Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 32 inbound along Lydiard St. North, just south of intersection with Gregory St. Telephoto lens photograph, showing hilly nature of route, tram forms only a small part of photograph. Tram has destination of "SEBASTOPOL". Winter photograph.trams, tramways, ballarat., lydiard st. north, gregory st , tram 32

Black and white photograph of the SEC Ballarat No. 41, rear half, passing the ornate gateway opposite the Lake View Hotel, on the View Point route.trams, tramways, ballarat, view point, lake view, wendouree parade , tram 41

Black and white reproduction of photographs used to illustrate the closure of the SEC Ballarat System, published in Association of Railway Enthusiast's (ARE) Dec 1971 issue of their magazine. Centre page photo shows tram 40 at Hospital corner, prior to running into the depot, while on rear pages are night photos of tram 35 at Sebastopol terminus (Royal Mail Hotel in background) and No. 41? at the Lydiard St. north terminus. trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, last tram , tram 40, 35 and 41?

Black and white photograph of a collision, accident, between SEC Ballarat No. 14 and a motor truck at the intersection of Drummond St. North and Webster St. mid 1939. Note debris on road behind tram, showing possible location of collision. Official SEC photo, there are other photos of this collision in the collection. The vehicle is a 1928 Model A Ford type AA. The tramcar body card shows it was repaired following an accident June 1939. (Note added 2-2-19). See Reg Item 1365.1 > .5 for the larger prints of this photograph. See also Reg Item 3904 for a mounted set of these photographs along with that of Reg Item. 1019, 1366 and 1365.trams, tramways, ballarat, drummond st., accidents , tram 14

Yields information about decorated trams, Bridge St traders Christmas tram and the area near the Ballarat level crossing.Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 17 about to cross the railway lines in Lydiard St. North. Has destination of "SEBASTOPOL". Tram decorated for Bridge St. Traders and has been painted white, except for warning stripes on front of tramcar. Sign on front says "BRIDGE ST TRADERS/SEASON GREETINGS". Photo taken 23/12/1967. 583.1 - as above but a wider view to the right, showing Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd, General Carriers buildings in the railway yard and part of the railway goods shed. .2 - as for .2.2 - has stamp on back "Ronald and Jennifer Burzacott, 22 Howard St, Sebastopol Vic 3356"trams, tramways, ballarat, bridge st. traders, lydiard st. north, christmas trams, railway , tram 17

Yields information about intersection of Lydiard and Sturt Streets, in particular the post office building.Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat tram No. 18 turning from Sturt St. into Lydiard St. with Post Office in background. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. Tram has destination of "LYDIARD ST NTH". Taken 4/8/1968. Print a bit over exposed for the sky. 585.1 - a horizontal view of the same image. See also Reg Item 1014 for a different crop (vertical) view of the same photograph. Small copy of .1 added 10/10/2019. Image updated.trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st., post office , tram 18

Copy photograph of a small photograph contained within item Reg. No. 587. Photograph is of, ESCo later SEC tram No. 24 in Sturt St, with motor car alongside. Print is possibly out of focus. Caption on 687 is "1st New Tram to run to Sebastopol - No. 23 in Sturt St. between Raglan - Errard Sts."trams, tramways, ballarat, new trams, m class, sturt st, esco , tram 24

Copy photograph of a small photograph contained within item Reg. No. 587. Photograph of the opening scene at Gregory St for the opening of the line to Lydiard St. North. Has policeman on left side of photograph, ribbon on tram 37 and an inspector on the right hand side. Caption from 587 is "OFFICIAL OPENING DAY 28.9.37 (corrected to 30.8.37) Official Car arrives from city driven by Mayor J.Pryor (SEC Ballarat accountant W.J.K.Dunstan running)." Walter Dunstan. copy 3 by John Phillips, 9/97, laminated 10/97. - in 01-01-54 See also Reg Item 2521 for another image of this event - newspaper cutting. For some details on Walter Dunstan see Reg. Item 3231 worksheet. Hi Res scan of the negative added 8/5/2020.trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st. nth, opening , tram 32

Copy photograph of a small photograph contained within item Reg. No. 587. Photograph of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of the Lydiard St. Nth extensions on 30.8.1937. Caption on 587 is "Mayor Pryor cuts ribbon at start of New Track, No. 32". Tram has flags and SEC logo on cab apron over headlight. Hi Res scan of the negative added 8/5/2020.trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st. nth extension, new track, tramways , tram 32

Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance system in issuing By-laws for the travelling public, as part of their Act. Yields information about fares charged for tram services in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Issued to crews.Small book with 32 pages, 27 printed on, with green cloth hard covers, sewn into cover. On front cover, printed in white ink is SECV name, logo, words, "Provincial Tramways", "Instructions for Tramway Traffic Inspectors", "Issued 1951", and a note that the book remains the property of the SEC. Inside cover as above with location for name and date to whom book was issued to. Indexed. Contents gives rules for behaviour, ticket checking procedures, reports, traffic supervision, safety and accidents. Copies 2 and 3 on display in cabinet in 39 since 1992 until 10/04. Copies 4, 5 and 6 - each have BTPS Catalogue Number written in on title page. (revised 12/8/05) Copy 7 - added 17/1/2007 - issued to Dave Kellett. Copy 9 - added 6/12/15 - issued to Tramway Superintendent - Les Denmead - 25/7/1952. Full pdf scan added 28/5/2019. See Reg Item 7887 for a typed sheet that formed part of the book.Copies 4, 5 and 6, on title page, each have "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 304" written in black ink on the top of the page. Copy 7 has "D.C. Kellett, 11-7-66" in ink on the first page.trams, tramways, rules, instructions, tramways, operations, management

Black and white photograph of Ballarat 36 at the Sebastopol terminus, 16-1-1970. Tram has an SEC roof ad at rear, and has Lydiard St. Nth destination. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "36 at Ballarat Sebastopol terminus, 16-1-70/ Ex 132 MMTB"trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, tram 36

Black and white photograph of Ballarat 12, crossing Sturt St. ex Lydiard St. Nth with post office in background. Photo dated 11/1947. Tram still has the base of the SEC 1930's colour scheme, but in poor condition. Front windows of the tram have been fully painted with a cream paint. Roof is a dark colour. On Agfa paper.On rear in black biro "Cnr Sturt and Lydiard St. No. 12, Ballarat/ Ex Geelong 27, Ex MMTB 71/ 11/1947".trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st , tram 12

Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 36 at Lydiard St. terminus - 17-1-69. Tram has SEC roof ad at Sth end of tram, and destination of 'Sebastopol'. Note pan in overhead for assisting placing trolley poles and grass on the east side of terminus, showing narrow width of roadway at the time of the photograph. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "Ballarat, 17-1-69 / 36 Lydiard St. Nth, Ex 132 MMTB."trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st. nth , tram 36

Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 37 at Mt. Pleasant terminus 17-1-1969. Tram has destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth" and an SEC roof ad on rear of tram. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro, "2nd Ballarat 37, Mt. Pleasant, Ex Bendigo 1, Ex Geelong 35, / Ex MMTB 119, 17-1-69"trams, tramways, ballarat, mt pleasant , tram 37

Black and white photograph of Ballarat 43, north bound in Albert St. Sebastopol, at the point where the track crossed Albert St. Tram has the destination of "Mt Pleasant" and SEC roof on the leading side. Tram stop in background. Taken13-9-1969. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "Ballarat No. 43, Albert St. Sebastopol, 13-9-69 / Ex Geelong 40, Ex MMTB 40."trams, tramways, ballarat, albert st., sebastopol , tram 43

Black and white photograph of Ballarat 39 at the Sebastopol terminus, 16-1-1970. Tram has an SEC roof ad at rear, and has Lydiard St. Nth destination. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "Ballarat No. 39 at Sebastopol 16-1-70 / Ex 42 MMTB, ex 42 PMTT'trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol , tram 39

Black and white photograph of Bendigo 7 and 19 at Charing Cross, with the end of a Bogie tram in the background. Bendigo 19 has destination of "Nth Bendigo", 7 of "Golden Square". Both trams have the large white strip under the dash canopy lighting. In background is a driver and conductor walking towards 19. Tram 19 has two large SEC roof ads. Taken 30-8-1969. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "Bendigo 19 at the Fountain, 30-8-69 / Ex 185 MMTB"trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, charing cross , tram 19, 7

Black and white photograph of Bendigo 3 at Charing Cross, with the Fountain in left hand edge of photograph. Photo shows the curve from View St. into Pall Mall. Tram has "White Horse" whiskey ad and another ad on the drivers dash panel, an SEC roof ad on the rear of the tram and R.J.Conroy's Victa Mowers roof ad on the front of the tram. Conductor in a short sleeved shirt, is standing at front of tram talking to the driver. AMP and CML buildings in background. Tram has been fitted with dash canopy lighting, but not the enlarged white strip. Not dated.On rear in black biro "Bendigo No. 3 at the Fountain ' Ex Geelong 32, Ex 122 MMTB".trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross , tram 3

Black and white photo of Bendigo 21 at SEC depot Bendigo. Tram has been fitted with dash canopy lights, but not the enlarged white strip. Taken 11/64. Tram has destination of "Rly Station", roof ads for SEC and Mamouney's Furniture and Carpets and a small ad on the drivers cab panel for "Dancing" on Saturday night. On Kodak paper.On rear in black biro "11/64 Bendigo Dept No. 21 ex 188 MMTB"trams, tramways, bendigo, depot , tram 21

