Yields information about the damage to an SEC tramcar following an accident with a vehicle. Also gives information about the way the trams appeared.Black and White photograph, of Ballarat No. 18 after being involved in an accident. Tram has the destination of Depot via Drummond St Nth. Photographed at the SEC depot, early 1960's.tramways, trams, accidents, collision, depot, colour schemes, tram 18

Demonstrates an aspect of the BTPS works on relocating trams ex the SEC depot in the nick of time - as the depot was being demolished. Shows the structure of the depot.Black and White photograph of Ballarat No. 38 inside the SEC depot, following the commencement of the demolition works prior to relocation to the BTPS depot, possibly on 18/7/1972, the day of its relocation.tramways, trams, moving trams, depot, sec depot, btps, tram 38

Has a strong association with the SEC Wendouree Parade depot, indicating which parts of the building were the area for Motormen (crews).Wood sign, lettered, 'MOTORMEN", white background, black letters with countersunk mounting holes in edges off centre. Rear of sign timber and dark green - SEC green colour paint.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, motormen, crews, depot

Yields information about the appearance of three Ballarat trams, owned by the BTM in front of the depot 1992.Colour photograph of the BTM depot from the south east perspective with horse tram on No. 7 road, 26, 27 and a SEC tram, 11.1992, photograph by Earl Ewers. Printed on Agfa paper. On rear in pencil in bottom left hand corner. "Earl R. Ewers / 11.1992 Ballarat"trams, tramways, depot, horse tram, tram 1, tram 26, tram 27

Photo shows the tram prior to fitting of hazard lights and striping.Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 13 and the locationBlack and White photograph of SEC Ballarat tram No. 13 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade 12/4/1958. Photo shows the timetable boards located at this location. Photo by Keith KingsOn rear has the photographers file number A(h)(12)ballarat, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 13, trams, tramways

A set of eight 2 1/4" square photographs mounted onto a sheet of manila cardboard - contact prints of each negative. Numbered from left to right, top to bottom are: 476.1 - SECV Ballarat No. 38, possibly at Victoria St - c1955.; 476.2 - SEC Geelong 8 and 39 at Eastern Park terminus - 2/4/1955 476.3 - SEC Geelong No. 4 out the front of the depot building - 8/1/1956 (Negative No. 368) - See Reg Item 7253 for a large format print. 476.4 - SEC Geelong single trucker and bogie at depot - 8/1/1956 (Negative No. 365) 476.5 - SEC Geelong - No. 18 at East terminus - last day of Chilwell 8/1/56 (Negative No. 366) - See Reg Item 7253 for a large format print. 476.6 - SEC Geelong - No. 1 - at a terminus (see also Reg item No. 485) (Negative 367) (See Reg. Item 2610 for colour slide of this terminus and tram and 5898i6) 476.7 - SEC Geelong - No. 1 - at depot - group of people standing in front. (Negative 364) - See Reg Item 7255 for a large format print. 476.8 - SEC Geelong - No. 1 entering depot portal night shot, 8/1/56 (Negative 369) - See Reg Item 7256 for a large format print. Negative envelope has the typed note "Some six views of Geelong trams on the last day of operations of the Chilwell line and East West line" Re 476.7 - See also Reg Item 5898i2 - photo by Keith Kings for a similar or same photograph. Re 476.8 - See also Reg Item 5899i1 - photo by Keith Kings for a similar or same photograph. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.Niltrams, tramways, geelong, chilwell, ballarat, east, closure , tram 8, tram 39, tram 4, tram 18, tram 1, tram 38

Set of photographs taken together displaying Geelong tramway uniforms in the early SEC era, possibly Motorman in winter coat (as there are no lapel badges).Yields information about the type of uniform worn by tramways personnel in Winter.Black and white print on paperPLATE NUMBER 11/14 hand-written on the reverse of the photograph.tramways, geelong, mesco

