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Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 42, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1956 to 1970
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 42. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 42 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 43, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1956 to 1970
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 43. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with handwritten tram car number and work category, with handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 43 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumAdministrative record - SEC Tramcar record - Scrubber tram, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1934 to 1964
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Lists the work carried out by the SEC on the Scrubber (track cleaner) tram. This tram was created from ESCo 23 in 1934. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. 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, scrubber -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper - set of four, The Courier Ballarat, "Residents fight to save trams", 1967 -1968
... Government's proposal to close Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways 1...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of four newspaper cuttings about the Victorian Government's proposal to close Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways 1 - The Age 8/8/1968 - 455 x 84 - providing details of the proposal, SEC employees, bus replacement, and keeping some trams in Ballarat for use at Sovereign Hill. Notes the politics in the Government over this matter. 2 - The Age 27/10/1967 - 47 x 43 - noting that the State Government had ordered the TRB to hold an enquiry 3 - undated and unsourced - "Battle for Trams by Petition" - Cr Roff of Save the Trams Committee - slow start on the petition. Notes the TRB recommendation to scrap the trams. 4 - The Sun - "Save tram committee will meet" - 28/10/1967 - 122 x 40 - quotes Cr Rolf of the Committee and the negative view of Cr A Nicholson.Yields information about the 1967/1968 proposal to closure both Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways. This proposal did not have the numbers in the upper house of the State Government.Set of four newspaper cuttings.Some have the newspaper source in ink along the top edge.tramways, closure, ballarat, bendigo, trb, cr roff, cr nicholson, petitions -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Age, "A wonderful send-off for Tram No. 40", 20/9/1971
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper item written by Joe Rollo of The Age, about the closure of the Ballarat system interviewing Mr James Leggo 82 and recording that Herb Knight drove the last tram.Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated tram system.Newspaper cutting from The Age 20/9/1971tramways, closure, ballarat, last tram, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "An end to confusion", 8/9/1971
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper item with photograph of Council workers changing car parking signs in Bridge St following the closure of the two tram routes using the streets. Notes the confusion over parking in bus stop zones.Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated tram system and changed car parking.Newspaper cutting from The Courier 8/9/1971.tramways, closure, ballarat, bridge st, car parking, bus stops -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Weekend work on bus stop signs", 14/8/1971
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper item about the installation of new bus stops and signs following the closure of the Victoria St tram line that Sunday. Quotes Mr Sharp City Engineer and Mr A Stott of the TRB about the new services and notes that the Skyline Wendouree Bus city stop would be unchanged.Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated tram system and changed car parking.Newspaper cutting from The Courier 21/8/1971tramways, closure, ballarat, bridge st, car parking, bus stops, victoria st. -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Report on cost comparisons of transport modes - Ballarat, 1932
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...The document looks at the costs of operating trams including reconstruction, trolley-buses, and petrol buses in Ballarat. Dated 7/10/1932. Considers the costs of tramway reconstruction - the minimal work needed (88500 pounds), current ESCo traffic expenses and income, cost of a trolley bus system including 25 buses and road pavement (100,450 pounds) and 25 petrol buses including costs of scrapping the existing per way and overhead (64,450 pounds). Concluded that reinstatement of the system along the lines of that of Bendigo was the best option. Includes costs and revenue predictions.Demonstrates a document prepared in 1932 to consider the future of the Ballarat Tramway system.Nine pages of a carbon copy document - first page missing. tramcars, tramways, costs, ballarat, trolley buses, buses, track reconstruction, operations -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNegative, c1920?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the staff of the Electric Supply Co of Victoria through a group photo.Copy negative of a print of the Electric supply company staff, in a large group photo outside the offices in Wendouree Parade c1920? Has three ladies in white dresses and one dog. Photographed in front of the offices with the ESCo name visible in the windows of the building. All men in suits except for the one on the far left - in work clothes - the boiler man for the day? Source of the photo not known.