Christmas Card prepared by Peter and Patti Duckett and sent to Keith Kings Printed photo on exterior with red printed ribbons, photo corners on inside with another photo and gold block print and the Duckett's address. Photographs by Peter Duckett or from his collection. Item used for 1997 Christmas Cover photo features an Electric Supply Company tram hauling a well loaded trailer in Sturt St Ballarat, c1906. Inside photo is of the Ballarat Tramway Museum horse tram No. 1 on the access track."To Keith" in ink.trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, trailers, btm, tram 1

Provided by the tramcar body builder, Duncan & Fraser on the inside of the saloon above the doorway.Demonstrates Duncan and Fraser's method of identifying the tramcar builder.Oval shaped metal plate, engraved (pantograph duplication) with words "DUNCAN & FRASER LTD. ADELAIDE" around outside & word "BUILDERS" in centre. Then words have been filled with black paint. Has two holes in sides for mounting.tramways, trams, builders plate, duncan & fraser, ballarat, btm, ballarat tramways

Magazine - 24 pages, printed on off white paper, titled V/Line Update Vol. 6, No. 9 October 1989", reporting on the performance of V/Line for 1988/1989, the death of Ballarat Leading Station Assistant Jimmy Cullen, Airline strike resulting in a passenger train boost, V/Line Photograph and BTM Member - John Phillips, visit of the NSW Governor, opening of the Drysdale Station by the Bellarine Peninsula Railway featuring Gary McDonald, Features an advertisement from Cameron Walshe with David Clark - who appears in the hand over of the VR 20.trams, tramways, vline, ballarat, railways, bellarine railway, airlines

B&W print and scanned images of a black and white postcard lent to the BTM by Mr. Norm DePomeroy, Dec. 1997. Image is an ESCo tram at the east end of Sturt St. Ballarat, with the Grenville St. shelter in the background. Shows buildings along both sides of Sturt St. Has a few pedestrians in the photo and some horse drawn vehicles in the background. Tram in style with destination box/lights at back of drivers canopy. 2 copies held at 8/98. See also Reg. Item 1988 for postcard with the same photo but different details.See 833i3trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards

Negative No. 278 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of the construction of the crossover in Bourke St near Queen St., 26/5/1954. Has two buses in photo travelling west. The first bus number 592 with registration AT092 currently owned (1/2001) by BTM Vice President John Phillips. Shows barriers and track construction arrangements. Photo by Geoff Grant. Includes what would appear to be an immigrant worker. Hi res scan of negative and image updated 19/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, construction, queen st, trackwork, tram bus 592

Copies of four emails concerning an ESCO employee, Albert Willmott 1. E-mail from Alan Bradley re BTM and reference to e-mail from Lee Willmott , dated 8/5/2002. 2. E-mail from Warren Doubleday to Lee Willmott dated 17/5/2002. 3. E-mail from Lee Willmott dated 7/6/2002. 4. E-mail from Warren Doubleday dated 15/6/2002. See related documents for correspondence Oct. 2018 with Geoffrey Harvey.trams, tramways, willmott, esco

Yields information about the relocation of the bogie trams from the old SEC depot to the new BTPS depot in the gardens and partly how it was done.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the transferring bogie cars to the BTPS depot. No. 38 has been moved across the road, while No. 40 is behind John Withers Land rover. Photo taken 18/7/1972, published 19/7/1972. See Reg. Item 1792 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, btps, moving trams, depot junction, tram 38, tram 40

Yields information about the official opening day of the tramway in 1975 and the trams that were involved.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of a line-up of trams on BTPS opening day, in front of trams (left-right) Bill Stephen MLA, Dudley Irwin MHR. Photo taken 1/2/1975 published 3/2/1975. Copy of newspaper clipping photo appeared in, not held by Museum at date of cataloguing. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, btps, opening day, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 26, tram 14, tram 40

