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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramways", 1937
... Tram Track... services under tram tracks. Trams tramways Letters SEC Tram Track ...Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to Ballarat from Bendigo about underground services under tram tracks.Departmental letter from the Manager Bendigo to Ballarat, dated 25/3/1937, typed on quarto paper forward four documents as requested regarding opening for services under tramway tracks. Signed by the manager. Has various stamps and initials. See Reg Item 4945 for Ballarat, 4946 for Bendigo documents possibly used as a model for the Ballarat document, given Reg Item 4943 correspondence.Has various stamps and initials.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Ballaarat Gas Co, Apr. 1937
... Tram Track... underground services under tram tracks and gives a sample of the gas ...Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to the SEC from the Ballaarat Gas Co. about underground services under tram tracks and gives a sample of the gas company letterhead.Letter, white quarto paper from the Ballaarat Gas Company on letterhead dated 22/4/1937 acknowledging receipt of letter regarding installation of pipes under tramway tracks. Signed by the Manager and Secretary.Has various initials and stamp on the sheet.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track, ballaarat gas company -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Crossing Under Tramway Tracks", 1937
... Tram Track... services under tram tracks, the changes and the list of the people ...Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to Ballarat from Bendigo about underground services under tram tracks, the changes and the list of the people it was sent to.Set of five documents: Documents 2 and 5 same as Reg Item 4946, but marked up to show changes to the Bendigo docs for the Ballarat situation - in pencil. Cover sheet pinned to the four sheets is a handwritten ink foolscap ruled sheet showing all the addressees that the letter was to be sent to. Other sheets are: Letter on SECV letterhead, "Bendigo Electricity Supply and Tramways", not dated, gives phone number, address, duplicated in black ink, titled "Crossing Under Tramway Tracks", consisting of one foolscap sheet. quarto sheet, as a blank form - application form to install the service. cut sheet - blank form - Permit for Crossings under Tramway Tracks cut sheet - blank form - "Pipe crossings under tramway tracks" See Reg Item 4945 for Ballarat, possibly used as a model for the Ballarat document, given Reg Item 4943 correspondence and see Reg Item 4947 for cover letter for these documents and Reg Item 4946 for the original Bendigo docs.in ink "1" and "2" "3" and "4" on sheets in ink and on sheet 4 - change noted re "Technical Assistant" changed to "Tramway Inspector"trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track, bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Crossing Under Tramway Tracks", Aug. 1957
... Tram Track... in Albert St. Trams tramways Letters SEC Tram Track PMG Has receival ...Yields information about the correspondence between the PMG and the SEC re installation of a service in Albert St.Letter from the Postmaster General's Department, Ballarat Divisional Engineer's Office, dated 27-8-1957 about the installation of a 4" conduit under tram lines in Albert St. On white quarto paper. Has receival stamp, and others notes. See Reg Item 4953 for copy of response.Has receival stamp, and others notes. in blue and red ink.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track, pmg -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Crossing Under Tramway Tracks", Aug. 1957
... Tram Track... of services in Albert St. Trams tramways Letters SEC Tram Track PMG ...Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to the PMG from the SEC re the installation of services in Albert St.Carbon copy of letter back to PMG Divisional Engineer dated 30/8/1957 - authorising work to install a service under Albert St. Copy of letter typed in red ink "Copy for Works Superintendent" See Reg Item 4952 for original letter.Has initials in ink.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track, pmg -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramways - Tracks over bridges, culverts etc.", Aug. 1957
