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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print, Carolyn Dean, 1974 or 1975
Colour print of Richard Gilbert and Bill Kingsley taken in front of a bogie truck tram at the Gardens Loop (not sign on the pole behind the tram), along with ladies. The lady in the middle, Mrs. Lock donated the photograph to the Museum on 27/8/2005 - to John Clowes. Photo taken soon after opening either late 1974 or early 1975. Two copies held.btps, wendouree parade, opening -
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Postcard, Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd, "Ballarat Australia" and "Victoria Collection", 2003
Printed full colour postcard titled "Ballarat Australia" and "Victoria Collection". Features photos of BTM No. 27, Lake Wendouree, black swan and paddle board. On rear is places for correspondence, stamp, barcode, address and publisher logo. Has the name of the publisher "Steve Parish" Steve Parish No. PC3036 and address details. trams, tramways, btm, wendouree parade, gardens, lake wendouree, swans -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 6, Travis Jeffrey, c1992
A set of six Plastic mount (black base, white cover) of tram No. 38 in service for the BTM Photo by Travis Jeffrey, c1992. .1 - btm123 - No. 27, Wendouree Parade, Gavin Young driving. .2 - btm126 - No. 27 at Gardens Loop .3 - btm128 - ditto with Travis Jeffrey standing by the front of the tram. .4 - btm122 - ditto at Loop .5 - btm121 - ditto at Loop, Simon Green in background? .6 - btm120 - as for .1, but with destination of Victoria St.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, btm, gardens loop, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Schematic Diagram Geelong Tramway Routes", 1953
The drawing is very detailed showing streets, cross streets, route, loops, schools, woollen mills, ovals, sections, track phones, stops, route and track miles, pedestrian crossings, railway stations and notes on through route mileages.Print of a drawing showing in very good detail, the schematic layout of the Geelong Tram system. Produced in 1953 and sent to Tramway Supt. in 1970 for his records. Gives very detailed information on another SEC tramway system.Dyeline print of SEC Drawing No. GE-T13-8829, titled "Schematic Diagram Geelong Tramway Routes". Drawing prepared 27/8/1953. Stapled to the top right hand corner of the sheet is a SEC memo form from finance section, distribution services to the Dept. Tramway Superintendent, Ballarat, dated 6-2-1970 forwarding Les Denmead the plan. Was unstapled during the 1/2008 copying of the drawing. On top right hand corner of drawing, "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 605" in ink and on rear in two places "Geelong Tramways" and one "BTPS 605"geelong, map, track layout, tram stops -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, "Duncan and Fraser", Mar. 1995
Letter detailing the personal history of one of Australia's largest coach and tramcar builders - James Duncan. Information provided by a family member. Gives personal details and his political involvement.Photocopy - 6 A4 pages of a letter to the BTPS dated 29-3-1995 concerning the history of James Duncan of Duncan and Fraser of Adelaide. From Mrs. Pat Cass of Kangaroo Island, SA. Has a covering letter re Duncan and Fraser and mentions Len Millar in Bendigo and Ballarat. Gives information about James Duncan history in coach building, including some notes on tram building, the Ford agency and other work, his membership of Adelaide organisations and date of birth and death. Rear sheet has two oval photographs of Duncan and Fraser from a book. (is the original of this letter with the Secretary files?) - should be swapped around. Images of document added 27-08-12.trams, tramways, duncan fraser, coach building, tramcar bodies, adelaide -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Bendigo Tramway Service - Notes", 27/07/1959
Notes give history of the SEC's operation of the tramway, the reconditioning, their condition, lack of capital expenditure, rolling stock and track age, possible abandonment, but finally, we must solider on. Appears to have been written for staff and explain the lack of capital expenditure on the system, but we must continue to run a safe and reliable system.Yields a information about the history of the SEC in Bendigo. Almost apologetic in its tone in not spending enough money on the tramway system. Gives notes about the overall engineering status of the system.Typed statements (1 to 11) on two foolscap sheets, carbon copy, titled "Bendigo Tramway Service - Notes" about the Bendigo Tramways, the SEC's position and status. Dated 27-7-1959, with initials ACS.VMcC in top right hand corner. In top right hand corner in black ink "BTPS 405"trams, tramways, bendigo, sec, maintenance, reports -
