Ford Welding truck, complete with Trolley Pole in the Power Station yard. Welder, weld. Note the hand vice on the front bumper bar and the hand operated turn and stop signal device. See Reg Item 2864 for a view of this truck at work at View Point and 10003 working at the Lydiard St Level crossing.Yields information about SEC Ballarat Welding truck fitted with a trolley pole.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, trackwork, welding -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Blow Lamp (Torch), c1950s
... used to heat objects. Ballarat Tramways "Kerosene Only" barely ...Used to heat a soldering iron, burn paint of a metal surface or to heat an object. Used kerosene under pressure to produce a high-temperature flame. Demonstrates a portable device used to heat objects.Blow Lamp with yellow adhesive cloth tape on side, securing a 'pricker', used to clean the nozzle"Kerosene Only" barely discernible, written in ballpoint penballarat, tramways