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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "DEPOT FOREMAN"
Wooden sign with bevelled edges lettered "depot foreman". Background painted white, with black letters. Has three countersunk holes along bottom edge. Rear painted light green, with some red lead primer apparent.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Ballarat Tram Depot Sale", 17/06/1972 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the nature of the day/s towards the last full day of operation - at the tram depot. Used in the Courier Supplement to mark the closure of the system and how the Courier photo was used by another newspaper for another purpose.Newspaper clipping from The Age, Melbourne, 17/6/1972 editorial in the real estate section, p31, reporting the proposed sale of Wendouree Parade tram depot. To be offered at auction today at 10.30am, gives dimensions of block and auctioneers, Edgar Bartrop Pty Ltd. with photo of the depot from the street. For original of Photograph see Reg. item 3773. Also used in the Courier Supplement following the closure of the tramway.trams, tramways, depot, depot sale, ballarat, tram depot -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph, Sutcliffe Pty Ltd, Essondon Tram Depot - new building, June 2024
The photograph is of the six road extension built on the south side of the previous depot building at Essendon. Tracks and overhead are yet to be installed - the foreground of the photograph appears to have been "photoshopped". The photograph is about June 1924.Yields information about the second shed at Essendon Depot.Black and white photograph with photographers stamp on rear.Has the stamp of "Sutcliffe Pty Ltd" on rear.trams, tramways, depot, essendon depot, new buildings -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Booklet, Yarra Trams, "New Preston Depot", 4/2016
Booklet issued by Yarra Trams at the time of the opening of the New Preston Depot at the former Preston Workshops, April 2016. Has a forward by Nicholas Gindt, Yarra Trams CEO, photos and plans of the site, facilities, safety considerations, notes on the workshops' history, and nearby services. On the rear cover has the logos of Keolis Downer, Yarra Trams, PTV and the Victorian Government. Yields information about the New Preston Depot and Workshops.Booklet - titled "New Preston Depot" 32 pages including card cover with embossed title and embossed MMTB logo on the rear cover. Two copies held.tramways, preston workshops, preston depot, trams, yarra trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Andrew Howlett, BTPS depot under construction, Jun. 1973
Yields information about the BTPS Tram depot construction and track work.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed June 1973 of the BTPS depot with the track to Nos. 2 and 3 road constructed and the hole for the overhead in No. 2 road made."Sebastopol term" in red ink.ballarat, tramways, trams, btps, depot, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "TRAFFIC / DEPOT"
Wooden sign painted with white background, black letters, "TRAFFIC, DEPOT" and two red directional arrows under words. On a wooden board, which has a groove underneath (ex tongue and groove plank?). Has two off centre mounting holes.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - List, Public Transport Corporation (PTC), "Destinations for Glenhuntly Depot" and "Malvern Depot", c1992
Set of two photocopied lists for destinations for Z class trams, following their allocation to the respective depot. .1 - "Destinations for Glenhuntly Depot" - with note that Z trams to Glenhuntly March 1992. - Photocopied on the PTC letterhead, with a small The Met symbol on the right hand side. .2 - "Malvern Depot" - on MTA memo paper, with a note that Z class allocated to Malvern from March 1992.trams, tramways, z class, malvern depot, destination roll, glenhuntly tram depot, lists -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Housing plan for tram depot site", 19/06/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Monday, June 19, 1972 titled "Housing plan for tram depot site". Reports on the sale of the former tram depot on Saturday June 17 for $54,500. The purchaser expected to start development of housing on the site within three months. Reports on the sale, purchaser and SEC's views. Features a photo of Edgar Bartrop reading the contract. Others in the photo are Bruce Bartrop, SEC Estate officer, Mr. R. Morrison and SEC Manager Mr. I. F. Pellas. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.depot, buildings, auctions, bartrop -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "DEPOT FIRE BRIGADE"
