Printed for the 18/11/2023 Ballarat Tramway Festival - 2023 W Class Centenary with the organiser, Arthur Adams on the left hand side of the group. Features W7 1029 on the depot fan. Demonstrates a BTM Event item to celebrate the W class Centenary.Postcard or printed photo full colour, plain back.btm, tram 1029, events, w class

Printed for the 18/11/2023 Ballarat Tramway Festival - with the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association tram L class 103 on the depot fan. Tram showing the destination of Carnegie, route 4D.Demonstrates a BTM Event item to celebrate the W class Centenary.Postcard or printed photo full colour, plain back.btm, events, tramcars, l class, tram 103

The two items concern the work being undertaken at the time by the City of Ballarat to reconstruct Bridge St Mall. The City of Ballarat notes the archaeological significance of the works. The photograph shows some of the rail being excavated. Understood that the work is being done in four stages.Demonstrates the work to return road traffic to Bridge St BallaratReport downloaded from the City of Ballarat website - 21-11-2023 and digital image from [email protected] received by email 21-11-2023bridge st, bridge mall, city of ballarat, roadworks

Mounted photograph of Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary of the establishment of Geelong in 1938, photographed in Corio Terrace, decorated with festooned lighting and other "baubles" and items. On the sides, the letters "1838.1938". Tram has the destination of West, with a driver in the front cabin. Shows the lighting on the tram in detail and able to see the waxed flowers and other greenery. See also items 5863 and 5865 for other photographs and 8885 for a night photograph.Yields information about tram 23 decorated for the Centenary of the town's establishment.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges, Print stamped on rear - Photo by E. Bonney of 11 Shannon Ave Newtown Geelong, representing the "Sun News Pictorial" and "Melbourne Herald". celebrations, illuminated trams, tram 23, decorated trams, geelong, centenary

Mounted photograph of Geelong No. 23 decorated for the Centenary of the establishment of Geelong in 1938, photographed at night in Corio Terrace, decorated with festooned lighting and other "baubles" and items. On the sides, the letters "1838.1938". Tram has the destination of West. Shows the lighting on the tram in detail and able to see the waxed flowers and other greenery. See also items 5863 and 5865 for other photographs and 8886 for a daytime photograph.Yields information about tram 23 decorated for the Centenary of the town's establishment.Block mounted photograph onto grey card with printed edges, Print stamped on rear - Photo by E. Bonney of 11 Shannon Ave Newtown Geelong, representing the "Sun News Pictorial" and "Melbourne Herald". celebrations, illuminated trams, tram 23, decorated trams, geelong, centenary

Photograph of Ballarat 28 and 40 at City Centre, south side of Sturt St at Lydiard St, 11/1/1954. The tram has the destination of "Grey St Sebastopol", A Conductor is walking alongside the tram, and several passengers waiting on the seats. In the background are the Commonwealth Bank and the National Mutual building. Photographer unknownYields information about SEC tramway operations.Black and white photograph on plain paperHas details of photograph and date on rear and number "1108"ballarat, sturt st, lydiard st, commonwealth bank, tram 28, tram 40

Photo looks over Shoppee Square (Central median area) in Sturt St between Armstrong and Doveton Streets, with the Town Hall and John Snow & Company (Snows) building in the view, along with the national mutual building. An ESCo tram is westbound on the south side of Sturt St. Note the telegraph pole on the left side of the photo. One the rear is a birthday message to a person in Hamilton Newcastle. It is dated 29/11/1909.Yields information about Sturt St Ballarat and Shoppee's square.Postcard colour, Divided back. No publisher's name on rear though has a publisher mark in the top centre - a six pointed star with a central motif.See image 2 for letter.tramways, trams, esco, sturt st, shoppee's square

