Pamphlet - printed on foolscap paper, titled "Oppose Fare Increase", dated 30/8/1971, authorised by Rank and File Tramway and Rail Workers, about the general fare increase and lack of public transport. Written from a Socialist viewpoint a and problems of imperialism. Socialist cause.trams, tramways, fares, public transport, unions, social history

Notice or circular - titled "Passengers on St Kilda Road", authorised by J Harper, Secretary of the Australian Tramway & Motor Omnibus Association (ATMOEA), about tram priority at St Kilda Junction, asking tram passengers to write to Tom Roper, Minister for Transport seeking action to improve traffic signals. Tom Roper was Minister for Transport from 1985 to 1987.Demonstrates the Union's work on tram priority.Notice - A4 sheet printed with dark blue ink.tramways, traffic signals, st kilda junction, unions, tom roper, atmoea, j harper

Yields information about the view of The Courier, and locals about the mooted closure of the tramway system and reporting on the proposal, an AETA visit and lunch hour services.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 7 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system April and May 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Tramway renewals would cost 2.5m" - 18-4-62 - quote from Leader in the Legislative Council the previous day, Mr. Chandler, to upgrade tracks and trams in both Ballarat and Bendigo. 2 - "Old Trams" - The Age - 13/4/62 - about the proposed replacement of trams and their services 3 - "Coming Events" - 19-4-62 - reporting on item 1, six month delay as the motion has not been tabled - use them or loose them attitude. 4 - "Their Hobby is Electric Traction" - 23-4-62 - about the visit of about 84 members of the AETA to Ballarat, visiting Ballarat and Bendigo, 2nd hand trams, met by Mr. Denmead 5 - "Tram Services" - letter 4-5-62 - trams not departing on time at Lunch hour and other issues 6 - "Tram Times" - 5-562 - by R. Courtney local Secretary of the Union, about the lunch hour services - delayed by inspectors to assist the public 7 - "Tram Times" - 8-5-62 - concerning the lunch hour one minute delay and has not be late back to work. closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, lunch hour, aeta

Set of A4 photocopies of 6 years of half yearly reports of The Ballaarat Tramway Company Limited (Horse Trams) from 3/1897 to 9/1902. All reports except the last one comprise a two sheet printed or typeset report giving notice of meeting, directors report, statement of assets and liabilities, share structure and profit and loss account. The last report 9/1902 is typed, and lists assets and credits only on the profit and loss account. Meetings were held at Craig's Hotel, Lydiard St. The Directors report from 9/1900 note the forthcoming sale of the company to the British Insulated Wire Company Limited and the problems of finalising the sale. Photocopies from the Public Records Office of Victoria, Company Reports, obtained by Alan Bradley c1995. .1 - 3/1897 .2 - 9/1897 .3 - 3/1898 .4 - 9/1898 .5 - 3/1899 .6 - 9/1899 .7 - 3/1900 .8 - 9/1900 .9 - 4/1901 .10 - 10/1901 .11 - 3/1902 .12 - 9/1902 All reports signed by the Company Secretary Edgar A. Akins, except the last one, Geo A Grace. The report notes that Mr. Akins had passed away. Geo. Grace was appointed as Secretary Pro-tem. Items separated by yellow coloured A4 sheets.trams, tramways, ballaarat tramway company, horse tram, esco, british insulated wire company, annual reports, directors reports

Yields information about BTPS and BTM personnel and their issued kits.Two Sets of lined sheets, punched on left hand side with a plastic edge protection strip, ruled in red ink and completed in blue or red ink, recording staff numbers for the various volunteers for either the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society or the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Records staff number, name, outfit issued, punch and key and notes. .1 - 21 Quarto sheets, prepared annually from 1.7.1974 to 30.6.1985 (See image btm2480i1 and i2) .2 - 16 A4 sheets, prepared annually from 17.7.1986 to 30.6.1996 (See image btm2480i3 to i6) See Reg item 4972 for 1/7/1996 to 31/12/2007.trams, tramways, tickets, staff numbers, records, btm

