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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Calendar, Topmill Pty Ltd, "Trams of Australia 2020", 2019
... at Sturt and Lydiard St intersection. Photos by Norma Perry... at Sturt and Lydiard St intersection. Photos by Norma Perry ...Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Trams of Australia 2020" containing cull colour photographs of Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gold Coast, Newcastle. Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Ballarat photos feature Cuthberts939, 12 and 43, the latter at Sturt and Lydiard St intersection. Photos by Norma Perry, Richard Youll, Ben Parle, Maurice Kelly, Bill Angrove. Bendigo Tramways and BTM.tramways, trams, ballarat, bendigo, brisbane, sydney, gold coast, perth, rockhampton, newcastle -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Peter Bruce, Digital image - "City Loop and Bridge St", 1971
... lens used from about the intersection with Lydiard St. looking... the buildings and trams in view from Lydiard St looking east along ...Yields information about the buildings and trams in view from Lydiard St looking east along Bridge St.Black and white photograph of SEC No. 31 and two other single truckers in the City Loop at the bottom end of Sturt St. near Grenville St and another single trucker in Bridge St. heading west, just after leaving the junction with Main and Victoria Sts. Has the Grenville St. tramway shelter. Telephoto lens used from about the intersection with Lydiard St. looking east. Has "Dickins" store and other shops in the background. Tram 31 shows the destination of City and has a Twin Lakes sign as well. Photograph by Peter Bruce, 1971. Digital image added 7/7/10. Peter Bruce title "City Loop and Bridge St"trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, bridge st, dickins, tram 31 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "New futures for tram shelters", 23/06/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Christmas only and suggested that the Shelter at Lydiard St. be used... Christmas only and suggested that the Shelter at Lydiard St. be used ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated 23/6/1971, titled "New futures for tram shelters" with a subtitle, "Sturt street tram shelters are in demand." Two requests for the use of the tram stop shelter at Grenville St. had been received by the City Council. Ballarat Region Tourist Promotion Association suggested it be developed as a tourist information centre and Ballarat Council of Churches wanted to place a Christmas Crib during the Christmas season. Council decided to allow for one Christmas only and suggested that the Shelter at Lydiard St. be used by the Tourist Association. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Has cutting date separate from item.grenville st, tram stops, shelters, sturt st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Ballarat SEC illuminations, Apr. 1938
... Lydiard St. looking east at night. Note Item Not formally.... T. Farr. A second photo of Sturt St. from Lydiard St ...Illustration contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 45, from the April 1938 issue of SEC Magazine, page 31 showing the launch of the illuminated and decorated tram (No. 23) for the 1938 Ballarat state centenary celebrations. Shows the Mayor of Ballarat, Cr. J. H. Trekardo boarding the tram and identifies in the caption the SEC Branch Manager, Mr. T. Farr. A second photo of Sturt St. from Lydiard St. looking east at night. Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2523i2 shows position on page relative to items 2523 and 2524. See also Reg item 1362.3 for a print of the official launch. See Reg Item 3909 for an original mounted print of 1362.3..trams, tramways, sec, centenaries, illuminated trams, decorated trams, floral tram -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 18/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... rounding the corner from Lydiard St Nth. Trams were involved... rounding the corner from Lydiard St Nth. Trams were involved ...Yields information about the events - incidents that occurred towards the closure of the system - more frequent derailments with bogie trams causing delays to services.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 18/8/1971, published 19/8/1971 of No. 40 derailed in lower Sturt St possibly after rounding the corner from Lydiard St Nth. Trams were involved in a special tour, the following bogie tram is being reversed. Has the Town hall in the background. See Reg Item 3765 for the tour photograph. See Reg Items 1073 and 2186 for the actual newspaper cuttings. 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.tramways, trams, sturt st, tours, derailments, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Fifty years of electric trams in Ballarat", 30/04/1955 12:00:00 AM