Yields information about the operation of a Ballarat (ex Melbourne) tram in Melbourne during an Australia Day celebrations by the BTPS and the city skyline at the time.Colour photograph of BTM Ballarat Tram No. 40 Wellington Parade, Melbourne on 28 Jan. 1980 with S164 in the background. Tram showing Gardens via Sturt St destination with an East Melbourne Auxiliary Board. Taken during the Australia Day celebrations. Taken by John Phillips. Another of the heritage buses are parked alongside. In the background is the Melbourne skyline with the 3DB and HSV 7 signs on the Herald building prominent, Cheneys and in the middle distance is the construction of the State Bank Building. Taken just after btm4131, and a wider view, with the Citicorp Building in the background as well.tramways, trams, australia day, wellington parade, melbourne, btps, tram 40

Four page printed document or report titled "50 Years Ago" written for BTM magazine Fares Please!, in April 2004. Should be "60 Years Ago". The document or report written by Alan Bradley looks at the 1954 Royal Tour, accidents in 1954, featuring No. 37 and 24 when it ran into the Bucks Head Hotel. Mentions in article, Frank Callahan, Dave Kellett, Les Edwards, Hodgson, Herb Knight. Four sheets of A4 paper stapled in top left hand corner. Images added 28/11/2016.trams, tramways, ballarat, royal visit, accidents, bucks head hotel

Yields information about the appearance of Ballarat 28 following its repainting in ESCo colour scheme by the BTM 2002.Set of three colour photographs, from the same photograph of No. 28 running out into service across Wendouree Parade, first day in service following BTM Refurbishment, 5.11.2002. Photograph by Austin Brehaut. .1 - small print - car in the background - printed on Kodak Royal paper .2 - medium size print with the car in the background removed - see image 2 - printed on Canon hyper photo paper - colour inkjet print .3 - larger size print with the car in the background not removed - printed on Kodak picture maker paper - colour inkjet print.On rear in ink .1 - "63)" / "28 entering Wendouree Parade on first day back in revenue service 5.11.02 / Austin Brehaut" and "Returning into traffic after refurbishment over a 6 year period and carrying the company livery" .2 "63)" / Ballarat car 28 5.11.02, Ballarat Tramway Museum / Austin Brehaut pic / car returning into traffic after refurbishment over a 6 year period and carrying the company livery" "Modified image (background only) and a "William F Scott" address label .3 "photo Austin Brehaut: / Ballarat Tramway Museum / car 28 leaving the depot access track to enter into Wendouree Parade on its first day in service after extensive refurbishment an din the company livery 5.11.2002"trams, tramways, wendouree parade, depot junction, restoration, esco, tram 28

Item written by Gabrielle Hodson in The Courier, Ballarat, page 6 on 18/1/1997 quoting a figure provided by Dave Macartney of the BTM that tram tracks could cost about $1.3m / km. This is for single track compared to about $1.9m/km in Melbourne for double track. Notes comments by Andrew McEvoy of the Ballarat Tourism Board and spokesman for the new Victorian Transport Minister, Gavin Clancy. Also has a cartoon by Burns - titled "The Affordability" Item has been cut so the date and paper details are on a narrow folded strip attached to the main item."Frank Puls" in blue ink in the top right hand corner.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, transport minister

Set of 28 photographs of the operation of the BTM during the Begonia Festival, including the loading of the Horse Tram for Melbourne on Sunday 10/3/2002, operation in Melbourne on 11/3/2002 and reloading in Bourke St. Taken by Warren Doubleday, on Kodak paper. 2013.1 - Tram 671, Wendouree Parade, 10/3/2002 at Depot Junction .2 - 33 at Loop .3 - 40 and 33 south of the loop, heading for Carlton St. .4 - ditto .5 - 671 returning to the loop from St. Aidans Drive .6 - 40 returning to the loop from Carlton St. .7 - 33 ditto .8 - Loading horse tram at Depot Junction - Alastair Reither .9 - ditto .10 - in St. Kilda Road, 11/3/2002 at about 7.30am .11 - ditto .12 - Tram in Moomba parade, 11/3/2002 - Reg Smith, Len Millar - horse Bear. .13 - ditto .14 - ditto .15 - ditto, after passing with the Ned Kelly's. .16 - ditto - and John Clowes on rear platform .17 - the line up near Bourke St. with V214 behind the horse tram - "Tram Stop Ahead" sign .18 - the line up from Bourke St. with Hawthorn 8 alongside. .19 - Being photographed - Arthur Cook, Roma Cook, Merle Clowes and John Clowes with other visitors .20 - ditto .21 - Malcolm tram, and BTM ten in the background .22 - BTM and Sydney Tramway Museum tent in the City Square area. .23 - Pushing the horse tram across Bourke St. - John Clowes. .24 - Loaded back on the Crane Heavy Haulage (Associated Towing) truck, looking north along Swanston St. .25 - ditto .26 - ditto, general scene in Swanston St. .27 - The towing truck and tram .28 - Hawthorn 8 and Milan 1692 crossing Bourke St. Negatives held on file with documents list.horse trams, depot junction, moomba, gardens loop, swanston st, tram 1, tram 33, tram 40, tram 671, tram 8, tram 214, tram 1692

