Place Mat used at the celebratory dinner of the BTM at the Sebastopol Bowling Club - 24 September 2005. Produced by the Bowling Club. Has words "Tram Museum / 100 years / On behalf of Sebastopol Bowling Club Inc we hope you have a wonderful day!", with Bowling club logo. Features photos of No. 31 at Victoria St. terminus and No. 26 c 1960 at intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. North". Two copies held.trams, tramways, btm, 100 years of electric trams, sebastopol

Yields information about Ballarat 's No. 23 operating as the Gold Tram in 1951 and its last running day.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No. 23, as the Gold tram on its final run to Victoria St 20-8-1951. Tram about to leave Sturt and Lydiard St. Has the Commonwealth and National Mutual buildings in the background. Taken on a wet day. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeWritten on rear in ink "SEC Ballarat, No.23 on final day 28-8-51, tram about to leave for Victoria St on its final run. A dull and wet day" and the Wal Jack stamp in the top right hand corner with the number "T22/PC" written in.trams, tramways, gold tram, sturt st, tram 23

Yields information about SEC No. 23, its repainting and the streetscape at a Service station.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No. 23 at Rubicon St, Redan, has the destination of Lydiard St North. Has in the background a service station with shell bowsers. Note the oil bottles alongside the bowsers. Note very similar image to Reg Item 4346. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeon rear of photo in ink, "Ballarat No. 23 ex Adelaide 69 Rubicon St 11-10-39" and in bottom right hand corner "W. Jack T35"trams, tramways, redan, rubicon st, sebastopol, tram 23

Yields information about the Sebastopol tram terminus.Digital image of No. 38 at the Sebastopol terminus, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Shows the stop arrangements. Hotel has Melbourne Bitter and Fosters Lager signs. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St North and a SEC "Everything is fine in my electric kitchen" roof advertisement. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No 38 at Royal Mail Sebastopol"trams, tramways, sebastopol, hotels, tram 38

Set of 16 graphs showing route, date, passenger numbers by time: 1 - Gardens via Sturt St West - Sunday 5-2-1956 2 - Gardens via Drummond St North - Sunday 5-2-1956 3 - Victoria St - Sunday 5-2-1956 4 - Mt Pleasant - Sunday 5-2-1956 5 - Gardens via Sturt St West - Sunday 26-8-1956 6 - Gardens via Drummond St North - Sunday 26-8-1956 7 - Victoria St - Sunday 26-8-1956 8 - Mt Pleasant - Sunday 26-8-1956 9 - Lydiard St Nth - Sebastopol - Sunday - August 1956 10 - ditto - Feb. 1956 11 - Sunday Operation - average no. of passengers carried all routes, Sundays Nov. 1955 to Oct. 1956 12 - Sebastopol route - Sunday 6-1-1957 13 - Lydiard St Nth route - Sunday 6-1-1957 14 - Gardens via Sturt St West - Sunday 6-1-1957 15 - Gardens via Drummond St Nth - Sunday 6-1-57 16 - Victoria St - Sunday 6-1-1957 Demonstrates the SECV Ballarat office work to understand Sunday passenger numbers. May have been part of a move to consider ceasing operations on Sundays.Printed graphs on foolscap paper.All have the SEC Drawing Office stamp and dated on the rear.tramways, statistics, passenger services, reports, ballarat, sunday services

Yields information about the accident between a tram and truck, just prior to the closure of the SEC Operated Ballarat Tram system.Newspaper Clipping or cutting titled "The end for tram 31", from The Courier, 3/9/1971, containing a report on the collision of tram 31 with a fruit truck in Sturt St near Lydiard St. Gives time as 445, truck driver Nicholas Marios, tram driver D. Powell. Included in the item is a photo of the tram and the two vehicle drivers involved. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. See Reg Item 547 for a print of the photograph.accidents, twin lakes, collision, sturt st

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 19/10/1993 from the Tuesday Column - heritage feature of the Courier, featuring a postcard of an ESCo tram and horse drawn Vehicle in Sturt St, just to the East of Lydiard St. Photo taken from the Post Office tower, soon after opening, as the destination board is on the dash panel. Caption notes it is a colour postcard that was written in 1908. Has a good illustration of telephone poles / telegraph wires.trams, tramways, sturt st., esco, telephone poles

Yields information about the demolition or removal of the track in Wendouree Parade and how it was done.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 13/2/1973- photo of tram lines being ripped up in Wendouree Parade at what would appear to be the site of Depot Loop, though possibly at the junction for the SEC depot. Has a point casting in the foreground and the church on the corner of Forest St. in the background. Has arm of excavator and a worker crossing the ripped up track as well. On top has a caption small note about the work and reference to Lydiard St. works.date in pencil of "13/2/73" in top right hand corner of cutting.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, track removal, sec depot, depot loop

