Has a strong association with the activities of the Ballarat tramway Museum in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Geelong tramway opening in 1912, by using Geelong destinations on ex Geelong tramcars.Digital image of Ballarat No. 13 at Carlton St with the destination of Chilwell and at St Aidans Drive with the Geelong destination of Humble St. Part of marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of Geelong Tramways in March 1912 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Trams 13 and 14 were marked with different destinations. Photo by Peter Bruce 5/3/2012. Digital images.trams, tramways, geelong, chilwell, btm, carlton st, st aidans drive

Yields information about the considerations taken in Ballarat to provide reflective tape onto the front of trams to provide warning to motorists and the poor street lighting at the time.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of first style of reflective tape on one end of No. 32 at the depot. Wal's notes that the style was not used. Triangles were used instead. Has three workers standing along the tramcar. No details of who took the photo but has Wal's handwriting on the rear. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative Image5298i4a - cleaned image of 9/2021.On rear in ink "First type of Reflective tape Oct. '56"trams, tramways, safety, reflecting tape, modifications, tram 32

Book featuring photographs of Australian and Museum tramcars, includes Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.Full colour book, 32 pages plus card cover, titled "Trams of Australia Vol 2 - A pictorial Presentation", published by Topmill Pty Ltd, Silverwater NSW c2008/9. Features colour photos of trams from Melbourne (VR and MMTB), Sydney, Rockhampton, Brisbane on the front cover and Ballarat and Bendigo on rear. Text written by Michael McGowan, internal photos, both Museum and pre-museum operational systems of Ballarat, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne (VR & MMTB), Geelong, Freemantle, reproduced postcards, Scrubber 8W in Swanston St, Ballarat Tramway Museum, Perth, Tasmanian Transport Museum, Perth Electric Tramway Society (PETS), Archer Park Rockhampton, Sydney Tramway Museum, Adelaide, Ballarat Santa Tram (1970)trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, melbourne, sydney, brisbane, fremantle, hobart, adelaide, perth, santa tram, myers

Demonstrates how the SEC used painted signs to advise passengers about fare payment arrangements.Folded metal and painted "Pay as you Enter" sign used on Ballarat single truckers until 1971. Black lettering on a yellow front with a Yellow back. Sign has been manufactured to fit the timber holders that were provided on each side of each door. Painted by the SEC Ballarat painter George Wright at the tram depot. (Advised by Bill Llewellyn to Richard Gilbert at the time of donation)trams, tramways, signs, sec, tramcars

Demonstrates how the SEC used enamel signs to convey instructions to passengers or to confirm the advice of the conductor and how enamel signs were made. Enamel sign, black capital letters and lines on white background, titled "Passengers Must Not Obstruct the Entrances". Sign has a black enamel backing, with marks from the enamelling process. Four screw holes in each corner to secure the sign. 4563i1 - Similar sign but different layout and smaller in length "Passengers Must Not Obstruct tram Entrance." Two screw holes in sides.trams, tramways, signs, sec, tramcars

Yields information about the way trams were driven in relation to the use of the tram controller.Digital image of a Motorman or driver's hand on the controller of a single truck car, or WH T1F controller, with the air gauge in the view as well. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "Motorman's Hand"trams, tramways, tramcars, drivers, motormen, controllers

Yields information about the Mt Pleasant route and Barkly St.Digital image, black and white, of No. 11 in Barkly St, out bound to Mt Pleasant setting down passengers. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Mini Minor motor car in the front of the tramcar. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 11 Setting down."trams, tramways, barkly st, mt pleasant, tram 11

Yields information about the top of a Westinghouse T1F controller.Digital image, black and white, of the top of a Westinghouse T1F Controller from outside the door of the tram with the sunlight reflecting off the controller. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "Westinghouse Controller"trams, tramways, tram controllers, tramcars

Has a strong association with the early days of the BTPS in preparing to move the tramcars from the depot and working at the former SEC depot itself in dismantling 0 road..Set of five black and white photographs, showing a SEC employee modelling different type of uniforms, c1950/1960. .1 - Winter uniform with Great Coat on - cap badge No. 44 .2 - Summery uniform - no jacket, long sleeve shirt and tie - cap badge No. 44 .3 - Inspectors summer uniform - no jacket .4 - as for .3 .5 - Inspectors winter uniform with Great Coat and cap. See also Reg Item 3907 for a mounted set of these photographs. See also Reg item 1368 for a set of photographs of later uniforms.trams, tramways, secv, uniforms, crews, inspectors

Has a strong association with the early days of the BTPS in preparing to move the tramcars from the depot and working at the former SEC depot itself in dismantling 0 road..Black and white photograph of No. 0 road being dismantled at the SEC Depot. Has the tennis court fence alongside. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 and 3353 for a similar set. trams, tramways, depot, secv, btps

Has a strong association with the early days of the BTPS in preparing to move the tramcars from the depot and working at the former SEC depot itself in dismantling 0 road..Black and white photograph of No. 0 road being dismantled at the SEC Depot. Has part of the depot and trees that were alongside the tennis court. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 and 3353 for a similar set. trams, tramways, depot, secv, btps