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Book, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Electric Tramways of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria By-Law No. 1", 1951
Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance system in issuing By-laws for the travelling public, as part of their Act. Yields information about fares charged for tram services in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Issued to crews.Twenty page booklet, plus medium weight card light blue colour covers centre stapled. Book cover has title "Electric Tramways of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, By-Law No. 11". Along the bottom edge is the date, "August 1951" and SEC print number - "TYE 1-27" Pages are numbered pages 1 to 20. Document give by-laws and amends the fare schedules for Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo. Dated by the SEC 19/7/1951 to come into effect 1/7/1951 Details names of SEC Commissioners on rear page. No printer details. See also Reg Item 3112 for other copies and a full pdf copy. 2nd copy added 17/1/2007. See Fares in Ballarat – from Alan Bradley 11/4/2005 – appendix for Book Fare schedules on pages 13 to 19 have been crossed out in blue ink., 2nd copy has "R. Courtney" in ink on front cover, no alterations to rest of the book.trams, tramways, secv rules, by laws, tickets, fares, ballarat, bendigo -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, 27/02/1972 12:00:00 AM
Has a strong association with the early days of the BTPS in preparing to move the tramcars from the depot and working at the former SEC depot itself. Yields information about the damage to No. 28.Set of three black and white photographs of BTPS trams at the SEC depot. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 for a similar set. .1 - 28 outside depot with 40 alongside. .2 - From inside depot looking out - 28 and 48. .3 - 28 - damaged No. 2 end following accident. Photographer unknown. See also 4650 to 52 for photographs taken on the same day.tramways, trams, depot, secv, btps, accidents, tram 28, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1972/3
Yields information about the condition of a former SEC Ballarat tramcar, disposed of by the SEC and its location.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 16, SEC, in a garden setting - Allandale area, c1972/3. Tram body sold by the SEC in 1956. Address details check 27/8/2020 - 155 Henders Road. See also Reg Item 6611 for other photographs. Photographer unknown.tramways, trams, tramcar bodies, sale of trams, allendale, tram 16 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Set of 2, Wal Jack, 2/06/1935 12:00:00 AM
.1 Negative of a black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 28 near the SEC depot in Wendouree Parade, has Lake in the background. Tram in the ESCo colour scheme of Red and Cream/yellow - shows high bumper and small door and single step that was provided on opposite corners. Photo 2-6-1935. Alan Bradley advised in an e-mail 27/9/2006 that According to the rolling stock cards No. 28 was altered to the final one-man style and re-painted from red to green on 12/3/1938, the last Ballarat car to be so treated. 3566.2 - Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the same photograph as 3566.1 Rear of photo, image i2, dates the image as 2.6.1935. Image btm3566i3.jpg made from negative (N705) from within Wal Jack papers ex Keith Kings - (3200dpi - 19MB) scan - added 19/7/2019. Record Revised to updated for better images etc. 19/7/2019. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative. On rear of .1 in ink "SEC Ballarat 5241, "No. 28 (read and cream) altered with steps at opposite corners only. Wendouree Parade 2.6.35" and has the number T5, within the Wal Jack stamp.trams, tramways, sec, esco, livery, colour schemes, tram 28 -
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Document - Photocopies, Austin Brehaut, "35th Anniversary of tram closure 19-9-2006", 20/09/2006 12:00:00 AM
Commemorates the 35th anniversary of the closure of the SEC trams in Ballarat and the operation of the BTM.Set of photocopies of papers/newspaper cuttings titled "35th Anniversary of tram closure 19-9-2006" and notes by Austin Brehaut. .1 - Photocopy of front cover of The Courier, Ballarat 19/9/2006, with Austin Brehaut and Frank Pulls (mis spelt as Pulis), with No. 27. .2 - Photocopy of page of page 2, with photo of Frank Pulls at the controls of No. 27 and story by James Kelly. Photos by Ian Wilson. .3 - Papers associated with the event, notes written by Austin Brehaut and editorial in the Courier of the day about the event and congratulating the Museum. See Reg Item No. 3597 - CD - for scans of these photos in colour. Image files below created from these scans. Contained within the worksheet are notes by Austin on the day itself and events.trams, tramways, btm, anniversary, editorial -
