Set of A4 photocopies of 6 years of half yearly reports of The Ballaarat Tramway Company Limited (Horse Trams) from 3/1897 to 9/1902. All reports except the last one comprise a two sheet printed or typeset report giving notice of meeting, directors report, statement of assets and liabilities, share structure and profit and loss account. The last report 9/1902 is typed, and lists assets and credits only on the profit and loss account. Meetings were held at Craig's Hotel, Lydiard St. The Directors report from 9/1900 note the forthcoming sale of the company to the British Insulated Wire Company Limited and the problems of finalising the sale. Photocopies from the Public Records Office of Victoria, Company Reports, obtained by Alan Bradley c1995. .1 - 3/1897 .2 - 9/1897 .3 - 3/1898 .4 - 9/1898 .5 - 3/1899 .6 - 9/1899 .7 - 3/1900 .8 - 9/1900 .9 - 4/1901 .10 - 10/1901 .11 - 3/1902 .12 - 9/1902 All reports signed by the Company Secretary Edgar A. Akins, except the last one, Geo A Grace. The report notes that Mr. Akins had passed away. Geo. Grace was appointed as Secretary Pro-tem. Items separated by yellow coloured A4 sheets.trams, tramways, ballaarat tramway company, horse tram, esco, british insulated wire company, annual reports, directors reports

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Image of Ballarat No. 27 crossing the Lydiard St. Level crossing with the Reid's Coffee Palace in the background. Shows gates, signals, Provincial Hotel and Lydiard St looking towards the Post Office. On the right hand side of the image, the camera or film removal has let in a small band of light which shows up in the photograph."Ballarat Railway Station" "1/54"tramways, trams, railway station, lydiard st, level crossings, tram 27

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 28 and 35? at the City terminus, south side of Sturt St. at Lydiard St. with the Commonwealth Bank, Unicorn Hotel and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute buildings in the background. Number of potential passengers waiting at the stop. Note the tram stop signs. No. 28 has the destination of Gray St. Sebastopol. Note the verandah on the National Mutual Life building and the portable "No Parking" sign on the right hand side of the photograph. For high resolution scan see btm2813h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, city terminus, lydiard st north, sturt st, tram 28, tram 35

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 40 at the intersection of Sturt St. at Lydiard St. with the Commonwealth Bank, Unicorn Hotel and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute, Ballarat Gas Company buildings in the background. Tram has the destination of Gardens via?. For high resolution scan see btm2814h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, city terminus, lydiard st north, sturt st, tram 40

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 39, and possibly No. 21 at the intersection of Sturt St and Grenville St., showing the tramway stop shelter at this location. Has the Bucks Head Hotel and the Maypole Delicatessen in the background and shows a number of passengers on the inbound tram and at the tram stop. For high resolution scan see btm2816h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, bridge st, sturt st, grenville st, bucks head hotel, tram 39, tram 21

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 14, leaving the Victoria Ave. or View Point Loop, Wendouree Parade, northbound past the View Point Hotel to the View Point terminus. Note the wiring through the loop has been altered to run via the straight track only. See Reg Item 5514 for Wal Jacks notes on this removal of the trolley wire. "View Point Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, view point, victoria ave loop, tram 14

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 14, nearing the View Point Hotel stop, Wendouree Parade, southbound past the View Point Hotel with the grounds of Nazareth House in the background on the right hand side. Tram has the destination of CITY. Assumes a follow on slide from Reg. item 2825, as car number obscured. For high resolution scan see btm2826h.tif "Depot Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, view point, tram 14

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Photo of Ballarat No. 32 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Photo taken with two friends of the photographer and the conductor, before turning the trolley pole. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North. Advice from R. Merchant 5/10/04 - Hugh Ballment (left) and Bob Young. See worksheet for email. For high resolution scan see btm2827h.tif "Sebastopol Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 32

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 4/1956. Photo of Ballarat No. 32 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background, with the tram waiting for departure. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North. Image2828ia - cleaned image of 9/2021. "Sebastopol Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 32

Agfacolour slide with words "Agfacolour" in blue top and bottom on one side, white cardboard mount with thick blue border on the printed side. Possibly hand done. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/1956. Photo of No. 41 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the Destination of "Lydiard St Nth"."Sebastopol Ballarat" "8/56"tramways, trams, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 41

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. "3" stamped in red in top corner and date stamped on slide. Photo of No. 19 westbound in Sturt St. at the intersection of Raglan St, with the City Brigade Hotel in the background. "Sturt St" "-5 APR 1958"tramways, trams, sturt st, raglan st, city brigade hotel, tram 19

