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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Literary work - Manuscript, Kevin Tierney, "Essay - abandonment of the Ballarat Tramway System", 1972
Has a strong association with the author who was interested in public transport and chose to write an economic history essay about the close of the Ballarat Tramway system and its substitution by buses and whether they should be government operated.Fifteen, lined or ruled foolscap page manuscript / Essay for a Melbourne University Economic History subject, 1972, written Kevin Tierney about the abandonment of the Ballarat Tramway System. Has a Synopsis, references and quotations from various sources. The question to be answered was "Should the electric tramways at present operated by the State Electricity Commission in the provincial centre of Ballarat be abandoned and if so, should public ownership be retained for the replacement system?" A photocopy on A4 paper was also donated by the author. Also donated two postcards with trams - Bendigo - line up of five Birney trams and H class 357 and 358 in Jetty Road Glenelg - see image files, providing information about the essay and contacts.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, sec, buses -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), VR 41 at St Kilda Station
Printed illustration of tram VR No. 41 outside St Kilda Railway Station 1959. Printed by the Association of Railway Enthusiasts. Caption on rear "The VR St Kilda-Brighton electric street railway was close to the end when 41 prepared to set out once more for Brighton 1959." Photograph by Jim Seletto.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1930's
Black and white photograph contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 55, of two ESCo Depot workers at the rear of the Wendouree Parade building. Has a handwritten caption by H.P. James. Featured in the photo are Alf Coulter and Arthur Thompson. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2507i2 shows position on page relative to items 2507 to 2512. High Res Images added 15/3/2011.Handwritten in Pencil under the photograph is "I can tell a story here to my liking. This is rear of Blacksmiths shop Tram Depot, Alf Coulter and Arthur Thompson with hammer. Now in the earlier years, the smithy Horse and early electric was against the Gregory St. frontage. I wielded the 12lb hammer to assist the then blacksmith, W. McGeachan? (red hair) 1905. I was sent to the horse trams to act as a temporary conductor but I stayed for some time as conductor, track cleaner and grooms assistant."tramways, trams, esco, blacksmith, depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Illustration/s, Chandler, Extract from "The People Movers - A History of Victoria's Private Bus Industry 1910-1992", 1930's?
Illustration was loose within Reg. Item 2488, opposite page 99, of a photo of three steeplejacks working on the ESCo power station chimney stack. Has some support scaffolding near the top of the tower. Caption to the photo on the bottom has part missing but would have been "Steeplejack on the Electric Supply Co.'s Stack." in capitals and notes "Chandler, Photo". Has been glued to another sheet of paper. (item within plastic folder within book container)Written notes in pencil.trams, tramways, esco, power station, chimney stack -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter and Envelope, 1937
Five page handwritten letter on light brown or fawn lined paper within a brown envelope within Reg. Item 2488, page 105. The envelope has been glued to the back cover of the book and is address to "Mr. James Inspector / Electric Supply". Seven overseas stamps have been stuck to the envelope. The letter dated 11/10/1937 from an unknown person who lived at 305 Eyre St Ballarat, not signed, outlines the building the horse tram depot in Wendouree Parade. The person put in a quote as the plumber. Notes various aspects of working on the site, materials, difficulties, Thompson and Moore of the Adelaide as the contractors, number of people on the job, problems with the construction, wind damage, building the workers cottages, their rooves and the cash boxes for the conductors. Image 2520i2 shows the position on the page or back cover of items 2520 and 2521.Inktrams, tramways, horse trams, depot construction, depot, thompson and moore -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Stephen Holmes, Sept. 1971
White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of No. 21 and 14 at Grey St loop. No. 21 has destination of Sebastopol and a SEC "Everything's is under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. No. 14 has destination of Lydiard St. North. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Further down, the track headed to a relatively safe roadside location Cars 21&14 cross at one of the loops in this section. ...Sept. '71 .(Stephen Holmes)" See image btm2575p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11785" and written in ink on top edge "21 + 14 Sebastopol line Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, grey st, sebastopol, tram 21, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Dave Macartney, Dec. 1968