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Memorabilia - Event Materials, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), Australia Day Pageant 1981, 27/12/2006 12:00:00 AM
Has a strong association with the 1981 Melbourne Pageant, the involvement of the BTPS and the way members were organised.BTPS Roster and instructions for the 26/1/1981 Australia Day Cavalcade which used No. 27 in Wellington Parade and Spencer St. Printed on a wax stencilled cut duplicated foolscap sheet of paper. Gives details of the staffing, notes, sales instructions, rosters and arrangements for the day, including instructions regarding tram driving. Images added 31/8/2012trams, tramways, btps, melbourne, australia day -
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Photograph - Colour Print/s - set of 5, Carolyn Dean, 1/10/1995 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the operation of the horse tram in Wendouree Parade and some of the people involved and the way it was operated.Set of five colour photographs taken by Carolyn Dean on 1 October 1995 during operations of the Horse Tram No. 1 in Wendouree Parade Printed on Fujicolor paper. .1 - Horse tram, northbound, North Gardens Reserve from the lake side .2 - approaching loop .3 - Richard Gilbert, Merv Mitchell, Mrs Mitchell, George Netherway and ? at the Gardens loop with the tram stop in the background. .4 - Leaving loop with 27 in far background .5 - as for .1, but southbound. Carol See also Reg Item 2126.1 > 2126.8 for other photos of the same event. On rear of each photo in blue ink "1.10.95"horse trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 1 -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 6, Warren Doubleday, 27/06/1997 12:00:00 AM
Has a strong association with a BTM/BTPS volunteer - 1990's and trackwork undertaken by the BTMSet of six Colour photographs of roadworks in Wendouree Parade, derailment marks and subsequent repairs. See July 1997 issue of Fares Please! for details of the events. Photo taken by Warren Doubleday. Printed on Kodak Paper. .1 - Paul Mong, Alastair Reither and Simon Jenkins clearing track - 671 in the background - 27/6/1997 .2 - ditto .3 - rail repairs - 13/7/1997 .4 - ditto .5 - derailment marks and repairs - 13/7/1997 .6 - ditto See July 1997 Fares Please!On ink on rear "26/6/97" and "13/7/97"btm, wendouree parade, trackwork, derailments, tram 671 -
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Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960
Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 30mins, with leader strip on a plastic reel, within a black and white plastic box, titled "Ballarat No. 1. 1960". Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 2. Made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time. 0:00 View of typed introduction, noting that this is a pictorial record of Ballarat. 0:10 Title “The Tramways of Ballarat 1960, Part 1” 0:16 13, showing “View Point” at Stones Corner, Bridge St, east end, with trolley pole being turned, while another single trucker heads out towards Mt Pleasant. 0:25 13 leaving Stones Corner, short approach and then longer trailing shot of the tram going towards the City in Bridge St. 0:44 View out of front of tram in Bridge St heading towards the City, with cars in the photo, then passing through city Loop, no trams in the loop and running up to Lydiard St Nth and crossing the road. 1:22 Running up Sturt St from Armstrong St, passes over Dawson St X-over and up to the next intersection, Lyons St. 1:54 Title “The View Point Line” 1:59 19 inbound, in Ripon St, from crossing Mair St, towards camera and then passing away and turning into Sturt St. 2:49 View of a “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 2:52 19 in Ripon St, going to View Point, crossing Webster St towards camera, then going away through the disconnected Victoria Ave loop, pass the “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign. Note very windy scene with people running across roads. 3:17 19 in Wendouree Parade, in bound, though showing destination View Point, going away from the camera, past the View Point Hotel. 3:39 19 coming towards camera near Excerpt or Devon St and then going away towards the terminus. 4:04 19 at the terminus, stationary, with a single trucker 3?, passing from Macarthur St into Wendouree Parade, behind 19. 