This booklet gives details of the matches played by the Warrnambool High School Cricket Club, A Grade Team, for the 1932-33 season. The home ground appeared to be the one at the Showgrounds but they also played at the Woollen Mill oval. Teams played against include the Catholic Young Men's Society, Bushfield Cricket Club, Australian Natives Association, the Footballers, the Indians, the Woollen Mill Cricket Club, Camperdown and Nirranda-Naringal.This item is of considerable interest as it is a memento of the Warrnambool High School Cricket Team in the 1930s with the list of players names providing a tool for further research.A hard cover book, coloured blue, with a with white printing on the front and pages with green columns, green printing and handwritten entries in black ink. The cover is partly detached from the pages.Warrnambool High School Cricket Club A Team Season 1932-33 J. Whitehead Hon Sec F.G.N. Ewence - Scorerswarrnambool cricket, cricket scoring book, warrnambool high school cricket club, 1932

The first Wildflower Show was held in 1937. Grant Greenwood, the local school teacher, persuaded the Progress Association to hold a flower show and after its success it was decided to make it an annual event. The name for the show has varied over the years.A blue "First Prize" certificate (uncompleted) from the 1937 Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show.Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show, 1937, First Prize, Name .........., Section ............., Schedule No ............, W. E. Warren, Org. Sec.events, wildflower show

Yields information about the nature of tram operations mid 1940's and number of passengers on the tram to Sturt St West.Black and white photograph of No. 29, Sturt St, Jan. 1945. Photo by Wal Jack. The tram has many passengers. Original negative scanned at hi res and image updated 1/6/2020.On rear in ink. "SEC Ballarat, No. 29 " Sturt St West", Sturt St, Ballarat Jan. 1945. (ex M&MTB)tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 29

Yields information about the lower end of Sturt St, south side and the City Loop.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No 42 running to the Gardens and No. 28 in the parking loop in the lower end of Sturt St. Has the Ballarat Gas Company and Paterson, furniture stores in the background. Photo by Alwyn Marshall. Possibly printed by Wal Jack as it has his handwriting on the rear. See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat, No. 42 to Gardens, No. 28 in parking Loop, Sturt St, Ballarat 1960 A. Marshall photo"trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, tram 42, tram 28

Yields information about the development of the development of the Main and Victoria St intersection, bogie trams and Stones Corner in 1961.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No.37 in bound from Mt Pleasant, in Main St, about to arrive at Stones Corner. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond North. Photo Wal Jack taken on 1-7-1961. In the background are Stones, Treadwell carpets and Verna Cake shop. The mark on the photograph is from a photo corner that was stuck to the surface and the time of the scanning, after it became loose. See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat No. 37 (ex Bendigo No. 1) Main St, Ballarat East 1-7-61"trams, tramways, stones corner, main st, tram 37

Blue hardcover fiction book, Shadowed Lives by Annie S Swan. Has white vertical stripes on front cover with gold lettering for title and author - same details plus publisher on spine. Indented floral pattern around title and author on front cover. Has a black and white illustration opposite the title page of a woman leaning out of a window.fictionA romance novel by Annie S. Swan.romance, teenage fiction, fiction, children's books

Yields information about tram 34 and the city terminus early 1971.Photograph of Ballarat 34 at Sturt St with the Town Hall and other shops including Gemmola's Pharmacy in the view. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. Dated 15-1-71, photo by Bob Lilburn. Has in blue ink on rear - "SEC 34 Sturt St" and "R. Lilburn Photo Ballarat 34 15-1-71"trams, tramways, sturt st, city, town hall, tram 34