... ". Features photo of the opening of the tramway to Lydiard St. North...". Features photo of the opening of the tramway to Lydiard St. North ...Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat Sat. 30 April 1955, titled "Fifty years of electric trams in Ballarat". Features photo of the opening of the tramway to Lydiard St. North, Norman St in 1937 and Leo Grant, depot worker, working on the undergear of Ballarat No. 19. Notes the number of staff employed, Mr. L. J. Denmead as Superintendent, 67 motormen or conductors, four inspectors, a senior inspector, 12 track men and 12 depot workers and a number of traffic clerks. Gives a history of electric trams in Ballarat, conversion of horse trams, trams ex Sydney, fares, replacement trams, trailers, conductresses, bogie trams, gold tram, reconditioning of the system. ballarat, sec, esco, reconstruction -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Doug Colquhoun, 24/03/1959 12:00:00 AM
... , just west of Lydiard St. North, 24/3/1959. Photo by Doug... St stop, just west of Lydiard St. North, 24/3/1959. Photo ...Yields information about Ballarat Trams and streetscapes late 1950's and the details of Sturt St shops.Black and white print of Ballarat 13, at the Sturt St stop, just west of Lydiard St. North, 24/3/1959. Photo by Doug Colquhoun. Has the Commonwealth Bank, National Mutual Building, Golden Star Chinese Cafe, V & L. Leslie Hairdresser and Wardrop Tailor shops in the background. Two copies. A school boy with cap is sitting on the bench opposite the tram. Tram has the destination of Grey St Sebastopol. Photo print courtesy of Port Dock Railway Museum, now the National Railway Museum. See worksheet 4311 for letter and details of prints sent to Bill Scott, 19/10/2001. Any photo credit to mention NRM Collection.On rear of copy 1"SEC Ballarat / 13 / Sturt St/ 24/3/59 / D. A. Colquhoun" Copy 2 "DAC" in ink, bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, sturt st, schools, commonwealth bank, tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photocopy, Travis Jeffrey, 1959 or 29/12/1958
... Lydiard St. North destination. Terminus pole in photograph... and car number to side of headlight. Tram showing Lydiard St ...Negative No. N386 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat No. 38 at Sebastopol terminus, 1959, prior to fitting lights etc. Large triangles over marker lights and car number to side of headlight. Tram showing Lydiard St. North destination. Terminus pole in photograph. By side of tram are two cars, make??, registration of closest one is HK 760. Date of photo on folder 29/12/1958 Large print of this photo made for display 1995c. Item updated when negative added to collection - 1/6/2003. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated. Paper print of original photo in folder 73.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR11A" in red ink, "BA15" in pencil, date stamp of "29 Dec 1958" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "26 Sep 1962".trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 10, George Coop, 1968 - 1970
... to Lydiard St, with the Cook's Private Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank... to Lydiard St, with the Cook's Private Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank ...Yields information about the tram operations and the landscape views of the Sturt St median strip.Ten (10) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in Sturt St, between the City and Pleasant Streets. .1 - Tram 26 climbing the Sturt St hill to Lydiard St, with the Cook's Private Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank and the National Mutual Life building in the background. Photo taken from the Titanic Bandstand. .2 - Tram 40 Sturt St, enough to Lydiard St North just before Raglan St. Has a lady passenger by the tram stop. .3 - Tram 30 - Sturt St north side, near Armstrong St, - has a blue framing line around the photograph. .4 - Tram 39, Sturt St, near Doveton St, shows the rotunda in the median strip. .5 - Tram 18, with median step in view. .6 - Tram 31, with two Johnnie Walker whiskey roof adverts, outside the National Mutual Life building with the Alan Bros Jewellers and Golden Star Chinese