4:20 33 coming towards camera in Wendouree Parade from St Aidans Drive, stopping to pick up passenger at Forest St and then going away towards the City, photographed from near the depot, on a wet and windy day. 4:54 35 in Wendouree Parade, coming towards the Camera from St Aidans Drive and then going away with the Gardens Loop area in the background. Tram stops at stop to let a passenger off. 5:28 21 leaving Gardens Loop for the City via the Depot, green light in signal can be seen. 5:43 28?, closely followed by 26 turn from Drummond St South into Sturt St. 6:18 Scene opens with shot of “Sebastopol” destination on a bogie tram. 6:21 Title “The Sebastopol Line” 6:24 21 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St Sth with destination of Bell St and then going away from the camera. 6:55 38 in Drummond St Sth, coming towards the camera and then passing the camera with Sturt St just in the view. 7:10 21, showing Gregory St, in Drummond St Sth, approaching and then going away, entering the Urquhart St Loop, 7:39 34 in Drummond St Sth (location check required (Latrobe?)), approaches camera, picks up passengers and the goes away. 8:09 39 at ? Street, turns from Drummond St Sth into Skipton St, after picking up and setting down passengers, bound for Sebastopol 8:55 35 inbound in Skipton St passes through the Bell Street Loop, and then goes away from the camera. 9:33 42 outbound in Skipton St, approaches the camera, passes and then crosses over the half the road into Albert St. 10:00 39 inbound in Albert St – location? 10:31 34 outbound for Sebastopol, approaches camera and just starts to pass by. 10:36 34 in Grey St crossing loop, crosses 42 inbound. 10:59 39 outbound in Albert St, with shopping centre in bound, approaches camera, passes and then crosses over Albert St. Mid morning scene. 11:39 39 inbound, Albert St south, approaches camera and then passes and the crosses over Albert St. 12:16 41 outbound in Albert St passes the camera, and pulls into the terminus with the conductor getting out on the back bumper to pull the pole down as the tram stops and a passenger walks into the Royal Hotel. 12:39 Title “The Lydiard Street North Line” 12:44 Filmed from the Hotel balcony, 21 inbound in Lydiard St Nth passes over Mair St, stops while 33 passes in the other direction. 13:18 With the red light showing on the Seymour St loop signal, 33 inbound for Sebastopol stops and picks up many passengers, passes the camera and runs past the VRI building in the background and through the loop. Possibly filmed on a Sunday given the ladies dresses and quieter streets. 14:01 30 outbound, passes the camera and stops at Macarthur St. Filmed alongside the brick wall of the cutting. 14:28 30 inbound arrives, passes through the Gregory St loop and then proceeds past the camera, making a stop to pick up passengers. 15:14 28 in Lydiard St Nth – location?, approaches and goes away from the camera, north of Gregory St. 15:34 28 ditto location? 15:53 21 arrives at the terminus with passengers getting on and off. 16:11 View of the a vertical positioned “End of Section” sign on a pole at the terminus and then lifting the camera to see the timetable board and the stop sign. 16:33 31 in Bridge St passing Morseheads and then turning into Sturt St, stops at the Grenville St stop, while another single trucker comes down to the stop from the City. 16:58 31 outbound in Bridge St, with destination of Victoria St. 17:14 Title “The Victoria Street Line” 17:18 31 outbound to Victoria St from Stones Corner. Starts with an overhead shot, shows clock at the Caltex service station,. 17:37 31 inbound approaching Bakery Hill and then descending to the junction after it passes camera. 18:09 25 climbing outbound in Victoria St, passing the camera, to then pass through the King St loop. 18:47 25 inbound in Victoria St, passing the camera, then pass through the King St loop, with St Alypius Church in the background. 19:36 14 approaching the rail bridge in Victoria St and stopping at the 2nd last stop to left of passengers. 20:01 14 leaving the terminus and approaching the camera and the a short sequence going away, to the next stop to pick up quite a few passengers. 20:14 “Trams Stop Here” sign, metal wrap around on a steel pole. 20:16 Title “The Mount Pleasant Line” 20:21 11 inbound in Main St, with a passenger leaping off the tramcar and another getting off just before the junction. 20:45 11 passes the junction and then proceeds away from the camera in Bridge St. 21:04 30 outbound in Main St, then turns into Barkly St, a bus (Eclipse Motors) passes in Main St just before the sequence ends. 21:31 30 inbound near Steinfield St. (exact location?) 