Yields information about a tour by a Melbourne private schools tour to Ballarat in 1961 and the costs and the Schools club association.Magazine - 14 quarto pages, Gestetner duplicated stapled on left hand side titled "Railway Club Review Vol. 3, No. 4" with a photo of an VR AEC rail motor on the front. Contains a listing of the club committee, news from the various school club, coming trips, articles including a report on the trip to Ballarat and visiting the tram system. See also Reg items 6668 for the tour booking form and 2137 for a photograph of tram 32.trams, tramways, tours, vsrca, ballarat, booking form

Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by Underwood and Underwood of Arlington New Jersey and Westwood New Jersey USA. All dated 1908. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Barrack St, Perth with a tramway junction in foreground and two horse drawn vehicles - image No. 2 and (2)-10230 2 - King William St Adelaide with a horse tram, Post Office and Town Hall in the background - image No. 3 and (3)-10231 3 - Collins St Melbourne with cable tram, looking from Queen St. - image No. (9)-10237.trams, tramways, adelaide, perth, melbourne, collins st, stereo photograph

Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by Underwood and Underwood of Arlington New Jersey and Westwood New Jersey USA or the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Circular quay Sydney with Ferries and a bogie combination car in the view, dated 1980, Image No. (37)-10265. 2 - Auckland Queens St with a complex tram junction in the view. Image No. (72)-10800 3 - George St Sydney looking towards the Queen Victoria building. Image No. 2666 Has trams in the views, centre poles and decorations on the centre poles.trams, tramways, sydney, auckland, stereo photograph

Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of a three stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. All 1901 for the Duke of York visit for the opening of Federal Parliament in Melbourne. All feature cable trams. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of three: 1 - Duke of York Celebrations, Melbourne, The Municipal Arch, Princes Bridge - image No. 2878 2 - ditto, the Butter Arch, Collins St - image No. 2894 3 - ditto - Prahran and St Kilda Arch, The Junction - image No. 2896.trams, tramways, melbourne, royal visit, cable trams, princes bridge, collins st, st kilda junction, stereo photograph

Has a strong association with the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date and demonstrates the ticket style prior to the time of decimal conversion in Australia.Set of 9 pre-decimal or imperial currency tickets used on the Ballarat or the Bendigo tramway system with three of them noted as to their use on the rear. 1 - 3d - orange ticket, over printed "City Section" - A 198391 - used "Charing Cross to Station - tram 23 - Sat 22 May 1965" 2 - 3d - orange - V437554 - on rear "Tram 34 Going to Mt Pleasant Easter Tuesday 31 March 1959". 3 - 5d - green - Q565064 - on rear in pencil "Quarry Hill to Charing Cross (No. 3) 4 - 5d - green - Q565055 - ditto, with addition of "2nd tram" 5 - 7d - black A987991 - on side in pencil' "Eaglehawk to Q Hill No. 3" 6 - 8d - red C209572 - "18 Drummond from L St N Sun 8 Nov. 1964" 7 - 8d- red - C209585 - "ditto" 8 - 8d - red - C582546 - "Q Hill to station tram 23, Sat 22 May 1965" 9 - 1/- purple - A 180987 - "18 decorated for Sebastopol Gold Cent. Sun 8 Nov. 1964 to Sebastopol" trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, bendigo, gold, sebastopol, quarry hill, mt pleasant, lydiard st north

Set of 3 x 1d BTM tickets, used a check tickets, with three of them noted as to their use on the rear in pencil. 1 - 1d purple - A006111 - Sun 18-9-2011 2 - 1d purple - A007842 - Sun 18-9-2011 3 - 1d purple - A008529 - BTM AGM Tram 38 Sun 23 Oct. 2011 trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, btm

Yields information about the accident between a tram and truck, just prior to the closure of the SEC Operated Ballarat Tram system.Newspaper Clipping or cutting titled "The end for tram 31", from The Courier, 3/9/1971, containing a report on the collision of tram 31 with a fruit truck in Sturt St near Lydiard St. Gives time as 445, truck driver Nicholas Marios, tram driver D. Powell. Included in the item is a photo of the tram and the two vehicle drivers involved. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. See Reg Item 547 for a print of the photograph.accidents, twin lakes, collision, sturt st

