Yields information about the details the rosters for crews during the ESCo era and how the tram service operated. Further work on the sign on / off times and knowledge of timetables could determine the date.Single large rolled sheets which has been hand written detailing the Rostered Hours and Miles for crews during the ESCo era. Gives details for the Lydiard St, Drummond St North, Orphanage, Mount Please, Sebastopol and Gardens routes for Monday to Thursday, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays rosters listing run number, sign on/off, rostered hours, total, number of trips, rostered miles, garden miles total miles and average speed. In the bottom right hand corner is a list of distances for the Gardens routes. Possible 1910's given Reg Item 4738, which can in the same set of donations. trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables, esco

Yields information about the timetable tram services during the summer or 1914 - 1915, run numbers and crossing arrangements on the single line.Rolled blue print of the "Summer Timetable Oct 1st 1914 to April 30 1915", showing the run numbers crossing arrangements, for Gardens via Convent, Gardens via Ripon, Monday to Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Also for Sebastopol and Rubicon St, Orphanage, Lydiard St - Mt Pleasant not listed. Gives roster arrangements, Safeworking or single line section staff arrangements, crossing points and other information. ballarat, rosters, shifts, timetables

Digital image provided by David Critchley of a postcard looking east along Sturt, north side towards Grenville St, at Doveton St. Has a detailed image of the tram. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. Note the decorations along the roadside for the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district in 1938. Valentine Postcard No. 3273. .1 - large format print of the above image without the lower label. Has "Sturt St, Ballarat c1940's" along bottom edge. Print has "J75" in red ink in the top left hand corner on rear - the tram's Melbourne number.trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, centenary, tram 14

Photograph - looking from Summerscales offices onto the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St during an event, with a parked ESCo tram and crowds or onlookers on either side of the south side of Sturt St. Has a detailed image of the tram. C1909. In the background are Craigs Hotel, C. Marks & Co, National Mutual building, Snows and the Town Hall. A number of horse drawn vehicles are in the photograph. Also A. E. Casley Chemists and Beath Schiess & Co, though this seems to be almost printed into the photograph - above the chemist shop. See item 8247 for a colour image of the same postcard published by SEM Co. Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St and Lydiard Streets c1908Digital image of a postcard by A. H Summerscalestrams, tramways, sturt st, esco, events, lydiard st

Letter from H W C Lucas of SEC Melbourne to Mr Thomas setting out the track mileage for Ballarat's 6 tram routes - Double track, single track or route miles. Totals 15.480miles. Compiled from Mr Thomas's notes. Letter dated 26/7/1937 which is before the opening of the extension to Lydiard St North.Yields information about Ballarat track and route mileages.Letter hand written on ruled quarto paper.tramways, tramcars, mileage, secv

Graph showing " Ballarat Tramways Annual Statistics" from 1934 to 1960 - showing millions of passengers, revenue and expenditure with notes on an extension to Lydiard St North cemetery, a full year of conductor operation, defence camp in full operation, fourty hour week, 1949 fare increase, also 1951 and 1955 and 1952 roster with 67 men.Yields information about Ballarat's revenue and expenditure and passenger numbers.Graph hand made on printed 1/10th of inch graph paper with rounded corners.tramways, tramcars, secv, statistics, fare increases, annual reports, passengers

Photograph taken during Easter 1962 AETA tour of Ballarat with trams 37 and 18 waiting in Lydiard St North to the North of the level crossing. Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper. has "tram" and "trams at" in red ink on the side of the print.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, tram 18, tram 37, lydiard st

Photograph taken during Easter 1962 AETA tour of Ballarat with trams 37 and 18 at the Lydiard St North terminus. Yields information about the trams used for an AETA visit in 1962Black and white photograph printed on Ilford paper. has "tram" and "trams at" in red ink on the side of the print.trams, tramways, aeta, tours, special trams, tram 18, tram 37, lydiard st

Black and white photograph of tram 39 showing Special and three other trams waiting on the tracks at Lydiard St North, most likely for a train arrival and then a tour of the Ballarat Tramway system. Photographer unknown. A Cook Tours database that the tour by the ARHS and TMSV using trams 11, 26, 39 and 42 and was a farewelll tour, with the first of the Ballarat tram lines closing the following day. See also item 7520 for other photographs.Yields information about the arrangements for tram tours using Lydiard St North.Black and white photograph on plain paper.trams, tramways, tours, tram 39, lydiard st north