Yields information about the streetscapes of Ballarat depot to Pleasant St route and in particular buildings and people that crewed the trams.Set of eleven Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount. .1 - Wendouree Parade looking west towards St Aidans Drive - the gate pillars can be seen. .2 - ditto looking west - Fairyland .3 - ditto looking towards Gardens Loop .4 - No. 41 at Gardens Loop, with destination of Gardens via Drummond North .5 - ditto showing Mt Pleasant .6 - ditto, just past the now BTM Depot Junction. .7 - Carlton St - showing the gates .8 - Looking towards Hamilton Ave from within Carlton St loop with the signal showing red. .9 - Turning from Hamilton Ave into Sturt St West. .10 - Sturt St west looking east with the Loreto convent walls on the left hand side. .11 - Sturt St - Pleasant St intersection - showing road surface, a tram coming towards the intersection and buildings on either side. Slide mount date September 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, gardens loop, depot junction, carlton st, carlton st loop, signals, sturt st west, pleasant st, tram 41

Yields information about some of the individual street tramways shelters at tram stops and their appearance.Set of four Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount. .1 - Grenville St with two ladies sitting inside, has the Big W store in the background. .2 - Concrete shelter with curved roof - Wendouree Parade near - has the photographer's purse and umbrella on the seat. This shelter was located at Forest St. From discussions with Dave Macartney and Alastair Reither 11/9/2016, it was there in the 1990 hail storms as they sheltered under it, but disappeared soon after - the construction of the roundabout would have absorbed its location. .3 - timber based shelter with flat roof - Wendouree Parade near Dowling St. This shelter remains in position in 9/2016. See Reg Item 6551 for a digital image. .4 - Shelter at Tramway Centre, City, Sturt St and Lydiard Sts, looking towards the Town Hall Slide mount date August or September 1971. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, shelters, grenville st, wendouree parade, sturt st, lydiard st, city, tramway centre, forest st, dowling st

Yields information about the destination rolls and the locations shown on a roll on a Ballarat Tram.Set of 22 Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts showing various destinations on tram No. 12 parked on the depot fan. .1 - Gardens via Ripon St .2 - Grey St Sebastl (Sebastopol) .3 - Sebastopol .4 - City .5 - Victoria St .6 - Gardens via Sturt St West .7 - Mt Pleasant .8 - Depot .9 - Bell St .10 - Haddon St via Drummond Nth .11 - Depot via Drummond Nth .12 - City Oval .13 - Special .14 - Gardens via Drummond Nth .15 - View Point .16 - Gregory St .17 - Drummond St Nth .18 - Rubicon St .19 - Depot via Ripon St .20 - Grey St Sebastopol .21 -Sturt St West .22 - Special (Depot - on tram 32 with an "Pay as you Enter" inside the depot building. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, destination indicators, destination roll, tram 12, tram 32

Yields information about the shipping of tram No. 31 to Perth.Set of nine Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts of Ballarat tram No. 31 leaving for Perth to go the now PETS Perth Electric Tramway Society museum - various photos of the truck, including the driver. Tram has been loaded onto the truck. In the background is tram 32, waiting to go to Maryborough and B power station with chimney. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. Date based on TMSV item - 11/10/1971 - to the WA Transport Museum, later the Perth Electric Tramway Society. See also Reg Ite, 6441 for another photo.ballarat, tramways, trams, preserved trams, perth, pets, ballarat b power station, sale of trams, tram 31

Has a strong association with some of the Ballarat tram crews.Kodachrome colour slide, white cardboard mount of conductor 11 (R. Walker??) holding bag and cash tin, marked 11C standing in front of No. 40 at the city terminus. Note the point bar in the bumper bar tow pin hole. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. Names based on list given in Reg Item 3425. Person does not appear on photograph Reg Item 3425 ballarat, tramways, trams, crews, motormen, conductors, city, points, tram 40

