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Postcard, H&B, Lake Wendouree within an embossed map Australia, 1910's?
Postcard - with a view of Lake Wendouree within an embossed map Australia - no Tasmania. Coat of arms also embossed. Has words "Lake Wendouree Ballarat" within photograph. In top left hand corner, has Australian Coat of Arms, partially embossed, printed in blue with words "Greetings from Australia". See also Reg Item 4004 for a similar card and written originally by the same person. On rear, the post card has been divided into two with a the words "Commonwealth of Australia and Post Card" and artistic symbol with the initials "H&B". Early Commonwealth of Australia postcard, after the Post Master General's department formed late 1900's. See also Reg item 4004.Printed coloured / black and white postcard. On rear in ink " Happy New Year, from Ern & Lucy, children to Esther" ????trams, tramways, lake wendouree, postcards -
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Postcard, H&B, Sturt St with an ESCo tram westbound, 1910's?
Postcard with a view of Sturt St with an ESCo tram westbound, taken from corner with Doveton St, looking east within an embossed map Australia - no Tasmania. Coat of arms also embossed. Has words "Sturt St Ballarat, Looking East" within photograph. In top left hand corner, has Australian Coat of Arms, partially embossed, printed in blue. Same photograph as in Reg Item 838 and similar to Reg Item 4003 and written originally by the same person. On rear, the post card has been divided into two with a the words "Commonwealth of Australia and Post Card" and artistic symbol with the initials "H&B".Early Commonwealth of Australia postcard, after the Post Master General's department formed late 1900's. See also Reg item 4003.Printed coloured / black and white postcard.On rear in ink " Happy New Year, from Ern & Lucys children to Mum" ????trams, tramways, sturt st, doveton st, esco, postcards -
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Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Society Biggest in Australia", Apr. 2005
Yields information about the formation of the BTPS and its membership and activities.Photocopy of an item from The Courier, early 1972, titled ""Society Biggest in Australia", about the BTPS being the largest Society of its type in Australia with a membership of 280 people. Notes the first Co-Operative meeting had been held with George Netherway appointed as Chairman and that the BTPS will be participating in a TMSV Moomba exhibition.trams, tramways, btps, btps co-operative -
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Souvenir - Teaspoon, Perfection Plate, BTPS Teaspoon - tram 27, 1980's
Souvenir Teaspoon featuring Ballarat tram No. 27 in an inset at the top of the tea spoon, contained within a plastic case. The teaspoon made by Perfection Plate, of the Cameo style or type. The case has yellow plastic base, with clear top, marked "Cameo" On the rear of the case is the wording "Perfection". On the top of the case at the base in white printing "Silver plated / Made in Australia" The teaspoon is silver plated, with the tram in a picture 15mm diameter. The teaspoon is marked "Cameo" on the rear. Tea spoon is 112mm long x 25mm wide. Case is 125mm high, 32mm wide, by 16mm deep. Made early 1980's. Second copy added from the donation of the family of David Frost - 17-12-17. trams, tramways, teaspoons, sales items, btps -
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Uniform - Cap, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne, early 1960's?
