Set of nine Black and white postcards, from drawings, contained within Reg. Item 2526, pages 4 and 6 of early Ballarat, glued or pasted into the book. A lot of the postcards have edge damage. Include Sturt St., Black Hill, Ballarat Fire Station, Central State School, Wesley Church and Botanical Gardens, Mechanics Institute, Benevolent Asylum, Orphan Asylum, Ballarat East Town Hall, Academy of Music. Date of drawings - prior to 1870's?. trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, fire station, schools, wesley church, mechanics institute, orphanage

Printed illustration or sketch contained within Reg. Item 2526, page 9, of H.P. James leaning against a tree. Ink sketch, with name in the bottom left hand corner. Has been cut out from a sheet and pasted into the book. Printed on partly glossy light card. Note Item Not formally Numbered.trams, tramways, sketches, personnel, esco

Yields information on all three SEC systems through the publication of a book, especially with many Ballarat photos contained in the book. Has photos not previously published or since published. Sixteen page book plus card covers titled "The Reconstruction of The Victorian Provincial Tramways", an illustrated account of the Victorian provincial tramways prior to and after take-over by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the work done to rehabilitate them for further service. Compiled by Bob Prentice, published by the Haddon Tramway Workshops 1976. Outlines the creation of the SEC, the takeover of the private companies by the SEC and the question who would run their tramways, the condition of the tramways at the time of the SEC takeover, reconstruction work and maps of Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. Has a line drawing of Geelong No. 4 on title page. pdf scan of book added 19-3-2017 - image i5.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, sec, reconstruction, map

Sixty page book - gloss paper, plus end papers and heavy card covers, titled "SKF Bearings in Tramway Service". Published by the "The SKF Ball Bearing Company Ltd" in August 1939, gives details of the type of ball bearings available for tramcars - axle boxes, tramway motors, current collection - trolley poles and pantographs. Has drawings, illustrations, photographs etc. Photographs include Hobart 8 and a Wellington Fiduca tram. Address of Melbourne office given as 539 Bourke St, also addresses for Sydney and Brisbane. Printed in Sweden.$20 inside front cover.trams, tramways, tramcars, bearings, skf ball bearings, hobart

Book, titled "Door and Step Control", 192 pages printed on white art paper, with green inside covers and end covers, 12 sections, full bound, sewn into green Rexene outside covers with title and company logo in gold on front cover and publisher "National Pneumatic Company" on spine. Details equipment available for control of doors and steps using compressed air, manual methods, with photos of various types of railway and tramway vehicles, equipment and drawings. Has an index. Also details of sash (window) and garage door control systems. Has been stamped with the ESCo Company stamp in a number of places.trams, tramways, tramcar equipment, doors, safety

Book - 10 pages + 13 drawings sheets of rail cross sections contained within separate printed covers (colour fleck), titled "British Standard - Tramway Rails and Fish Plates - Standard Sections and Specification - July 1903". Side stapled and then bound with a green tape on left hand side. Gives details of the standards of the materials, rolling, payment, conformity, testing, marking holes for both rails and fishplates. Drawings for 13 different weight rails, straight and curves, 90lb/yard to 116 and a drawing of the BS tyre profile for tram car wheels and how it interfaces with a rail. On rear cover, both sides gives a list of standards and foreign translations up to March 1919.On top of first sheet in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No 8."trams, tramways, british standards, standards, rails, fishplates

Set of 22 sheets featuring sheets from the David Frost colour book (See Reg item ) used on the BTM Family Fun Day on 19/9/2011 - have been coloured in or partly coloured in and some with drawings on rear. Photocopied onto A4 sheets by Richard Gilbert/Neil Lardner for the event. Collected on the day.Niltram, trams, btm, 40th anniversary, family fun day, events

Instruction Book - 20 pages, within manila card covers, titled ""How to become an efficient conductor", published by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board. Gives details on how to be a conductor safely, collect fares, disputes, school concessions, ticket cancellation, accidents, and conduct. A list of dos and dents' employee benefits summary and two drawings showing the consequences of not securing the trolley pole under the hook and step accidents. Inside front cover is a list of Melbourne tram depots, giving stop number, and street. Handwritten addition regarding South Melbourne depot - short cut from St Kilda Road - folded printed sheet. No date on the documents - assumed 1960's.trams, tramways, mmtb, conductors, instructions, melbourne, depot