MEYER COLLECTION - FALLS CREEK PHOTOS In 1947 a determined group of like-minded State Electricity Commission (SEC) staff including Ray Meyer, the chief surveyor of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, had a common interest that revolved around the skiing potential of the snow-covered high plains which included what is now the resort of Falls Creek. The six SEC employees, Toni St Elmo, Ray Meyer, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson (together with their families) banded together to secretly build a 'hut' that was the first ski lodge at Falls Creek. Using a road built in 1930s to gain access to Falls Creek, their hut project was carried out in secret as efforts by other skiers were blocked by H.H.C. Williams – the engineer in charge of the Hydro Scheme. In 1946 Ray Meyer made a trip to the Lands Office in Melbourne. He came away with a 99-year lease on three acres that was ideally suited for a hut designed by Lloyd Dunn. Adrian Ruffenacht (Design Engineer for the KHS) had suggested where the group should build because of easy access to a spring for water. Much of the building material required was scavenged from derelict huts on the high plains. Due to the need for secrecy, the determined group worked on the hut in the evenings and weekends to avoid detection. During the building period the group had met at Echidna Rock (now known as Eagle Rock) where Skippy St Elmo announced, "This is my favourite ‘Skyline’.” And so the first lodge in the area at Falls Creek Ski Resort came into existence. With the development of the International Poma in the 1970s, the Skyline Lodge, which was sited between the ski-lift’s pole one and pole two, was demolished. However, the legacy of Ray Meyer, Toni St Elmo, Jack Minogue, Lloyd Dunn, Adrian Ruffenacht and Dave Gibson and Skyline lives on in the vibrant atmosphere of Falls Creek Resort. The MEYER COLLECTION documents developments on the Kiewa Hydro Scheme and their life at Falls Creek from the mid 1930s to 1960s.This image is significant because it depicts aspects of the life of a pioneering family of Falls Creek and the founders of "Skyline", the first lodge at Falls Creek.Black and White Image of Mt. Bogong from above Roper's Hut with Wal Johnson and Ray Meyer seated on the ground. ROPER'S HUT Frederick Roper and his family grazed the Bogong High Plains from the 1890s until 1908. Frederick "Jack" built three huts. The hut known as Roper’s Hut was built on Jack's new grazing lease after his former run had been acquired by the SEC in the late 1930s. It had become a well-used refuge hut prior to its destruction in the 2003 bushfires. It was rebuilt by Victorian High Country Huts Association in 2008.falls creek, bogong high plains, wal johnson, ray meyer, ropers hut

Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy) was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in July 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grand Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob's endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This item is significant because it documents actions taken by the Falls Creek Tourist Area Management Committee in their role overseeing the Tourist Area.The financial review conducted by a representative of the SEC has recommended the implementation of property rates for the coming year and information regarding this levy were included. Though several applicants were received there was no successful submission for the establishment of a hotel. An advisory committee has determined that any future development is dependant on augmentation of the sewerage and water systems. The Village T-Bar was very popular during the season but the need for improvement of the slopes was noted. Finally, an expression of thanks from the outgoing Committee to Mr. Jack Andrew for the excellent work he had done as Manager to maintain Falls Creek as the foremost ski resorts in the country.falls creek tourist area management committee, falls creek administration, bob hymans

Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat and Bendigo tramways and how they were presented.1716 - Block of 200 tickets - yellow ink on off white paper, denomination 5c, lettered B 639400 to B 639599, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. On rear in yellow ink is a SEC advertisement "ELECTRICITY makes life easier" with the SEC's little boy wrapped in a towel logo. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. 1716.1 - ditto - B612600 to B612799 1716.2 - ditto - A624792 - A624799 See Reference file for further information. See ticket file and printed document - "Fare Charts and Tickets - SEC Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways".trams, tramways, secv, tickets

1722 - Block of 200 tickets - brown ink on off white paper, denomination 15c, lettered A388600 to A 388799, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. On rear in brown ink is a SEC advertisement "ELECTRICITY makes life easier" with the SEC's little boy wrapped in a towel logo. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. 1722.1 - ditto A 339200 to A 339399 1722.2 - ditto A065198 - 99 1722.3 - ditto A324000 to A324199 See reference file for further information and See ticket file and printed document - "Fare Charts and Tickets - SEC Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways".trams, tramways, secv, tickets