Demonstrates uniform cap manufacture. Appears to be unworn.SEC Motorman/Drivers/Conductors cap - green cloth exterior, grey cotton interior lining, brown leather internal hat band, black cotton hat band on exterior with a plastic band at the front half of the cap terminating in two small SEC metal buttons on either side, black plastic peak. Sewn on the inside is a label "Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne" and stamped "6 1/2". On the right hand side of the inside of the brown band, stamped in gold is the Australian Coat of Arms and the words "A quality product / made in Australia / by the Dept. of Supply". Appears never to have been used.tramways, trams, ballarat, uniforms, cap -
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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 -
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Document - Photocopy, Duncan and Fraser, 1992
Photocopy, A4 sheet of a letter from the South Australian Director Advertiser for Duncan and Fraser Carriage Builders of Franklin St Adelaide. Lists the Gold medals the company won from 1867 to 1873. Also advertisements for the Port Elliot Hotel and Plough & Harrow Hotel in Rundle St, Adelaide.trams, tramways, duncan fraser -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Last Tram", 22/09/1971
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Wed. 22/9/1971, pages 7, 8 and 49,50. Pages 7 and 8 - see Reg. Item 1846, Pieces of Tram History - "Ballarat Tramways Sample Tickets". Pages 49 and 50 - "Last Tram". Two photos of crews and identities involved in the running of the Last tram the previous Sunday. Photos feature: Cr N.F. Donald, Mayor of Sebastopol, handing the tram keys over to Cr. J. Chisholm , at the town boundary. Others featured in the first photo, Mr. L. J. Denmead, L. Walker, Mrs. Chisholm and Mrs Donald. The Second photo feature: Eddie Lake, Alec Turnbull, Joe Smerdon and Herb Knight. Under photos has a Railways of Australia, RoA, advertisement titled "The Age of superpower". See Reg Item 3335 for an actual print of this photograph - but in poor condition. For other photographs of the event see Reg Item 6423last tram, city of ballaarat, borough of sebastopol, closure -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Borner's takes a special tram ride", 10/03/2006 12:00:00 AM
3347.1 - Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 10-03-2006, page 1 and page 2. Page 1- "Noisy protest greets baton", when visiting the Eureka centre, has photo of Peter Blackburn at Sovereign Hill. Page 2 - "Borner's takes a special tram ride" with a photo of Ray Borner leaning out of tram 671, with the Commonwealth Games, Queens Baton Relay baton. It was the beginning of Day 44 of the relay in Australia. Article by Andrew Jefferson. 3347.2 - part of a series of photos of the Baton Runners for the day, with the same image of Ray Borner on No. 671, titled "Our Baton Runners".queens baton relay, btm, commonwealth games -
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Pamphlet, Australian Labor Party, "Ballarat Must Retain its Public Transport", May. 1970
Political pamphlet, published by the Australian Labor Party for the Saturday May 30, 1970 state election titled "Ballarat Must Retain its Public Transport". Printed in red ink on off white art paper, features Ballarat 42 crossing Albert St Sebastopol. Gives quotes from Liberal members supportive of private transport in Ballarat. On rear gives five points of the Labor party why private transport should be kept, and photos of the candidates for Ballarat South (Ted Cullen), Ballarat Province (The Hon Jack Jones) and Ballarat North (Kevin Flynn). See Alan Bradley, Trams of the Golden City - from the draft - "During the campaign for the State election of May 30, 1970 the Labor Party and tramways union campaigned for the retention of “public transport” by voting labor. But the Bolte Government was returned, all four Ballarat Liberal members held their seats, and most importantly the Government won a majority in the Upper House." trams, tramways, ballarat, public transport, elections, alp, labor party -
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Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, 1906
Black and white photograph mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) of an ESCo tram in Bridge St Ballarat, looking east. Photograph of a postcard, has title "Bridge St. Ballarat East" in the bottom right hand corner. Original photograph taken soon after opening of the tramway in Bridge St., no windows and no destination box on the roof of the tram. Shows two horse drawn wagons on the left hand side of the photograph. Has shops or advertising signs of Lyons & White Tailors and Hatters, T. J. Smith, Suttons and Beale Australian ?.trams, tramways, bridge st, esco, postcards -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, Apr. 1956
