Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document, Walter J K Dunstan et al, "Notes on development of tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo", March 1963
Document contains two separate items:
1 - "Notes on the genesis and development of the electric light and tramways of the cities of Ballarat and Bendigo" by W J K Dunstan of Ballarat. Read to the Ballarat Historical Society. Item dated on page 5 as 12/3/1963. Paper looks at the history of tramways in both Ballarat and Bendigo, ESCo, development, history, wages, the SECV, personalities, staff, electricity, power generation and horse tramways.
2 - Handwritten extracts from the Mayor's report to the Town of Malvern / Prahran about the formation and early operation of the PMTT. Compiled by Bob Prentice.
Names listed on page 5:
P E S Cooper - Bendigo Manager
George Smith Morrison - ditto
Benjamin Deakin - ESCo
E J Cochrane - Bendigo
E C Gurr Geelong
W J Home - Co. Solicitor
P J Pringle
Tom Pringle
A E Ford - Depot Foreman Bendigo
W Knox Accountant
L W West Foreman Bendigo
J H Nesbit Bendigo Accountant
C Coxgrove, - depot foreman Ballarat
Harry Foy - ditto
Chris Hodgson - ditto
H C Evans Bendigo Traffic Supt
H P James Ballarat Supt
A V Mawby - ditto
D Maxwell - Engineer Ballarat
C F Cole - Engineer
R F Dixon - Manager Ballarat
Geo Laurens - Mains Foreman
C J Callister - apprentice to Power Station Supt.Yields information about the history of Ballarat and Bendigo tramways prepared by W J K Dunstan.Manila folder containing a typed report and handwritten notes, stapled on the left hand side.tramways, bendigo, ballarat, local history, esco, secv, operations, staff