Book - 16 pages + grey covers, side stapled, issued by the Australian Commonwealth Engineering Standards Association, Tentative Australian Standard C.43-1927, "Parallel sided carbon brushes for DC Commutator Machines". Dated Dec. 1927. Provides an index and information about carbon brushes including drawings.On top right hand corner has stamp of the "The Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd Ballarat" and date "19 May 1928".trams, tramways, tramways, electrical equipment, motors

Book - 36 pages + light grey covers, pushed by the British Standards Institution, British Standard No. 827 - 1939, titled "Radio-Interference Suppression for Trolley Buses and Tramways". Provides an index page and many drawings.On top right hand corner has stamp the SEC stamp, Ballarat Branch and a received dated of 6 Oct. 1939. Has "Mr Morrison" in pencil on the cover.trams, tramways, tramways, electrical equipment

Book - Foolscap size, approx. 100 pages, duplicated and bound into grey card folders, stapled and binding tape on the left hand side, titled "Structures of Permanent Way for Rail Bound Traffic", published by Krupp - Stahl AG 1981. Published by the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Written by Dipl-Ing Gunter Claus, shop manager, Krupp Stahl AG Switch department. Has an index, many drawings, photographs, types of track structures, rails, turnouts, points, geometry.trams, tramways, trackwork, points, tramways, rails

Produced by the North Sydney Boys High School Railway club, prior to the closure of the Bendigo system - little else written and published at the time about the history and details of the system. A very good booklet for the time - produced entirely by the wax cut stencil process. Has a strong association with the people who prepared the document. Lower significance as not directly associated with Ballarat.Twenty page booklet on the history, operation and tramcars of Bendigo, produced by the Nth Sydney Boys High School Railway Club in September 1971. Printed on a wax cut stencil process, with green covers, drawings, maps, track layout, fleet list, gives tentative closure dates, route descriptions, sketches, stapled on edge. Title "The Bendigo Tram". Inside front cover notes written by A. Weston and typed by Geoff Clark. See Reg item 302 for the Ballarat version.trams, tramways, bendigo

Letter concerning "Mr Jerusalem Smith" forwarding drawings of rail Sections that could be used in horse tramways. The cross-section of the rail in the drawings have been water coloured with a blue and yellow wash. .1 - Covering Letter from Ian Armstrong of the Armstrong Collection .2 - Image of the cover of the book at Post-it note that came with the item .3 - Drawing of Gjedsted Rail. .4 - Central Webbed Rail .5 - Davies Foot Rail with fishplates shown. .6 - Davies Foot Rail with a wheel shown in the drawing. See also Reg item 4248 for further correspondence on this matter.trams, tramways, trackwork, horse trams, city of ballarat

Forty-four page dark red covered report with a red shaded photo/drawing of a young man on a skateboard, titled Storm Sequence (2000) by Shaun Gladwell. In the front of the book is a loose letter mentioning the 2007 annual Report, covering their activities of the Trust for the year. Titles in the book are: About Our Founder and Her Legacy; Trustee's Report; Grants Overview; Grants Approved in 2006-2007, which are Aged Care, Arts, Culture & Heritage; Community Support; Disability Care & Support; Education; Employment & Vocational Training; Environment; and Health; Investments and Grants - An historical perspective, Financial Summary and An Historical Insight: The Smiths in Australia. Most chapters have information.Helen Mcpherson Smith Trust Annual report 2007helen macpherson smith trust annual report 2007, helen macpherson schutt (nee smith), darvell m hutchinson am, j barry hutchins oam, frances h awcock am, keith b smith, anthony baird, darren mcconnell, liz gillies, sarah bartak, pamela beech, lonia catalano, beolite village, bundji bundji, odyssey house victoria, macpherson smith community alliance, brotherhood of st laurence, dolphin research institute, howard florey institute, the jean hailes foundation for women's health, historical insight - the smiths in australia, shaun gladwell

An autograph book attributed to Prescott and Dawe by the Donor. Green leather look cover with "Autograph" printed in gold. Entries made in 1931 and 1932 at BHS (Bendigo High School) Prescott & Dawe Collection Handwritten entries and drawings.autographs, bendigo high school