Cafe in the view. .7 - Tram 31, Sturt St south side with Town Hall and the Golden City Hotel in the view. Tram has destination of Gardens via Drummond North. .8 - Tram 41 - ditto - going to Sebastopol. .9 - Tram 13, south side, Gardens via Sturt West, about , near Ripon St, with the Ampol service station in the background and about to pick up a lady passenger .10 - Tram 17, near Doveton St. Has a Twin Lakes sign and a Wilkinson Sword Razor Bladese roof advert. trams, tramways, sturt st, raglan st, passengers, doveton st, tram 26, tram 40, tram 30, tram 39, tram 18, tram 31, tram 41, tram 13, tram 17 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Set of 4 mix tickets ESCo, SEC and BTM, 1920's to 2005
... in Lydiard St. Printed on grey card, ticket number 256396. .2... or Macarthur St in Lydiard St. Printed on grey card, ticket number ...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 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Warren Doubleday, "Law and Order on the Trams", Oct. 1997
... , then at the depot. Features three photographs - opening of Lydiard St... of Lydiard St. North, ESCo No. 2 and power station and group of ESCo ...713.1 & 71.32 - A4 sized originals (ex Laser Printer) of BTM Exhibition brochure titled "Law and Order on the Trams". Prepared for the 1997 CHHA Exhibition, 11&12 October 1997, then at the depot. Features three photographs - opening of Lydiard St. North, ESCo No. 2 and power station and group of ESCo employees in front of the Grenville St. shelter. Has notes on horse trams, trams and MP's during World War II, the last tram of the day and policing employees. Printed onto "Premium coated ink Jet" paper, 25% cotton. Printed by a HP6P printer. 713.3 - photocopy of 713.1 and .2 as handed out, printed onto white "Reflex" paper. Image added 20-12-2016trams, tramways, law and order, employees, police, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Bromide of a b/w photograph, set of 2, Richard Gilbert, c1971
... is inbound with the destination of Lydiard St. North. No. 42... with the destination of Lydiard St. North. No. 42 is southbound, or outbound ...Yields information about the use of the trams on the Sebastopol line and their use by school children.Bromide of a black and white photograph of Ballarat trams 41 and 42 crossing at the Grey St. Loop, Albert St. Sebastopol, c1970. School children are boarding No. 41, which is inbound with the destination of Lydiard St. North. No. 42 is southbound, or outbound with a destination of Sebastopol. Richard Gilbert photo. Bromide made c1994 for possible publication, but not used, though may have been used in another publication. Print of the actual photograph added 27/1/2019 - see image i1. Richards notes that came with the photograph "Near the end of school term, students use the trams for the last few days of the closing school term. When the next terms commenced, the trams had been replaced". See image i2. Photograph has a sticker on the rear with "9" written on it and "Both these cars were transferred to Ballarat in 1956 from Geelong after that system closed. They were originally from Melbourne" and "Richard C Gilbert 1970". trams, tramways, grey st., sebastopol, albert st, crossing loop, schools, tram 41, tram 42 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, 25/07/1961 12:00:00 AM
... the road. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North... the destination of Lydiard St. North, is running one man, the motorman ...Yields information about the Grey St. loop and the street scene on a wet day with a milk car and bicycle in the view.Black and white photograph of No. 14 entering the Grey / Gray St. Loop, Albert St, Sebastopol. Taken during a rainy day with a horse drawn milk cart in the background and a cyclist crossing the road. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North, is running one man, the motorman / driver has a conductors bag around his neck. The tram also has dash canopy advertisements for "The Age" and Briquettes. Photo taken 25/7/1961 by Dave Macartney. Printed on stipple paper. Two copies held - 2nd in poor order - for temporary display only. Copy 3 - in good condition - added 26/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley 5/2007 - 203H x 252W.tramways, trams, sebastopol, albert st, grey st loop, horse drawn vehicle, milk cart, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Wal Jack, c1952