Set of four tickets located in the rear of Reg Item 7134. .1 - Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo) - 1.5d check ticket, issued in exchange of a slip ticket for use Grenville St and Grant St and Queen St or Drummond and Sturt St or Macarthur St in Lydiard St. Printed on grey card, ticket number 256396. .2 - SEC 4c ticket printed in red ink, black number, has been used - folded into three - B514142 .3 - ditto 7c ticket, print in teal ink, C865083 .4 - BTM 1d ticket, purple ink with black number A008443, with Museum details on rear and hand written date of "18/9/2011" in ink on rear. trams, tramways, tickets, esco, grenville st, secv, btm

Digital image of a group of tramway workers (drivers, conductors) involved in a stop work meeting, The Argus, April 1954, (note no dash canopy lighting or reflector triangles on tram 32) or "out on the grass", opposite the tram depot. Has tram 32 in the background. See April 2024 issue of Fares Please! for the background story over an unfair dismissal of a trainee tram driver. Image 1 - digital image of a photograph held by Glenise Kellett image 2 - detail image of the rear of the photograph image 3 - names added from discussions with Glenise Kellett and item 7139. Image compiled by Warren Doubleday 20/11/2018. See Reg Item 1655 for a newspaper report using this photograph.Yields information about the Ballarat Trammies, late 1950's or early 1960 stop work meeting held opposite the tram depot and the workers who took part.Digital image of a Black and White photograph.On the photograph rear in ink "Ballarat Tram Depot, Wendouree Parade West of Forest St Tram 32" and on the lower edge "1950's, only time tram employees held a strike meeting - approx. 1 hour." trams, tramways, sec, unions, stop work

Posters - Laminated A3 sheets - set of four posters used by the BTM during the November Springfest 2018 on Sunday Nov. 26. Sponsored by VLine. Each poster features tram No. 40 with VLine and BTM logos. .1 - 1887 horse trams .2 - 1971 tram closure and formation of the Museum .3 - BTM volunteers .4 - 130 years of service.trams, tramways, btm, vline, posters

Colour Print of a group of BTPS workers / trammies / volunteers dressed in SEC uniforms during the 1989 Begonia Festival standing along tram 26. Has the details of the people written on the rear on an adhesive label. Photo dated 13/3/1989. Photographer unknown. Left to Right: Bill Kingsley, Andrew Mitchell, Chris Jacobson, Clayton Giles, Richard Gilbert, Ian Hill, Dave O' Neil, Roy Sheedy.trams, tramways, btps, begonia festival, museum, personnel, volunteers, group photo

Gambling at Tram Depots was common and resulted in the loss of wages. See attached document with notes by Peter Bruce. The MMTB tried to restrict it, but it still took place. W Aird was the Board Secretary.Yields information about gambling at depots by MMTB staff.Sign - blue paint background with white letters stencil cut painted onto a sheet of Masonite, with 3 drilled holes along each of the top and bottom edges with the words "Gambling on the Boards Premises Strictly Prohibited, signed "W. Aird Secretary". Has the word "Masonite" stencilled on the rear.trams, tramways, mmtb, depot, signs, personnel, crews, mess rooms, rules

Set of three adhesive label or car sticker with images of 1 -- Shoulder patch of the United States Marine Corps - made by Mitchell 2 - ditto - 1st Marine Division - with the word "Guadalcanal" vertically - made by Mitchell 3 - ditto - 11th Marines - The Cannon cockers - made by Vanguard of California. Donated to the Museum by the son of US Marine whose father was at Victoria Park, July 2018, - noting that they were badges or insignia of the units that were in Victoria Park during 1943. Refer to https://www.ozatwar.com/usmc/1stmarinedivision.htm - accessed 18/1/2019 which confirms the items being at Victoria Park. tramways, trams, world war i, victoria park, ballarat

Yields information about Ballarat tram tickets used by the SEC and has a strong association with the SEC Technical Office who collected the tickets.Box of tickets contained within a Kameyama candles (Japan) cardboard box. 1 - Merchandise Delivery Docket - dated 14/10/1971 - No. 160471, listing individual tickets issued. 2 - Block of Parcel tickets - 13c - A007326 to 50 3 - individual tickets - as listed on the delivery docket - all ending in "16" - and Parcel ticket - 13c 7489 Ticket blocks - each of 200 stapled to a cardboard back. 4 - 4c red C359000 5 - 5c yellow B622000 6 - 5c City Section - orange - A374600 7 - 7c green - C892600 8 - 7c City Section - purple - A063800 9 - 8c green - A935800 10 - 10c - black - C802600 11 - 13c - black - B280400 12 - 15c - brown - A386200 13 - 16c - yellow - A560400 trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, closure

