Recovered by the donor, with approval of the Depot Foreman, from the wreckage in the SEC Ballarat yard from the demolished Tram No. 20 that was involved in a collision on 16/9/1970. One of the support members, near the bell striker has been broken through and the area where it was secured to the roof of the tram at the same end has been bent. This may be the result of the accident. JS - John Stephenson of New York?Demonstrates a conductors communication bell made by or for use on Melbourne tramcars. A reminder of SEC Tram No. 20 which was involved in a major accident in Victoria St on 16/9/1970Brass Conductor Signal or Communication Bell, consisting of cast frame, bell, striker, bell pull part, one nut to secure the bell to the frame and a screwed bolt for the bell pull part. Has a section of leather bell cord and a leather bell cord hanging piece. Has the initials "JS" cast in both ends that were used to secure the bell to the roof. Has two metal clips used to secure the leather bell cord into position.conductor, bell, trams, ballarat, tram 20, accidents, tramways

Inside front cover - reproduction of the Ballarat white on black destination roll by the TMSV c1971 page 1 - Newspaper cutting "Tram Era Ends in Ballarat" from The Courier's special supplement. page 2 - ditto page 3 - blank page 4 - Newspaper cutting from a Melbourne paper - "Last tram to Ballarat" Nine small B&W photos taken during the ARHS TMSV Tram tour 21/8/1971 - see btm5989.1 > 5989.7 page 5 - Seven B&W photos ditto - see btm5990.1 > 5990,7 Murray Views postcard No. 51 of Sturt St, taken at Grenville St - see btm5991i page 6 - Letter from The Ballarat Courier, on letterhead to Ellen enclosing photos of the tram 42 being moved to Zion Congregational Church Sebastopol and one photograph - see btm5992i1 page 7 - one large Courier photo tram 42 at the church and four small black and white photos of the tram 42 at the church - see btm5992i2 to 5992i6 five photos of Ballarat bogie trams - see btm5993i1 to 5993i page 8 - six photos of Ballarat c1970 - see btm5994i1 to btm5994i6. Page 9 - Newspaper clipping of Ballarat 36 in Melbourne and black and white photo of 36 and a decorated advertising tram in Swanston St. See also btm3173. page 10 - TMSV produced listing of Ballarat tramcars dated Feb. 1971 and two illustrations - ESCo 8 and SEC 17 at night. page 11 - blank Page 12 to 18 - newspaper clippings from The Courier's supplement. Page 19 - ditto and Nu-color-vue Ballarat Postcard BT 69 - see Reg Item. btm960i Page 20 to 23 - newspaper clippings from The Courier's supplement. Page 24 - ditto and and Nu-color-vue Ballarat Postcard BT 65 - see Reg Item. btm669i Page 25 - Illustration of No. 27 at the depot with the "1,000,000" miles in Ballarat Banner - Courier Photo - see btm 3316i and Notes written by Keith Kings on the history of No. 27 and the TMSV tour - 29/6/1988. Page 26 and 27 - newspaper clippings from The Courier at the time of the re-opening of the Ballarat trams - BTPS 1975. See Reg Item btm5996i1 and i2. Inside rear cover - ARHS / TMSV tour and photo stop notes for the Farewell Ballarat Tram Tour - 21/8/1971. Ellen Butland - a driver at Kew Depot, 1st women driver at Kew and 5th in the MMTB - via Ron Scholten 2/11/13.Has a strong association with a Melbourne tram driver who assembled the scrap book and series of photos of Ballarat trams at the time of closure. Yields information about the tram operations.Stamford Kiwi School Scrap Book - card covers, 23 sheets, spiral bound, titled "Ballarat", prepared by Ellen Butland of Auckland following the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway system. Each page has been scanned. Black and white photos have been separately catalogued - as noted below."Ballarat" in top right hand corner in ink.destination roll, closure, arhs, tours, courier, tourism, zion congregational church, trams, tramways, ballarat

.1 - Close up photo of a single trucker and a bogie tram showing difference in bumper heights. .2 - Photo showing the front of a single trucker (No. 26?) with the motorman leaning out the small window with a cigarette in hand. Photo dated 1970. .3 - No. 34 parked on "0" road. Photo dated 1971. .4 - Similar to .2, driver looking at photographer. .5 - Bogie tram parked on "0" road, photo dated 1970. .6 - No. 27 at Lydiard St North terminus - photo dated 1970. Has a strong association with a Melbourne tram driver who assembled the scrap book and series of photos of Ballarat trams at the time of closure. Yields information about the tram operations.Set of six black and white photographs contained with Reg item 5988, a Stamford Kiwi School Scrap Book - card covers, 23 sheets, spiral bound, titled "Ballarat", prepared by Ellen Butland of Auckland following the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway system.closure, trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st nth, tram 34, tram 27, depot, crews, motormen