... climbing the hill to Lydiard St. No details as to photographer... climbing the hill to Lydiard St. No details as to photographer ...Yields information about one of Ballarat's bogie trams prior to its conversion to a one-man-type car.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat 38 prior to conversion to a one-man type tram in Sturt St climbing the hill to Lydiard St. No details as to photographer and date. The tram was converted to one man operation in 1953, but was banned as such by the union at the time. Photo taken between October 1951 when the tram arrived in Ballarat and late 1952 when work would have started to convert it. See Reg Item 5296 for a Feb. 1953 photo of it service post conversion. Has in the photo Patersons building, Taylor and Taylor Chemists, McNultys dry cleaners, McNultys dry cleaners. See item 7739 for the negative by Wal Jack See image i2 for rear of photograph.trams, tramways, sturt st, conversion, one man trams, bogie trams, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Dave Macartney, Drawing of ESCo Ballarat Tramways, c1990
... the reconstruction, depot layout, powerhouse siding and railway in Lydiard St..., depot layout, powerhouse siding and railway in Lydiard St. North ...Photocopy of a drawing prepared by Dave Macartney in the mid 1980's of the track layout of the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria's Ballarat Tramway system, excluding the single track to Sebastopol. Plan shows the location of the loops, loop type, street names, position of replacement loops installed by the SEC during the reconstruction, depot layout, powerhouse siding and railway in Lydiard St. North. Prepared from inspecting the Plans of Ballarat services drawings in the Ballarat Water Board's Offices. Drawn on the back of old import forms of a light weight paper and has shown through the printing underneath. Titled "Ballarat Tramways Company Days 1905 - 1930" Number of small differences to the map drawn for Keith Kings, "The Ballarat Tramways" book, page 22.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, track layout, map -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Selection of Geological Publications, 09/1866
... Lydiard St BALLARAT" "Ferdinand M Krause C E" handwritten in black... spine "bound by W. PAUL 17 Lydiard St BALLARAT" "Ferdinand M ...This book was owned and used by Professor Ferdinand M. Krause of the Ballarat School of Mines.Ferdinand Krause was a renowned teacher at the Ballarat School of Mines. He also produced many important Geological Maps. This book has seven reports that Krause had bound together for his own use. Half black leather bound book with hand marbled paper cover. Marbling on cover is grey, maroon and darker grey with gold bands on black leather spine. The book contains 7 papers on various subjects associated with ores. The book includes: 1. Auriferous, Leads, & Silver Ores at Upper Hungary - G.H.F. Ulrich, 1868 2. Nuggetty Reef, Maldon, Victoria - G.H.F. Ulrich, 1866 3. Internal Communication - Lieut. Amsinck, 1856 4. Roads for Victoria - William Macredie, 1856 5. Mining & Mineral Statistics of Victoria - Robert Brough Smyth, 1866 6. Physical Geography & Geology of Victoria - R.C. Selwyn, 1866 7. Mineralogy of Victoria - G.H.F. Ulrich, 1866 Leather component is black with gold bands on spine with "Silver Ores etc" written on spine. 'G" on square cream paper at top of spine; "2" on square cream paper on middle of spine; and "3" on square cream paper on bottom of spine. Inside front cover on red paper rectangle near spine "bound by W. PAUL 17 Lydiard St BALLARAT" "Ferdinand M Krause C E" handwritten in black ink on title page of first paper (right hand side)treatment, auriferous, lead, silver ores, nuggetty reef, maldon, victoria, internal communication, roads for victoria, mining, mineral statistics, geography, geology, mineralogy, ulrich, amsinck, selwyn, ferdinand krause, macredie -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 27 mm sq slide/s - set of 9 - Victoria St and crews, Lilian Butler, Aug. 1971
... terminus, Lydiard St with Racey's and the SEC office... terminus, Lydiard St with Racey's and the SEC office ...Yields information about the streetscapes of Ballarat on the Gardens to Victoria St route and in particular buildings and people that crewed the trams.Set of nine Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount. .1 - R. Williams (Motorman) and Danny Powell (badge 30) standing in front of a tram at Victoria St. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. .2 - view of No. 113 Victoria St - now Ardenlee B&B. .3 - Sunshine Biscuit Factory .4 - Mack's Hotel .5 - Stones Corner - intersection of Victoria and Mt Pleasant routes .6 - Crossing Grenville St .7 - No. 30 at the City terminus, Lydiard St with Racey's and the SEC office in the background. .8 - as for .5, but looking east with the Caltex service station in the background. .9 - No. 30 at the Victoria St terminus. Slide mount date August 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, victoria st, bridge st, stones corner, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, The Courier Ballarat, 2/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