An Album attributed to Prescott and Dawe by the Donor. Black leather look cover with "Album" printed in gold. Entries made between1910 and 1929. Album is stored in a black lidded box with "Strachan" printed on silver with a silver symbol of a lion. This is not the original box for the Album. Prescott & Dawe Collection Handwritten entries, drawings and paintings.autographs

The donor's father (William Clarence Christopher) was born in 1906 in Williamson Street, Bendigo and was schooled at the Bendigo School of Mines. The notebook on theoretical Carpentry must date from around 1920 when he was an apprentice. His brother James Charles Christopher was a teacher, the Solid Geometry drawings date from 1925-1932 and were submitted by students at Ballarat Junior Technical school. The book od building regulations was used by William Clarence in the 1940's and 50's while employed as a building foreman at Braybrook by Industrial Engineering Ltd.The manuals are covered with brown paper and the title in red or black texter on the front. The theory Carpentry is handwritten, the three Solid Geometry are made up of individual drawings and the Uniform Building Regulations is printed.technical books, school of mines

A bound book of 16 drawings B&W (lithographs?) in ''photographic'' detail of well-known Sandhurst Views - Town Hall, Mechanics Institute, Masonic Hall, Bendigo Hospital, Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, Post and Telegraph Offices, Mining Exchange, View from Post Office Tower looking East, View from Post Office Tower looking West, Central State School, Alexandra Fountain, Upper Lake,Rosalind Park, Fernery Rosalind Park, St Pauls Church, Bishop's Palace, General View - New Chum Line, Koch's ''Pioneer'' Crushing Works, Quartz Crushing batteries, Town Hall - Eaglehawk, Railway Station. Appended with two pages summarizing Sandhurst history; current councillors and officers, brief review of five places - Bendigo Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, Mechanics Institute and Free Library, School of Mines and Industries, Masonic Hall. Date is given as ''The present (1888) occupants are ....''

Copy of a cover from a music book No. 361 Forty Thieves Twostep & Turkey Trot. Arranged by Bert Rache. Founded on the Musical Hits in J. C. Williamson's Ltd. Pantomime Extravaganza 'Forty Thieves'. Has a round drawing of a girl with some large urns and a man in a cellar. A musical instrument leaning on a box has Published by Albert & Son Sydney, London New York. Coloured in black, white and grey. In the bottom right corner is a gruel recipe made from Nestles Milk Food.document, peter ellis collection, miss f? stephens, forty theives, sulan, my southern maid, my turkish opal, what a fool i'd be, bert rache, j c williamson's ltd, albert & son, chas a wenman, andrew maccunn, nestle's milk food

The item is a hard cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page records the customer orders by date, name and goods supplied. Some entries include more detailed descriptions and small drawings. The cardboard cover is green with red and brown marbling on both front and back with some wearing at the corners. "B S GOODS" is hand drawn in black on the front cover, with a paper rectangle stuck over the top on which is handwritten the type of book and dates. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 20 August 1894 to 12 November1895. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection. "B S GOODS" is hand drawn in large black capital letters across the front cover, with a brown paper rectangle stuck over the top on which is handwritten "Factory Order Book From Aug 20/94 to Nov 12th 1895". Also, on the front cover there are some ink spots between the D and S and other pen marks around the G, including mathematical workings (18 +13 = 31). The back cover also has ink spots and two groupings of mathematical workings.margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses

Golden Square High School Parents and Citizens Minute Book. Dated from 04/03/1964 - 23/07/1965 . Burgundy coloured hard cover Minute Book with bound spine. Random drawing pattern on covers. 140 pages.education, secondary, minutes

BHS CollectionExercise book with a photo of flowers stuck on the front. The book is brown with white lines crossing it making a tiles pattern. Name on the front Jennifer Mill, Subject C.F.A. Book, School Maldon. Inside is a school project with drawings, cuttings and essay on the effect of fires and how to prevent and fight them. The first entry is dated 20 February 1969 and the last 16 October 1969. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.cfa, school project