.1 - Newspaper clipping from The Sun or The Courier (all ?) 10/12/1974 and 3/2/1975, reporting on the planned and then the reopening of the BTPS. Not sure which newspaper and actual date. Has one photograph of No. 26 outside the depot. .2 - Newspaper from The Courier, titled "Just like the old days", Monday Feb. 3, 1975, following the formal re-opening for the BTPS. Has four trams in the photo with Bill Stephen MLA and Dudley Erwin MP standing alongside. Tram 27 is leading. .3 - Second copy of "Tourist Trams preserve colourful local history", adherred to a single sheet of faintly lined foolscap paper, dated 3/2/1975 Has a strong association with a Melbourne tram driver who assembled the scrap book and series of photos of Ballarat trams at the time of closure and the re-opening of the tram museum by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation SocietySet of newspaper cuttings contained with Reg item 5988, a Stamford Kiwi School Scrap Book - card covers, 23 sheets, spiral bound, titled "Ballarat", prepared by Ellen Butland of Auckland following the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway system.trams, tramways, ballarat, btps, opening, tram 26, tram 27, btps depot

Provides a list of active Ballarat trams operated by the State Electricity Commission of Vic, dated 7-11-1967. Notes that there are 15 ST's (Single trucks or four wheel trams) and 10 bogies - all larger trams. Also records that all destination rolls were black on white, changed over from white letters on a black background. Not known who produced the list.Prepared for personal or for providing information to another person on what trams were active in the Ballarat depot at the time.List of SEC Ballarat Trams - dated 7-11-67 hand written on a foolscap sheet of plain paper.ballarat, trams, tramcars, secv, destination rolls, lists

Photo shows tram 27 after repainting in an earlier SEC colour scheme. On display at the BTPS depot fan with trams 661 and 38. Photographed on the day of the Society's 1986 AGM.Yields information about BTPS Operations and work in 1986Colour print of Kodak paper - Ballarat - BTPS Depot - tram 27Has details of the location and dates on rear along with photographers number.ballarat, tramways, tramcars, btps, tram 27

Photo shows Electric supply Co. toast rack or cross bench type No. 17 outside the depot prior to its coversion to the track cleaner in 1953. The Bendigo trust returned the tram to its toast rack or cross bench type.Yields information about Bendigo tram 17 prior to its conversion in 1953 to the track cleaner.Black and white photograph of Bendigo - tram 17 at depotOn rear in red pencil is "Dup JBS"tramways, trams, sec tramways, bendigo, tram 17, bendigo depot

Photo shows the Bendigo tram depot, c1945 after the arrival of the first bogie trams. Tram 23 with cream rocker panels, possibly No. 20, another tram and the welding truck. Appears that there is some welding going on with the ladder positioned just inside the depot and a pole connected to the overhead alongside the truckYields information about Bendigo tram depot after the arrival of the first bogie tramsBlack and white photograph of the Bendigo tram depot c1945tramways, trams, sec tramways, bendigo, bendigo depot, tram 23, welding truck

Photo shows Geelong bogie tram No. 38 at the depot with two depot workers on either side of the tram. Yields information about Geelong tram depot and its workers, possibly on the day of the AETA 1948 tour. Black and white photograph of Geelong 38 at the tram depot.tramways, trams, sec tramways, geelong, geelong depot, tram 38

Photos show Geelong 40 being loaded for transport to Geelong 40 on 27-3-1956. The tram became Ballarat No. 43 1 - tram lifted on four jacks with a single trucker behind 2 - Liftng a Brill 22E bogie onto the truck gooseneck. 3 - Tram lifted prior to backing the truck under it. 4 - Tram body lowered onto the truck. 5 - Ready for departure - note the destination of Belmont. See Item 6734 for other photographs.Yields information about the transport of Geelong 40 to Ballarat.Set of 5 black and white photographs of Geelong 40 being lifted and readied for Transport to Ballarat.tramways, trams, sec tramways, geelong, geelong depot, tram 40, tram 43