... at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St after having an accident. Photo... and Lydiard St after having an accident. Photo is on the front only ...Black and white photograph of SEC No. 31 at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St after having an accident. Photo is on the front only of the tram, one cab window smashed, dash canopy lighting cover partly torn off. Crew members - one inside tram, one on outside. Another person standing by the doorway wearing a leather apron. Trams has destination of Grey St. Sebastl" Person looking into tram wearing the leather apron is probably the driver of the Fruit truck that collided with the tram. Published in the Courier on 3/9/1971. 2nd copy added 29/5/05 - in good condition. Hi Res version added 16-12-2015. See Reg item 7132 for a poor copy of the original Newspaper which identifies both people as Nicholas Marios and D. Powell.On rear of photo "Copyright Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited" stamp in ink - very faint.trams, tramways, accidents, ballarat, sturt st, tram 31 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, 1960
... of Sebastopol and No. 30 - Lydiard St. Nth. The slide appears... of Sebastopol and No. 30 - Lydiard St. Nth. The slide appears ...Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 27 and 30 at Grey St. Loop, possibly on a Sunday as a conductor is changing trams. Note the milk cart to the right of the tram. Photo taken early 1960, as both trams are in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lighting. Both trams have White Horse Whiskey advertisements on the dash panels and No. 27, an Age newspaper advertisement as well. No. 27 has destination of Sebastopol and No. 30 - Lydiard St. Nth. The slide appears to be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP419. Photographer could be Bill Pearce (WP). Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 57 in penciltramways, trams, albert st, sebastopol, grey st. loop, tram 27, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 3, Travis Jeffrey, 21/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... on Friday 21 August 1971. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St... of Lydiard St. North and two roof advertisements for the SEC ...Series of three Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 37 using the Dawson St. crossover in Sturt St. Photos on Agfa Paper and taken on Friday 21 August 1971. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North and two roof advertisements for the SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" on either side of the tram. 2427.1 - Photo of tram about to use the crossover with St. Patricks Cathedral in the background. 2427.2 - as above, but with tram on crossover. Bottom right hand corner appears to have a sleeve from someone else in the photograph. 2427.3 - after tram has completed the use of the crossover and continuing along Sturt St. to the City terminus. Photo has end of film marks on the right hand edge. Note H.P. Stevens Furriers shop on left.Stamps with faded green ink: "Photo by Chris Jeffrey / Number" with number "104PC/21" ("22" an "23") in blue ink and date stamp "Friday 21 August 1971" also in faded green ink.sturt st, dawson st, st patricks, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Table Cards (Sheets), State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Sunday tables or runs for the SEC Ballarat trams, Aug. 1971
... - Lydiard St. Nth service following the closure of the Victoria St... on the Sebastopol - Lydiard St. Nth service following the closure ...Set of 2 sheets, photocopied on heat sensitive paper, demi-quarto (double quarto) size graph paper sheets giving the Sunday tables or runs for the SEC Ballarat trams on the Sebastopol - Lydiard St. Nth service following the closure of the Victoria St. - Gardens via Drummond St Nth and Mt Pleasant - Gardens via Sturt St. West services. Gives details of 5 tables or runs, numbered from 1 Run to 5 Run. Each sheet headed "Sebastopol - Lyd St Nth" and "Sunday". Each run details where the driver/conductor would sign on, time, the trips, meal breaks, finish time and the total time of the shift. Stored with these sheets are a photocopies of each sheet reduced to A4 size and full size copies made on A3 paper.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera, Travis Jeffrey, Ballarat tram timetables, 1960's
