Yields information and demonstrates the use of statistical reports for 1922 to management in the UK and comparisons with other systems.Report - 5 quarto or foolscap sheets, carbon copy by ESCo dated 19/5/1922 for Ballarat. 1 - "Comparisons of Passengers per car Mile" - for each route 2 - "Revenue per car mile of track" - for each route and comparisons with Melbourne, Launceston, Adelaide and Wellington 3 - "Year ended 31/3/1922" - Gross Expenditure vs Receipts 4 - "Change issued to motormen daily" - since introduction of Cash Fare System 5 - "Passengers and Revenue per car Mile" - comparison with English and Australian systems. Provides source of information. trams, tramways, ballarat, reports, operations, finances, esco

Yields information about claims incurred by ESCo during the period 1909 to 1921.Report - typed quarto sheet, titled "Third party claims for the last thirteen years" 1909 to 1921 - dated 17-5-1922 - listing cases for each year, and costs and details when ESCo fare box cars were put into service.trams, tramways, ballarat, insurance, fare boxes, esco

Yields information about industrial issues affecting one man trams, the unions and the other people to which Mr Pringle corresponded.Letter, typed, one quarto sheet and three foolscap sheets, dated 8/5/1922 from Mr Pringle to Fred Thonemann (Barrister?), with copies to G G Jobbings, W. Strangward, H Dix and A Murdoch - Melbourne tramway operators. Letter is a report on a Arbitration hearing and appearances before the Registrar in Ballarat concerning the operation of two man trams when it had been operated previously by one man operations. Detailed report on the event and reporting in the newspapers.trams, tramways, ballarat, insurance, fare boxes

.1 - Hard bound book, 172 pages, including end covers, 10 sections, title "Mind the Curve", with subtitle "A history of the Cable Trams", stitch bound to hard red Rexene covers with gold block title on the spine only. Dust cover has the title, author, drawing of Bourke St and details of the book and author on the returns. Written by John D Keating, published by the Melbourne University Press in 1970. Has index, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of illustrations and references Looks at the establishment, construction, operation and demise of the cable tram system in Melbourne. Provides location details of the engines houses, tramcars, ticketing, management, politics, the Northcote line and the workers. Has a hand written note written by the daughter of John Caddell, a cable Tammie. On the page opposite the Acknowledgements is a typed note regarding visiting Mr Twentymen's house. .2 on the inside of the rear cover is a photograph and note regarding John Caddell and information about John's retirement from Preston Depot. .3 - Newspaper cutting, "Hold tight for the curves" - The Herald, 15/10/1970 - written by Laurie Power. reviewing the book. Has been adhered to a sheet of A4 white paper.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams, mto co, horse trams, preston depot

Cable trams operated in Melbourne from 1885 to 1940. Initially by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Co (a private operator) then the "Tramway Board" from 1916 to 1919 until the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board took over. This strip of two tickets would have been a set of pre-purchased ticket in a lot of eight (8) tickets (1/- worth). Priced 1 1/2d each. On the rear lists the lines available and the section available. Issued by the Tramway BoardDemonstrates a Melbourne cable tram ticket issued by the Tramway BoardLight yellow coloured card printed strip ticket with perforations - two prepurchased tickets.cable trams, tickets, tramway board, melbourne

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong 29 in Ryrie St, with the destination of Eastern Park. In the background is the Mayfair school of dancing and the Geelong Gas Co. Photo mid 1940's. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, tram 29

The photographer notes that it was the last day of operation of No. 23, the Gold tram.Yields information about celebrations to welcome the Cobb and Co coach from Melbourne during the Centenary of Gold in Ballarat.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 23 as the Gold Tram at Victoria St to meet the Cobb and Co coach (See Reg Items 5321 and 5323 and 8994 for a print.) Taken by Wal Jack 20-8-1951. Many people on the street attending the event.trams, tramways, gold tram, victoria st, special trams, tram 23

