Set of four Printed colour foreign language versions of BTM "Welcome Aboard" pamphlets for handing out to passengers on trams. Features photos of 26, 38, 1 & 14 and interior photo ex 26 and text describing "Your Trip", the trams, Ballarat Tramways, and the museum itself and has maps of the Ballarat system and the Gardens area. See Reg. items 712 and 1532 for details of earlier productions. Item folded as presented to a passenger or picked up at the depot. 250 each printed 12/2019 by Waller and Chester. .1 - Korean version .2 - Japanese version .3 - Indonesian version .4 - Chinese version Work by etranslate, Pamela Lee, March 2016. When checked 26/12/2019 - now part of Transperfect, with a Sydney office. Word and pdf versions of the items are stored on the website server - 8-1-2020. trams, tramways, btm, handouts, passengers, pamphlets, foreign language

Yields information about tram 40, the Lydiard St terminus tram stop and the Sebastopol tram terminus and tram 40.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of tram 40 at both the Lydiard St North and Sebastopol terminus. Both over exposed photos. .1 - No. 40 early in the morning given the sun position, shows the cemetery gates and the tram stop sign on the west side of the road. The conductor is boarding and the driver is in the cabin. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. .2 - has the tram side on, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Slide not dated, but based on slide mount and views and Reg item 7483, likely to be 27-4-1965tramways, trams, lydiard st north, sebastopol, tram stops, tram 40

Printed colour of BTM "Welcome Aboard" pamphlets for handing out to passengers on trams. Features photos of 26, 38, 1 & 14 and interior photo ex 26 and text describing "Your Trip", the trams, Ballarat Tramways, and the museum itself and has maps of the Ballarat system and the Gardens area. See Reg. items 712 and 1532 for details of earlier productions. Item folded as presented to a passenger or picked up at the depot. 500 printed 12/2019 by Waller and Chester. trams, tramways, btm, handouts, passengers, pamphlets

Series of four Black and white photographs of tram 26 on No. 2 road at the BTPS Depot, undergoing replacement of the broken frame on the Brill 21E truck. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted 15-3-1975 and lower 27-7-1975 and tested on the same day. Seems to have re-entered service on 28/9/1975. .1 - on the front of the road, with a "Defective Not for Service" sign. .2 - car on jacks being either lifted or lowered. .3 - tramcar body lifted showing the word to replace the side frame underway, has the good and broken side frame in the view. .4 - tram being either lifted or lowered - with Rolf Jinks in the view. trams, tramways, btps, depot, brill trucks, maintenance, tram 26

Series of four Black and white photographs of tram 26 being operated following maintenance in Wendouree Parade. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted 15-3-1975 and lowered 27-7-1975 and tested on the same day. Seems to have re-entered service on 28/9/1975. .1 - At Gardens Loop. .2 - At depot Junction .3 - At St Aidans Drive with Andrew Hall standing at the rear of the tram. .4 - at depot Junction. trams, tramways, btps, gardens loop, maintenance, wendouree parade, depot junction, st aidans drive, tram 26

Yields information about the appearance of Wendouree Parade, after a hail storm the day before the closure of the Victoria St line. Series of 2 Black and white photographs of tram operations following a heavy hail storm on Friday afternoon 21/8/1971. .1 - single trucker with a Twin Lakes sign westbound in Wendouree Parade, rounding the Haddon St curve. .2 - trams 12 and 21 parked on the SEC depot fan.trams, tramways, haddon st, wendouree parade, depot, tram 12, tram 21

Yields information about the appearance of the Victoria St line shortly before the closure of the Victoria St line. Series of 5 Black and white photographs of tram operations on the Victoria St line prior to its closure in August 1971. .1 - View of the Victoria St terminus as you arrive in Ballarat from Melbourne, with the divided highway and a tram warning sign. Has a tram at the terminus. .2 - Tram 39, running a special tour with St Alipius church in the background. A new bus stop sing has been positioned. Another tram has departed the King St loop. .3 - No. 13, (Gardens via Sturt St West and a Twin Lakes sign) entering the King St loop. .4 - No. 31 (to Gardens crossing No. 39) at the King St loop. .5 - No. 31 leaving Stones Corner for Victoria St with Stones Corner building in the background along with the Caltex service station and Viscount Ambassador caravans.trams, tramways, victoria st, king st, stones corner, tram 39, tram 13, tram 31

Yields information about tramway operations in Sturt St west. Series of 2 Black and white photographs of trams using the Hospital corner curves. .1 - No. 12 east bound in Sturt St West with the destination of Mt Pleasant. Has a Twin Lakes sign. Near the intersection with Russell or Morrison Streets at the Victoria Park loop. .2 - West bound (NO. 11?) about to enter the Victoria Park Loop trams, tramways, sturt st west, russell st, victoria park, tram 12, tram 11?