White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of a Bendigo No. 23 passing through Needle Loop, enroute to Eaglehawk. Tram has two SEC Roof advertisements "Electric Cooking" and "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Bogie car 23 - freshly painted - negotiates Needles loop on the way to "EAGLEHAWK". - Dec 68 (Dave Macartney)" See image btm2594p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11804" and written in ink on top edge "No. 23 Needles Loop Eaglehawk line"tramways, trams, are, film strip, needle loop, eaglehawk, tram 23 -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 4 and a single trucker, possibly No. 16 at Manchester Loop. Taken c1962, spring or early summer. No. 4 has a Whitehorse Whiskey advertisement and a tram following indicator on the front dash panel, a Castrol and a SEC Electric Cooking roof advertisements and destination of Eaglehawk."BES 19" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, manchester loop, tram 4 -
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Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 24 at Golden Square terminus. Tram has destination of North Bendigo. On the front dash panel is advertisement for Cohns Soft drinks and Streets Ice Cream. Roof advertisements for SEC, Electric Cooking and another one. Note empty advert racks on the left hand side of the tramcar."BES 22" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, golden square, tram 24 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 24 in the crossing loop at Myrtle St. loop. Tram has destination of North Bendigo. On the front dash panel is advertisement for Cohns Soft drinks and Streets Ice Cream. Roof advertisements for SEC, Electric Cooking and another one."BES 23" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, golden square, myrtle st, tram 24 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, c1962
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 17, possibly at Manchester Loop, with destination of Eaglehawk. Tram fitted with Whitehorse Whiskey ad on front dash panel and two "Electric Cook" roof advertisements. Photo taken c1962."BES 28" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, manchester loop, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 24 at the Eaglehawk terminus, with the Eaglehawk Town Hall / Post Office in the background. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill and roof advertisements for SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" and one for Mamouney's Furniture Company. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's."BES 32" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, tram 24 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 7 and the scrubber tram at Charing Cross. No. 7 has roof advertisements for SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" and one for Electric Cooking. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's."BES 33" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, scrubber tram, tram 7, scrubber -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 25 using the crossover in Mitchell St outside the Plaza Theatre. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's. No. 25 has the destination of Eaglehawk and two SEC roof advertisements, electric cooking and a briquettes ads. The film "James Bond Casino Royale" was being advertised on the side wall of the theatre."BES 37" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, mitchell st, plaza theatre, tram 25 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 18 at the Quarry Hill terminus, with the conductor standing by the front of the tramcar. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's. No. 18 has the destination of Eaglehawk and two SEC roof advertisements, "Electric Cooking Matchless" and "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen"."BES 38" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, conductors, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Travis Jeffrey, late 1960's or early 1970's
Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's. No. 2 has the destination of Eaglehawk and on the tram two SEC roof advertisements, "Electric Cooking Matchless" and "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen"."BES 40" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, tram 2 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph/s - mounted, Hornly's Ballarat, 24/01/1926 12:00:00 AM
Block mounted photograph of the ESCo Employees Tramway Picnic 24.1.1926. Photograph is of the workers and families standing in front of seven buses or trucks, possibly at Moorabool Reservoir. On the left hand side is a truck with a ladder on the side, sign written to show it belongs to the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria. The black and white photograph has been mounted on to a heavy cardboard grey coloured with dark grey bands around the photograph and the edge of the mounting. The bottom right hand corner has been indented with the studio's name "Hornly's Studio Ballarat".trams, tramways, esco, hornly's, picnics, employees -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, c1971