Yields information about the visit of the TRB to Ballarat and Bendigo during May 1962.Set of three memorandums and a copy of a letter concerning the visit of the Transport Regulation Board to Ballarat and Bendigo May 1962. All sheets have rounded corners. .1 - Original of Memo dated 12/6/1962, date stamped 15/6/1962, thanking Officers for their co-operation. .2 - Copy of Memo dated 6/6/1962, from The Secretary to the Acting Secretary of the TRB thanking them for their letter of 31/5 .3 - Copy of letter dated 31/5/1962 to the Secretary of the SEC from the TRB (A V Cook) in particular Mr. Mawby, Mr Denmead of Ballarat and Mr Watkins and Griffiths of Bendigo. trams, tramways, closure, letters, transport regulation board

Yields information about the method of advising a rural association that tramcars were not yet available for sale.Copy of a letter sent by the Melbourne office (K L Murray, Engineer and Manager SEC) to the NZ Loan and Mercantile Agency Co of St Arnaud, who had enquired about purchasing tramcars from either Ballarat or Bendigo. Not at this time, but watch the press. Dated 14/2/1962trams, tramways, sale of trams, sec, closure

Demonstrates a hand written note about the coefficient of friction.Foolscap sheet - titled "Some special Co-efficient of Friction" setting out parameters for steel tyres and rails, cast iron brake blocks, velocity and types of paving. Hand writtentrams, tramways, brakes, reports, tramcars

Demonstrates and yields information about the considerations made for Weekly Tickets during the late 1920's.Set of handmade or hand written sheets regarding weekly tickets in Ballarat - using ink and pencil .1 - Lined foolscap sheet dated 3-10-26, titled "Notes on Weekly tickets", regarding availability, point of sale, sections, availability, midday or lunch time usage, numbering, use of tokens, fare boxes, disadvantages, and possible layout sketches. .2 - ditto, pencil notes, about ticket revenues, overlapping sections, limit of times, holidays. See also Reg Item 8019 for a 1921 and 1928 documents. trams, tramways, tickets, esco, weekly tickets

Yields information about the passenger traffic in Ballarat, Bendigo during the mid 1920's? , Insurance, population and the use Fare Boxes.Report - typed, carbon copies, foolscap or quarto sheets, "Miles Run" listing , for both Ballarat and Bendigo, passengers tickets by Fare Box, Conductor, passenger per car mile, average fare, average speed, length of double and single track, passengers carried total, and population, and the public risk premium since fare boxes introduced. Use of Fare Boxes commenced in 1913, on this basis of 7 further years as noted in the sheet, c1921 6 copies held, all pinned together by paper type.trams, tramways, reports, passengers, ballarat, fare boxes, insurance, esco

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the horse trams c1892Digital image from the George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection held by the University of Aberdeen - see related documents for information and their website for reproduction permissions. It notes that Fred Hardie was sent to Australia in 1892. There are some 41 Ballarat images available on the website. Sturt St Ballarat, horse tram heading west, with a number of pedestrians near the tram on the north side of the street with the Town Hall in the background. GB 0231 MS 3792/D1907 - taken at the intersection of Doveton St. Has a number of horse cabs in the background. See: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/about-george-washington-wilson-383.php - accessed 29-12-2017.trams, tramways, sturt st, horse trams, horse cabs, doveton st

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the horse trams c1892Digital image from the George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection held by the University of Aberdeen - see related documents for information and their website for reproduction permissions. It notes that Fred Hardie was sent to Australia in 1892. There are some 41 Ballarat images available on the website. Sturt St Ballarat, horse tram No. 4 heading west, with a lady near the tram on the north side of the street with the Snow and Room (Snows) in the background. GB 0231 MS 3792/A0186 - taken at the intersection of Armstrong St. Has a number of horse cabs in the background and one of the large street lights at the intersection. See: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/about-george-washington-wilson-383.php - accessed 29-12-2017.trams, tramways, sturt st, horse trams, horse cabs, armstrong st, tram 4