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in Australia" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Has slide No. "2" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of the Ballarat Scrubber, standing on "0" road, with the tennis court in the background. Has a friend of the photographer standing at the back of the tramcar. "Depot Ballarat" "4/56"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sec depot, depot, scrubber tram, scrubber -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, Apr. 1956
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in Australia" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Has slide No. "3" stamped in red in top corner. Photo taken from the Ballarat Post Office steps, looking across to the post office at night. Has the Town Hall and Sturt St. decorated with lights. "Sturt Street Ballarat" "4/56"tramways, trams, sturt st, royal visit, illuminations, town hall -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 5/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "11" stamped in red in top corner and date stamped on slide. Photo of scrubber tram on depot fan, with No. 21 with a "Australian Electric Traction Association Special Car" auxiliary board. For high resolution scan see btm2840h.tif"Ballarat Depot" "-5 APR 1958"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot, ballarat depot, scrubber tram, aeta, scrubber, tram 21 -
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Document - Letter and Envelope, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Last Trammail Cover", 9/1/971
Demonstrates arrangements made by the TMSV to record the closure of the SEC Ballarat system in 1971 and has a strong association with some of the donor's activities at the time.Last Tram Mail Cachet - Ballarat 1971. 2942.1 - Envelope - preprinted in dark green ink - titled "Last Trammail Cover" - with a purple stamp in top left hand corner - "Carried by Tram between Sebastopol and Ballarat / Sponsored by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd.", in top right hand corner - 6c Australia stamp, featuring Sturt's Desert Rose and a Post Office Cancellation stamp "Ballarat 18 Sep. 71". Envelope made by Tudor Presseal. 2942.2 - Preprinted card - green ink titled "Last Trammail Cover", headed by TMSV's name, address and details of the TMSV, with the names of the Organisers John Fitzsimons and Bob Prentice along the lower edge. Purchased through eBay - envelope and eBay emails within worksheet. 2942.3 - as for 2942.1, addressed to Mr. N. Gower / Flat 5 - 12 Errard St / Ballarat 3350. 2942.4 - as for 2942.2 - no damage to card and with words "Neville / Best Wishes / Bob Prentice" on rear in red ink. 2942.3 and .4 added 21/03/2006. Hand written note by Neville stored with worksheet. 2942.5 - added 11/10/2007 - envelope that has not been used. See Reg Item 5957 for the Bendigo version.2942.1 - On rear of envelope "$12" in pencil, 2942.4 - Words "Neville / Best Wishes / Bob Prentice" on rear in red ink.trams, tramways, tmsv, last tram, post office, postage stamps, last tram mail -
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Newspaper, Herald Sun, "A Place in the Sun", 2/02/1982 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Sun, dated 2 Feb. 1982, titled "A Place in the Sun", written by Wayne Gregson, riding Vintage trams during the 1982 Australia Day Festival. Notes the 1915 tram trucked from Ballarat and the 1910 "toast rack tram". Has a photo of the reporter at the controls of Ballarat 27. On the top of the cutting is the Australian Press Cuttings Agency note of the source of the cutting and date stamped on in purple ink. See also Reg. Item 1836.On the top of the cutting in black ink "We should appreciate the work of Alan Bradley that we were able to appear in the article."australia day, btps -
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Newspaper, The Australian, "Tender Ballarat Tram", 2/07/1977 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Australian, 2/7/1977, titled "Tender Ballarat Tram" advertising a tender for the purchase and removal of a former Ballarat Tram (Bogie tram No. 35) from Ballarat and Clarendon College. Tenders were to close on 1/8/1977. The BTPS was the successful party.tenders, tramcars, ballarat & clarendon college -
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Magazine, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), "Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 29, No. 4, December 1991", Dec. 1991