Black and white photograph of SEC No. 30 west bound in Wendouree Parade near Dowling St with Lake Wendouree in the background. Has boat sheds in the background. No. 30 has the destination of "Gardens via Drummond North" and SEC roof advertisement "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen". Photo taken by John Phillips c1971. Three copies held Fourth copy added 8/11/2005 - to box D2.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, dowling st, lake wendouree, tram 30 -
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Book, South Pacific Electric Railway, "Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia 1976 Conference 30 April - 3rd May Sydney 1976", 1976
Book, 88 pages A4 size with yellow card covers, stapled on left hand edge, with 3 staples. Details the Proceedings of the 2nd Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums (COTMA), Sydney, April 30 - May 3, 1976. Produced by the South Pacific Electric Railway, edited by David Rawlings. Includes a list of contents - page 2 and list of delegates - page 4, and the programme on pages 5 and 6. 2nd conferencetrams, tramways, cotma, conferences, sper -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Peter Duckett, 2/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
... Duckett. Tram has Australian Electric Traction Association sign... Duckett. Tram has Australian Electric Traction Association sign ...Black and white photograph of Geelong No. 39, photographed at the Geelong depot, prior to an AETA Tour on 2/4/1955. Photo by Peter Duckett. Tram has Australian Electric Traction Association sign on the front bumper, a auxiliary sign showing "Chartered Tram" and showing destination of "Special". See also Reg. Item 487 for a similar photograph. Item from the ARHS Archives dated 14/7/2004 via Bill Kingsley. No indication of original source, date or photographer.On rear of photograph in red ink at top "39 Geelong Depot 2/4/1955, Ex MMTB 39, to Ballarat as No. 41". On base of photo in blue ink "Peter Duckett Photo" and in red ink "AETA Special Tour"tramways, trams, geelong, depot, special tours, aeta, tram 39 -
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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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Memorabilia - Exhibition Material, Warren Doubleday, 3/05/1998 12:00:00 AM
Heavy sheet of white card board with photocopies of extracts from the Electric Supply Co. tramway employees register. Produced for the 1997 Law and Order Exhibition. Four separate sheets of paper of different sizes glued to cardboard. Produced by using the microfilm records and a photocopier.trams, tramways, law and order, exhibitions, employees, esco employees register -
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Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Electric Traction", Sep. 1971
September 1971 issue of Electric Traction, Vol XXVI No. 9 - featuring Adelaide H364 on front cover. Sixteen pages, orange banner on front cover. Articles feature Adelaide's "H" class cars facelift, Advertising on Melbourne trams (all over advertising cars) and in Search of Gold (Gold minifying traction railways) by A.L Be Bee. On page 7 is an item on the closure of Ballarat, in particular Victoria St and Gardens via Drummond St. North lines and last cars, replacement bus services and details of future closes. Also an advertisement for "The Ballarat Tramways" book by K.S.Kings. trams, tramways, closure, melbourne, adelaide -
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Book, The Electric Railway Improvement Co. (ERICO), "Notes on Bonding and Return Circuits", c1916
Book, titled, "Notes on Bonding and Return Circuits" consisting of 20 pages, printed in black ink. Prepared by The Electric Railway Improvement Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Gives costs of welding, bonding, rail resistance, voltage drops, testing methods, electrolysis, rail expansion, rail section, sleeper track, treatment of ties (sleepers), and the monthly average price of copper from period 1885 to Dec. 1915, the power required for electric traction and a list of clients. Date of printing not given in document, estimated to be c1916. See also item Reg. No. 1638 for a book on equipment for welding and bonding.trams, tramways, trackwork, rail bonding, erico, welding -
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Document - Report, Legislative Assembly of Victoria, "Progress Report on the Select Committee on Electricity Supply", Nov. 1922