Features both black and white and colour photographs, including tickets, photos along each route, Charing Cross, depot, notes on the rolling stock with an aerial photograph of Bendigo with the tram routes marked in and a fold out detailed map of Bendigo and its track layout.Yields information about the Bendigo tramways operated by the SEC in a photographic and text format.Book, 78 pages including card cover, printed on gloss paper, titled "By Birney to Golden Square", written by Brian Andrews, published by Southern Cross Traction, Kensington Park SA. Sub-titled "The last last years of Bendigo's tramways", 1973. trams, tramways, bendigo, sec tramways, maps

Photo of Sylvia Mitchell the winner of the Most Popular Conductress competition that involved all the Victorian Tramway depots at the time. See reference.Studio photograph of the winner of the Most Popular Conductress CompetitionBlack and white printed photo on postcard backStanley A Rogers of Doveton St North stamp on rear. most popular conductress, sylvia mitchell, conductor, conductress, tramways, sec, red cross

Contains part of the negatives that the photographer took of Bendigo and its tramway system on a 1968 visit. For the actual prints see the Album 8637 and the digital images held in the Museum's photo collections files. Many of the photographs were used in Brian's book, "By Birney to Golden Square" Includes as well 172 photographs of J and K class locomotives at the Ararat locomotive depot.Demonstrates the work of Brian Andrews.Negative folder - paper folder by R. Gunz (Photographic) Pty Ltd containing 6 strips of 35mm negatives in a plastic clear sleeve.Folder No. 64 - 35mm - SEC Bendigo 12-5-68 and VR Western line 11-5-1968trams, tramways, brian andrews, negatives, bendigo, ararat, steam locomotives, j class, k class

Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when Conductresses and many women were employed by the SEC. See also item 8825 for the cover and parts of the magazine.Photographic reproduction of page 10 of Oct. 1944 SEC news - from a State Library supplied negative, on photographic paper, laminated with 4 Velcro dots on rear. Item concerns 'SEC Conductresses win in the Most Popular Conductress competition amongst Victorian tramway depots. Has photo of the winning conductresses. See item 9134 for a complete copy of the magazine. Item re-imaged 12/2/2020 i1 - full sheet - small version i1a - 1200dpi version i2 - Miss J McCurdy i3 - Sylvia Mitchell i4 - D. Rosewarnetrams, tramways, secv, ballarat, world war ii, conductresses

Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when Conductresses and many women were employed by the SEC and yields information about materials printed for the Australia Remembers exhibition in 1995 by the BTM.Seven colour printed A4 sheets used on the "Ballarat Trammies at War" exhibition at depot and CHHA fair. .1 to .7 printed on coated paper for use in bubble jet printers, .8 - A4 size white photocopy paper. 249.1 - Welcome poster - used at depot 249.2 - "How did they cope"? 249.3 - "Coping with conditions" 249.4 - "Conductresses Triumph!" 249.5 - Credits poster - used in video tape only. 249.6 - Credit poster - used in exhibition. 249.7 - Any further information 249.8 - 12 sheets - script for video tape. Paper - Ink jet paper by Gilbert Paper - "Jet-Tech" - 92 brightness, 210x 298, Made in USA - Menasha W 54952. Images of items added 29/9/2013.trams, tramways, exhibitions, ballarat, world war ii

Yields information about the ex SEC tramway employees celebrations for 21 years since the closure of the Ballarat SEC system.Sixteen page magazine - periodical, SEC NEWS containing on p10, a photograph and article, former Ballarat Tramways employees at 21 year celebrations celebrated at the tram depot. Images of magazine added 21/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, employees, btps, secv

Bendigo, old scrubber tramcar inside depot In front are wheel sets and by tram, two lifting jacks. Taken 7-3-1954. Photo by Keith Kings.Stamped on 'K.S.Kings etc.' and in blue ink 'K(j)(19), Bendigo, old scrubber car at depot, 7/3/54, 1 sec at f8'tramways, trams, bendigo, scrubber tram, scrubber