... Tram Track... SEC Tram Track PMG Has initials in ink. Memo with attached ...Yields information about the correspondence that was involving damage to the Charing cross bridge in Bendigo and responsibilities for repair.Memo with attached letter dated 1/5/191, titled "Tramways - Tracks over bridges, culverts etc." regarding repairs to the Bendigo Creek Bridge at Charing Cross and responsibility of costs for repairs - SEC or City of Bendigo. Letter from Dooley and Breen Solicitors, dated 26/4/1951 regarding responsibilities, refer to original agreements. Was pinned the top left hand corner.Has initials in ink.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track, pmg -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960 to 1971
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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 13, Stuart Lodington, early BTPS operations and depot construction, 1975 - 1978c
Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 13 digital images of early BTPS operations and depot construction, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1974 to 1978c. .1 - Richard Gilbert and Gavin Young in No. 27 .2 - Richard Gilbert, Peter Bruce, Campbell Duncan, and others at the rear of the depot enjoying a drink. .3 - Richard Gilbert, Stuart Lodington, Gavin Young and Peter Rees in No. 27 .4 - as for No. 2 .5 - Richard Gilbert and Gavin Young on depot fan. .6 - Depot extensions, showing 4 and 5 roads, prior to any track laying of the pit track being built. .7 - Graeme Jordan lifting No. 38 on jacks .8 - front of new depot shed prior to any track construction .9 - King points laid into positron and queen points positioned .10 - Looking north inside shed across 4 road prior to any track laying .11 - spare motor and pinions at rear of shed. .12 - No. 26 at the Carlton St terminus, showing Sturt St West. .13 - ditto, looking north west.trams, tramways, btps, depot, carlton st, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 38, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 20, Dec. 1970
Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways December 1970 by Stuart Lodington. .1 - Bendigo track gang renewing a joint, McCrae St, with welding truck alongside and Birney No. 29. .2 - No. 5 at Quarry Hill terminus? .3 - No. 24 at the depot .4 - No. 2 on the Quarry Hill line .5 - No. 5 approaching the Eaglehawk terminus .6 - No. 29? at the Golden Square Terminus with Bill Rodda's Golden Square hotel in the background. .7 - No. 3 inbound on the Quarry Hill line. .8 - trams crossing on the Eaglehawk line, through the window of one tram. .9 - side on view of a B23D controller in a bogie tram .10 - No. 5 at the Eaglehawk terminus .11 - No. 21 at No. 21 crossing on the Golden Square line. No. 29 showing special, No.21 - North Bendigo, Fire Station Loop? .12 - No. 29 and another tram - near work site? .13 - interior view from Birney looking at the front of another tram parked behind. .14 - No. 29, No. 6 crossing at .15 - No. 6, showing special at Charing Cross. .16 - No. 5 and another tram at North Bendigo on a Special .17 - No. 28 at Charing Cross .18 - No. 5 on Special at a Loop on the Eaglehawk line .19 - No. 28, and two other trams at the Myrtle St Loop .20 - No. 18 showing Quarry Hill and two other trams on View St.trams, tramways, bendigo, trackwork, mccrae st, depot, quarry hill, eaglehawk, golden square, controllers, north bendigo, view st, tram 29, tram 5, tram 24, tram 2, tram 3, tram 6, tram 28, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 20
Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways, 1972 at or before closure while on a tram tour by Stuart Lodington. .1 - No. 28 and 5 at Eaglehawk terminus .2 - No. 28 leaving Charing Cross and travelling into View St with Armstrong Type Service building in background and Firestone Advertisements. .3 - No. 29 with Eaglehawk Town Hall and Post Office in background. .4 - No. 26 and 29 at start of double track, High St Eaglehawk .5 - No. 29 leaving Eaglehawk with shops in the background, Foodland, J. Bests .6 - No. 29 and 23 crossing Manchester Loop with Manchester Arms Hotel in the background and an old poppet head. .7 - No. 29 at ditto with poppet head in the background. .8 - No. 28 and two other trams at the Quarry Hill terminus. .9 - No. 29 in High St Bendigo with the Cathedral and Golden Gate Hotel in the background. .10 - No. 3 with