Black and white photograph of SEC Bendigo 23 in Mitchell St. Bendigo. Has destination of "Eaglehawk" On driver's cab, small ad for Cohn's drink and two roof ads, one for SEC briquettes and the other for a furniture store. Tram has not been fitted with dash canopy lights. Photo dated 1959. On Ilford paper.On rear in blue biro "Bendigo 1959" and D.F.Jowett stamp (see 626) in purple ink.trams, tramways, bendigo, mitchell st. , tram 23

Photocopy of part of City of Ballarat's Mayor's Report for 1959 - 1960. Originals held in the Ballarat Library. Three pages covering trams, railways items and photo of SEC's Ballarat "B" Power station and VR's workshops. Images added 18-12-2016trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, trams, railways, civic history

Yields information about the City of Ballaarat the time of the Mayor's report to the City Council, about the events, industry, transport and other issues within the City.Photocopy of part of City of Ballaarat's Mayor's Report for 1951 - 1952. Originals held in the Ballarat Library. Seven pages covering trams, railways, telephones, one page item and artists impression of new SEC Power Station Ballarat "B" then under construction and photo looking from Town Hall - showing a sign "orderly parking".trams, tramways, city of ballaarat, trams, railways, civic history

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 30 at Gardens loop, Wendouree Parade, with destination of Victoria St. Photo taken late 1960's. Tramcar has a SEC 'Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisements. 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 50" in penciltramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 30

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 36 northbound in Lydiard St North at Mair St. Note fire alarm on the corner, Fidelity Trustees building and other buildings. Has railway level crossing view, with gates closed and a train crossing the road. Photo taken late 1960's. Tramcar has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. 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 52 in penciltramways, trams, lydiard st north, mair st, fire alarm, railway crossing, tram 36

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 43 at corner of Sturt St and Lydiard St, on the curved track into Lydiard St. North with both poles down, front truck derailed. A policeman is walking at the back of the tram - controlling traffic. The road surface is wet. Has the Ballarat Post Office in the background. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North. Photo taken mid to late 1960's. Tramcar has a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. The slide could be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP410. 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 53 in penciltramways, trams, lydiard st north, sturt st, derailments, accidents, tram 43

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 18 using the Dawson St Crossover, the wrong way, to its normal expected use. Appears to be on a tour special with passengers in the tramcar. Has the Golden City Hotel in the background. Photo taken early 1960's. Tramcar has an SEC "Use Electricity for Cooking" roof advertisement and an Age newspaper advertisement on back dash panel. Note the lining of No. 18, using the wide gold lining. The slide appears to be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP413. 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 54 in penciltramways, trams, dawson st, tours, sturt st, tram 18

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 43 turning from Drummond St South into Sturt St at Hospital corner. Has the shops on the south west corner in the background. Photo taken late 1960's. Tramcar has an SEC roof advertisement. Note the ESCo electrical switch/junction box in the photograph, to the left of the tram. A single truck tram is in the background and the short stubby tram stop pole in Drummond St. South. The slide appears to be a copy slide, given the nature of the colour and the additional number WP415. 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 55 in penciltramways, trams, hospital corner, drummond st, sturt st, tram 43

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 36 and four single truckers at City or Grenville St Loop, with the buildings at the south east end of Sturt St. in the background is Dickins Food Store. A number of the trams have SEC roof advertisements and one unidentified one. Tram 36 has the "Trotting Bray Raceway Friday Night" auxiliary boards and is showing the destination of "CITY". Photo taken Nov 1970. One of a set of 20 slides made by the Association of Railway Enthusiast Provincial Tramways film strip. Reference Item 2560 details the ARE Film Strip and provide references to other slides. 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 62" in pencil.tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, grenville st., tram 36

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 21 and 14 at Grey St loop. No. 21 has destination of Sebastopol and a SEC "Everything's is under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. No. 14 has destination of Lydiard St. North. Photo taken 9/1971. One of a set of 20 slides made by the Association of Railway Enthusiast Provincial Tramways film strip. Reference Item 2560 details the ARE Film Strip and provide references to other slides. 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 65" in pencil.tramways, trams, grey st loop, albert st, sebastopol, tram 21, tram 14

Negative No. N377 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat No. 17 at the City Terminus, Sturt St. Tram has destination of "Victoria St." and a White Horse whiskey dash panel advertisement. Has the short tram stop/section pole adjacent to the tram. In the background has the SEC offices, "The Baby Shop", also Crockers and Tunbridge's stores. Note a Conductor can be seen walking across from the SEC offices to the tram. Date of photo on folder - 11/6/1960. Note: Reg Item 858 of Ron Fluck of 31/12/58 shows tram number to the side of the headlight while Wal Jack (Reg. Item 396) of 23/1/61 shows tram fitted with dash canopy lights. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated.Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR39A" in red ink, "BA4" in pencil, date stamp of "5 Sep 1960" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962".trams, tramways, city terminus, sturt st, tram 17