Sheet metal sign from galvanised sheet, rounded corners, & holes in each corner for mounting. Painted red on one side & lettered in white paint to give one phone number for Ballarat's various fire brigades. - "21444" Used at depot.trams, tramways, fire, depot, emergency -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 13, Stuart Lodington, early BTPS operations and depot construction, 1975 - 1978c
Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 13 digital images of early BTPS operations and depot construction, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1974 to 1978c. .1 - Richard Gilbert and Gavin Young in No. 27 .2 - Richard Gilbert, Peter Bruce, Campbell Duncan, and others at the rear of the depot enjoying a drink. .3 - Richard Gilbert, Stuart Lodington, Gavin Young and Peter Rees in No. 27 .4 - as for No. 2 .5 - Richard Gilbert and Gavin Young on depot fan. .6 - Depot extensions, showing 4 and 5 roads, prior to any track laying of the pit track being built. .7 - Graeme Jordan lifting No. 38 on jacks .8 - front of new depot shed prior to any track construction .9 - King points laid into positron and queen points positioned .10 - Looking north inside shed across 4 road prior to any track laying .11 - spare motor and pinions at rear of shed. .12 - No. 26 at the Carlton St terminus, showing Sturt St West. .13 - ditto, looking north west.trams, tramways, btps, depot, carlton st, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 38, tram 26 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Photocopy, The Age, "Old trams to bet boost as depot reaches end of line", "Tram depot is saved by the bell", Aug. 1998
Photocopy of two newspaper articles about the consultation for the redevelopment of the former Hawthorn Tram Depot "Old trams to bet boost as depot reaches end of line" - written by Paul Robinson of the Age, dated 19/8/1998 about the study proposals for the future of the Hawthorn tram depot - built around the theme of having a museum there. Quotes ULC document, Mayor of Boroondara, Loreto Davey. Has a view from Wallen Road as a photograph. "Tram depot is saved by the bell" - written by Lyall Johnson of the Age, dated 14/8/1998. Includes a photograph of Margaret Drew at Southbank depot sitting inside V217. Reports on the study for the redevelopment of the site. Quotes the Minister for Transport's Press Release and the Chairman of National Trust's W class Trams Committee, Michael Norbury.trams, tramways, hawthorn tram depot, heritage, minister for transport, tram depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 4, Lilian Butler, scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the appearance and facilities within the SEC tram depot.Set of four Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts showing various views and scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot .1 - view along No. 1 road looking outwards, shows the pit and the access steps. .2 - No. 38 in the paint shop area. .3 - ditto at the rear of the depot. .4 - View showing the notice board area - shows tramcars allocated against run numbers and for Sunday. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, signs, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 7, Lilian Butler, tramcars at the depot at or just after the time of closure, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of seven Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Kodachrome white cardboard mounts of activities and tramcars at the depot at or just after the time of closure. .1 - view of the depot, under exposed or a lady, possibly Lil Butler standing in front of the gates of the depot with some tramcars in the shed. .2 - view with 1 road doors closed of the scrubber tram on "0" road, derailment marks, and the tennis court lighting. .3 - partial view of a tram (bogie) just clear of one the depot doors. .4 - internal view of the depot - no lights - very underexposed - but shows the gloom! .5 - photo showing door step of a bogie tram. .6 - ditto with the lifeguard reset rod lifted - shows damage to the front panel of the tram. .7 - tram being readied for lifting or loading with E. Davis alongside - see Reg Item 6453 for a colour print as well. Negative of this filed with 6453. Slide mounts dated September 1971 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec depot, depot, wendouree parade, closure, tramcars, lifeguard, loading trams, scrubber, tram 37 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Plaque, Port Melbourne Administration building, Parks and Gardens depot