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat a power station, head office, group photo -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPoster, "Music for the People", 1953?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Poster advertising "Music for the People" Sunday, March 5 (1953?) featuring images of Margaret Nisbett, Soprano, Hector Crawford Conductor of the Australian Symphony Orchestra and Gordon Boyd Baritone. Part of the Music for the People event during the Begonia Festival. Would have been displayed in an internal tramcar advert rack. Has been recycled by the SEC Ballarat depot to display a dyeline print of a1969 tram fare schedule glued to the rear with possibly another earlier version underneath. See Reg Item 7471 for a 1955? version. Demonstrates how posters to advertise Begonia Festival events were printed and then recycled by the SEC depot Ballarat for other purposes.Poster printed on cardboard "Music for the People" during a Ballarat Begonia Festival. The poster has been trimmed on the right hand side and a 1969 tram fare schedule glued to the rear. Cut to fit in a tramcar internal advertisement rack.fares, trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, begonia festival, hector crawford, gordon boyd, margaret nisbett, music for the people -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSign, "Caution Tram Track Under Repair"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Prepared to advise pedestrians and motorists of tramway track work being undertaken in Ballarat.Demonstrates the methods the SEC used to advise of track works.Metal sign, steel, yellow background with black letters stating "Caution Tram Track Under Repair". Has four holes top and one centrally along the bottom edge. Shows on the rear that a stand was once fixed to the rear of the sign.tramways, secv, ballarat, signs, track work -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEphemera - Tickets - recovered used SEC Tram tickets, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1940s
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of 8 used tram tickets that were located on a tram behind a sandbox during maintenance works. All dirty - 1940s to 1965.Yields information about the use of SEC Ballarat tickets.Set of 8 SEC tram tickets and a Her Majesty's Theatre ticket: 2d - blue of off white paper, c1940 - Ac 381346 2d - orange - R614422 3d - blue on red back - G301311 - has a Bushells tea advert on rear 3d - orange - T595239 4d - blue on brown back - L559239 4d - orange - N177965 5d - teal or green - F397504 8d - red -D069847 Her Majesty's Ballarat Theatre - Stalls, stamped for use on a Wednesday. trams, tramways, tickets, ballarat, her majesty's ballarat, sec tramways -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Colour print - trams 41 and 20, Barry Pemberton, July 1970
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photo shows tram 41 (Lydiard St Nth) and 20 stopped at the City terminus, corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets. In the background is Ballarat Town Hall. Tram 41 has an auxiliary board advertising Alf Garnett at the Vegas 70 Cinema. Tram 20 was "destroyed" in a collision in Victoria Street during September 1970.Yields information about tram operations and advertising July 1970.Colour print - digital printed made 12/22Has notes on the rear of the print about the photographer, address and dates.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, alf garnett, sturt st, tran 41, tram 20 -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Caution Trams"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yellow based metal sign with bracket with block writing CAUTION BEWARE OF TRAMS . Fabricated from sheet steel with metal(steel) strappings on top and one side to form a bracket. Bracket drilled with holes to fix. Sheet metal and strip riveted. Could have been located at depot. Similar signs existed elsewhere.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, signs, caution sign, depot -
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Sign, "END OF SECTION"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Sheet steel folded for a pole mounted sign and then enamelled with words (white background, black letters) END OF SECTION on both sides. Drilled with two holes for mounting bolts on small leg. Similar style to that use by the M&MTB.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, fares, street furniture -
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Sign, "END OF SECTION", 1951?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...As for No. 39, but has been painted for END OF CITY SECTION C1 , by painting CITY and C1 over enamelled surface, by hand on both sides. Additional Paint in poor condition. These signs became necessary after introduction of CITY SECTION fares in July 1951trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, fares, street furniture -
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Sign, "END OF SECTION", 1951?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...As for items 39 & 40, lettered C2 . Has been badly damaged during removal with top part of small leg flattened and lower part heavily levered from pole. Used at Main and Victoria Streets.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, fares, street furniture -