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the horse tram track near Grenville St c1892Digital image from the George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection held by the University of Aberdeen - see related documents for information and their website for reproduction permissions. It notes that Fred Hardie was sent to Australia in 1892. There are some 41 Ballarat images available on the website. Sturt St Ballarat, looking west from Grenville St towards the Post Office and Town Hall. Shows the horse tram track and the median strip - photo number GB 0231 MS 3792/A2811. Has a number of horse cabs in the background, the 8-hour monument. In the bottom right-hand corner, has the "Summerscales Great shop of Novelties". In the centre of the photograph is a horse tram turning from Lydiard St north into Sturt St. See: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/about-george-washington-wilson-383.php - accessed 29-12-2017.trams, tramways, sturt st, horse trams, horse cabs, grenville st

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St and the Town Hall from the Post Office c1892Digital image from the George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection held by the University of Aberdeen - see related documents for information and their website for reproduction permissions. It notes that Fred Hardie was sent to Australia in 1892. There are some 41 Ballarat images available on the website. Sturt St Ballarat, looking from the Post Office tower towards the Town Hall and the intersection of Armstrong St- photo number GB 0231 MS 3792/A1995. Has a number of horse cabs in the background, and various buildings. There are no horse trams in the background. See: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/about-george-washington-wilson-383.php - accessed 29-12-2017.trams, tramways, sturt st, horse cabs, armstrong st

Yields information about the appearance of the Ballarat Railway Station c1892Digital image from the George Washington Wilson and Co. photographic collection held by the University of Aberdeen - see related documents for information and their website for reproduction permissions. It notes that Fred Hardie was sent to Australia in 1892. There are some 41 Ballarat images available on the website. Ballarat Railway Station GB 0231 MS 3792/A2069. Has a number of horse cabs in front of the station. See: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/special-collections/about-george-washington-wilson-383.php - accessed 29-12-2017.trams, tramways, railway station, horse cabs, ballarat

Demonstrates a souvenir item for the opening of the electric tramways in Ballarat in the form of a postcard which has actually been used to send a message. Has a strong association with the people who sent and received the card.Postcard size Souvenir Tram ticket, printed using blue ink on one side with fare, photos of power station, engine room, boiler room and a tram & No.10344 stamped on edge. On reverse side is space for stamp, address etc., - with line & "postcard' etc., printed in red ink. Letter/note to Ethel Hodgson of Lethbridge, stamped in Ballarat on 26-8-1905. Fares given on card are : Mount Pleasant and Orphanage and Grenville St. 3d, or Grenville St. and Tram sheds 3d. Printed in a blue/grey ink of various shades onto a white card. Acted as a souvenir card. One Penny stamp, with Ballarat Cancellation stamp and - "5" stamped on the top of the postage stamp. See also Reg Item 608 and 7084 for further versions of this object.Letter on rear and Has I.R. Kellett in ink in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, tickets, letters

Set of six digital images of Geelong trams photographed by Doug Colquhoun. .1 - No. 3 with destination of Station turning from Ryrie into Moorabool St with the Bank of New South Wales in the background. The conductor is watching the traffic. .2 - No. 4 - at the Railway Station or Beach terminus? .3 - No. 5 - in Ryrie St? .4 - No. 19 in St. with E. R. Sparrow & Co Auctioneer and Wool Broker building in the background - Moorabool St, tram has the destination of Beach. .5 - No. 23 with the conductor leaning against the bumper bar chatting to a man. Tram has the destination of North. Has a Kodak - E. A. O'Meara Chemist shop in the background. Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong looking south along Moorabool St, along with a Safety Zone sign. .6 - No. 34 with the destination of Belmont.trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, conductors, north, beach, belmont, safety zone, tram 3, tram 4, tram 5, tram 19, tram 23, tram 34

Set of four tickets located in the rear of Reg Item 7134. .1 - Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo) - 1.5d check ticket, issued in exchange of a slip ticket for use Grenville St and Grant St and Queen St or Drummond and Sturt St or Macarthur St in Lydiard St. Printed on grey card, ticket number 256396. .2 - SEC 4c ticket printed in red ink, black number, has been used - folded into three - B514142 .3 - ditto 7c ticket, print in teal ink, C865083 .4 - BTM 1d ticket, purple ink with black number A008443, with Museum details on rear and hand written date of "18/9/2011" in ink on rear. trams, tramways, tickets, esco, grenville st, secv, btm