Yields information about tramway operations possibly at the time of closure of trams used and interior views.Set of four Black and white photograph of trams at night, possibly one of the closures Sept. 1971. .1 - Tram 39 with the destination of City .2 - Tram 37 with the destination of View Point - likely to have been shown for historic purposes. .3 - Interior view of a internally painted tram - No. 39? .4 - Interior view of No. 43 with a conductor. trams, tramways, night photo, closure, conductors, interiors, view point, tram 39, tram 37, tram 43

The Postcards show trams of Launceston which operated from 1911 to 1952, published by International Railway Postcards of Launceston. The background card gives a short history of Launceston trams and the reproduction of two tickets. 1 - Postcard 1 - No. 11 leads a line up of cars in Elphin Road - Ken Flood 6-3-1948 2 - No 27, Mumford St loop - Ken Flood - 9-10-1948 3 - No. 24 Wellington St, photo Ken Flood, 26-2-1949 4 - No. 9 turns from George St into Cameron St - 25-9-1948 - Photo Ken Flood 5 - No. 26 - Talbot Road terminus - 1-11-1948 - Ken Flood 6 - No. 9 Elphin Road, 13-10-1948 - Ken Flood Yields information about Launceston trams, the Museum having No 14 on display, No. 14 from 2022.Set of 6 black and white postcards and a story card. Each have a caption on the rear and a place for a stamp and address.launceston, tramways, tramcars

Digital image of Tram 27 Lydiard St North at the Level crossing, with destination of Lydiard St Nth with white letters on a black roll. Has the Provincial Hotel in the background. Photo by Peter Knife 3/12/1966. Yields information about Ballarat's trams in December 1966.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, tram 27, level crossing, lydiard st nth

Digital image of three single truckers lined up at night at the north side of Sturt St, City stop - trams 26, 31 and 28. Photo by Peter Knife 31/3/1971.Yields information about Ballarat's trams and the practice of three of the four service cars meeting at the same time at the City tram terminus.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sturt st, tram 26, tram 31, tram 28

Digital image of the SEC Depot Wendouree Parade at night with trams 27, 18 and 34 inside the depot. Shows the depot roof structure as well as some of the interior features. Photo by Peter Knife 31/3/1971.Yields information about the interior of the SEC tram depot.Digital image of a colour slide.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, depot, tram 27, tram 18, tram 34

No 40 in Sturt St with destination of Sebastopol. In the background is the Town Hall with a large sign advertising the Begonia Festival. Photo by Doug Colquhoun 23-3-1959.Yields information about the appearance of the No. 40 and the Town Hall in 1959.Black and white photograph with photographer's stamp on rear.On rear is Douglas A Colquhoun photo stamp, giving details of the photograph - see image i2.trams, tramways, tram 40, sturt st, town hall

Photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of tram 42 inbound in Sturt St crossing Doveton St. Has the central median planted with many flowers, In the background is Heinz Bros store. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St north and has roof adverts for Penfolds Sherry and Briquettes.Yields information about the tram 42 and the intersection with Doveton St.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount. Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, tram 42

Photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of tram 14 in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction. Note the compulsory stop sign on the east side or the left hand side of the pole. The tram has the destination of Victoria St and has a Electricity Cooking roof advertisement. Lake Wendouree in the background.Yields information about the nature of tram services in Wendouree Parade.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, tram 14, wendouree parade, depot junction, lake wendouree

Photo of the first horse drawn tower wagon at Sovereign Hill. This item was offered to the BTPS but declined as it did not have the storage space for it. Understood to have later been dismantled.Yields information about the appearance of the horse drawn tower wagon of ESCo.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photo by David Verrier.On back of slide in inktramways, trams, tower wagon, sovereign hill, cotma

Australian standards for rolling stock issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association.Gives details of the 1920s standards in Australia for railway rolling stock.1 - Book - 20 pages + light grey cover, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association tentative standard E2 to E5 - for Railway Rolling stock material, laminated volute and helical springs and spring steel, dated Dec. 1925. .2 - Book - 40 pages + light grey cover, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association tentative standard E16 to E21 - for Railway Rolling stock material, steel blooms for railway forgings, axles, locomotive crank axles, wagon and engine tender axles - dated Dec. 1927. .3 - Book - 24 pages + light grey cover, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association tentative standard E8 to E12 for Railway Rolling stock material - copper plates, rods, tubes and pipes and brass tubes. Dated Dec. 1925 .4 - Book - 20 pages + light grey cover, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association tentative standard E6 and E7 - railway rolling stock material - steel plates, angles and rivets for locomotives; steel castings. Dated December 1925. .5 - Book - 12 pages + grey covers, centre stapled issued by Standards Association of Australia, standards H13 and H14 - Bronze (Gun Metal) ingots and castings for General engineering purposes Dated 1940..trams, tramways, standards, rolling stock, axles