Black and white photograph of tram 35 with the short working destination of Grey St Sebastopol at the tram stop known as the City Centre at Sturt and Lydiard Streets. The pole alongside the tram has the tram stop sign and an End of Section sign. In in the background is the National Mutual building and Allan Bros Jewellers store. Date and photographer unknown.Yields information about tram 35 at the City Centre stop late 1960s or early 1970s.Black and white photograph on plain paper.trams, tramways, tram 35, sturt st, lydiard st, national mutual, city centre

The photo, shows tram 38 decorated for the 1954 Royal Visit, crossing the railway tracks at Ballarat Station in Lydiard St North. The tram has the destination of Sebastopol. In the background is the railway signal gantry, Reids Coffee Palace and the Post Office. Many of the buildings are flying flags.Yields information about the 1954 Royal Tram.Photograph, black and white - plain black with Ken Magor stamp and negative number written on the rear.Ken Magor Negative Number - "3427" tramways, trams, royal visit, decorated trams, tram 38, lydiard st nth, level crossings

Lydiard St level crossing with an Electric Supply Co. of Victoria tram, northbound to Gregory St in Lydiard St North. The tram has three equal windows and is most likely one of the ex-Sydney electric trams that were sold to Ballarat. A number is not discernable. Note the ladies sitting on the outside seats. Ballarat B signal box with signalman looking out the window overlooks the level crossing with gates. C1907.Yields information about an early ESCo tram in Lydiard St North at the level crossing.Photograph, black and white - plain black with some notes on rear Has Ken Magor stamp, "Mr Duffy" in pencil in top right hand corner, "Ballarat Tramways ? date".tramways, trams, esco, lyiard st north, level crossing, signal box

Photograph - night flash - shows tram 42 crossing the Lydiard St level crossing with a large crowd on board. Tram has the destination of depot. Given the tram number and the crowd, most likely the last tram from Lydiard St North to the depot. Tram 42 was recorded as the last to leave Lydiard St North on 19/9/1971. Not known who took the photograph.Yields information about the last tram to cross the Ballarat Railway level crossing.Black and white photograph on plain paper.tramways, lydiard st north, level crossing, tram 42, last tram

Photograph - Black and white of Ballarat tram No. 40 parked at the Sebastopol tram terminus. The conductor has lowered the trolley pole and is tying the rope off. The tram has an SEC Electric Cooking roof advertisement and the destination of Lydiard St Nth. In the background is the Royal Mail Hotel. Not known who took the photo during Jan. 1966.Yields information about the appearance of tram No. 40 during Jan 1966 and the Sebastopol terminus.Black and white photograph on Ilford paper.In ink on rear "Gardens 1/66"tramways, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tramcars, tram 40

Yields information about the use of the Dawson St crossover during a disruption - reverse to the normal methods.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 17 traversing the Dawson St crossing the other way to that normally used from the north side to the south side. The tram has passengers and the destination of Sebastopol. A workman is standing near where the points blade are. Could have been a disruption at Lydiard St North. Possibly late 1940's. In the background is the Golden City Hotel. trams, tramways, dawson st, sturt st, tram 17

Yields information about the Gold tram of 1951 and of the railway level crossing in Lydiard St North.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 23 as the gold tram crossing the level crossing in Lydiard St North, during 1951 on its way to Lydiard St North. In the background is the signal gantry and the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carriers. trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, level crossings, ballarat railway station, gold tram, tram 23

Yields information about the Sturt and Lydiard St intersection and tram services.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 21 turning from Sturt St south side into Lydiard St North. Has the Commonwealth Bank building, National Mutual, and Craig's Hotel. The small newsagent kiosk is in the photo. C. Marks Jewellers in the National Mutual building sign. trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st north, tram 23

Yields information about the scrubber tram, the Lydiard St North level crossing and the Provincial Hotel.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of the Ballarat scrubber at the Lydiard St North level crossing. Has the signal box and Provincial Hotel, operated by W J McGlinchey trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st north, tram scrubber