This trowel was presented to City of Bendigo Mayor, Simeon Ryan by Mr B. Deakin the Australian representative of the Victorian Electric Supply Company on the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone for the new power house building in Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. This power house was built to supply power to both Bendigo and Eaglehawk and the overhead power system for the tramway which ran from Quarry Hill, through the city to Eaglehawk and from Golden Square to Lake Weeroona. The building of the power house changed Eaglehawk and Bendigo as street lights were installed and houses became electrified. A report in the Bendigo Independent in 1902 reported ' Night will then be almost as brilliant as the day and people .... who live in the suburbs are to be provided with a tram service worth of the name'. (See reference A Mammoth Scheme.) The tramways closed in April 1972 after the Victorian Parliament granted the SEC an application to cease operating. Today Bendigo Trust operates the tourist trams which run along Pall Mall and welcomes over 40,000 visitors annually. The Bendigo Tramways Depot is the oldest operating tram depot in Australia and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. There are currently 45 trams in the fleet (13 of which operate as part of the 'Talking' Tram service).For more about the history and to tour the tramways visit www.bendigotramways.com.Triangular shaped silver engraved trowel with ivory handle (0286a). Top face of trowel is ornately engraved with floral and decorative motifs and an image of an electric tram and two power poles. Reverse has engraved text. No makers mark detected. Housed in a leather covered case (0286b), lined with ruched blue silk. Case has two brass hinges and two small brass clasps.PRESENTED / By / THE ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO / OF VICTORIA TO / SIMEON RYAN. ESQ JP. / MAYOR OF BENDIGO / ON THE OCCASION OF HIS LAYING / THE MEMORIAL STONE OF THE / BENDIGO AND EAGLEHAWK / ELECTRIC LIGHT AND TRAMWAY / POWER HOUSE / 26th JUNE, 1901/ STERLING SILVERcouncillor simeon ryan, councillor s h mc gowan, councillor john hoskins, councillor george loudon, councillor john green, councillor alfred hicks, borough of eaglehawk, borough of eaglehawk mayor, mayor loudon, city of bendigo mayor, mayor ryan, bendigo and eaglehawk tramway

Book read by family members, especially Lance Sebire who was awarded it from Sunday School in 1936Large hardcover children's book for boys with coloured picture on front cover of two boys sitting on a rock, one looking through binoculars and the other pointing into the distance. The title, The Big Budget for Boys is printed in black lettering on the front and spine with an illustration of another boy and the publisher. The back cover is also illustrated in colour with two more boys reading a map. The collection of adventure stories have black and white illustrations throughout.Mrs Les Gaudion's Class - Methodist Sabbath School Wandin Yallock. Awarded to Lance Sebire for Diligence and Attendance. Mr J H Lord Supt. Harold Blanksby Sec. May 18th 1936. The Book Depot, 288 Little Collins Street (Methodist Book Buildings)adventure, young people's fiction, children's fiction, children's book

Possibly a Motorman in winter coat (as there are no lapel badges). SEC type numbers are on the latter two hats. The Conductor badges on coat lapels and 5-button coats must have been retained by the SEC for a while. The date of these photos would be 1930s.Black and white print on paper11/13 and the No. 1 in a circle, written in pen on the reverse. GRS710/11/1/13 written in pencil on the reverse.mesco's winter uniform c. 1912-1930, mesco motorman, duncan and fraser tramcar, geelong tramway depot

Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - tram 30 arriving at Victoria St with school children and others alighting. 2 - tram 30 waiting to return to Gardens via Sturt St west. 3 - tram 13 at Stones Corner, Bridge and Victoria St on its way to Victoria St. Has buildings / advertisements for Schonell cycles, Gear chemist, Phillip Howard, The Sun, AVCO, ANZ, Roddas, CS Pennant, Top 4, State Savings Bank and H Whitefield Hair dresser. 4 - trams 30 and 13 crossing at the King St loop in Victoria St. 5 - tram 37 in Sturt St arriving at the City stop 6 - tram 43 southbound in Lydiard St crossing Mair St - note the traffic lights, one of the first installations in Ballarat. Has adverts for Peter's, and Speedee cleaners. 7 - track cleaner with broom with tram No. 12 behind, with the destination of City. Has the Chinese cafe, seafood bar, Kodak advert, Town Hall, and tramway shelter in the view.Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, depot, victoria st, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 13, tram 30, tram 12, tram 37, tram 43

Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - Tram 30 running a Special - the hail storm is looming. 2 - Tram 42 - Gardens via Drummond in Drummond St North 3 - Tram 12 - outbound in Albert St Sebastopol, showing a Lydiard St Nth destination. Has a Twin Lakes sign. 4 - Tram 12 - outbound in Albert St Sebastopol, Grey St Sebastopol destination. Has Bowen's Timber Hardware store in the background. 5 - Tram 39 - Hospital Corner, destination Sebastopol, with Marshall battery centre, and Mobil service station in the background. 6 - Tram 33 - Drummond St North, it has been hailing. 7 - Tram 21 at the depot, showing special with a depot worker at the controls.Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, sturt st, tram 30, tram 12, tram 39, tram 21, sebastopol, hospital corner, drummong st nth, depot, tram 42, tram 33

Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - tram 31 Wendouree Parade near Depot Junction, on its way to Victoria St. 2 - trams 12 and 31 at Haddon St loop 3 - tram 31 in deep hail. 4 - Scrubber at the depot 5 - tram 41 at depot junction, Gardens via Drummond St Nth. Hail blankets the footpath and track. 6 - ditto - Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, depot, wendouree parade, tram 31, tram 12, scrubber, tram 41

Photos taken on the last Saturday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - Tram 42 climbing Victoria St with a sign for the site of the "New Mid - City Motel" behind. 2 - Tram 13 in Victoria St from the Anglican church tower with Black Hill in the background. 3 - Barkly and Main St from the Anglican church tower with an outbound tram the Ampol Service station in the view. 4 - Tram 39 in Wendouree Parade near depot with swans in the background. 5 - Ballarat 26 Wendouree Parade Olympic monument with the tram crossing from the side of the road into the middle of the road for Hamilton Ave. 6 - Trams 21 and 27 crossing at the Skipton St loop. 7 - Tram 27 and others on the ARHS tour at Sebastopol with the conductor unhooking the trolley pole rope before turning the pole. Yields information about the last full Saturday of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, tram 26, tram 27, tram 13, tram 17, wendouree parade, victoria st, barkly st, tram 39, olympics, sebastopol, skipton st loop, tram 42, tram 21

Photos taken during the operation of Ballarat No. 36 promoting Tourism Week, South St Competitions, Begonia Festival and Sovereign Hill during the week following the closure of the SEC operated Ballarat tram system. 1 - Outside Flinders St station with W2 513 behind - 20-9-1971 2 - tram 1024 promotion Channel O in St Kilda Road - 20-9-1971 3 - tram 36 in St Kilda Road - 21-9-1971 4 - On the King St overoass with W2 390 (Spencer St. route 48) behind - 21-9-1971 5 - Park St South Melbourne, cross over - 21-9-1971 6 - running into South Melbourne Depot. - 23-9-1971 Yields information about the operation of Ballarat 36 in Melbourne for tourism promotion.Set of 6 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mounts or green card mount.Have the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, tram 36, ballarat tourism, st kilda road, king st overpass, tram 1024, tram 390

Set of five colour prints of photos taken by David Frost c1985 of ex SEC Ballarat Trams at the BTPS depot or the TMSV Bylands site. .1 - trams 671, 661, 14 and 38 on the depot fan. (661 repainted 1984 and 18 entered service 1985) .2 - 18 and 671 along with David's Morris Minor .3 - 14 on the access track .4 - Ex Ballarat 42 at Bylands .5 - ex Ballarat 17 and a cable trailer at Bylands.trams, tramways, btps, tmsv, depot, bylands, tram 18, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14, tram 38

Photograph of SEC tram 17 in Wendoure Parade at depot junction. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. Photographer unknown, during 1950s before the fitting of dash canopy lighting.Yields information about tram 17 during the 1950s and Wendouree Parade.Black and white photograph, with adhesive remnants on the rear.trams, tramways, tram 17, depot junction, wendouree parade.

.1 - Copy of colour photograph, that was mounted onto heavy card of the SEC Bendigo tram crews, shortly before the closure of the tramway system in front of the depot building with four tramcars behind. Two copy prints - on Copy Professional Paper by John Phillips. Features 34 personnel. .2 - Black and white photo with all staff involved on the tramway present with a list of names underneath. Negative only held - N24. Dated 16/4/1972. .3 - Black and white photograph of the same event by Ray Marsh. See item 9469 for a large black and white print with names.Has a close association with Bendigo Tramway staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.Set of four photos - colour or black and white, .4 mounted onto heavy card.On rear in ink (Keith Kings handwriting) "Bendigo, Traffic crews and staff shortly before closure Bendigo Depot / /72" and in green ink "Photo by Ray Marsh, 35 Prospect St Pascoe Vale Vic Aust."bendigo, sec crews, personnel, staff photo, group photo

The photograph shows Ballarat No. 40 running into the depot on 19/9/1971 following its last trip at the time of the closure of the SEC-operated Ballarat tram system. The word "End" can be seen on one of the doors - when they closed it formed part of the expression "The End". Not known who took the photograph.Yields information about the last tram into the depot on 19/9/1971.Black and white photograph on plain papertramcars, trams, last tram, closure, depot, tram 40