Black and white photograph of SEC Tram 38 in Albert St. Sebastopol heading for the City and Lydiard St. North during 1956. Tram has large white reflective triangles on the front dash and roof ad on side. Shows details of Albert St. and the roadway, along with weeds either side of track. Photo by Jim Seletto. Two Photocopies made 4/1999 for display purposes. Copy 1 in print folder, copy 2 at Bungaree.On rear in black ink "Ballarat 38 at the tree lined suburb of Sebastopol 1956". Also stamped in faint black ink "Photograph by J. Seletto". Also written on in pencil is photo (27), page 23 and page 22 indicating use in a magazine.trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, ballarat, tram 38

Photo of Ballarat tram No. 30 east bound or inbound in Sturt St., about to cross Doveton St. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. 2159.1 - shows gutter and pole arrangement in Sturt St. Has the spire of St Andrews Kirk (church) in the background. 2159.2 - photo taken just before tram crosses Doveton St. Note directional signs on the pole. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, tram 30

Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 39? in Sturt St between Lydiard St. North and Camp St. Photo taken from the Post Office steps. Has the Robbie Burns Statue and the Titanic bandstand in the view along with many cars and cyclists. Tram number is obscured, but thought to be 39 based on previous photos. Tram has "Electric Cooking" roof advertisement. Tram has the destination of Gregory St. Photo dated 6/11/1962. On Kodacolor paper."81Ed" in blue ink, date stamp 6 Nov 1962" in red ink.sturt st, robert burns, statues, tram 39

Yields information about Blackpool electric tramways in the 1880's, a system that was offered to the City of Ballarat by tender.Black and White photograph of ESCo Ballarat No. 1 in Ballarat, soon after opening in 1905, destination sign placed over front dash canopy. Has the driver (Rupert Bowd) at the controls. Has the destination of "Lydiard St Nth". (Rupert should be Robert - see page 138 of Alan Bradley's book, The Golden City and its Tramways) - at the Gregory St terminus. Two copies See Reg Item 6974 for another copy and details of the driver/motorman.Copy 1 - in ink "220) and Ballarat Tramways (Company) along the top edge and a "William F Scott" address label and "WFS Collection" in the bottom right hand corner. Copy 2 - in ink "220) and Ballarat Tramways (Company) along the top edge and "Driver Rupert Bowd B1872, Skipton St. Ballarat".trams, tramways, esco, opening, gregory st, tram 1

Handwritten letter in pencil on lined paper from J.A. Wright of the Ballarat Technical Art School, Irwin's Building, Lydiard Street, Ballarat.Irwins Blds Lydiard St Ballarat 13.4.11 Mr Robinson Dear Sir, Will you oblige by sending Willie over with my cheque,, as I cannot come over this morning. Mr Martell said he would leave word with you for me to get it to-day. Yours faithfully J.A. Wrightj.a. wright, irwin's building, ballarat technical art school, robinson, salary

Black and white photograph and negative of Sturt St, north side, looking to the east of Armstrong Street, Saturday 14 August 1971 at the corner of Armstrong St. Has two single truck trams at the intersection with Lydiard St. North and a few parked cars. Original print by David Endacott, duplicate print (1262A) by John Phillips 12/99. Second copy added 5/2001. Original neg scanned at hi res and updated 11/5/2020.On original print "From Cnr Sturt & Armstrong Sts / Sat 14 Aug 1971" in pencil.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., armstrong st.

Photo of Ballarat trams 11 at Carlton St. Loop apparently taken from another tramcar (See Reg. No. 2028). Tram 11, southbound in Wendouree Parade, showing Lydiard St North. No. 11 has a roof advertisement for SEC Briquettes, Twin Lakes advertisement on the front drivers panel and has tiger stripes but not the white dash under the lights. The driver is leaning out of the front side window of the tram. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses December 1963.On back of slide in blue ink "1963 Dec. Trams Lake Wendouree, Ballarat Vic." and bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 11

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 40 at the City terminus in Sturt St. at Lydiard St. Tram has destination of "Mt Pleasant" and roof advertisements for Eureka roofing tiles and SEC "Electricity Best for Cooking". In the background are the Post Office and the ANZ bank buildings. The driver and conductor appear to be looking at the points. 2041.1 - with lady boarding the tram 2041.2 - with conductor returning to the tram. All of the tram in the photo. Note lady on the seat. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966 “Main St.” Ballarat No. 40 / 125 f11" and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 40