Yields information abut the official opening of the Ballarat Electric tramway system and the people involved, including how they were dressed for the occasion. Note the American flag on the tramcar. Framed Black and white photograph of the opening of the Ballarat Tramway ESCo electric System. Ballarat Mayor Cr Barker under the guidance of Mr George Laurens drove the tram - No. 1. See Reg Item 4459 for the high quality digital scan. Frame - wood, gold and black lining, non reflective glass, with card back and white tape and a hanging string on the rear.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat, opening, first tram

Employees Register for the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria, 1905 to 1934. Gives details of each employee, position, wage, address and general details and when left employment. Printed by Harry Tulloch Prop Ltd of Lydiard St Demonstrates the method that ESCo used to record its tramway employees. Yields information about the individual employee.Book - bound, heavy card cover, with green cover with "Ballarat Tramways - Tramway Staff" - in gold block, containing approx 200 sheets, ruled.esco, employees, register, list, tramways, ballarat

Document prepared by the Electric Supply Co of Victoria, as part of an order under the Electric Light and Power Act 1896, section 5 of order No. 17 granted to company. Dated 19/2/1901 and signed by the Postmaster-General. Shows the order area being parts of the City of Ballaarat, Sebastopol and Ballarat East. Shows the street names, boundaries, principal power line routes, land reserves, parks, mine locations, railways and Lake Wendouree. Signed by R L Williams Town Clerk City of Ballarat, J R Hall for the Borough of Sebastopol, and John Gent for the Town of Ballarat EastYields information about the power supply to the Ballarat area.Cloth backed paper map, coloured and marked up as exhibit 17.Notes in ink including the signature of Benjamin Deakin 24/9/00 and certified by the three involved municipal Town Clerks.ballarat power supply, esco, electric supply co of victoria, city of ballaarat, east ballarat, sebastopol, orders, power lines, power supply

Postcard of Sturt St looking East from about Doveton St with Shoppee Square, Snows store and the Town Hall in the view. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - full colour - Rose Stereograph Co.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards, town hall, shoppee's square, snows

The illustration looks northeast from Town Hall overlooking the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, towards Black Hill and Grenville St. Has two ESCo trams in view, both with roof-mounted destinations, Post Office, and the Grenville St shelter. C1907. Has the National Mutual building in the bottom right-hand corner advertising Commercial Unity and Doepel & Co.Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets and associated buildings.Illustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, post office, sturt st, lydiard st, esco

Set of two illustrations - back to back - the first a view from the Town Hall, looking northwest over the central Sturt St median strip. Has one ESCo tram in the view. Has on the corner of Sturt and Armstrong Streets, A Dawson store and R Ludbrook & Co furnishings. The second illustration is from the north side of Sturt St looking southwest towards Doveton St, Has Skewes Chemis, Wall paper warehouse, and Shoppee's Square in the view.Yields information about Sturt St and the associated buildings.Illustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, esco, armstrong st, doveton st

Illustration titled "Lydiard and Sturt Streets" - Centre of Ballarat, showing Post Office. In the bottom left-hand corner is a single-deck horse tram with a Havelock Tobacco advert on the roof. The illustration gives a sweeping wide angle view of the intersection with the Post Office marked with the words "Post Office". There are several horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians in the view. The image has the initials "HJS" and "PS&Co" on both photos in the bottom corners. On the rear is a photo of the Gong Gong Reservoir with a note about its size and construction - built 1877.Yields information about a single deck horse tram and the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard StreetsIllustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, lydiard st, post office, horse trams, single deck horse tram, gong gong reservoir

Illustration titled - "Sturt and Lydiard Streets" Shows an ESCo tram with all the blinds drawn in Sturt St just to the west of Lydiard St. Has the National Mutual building with C Marks & Co jewelers, Craigs Hotel, and the Town Hall in the view. On the rear is another view of Sturt St, not the full width of the original item, with an ESCo tram at the intersection with Armstrong St. Has Snows and Shoppee's Square in the view.Yields information about Sturt St at Lydiard St and Armstrong St.Illustration cut from a magazine or publicationballarat, illustrations, sturt st, lydiard st, esco, armstrong st, town hall, national mutual, craigs hotel