Yields information about the personal views of the Ballarat tramway system and his photographs. Has a strong association with the author of the article.Copy of the Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 29, No. 4, December 1991, which has a front cover photograph of No. 40, west bound in Sturt St at intersection with Doveton St. (Photo by Glen Mills), centre page spread "Brisbane Traction Memories" - four photographs by Mick Morahan, a four page article with photographs by Chris Wurr "Ballarat Tramway Tribute "and on the inside rear page, a photograph of Elizabeth St. Hobart and King William St. Adelaide with trams. Ballarat Photographs: Page 14 - No. 31 at Mount Pleasant terminus Page 15 - No. 12 crossing Albert St. Sebastopol (has Skipton St. in the photo caption) Page 16 - No. 40 on the Dawson St. Crossover Page 16 - No. 26 and 27 crossing at the Bell St. Loop Page 17 - No. 17 at Sturt and Lydiard Sts Page 17 - Two trammies having a chat. Map of Ballarat provided by BTPS Ltd on page 15.trams, tramways, ballarat, recollections, lydiard st, sturt st, sebastopol -
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Memorabilia - Display Board with mounted signs, Graeme Sewell, 5/02/2004 12:00:00 AM
Varnished wooden panel fitted with 13 different tramway or railway related signs and one small image of a Melbourne Tramcar. The panel consists of two pieces of plywood glued to wooden backing boards. The signs have been fixed to the panel with brass screws - either round or countersunk. The signs are: "Passengers are not allowed in this Compartment / By-Law No. 5 Maximum Penalty - Five Pounds" "Passengers are requested to tender the EXACT FARE" "NO SMOKING" "NO EXIT" "SMOKING" "DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED AT THE / TRAMWAYS BOARD'S WORKSHOPS / PRESTON" "TO STOP CAR PULL LEFT / HAND CORD ONCE" "Spitting in the car is STRICTLY PROHIBITED / Passengers infringing this Rule are liable to be ejected and prosecuted under the Board's By-law No. 5" "To stop car pull left hand cord ONCE / Entering or leaving this car from the wrong side is prohibited. Maximum penalty L5." "SPARE / CONTROLLER KEY" "In EXTREME DANGER / STOP THE TRAIN / by pulling CHAIN in this direction / Penalty for misuse L20" "Passengers are not permitted / to travel in this compartment." "RAILWAY MOTOR / TYPE GE 247-A / DL 2755000 SERIAL No. A2320 / AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURE / AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC LIMITED / P.1022" L = pound symbol Signs collected by Graeme Sewell who assembled the Display Board during the 1980's.trams, tramways, signs, railways, tramways, passengers -
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Magazine, K. V. Newmann and MMTB Public Relations Officer, "MMTB News", 1964
Four issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of each issue. Second copy added 31/8/2004. 2718.1 - Vol. 1, No. 1 - 16 pages, August 1964, with Bus No. 701 on the front cover. Has articles on; New Buses, Traffic Noise and Trams, Preston Workshops. Cover an cream colour gloss paper, rest of magazine - white gloss paper. 2718.2 - Vol. 1, No. 2 - 16 pages, September 1964, with a photo of a "resilient crossing" on the front cover. Has articles on; MMTB Band, Les Organ - 40 years of service, Tramways Benefit Society, Safety, tram poles, Preston workshops. Cover an cream colour gloss paper, rest of magazine - white gloss paper. 2718.3 - Vol. 1, No. 3 - 16 pages, October 1964, with a photo of part of the training room at Hawthorn depot on the front cover. Has articles on; equipment testing, memories of the cable days, sporting news. Cover an cream colour gloss paper, rest of magazine - white gloss paper. 2718.4 - Vol. 1, No. 4 - 20 pages, November - December 1964, with a colour photo of the new Supervisory control room at Carlton on the front cover. Has articles on; chairman's message, tramway band, Carlton Control - Supervisory Centre, safe electrical working, Christmas celebrations, the old power control centre, a obituary for H. H. Bell, Remembrance day. Printed on gloss white paper. Each issue has stamped on the front cover "The Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Branch).trams, tramways, mmtb, carlton control, preston workshops, hawthorn depot, tramway band -
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Magazine, K. V. Newmann and MMTB Public Relations Officer, "MMTB News", 1965