Yields information about Ballarat's decorated trams for Christmas and other events or fund raising. The basic decoration was able to recycled for other events as well - Begonia Festival.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, published 21/1/1969 of No. 21, decorated as "Begonia Festival showboat", at the Ballarat Depot, displaying the various festival activities. Has the destination of Lydiard St Nth. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. See Reg Item 7219 for a printers block of a similar photograph.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, depot, decorated trams, begonia festival, tram 21

Yields information about Sturt St and the crossbench tramcars, on which relatively few photographs exist.Printed coloured postcard of a Ballarat Cross bench tramcar No. 19, inbound in Sturt St towards Lydiard St, taken from Alexandra Square, Ballarat. Title of the postcard is "Alexandra Square Ballarat". Has Whittle Chemist and Scott Chemist shops in background. On rear of postcard are the words "Postcard", with printers logo, divided back with notes as what may be written, position for stamp and "Published by L.L. Simpson, Ballarat, Printed in Germany." See Reg Item 5903 for a digital image.trams, tramways, ballarat, alexandra bandstand, sturt st

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

Yields information about the appearance of various Ballarat locations during 2013 for a 2014 calendar.Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Ballarat Victoria", calendar for 2015, featuring various Ballarat photographs. Includes the Gardens, BTM No. 28, Sovereign Hill, Lydiard St and Sturt St, Arch of Victory, Lake Wendouree, Botanical Gardens, Railway Station, Regent Theatre, Conservatory and Statuary Pavilion. Contained within the original plastic wrapping. Photo of No. 28 in Wendouree Parade. Produced by Brown Trout Publishing Pty ltd.tramways, trams, ballarat, btm, sovereign hill, botanical gardens, railway station, arch of victory

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

Yields information about Ballarat tram operations in Drummond St South during the early 1960's at the Urquhart St Loop.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of 41 and 21 northbound in Drummond St South after crossing No. 39 at the Urquhart St loop. No. 41 (Lydiard St Nth) and No. 21 (City). Both cars have adverts for dancing at Civic Hall and No. 21, Twin Lakes. In the background is a store advertising The Age, The Sun and The Herald newspapers. Photo early 1960's. See Reg Item 376 for a photo taken at the same time - note the car mirror.trams, tramways, drummond st south, urquhart st, tram 41 tram 21 tram 39

Photo of tram No. 38 in Sturt St. at Lydiard St. in transition of having dash canopy lighting fitted. Tiger stripes on bumper bars, and white stripe under windscreen. Has large reflective tri-angles. Has Castrol Ad on roof of tram. In background is old Commonwealth bank building, Mutual Life Association building. On tram stop pole is section sign, 'Cars stop here' sign and it is painted as a compulsory stop. Taken 26-12-1960.SEC Ballarat No. 38 in Sturt St. 26-12-60' in blue ink and 'W.Jack' stamped in purple inktramways, trams, sturt st., dash canopy lights, tram stops, tram 38

The photo shows the view of the south side of Sturt Street from Lydiad St, looking east. The Robbie Burns statue is on the left of the card, along with the Mechanics Institute, The Ballarat Gas Co, Buckshead Hotel. There is one tram parked in the parking loop. On the rear, Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor has written: "4 wheeler (No. 30 or 33?) in parking loop. Lower Sturt St from Lydiard St, looking east showing narrow Bridge St and Victoria St hill. Mt Warrenheip 4 miles away." Has a sketch of the tram tracks as well. C1950Yields information about Ballarat during the late 1940s or early 1950s.Postcard black and white, undivided back, with a handwritten note on rear. Card No. V39.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, valentine

Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Mentone, Victoria. Inside the folder is a printed note on Ballarat, with a note that it was just embarking on its second century, and has a population of 40,000 people. Printed c1955. Inside the folder was a two sided strip of 12 photos, that was glued to the folder. Features photos of the Botanic Gardens, Eureka stockade, floral clock in Sturt St, a view from the Town Hall with a tram parked in the City Loop, Civic Hall, the crown at Shell House, Sturt St at Lydiard St with a tram parked at the City centre and the Arch of Victory. See item 9120 for another similar production.Demonstrates a postcard folder produced by Nucolorvue.Printed colour postcard folder titled "Ballarat The Begonia City", featuring a photo of begonias on the cover and an address box on the rear of the folder. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, gardens, lake wendouree, begonia