Yields information about the Gold tram of 1951 and of Hospital Corner.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 23 as the gold tram at Hospital corner crossing from Drummond St South into Sturt St. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. In the background is the Southern Cross Hotel, E. Daly Cash Butcher, trams, tramways, gold tram, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st, tram 23

Yields information about the reconstruction of track at Hospital Corner and the way tram services were arranged and the corner itself.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 35 crossing Sturt St while trackwork is being undertaken to replace diamond crossing at Hospital corner. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St North and is proceeding to Drummond St North to reverse. Based on Reg Item 5623, the work was done June 1951. In the background is H. E. Herbert's grocery shop, advertising "Rowland's" - soft drinks - see https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/Rowlands_Soft_Drink_Factory Reg Item 5079 - drawing of 6/1950 showing details of the crossing to be replaced. Reg Item 5340 - shows the building as well. Reg Item 5623 - has a note about the trackwork being undertaken on 19/6/1951. Reg Item 6225 - shows the new building being built during 1962. Reg Item 7720 - photocopy from Reg Item 5623 Reg Item 7721 - photocopy of the relevant page from the August 1951 issue of Electric Traction which details the event. trams, tramways, hospital corner, drummond st, sturt st, trackwork, tram 35

Yields information about the intersection of Mair and Lydiard St North.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 35 crossing Mair St in Lydiard St North with a passenger ready to get off - riding on the footboard. In the background is the George Hotel, the Regent Theatre and the Railway Hotel.trams, tramways, mair st, lydiard st nth, tram 35

Yields information about the tram services and the Sturt St and Lydiard St intersection and the buildings behind.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 31 turning from Lydiard St into Sturt St with the destination of Victoria St. In the background is the Robbie Burns statue, the inspector observing and holding a point bar. The Mechanics Institute, Beacham's Unicorn Hotel, and Ballarat Built Bicycles and a sign for Holland cycles.trams, tramways, sturt st, tram 31

Yields information about the intersection of Lydiard St and Sturt St.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Nov 1969 of No. 30 at the City terminus and then crossing Lydiard St on its way to Victoria St. In the background on .1 is the Santa Tram, No. 18. As well the shelter at the City tram terminus, the National Mutual building, the Town Hall, Georges Sea Food bar and V. F Gemmola Chemist.ballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tram 30

The concrete wall behind the tram was removed following closure of the SEC operated system and reconstruction of the street.Yields information about the Lydiard St line and in particular the concrete cutting wall before Gregory St.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Feb. 1969 of No. 11 northbound in Lydiard St North, with the cutting concrete wall before Gregory St Tram has the destination of Lydiard St Nth and has a Twin Lake sign.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st north, gregory st, tram 11

Yields information about the Lydiard St line and the terminus.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Dec 1969 of No. 41 at the Lydiard St North terminus looking through the Cemetery gates with the passenger shelter on the right hand side.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, cemetery, shelters, tram 41

Yields information about the Sebastopol terminus.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Dec 1969 of No. 41 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the Royal Mail Hotel behind. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North.ballarat, tramways, trams, sebastopol, tram 41

Yields information about the Grey St Loop, Albert St Sebastopol.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Dec 1969 of No. 36 (Sebastopol) and 41 (Lydiard St Nth) crossing at the Grey St loop in Albert St.ballarat, tramways, trams, sebastopol, grey st, albert st, tram 36, tram 41

Yields information about the Lydiard St Nth line, the level crossing and the terminus.Set of three Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Mar 1969 of No. 37 .1 - while running a special crossing at the Lydiard St North level crossing at the Railway Station. Has the Reid's Coffee Palace and Railway Station in the background. .2 - No. 37 and a single trucker carrying a "Trotting at Bray Raceway" auxiliary board, at the Lydiard St North terminus. Has the shelter on the right-hand side. .3 - No. 37 waiting at the terminus. See Reg Items 7675, 7678, 7681, 7684, 7686, 7705 and 7713.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, railway station, shelters, level crossings, tram 37

Yields information about the Lydiard St Nth Level crossing.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed September 1968 of No. 27, southbound crossing the Lydiard St level crossing with a destination of Sebastopol. The tram has a Twin Lakes sign. the Kennedy Murrays General Carrier building in the background."Railway Xing Lydiard St Nth" in red ink.ballarat, tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, level crossings, railway station, tram 27