Eight issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of each issue. Second copy added 31/8/2004. All issues printed with an off-white gloss paper cover with the rest of the magazine white glass paper. 2719.1 - Vol. 2, No. 1 - 16 pages, January 1965, with a photo of the Board meeting in the Board room of the MMTB, notes or articles on traffic congestion, a short history of public street transport in Melbourne, TMSV tour of 7/2/1965 with PCC 980, and" Some Views on Public Transport". 2719.2 - Vol. 2, No. 2 - 16 pages, February 1965, with a photo of Dusseldorf 3 section tramcar on the front cover, notes on the costs of concessions, press visit to the Carlton Power control supervisory centre, "Melbourne - 1985", Mark VI buses, tool safety, "Staggered Working Hours", hydro-foil on Sydney Harbour, "Traffic Congestion". 2719.3 - Vol. 2, No. 3 - 12 pages, March - April 1965, with a photo of W7 1012 and bus 751 on the front cover, notes or articles on "New Trams for Melbourne", retirement of D.H. Eakin, "Traffic Congestion", "Tramway buses at the Gippsland Fires", The Australian Good Neighbour movement. 2719.4 - Vol. 2, No. 4 - 16 pages, May - June 1965, with a photo of L 101 at West Maribyrnong terminus during an Association of Railway Enthusiasts tour (photo Robert Wilson), notes or articles; "A Motorist Speaks Up for Trams", "Tramways Hospital a Major Benefit", parking in the central city, tramway ambulance, "Radio Control is Human Nerve Centre", staff shortages, retirement of Mr. Stan Bowen, the ARE Tram Tour, and Port Melbourne Tramways Social Angling Club. 2719.5 - Vol. 2, No. 5 - 16 pages, July 1965, with a photo of the Doncaster Bus depot on the front cover, articles or notes; Freeways, Public Transport, Decimal conversion, Doncaster Bus depot, Melbourne in twenty years, Engineering Department - Bus branch, visit of Mr Ken Hall and Frank Kirby overseas to study new trams. 2719.6 - Vol. 2, No. 6 - 20 pages, August September 1965 with a photo of W6 921 being lowered at Preston Depot, with notes or articles; an abridged version of an address by R. J. Risson to the Constitutional Club in Melbourne, lost items on trams, Bus Engineering, and social or sporting club news. 2719.7 - Vol. 2, No. 7 - 16 pages, October - November 1965 with a photo of PCC 980 on the front cover, notes or articles on; free travel for USA City shoppers, safety, Stores Department printing section, Ballarat's Tramways Diamond Jubilee - TMSV tour to Ballarat on 15/8/1965 including two photos, PCC 980, Christmas functions, retirement of Arthur Wisdom and Bill Wallis. (Reference photos Reg. Item - 1877). See btm2819i9 for image of the article re the TMSV Tour to Ballarat. 2719.8 - Vol. 2, No. 8 - 16 pages, December 1965 with a photo of cable car set No. 1 on the front cover with notes or articles; Children's art show, "Quest for New Tram", "The Development of Melbourne's Trams" and sporting or social club news. Has a Christmas message from Chairman, Mr. Risson with photograph.Each issue has stamped on the front cover or inside "The Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Branch).trams, tramways, mmtb, carlton control, buses, pcc 980, ballarat, new trams, are, tmsv -
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Magazine, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB News", 1966
Eight issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Two copies of issues 1 to 6 held. Second copy added 31/8/2004. All issues printed with an cream colour paper cover with the rest of the magazine white gloss paper. 2720.1 - Vol. 3, No. 1 - 16 pages, January 1966, with a photo of the Mark VI bus No. 702 on the front cover, notes on Traffic Congestion, motor cars and supermarkets, depot masters, engineering, bus maintenance, sports and social club news. On rear cover includes a photo of a Christmas function with past senior employees - left to right - H. R. Steains (architect), H. S. McComb (Chief Surveyor), Mr. Aird, Mr. P. M. Ireland (Rolling stock engineer), J Fisher (Civil Engineer) and H. A. Warner (Secretary) 2720.2 - Vol. 3, No. 2 - 16 pages, February 1966, with a photo of counting decimal coins, Tribute to the W2 class tram written by Norm Cross, (with photo), Hawthorn Clothing Depot, retirement of Harry Munroe, introduction of decimal currency, donation of 1B bogies to SPER, tramways band, death of Neil Olsen, sports and social club news. See btm2720i9.jpg for image of the Norm Cross photograph. 