The Ballarat-based firm, J Chatham and Co, serviced the Hotel Industry in Victoria, particularly Victoria’s Wimmera and Western Districts. Established by Jack { John} Chatham in 1956, The business was based at 7 Lydiard St South, Ballarat. As a regional hotel and motel broking specialist, he worked closely with other Ballarat businesses, including the Ballarat Brewery. On Jack's death in 1967, the business was taken over by his son, Philip, and renamed J Chatham Pty Ltd. The business continued to grow. Chatham House, the building the business operated from, and subsequently purchased and named, at 7 Lydiard St South, Ballarat still stands today. In the 1970's a Melbourne branch also opened in Dudley St, Nth Melbourne, In the 1980s the Melbourne branch, J Chatham and Daunt Pty Ltd, operated from 205 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, a few blocks west of the Carlton United Brewery. Philip's son, Andrew, joined the business, then called J Chatham, Daunt and Foley Pty Ltd., in the late 1980s. The business at this time operated from a terrace house [?Bouverie Street] Carlton near Grattan St. By 2005, the Daunt and Foley partnership had dissolved. Philip predeceased his wife, Elizabeth Chatham (nee Holmes), a Director of the Company in 2001. His share of the business was inherited by Andrew. Elizabeth died in 2005 and the business was sold in 2006. [Jane Dyer (nee Chatham).16 June 2024]Thirty-one real estate flyers j chatham, daunt, auction, "greenslopes" haddon, "mindai park" cape clear, kingston district, the mill restaurant malmsbury, "emu downs" beaufort, "wattlw grove" mount mercer, "rowan lodge", centennial hotel kensington, "ben nevis estate" elmhurst, "paddlesteamer lodge" wodonga place albury, "woodlands" ararat, lake wallace hotel, edenhope, cremorne hotel newtown geelong, terang hotel, avoca hotel, woori yallock hotel, ballarat tram family restaurant, victoria hotel woodend, patersons siding restaurant and bar, ballarat, the coorrabin motor inn, stawell, clifton hill hotel, clifton hill, albion hotel, kyabram, "stag hotel" learmonth, "osborne" rokewood, shamrock hotel echuca, willaura hotel, willaura, "boggy creek pub" curdie vale, shamrock hotel, dennington, "mt elephant hotel/motel" derrinallum, narmbool, ballarat, brighton inn hotel, khyat's, posters, real estate, hotels., restaurants

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 7 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides appears to be the last day of operations - 19/9/1971 .1 - Four bogie trams parked in city loop with Woolworth's Big W and Dickins in the background. Not well focused. first tram 37 - see Reg Item 6158.6. .2 - 42 at Sturt and Lydiard St, north side, night photo with crew standing by the tram stop sign. Has the post office in the background. .3 - bogie tram at the south side, night photo, has the Commonwealth Bank in the background. .4 - 39 (at the rear of the four bogie trams parked in the City loop), night photo, looking west. .5 - 42 at Sebastopol terminus with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background - night photo. .6 - bogie tram and 39 parked in the city loop - two have now departed. Has Dickins, Gear Chemist and Edments Hartleys stores in the background. .7 - 34 at Sturt and Lydiard St north side.trams, tramways, closure, night photo, city loop, post office, tram 37, tram 42, tram 39, tram 34

Photograph of SEC Nos 15 (Bogie car) and No. 31 at the city terminus on the north side of Sturt St. with the Town Hall in the background. Note the difference in the SEC motif transfers on the side of the tramcars. No. 15 later became No. 36. Photo taken by Keith Kings 14/3/1949. Two copies held. See also items 1910, 9511 and 9611 for similar photographs.Yields information about trams 15 and 31 in 1949.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.On rear in blue ink "Ballarat", "Bogie tram No. 15 (later renumbered 36) 'waits time' with single truck car No. 31 in Sturt St. at the 'tramway centre' at Lydiard St. North intersection on 14/3/49." and stamp "K. S. Kings No. B(u)(2) Copyright reserved" in blue green ink.trams, tramways, sturt st, city centre, bogie trams, town hall, tram 15, tram 31

Yields information about tram operations in Albert St Sebastopol and the Grey St crossing loop.Set of three Black and white photograph of trams crossing at the Grey St Loop, Albert St Sebastopol .1 - 39 in the loop with destination of Sebastopol. .2 - 41 (Special) and 37 (Lydiard St Loop) at the loop - No. 41 has two Johnnie Walker roof advertisements. .3 - 42 and a single trucker in the loop with many people milling around. No. 42 running a special. Photo by Charles Craig, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed.trams, tramways, albert st, grey st loop, sebastopol, tram 39, tram 41, tram 37, tram 42