Set of two tour programmes or notes issued by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. .1 - two page reno printed document, quarto, stapled in top left hand corner titled "27th Special Outing - MMTB Tramcar 671 Class W4 and Tramcar 101 Class L", for a tour on 26/12/1968. Gives details of the tour, the tramcars history and details. Some confusion about the date of the tickets. .2 - single page foolscap sheet, stencil cut and duplicated, titled "59th Special Tour", for a tour with Birney 217 and L104 on 13 Jan. 1974. Gives details of the tour and the tramcars. On the rear is a map of the Tramway Museum's Bylands location.trams, tramways, tours, w4 class, l class, birney, tmsv, tram 671, tram 101, tram 104, tram 217

Ticket - Trip Slip - cable tram Bell Punch type - orange card, 3d fare, unused. Printed for the Tramway Board. Has space for 15 journeys. On the up fare side, has space for name Line, Date, Badge, car, time of starting and signature if a student conductor.trams, tramways, tickets, cable trams, bell punch, clifton hill, tb

Cast triangular brass badge with a single hole in the top, with words "Prahran Tramways Trust Malvern" and "Employees Pass" on one side and on reverse "the number "105" stamped in and the letter "M" engraved. Raised edges with flat sides. Manufacturer unknown. .1 - as above but with the letter "C" and number 80trams, tramways, badges, employees, pmtt, passes

Demonstrates the Museums phasing out of tickets priced for the actual fare and conversion to a universal ticket that does not have to be changed for a fare increase. Block of 100 tickets - green ink on off white paper, denomination 1/- (1 shilling), headed Ballarat Vintage Tramway. On rear in green ink are details of the Ballarat Tramway Museum, slogan and web address. The 100 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. 1622 - A00001 to A00100 (the first block collected at the time of issue 3/1/1991 - 81H x 36H 1622.1 - A20601 to A20700 - 2nd print run of tickets, collected at the time of issue - 25/7/1993 - 81H x 33H 1622.2 - A70801 to A70900 - 3rd print run of tickets, collected at time of issue 1/2001 - 82H x 37W The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. The 1/- tickets used for Adult passengers, to save printing new tickets each time the fares changed. Commenced used end Jan. 1991. See Reg Item 5964 for the fourth run of the 1/- and 6d tickets.trams, tramways, btm, tickets

Demonstrates the Museums phasing out of tickets priced for the actual fare and conversion to a universal ticket that does not have to be changed for a fare increase. Block of 100 tickets - blue ink on off white paper, denomination 6d (6 or six pence), headed Ballarat Vintage Tramway. On rear in blue ink are details of the Ballarat Tramway Museum, slogan postal and web address. The 100 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. 2235 - A 0001 to 00100 - the first block collected at the time of issue - 3/1/1991 - 81H x 36W 2235.1 - A20401 to 20500 - 2nd print run of tickets, collected at the time of issue 1/1/1994 - 81H x 36W - has two staples in the butt area. 2235.2 - A64901 to 65000 - 3rd print run of tickets, collected at the time of issue 12/2000 - 80H x 33W The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. The 6d tickets used for child passengers, to save printing new tickets each time the fares changed. Commenced use Jan,\. 1991.trams, tramways, btm, tickets

Demonstrates early BTPS work - Membership application form the early days of the BTPS - following closure of the Ballarat SEC system, around the time of the closure of the Bendigo system.Single foolscap light green (teal) paper page, printed using the Gestetner wax stencil process; Membership Application form for membership of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), c1972. Gives details of the organisation, its proposals, notes that Bendigo is to close soon, trams are stored at the SEC depot.trams, tramways, btps, membership forms

Pamphlet - DL three fold, printed on manilla coloured heavy paper, brown ink, titled "Return to Yesterday", advertising horse tram rides on an 1888 vintage tramcar at Bylands. Gives details of the location, when, membership and photographs of the tram and the site - made by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria - TMSV.trams, tramways, tmsv, bylands, horse trams

Tender form, duplicated foolscap sheet, titled "Specification for External Painting etc House No. 449 Rae St North Fitzroy", gives details of the building and the paint. Dated 16/9/1919, Signed by H. Wilcox as General Manager of the Tramway Board. Has a tender response form at base.trams, tramways, tramway board, north fitzroy depot, paint, specification