2720.3 - Vol. 3, No. 3 - 12 pages, March - April 1966, with a photo of Tramways Bowl Tournament presentation on the front cover, Recent developments in public transport in North America, Vera Cruz Mexico, cable cars at Rushworth, sports and social club news and photo of the Melbourne bogies under Sydney tram. 2720.4 - Vol. 3, No. 4 - 16 pages, May 1966, with a photo of W2 321being overhauled at Preston Workshops, change over to decimal currency for accounting machines, "Tram Driver Salutes the L class tram" - written by A. Bailey, Melbourne's New Trams, retirement of Gordon Wilson, sports and social club news. 2720.5 - Vol. 3, No. 5 - 16 pages, June 1966, with a photo of the track relaying in Camberwell Rd with Camberwell fire station in background, Melbourne cable tram routes, opening and closing dates, retirement of G. H. Box, visit of SPER members to Melbourne, memories of Malvern Depot, sports and social club news. 2720.6 - Vol. 3, No. 6 - 16 pages, July - August 1966 with a photo of the view from the St Kilda Junction signal box, more trams for Russia, retirements of 31 Employees, a contest to win an old W2, St Kilda Road Junction box - and how it works - signalling and interlocking, closure of Port Melbourne bus depot, sports and social club news. 2720.7 - Vol. 3, No. 7 - 16 pages, September - October 1966 with a photo of 610 on the Maribyrnong River Bridge, during the SPER tour, "Public Transport in Big Cities" - R. Risson - with photo - see image i10, MMTB Ambulance division, new trams, trams or buses, death of Harry Hood, Chas Samuels, retirement of Jack Ferguson, Reg Maxwell, manufacture of trackwork, cable tram working, sports and social club news. 2720.8 - Vol. 3, No. 8 - 16 pages, November - December 1966 with a photo of a wedding party on a tram (Richards / Fuller), apprenticeship training, Christmas message from the Chairman, tramway canteens, art of rostering by R. Drummond, Wattle Park Chalet, clock and instrument shop at North Fitzroy, tramways band, sports and social club news.Each issue has stamped on the front cover or inside "The Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Branch).trams, tramways, mmtb, sper, wattle park, port melbourne, st kilda junction, decimal currency, w2 class, l class, hawthorn -
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Magazine, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "MMTB News", 1967
Eight issues of "MMTB News" - The Magazine of the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. No. 1 not in bag 11/9/2016 when checked - further checking to be done. All issues printed with an cream colour paper cover with the rest of the magazine white glass paper. 2721.1 - Vol. 4, No. 1 - 16 pages, January 1967, with a photo of the W7 1031 prior to running out of Preston Depot with its crew and depot starter, photo of opening of Glenferrie Rd Malvern, "Like to Drive a Tram?" - Hawthorn driver training school with photos, intake of new conductors, Stores - The Board's Housekeeper - Mr. D. Tatam, extension of the East Preston route, Children's Christmas party, trackwork and duplication of East Coburg to Bell St, laying of a cable tram cable. 2721.2 - Vol. 4, No. 2 - 16 pages, February 1967, with a photo of North Fitzroy bus crews prior to running out, "Sixty years of Essendon Tramways", R. Risson's speech to the ANA on 26/1, Annual report highlights, Tramways band, retirement of Max Jones. Photo of Mr. Risson scanned - see i9 2721.3 - Vol. 4, No. 3 - 16 pages, March 1967, with a photo of a model of the proposed St. Kilda junction arrangements, "Trams and Buses - they keep them rolling", St. Kilda Junction scheme, Overhead crews, Conductresses Uniforms, new conductors, sports and social club news. 2721.4 - Vol. 4, No. 4 - 16 pages, April 1967, with a photo of the reconstruction of Camberwell Road, "Melbourne Needs Trams", Tramways Band, Long Service awards, retirement of Roy Allen, Jack Moffatt World wide TV broadcast from South Melbourne depot, sports and social club news. 2721.5 - Vol. 4, No. 5 - 16 pages, May 1967, with a photo of bus maintenance work at North Fitzroy, Tram track maintenance procedures, retirement of Arthur Battye, death or Harold Wallace, sports and social club news. 2721.6 - Vol. 4, No. 6 - 16 pages, June 1967 with a photo of the World TV broadcast, "Our World" that featured South Melbourne Depot, tram track maintenance procedures, TMSV Visit to Rubicon with bus 570, staggered working hours, first MMTB built tramcars (T166), TMSV all night tour, retirement of Bill Trickey, sports and social club news. 2721.7 - Vol. 4, No. 7 - 16 pages, July - August 1967 with a photo of visiting US Sailors on a tramcar, changes to tramways routes (Norm Cross), retirement of Val Marchesi, Tom Addison, J. J. McKenzie, Gordon Mitchell, sports and social club news. 2721.8 - Vol. 4, No. 8 - 16 pages, September - October 1967 with a photo of Ray Harvey working on a RC2 Controller, tram charter by Bob Wilson, Essendon reunion, sports and social club news. Two copies of each other than No. 1, No. 3 and No. 8 as at 12/9/2016.-Each issue has stamped on the front cover or inside "The Australian Railway Historical Society (S.A. Branch).trams, tramways, mmtb, hawthorn, essendon, tramways band, st kilda road, trackwork, tmsv, tv broadcasts, tramcars -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, Haddon Smith Pty Ltd, "Sturt Street Ballarat", Sept. 1973