Photograph of Ballarat Summer car No.20 and 3 other tramcars (2 with former double deck horse tram trailers) at City Centre, Nth side of Sturt St at Grenville St Nth. Photo shows the large passenger shelter/ESCO office, several pedestrians, and the commercial buildings of the Eastern end of Sturt St. Prominent in the background are the Mechanics Institute, and the Town Hall. See item 5134 for a digital image and a copy negative.Yields information about SEC tramway operations, and the buildings and layout of the East end of Sturt St.Black and white photograph on plain paperHas details of photograph and year on rear and number "T30". Also, "Ballarat Tramways", "Sturt Street in 1912", "Showing 3 old el types, 2 trailers and No.20 summer car(near band stand), "W.Jack Photo".ballarat, sturt st, tram 20, horse tram trailer

Photograph of Ballarat Tramcars 23, 26, and another. and 3 other tramcars at City Centre, Nth side of Sturt St at Grenville St Nth, looking West. Photo shows the later small passenger shelter, a few pedestrians, a number of early motor vehicles, and the commercial buildings of the Eastern end of Sturt St. Prominent in the background are the Mechanics Institute, and the Town Hall.Yields information about SEC tramway operations, and the buildings and layout of the East end of Sturt St.Black and white photograph on plain paperHas a stamp from The Argus (Melbourne newspaper). has various items of copyright and permission details; and Negative No: J5994. Also, "Ballarat" and "K.J.MAGOR" No".ballarat, sturt st, tram 26, tram 23

Photograph of Ballarat Tramcars 17 & 33 at Gardens, parked very close to each other.Yields information about SEC tramway operations.Black and white photograph on plain paper"6/3. 41." "cars 17 & 33 at gardens, Ballarat, Victoria." "(Destination signs show, 17, 'Victoria St'., 33, 'special'.)."ballarat, gardens, tram 17, tram 33

Yields information about Lydiard St North near the Railway Station and its use by trams running special tours.Set of four 35mm slides - two Hanimex light blue grey plastic mounts and two Anscochrome white plastic mounts of trams in Lydiard St North. .1 - No. 39 and 26 waiting at the station stop. No. 26 is showing "Special". .2 - ditto with photographers in the background. No. 26 is entering the double track, indicating that the trams are returning to the depot. .3 - No. 33 arriving at the end of the double track with a passenger leaving the tram, with St Paul's Technical College in the background. .4 - ditto Have the St Paul's Technical College, S.F Motors Pty Ltd and Union Fidelity Trustee Company in the background.tramways, trams, lydiard st north, special trams, tram 39, tram 26, tram 33

.1 -No. 35, outbound to Sebastopol with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Has signs for Fosters Larger, Carlton Draught and Victoria Bitter. Has a number of passengers boarding the tram. .2 - at Hospital corner with the signal system control box for the Forest City signals in the foreground on a pole. Has marking for Sebastopol, Sturt St West and Drummond St North? written on the box. Above this is a sign advising passengers that trams depart this point for The Gardens, View Point and Sebastopol. In the background is J. A. Malpass Hairdresser shop. See item 8900 for the actual switch. .3 - No. 35 turning into Drummond St south with the bottle shop on the south east corner in the background.Yields information about Hospital corner and the switch for the Forest City signalling system controls.Set of three 35mm slides - AGFA dark blue / white plastic mounts of trams in Sturt St near Hospital Corner. tramways, trams, sturt st, hotels, hospital corner, forest city signals, signs, tram 35

Yields information about the streetscapes of Ballarat on the Gardens to Victoria St route and in particular buildings and people that crewed the trams.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount. .1 - Tram No. 38 at the Victoria St terminus, with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Note the red traffic cone in the overhead by the trolley wheel positioning location device. .2 - crew of No. 30 by the tram - R. Knight (57) and Conductor W. Nancarrow (8) .3 - No. 30 at Gardens Loop .4 - as for .2 - see Also Reg item 6455. .5 - view from tram at intersection of Wendouree Parade and MacArthur St, View Point. .6 - view of trackwork at intersection of Drummond and Sturt Streets with the Southern Cross Hotel in the background. Slide mount date August 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, victoria st, crews, gardens loop, view point, hospital corner, tram 30