Plaque removed from building upon its demolition in 2018Bronze or brass plaque installed on the City of Port Melbourne Parks and Gardens depot administration building when the building was officially opened on 28th July 1986"City of Port Melbourne Parks and Gardens depot. This admonistration and amenity building was officially opened on Monday 28th July 1986 by the Mayor Councillor Perce White JP. Councillors: T T Buckingham; P White JP; B J Mitchell; R F Julier; F R Winduss; N Tsilfoglou; Town Clerk F C Jackson City Engineer W A Thackraytown clerks, city engineers, barry 'bomber' mitchell, nick tsilfoglou, parks and gardens, frederick charles jackson, raymond frank julier, frederick robert winduss, theodore thomas (tom) buckingham, bill thackray, perce mcguire white, perce white, built environment - civic -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Equipment - Tennis Racquet, Manufactured for Melbourne Sports Depot Made in England, n.d
Wooden tennis racquet, gut strings, leather strip around end of handle. 'LONDON' stamped on side of handle. 'PH. 14 oz stamped on other sideFront: 'STRATE' gold lettering Back: 'Manufactured for MELBURNE SPORTS DEPOT MADE IN ENGLAND' - gold lettering -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Union to Press for New site for Tram Sheds", "Building Difficulties Tram Depot", Oct. 1947
Yields information about the moves to relocate the Ballarat Tram depot to a better location.Two Newspaper cuttings pasted onto a single foolscap sheet: Both from The Courier regarding a new near city site for the Tram Depot. "Union to Press for New site for Tram Sheds" - 29/10/1947 - quotes secretary of the Ballarat Union Branch, Mr. G. Hall, overcome wasted mileage. "Building Difficulties Tram Depot" - 31/10/1047 - regarding the Union suggestion - quotes Mr. T. A. L. Farr, SEC Branch Manager, problems of finding a site, large building and problems of obtaining materials due to their acute shortage - but that the Commission was "alive to the situation". Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. depot, depot offices, sec, atmoea, unions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Lilian Butler, wheel lathe at the depot, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the appearance of the wheel lathe at the SEC Ballarat depot.Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome white cardboard mount showing the wheel lathe at the depot - out of focus. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. Slide mount dated September 1971.ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, lathe, equipment, workshops -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Pamphlet, Yarra Trams, "Essendon Depot Centenary", 2006
Double sided A4 sheet, on plain paper, printed in colour, titled "Essendon Depot Centenary", looking at the history of the Essendon tram depot, its opening, depot staff and wages, routes and the depot today - 2004. Has the Yarra Trams logotrams, tramways, essendon depot, centenary, yarra trams, saltwater river, 100 years of electric trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s, Lilian Butler, school group & three teachers visiting the SEC depot, Sep. 1971
Yields information about the school children visitors to the SEC Depot.Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome white cardboard mount showing a school group - very well dressed with three teachers visiting the SEC depot. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. Slide mount dated September 1971.ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, tours, schools -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 5, Frank Londey, colour slides by Frank Londey of operations at the BTPS depot and in Wendouree Parade, Apr. 1985
Demonstrates Museum Operations.Set of five 35mm Kodachrome cardboard mount - colour slides by Frank Londey of operations at the BTPS depot and in Wendouree Parade April 1985 (date on the slide) Perhaps during a organised tour. .1 - W3 661 on No. 6 road .2 - trams 33 and 18 on the depot fan .3 - 27 and 40 at St Aidans Drive .4 - 27 and 661 at Gardens Loop .5 - 661 in Wendouree Parade at the Ferry stop tramways, trams, btps, btm, depot, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, tram 661, tram 33, tram 18, tram 27, tram 40 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Notice, Victorian Railways, "Australian Electric Traction Association Member's Excursion by Railway Electric Tram - Elwood Depot - St Kilda - Vaulter St - Elwood Tram Depot", 24/11/1958 12:00:00 AM
Quarto Sheet Gestener printed notice titled "Australian Electric Traction Association Member's Excursion by Railway Electric Tram - Elwood Depot - St Kilda - Vaulter St - Elwood Tram Depot", advising of the tour on 29 Nov. 1958. Gives times, tram No. 52, and ticket details. Signed by T. R. Collier, Chief Traffic Manager, 24 November 1958.trams, tramways, aeta, vr, tours, special trams, st kilda, elwood depot, tram 51 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Drawing, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Brunswick Depot", c1937