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Sign, "END OF SECTION", 1951?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...As for items 39 & 41, lettered C3 . Minor damage on top of sign where removed from pole. Used at Main and Victoria Streets.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, fares, street furniture -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "CAUTION & SPEED LIMIT"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Sheet metal sign, slightly curved, white front, orange back, painted with red letters S.E.C. CAUTION SPEED LIMIT TRAMS & in black paint 5 M.P.H. - Location- unknown. Has 6 3mm holes, 3 on each side.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, tramcar operations, signs -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "TRAFFIC / DEPOT"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wooden sign painted with white background, black letters, "TRAFFIC, DEPOT" and two red directional arrows under words. On a wooden board, which has a groove underneath (ex tongue and groove plank?). Has two off centre mounting holes.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "WORKSHOP"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wooden sign with bevelled edges painted and lettered "WORKSHOP". Background paint would have been white or cream with black letters. has a countersunk hole (off centre) at either end. Rear has been painted grey with cream paint marks.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "DEPOT FOREMAN"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wooden sign with bevelled edges lettered "depot foreman". Background painted white, with black letters. Has three countersunk holes along bottom edge. Rear painted light green, with some red lead primer apparent.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "CYCLES"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wood sign with bevelled edges (bottom section split off). Front painted white and lettered with black paint is "cycles". Has remain of one countersunk hole at left hand end. Rear- bare timber, cream and dark green paint.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "LOCKERS"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wooden sign with bevelled edges with word "lockers" painted on an off white or cream back with black lettering. Rear- dark grey.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "SAND"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wood sign with bevelled edges, lettered "sand". Front of sign has an off white or cream background, with letters painted black. Has 2 countersunk holes by "s & d" off centre. Rear is dark grey paint with cream marks from stands.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
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Sign, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "No Admittance"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Wooden sign with bevelled edges lettered "No Admittance, All Enquiries At Foremans Office"(in caps). Front of sign white background, black letters, back painted in cream colour. Has two holes for mounting to building. Dirty marks, chips etc and some flaking paint. On rear has a bent over nail, some green paint, red paint and a blob of grey "filler" or similar with dirt rings around it and the red paint.trams, tramways, depot, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, "Want Provincial Trams Retained", c1949
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping, titled "Want Provincial Trams Retained" re deputation of Provincial tramway employees waiting upon Government - notes trolley buses. Refers to Mr. H.H.Bell (M&MTB) and Mr. Kent Hughes as "Minister for Transport". VR to 62 gives K. Hughes as Minister for transport from 20/3/1935 to 1/4/1935. Was Minister for Railways 25/7/1934 to 20/3/1935 and 11/1947 to 10/1949. Reference to the Bell report dates cutting Sept./Oct. 1949. Record revised and image added 21/9/2013. See "VR to 62", p 274 and A.Bradley's draft book re Bell Reporttrams, tramways, provincial tramways, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, h.h.bell -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Warren Doubleday, Oct. 1995
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when black out conditions applied and headlights had to be masked, a replica mask fitted to a BTM tram.A4 size colour photocopy of a photograph of BTM tram No. 27 "dressed" in war time garb of white bumper bar, steps and headlight mask at depot. From a Kodak 35mm slide of W.A.Doubleday (16/9/95). White strips made with cardboard.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, btm, world war ii. , tram 27 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Oct. 1944
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when Conductresses and many women were employed by the SEC.243 - Photograph reproduction of an illustration that appeared in Oct. 1944 issue of SEC News, p11 of the SEC float in procession to raise funds for the Red Cross - laminated with 4 Velcro dots on rear. 243.1 - unlaminated copy of same photograph - added 6/8/2002. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011. See p11 of Oct. 1944 SEC Newstrams, tramways, secv, ballarat, world war ii, fund raising, conductresses -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Sept. 1942
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates an important part of Ballarat's tramway operations during the Second World War when Conductresses and many women were employed by the SEC.Photographic reproduction of an illustration that appeared in the Sept. 1942 issue of SEC News, p6. Photo is of Ballarat's first 3 conductresses - E.Jakobi, J.Wightwick, and C.Browne. Laminated with 4 Velcro dots on rear. John Phillips from a State Library negative of the illustration in Sept. 1995. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011 See p6 of Sept 1942 issue of SECV News.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, conductresses, world war ii