Yields information about the appearance of the depot building soon after completion of the construction and prior to the relocation of the tramcars.Set of three Black and white photographs of the depot fan early 1974 and during the construction of No. 3 road extension, ski jump for tramcar inspection later on. Taken after the ballasting of the depot fan. .1 - No. 26 on three road - after the ballasting of the depot fan and the installation of the overhead. .2 - Lifting and packing 3 road extension .3 - dittotrams, tramways, depot fan, btps, operations, tram 26

Yields information the construction of the extension to the depot and the start of the trackwork to new area.Black and white photographs of the depot building soon after completion, before any track was laid in the building and the tramcars moved in. Photo appears in August 1972 Trolley Wire, page 16. On rear is a date stamp 16/6/1972 and photo trimming dimensions and name "Paul Nicholson".On rear in ink and pencil date stamp "16 June 1972", / "6658" / "Paul Nicholson / Photo No. 10 / Same size and letters S/S" in ink.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, operations

Yields information the construction of the depot fan by the BTPS and the various stages of the work.Black and white photograph of trams 26 and 27 on the depot fan, early 1973 after the completion of the crossover but before overhead erected. Bob Prentice photograph. See - 1972-73 Annual Report - list of dates."Bob Prentice" in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, tramcars, tram 26, tram 27

Demonstrates how advertising was done within W class tramcars - boxes of the driver's door and yields information about the Herald Newspaper.Poster advertising the Herald (Melbourne evening newspaper) newspaper. Thought to date from the late 1960's possibly when the trams were withdrawn. .1 - "Take The Herald on holiday. Keep in touch while you're out of touch." - featuring a lady reading the newspaper with the heading "Gas Rig Looks like its dying" while on the beach while a child plays nearby. Two copies held. .2 - "On The Herald has Jack Elliot" with a line sketch of Jack and horse races along the bottom. Were located in the end advertising panels over the doors of W3 661 and used a base for historical photographs of 661 in Melbourne (See Reg Item 4692 and 4693) until replaced during 2009, when collected.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters, w class trams

Demonstrates how advertising was done within W class tramcars - boxes of the driver's door and yields information about the Hardie Ace Sport shoes. Has an association with Ken Rosewall, tennis champion of the era.Poster advertising Hardie Ace sports shoes. Thought to date from the late 1960's possibly when the trams were withdrawn. "The International Choice, Hardie Ace Sports shoes, Chosen by Ken Rosewall, World Professional Tennis Champion." Has a drawing of Ken? in the poster. Were located in the end advertising panels over the doors of W3 661 and used a base for historical photographs of 661 in Melbourne (See Reg Item 4692 and 4693) until replaced during 2009, when collected. Wikipedia re Ken Rosewall - tennis champion during the 1960's.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters, w class trams

Yields information about W4 671 technical details and demonstrates how the advertising in W4 class tramcars were used by the BTM.Poster advertising technical and historical details of W4 671. Consists of two sheets of paper printed with the information and taped together. Made by Len Millar prior to the tram's visit to Melbourne in 1996. Were located in the end advertising panels over the doors of W7 671 until replaced with a photo display panel during 2009, when collected. Two copies held.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters, w class trams

Yields information about the central Ballarat streets, buildings late 1960's prior to the closure of the tramway and commencement of the construction of Sovereign Hill.Black and White photograph of Ballarat No. 27, photographed by John Phillips, after its repainting to the 1930's colour scheme, but before the white tyres were painted, May 1985. Large image held. Small print of this image added 10/10/2019 and print referenced. trams, tramways, btps, tramcars, restoration, repainting, tram 27

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of MMTB 138 arriving at the Bendigo depot on a Yellow Transport truck, Sept 1945 - shows the transport arrangement from a side view. Tram became No. 24. No other details available. See Keith Kings "Bendigo Tramways" for the tram number. "29" on reartrams, tramways, bendigo, delivery of tramcars, mmtb, tram 138, tram 24

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of the interior Bendigo ESCo 9 after the body had been sold, in Thistle St, Bendigo, 15-9-1962, photo by Keith Kings. Shows the structure of the tram, very similar to the Duncan and Fraser horse tram structure. Has the D&F bell cord straps.on rear in ink "Bendigo Interior of original electric tram No. 9, rear of house in Thistle St. Flash 1/25. f22, 9 ft 15/9/62" and in the top right hand corner, the Keith Kings copyright stamp with the number "N(v)(13)" written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, duncan fraser, tramcar bodies, tram 9

Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Charring cross looking from Pall Mall towards High St and the south west corner buildings in the photograph. Features three ESCo trams, 2 x two window and 1 x 3 window at the location. In the background are the buildings on the south west corner of Charing Cross, featuring an advertisement for The Age, Cooperative Distribution centre, Warrens View Point Hotel, Hamptons Newsagency and Connelly & Co. Copied by Keith Kings from The Bendigonian 3/1/1905. On rear in ink " SA776 Tramcars at Charing Cross, Note" 3 window saloon" Copied ex "The Bendigonian 3/1/1905."trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, esco

Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Charring cross looking from Pall Mall towards High St and the south west corner buildings in the photograph. Features a three window ESCo. tramcar In the background are the buildings on the south west corner of Charing Cross, featuring an advertisement for The Age, Cooperative Distribution centre, Warrens View Point Hotel, Hamptons Newsagency and Connelly & Co. Copied by Keith Kings from The Bendigonian 3/1/1905. On rear in ink " SA776 Bendigo A 3 window saloon at Charring Cross" Copied ex "The Bendigonian 3/1/1905."trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, esco

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of MMTB Maximum Traction Car No. 118 being unloaded in Corio Terrace 14 Jan 1947. Tramcar became No. 31. Tram is on jacks, with one set of bogies under the tram. Has a number of wood blocks lying alongside. Tram 118 has the wartime white stripes on the tram. No destination box, windows lowered and trolley poles removed. Tram No. 26 is behind with a destination of Newtown. No details on photographer. trams, tramways, geelong, unloading, bogie trams, corio terrace, transporting trams, tram 118, tram 26, tram 31

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of the Geelong Scrubber, sprinkler or water tram in Corio Terrace 1940. Photo has a large "blotch" in the negative over the tramcar itself. No details as to photographer. Printed on Kodak Velox Paper, but negative located in the Wal Jack negative envelopes. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020.On rear is "35-" in penciltrams, tramways, geelong, corio terrace, scrubber tram, sprinkler tram, scrubber, water tram, sprinkler

Yields information about a PMTT tramcar that was sold to Ballarat and an operating member of the BTM fleet. Yields information about uniforms.Digital Image of Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, Maximum Traction tramcar No. 35 at Burke Road, late 1910's. Tram later became Ballarat No. 40. Tram has the destination of St Kilda, and has three crew members in uniform standing in front of the tram. Driver on the left hold handles, Conductor in the middle - with a conductors jacket lapel badges and the man on the right, with a cash bag, but not in full uniform - a trainee?trams, tramways, pmtt, st kilda, maximum traction, tram 35, tram 40

Yields information about a PMTT tramcar that was sold to Ballarat and an operating member of the BTM fleet.Digital Image of Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, Maximum Traction tramcar No. 63 in Glenferrie Road, with destination of Esplanade and Route No. 4 in the window of the tram. Tram later became Ballarat No. 18. In the background are shops, centre poles and blinds on the shops, indicating a summer's day perhaps. Detail from a Rose Series postcard. Possibly late 1910's. See image 2 for original enlarged postcard and high res images. Advised by Mal Rowe that he obtained from the Bob Prentice collection. trams, tramways, pmtt, glenferrie rd, tram 63, tram 18

Document regarding the abandonment of tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo. Presented to State Parliament Sept. 1970 by the MInister for Fuel and Power, the Hon J C M Balfour MLA. Outlines the losses incurred by the SEC, replacement public transport system, the worn out nature of the system, the gifting of one Bendigo tramcar to the AETM, costs of track repairs and new trramcars, tenders for replacement bus services, retrenchment payments to staff, reconstruction of existing roads following removal of the tracks, and town planning and traffic aspects. Includes a photo of a bus and interior seating. A graph from 1934 to 1970 shows the service miles, passengers carried, average fare, expenditure, revenue and loss, along with dates of major fare revisions.Yields information about the 1970 proposal to close Ballarat and Bendigo tramway systems which was successful despite previous attempts when the Bolte Governments did not have the numbers in the upper house.Document 16 Quarto sheets, duplicated and one sheet with a folded colour graph.In ink on front sheet "D/T/S"tramways, ballarat, bendigo, abandonment, closure, parliament

Contains lists of work carried out on each SEC tramcar from the time of acquisition in Ballarat to 1970, though records for trams 29, 30, and 41 are missing. To be read in conjunction with the tramcar record cards and Wal Jack notes - see item 5507 and the BTM record sheets. Contains the following tramcars and their related item numbers: 9136 - tram 11 9137 - tram 12 9138 - tram 13 9139 - tram 14 9140 - tram 16 (tram 15 was renumbered as tram 36) 9141 - tram 17 9142 - tram 18 9143 - tram 19 9144 - tram 20 9145 - tram 21 9146 - tram 23 (tram 22 was renumbered as tram 37) 9147 - tram 24 9148 - tram 25 9149 - tram 26 9150 - tram 27 9151 - tram 28 9152 - tram 31 (trams 29 and 30 sheets are missing) 9153 - tram 32 9154 - tram 33 9155 - tram 34 9156 - tram 35 9157 - tram 36 9158 - tram 37 (there were two trams that carried this number, both on the same sheet) 9159 - tram 38 9160 - tram 39 9161 - tram 40 9162 - tram 42 (tram 41 sheet is missing) 9163 - tram 43 Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Folder, Firmfast springback file folder, heavy card covers, pseudo leather printed.Has manufactures lable on the inside of the cover.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records

Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 11. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Generally, only significant work is listed.Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 11

Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 12. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Generally, only significant work is listed.Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 12