Twenty (20c) ticket for the Ballarat Tourist Tramway, printed on semi glossy white paper. Ticket Number A 000000. The ticket is printed using turquoise colour ink, with the ticket number in black ink. Ticket in the style of the SEC tram tickets. Tickets used for Adult Return, Child Return and Child Single from 24/12/1974 to 31/10/1985. Ticket collected at the time of first issue to museum (date 12/7/1974) and placed in a manila envelope for the archives. See BTM / BPTS Fare Schedule chart and BTPS ticket issue record books.trams, tramways, tickets, btps, ballarat tourist tramway

Yields information about the operation of ESCo trams in Wendouree Parade and the appearance and condition of the roadway at the time.Black and white photograph of Electric Supply Co. tram No. 18 in Wendouree Parade, Gardens Reserve area, to the west of St Aidans Drive - on present BTM track. Tram travelling east, has poles with old style bracket arms, and white wooden posts on lake side. On right side of photograph under trees is a horse drawn cart. From the Ballarat Courier, Christmas supplement of 4-12-1907. Photo features also in postcard - Reg Item 3138. Copy 2 - added 28/7/2007 - from Alan Bradley's collection of photographs, to depot 5/2007.trams, tramways, esco, wendouree parade, ballarat, gardens , tram 18

Photocopy of an article from the Melbourne Age, 19 Feb. 2003, titled "Taking history for a ride" publicity for the 'Trammies' exhibition to opening the following day. Features a photograph by Penny Stephens of Kathleen Anseline, Fortunato Grosso, Roberto D'Andrea, Hugh Waldron and Sovann Sok inside a W class tram. Article written by Carolyn Webb, noting the exhibition, how it illustrates Melbourne's ethnic melting pot through its trammies. Supplementary File contains papers concerning the exhibition and BTM involvement. See also Reg Item 2454 2455, 2457 for other parts of the exhibition. trams, tramways, trammies, exhibitions, immigration museum, connies

Yields information about the construction of the Trackwork on the depot fan and some of the people who undertook the work.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Trackwork on BTPS depot fan (left-right) Bill Kingsley, Noel Forster, Gavin Young, Clyde Croft, Stuart Lodington. Photo taken 7/5/1973? published 8/5/1973. No. 27 appears in the view with the "million mile" banner on the tram. Copy of newspaper clipping photo appeared in, not held by Museum at date of cataloguing. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, ballarat, access track, btps, begonia festival, tram 27

Colour poster featuring a history or Melbourne (MMTB), Yarra Trams tramcars from 1885 to 2002. Features a Cable Car set, and electric trams V, M, W1, X2, Y1, SW5, SW6, Z, A1, B1, C class - Citadels trams and D class Combino trams. Has dates and brief history of each type. Issued by Yarra trams to include the Combino trams in the their fleet - originally M Trams. A3 size, collected by BTM. See Reg Item 2009 for similar poster but issued only up to C class trams.trams, tramways, combino, citadels, yarra trams, mmtb, melbourne