... cover and timetable for Lydiard St - Sebastopol, 3 - Stones... for Lydiard St - Sebastopol, 3 - Stones Corner - View Point ...Notebook, with three sections of 16 pages each, two pink, one blue, stapled individually onto a yellow coloured card cover and then covered with a printed black and gold patterned sheet to cover the staples. Shown in a tabular form are the timetables for each of the Ballarat and Bendigo routes in the 1960's, for Mondays to Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Gives the run number, times at various points, special workings, terminals, short workings. The tables for Sundays in Bendigo has been prepared but not filled in. In the blue section has various notes on Ballarat weekday runs, timetables. Image 1 - cover, 2 - inside front cover and timetable for Lydiard St - Sebastopol, 3 - Stones Corner - View Point, Sebastopol - Depot and Eaglehawk to Quarry Hill, 4 - blue pages run details. On inside back cover in ink, addresses, calculations and street names.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Block Mounted Photograph, Black, 1897
... of Lydiard St. with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background. Has 10... St at the intersection of Lydiard St. with the Ballarat Town ...Block mounted photograph of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 16, westbound, on the North side of Sturt St at the intersection of Lydiard St. with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background. Has 10 horse drawn cabs parked along the median strip in the photograph as well. Shows the buildings along the south side of Sturt St. On the side of the tramcar are the roof advertisement for Havelock Tobacco and on the stair, advertisement for Bonanza's store. See image btm2726p for higher resolution scan and 2726i1 for close up scene of the tram car. Photograph mounted onto heavy pre-printed cardboard with detail corners and lining. Has stamp in bottom left hand corner "Black, Photo" and along bottom edge of photo "Ballarat". Reg. Item 767 dates the photograph as 1897.trams, tramways, horse trams, horse cabs, sturt st, town hall, tram 16 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 7, 1971
... to Lydiard St North .7 - Crew of No. 43 standing in front..., going to Lydiard St North .7 - Crew of No. 43 standing in front ...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 Stuart Lodington, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - No. 26 and 27 inbound Sturt St West at Parker St loop, both trams showing CITY. .2 - No. 43 and 14 crossing at Parker St Loop. .3 - No. 39 turning in bound from Hamilton Ave into Sturt St West. Tram showing destination of Mt Pleasant. .4 - No. 39 inbound in Hamilton Ave. .5 - No. 14 (Gardens via Sturt St W), and No. 13 (Special) at Gardens Loop .6 - No. 26, crossing Albert St Sebastopol, northbound, going to Lydiard St North .7 - Crew of No. 43 standing in front of the tram at Gardens Looptrams, tramways, sturt st west, parker st loop, hamilton ave, albert st, crews -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Tramway service restrictions, 1940's to 1950's
... - Photo of No. 32, loading passengers in Sturt St at Lydiard St... passengers in Sturt St at Lydiard St, dated 16/4/1947 about the power ...Yields information about the Ballarat Tramway services and timetables and the restriction to 20 mins services in 1947 and a coal strike in 1949.Page of three newspaper clippings from The Courier, pasted to a single foolscap lined page. 1 - "Tramway Service Restrictions" - Public Notice, for 15/4/1947, about the restrictions in Services, due to industrial disputes in the electricity generation, 30 min services between 9am and 4pm, Monday to Friday. 2 - Photo of No. 32, loading passengers in Sturt St at Lydiard St, dated 16/4/1947 about the power restrictions. 3 - Public Notice - July 1949, about the tramways not operating on Saturday 2/7/149 and Sunday 3/6/1949. Wal has written "Coal Strike" in red ink underneath. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. timetables, services, ballarat, strike, industrial issues -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Forest City Signals", late 1960's?