Reproduction of an illustration of Sturt St. Ballarat from Grenville St, c1880, prior to horse trams. Shows people milling in the street around Grenville St in their "Sunday best". Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the street. Reproduction of a print from a 19th century Australian Publication, prepared and published by Dovers Pty Ltd. 9/1973 and printed by Allprint. Printed on good quality light weight ivory board or card and mounted on the top edge onto a preprinted backing sheet with the details of the publication and paper used printed onto it. Embossed with "Dovers" logo along bottom edge. Appears to have been cut out of another publication. Noted as being designed by Haddon Smith Pty Ltd Acquired from J. Ellis of Tuncurry NSW by W.Doubleday on eBay for $6.50 25/4/2004 See paperwork with worksheet.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, horse drawn vehicle -
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Map, Australian Survey Corps, "Victoria Ballan", 1933
Topographic map of the Ballan area - includes Bacchus Marsh and Bungaree, No. 837, Zone 7, Army Map, dated 1933, 1:63360. Shows rail lines, roads, elevations, contours. Collected with relevance to the Museum's association with the area, at Bungareetrams, tramways, bungaree, map -
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Book, Hadfield's, "Tramway Work Specialities", May. 2019
Yields information about the type and presentation of books or information folders that were sent to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria about tramway products available on the market and the company the produced them.20 page book with exposed stitching with cream card covers and 16 pages printed in two or more colours on semi gloss paper titled - "Tramway Work Specialities", published by Hadfield's Ltd of Sheffield England. Gives details of the various points crossings, track junctions, layouts, curved rail, car wheels and axles that Hadfield's produced. Each page imaged Publish May 1919, No. 141 Gives company address details. Has stamped on various pages, the Australian or Victorian agents details :"Horrocks, Roxburgh Pty Ltd, Sheffield House 517 - 519 Little Collins St. Melbourne"Stamp with words "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 10" in ink on front cover - top right hand corner and stamp of "Horrocks, Roxburgh Pty Ltd, Sheffield House 517 - 519 Little Collins St. Melbourne" and on other pages within book.trams, tramways, trackwork, points, wheels -
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Album - Photo Album, Wal Jack, Adelaide, 1950's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...These notes are based on a report prepared for the Board re the donation of materials collected by Wal Jack and donated to the BTM in 2011. The following notes are general across the collection unless written for a specific Ballarat item. Has proven association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features South Australian trams. Brown leather covers, over heavy board, tied together with a black shoe lace, light grey paper inside covers holding some 63 sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in blue or black ink. Has some 392 black and white photographs including some postcards. Has photos of various locations and lines within Adelaide, includes works trams, buses, trolley buses, arranged by tramcar class in some places. Includes horse trams at Goolwa and Victor Harbor, Port Adelaide steam tram. Album Scanned Dec. 2019 prior to forward 7 packets of negatives to the collection of the AETM via John Radcliffe. Refer to dbtext\Archive Document files\Reg Item 5009. Each page scanned as a hi res (1200 dpi) jpg file using the Fujitsu Scan Snap Scanner SV600. Advised 3/4/2020, that the negs will be held by the National Railway Museum. All photos scanned 12/2022. See Related documents regarding the negatives -trams, tramways, adelaide, victor harbor, tramcars, wal jack -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Wal Jack, West Australia, 1950's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...These notes are based on a report prepared for the Board re the donation of materials collected by Wal Jack and donated to the BTM in 2011. The following notes are general across the collection unless written