Yields information about the transfer of trams to storage at the B Power Station following closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Set of 11 Kodachrome cardboard slides of the relocation of No. 30 and 32 from the SEC Ballarat Depot the SEC Ballarat B Power station yard 4/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - SEC owned truck leaving with No. 30 on board .2 - ditto with No. 30 turning into Wendouree Parade .3 - ditto .4 - ditto arriving B Power station yard with the chimney in the background - note still has its truck attached to the tram. .5 - At the yard with the tram jacked up to release the truck. .6 - No. 30 about to be lowered. .7 - Lil Butler? standing on the step of No. 30. ,8 - No. 30 on the ground - on blocks. .9 - No. 32 loaded onto a truck at the depot. .10 - turning onto Wendouree Parade with No. 32 .11 - No. 30 and 32 at the SEC B Power Station yard Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, transporting trams, power station, tram 30, tram 32

Yields information about the transfer of tram 42 to the Zion Congregational Church Oct. 1971Set of 12 Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides and 7 Kodak cardboard slides of the relocation of No. 42 from the SEC Ballarat Depot to the Zion Congregational Church - 5/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - Tram on the SEC owned low loader leaving the depot .2 - leaving the SEC depot .3 - in Wendouree Parade .4 - ditto at the kiosk .5 - in Drummond St south - not the witches hats - the SEC overhead crews probably dismantling the overhead .6 - arriving at the church .7 - ditto .8 - the site for the tram with the concrete blocks ready. .9 - backing in .10 - ditto .11 - arriving at the Zion Congregational church .12 - ditto .13 - handing the delivery docket over, includes .14 - at the church .15 - ditto - being lifted off the low loader .16 - up on the jacks, the low loader having been taken away .17 - part of the crew having a break .18 - person - church? holding the tram keys .19 - tram on the ground with the church sign alongside Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, zion congregational church, disposal, tram 42

Yields information about the transfer of tram 18 to Victory Park Sebastopol.Set of 22 Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides of tram 18 being moved to Victory Park for the Borough of Sebastopol - 30/9/1971. See Reg Item 2909 for the actual Newspaper cutting and 3778 for a photograph of the move. See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal, though this item gives the date as 2/10/71 .1 - No. 18 parked on the depot fan, with E. Davis alongside. .2 - group of 6 men standing alongside 18 - left to right - N. Lorensini, ? W. Trusler, S. Lakey, B.Peart and E. Davis .3 - tram being driven into Wendouree Parade. .4 - ditto .5 - turning from Macarthur St into Drummond St south with a SEC bucket truck following. .6 - ditto - with the Lisette Beauty Salon on the corner. .7 - Drummond St North .8 - Coupling a SEC tractor to the tram with the Ballarat Base Hospital in the background. .9 - Ditto with S. Lakey cleaning out the points. .10 - being towed across Sturt St .11 - being towed along Drummond St South .12 - workmen at Victory Park preparing the section of track. .13 - ditto .14 - being derailed near Vickers St with an Alsco Linen Service van in the background - note the overhead appears to have been removed. .15 - towing the tram across Albert St. .16 - towing the tram along Victory St, .17 - ditto .18 - moving steel channel along the street, with a tram sitting on one already. .19 - moving the tram .20 - ditto .21 - turning the track to align up with the storage track. .22 - Group of 7 men (see slide 2 for some of the names) and three children with the tram in position. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. See also Reg Item 6857 for a digital image. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, sebastopol, victory park, albert st, moving trams, drummond st, macarthur st, tram 18

Yields information about the transfer of tram 37 to Sydney for the Sydney Tramway Museum or SPER.Set of 9 Fujifilm white cardboard slides and four AGFA blue and white plastic mount slides of the loading of Ballarat 37 for the Sydney Tramway Museum or SPER 27/9/1971. Reference Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - No. 30 towing 37 out of the depot .2 - pushing along Wendouree Parade .3 - SEC logo on the side of 37 .4 - Getting cranes into position. .5 - ditto - Ballarat Lifting Services Ute van in the photo. .6 - getting ready. .7 - ditto .8 - tram in the air .9 - truck being moved underneath. .10 - ditto .11 - ditto .12 - on the truck - J. J. Leach & Co transport. .13 - ready to go. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, tram disposal, moving trams, sper, logos, tram 37