(Kangaroo Ground-St Andrews Road) Realignment South of Alma Road, Panton Hill Opposite CA Sec., Parish of Greensborough March 1959Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, heidelberg-kinglake road, road construction, 1959-03, alma road, kangaroo ground-queenstown road, kangaroo ground-st andrews road, panton hill

Contractor Hillgrove Curve improvement south of St Andrews opposite CA 41 Sec. C, Parish of Greensborough October 1960 (probably September)Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, road construction, heidelberg-kinglake road, st andrews, 1960-09

Reconstruction September 1960 Looking south towards Ironbark Gully and showing deviation on right – opposite CA 37 Sec. C, Parish of GreensboroughRecord of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, road construction, heidelberg-kinglake road, st andrews, 1960-09

Tested recipes, No.9. 1960s: popular dishes from the weekly SEC television shows "Fun with Food" and "What's Cooking". Includes a variety of recipes.Part of a collection of recipe books from Laurence N. Lewis12p. Typed and photocopied text, colour cover.non-fictioncookbooks, recipe books

Women's service hat worn by Corporal Kathleen Phyllis Gill from Toorak Hill, Casterton. Army No. VF345716 Unit LHQ (Mil. Sec)Women's khaki felt service hat with brim. Tan band around the hat. Australian Military Forces badge at the center front on the band. Red over black unit patch attached to the right side of the band. Tag attached inside the hat stating - V.306 1943 Made in Australia. Size 6 1/2 kathleen gill, women's service hat, felt

One of the first prize certificates for the 1937 Wildflower Show. It has sections for the Name, Section and Schedule No. and is issued by W. E. Warren, Org. Sec.A blue, blank, certificate for "First Prize" for the Grampian Mountain Wildflower and Nature Show 1937 .see Image & Additional/Historical Info infoevents, wildflower show

A cream programme with blue print. On the front cover is a photo of Mr. W.C. Frazier A.R.C.O. The Conductor. Also are the words, ' The Bendigo Choral Society.' Season 1925. Third Season. 31st Grand Concert, Town Hall, Bendigo. Wednesday, December 2nd. 1925 and a list of the artists. Z.S. Martin Hon. Sec. C/- Commercial Bank. W. Mansell, Assist. Hon. Sec. C/- P.O. Bendigo. Programme Price 3d. On the inside is the programme. 4 pages.program, music, bendigo choral society, lydia chancellor, collection, ' the bendigo choral society, ' entertainment, music, singing, choir, amusements, bendigo town hall, programme, buildings, concert

Photograph - black and white. The new SEC building is surrounded by scaffolding and building workers. The new building is almost complete. Truck backed to the footpath unloading building materials by two men. Light post with three cross bars and street light, ladder leaning on verandah, freestanding ladder, lady in black crossing the street, portion of scaffolding still attached on side of the building. rear of photo has SEC 1940 printed with biro and number 02 written in pencil.organization, public utility, electricity company, s.e.c. victoria. 1940. bendigo.

Colour postcard size print of SEC Bendigo trams 2 and 17 at the California or Thorne St. Loop on the Eaglehawk line. Photo dated 21.11.1962. Printed on AGFA paper. Both trams fitted with dash canopy lighting, but no large white strip under the driver's windows. 17 showing destination of "Eaglehawk", has two SEC ads on the side re Electric Cooking . Tram 2 showing destination of "Quarry Hill", has various ads. On rear top left hand corner "21.11.62" in very wavy handwriting typical of an aged person.bendigo, eaglehawk, tram 2, tram 17

Colour postcard size print of an SEC Bendigo tram 26 at the Eaglehawk terminus. Printed on AGFA paper. Tram has SEC roof ads, both re Electric cooking. Has Eaglehawk Post Office, Town Hall and Mechanics Institute in the background. Tram fitted with dash canopy lighting and large white strip under driver's windows. Photo undated, taken late 1960's or early 1970's. Tram has destination of "Eaglehawk".eaglehawk, bendigo, post office, town hall, tram 26