Yields information about the 2011 appearance of Hospital Corner.Set of 10 digital images of Hospital Corner, taken by Warren Doubleday on 19-2-2011 for use in BTM web presentation - Hospital Corner. .1 - SE Corner - La Porchetta's .2 - NE Corner - Shell service station .3 - Looking across to SE corner .4 - Looking across to SW corner - Celebrations store .5 - looking across to NW corner and Hospital .6 - ditto .7 - ditto .8 - Drummond St signage on western side .9 - Celebrations store on SW corner .10 - Davis bus turning from Drummond into Lydiard Sts.trams, tramways, hospital corner, drummond st, sturt st, davis buses

Demonstrates documentation necessary when Melbourne W4 671 returned for operations in Melbourne.A4 sheet prepared for the use of W class trams fitted with blinds, ex Sth Melb. Depot, particularly for BTM No. 671, during visit of 3 & 4/96, covers controllers, safety, motor cut outs etc. 303.1 - found in tram upon return to Ballarat - 13/5/1996 303.2 - good condition copy ex Peter Winspur. Check on box contents 25/8/01 showed that 303.2 has been removed elsewhere or is missing. Item 303.1 has been changed to 303 by rubbing out the .1 Image added 16-11-2013 trams, tramways, w4 class, instructions, south melbourne depot, w class

Yields information about the construction of the access track across Wendouree Parade, the methods used and some of the people who undertook the work.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the laying the BTPS depot access track across Wendouree Parade. Photo taken 25/11/1974? published 26/11/1974. Has Bob Prentice, Rolf Jinks, Peter Winspur and others in the photograph. Copy of newspaper clipping photo appeared in, not held by Museum at date of cataloguing. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. See Reg Item 6834 for the newspaper cutting.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, ballarat, access track, btps, track laying, depot junction

35mm AGFA cardboard mount - colour slides by Frank Londey of 27 and 40 at St Aidan Drive c1980 with a very muddy terminus. Prior to 27 being repainted starting early 1985..tramways, trams, btps, btm, st aidans drive, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 40

Has a strong association with the person who was appointed as Chairman of the SEC in Nov, 1937Timetable - Thirty two page, white paper, saddle stapled booklet, titled "Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Tramways - Official Time Table August 1937", bound into a red leather folder with the name "G. G. Jobbins" in gold block on the front. For other copies of the timetable see Reg Item 5637. Mr Jobbins was appointed SECV Chairman Nov. 1937 See Reg Item 6975 page 15 for a photo of Mr. Jobbins. various pencil notations on the first page and the last page such as telephone numbers.timetables, ballarat, fares, secv, officers, j j jobbins, btm, ballarat tramways

Set of four digital images of trams on display in the Ballarat Tramway Museum, new building. Geelong 2 and Ballarat 27, and includes interior photos. Photo by Peter Knife 5/9/2023. Included are photos of tram 38 on No. 2 road and No. 12.Yields information about trams on display at the Museum.Set of six Digital images,tramways, tramcars, btm, tram 2, tram 27, interiors, tram 38, tram 12

Yields information about the South Gardens Reserve and the BTM, including Depot Junction following its redevelopment late 2014.Laminated colour photograph of the South Gardens Reserve Precinct, showing the revised depot junction - completed late Dec. 2014, the fish hatchery, the tram depot with Solar panels, Nov. 2014. Image downloaded from Google Earth 31/3/2015. Has a single trucker on 2 road and 939 on 3 road. See images i2 and i3 for other digital photos prepared from Google Earth at the same time. Image i2 has the solar panels marked by a red arrow.trams, tramways, btm, depot junction, aerial views, solar panels, gardens, fish hatchery

A set of three plastic mount (black base, white cover) of tram No. 18 with a Vic TV (Vic Television) banner at either end during the 1993 Begonia Festival Photos taken by Travis Jeffrey. .1 - btm132 - No. 18 at St Aidans Drive .2 - btm133 - 18 and 38 at the Depot .3 - btm134 - 18 at the Depot with close up of the banner. See March 1993 Fares Please!tramways, trams, wendouree parade, btm, st aidans drive, depot, tram 18, tram 38