destination Eaglehawk, in bound Carpenter St? .11 - No. 29 following a single trucker through a loop or the end of the double track near the depot. .12 - No. 23?, at Eaglehawk terminus, with Eaglehawk Town Hall in the background. .13 - Birney tram crossing the bridge at the Depot entrance - No. 29 .14 - No. 29 on the Eaglehawk line? .15 - as for .13 .16 - No. 29 entering the depot. .17 - No. 23, inbound from Eaglehawk, at Jobs Gully Loop with the railway overbridge in the background. .18 - No. 28 and two other trams (see also Reg Item 4982) for the same tram tour at Myrtle St. Loop. .19 - No. 21 with North Bendigo on the destination approaching the Golden Square terminus. .20 - No. 7 at Golden Square terminustrams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, quarry hill, golden square, depot, tram 5, tram 29, tram 28, tram 26, tram 23, tram 7, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 20, 1971-72
Set of 20 digital images of Bendigo Tramways, 1972 at or before closure while on a tram tour by Stuart Lodington. .1 - No. 29 at the North Bendigo terminus .2 - No. 29 just past the Bendigo end of the double track in High St Eaglehawk, with a BP dealer in the background. .3 - Night photo of No. 18 at a terminus, showing "Eaglehawk" .4 - ditto .5 - Night photo of No. 24 at Eaglehawk with Leo A Hughes Photographer in the background. The Tram has "Johnnie Walker whiskey" roof adverts. .6 - No. 29 outbound in Thunder St with a train passing over the bridge in the background. .7 - view from the front window of a tram on the Eaglehawk line with a large "display event float" in the foreground and tram approaching a crossing loop. .8 - No. 29 at North Bendigo .9 - view of High St Eaglehawk looking east from the terminus, showing the track and centre poles. .10 - No. 29 outbound on the North Bendigo line turning from either Nolan St or Caledonia St, running a special. .11 - No. 7 departing North Bendigo for Golden Square. .12 - No. 3 and 18 at Charing Cross. No. 3 has two SEC roof Advertisements .13 - No. 7 at North Bendigo with the trolley pole being reversed. .14 - No. 24 at Quarry Hill with Northern Terrazzo in the background with the driver alongside .15 - No. 7 and No.6 at Charing Cross with the Beehive buildings in the background. .16 - No. 7 at North Bendigo terminus .17 - ditto .18 - No. 24 at Quarry Hill with Northern Terrazzo in the background with the conductor alongside. .19 - ditto .20 - No. 26 and other bogie tram in View St near Charing Cross with the Armstrong Tyre Service building and signs for Cohn's Drinks and T&G in the view.trams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, quarry hill, golden square, depot, north bendigo, charing cross, tram 29, tram 18, tram 24, tram 3, tram 7, tram 6, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, c2007
Yields information about the track repairs done in June 2007 at Depot Junction.Laminated A4 colour print of track work at depot junction, 18 June 2007, undertaken by the Puffing Billy contracting team. See August 2007 Fares Please! for details and other photographs. Photo Richard Gilbert.trams, tramways, btm, depot junction, trackwork -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Print/s, Richard Gilbert, 18/06/2007 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about track work in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction August 2007.Laminated A4 colour print containing three photographs of the Puffing Billy Track gang replacing sleepers in Wendouree Parade at Depot Junction, 18/6/2007 - See August 2007 Fares Pease for further depot. Photo by Richard Gilbert, digital photograph print laminated for display purposes.trams, tramways, puffing billy, depot junction, trackwork -
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Photograph - Digital image, 19/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of the Albert St, Sebastopol track on the last day of SEC tramway operations.Digital image from a black and white print of the Sebastopol track in Albert St Sebastopol, looking north. Has a few houses and one tram in the photograph. Very lonely looking. Taken on the last day of SEC tram services by Bill Kingsley, 19/9/1971 trams, tramways, sebastopol, closure, albert st -
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Document - Research Notes, Extracts from the Victorian Year Book 1909-16 and 1954, c1960?