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. "4" stamped in red in top corner and date stamped on slide. Photo of No. 32 turning from Drummond St. South into Sturt St, with the Southern Cross Hotel and Rimmington Bros. Butchers buildings in the background. Note the ESCo electrical termination box just in front of the tram on the central median strip. For high resolution scan see btm2834h.tif"Sturt St" "-5 APR 1958"tramways, trams, sturt st, drummond st, southern cross hotel, esco, tram 32

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 8/4/1958. Has slide No. "17" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat No. 13, outbound in Sturt St at Dawson St, with the Alexandra Bandstand in the foreground and the Golden City Hotel and St Patricks Cathedral in the background. "Sturt St Ballarat 8-4-58"tramways, trams, sturt st, dawson st, alexandra bandstand, tram 13

Copy photograph of Arthur Hugo in Inspectors Uniform, with the Union Hotel, Sturt St. in the background. Hat or cap badge is "Inspector". Original photograph had a number of creases throughout it. Possible taken March 1937. Note sign on the hotel - Jack Britt's Union Hotel Good Accommodation. Photo printed on Kodak Professional Paper. Taken on the same day as 3532 - a group photograph, Arthur is same uniform. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011. On rear in ink "Photo taken in Sturt St / Ballarat March 1937 / Inspector Arthur "Peter" Hugo.tramways, trams, inspectors, secv, sturt st, uniforms

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of No. 14 alongside the Royal Mail Hotel, Sebastopol. Night photo. Tram has a "Twin Lakes" sign and the hotel a "Victoria Bitter" sign. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "The doors of the ROYAL MAIL have long since closed for the night, whilst No. 14 waits to return from an almost deserted Sebastopol terminus. - Apr. '68 (Dave Macartney)" See image btm2578p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11788" and written in ink on top edge "No. 14 Sebastopol Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, albert st, sebastopol, royal mail hotel, tram 14

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of a crew member reversing the pole of Bendigo No. 19 at the Golden Square terminus with the Golden Square hotel in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: ""Swinging the pole" was a ritual performed every time a single trucker reversed direction. Here No. 19 is dealt with at "GOLDEN SQUARE" - Mar '72 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2585p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11794" and written in ink on top edge "No. 19 Golden Square Bendigo"tramways, trams, are, film strip, golden square, trolley poles, crews, tram 19

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of a Bogie car at Long Gully Loop, in the far distance, with a Hotel and the ESSO service station in between. Has Fosters Lager and Carlton signs on hotel. Note sign on the closet pole - "No standing between Notices". The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Meandering roadway and centre road track were a feature of the long "EAGLEHAWK" line. Here an inbound car negotiates the Long Gully Loop. - April '72 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2593p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11803" and written in ink on top edge "Eaglehawk line"tramways, trams, are, film strip, long gully, eaglehawk

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 29 at Charing Cross, with another single truck car behind it (possibly No. 7). Has two SEC crewman (Driver and Conductor) standing at the front of the tram. In the background is the Ezywalkin Shoe Store and the City Club Hotel in the background. Tram has the destination of North Bendigo and has a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement."BES 12" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, north bendigo, charing cross, city club hotel, tram 29

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo scrubber tram at the end of the double track in High St., heading out for Golden Square Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's. Photo has the City Family Hotel in the background."BES 34" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, high st, scrubber tram, scrubber

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo No. 19 in Pall Mall, nearing Charing Cross. Tram has the destination of Golden Square Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's. Photo has the Beehive, the Shamrock Hotel in the background. Radio station 3BO can be seen on the Beehive building. No. 19 has two SEC roof advertisements. Note the point bar on the pole on the right hand side of the photograph."BES 35" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, pall mall, beehive building, tram 19

Series of three Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of photos of Bendigo No. 29 on the Golden Square - North Bendigo route. Photo taken late 1960's early 1970's from the window of another tram. The tram has a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement fitted. 2655.1 - No. 29 leaving Charing Cross for Golden Square with 26 in the background. 2655.2 - No. 29 north bound in Pall Mall with Stonemasons Supermarket and the Stoneman's Shamrock Hotel in the background. 2655.3 - No. 29 leaving a Myrtle St loop, in High St?, with Hardies Fibrolite Pipes yard in the background."BES 49", "50", "51" in pencil.tramways, trams, bendigo, golden square, pall mall, charing cross, high st, tram 29

Set of 14 colour prints of the COTMA Conference non-tram events, around the depot, Ballarat Railway Station, Olympic Rings, Lake Wendouree, Ballarat East, Lydiard St. Nth, Royal Mail Hotel Sebastopol, Bungaree Railway Station site and Sovereign Hill. Photos taken by Stuart Keenan. Image taken at Sovereign Hill 19/11/2000. Others - 20 and 21/11/2000. See Reg Item 2704.1 for programme. Printed on Agfa paper.btm, cotma, bungaree, sovereign hill, ballarat railway station, lake wendouree