21:49 25 approaches the camera, then proceeds away and passes through the Grant St. loop. 22:29 25 inbound, windy day, between Grant and Cobden, (exact location?), with a horse drawn bread van in the view and the breadman walking behind the tram as it passes. 23:02 11 outbound in Barkly St, (exact location?) 23:37 11 inbound in Barkly St (exact location?) 23:44 Mt Pleasant terminus signage 23:50 30 approaches the terminus and then stops with the conductor alighting turning the pole, passengers getting on and off and the driver appearing at the other end. 24:32 Title “The Gardens Via Sturt St. West Line” 24:35 21 outbound in Sturt St near Raglan St, approaches and passes the Camera. 25:09 12, showing City Oval, approaches and passes the camera, outbound near Windermere St. 25:33 13 showing View Point, goes away from the camera – location? 25:44 12 comes from St. West, inbound passes the camera and then stop as the next stop next Talbot St? 26:21 Short sequence of a “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 26:28 42 inbound in Sturt St West, just before Ripon St, view coming towards camera and then going away to cross Ripon St. 27:10 34 passes through the Parker St loop 27:25 35 or 39 inbound past the college in Sturt St West 28:04 41 outbound at the Russell St curve, passes away from the camera. 28:11 35? inbound passes away from the camera through the Victoria Park or Morrison St loop, swinging out into the roadway. 28:29 View of timetable sign at Hamilton Ave. 28:37 35 turning from Sturt St West into Hamilton Ave, can see the conductor changing over the barrier rails. 29:11 42 inbound, crosses another bogie tram (35?) at Carlton St loop then passes the camera and goes past the Olympic rings monument. 29:42 12 approaches the Carlton St gates. 30:07 12 outbound, crosses a bogie tram in the loop with both trams then leaving the loop. 30:20 Title “End of Part One” Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, sturt st west -
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Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960
... Oncoming Trams” sign in shot. 10:27 “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign... and trailing shots, with “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign in shot. 10:27 ...Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 17.5 mins, with leader strip on a plastic reel, within a black and white plastic box, titled "Ballarat No. 1. 1960" contained with a cardboard box, 'Tuscan Super 8 and Standard 8 Spool and Can' . Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 1. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time. 0:00 Starts with bogies cars crossing railway level crossing (34?, 39?) 0:30 SEC Logo 0:45 Ballarat Station sign and intro “Some City Scenes” 0:49 35 turning from Lydiard St Nth to Sturt St towards Grenville St with Commonwealth Bank in view. and then 42 returning 1:19 42 showing Mt Pleasant, turns from Sturt St into Lydiard St Nth 1:53 Tramway road works in Lydiard St Nth, near intersection with Mair St with Jelbart Road roller in use, starts with an SEC roadworks sign. 2:12 39 passing the works out bound to Lydiard St Nth. 2:46 Good view of the roller working before 35 arrives. 3:01 35 passing the works in bound with 3:29 14 crossing Lydiard St in Sturt St, towards Grenville St 3:47 Trams in City Loop 3:55 21 coming up the hill 4:04 31 entering Bridge St from Sturt St with Bucks Head Hotel in the background. 4:27 Overhead work at corner of Sturt and Lydiard, with view of the sign at the City terminus “Trams leave here for Sebastopol, Gardens, View Point.” 4:34 Passengers getting off and then onto 38, ex Lydiard St Nth at city terminus including a young lady wearing gloves and a wheeling a pram hurriedly the photographer. A number of other prams in the view as well as. The Conductor helps to unload the pram. 5:07 41 proceeding up Sturt St, appears to have just rained. 5:26 11 using the Dawson St crossover, with a motor car doing a U turn as well. 6:00 14 descending Sturt St towards the City, filmed at Dawson St. 6:11 Title “The Gardens via Drummond St North Line” 6:16 19 showing Victoria St, turning from Drummond St Nth into Sturt St. 6:28 30 inbound in Drummond St Nth, approach and trailing shots. Trailing shot ahs the hospital in the background. 6:49 31 outbound, Drummond St Nth, approach and trailing shots, trees are in autumn colours. 