Yields information about Melbourne tramway trusts, track mileage, tramway Acts and Melbourne trams sold to the SEC.Set of four typed or handwritten research notes on line quarto paper. Not known who prepared them. .1 - Extracts from the Victorian Year Book 1909-16 and 1954 - notes on the trust, cable tram company, cable tram trust, electric tramway trusts. .2 Tramway Mileage (track) for Victoria except VR trams - from the year books, MMTB and SEC, 1901-09, 1913-14, 1950-54, SEC 1955-1960. .3 Tramway Acts - handwritten - 1910 to 1922 .4 - List of MMTB Cars sold to SEC, and others - handwritten trams, tramways, sec, mmtb, tramcars, track -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1915
Yields information about the form and style of the early Geelong trams and in particular one of the cross bench trams.Black and white photograph, printed onto card (inkjet printer?) of the front of the Geelong depot soon after the opening of the tramway, four roads - 1915. Has trams 2, 8, 4 and 1 on front of the track and alongside is a small motor bus and a motorcycles. Each tram has a person vehicle in the front. Shows depot arrangements. Two copies held. Dave O'Neil advised 20/7/2009 - agree with date.Copy 1 - " Depot view about 1915 - Geelong Hist Soc / W F S Collection." Copy 2 on rear "Depot view about 1915. Note bus in right road. Buses were housed there until 1922" in Bill Scot's handwriting and in bottom right hand corner "William F. Scott" address label. and "20" in top left hand corner. Also "Geelong Trys" "C1915" and "W.F. Scott Collection." trams, tramways, geelong, depot, buses, tram 1, tram 2, tram 8, tram 4 -
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Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 3, Austin Brehaut, 5/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of Ballarat 28 following its repainting in ESCo colour scheme by the BTM 2002.Set of three colour photographs, from the same photograph of No. 28 running out into service across Wendouree Parade, first day in service following BTM Refurbishment, 5.11.2002. Photograph by Austin Brehaut. .1 - small print - car in the background - printed on Kodak Royal paper .2 - medium size print with the car in the background removed - see image 2 - printed on Canon hyper photo paper - colour inkjet print .3 - larger size print with the car in the background not removed - printed on Kodak picture maker paper - colour inkjet print.On rear in ink .1 - "63)" / "28 entering Wendouree Parade on first day back in revenue service 5.11.02 / Austin Brehaut" and "Returning into traffic after refurbishment over a 6 year period and carrying the company livery" .2 "63)" / Ballarat car 28 5.11.02, Ballarat Tramway Museum / Austin Brehaut pic / car returning into traffic after refurbishment over a 6 year period and carrying the company livery" "Modified image (background only) and a "William F Scott" address label .3 "photo Austin Brehaut: / Ballarat Tramway Museum / car 28 leaving the depot access track to enter into Wendouree Parade on its first day in service after extensive refurbishment an din the company livery 5.11.2002"trams, tramways, wendouree parade, depot junction, restoration, esco, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, William. F. Scott, "Tramway Construction and Equipment", mid 1990's?
Photocopy of a four page document, onto two A3 sheets, titled "Tramway Construction and Equipment", produced by Duncan and Fraser, c1887 as it notes Ballarat's horse tramways . Promotion document detailing Duncan and Fraser's premises, Adelaide, track, economics, horse tramcars, depots, horses, rails, sleepers and tram route.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide, duncan fraser, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional Object - Section Staff, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Carlton St to Haddon St Loop"
Demonstrates aspects of Safeworking on the Ballarat Tramway system from 1960 to c1936 when replaced by electric signs. Yields Information about the operation of Ballarat's trams and safeworking procedures.Cast brass item with a flat part recessed section with the words "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS SECTION STAFF" cast into the surface and a flat section underneath, flush with the outside edges in which the words "CARLTON ST HADDON ST LOOP " stamped in. Has an open rounded end which forms a handle or a point where it could be hung on a peg. Used as a means of authorising a tramcar to have sole use of the track between the named points to avoid head on collisions. Safeworking object - known as a section staff. Not known when made, but in use until the introduction of the electric signalling in the mid 1930's by the SEC. See also Reg Items 934 and 988 for details of use and other examples are at 1851, to 53, 2473 and 4444 to 4448, 4996 and 4497 and Reg item 934 and 988 for articles on the safeworking systems.trams, tramways, staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, signals -