Four page printed document or report titled "50 Years Ago" written for BTM magazine Fares Please!, in April 2004. Should be "60 Years Ago". The document or report written by Alan Bradley looks at the 1954 Royal Tour, accidents in 1954, featuring No. 37 and 24 when it ran into the Bucks Head Hotel. Mentions in article, Frank Callahan, Dave Kellett, Les Edwards, Hodgson, Herb Knight. Four sheets of A4 paper stapled in top left hand corner. Images added 28/11/2016.trams, tramways, ballarat, royal visit, accidents, bucks head hotel

Large print illustration of No. 1 Reciprocating Grinder, grinding the curves of the new St. Kilda Junction, for the Wellington St. bypass, Oct. 1968. Print published by Windsor Publications as their No. 10 of a series. Tower Hotel in the background. Printed on heavy cardboard with a gloss sheet. See "Time-line history of Melbourne's Government, Cable and Electric Trams and Buses".trams, tramways, melbourne, reciprocating grinder, st kilda junction, windsor publications

Black and White photograph mounted onto heavy cardboard, original Victorian Railways Print, of Sturt St, looking east from the Ballarat City Fire Station tower, late 1930's, 1938? Photo has two trams east bound in the photo, along with a few motor vehicles. In the photo are a street side Garage, a bakery, Golden City Hotel, Town Hall, St. Patricks Church and Harry Davies & Co. Drapers and importers. Has title "Sturt Street, Ballarat" printed onto a label and fixed to the print. Victorian Railways Photograph - now held by State Library. Original photo will have copyright provisions. On rear of photograph, notes print ex ARHS, ex carriage 30AV, and in top right hand corner date 1938. On rear of photograph in top right hand corner "1938", central area of photo "725" in pencil, and lower central portion of the photo (in Warren Doubleday hand writing), "From A.R.H.S ex 30 AV".trams, tramways, sturt st, gold city hotel, st patricks, victorian railways

Black and White photograph, copy print of Reg. Item 2741, of Sturt St, looking east from the Ballarat City Fire Station tower, late 1930's, possibly 1938. Photo has two trams east bound in the photo, along with a few motor vehicles. In the photo are a street side Garage, a bakery, Golden City Hotel, Town Hall, St. Patricks Church and Harry Davies & Co. Drapers and importers. Has title "Sturt Street, Ballarat". Victorian Railways Photograph - now held by State Library. Original photo will have copyright provisions. Print made by John Phillips c1998 from negative of Reg. Item 2741 on Kodak paper.tramways, trams, sturt st, golden city hotel, st patricks

Negative Nos. N393 and N394 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Bendigo tram No. 6 at Golden Square terminus. Tram has the destination of Golden Square. Has the Golden Square hotel in the background and an Age advertisement on the dash panel. Note the large overhead pan at the terminus. .1 - tram has arrived and the driver/conductor has place the pole on the overhead after turning the pole. .2 - Driver/conductor standing by front of tram. Date of photo on folder - 26/9/1962?? or 1 Jan 1963. A date on the front of the folder of 1/12/1959 is too early - tram has been painted with tiger stripes and fitted with dash canopy lighting. Same date on Ballarat folders as well - see negative number N392 etc. Crew member wearing a great coat - unusual for Bendigo on a new years day. Photo early 1960's. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated.BE1 - Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR15A" in red ink, "BE1" in pencil, date stamp of "1 DEC 1959" on front and on inside date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "26 Sep 1962". BE2 - Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR104A" in red ink, "BE2" in pencil, date stamp of "1 Jan 1963" on front and on inside date stamps "26 Sep 1962". trams, tramways, bendigo, golden square, crews, tram 6

Yields information about the distribution of the SEC tramway by-laws to workers and need to bring to attention to tramway staff, the rules regarding entering hotels and being intoxicated.Set of three letters or copies that involved the publication of the SEC's "Tramways by-Law No. 1" and Rules Governing Employees in 1940. .1 - From Manager Commercial Division, to Manager Ballarat - regarding amendments to the By-Laws (Sheet 17) and future documents - quarto paper, typed, 19/7/1940. .2 - Engineer and Manager (Head Office) regarding reminding employees of Rule No. 23, Rules Governing Employees - about entering hotels and intoxicating liquors, following up a recent case and asking him to send a memo out. Quarto paper, typed, 15/11/1940. .3 - Copy of Memo re above, dated 19/11/1940. to the Tramway Inspectors, quarto, carbon copy - green paper.trams, tramways, by laws, sec, hotels, rules, alcohol

Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960 through to 1971, how the system operated and was used by people, including special trams., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960 through to 1971, how the system operated and was used by people, including special trams.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 15 mins, without leader strip on a plastic reel, within a clear plastic case - Standard 8, titled "Ballarat Trams". See Reg Item 4957 for DVD and Mini DVD. Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4957 Made by Arthur Hill. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. In Arthur's letter - on file - Made between 1960 and August 1971. Synopsis: based on time. Between 1960 and 1968 0:00 Trams Ahead sign before the Victoria St terminus with 20 at terminus 0.14 - No. 20 leaving Victoria St terminus and being followed along Victoria St by car and then passengers jointing the tram at a tram stop. 00.40 - No. 12 (c1960) in bound along Lydiard St North and arriving in the Gregory St loop. 00.56 - No. 12 and 14 crossing at Gregory St. 01.20 - No. 33 and a bogie car crossing at depot loop. 01.31 - No. 18 travelling along Wendouree Parade with the Lake in the background. 01.42 - No 41 at depot junction and running into the depot No. 2 road with a short sequence of a tramway signal. 02.17 - SEC Sign at the depot gate, shot of 41 in No. 2 road, with the lights other way around, Caution beware of trams sign and a red signal. 02.31- Timetable sign at Gardens Loop 02.36 - No. 30 arriving at Loop and view of a signal with no lights showing. 02.48 - Destination roll being changed through a number of destinations. 03.26 - No. 20 arriving at Carlton St loop with the Olympic monument in the background and the red signal light going out. 03.31 - a lady standing at the front of No. 20, with an ice cream in hand, and No. 17 arriving at the Carlton St loop with a short sped up sequence and No. 20 departing from the loop, followed by No. 17 leaving the loop, heading into the city. 03.41 - No. 13 inbound from Sebastopol crossing Albert St and heading into the city. 04.12 - view of signal and contactor, the light going green and the tram passing underneath. 04.24 - No. 12 at the Sebastopol terminus and departing. 04.51 - No. 12 crossing Albert St Sebastopol. 05.16 - Following No. 12 along Albert St, with Borough Offices in background initially. 05.28 - No. 12 arriving at the Grey St loop with No. 14 arriving at the loop from the city and both trams departing. March 1971 05.58 - No. 30 being followed along Barkly St, Mt Pleasant and the pole being turned at the terminus 06.32 - No. 30 picking up a lady passenger. 06.38 - view from the front of a tram, with the drivers hand and a cigarette, view from the back of the tram, along the Mt Pleasant route and running through the loop and then turning into Main St - has the Ballarat (East) fire station in one sequence, and finally running along Main St. 07.35 - view from tram, with car turning into Bridge St. and then running into Sturt St passed the Parking Loop, and along Sturt St. 08.32 - Points at Drummond St North being changed, doors changed over and the tram running along Drummond St. North, through the Mill St loop and into Macarthur St and in Wendouree Parade, with the Lake Wendouree in view and crossing No. 12 at the Depot Loop, with crews chatting, past the depot, a lady passenger getting off the tram near Forest St., and arriving at Gardens Loop with the same lady passenger who got on in Barkly St, getting off the tram. 11.09 - view of No. 30 at Gardens Loop, departing the loop. August 1971 11.30 - R761 crossing Melton (Exford Wier) on the special train to Ballarat and then the bridge between Ballan and Gordon Stations. 12.16 - View from the front of a tram, following No. 26 along Lydiard St North, crossing at Gregory St and returning to the City. 12.39 - No. 14 and one other tram running along Albert St to Sebastopol, crossing No. 21 at Grey St and then to Sebastopol terminus, crossing Albert St and return and running along Albert St. 13.36 - No. 26, 39 crossing 13 at Gardens Loop. 14.00 - view looking across Lake Wendouree. 14.07 - 26 arriving at Victoria St, running part of Destination roll, passengers getting off with hotel in the background, trolley pole being turned and then with 39 following tram along Victoria St, crossing at the King St Loop. 15.07 - view of a trolley pole tracking through the overhead at curve 15.10 - end. Written labels giving title information on reel.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, lake wendouree, depot, tram 12, tram 13, tram 14, tram 17, tram 18, tram 21, tram 26, tram 33, tram 39, tram 41

Has a strong association with Richard Gilbert and Neil Lardner and the BTM's 40th anniversary celebrations and some of the paperwork used at the dinner..4974.1 - Booking form for the BTM's 40th Anniversary dinner at the Brewery Tap Hotel, printed on manilla coloured paper - A4 size. (two copies) 4974.2 - table seating plans and menu for the 40th Anniversary dinner, printed on yellow colour light weight card, with large Texta pen table number in top right hand corner - 3 copies - tables 2, 4 and 5., printed on A4 size paper. See also Reg item 4999 for other associated papers."numbers" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, 40th anniversary, btm, btps, celebrations