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in commissioning No. 40 on the access track Sept. / Oct 1974.Set of 13 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the first day that 40 operated on the access track - late September early October 1974. Fares Please! for Sept. 1974 says that the first tram under power was 27 on 19/9/1974. Slides in order number noted on the slide. .1 - 40 on the access track. .2 - crossing the level crossing towards the depot .3 - on the access track .4 - ditto .5 - celebrations - Richard Gilbert, Rolf Jinks, Graeme Jordan, Lindsay Bounds .6 - celebrations .7 at the depot .8 - celebrations - with Peter Rees as well. .9 - On the depot fan .10 - crossing the level crossing .11 - at the depot .12 - on the access track - note the white stop block behind the tram. .13 - at the depot.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, commissioning, depot, tram 40

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade.Set of 15 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the official opening day of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramway operations by the Chairman of the SEC 1/2/1975. .1 - 14 on access track for BTV6 .2 - 14 running out on access track .3 - 27 running in Wendouree Parade .4 - 26 at Gardens Loop with the watchman's shed. .5 - 38 on depot fan .6 - ditto .7 - as for .1 .8 - 14 on access track .9 - 26 in Wendouree Parade .10 - 40 heads the opening line up in Wendouree Parade .11 - ditto .12 - 27 at the other end .13 - ditto .14 - ditto .15 - waiting for the ceremony - it was a hot day. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, opening, wendouree parade, depot, tram 40, tram 26, tram 14, tram 27

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade.Set of 16 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the official opening day of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramway operations by the Chairman of the SEC 1/2/1975. .1 - 40 heads the opening line up in Wendouree Parade .2 - 27 at the other end .3 - ditto .4 - 14, 26 and 27 in the line up. .5 - about to break the opening banner .6 - ditto .7 - going through the banner .8 - the opening speeches .9 - ditto .10 - ditto .11 - ditto .12 - ditto .13 - ditto .14 - the band setting up .15 - the band marches .16 - ditto Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, opening, wendouree parade, depot, tram 40, tram 26, tram 14, tram 27

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade and tramcar operations afterwards.Set of 16 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of tram running after the official opening day of the BTPS Wendouree Parade tramway operations 1/2/1975. .1 - 14 and 26 in Wendouree Parade ready to carry passengers either way. .2 - 26 at St Aidans Drive .3 - 26 and another tram at St Aidans Drive .4 - 26 at Gardens Loop .5 - 26 Wendouree Parade .6 - 27 ditto .7 - 14 running in onto the access track. .8 - 27 in Wendouree Parade .9 - 40 at depot junction .10 - 27 at depot junction .11 - ditto running in .12 - 14 on access track .13 - 40 running in .14 - ditto .15 - ditto .16 - ditto Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, opening, wendouree parade, depot, depot junction, st aidans drive, tram 40, tram 26, tram 14, tram 27

Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of its operations in Wendouree Parade at the time of the 1978 AGM and the building extensions.Set of 16 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the 1978 AGM at the depot and tram operations in Wendouree Parade - 15/10/1978 (September 1978 Fares Please!) .1 - 27 at St Aidans Drive .2 - ditto with a Sovereign Hill roof Advert .3 - ditto .4 - ditto at Carlton St .5 - ditto .6 - 27 arriving Depot Junction - note the signal lamp .7 - ditto .8 - looking up the access track .9 - Building extension works underway 10 - ditto showing the pits .11 - showing the stockpile of gravel .12 - 1978 AGM in progress - note the landscaping .13 - ditto .14 - 27 on the 3 road extension .15 - 40 and 27 at the depot fan .16 - depot fan and 27. Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, btps, wendouree parade, meetings, depot, buildings, tram 40, tram 27