Seventy two page photocopied document within card covers and outer plastic covers with an additional introduction page between front clear plastic cover and card cover bound with a white comb binder. Book titled "Tramway Permanent Way" presenting a series of lectures by MMTB Per Way officers in 1928 at Hawthorn Depot. Contents in order: 1. Handwritten note from Chris Jacobson on Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria memo paper forwarding a copy to Warren Doubleday of the BTPS in Feb. 1988, with date received stamp at depot of 19/2/1988. 2. Photocopy of a memo on Metropolitan Transit letterhead from K. C. Painter dated 20/7/1987 to the Civil Engineering Design drafting staff forwarding a copy of the 1928 lectures to the then current staff. 3. Photocopy of a circular from J.P. Strickland, Chief Engineer to track inspectors, sub overseers, overseers and senior gangers advising that a series of weekly lectures on track work would be held at Hawthorn Depot commencing 23/1/1928. 4. Lecture notes: 1. Interpretation of Drawings 2. Alignment etc 3. Alignment continued and special work 4. The drainage system 5. Concrete 6. Rails and Fastenings 7. Welding 8. Timber 9. Paving and paving materials 10. Track cross sections. Second copy added 27/11/2010 - ex PPW holdings. Both items transferred to Box 99.\ Scanned copy added 15-12-2016.trams, tramways, trackwork, mmtb, lectures, tramway per way, training

Demonstrates the Museum's ticketing systems and ongoing production of tickets.Block of 200 tickets - light red ink on off white paper, original denomination 5c, lettered A 185600 to A 185799, headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway and over stamped "CHECK TICKETS NO CASH VALUE". The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple. See also Reg. Item 2306 for over stamped 5c tickets using a different stamp. The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. Tickets originally printed for general use on the trams 1974. Later over stamped for use on trams as check tickets for passengers travelling on special trams etc. See Fare structure of BTM/BTPStrams, tramways, btm, tickets

Demonstrates the Museum's ticketing systems and ongoing production of tickets.Block of 200 tickets - light red ink on off white paper, original denomination 5c, lettered A 125000 to A 125199, headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway and over stamped "80c" in black ink. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple. The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. Tickets originally printed for general use on the trams 1974. Later over stamped to act as 80c tickets to save printing new tickets. Tickets used as Adults and Children (return). See btm Fare Schedule.doc Collected a the time of first issue - 26/10/1985 Fare structure of BTM/BTPStrams, tramways, btm, tickets

Demonstrates the Museum's ticketing systems and ongoing production of tickets.Block of 200 tickets - red ink on off white paper, denomination 5c, lettered A 199800 to A 199999, headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple. The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. Tickets in use as Museum entry tickets from mid 1972 at the depot, then as child single tickets in 1974 to 1975. See BTM Fare Chart. Also used as tickets for other purposes such as check tickets and 50c tickets over stamped, cash received checks as donations for many years. Printed 1971? See Fare structure of BTM/BTPStrams, tramways, btm, tickets

1384.1 - Ticket, printed on gold card using brown ink titled "Souvenir Ticket Closure of Hawthorn Depot" for the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria's 5th tour to mark the closure as a running shed on 13/14 Feb. 1965. Notes the Official Opening day of 6/4/1916. Tour used tram SW6 850. See Reg Item 1384 for another sample of this ticket and another Hawthorn depot associated tour ticket. 1384.2 - Ticket printed on dark gold card using brown ink titled "Souvenir ticket to mark the 50th year of the opening of the Hawthorn Tramway Trust", gives dates of the opening, MMTB Takeover and closure. Notes it is the 11th TMSV tour.The date of the MMTB taken over has been changed in ink from "1st" to "2nd"trams, tramways, mmtb, tickets, tours, tmsv, htt, hawthorn

Pamphlet - folded photocopied A4 sheet folded to A5, titled "Invitation - Join us at the Ballarat Tramway Museum to reinvent a "Floral Tram" for the 2019 Begonia Festival", providing project information, materials, criteria, colours, inspirations and workshop dates along with contact details. Use to start the project - June 2018.trams, tramways, btm, floral tram, flowers

Ticket used for passengers on the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria tour to Bendigo trams on Sat. 24 March 1968. Printed on light brown card with the name the name of the TMSV, date, ticket punch positions for the four Bendigo routes. Ticket printed in landscape format with black ink. See image for details.trams, tramways, tickets, tmsv, bendigo, tours