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Functional Object - Section Staff, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Darling St Loop to Rubicon St Loop"
Demonstrates aspects of Safeworking on the Ballarat Tramway system from 1960 to c1936 when replaced by electric signs. Yields Information about the operation of Ballarat's trams and safeworking procedures.Cast brass item with a flat part recessed section with the words "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS SECTION STAFF" cast into the surface and a flat section underneath, flush with the outside edges in which the words "DARLING ST LOOP RUBICON ST LOOP " stamped in. Has an open rounded end which forms a handle or a point where it could be hung on a peg. Used as a means of authorising a tramcar to have sole use of the track between the named points to avoid head on collisions. Safeworking object - known as a section staff. Not known when made, but in use until the introduction of the electric signalling in the mid 1930's by the SEC. See also Reg Items 934 and 988 for details of use and other examples are at 1851, to 53, 2473 and 4444 to 4448, , 4996 and 4497 and Reg item 934 and 988 for articles on the safeworking systems.Ballarat Tramways Section Staff Darling St Loop Rubicon St Looptrams, tramways, staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, signals -
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Functional Object - Section Staff, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Urquhart St Loop to Grey St Loop"
Demonstrates aspects of Safeworking on the Ballarat Tramway system from 1960 to c1936 when replaced by electric signs. Yields Information about the operation of Ballarat's trams and safeworking procedures.Cast brass item with a flat part recessed section with the words "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS SECTION STAFF" cast into the surface and a flat section underneath, flush with the outside edges in which the words "URQUHART ST LOOP TO GREY ST LOOP " stamped in. Has an open rounded end which forms a handle or a point where it could be hung on a peg. Used as a means of authorising a tramcar to have sole use of the track between the named points to avoid head on collisions. Safeworking object - known as a section staff. Not known when made, but in use until the introduction of the electric signalling in the mid 1930's by the SEC. See also Reg Items 934 and 988 for details of use and other examples are at 1851, to 53, 2473 and 4444 to 4448, , 4996 and 4497 and Reg item 934 and 988 for articles on the safeworking systems.trams, tramways, staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, signals -
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Functional Object - Section Staff, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Pleasant St to Carlton St Loop"
Demonstrates aspects of Safeworking on the Ballarat Tramway system from 1960 to c1936 when replaced by electric signs. Yields Information about the operation of Ballarat's trams and safeworking procedures.Cast brass item with a flat part recessed section with the words "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS SECTION STAFF" cast into the surface and a flat section underneath, flush with the outside edges in which the words "PLEASANT ST TO CARLTON ST LOOP " stamped in. Has an open rounded end which forms a handle or a point where it could be hung on a peg. Used as a means of authorising a tramcar to have sole use of the track between the named points to avoid head on collisions. Safeworking object - known as a section staff. Not known when made, but in use until the introduction of the electric signalling in the mid 1930's by the SEC. See also Reg Items 934 and 988 for details of use and other examples are at 1851, to 53, 2473 and 4444 to 4448, , 4996 and 4497 and Reg item 934 and 988 for articles on the safeworking systems.trams, tramways, staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, signals -
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Functional Object - Section Staff, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Sturt St Loop to Rubicon St Loop"