7:04 12, inbound Drummond St Nth, with Macarthur St in the background, stopping to pick up a lady, approach and trailing shots and then entering the Mill St crossing loop. 7:53 14 outbound in Drummond St Nth, dropping a lady passenger off and then turning into Macarthur St and then tram going away. 8:37 View of overhead junction at View Point Jtn. 8:45 View of “Cars Stop Here” sign and pole sign “To City Only” 8:55 30 inbound in Wendouree Parade, stops to pick up passenger, and then a trailing shot of tram entering Macarthur St loop 9:37 View of “Cars Stop Here”, “End of Section” and timetable boards at Haddon St. 9:50 34, pausing at Haddon St and then proceeding towards depot – approach and trailing shots, with “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign in shot. 10:27 “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 10:32 34 crossing 12 at the Martin Ave loop 10:48 39? Wendouree Parade, near Barrett Ave, stopping and letting off passengers. 11:24 30 passing depot junction and then trailing shot of it entering Tram Sheds or Depot Loop and then proceeding towards the City. 12:11 Shot of the “Caution Beware of Trams” sign at the depot. 12:14 25 stopping at depot junction and then trailing shot of it going toward Forrest St. 12:47 12 passing Depot Junction, trailing shot. 13:07 Shot of :Electricity Supply Department, Ballarat Branch” sign at depot. 13:13 View of a destination showing “Depot” on a bogie tram 13:15 Title “Some Depot Scenes” 13:19 View of a trolley pole and then 13 leaving the depot through the gates, destination showing “View Point”. 13:54 View of trolley pole and then 32 stopping at the depot gates. 14:08 12 (Sunny view) running out onto Wendouree Parade and then a bogie tram approaching Depot Loop. 14:43 View of 42 running in with a single trucker behind in Wendouree Parade, and another single trucker running out. 15:02 Title “Some Scenes in the Gardens” 15:05 25 running through the Gardens, approach and trailing shots, near our Depot Junction. 15:55 View of “No Parking East of Loop” sign 15:59 View of overhead and then trackwork (with points removed), but overhead still in position at the Old Gardens Loop or Gardens South Loop and then 12 entering the loop from the south and then a trailing shot looking along the Parade. 16:33 View of “Cars Stop Here” and “End of Section” and then timetable boards at Gardens Loop. 16:55 View of 34 leaving the loop 17:14 Title “The End”Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, sturt st west -
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Film - Movie Film & Box, 1970s
Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams and news stories the mid 1970's of Ballarat 33 operating in the roadway., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams and news stories the mid 1970's of Ballarat 33 operating in the roadway.Movie film - 16mm, approx. 27 sec mins, with grey leader strip on a yellow plastic Tuscan Reel, with sound track, Colour, BTPS mid 1970’s?? BTV6? Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 8. Compiled from BTV6 film by Paul McDonald c1990. Synopsis: based on time - Colour film. Title "Ballarat trams" 0:00 33 in Wendouree Parade – 3 different scenes of 33 running, BTPS days. 0:27 End Placed in a blue cardboard box specially made for the item 30/08/2010. Has masking tape on side "Ballarat Tram"trams, tramways, btps, wendouree parade, tram 33 -
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Programme, The Age, "Ballarat Heritage Weekend - 2008 Program", May. 2008
... family history, pages 26 and 27 detail the horse tram... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Horse Tram ...Full colour, 32 page, glossy paper, self glued magazine style, titled "Ballarat Heritage Weekend - 2008 Program" detailing the Ballarat Heritage Weekend held on Sat. 10 May and Sun 11 May 2008. Front cover headlines "Horse-drawn trams return to Ballarat". Details the weekend, accommodation, Ballarat's History, heritage buildings and precincts, map, bell ringing, tracing your family history, pages 26 and 27 detail the horse tram. Distributed with the Age Newspaper prior to the weekend.trams, tramways, horse tram, heritage, ballarat, btm -
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Document - Report, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), "Ballarat Treasures Register", 25/07/2006 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the views of the BTM as to the significance of the tramcars and infrastructure in Ballarat for submission to the City of Ballarat.Ballarat Tramway Museum's submission dated 25 July 2006, to the City of Ballarat titled "Ballarat Treasures Register". Bound within a black plastic spiral folder with plastic sheets containing the individual sheets. Contains - covering letter to the City of Ballarat Cover sheet and nomination form for: Sturt St - section of tram track and track to the Phoenix Foundry and photographs Horse Tram No. 1 ESCo No. 12 SEC 14 SEC 18 SEC 26 SEC 27 SEC 38 SEC 40 Wendouree Parade - track and overhead structuretrams, tramways, ballarat treasures, btm, wendouree parade, tramcars -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, David Clark, 17/02/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Ballarat's tramcars in the early 1970's, the City Loop parking area and the Grenville St buildings.