Yields information about Ballarat 's 33 in use at the Barkly St loop on the Mt Pleasant line.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 33 inbound in Barkly St Mt Pleasant at the Grant St loop. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond North on a wet day mid 1940's. Could be the same date as 5156 - another wet day 1-1-1945.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, barkly st, tram 33

Yields information about the City Loop and tram operations in Sturt St, 1971Set of five black and white prints and associated negatives of trams in Ballarat during 1971 prior to closure of the system by Graham Parry. All images from the scanned negative. .1 - No. 43 and possibly 31 in the City Loop. Has various buildings in the background. .2 - No. 34 at the Sturt and Lydiard Sts tram stop. Has the National Mutual Building in the background, which has a CML (Colonial Mutual Life) sign on it. .3 - No.35 at the north side tram stop. Has a Briquettes roof advert. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. .4 - View looking from the top of the hill at the City Loop with 43 and other cars in the loop. Has the Dickens Food Store and Patersons in the view along with other buildings. .5 - as for .4, but from the south side footpath with trams 43, 31, 26 and another in the loop. All have SEC roof adverts.tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, lydiard st nth, tram 43, tram 31, tram 34, tram 35, tram 26

Yields information about the Gardens Loop and tram operations in 1971Set of three black and white prints and associated negatives of trams in Ballarat during 1971 prior to closure of the system by Graham Parry. All images from the scanned negative. Understood that after the closure of the Victoria St line, trams stopped at the south end of the loop before returning to Mt Pleasant. See Andrew Cook notes. .1 - No. 21 at the exit of Gardens Loop, with destination of Mt Pleasant. Tram does not appear to have the driver in position. .2 - front on photo .3 - Timetable Board at Gardens Loop.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, mt pleasant, timetable boards, tram 21

Set of two black and white prints and associated negatives of trams in Ballarat during 1971 prior to closure of the system by Graham Parry. All images from the scanned negative. All taken at the Grey St crossing loop. .1 - Nos 39 and 34 crossing. .2 - ditto. No. 39 to Lydiard St North, No. 34 to Sebastopol. Both have SEC Roof adverts.tramways, trams, sebastopol, grey st, albert st tram 39

Magazine - 20 A4 pages centre stapled - titled "MetLines - Vol 1, No. 9 December 1985", staff newspaper of the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Has a number of "Santa Claus" on the front cover. Contains an article on page 8, "Keeping tram lines clean" and "Scrubber Cars" - featuring Frank Reale-Key posing in front of Scrubber 8W. Also has a photo of scrubber No. 11. Gives a background to the cars, when they are used, operated by Civil Branch. Gives hours of use and crews. On page 3 is a follow up to a question on a MTOC conductor with the large safety pins of the era.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, the met, conductors, track, mto co

Digital image of Bendigo 28, with a Lake Weeroona destination, at the corner will Williamson St with the Shamrock Hotel in the background. Has signs for Carlton Draught beer. A Stonemasons signs is next door. Photo by John Ward 1 January 1972 Slide title "00890 010172 SEC Birney tram 28 Pall Mall at Williamson St outside Shamrock Hotel Bendigo Vic"trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, lake weeroona, tram 28

Digital image of Bendigo 4 at the Eaglehawk terminus at night. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill and has two SEC roof adverts, including one for briquettes. Photo is looking along High St Eaglehawk. Photo by John Ward 1 February 1971 Slide title "00816 010271 SEC bogie tram 4 night time at terminus Eaglehawk Bendigo"trams, tramways, bendigo, eaglehawk, high st, night photo, tram 4

Digital image of the Bendigo tram 29 turning from Pall Mall into Mitchell St with the destination of Railway Station. In the background is the Fountain Plaza, advertising Melba Frocks and Gidgette Boutique, the City Family Hotel, Park Lane chicken shop. In the foreground is the Inspector returning the point bar to its holder on a pole. Photo by John Ward 2-1-1972. Slide title "04771 020172 7210-F SECV Birney tram 29 Pall Mall to Mitchell St at High St & View St Charing Cross Bendigo Vic"trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, mitchell st, charing cross, tram 29

Yields information about the appearance of the city loop area and associated tramcar operations.Series of three Black and White photograph print of Four bogie trams parked in City Loop. .1 - four bogie trams parked in the loop - numbers unable to be read. .2 - ditto .3 - dittotrams, tramways, city loop, sturt st

Yields information about the refurbishment of former Melbourne tram to Ballarat car 34 within the depot.Set of two Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of tram No. 137 being converted to tram 34 during early 1948 - see Wal Jack tram car notes, Reg Item 5545. Has the body jacks on either side of the tramcar. .1 - head on view .2 - 3/4 view with window frames removed and the tram being repainted. Still has the white fronts from the MMTB World War 2 usage.trams, tramways, depot, bogie trams, mmtb, conversion, tram 137 tram 34