Demonstrates aspects of Safeworking on the Ballarat Tramway system from 1960 to c1936 when replaced by electric signs. Yields Information about the operation of Ballarat's trams and safeworking procedures. Demonstrates what can happen in use - has been run over by a tram - possibly being exchanged on the move or some other story.Cast brass item with a flat part recessed section with the words "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS SECTION STAFF" cast into the surface and a flat section underneath, flush with the outside edges in which the words "STURT ST RUBICON ST " stamped in. Has an open rounded end which forms a handle or a point where it could be hung on a peg. The staff has been run over by a tram and had the last part of the object cut off. Used as a means of authorising a tramcar to have sole use of the track between the named points to avoid head on collisions. Safeworking object - known as a section staff. Not known when made, but in use until the introduction of the electric signalling in the mid 1930's by the SEC. See also Reg Items 934 and 988 for details of use and other examples are at 1851, to 53, 2473 and 4444 to 4448, , 4996 and 4497 and Reg item 934 and 988 for articles on the safeworking systems.Ballarat Tramways Section Staff Sturt St Rubicon Sttrams, tramways, staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, signals -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Ballarat Tramways run at a loss, 1940's to 1950's
Yields information about the Ballarat Tramway losses during the 1940's and for 1954.Page of five newspaper clippings from The Courier, pasted to a single foolscap lined page. 1 - "Ballarat Tramways Run at Loss" - reporting on the SEC Annual Report in 1954, and the loss on the operation of the Ballarat Tramways. 2 - "Tramway Revenue Up" - 1941 - 1842 - reporting on the SEC report to Parliament the previous day - losses in all three systems and track extension in Bendigo to North Bendigo. 3 - "Provincial Tramway Losses Higher" - 1948-1949 - reporting on the SEC losses on the tramways and electricity customer numbers in the Ballarat area. 4 -"SEC Tramways Losses L16,406", undated. 5 - "Ballarat Trams return small surplus" - Geelong and Bendigo lost money, tramway capital now virtually written off. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. sec, funding, annual reports -
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Ephemera, Wal Jack, Wal Jack notebook, 1940's
Demonstrates Wal Jack's records, hand written in a recycled notebook. Note - several sheets have been cut from the book - appear to be done before use by Wal. The crossed out sheets have not been imaged - these have been transferred by Wal to Reg Item 5507 and re-ordered. Image 30 shows a sample of a crossed out page. See related documents for a pdf file of the contents. Scan No. BTM5623iX Page No. Title or Subject Notes 1 Front 2 Inside Cover Addresses for Jack McLean, John Buckland Trooper Larsen Inside front cover. 3 1 Note re NSWT steam tram motor, MMTB PCC import issues, Peter Duckett seeking info and Photo of Julien’s battery tram on test in Melbourne 4 2 MMTB No. 8, 4, photos, Tyrell’s of Sydney photos, Perth 63 dimensions and MMTB plans for Domain Road & St Kilda Rd Jtn. 5 3 Notes re NSWGR P32, VR locos at Wodonga 13/10/1941, SAR V Class V143, SAR locos – W and Wx 6 4 NSW Private locos, Woy Woy quarry and AGL at Mortlake 5 Blank 6 Blank 7 7 First cable trams – links to photos T154, 29, 154 (Adelaide) 8 8 T156, Powelltown, Ray Pearson Negs 9 9 QR B18 ¼ locos, Ray Pearson’s scrap book, PMTT Zeppelin style trams, MMTB T class locations and 178/179 rebuilding. 10 10 Hawthorn horse tramway, VR Black Rock terminus sketch 11 11 NSW Tramways, Ryde, MMTB L class, Geelong tramway notes 12 12 Locomotive “Ballarat” in WA, Brisbane and various contacts. 13 13 Notes re VR News – 1943, H class, derailments, max speeds, Koondrook tramway and Geelong level crossing. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page – loose within book. 14 to 17 14/17 List of MMTB trams to 877 and work trams Some errors noted. 18 18 Newspaper cutting – Tram Record Day revenue (Brisbane 10/1943), Steam Trams at Journey’s end – Sydney – 6/1943 list of equipment being sold by Sydney Ferries, at Parramatta, 6/1943. MMTB Tram crossings in Melbourne, list of Sydney photos sent to Wal. Cuttings and Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 19 19 Midland locos WA, VR open wagon stencils and a siding at Mt. Evelyn. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 20 20 Note re Sydney four wheel tourist trams and Hawthorn Max. Traction cars locations c1945. 21 to 23 21/23 Notes on Geelong Bogie trams and carrying flags for declaration of Newtown and Chilwell as a city – 1/10/1949 (See also Reg Item 5641) 24 to 26 24/26 Notes on Wellington Corporation Tramcars 37 27 Kelburn – Karoi cable line Wellington 28 to 29 28/29 Auckland Tramway Board tramcars notes 30/31 Blank 30 32/33 Notes on Ballarat tramcars – ESCo Crossed out 34/37 Ditto – SEC Crossed out 38 Music for the people notes Crossed out 39 Notes on Ballarat trams with tail lights Crossed out 40/43 Notes on Ballarat bogie trams Crossed out 44/45 Notes on SEC tram controllers, dead man and truck lengths. Crossed out 31 45 List of Ballarat Destination roll – Dec 1949 32, 33 46/47 Notes on Bendigo Bogie Trams – 1940’s 34 48 Bendigo Destination roll on a Birney tram Easter 1950, notes on tram tail lights and fares on the Bendigo system. 