Sixteen page printed report titled "Progress Report on the Select Committee on Electricity Supply" and subtitled "The Provision of the State Electricity Commission Bill and the Purchase of the North Melbourne Electric Tramways and Lighting Company's works and undertakings" Published by the Order of the Legislative Assembly 21 November 1922." Folded and stapled along left hand edge. Sheets have rounded corners. Looks at the purchase of the NMETL and rural power. Has an Appendix titled "The Powers of the Commission and how they are being exercised" signed by John Monash and and other "The Problem of Retail Distribution of Electricity in Rural Districts".Stamp of ESCo in top right hand corner dated "28 Nov. 1922" and throughout the report, many pencil marks highlighting or underlining aspects.trams, tramways, sec, nmetl, power supply, councils -
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Document - Report, Legislative Assembly of Victoria, "Report of the Select Committee on Electricity Supply", Dec. 1922
Twenty Four page report titled "Report of the Select Committee on Electricity Supply - the supply of electricity to the south west district and the Sugarloaf scheme for the supply of electricity to the north eastern district". Has minutes of evidence. Published by the Order of the Legislative Assembly 7 December 1922.". Folded and stapled along left hand edge. Sheets on one copy has rounded corners. Two copies held. Stamp of the "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd" in top right hand corner dated 25 Aug. 1928"trams, tramways, sec, sugarloaf, power supply -
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Document - Report, Willits H. Sawyer, "Report on the Status and Affairs of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the Scope and workings of the SEC Acts", 1926
Thirty two page report titled "Report on the Status and Affairs of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the Scope and workings of the SEC Acts", prepared by Willits H. Sawyer, dated 1926. Royal Commission into the status and affairs of the SEC, undertakings, works, programmes, charges, acquisition of power companies, extension of the power system, tramway and railway power systems, use of brown coal, council facilities, substations, nature of the power supply, sale of appliances, coal mining methods, distribution of power supply systems. Presented to both houses of the Victorian Parliament . Folded and stapled in the centre. Sheets have rounded corners.Stamp of the "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd" in top right hand corner dated 27 Apr. 1927"trams, tramways, sec, yallourn, power supply, royal commission -
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Document - Form/s, Legal Document, Victorian Government, "Electric Supply by a Council - Order No. ", 1940
Twenty Seven page printed document on foolscap paper to be used as the form basis for authorising a local government council to supply power within a given area. Document has spaces for the various signatures, seals, schedules and Order No. Order was granted by the Governor in Council under the electric light and power ACT of 1928. Has definitions, including railways and tramways. Schedule three allows for details of tramways and railways. Has space for the Minister in charge of Electrical Undertakings to sign the order. Has form number of 10679/40 in bottom left hand corner - therefore it has been assumed that form is printed in 1940. Stapled in the top left hand corner. Last page of document is loose.trams, tramways, sec, councils, power supply, order in council -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, takeover of the Ballarat Electric supply by the SEC, Jul. 1927
Set of four newspaper clippings July 1927 from the Ballarat Courier regarding the possible takeover of the Ballarat Electric supply by the SEC. See also Reg. Item 1973 for other background to these clippings. 1974.1 - Courier 14/7/1927 - Reply by Sir John Monash of the SEC to Mr Pringle's (ESCo) speech - regarding price of power supplies, load factors, distance of supply, tariffs, tramway services. 346H x 57W 1974.2 - Courier 13/7/1927 - Large item in the Courier with statements by Sir John Monash and Mr. P. Pringle of ESCo each stating their case and various points regarding the cost of electricity to the various communities. 631H x 305W. 1974.3 - Single sheet of paper reprint from the Ballarat Courier - dated 14/7/1927 - titled "The Electric Supply Problem / Read this Leader from the 'Ballarat Courier' of 14th July 1927". Editorial address various issues of the problem - SEC takeover of the company, Council's power to franchise, dividends going overseas, loss of income to Council. Newspaper was seeking an independent report to Council. 303h x 206W 1974.4 - Courier 19/7/1927 - report of City of Ballaarat Council's 1927 consideration of the SEC's offer to takeover ESCo the previous night. Very detailed report of the discussions. Also a report on the City of Bendigo's decision to accept the SEC's position subject to the trams being kept, report on Electricity to farms and a long letter regarding the issue by W. B. Grose. 631H x 173W. Within the envelope containing this item, is the brown file that contained Reg. Items 1971 to 1977 by the Roneo London company.Dates of the newspaper clippings in pencil -plain or blueelectricity supply, sec, esco, city of ballarat, city of bendigo