Set of three photocopied plans or drawings on A3 sheet of Brunswick Depot - dated 30-6-1937 .1 - P8142 - Plan showing depot block and building plan .2 - P8144 - Detail plan of depot .3 - P8146 - Plan of Mess Room above depot offices / basement.trams, tramways, drawings, depots, property, brunswick depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Edgar Bartrop, Auction Notice - for the sale of the former SEC tram depot, 1972
Pamphlet - Auction Notice - for the sale of the former SEC tram depot in Wendouree Parade. Auctioneers - Edgar Bartrop Pty Ltd. Printed in two colours - green and black on art paper, with auction details, vendor, description, dimensions, photograph, street name, title, zoning, terms and vacant possession details. At base of pamphlet are the auctioneers details, phone numbers etc.trams, tramways, depot, wendouree parade, auctions, sec -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - A.I.F NEWSPAPER, Australian Base Depot, The Digger, 1919
Distributed for Troops during WW1.1. Newspaper - paper, cream, black print. 2. Newspaper - paper, cream, black print, sketches.1. "The Digger" published weekly with authority Australian Base Depots, France. Vol.2. No.7, Sunday 16 March 1919. Price One Penny. 2. "The Digger" published weekly with authority Australian Base Depots,. Vol.2. No.13, Sunday 17 April 1919. Price One Penny.ww1, newspaper, the digger -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Kew Depot Committee - AETA, Reproduction of a PMTT 2 pence 1916 ticket, 1991
Reproduction of a PMTT 2 pence 1916 ticket, for the White Horse Road Extension Mont Albert - from Burke Road, issued as part of the 75 years of Kew Tram Depot, 1991. On the rear of the ticket are the details of the celebrations, supported by the Tramways Union and ticket from the archives of the TMSV. Has a Kew Tram Depot celebratory stamp on the rear.trams, tramways, kew depot, celebrations, pmtt, mont albert, burke rd -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 3, John Theodore, BTPS isolating transformer and sub-station and depot storage, 1974
Yields information about the construction of the BTPS sub-station at the depot.Set of 3 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm square slides of work on BTPS isolating transformer and sub-station and depot storage - c1974. See btm3017 for other photographs. .1 - Frank Hanrahan working on the transformer with one his son's observing. .2 - ditto .3 - Main switch and transformer in position. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, substation, depot, electric traction, electric failure -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Menu, Kitteltys, "Dinner at the Depot", Jun. 2015
Printed DL size dinner menu in colour for "Dinner at the Depot" held on Saturday 18 July 2015. Arranged by Wine Ballarat (Ballarat Wineries) and Kittelty's Ballarat - the food provider. Provides details of the food served. Has a photo of No. 27 at the top of the menu. Images include two photos of the event - taken from the BTM Facebook page 16-8-2015. Photos by Roger Gosney.Has date in ink "18/7/15" on the rear.trams, tramways, btm, events, menu, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 2, Lilian Butler, cleaning track at the SEC depot junction, c1971
Yields information about activities at the SEC Ballarat depot and derailments there.Set of 2 colour slides - Agfa blue and white plastic slide mounts of cleaning track at the SEC depot junction. .1 - cleaning Trackwork at the SEC depot junction with a tram in the background - slide not in focus. .2 - ditto, with the depot toilet block in the background - shows the many derailment marks in depot Trackwork. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot junction, derailments, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, W. H. Watts Photographer, Geelong trams in the depot, c1912
Yields information about the first series of Geelong trams in 1912.Postcard, divided back of one of the first Geelong trams in the depot. No number can be seen on the front of the tram. The first batch was numbered 1 to 10. Note the detail painting on the piece of vertical panel at the end of the saloon. Note the track brake. The postcard writer advised that it was one of Geelong's new trams. Divided back type with areas for correspondence, stamp and address. On the left hand side - W. H. Watts Photographer Geelong.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, new tramcars, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Tram Depot / Wendouree Pde. Ballarat", 2000
Set of four A3 size photocopies of a drawing BA-T11-8574 held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat SEC Tramway Depot, dated c1936. Drawn at a scale of 1" = 16', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, fence types and gates. A front elevation showing the new facade and an internal elevation (drawn at 1/8" = 1'). Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, depot, drawings