49 Blank – though headed “Bendigo Birney Trams” 50 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 51 Ditto and No. 24 and 23 Crossed out 52 Ditto, 15, 11, 23 and Gold tram Crossed out 53 Notes on 34 caused delays, 5/1950, and use of 23 as gold tram Crossed out 54 Notes on repair to track at Sturt and Drummond 6/1951 Crossed out - see Reg Item 7720. 55 Notes on track work in Ballarat early 1950’s Crossed out 56/57 Notes on 33, 37, pay as you enter signs and 1953 special workings Crossed out 58/60 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 61/64 Blank 35 65 “Salute to the Cable Tram” – transcription of text from Truck and Bus Transportation (July 1948) 36, 37 66/67 Continued from above and list cable tram routes, opening, closing, length and route colours. 38 68 List of photos in Truck and Bus Transportation, Anniversary Issue July 1948 of cable trams. 69 Blank 39 70 Notes on Brunswick TT, Fitzroy TT colours, Adelaide Service trams and MMTB route lengths. 40 71 Notes on HTT colours, tramcars, PMTT trams and colours and NMETL colours, trams and route destination signs 41 72 Notes on MMTB routes, cable and other Melbourne tram disposals, and sale of cable trams and storage at Brunswick. 42 73 Blank - page was headed Lugarno, Switzerland and Italian border 42 Handwritten sheet – photos to get – R. Field and Peter Duckett. 43, 44 74/75 Listing of trains on all lines leaving Ballarat and days run. 45 77 Listing of negatives sent to K. Rogers in 1944 and list of MMTB Max. Traction bogie trams 117 to 138 and disposal 46 77 Listing of MMTB trams, - appears to be something to do with photos or negs held. 47 78 Listing of Ray’s (Pearson) negs /photos of Brisbane trams and other railway photos. 79 Blank 48 80 Prices of pine timber in 4/1942, list of photos “I want”, notes re VR Train length, Ironbark Gully bridge, 3817 in Harden smash 7/1948 and 1948 Ballarat destination roll. Partly crossed out. Rear Cover. Has a strong association with Wal Jack, his work to collect and record both railway and tramway information. Yields information about tramways in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and other cities tramways and railways.Grey covered book with black binding containing 40 lined sheets (80 pages) with handwritten notes with the front cover partly cut out and the words "Jewellery & Engraving" book written in. Contains some newspaper clippings and pasted typed notes as listed below. The image number of each sheet is given. See individual pdf files. trams, tramways, mmtb, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, brisbane, railways, geelong, new zealand, victorian railways, sec, esco -
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Document - Personal Papers, Wal Jack, 1945
Handwritten notes on the Footscray tram system of the MMTB, April 1945, noting the depot layout, the routes, special services to the Munitions factories, track layouts in various street, cars based at Footscray, cars used on 20/4/1945 to the Munitions, notes on the cars and types, fares and route map along Ballarat Road. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.trams, tramways, footscray, mmtb -
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Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 3, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 4, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 7, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 8, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 10, 1952
5685.1 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 4 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 3, April 1952, stapled down along the left hand side. Has items on Sydney trams, a Map of Ballarat tramways (See image i2), Newcastle News, and a discussion of the influx of transport experts into Sydney from England. 5685.2 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 7 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 4, May 1952, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on use of tramway power for pumping stations, map of Bendigo (see image i4), news from Brisbane, Sydney news, association news, tramcar painting letters, Newcastle Destination roll 5685.3 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 7 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 7, August 1952, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on Brisbane, Association news, map of the La Perouse - Botany - Mascot district, Ryde Cemetery, Sydney R 1890 runaway, North Sydney destination roll (1910) 5685.4 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 8 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 8, September 1952, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on Association news, (left hand side