for a specific Ballarat item. Has proven association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features West Australian trams.Grey covered photograph album with word "Snapshots" on front cover, tied together with a grey cord, light brown paper inside covers holding some 19 sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners of various types, captions in blue or black ink. Has some 126 black and white photographs including some postcards. Has photos of various locations and lines within Perth, includes works trams, trolley buses, arranged by tramcar class in some places. Also has some Kalgoorlie and Leonora electric trams and Derby horse tram. Includes some tickets and one newspaper clipping re the closure of the Perth system. For details of each photograph and layouts see - /dbtext/Archive Document Files/Reg Item 5010 including a full scan of each page and associated documentation. The Negatives transferred to PETS 9/2021 along with a copy of the files.trams, tramways, perth, kalgoorlie, leonora, tramcars, wal jack -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Wal Jack, Australia Worldwide tickets - Wal Jack Collection, 1950's
... Features tickets from Australian and Overseas tramway systems ...Has tickets from:, ESCo Ballarat, Form TYE 1-37 re acceptance of breach of regulations - to Reg Item 5017, Geelong tramways – 1, Bendigo ESCo – 3, SEC – weekly, tourist and parcel / newspaper, scholars, SEC – various, also for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong and small packet of loose tickets., Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, MTT Adelaide including a small packet of loose tickets, MMTB – 2 sheets including two loose sheets with tickets and a Pensioners Fare Concession Certificate for 61 – 62 with some loose tickets, NSW – Sydney two pages, NSW – Newcastle one page + 2 tickets, and four tickets for the Yass to Yass Junction tram Brisbane – two pages with one Rockhampton ticket, VR St Kilda Brighton, Parramatta steam tram – Sydney ferries limited, Hobart, Launceston, Wellington NZ – two pages, Christchurch, Wanganui, Auckland, New Plymouth - 1, Invercargill - 1, Johannesburg, Cape town, Pretoria – 1, Liverpool, Sheffield, London – 3 pages + loose 7 day go as you please issued in 1963 to Wal Larsen, Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead, Bolton, South Lancashire Transport – 1, Oldham, Barry Corporation – Lancs, Birmingham, Llandudno, Salford, Stockport, Sunderland, South shields, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Darwen Corporation – 1, Dublin, Belfast, Blackpool – 1, South Wales – 1, Bradford, Dundee, Southampton, Plymouth, Leicester, Douglas, Southend on Sea, Croydon, Naples and other Italian ones, Antwerp – 1, Istanbul, St Quentin, Vevey Switzerland, Dusseldorf, Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Bangkok, Penang, Milwaukee Electric Railway, Los Angeles Railway – loose on page was a Tram pass for American Fleet celebration, 2/9/1908 to Eaglehawk - to Reg Item 5017, Market St Railway, Loose San Francisco Municipal railway, Puget Sound, St Louis Public Service Co., Sandwich, Tacoma Railway, Capital Transport Little Rock, Pittsburgh, Connecticut – New Haven, Twin City Lines, Chicago and West Towns, Chicago Aurora and Elgin, Elgin and Belvidere, Chicago Rapid Transits, Chicago Surface, ClevelandFeatures tickets from Australian and Overseas tramway systems. Collected by Wal Jack. Light brown paper covered album with dark red binding band, with off-white paper inside covers holding some 40 sheets of card on which tickets have been mounted using stamp hinges, captions in blue or black ink. Three supplementary sheets have been glued in as well. Has some 750 tickets including loose tickets. Reg Items 5017 (ESCo Employee Report outcome) and 5018 (Bendigo Tramways ticket for the visit of the personnel from the American Fleet - 1908) were loose in the album and have been separately collected. Some tickets in envelopes of clipped into the sheets.Individual captions for each group of tickets from a city.trams, tramways, tickets, ballarat, melbourne, usa, uk trams, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Maxine Cable, "Our Tram Service - the most isolated public transport in Western Australia", c2000
Four page photocopy of an report or an article titled "Our Tram Service - the most isolated public transport in Western Australia", written by Maxine Cable, about the Leonora Tram, including photographs. Describes the route from Leonora to Gawler, events, the tramcars, tracks, fire, closure, and remnants.Note on bright pink paper about origin attached.trams, tramways, leonora, tramways, mining