Yields information tram 21 at Gardens Loop during Nov. 1970Photograph of No. 21 nearing Gardens Loop, with destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Photo taken by Campbell Duncan 15/11/1970.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, tram 21

Yields information about the interior of the SEC Depot.Interior view of the depot, possibly, 2-7-1971, Digital image by Campbell Duncan with Nos. 11 and 41 and another single trucker in the view. See also Reg Item 6683. trams, tramways, depot, workshops

Yields information about the Depot and how equipment was provided in the depot and some of the tramcars.Sixteen Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams at the Depot and workshops in Wendouree Parade. .1 - 36 in depot with chain block, chains, jacks and other equipment in the view. .2 - view of the inspection pit on 4 road with the large jack in the pit. .3 - 39 on "0" road - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .4 - 26 in the paint and wood shop area of the workshops. .5 - 43 in the depot. .6 - 42 and the 1 road pit. .7 - ditto, with a window cleaner - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .8 - 35 and 36 .9 - roof top view - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .10 - 27 and many spare wheels in the view, along with jacks. .11 41 and other trams showing the pit, spare parts and equipment - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .12 18 at the front of the depot. .13 View of a 22E bogie with autumn leaves .14 - as for .4, - photo has been "framed" with a blue line. .15 - Scrubber car on "0" road and lots of autumn leaves. .16 - View of the depot view with 39 on "0" road and 18 on "3" road. trams, tramways, depot, workshops, scrubber tram, tram 36, tram 27, tram 41, tram 18, tram 39, scrubber, tram 39, tram 26, tram 43, tram 42, tram 35, tram 36

Yields information about the construction of the track across Wendouree Parade by the BTPS.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 26/11/1974 of the laying and concreting of the curve across Wendouree Parade by the BTPS, noting the Society hopes to have trams running by Christmas. Cutting glued onto a sheet of plain foolscap paper. See Reg Item 3825 for a print of the original photograph.In ink on top edge "Ballarat Courier 26/11/1974".btps, track laying, depot junction, wendouree parade

Set of three colour digital images taken of the opening of Sovereign Hill Historical Park 29/11/1970 by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Looking across to the car park over the tents as the main Park entry building of the time. .2 - crowed on the hill looking toward the Main Street and associated buildings. .3 - view from the Poppet Mine head back northwards to the car park. Date obtained from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Hill (accessed 11-6-2017)trams, tramways, sovereign hill, opening, civic functions

Colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of the Ballarat Olympic Village, Gillies St Ballarat, Nov. 1956 See http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71649913 (accessed 11/6/2017) for details of the location and its prior use as a migrant hostel. trams, tramways, civic functions, olympics, ballarat

Demonstrates how the SEC used enamel signs to convey instructions to passengers or to confirm the advice of the conductor and how enamel signs were made.Enamel sign, black capital letters and lines on an off-white background, titled "Entering or leaving this tram on the wrong side is prohibited". Marks on rear from the enamelling process. The front of the sign has been covered with varnish. See also Reg Item 7118 for a later sign. Of the type that could have been fitted by the MMTB to its trams. 2nd copy added 25/11/2019 trams, tramways, tramcars, signs, passengers, btm, ballarat tramways

A eight page booklet tour notes, titled "AETA 17th Annual Federal Convention Easter 1971 - souvenir brochure" Convention in Melbourne and tour to Ballarat, Sat. 11/4/1971 with brief history, itinerary, map, Geelong map, tram car notes. Also includes tours around Melbourne, social events etc. Duplicated by Gestener process. secv, ballarat, aeta, mmtb, melbourne, provincial tramways

Map - printed in colour of off white paper titled "2019 Ballarat Begonia Festival Map" showing the various event locations in the Gardens area for the 2019 festival. Shows the tram stops and festival sponsors. On the rear is the program for each of the three days between 9/3/19 and 11/3/19.trams, tramways, begonia festival, map, events, btm