very faded), map of the Enfield's lines, Brisbane Trolley Bus system 1952, Sydney news, and Eastern Suburbs roll. 5285.5 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 9 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 10, November 1952, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on Brisbane, Wylde St trolley bus route in Sydney, Sydney news, association notes, Proposed lines in Sydney - Haberfield to Dobroyd, use of triple trams in Sydney, Broken Hill destination roll, Fort Macquarie depot track drawing and Newcastle news. See Reg Item 5685 for other Vol 1 issues and Reg Item 5686 for Vol. 2 issues.Vol 1, No. 4 has pencil inscription of "H. H. Matthews" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, tramway news, history, sydney, newcastle, broken hill, brisbane, ballarat, bendigo, map -
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Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 4, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 5, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 6, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 7, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 8, "The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 9, 1953
5686.1 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 8 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 4, April 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has items on proposed tramway to Rockdale, map of the VR tramway to Brighton Beach, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Eastern Suburbs tramways, Sydney news, tram destination roll for Ashfield (1910), list of destination boards on Sydney steam trams. 5686.2 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 7 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 5, May 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on Tempe to Rockdale (map), tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Rushcutters Bay depot track layout, opening dates of Sydney tramway extensions, Sydney news, association news and signs used on Sydney trams. 5686.3 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 7 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 6, June 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has an editorial on Sydney transport, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Sydney news, introduction of electric trams into Sydney, Light St depot, Brisbane track layout, Sydney news, association news. 5686.4 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 9 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 1, No. 7, July 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on replacement with buses on the Ryde line, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Sydney news, Honeysuckle Depot 1887, Iron Cove or Drummoyne Bridge, Sydney news, Association and Museum news. 5286.5 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 6 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 8, August 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on the commencement of electric trams in Sydney, Iron Cove or Drummoyne Bridge, Association and Museum news, map of Sydney electric lines in 1899 and opening dates of Sydney tramway extensions. 5286.6 - Spirit duplicated magazine, 6 quarto pages, single sided - " The Trolley Wire", Vol 2, No. 9, September 1953, stapled down along the left hand side. Has notes on an electric train tour, tramways and ferry connecting services in Sydney, Sydney news, Iron Cove or Drummoyne Bridge, Association news and Newcastle news. See Reg Item 5685 for other Vol 1 issues and Reg Item 105 for Vol 1, No. 6 and Vol. 3 No. 5All copies have pencil or typed inscription of "H. H. Matthews "along top edge.trams, tramways, tramway news, history, sydney, newcastle, map -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1895
Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Copy photograph of a photograph from a book (Plate 1) showing a view along High St Eaglehawk, looking west, c1895. Shows buildings on both sides of the street. Has name J. Nimmon? or Ninnis (see btm 4372) in the bottom right hand corner. See also Reg item 5729 for a similar photograph. .1 - On rear in ink "Steam track tracks, Eaglehawk. (So much for the AETA boys who believe steam service did not cross the railway on the level!). In bottom right hand corner is "P. W. Duckett" trams, tramways, bendigo, high st, eaglehawk, steam trams -
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Newspaper, MX newspaper Melbourne, "Getting his career on the right track", 24/04/2002 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne MX newspaper, 24-4-2002 about BTM Museum member, Alastair Reither driving trams for Yarra on route 96, aged 19. Notes his involvement with the BTM. Item written by Caria Danaher and photo by Cameron Tandy.btm, yarra trams, drivers