... for Lydiard St North or Sebastopol routes. See also Reg Item 3456.... Does not provide instructions for Lydiard St North ...Yields information about the instructions about Signalling system on Wendouree Parade and Bridge St - Forest City signals.Five page, foolscap duplicated document, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled Forest City Signals, undated, has letters S4 in top right hand corner of first sheet, giving details about the Forest City signalling system installed in Ballarat, particularly around Wendouree Parade and the depot. Explains how the system operates, gives instructions, details of the system, location of the loops, trams following each other, power failure. Also gives details of how the Bridge St system operated and the switch at Grenville St. Note: The locations of the signals may not be not as detailed as in the Driver Training Manual - See Reg Item 3486. Does not provide instructions for Lydiard St North or Sebastopol routes. See also Reg Item 3456 for another similar copy.trams, tramways, signals, crossing loop, forest city signals, grenville st, wendouree parade -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Ballarat 11 with Town Hall
... No. 11 at dusk in Sturt St, just west of Lydiard St. with Town..., just west of Lydiard St. with Town Hall in background. Tram has ...Illustration that yields information about a Ballarat tram and streetscape mid 1960's - evening photograph and a Ballarat tourist attraction at the time - the shell house.Illustrator with a printed photograph of Ballarat tram No. 11 at dusk in Sturt St, just west of Lydiard St. with Town Hall in background. Tram has destination of "GARDENS via Drummond Nth", with a "TWIN LAKES" sign on rear driver's apron of tram. On pole in front of tram is tram stop sign and a section sign. Pole painted with tram stop sign as well. On rear , printed in dark green ink is the card details etc. "Ballarat, Victoria, Looking to the City Hall, Sturt Street at sunset." See also Reg Item 669 - Nucolorvue car, BT 65 for the same photographs. On rear is a photo of the crown at the Shell house - see also Reg Item 2143 and 3079 for the same photograph. Possibly cut from a Nu-colour-vue publication.trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Film - Digital Movie, Sam Boon, "Ballarat Tramway Museum 50th Video", 19/09/2021 12:00:00 AM
... Office, Bridge St, Lydiard St. Includes shots of Graeme Evan... St, City, Gardens, Post Office, Bridge St, Lydiard St ...Yields information about the period leading up to the last day of SEC tramway operations in Ballarat including the voices of four long term BTM members. Includes video of many aspects of the tramway - produced by BTV6 originally.Digital Movie made produced by Sam Boon for the 50th anniversary of closure of the Ballarat SEC system 19/9/1971. Features voices of Warren Doubleday, Carolyn Cleak, Graeme Cleak, Richard Gilbert and film from the BTV6 / WinTV archives. Includes trams 41, 27, 42, 36, 28, 21 (as the Showboat tram), 11, 26, 33, 40 and 39. Includes scenes in Sturt St, City, Gardens, Post Office, Bridge St, Lydiard St. Includes shots of Graeme Evan and Gavin Young Night photos of the last tram to Sebastopol Inspector checking tickets Towing trams from the old to the new depot 18 as the Neon tram Movie - 698Mb, See AV Files/Reg Item 8192 for the movie itself Image 8192i used as a reference point.trams, tramways, btm, closure, btv, win tv, last day, moving trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 10, Tony Smith, 1971
... Special, no passengers, crossing Lydiard St Nth, heading... Special, no passengers, crossing Lydiard St Nth, heading ...Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. The following photos have suffered colour change and showing some deterioration - fungal growth. .1 - 13 (Sturt St West) and 27 (Victoria St with Twin Lakes sign) crossing at King St loop with St Alipius church in the background. .2 - 13 (Sturt St West) and 17? (Mt Pleasant) crossing at Parker St loop, with the Ballarat College in the background. .3 - Single trucker, inbound, approaching the Parker St Loop, showing Mt Pleasant. .4 - 30 in Sturt St, descending the hill to Grenville St, with other trams in the background, including Woolworths Big W and the Dickins Store. Also has the 8 hour monument. 30 showing City. .5 - 37 running Special, no passengers, crossing Lydiard St Nth, heading for Grenville St. Has the Titanic bandstand, Mechanics Institute in the background. .6 - 33 and three other single truckers in the City Loop - has the Ballarat Gas Co and other buildings in the background. .7 - 37 showing Special passing 33 and other trams parked in the City Loop. Has Dickins, Ballarat Gas Co, Edmonds, Patersons store in the background. .8 - 17 crossing Lydiard St Nth in Sturt St. 17 has destination of Gardens via Drummond Nth, and a Twin Lakes sign. Includes the T&G sign in the background. .9 - 31, a single trucker and bogie tram crossing at Depot loop, Wendouree Parade - 31 showing Victoria St. .10 - 17 waiting in Gardens Loop, showing Mt Pleasant.trams, tramways, king st, victoria st, sturt st west, sturt st, grenville st, city loop, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 13, tram 27, tram 30, tram 37, tram 33, tram 17, tram 31 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Fred Hardie, turt St Ballarat, looking west from Grenville, 1892
... from Lydiard St north into Sturt St. See: https...". In the centre of the photograph is a horse tram turning from Lydiard St ...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