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 11 and 26 in the City Loop with the Grenville St buildings in the background. Photo by David Clark 17/2/1971. No. 11 and has the destination of "City". In the background are the Big W, Dickins store and Clifford and Young shops.On the rear in ink "Tram No. 1`1 & 26 in Sturt St at Lydiard St. looking to Bridge St. 17/2/71. Ballarat Tramways, Photo 27, Taken by David Clark", with David's address stamp "4 Adeney Ave Kew 3101" with "Melbourne" underneath.tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, bridge st, city loop, tram 26, tram 11 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Graeme Turnbull, 13/03/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Ballarat's tramcars in the early 1970's and the View Point Terminus.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 21 at the View Point terminus, with the stop signs visible on the adjacent pole. Tram has the destination of "View Point". Graeme Turnbull photograph, 13/3/1970.On the rear in pencil, "Ballarat Single truck car 21 at View Point terminus 13/3/70. Graeme Turnbull photograph. In ink in the top left hand corner, "13/3/70 and AA-27"tramways, trams, view point, wendouree parade, tram 21 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Graeme Turnbull, 13/03/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Ballarat's tramcars in the early 1970's and the east end of Sturt St and Grenville St.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No.35 in the City Loop, with the destination of "CITY". Graeme Turnbull photograph, 13/3/1970. Has the Dickins Food store in the background and Patersons. Tram has a Briquettes roof advertisement.On the rear in pencil, "Ballarat Bogie car 35 parked on the City Loop in Sturt Street, 13/3/70. Graeme Turnbull photograph. and in ink in the top right hand corner, "13/3/70 AA-27"tramways, trams, city loop, sturt st, grenville st, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Graeme Turnbull, 13/03/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Ballarat's tramcars in the early 1970's and the Sturt St near Lydiard St .Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 21 Sturt St, showing Special, east bound, with the SEC offices in the background. Graeme Turnbull photograph, 13/3/1970. Tram has a "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. In the background are shops for Valpied (Fruiters?) and "Blast Off"On the rear in pencil, "Ballarat Single Truck car 21 outside the SEC Offices in Sturt Street, 13/3/70. Graeme Turnbull photograph. and in ink in the top right hand corner, "13/3/70 AA-27"tramways, trams, sturt st, secv, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Ballarat icon spreading cheer", 22/12/2002 12:00:00 AM
Has a strong association with two BTM volunteer workers and Christmas celebrations during 2008.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 22/12/2009 titled "Ballarat icon spreading cheer", with a photo of Richard Gilbert and Neville Hasketh standing by No. 27, taken on 21/12/2009. No. 27 has Christmas decorations on it. Xmaschristmas trams, btm, decorated trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Ron Hann, Jan. 1963
Yields information about the California Gully or Thorpe St Loop from the front of an in-bound tramcar and the tramcar it is crossing at the loop.Black and white print on heavy matt photographic paper of the Bendigo 2, crossing another bogie tram at the California Gully or Thorpe St Loop, c1963. Taken from the window of the inbound tramcar. No. 2 has the destination of Eaglehawk, a front dash panel advertisements for Whitehorse Whiskey and another for ice-cream? 2nd copy - laser print - with date etc on rear - added 22/2/2010, copy from Ron Hann. Printed on Fujifilm, Fujicolour Crystal Archive for Frontier".On rear in pencil "Eaglehawk line 1963" 2nd copy has label "Reference 6/214/27" Photo by Ron Hann" and another label "Eaglehawk Route Bendigo 01.63" tramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, california gully, tram 2 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Bill Denham and Trolley Wire, "The First Conference of Australian Tramway Museums Ballarat ", 1975