Author George Ellis is a descendant of the James Family who arrived in St Just's Point in the 1870s. Forward by James Lerk December 2010. Yellow soft cover book. 55 pages. Front cover with black and white photo of house fence and yard in the center. Author George A.Ellis. Contains information, photos, factory drawings, labels relating to the St Just's Point area of Long Gully. Back cover plain yellow. 2010long gully, st justs point, cornish, mining

George Edwin Wells was born in Oxford in 1826. He served an apprenticeship as a coachbuilder and in 1841 he went to New Zealand. He was returning to England in 1848 when he changed his mind in Singapore and turned around and came to Melbourne. He operated a store with Mr W Gibbs and when gold as discovered they left their wives in Melbourne and went to the gold fields of Ballarat in 1851. At this time George was newly married to Catherine Kiely. In 1852 the two men were at the Golden Gully area of the Fryers Creek gold fields, they then move to Bendigo, initially to White Hills before settling in Long Gully. They then brought their patient wives, who had only had visits from their husbands, to Bendigo. George had several successful mining ventures in Bendigo. He died in 1898. One of his sons, Alfred, married Margaret Rotherham in NSW where he was living. Alfred died in 1911 leaving Margaret with a young family. She moved to Bendigo to be nearer to family support. Alfred and Margaret's daughter, Elma Winslade Wells 91904 - 19/1/1988) became a teacher and was posted to Camp Hill Primary School. She was also heavily involved in the Scout movement in the Bendigo area.Blue hardcover scrapbook belonging to the Wells family. (Elma Wells). The cover has gold, black and blue flowers and birds on it. The word "scraps" in red within a gold rectangular box completes the cover. Inside all the pages are filled with drawing and pictures of people, animals, flowers and landscapes. Also, various poems are transcribed on the pages. Newspaper cuttings are also glued to pages and in two yellow envelopes.Inside cover in pencil: The Wells Family scrap book donated to the Royal Historical Society Bendigo Branch by Miss Elma W. Wellsfamily history, wells family

One Hundred- and four-pages book titled: The Australian scouts' first book. Complete tenderfoot and second-class instructions price 1/9. A drawing of four different scenes of scouts' life on the cover. Aileen and john Ellison Collection.boy scouts, instruction book

John S Wearne First Manager of the Specimen Hill Co. W.H. Thomas Manager from September 1873. OBITUARY. Residents of the Borough of Eaglehawk will regret to learn of the death of Mr. John Wearne, a former well-known member of that community. The late Mr. Wearne, who was 68 years of age, came to Victoria in 1857. He was the first manager of the Specimen Hill mine and was also largely interested in several other mines in the district. Some considerable time ago he retired from active pursuits, and went to reside at Strathfieldsaye, whence he removed to Ascot Vale some years ago, where he lived until his death, his remains were brought to Eaglehawk by the mid-day train yesterday and conveyed to the family vault in the Eaglehawk Cemetery, many friends joining the cortege. Six members of the family survive — two sons and four daughters — Mrs. Wearne having pre-deceased her husband some time ago. OBITUARY. Article - Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918)Saturday 22 September 1906 - Page 5 Mining Company Pay book for a mining company. Dated from January 7, 1871 - February 12, 1876. Ledger format with six Columns - Name, Occupation. No. of Days, Rate, Amount, Signature on Receipt of Wages. First page lists J.S. Wearne as Manager, C. Palmer as Underground Manager, Miners - Rodda, Johns, Wearne, Kneebone, Trengove, Duncalf, Tresize. The ledger is in very poor condition and has been used by a child for drawing and writing practice.wages, mining, specimen hill mine

The man from Snowy River and other verses by A.B. Paterson. Red cover with a drawing of a man riding a horse. The book has 173 pages. Aileen and john Ellison Collection."Jacka Jacka Tooan" stamped twice on inside front cover, again on first page.banjo paterson, man from snowy river

Soft cover book. The front cover is divided in four triangles, The first at the top, red with the St. john ambulance association logo. Moving clockwise in white a drawing of an injured man and a man and a woman assisting. The next triangle again in red with the words in black and white "preliminary first aid". the last vignette is of an injured man lying down and one assisting and a third man calling for help. This is the fourth edition and was published in London in 1963. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.On front cover: Aileen Ellison and a signature.first aid, st. john ambulance