Photograph of the New Moon battery Tramway, Eaglehawk. The tramway extends from the foreground into the far distance, the tramway is in a cutting in the foreground and on a trestle way in the distance. There is a group of men standing around a railing fence looking at the tramway. There is a large round brick chimney in the middle distance and another visible in the background.Robinsonplace, mining site, new moon, new moon, tramway, battery

Blueprint of drawing No. 477 - "Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust Tower Wagon Horse Drawn - Drawing No. 477 - Contract No.53", showing the detail construction of the tower truck, both wooden and metal parts for the PMTT. Drawn by CC 19.6.14 and signed of A. S. Dix. Scanned in a high res tif file March 2016.In blue pencil on rear "Tower Wagon" and in bottom right corner "P&MTT Horse Drawn Tower Wagon Drg 477 19/06/1914. Found by John Prideaux, in MMTB / MTA Dumpmaster bin - former MTO building Bourke St City c1991".trams, tramways, tower wagon, pmtt, tower truck, horse drawn vehicle

Ticket - light blue card - Tramway Museum Society of Victoria - TMSV, joint ticket for the Kilmore Horse Tram and the Tram Museum at Bylands, Priced 60c, No. 16866. Has a map of the two locations on the rear. c1990. .1 - similar ticket but providing a ride at both Kilmore and Bylands. Priced $1.00 Ticket No. 38181.trams, tramways, tmsv, kilmore, bylands

Yields information about the development of the wheel profiles in Ballarat and other SEC tramways.Set of research notes - A4 sheets, titled "SEC wheel tyre - some historical notes", prepared 10/4/2005. Comprises: 1. Two page of notes, including references, giving SEC profiles, MMTB profile, Tyres before conforming to Geelong practices and tyre as conforming to Geelong tramway's practice. 2. Email between Warrington Cameron and Warren Doubleday dated 10/4/2005 3. Email between C. Tooke and K. Smith dated 15/3/2005 4. SEC drawing VW4/? - Tramway Tyres - copied from MMTB drawings 5. MMTB drawing R2624A 6. SEC drawing 7515/6 - Maximum Traction Tyre, 22E, 33" driver wheel tyre. trams, tramways, wheels, tyres, profiles, sec

Demonstrates aspects of the operation of a tramway system - collection of revenue from ticket sales, as used by the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society in its early days.A4 size sheet of paper, printed up as a BTPS conductor's Revenue Journal for tickets or checks sold. No values given for the "checks". Form would have been printed about 1973, collected late 1970's?. Later forms had the values printed in. Two copies held. Form titled for the "Ballarat Tramways". trams, tramways, fares, revenue journal, btps, tickets

A4 size paper used by BTPS Ltd. as letterhead for period 1974c to about 1980. Has drawing of tram 27 in top left hand corner, organisational name and address and words "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" on base. Printed in green ink, on white paper, with watermark "Plus Fabric". 296.1 - as above, but with a "Burnie Superfine Bond" watermark.trams, tramways, btps, ballarat tourist tramway, letterhead, letters

Duplicated sheet of foolscap paper, titled "Ballarat Tramways / Duty Roster Re-opening Day 1st February 1975" outlining the arrangements for the re-opening celebrations. Gives details of officers, crews, time of duty, official crews, trams operated and operating programme, including the ARE visit. 2nd copy added 5/5/06.trams, tramways, btps, opening, celebrations, rosters

Duplicated sheet from on orange coloured foolscap paper cut in half and then folded into half again, titled "Programme / Official RE-Opening Saturday 1st February 1975" outlining the programme for the re-opening celebrations. Headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway. Second copy added 25/4/2017 from donation of Ruth Nelson.trams, tramways, btps, opening, celebrations, proceedings

Demonstrates early BTPS work - membership application form the early days of the BTPS - following closure of the Ballarat SEC system.Single foolscap white paper page, printed using the Gestetner wax stencil process; Membership Application form for membership of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), late 1971. Gives details of the organisation, to operate like Puffing Billy and has issues of the Courier following closure for sale. Has a tear off section to be filled in.trams, tramways, btps, membership forms

Heavy card with black background containing 10 copies of headlines about the processes that went into closing the Ballarat Tramway system by SEC and Parliament in the late 1960's early 1970. Have been copied onto a black card and this card then mounted on a larger card. Card has been covered with a "stick on" plastic adhesive film. trams, tramways, newspaper clippings, closure, sec