Has a strong association with the formation of COTMA and the work undertaken by Australasia tramway and rail heritage organisations at the time and the organisers of the first COTMA Conference in 1975.82 page A4 sized bound document - "The First Conference of Australian Tramway Museums Ballarat 25-27 April 1975" . Has a light weight card cover, with black plastic binding/spine strip. Produced by Trolley Wire 1st Conference Proceedings Contents: Acknowledgements Message from BTPS President - Maurice Calnin Convenor's Note - Bill Kingsley List of Museums Invited List of Delegates Conference Minutes of Special General Meeting COTMA Operational Guidelines Papers Wymond - Financing the Railway / Tramway Operating Museum Kahn - A history of experience Breydon - Accounting methods suitable for museum operations Prentice - Tramcar Maintenance - Museum Style Radcliffe - Buses - their preservation and relevance to tramway museums (supplement document_ Rawlings - The formation of an Association of Tramway Museums of Australasia Stamford - Museum Publications Workshops Engineering Cars and Parts Treasury Publicity Management Governments Removals Membership Special Has a red dot, taped onto the spine of the front cover.Inside front cover label "Graeme S. Breydon" and his address and on front cover in pencil, "G.Breydon".trams, tramways, cotma, ballarat, proceedings, conferences -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Proceedings of the sixth Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums, Melbourne July 24-27, 1982, 1982
Purple plastic ELBA folder, with 65 A4 sheets with plastic clip metal binding. Details the Proceedings of the sixth Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums, Melbourne July 24-27, 1982. Edited by Graeme Breydon, published by the TMSV in 1982. Gives list of delegates, timetables, COTMA minutes, papers, - Learning from the Professionals - F. D. Snell - Computers in Museums - G. Breydon - Tour notes, note on Z class trams etc. Has Graeme Breydon name stickers on front cover and address label on front page.trams, tramways, cotma, conferences, tmsv -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Membership Card/s, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 2005
3261 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2005 - 2006. Photo of four trams at Gardens Loop (18, 661, 671 and 27) during the 2005 Begonia Festival. Photo by Greg Rodgers. Has a printed label and details for members on rear with validity period and space for Member's signature. Issued to W.A. Doubleday 85.Has printed label "W.A. Doubleday, 85 expires 30 June 2006" on rear. .trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, gardens loop, begonia festival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Victorian Railways and Australian Railway Historical Society, ARHS Tour to Ballarat, titled "The Ballarat Bonanza", Feb. 1967
Set of four foolscap size sheets, for ARHS Tour to Ballarat, titled "The Ballarat Bonanza" on 25/2/1967, stapled in the top left hand corner. Included trips on the Eureka and Redan lines. 1. - Welcome Aboard circular - printed on green paper - giving trip information - Yarra Car, Safety, timetable notes, photostops, refreshments, sales and tours of either the workshops or a tram tour. Trip via North Geelong to Ballarat, return via Bacchus Marsh. Booking Officer R. Carlisle, Tour Organiser E. (Ted) Davies. 2. Descriptive notes - printed on yellow paper, including notes on the various lines, speed limits, the train, the tramways and North Ballarat Workshops. Notes provided by Keith Kings. 3. Two page Special train notice or S Circular, S440/67, dated 17/2/1967, giving timetables, crosses, loads, motive power. Signed by T.A. James as Chief Traffic Manager. Images of document added 27-08-12.arhs, ballarat, eureka, redan, special trains -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Tour Notes, Victorian Railways et al, ARE/ARHS/AREA (Vintage Train) Tour to Ballarat, Sep. 1971
Set of three foolscap size sheets, for ARE/ARHS/AREA (Vintage Train) Tour to Ballarat, on Sunday 5 September 1971, the last day of the Mount Pleasant, Gardens Via St. West Lines. 1. - Welcome Aboard circular - printed both sides on pink paper - which involved the running of two trains, special bus and tram arrangements at Ballarat, for the visit to Sovereign Hill. Gives details of the tram timetables, for the afternoon, train departure times, lunch arrangements and notes on bus and tram running if peak loads encountered. 2nd copy ex Peter Winspur, added 11/1/2007. 2. Victorian Railways S Circular, or special train notice, S2188/71, three pages giving list of special trains, altered platform arrangements at Flinders St., train schedules, alterations to goods trains, light engine movements, loads, motive power and tickets. Signed by J.C. Crute as Chief Traffic Manager. Dated 27/8/1971. See Reg Item 3442 for the booking circular and form. Images of document added 27-08-12.Notes on page 2 by W.Doubleday of trams operating and some notes.arhs, are, area, ballarat, special trains