Yields information about staff or safeworking system in use at Ballarat up to the time of the introduction of the signal system. No information known at the time of cataloguing of the person in the photographs.Set of three Negative and Digital images of an unknown person: .1 - showing the hook and the section staff at the Ripon St - Sturt St corner. Alongside is an ESCo Electrical connection box or pillar. In the background is the shelter at this location. .2 - the same person handing the staff to a well loaded No. 22 (c1946) at Ripon St. Tram has a Regatta Auxiliary board. Has the Western Hotel in the background. .3 - the same person holding the Sturt St to Lake View Loop. .4 - close up of the staff. Note: The Ripon St - Lake View Loop - View Point section of track was not fitted with coloured light signals. Tram 22 (Reg Item 5533) entered service - 1945; post 1947, as side numbers (which can just be seen in image i2) were painted Oct. 1947 and was renumbered to 37, in Sept. 1952.trams, tramways, signals, staff, ripon st, view point, lake view, tram 22

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1969, the Trambulance and the Victoria St line.Set of three AGFA blue / white plastic mount, colour slides of No. 21 as the 1969 "Trambulance" raising funds for the Ballarat Base Hospital in Victoria St Ballarat. No. 21 running a special service .1 - with St Alipius church in the background. .2 - ditto crossing tram 34 to Victoria St at the King St loop. .3 - ditto"5.4.69" in ink on all slidestramways, trams, victoria st, king st, tram 21, tram 34

Yields information about tours on the Ballarat system by enthusiasts. Date unknown, mid 1960's.Set of two AGFA blue / white plastic mount, colour slides of a line up of trams in Wendouree Parade, on the south side of Gardens Loop during an enthusiasts tram tour. mid 1960's? .1 - 3 bogie cars (lead by 42) showing Special and a single truckers. Has a number of crews standing around. .2 - Similar photo, but with all the trolley poles turned around with the No. 21 at the rear. A group of people can be seen at the far end. Not known if taken on the same date. all trams have the white dash panel but still have the white on black destination rolls.tramways, trams, tours, wendouree parade, special trams, crews, tram 42, tram 21

Manual - 176 quarto pages + light grey covers Electrical" on a cover pages. with a red comb binding. Prepared by Donald G Curry of the Seashore Electric Railway, 17/6/1962. Document has table of contents: Covers Painting, Roof repairs, body repairs, inspections, Lubrication, Traction Motor Maintenance, controllers, hand operated circuit breaks, car resistors, traction braking equipment, trucks and rigging. Has an appendix and index. Document has been scanned. Part 1 - cover to page 17 2 - pages 18 to 40 3 - pages 41 to 66 4 - pages 67 to 100 5 - pages 101 to 132 6 - pages 132 to 159 7 - pages 160 to rear cover trams, tramways, manual, tramcar equipment, maintenance, motors, controllers, tramcars, tram bodies

Set of 23 photographs taken by Austin Brehaut during March and April 1999 of power poles along the former tram routes that still have signs of the former tram stops. An accompanying note (scanned) written by Austin Brehaut is reproduced below in Other Information - see related documents. 1096.1 - Sturt St at Doveton St., south (down) side. .2 - Drummond St. Sth (east side) outside St. Patrick's School between Dana and Eyre St. .3 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Urquhart St. (east side) .4 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr South St. (east side) .5 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Sebastopol St. (east side) .6 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Latrobe St. (east side) .7 - Drummond St. Sth, cnr Darling St. .8 - Sturt St. cnr Ripon St. (North East side) .9 - Ripon St. Nth, cnr Sussex St. .10 - Ripon St. Nth, cnr Mair St. (South West Corner) .11 - Ripon St. Nth, cnr Mair St. (North East Corner) .12 - Macarthur St. cnr Burbank St. (up side) .13 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Clarendon St. (east side) .14 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Howard St. (west side) .15 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Gregory St. (west side) .16 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Howitt St. (west side) .17 - Lydiard St. Nth, near Walker St., (east side) .18 - Lydiard St. Nth, cnr Landsborough St. (east side) .19 - Barkly St. cnr Main Road (up side) .20 - Barkly St. near Haymes Cres (down side) .21 - Barkly St., near Young St. (down side) .22 - Barkly St, Cameron St (up side) .23 - Barkly St., at Cobden St. terminus (west side) .1 - April 99, .2 > .10, 9/3/99, .11 > .18 - March 1999, .19 > .23 - April 1999. See also Reg. Item 768.1 > 768.6 for another group of tram stop photos in Drummond St. in 1997. On Fujifilm paper.On rear of each photo in blue ink is location at date at the top of the photo and in the bottom right hand corner - initials "APB"tram stops, power poles, barkly st., lydiard st. nth, ripon st., sturt st., drummond st. sth

Yields information about the tram painted for the centenary of the discovery of gold in Ballarat and the official launch of the tram. Significance would be higher if names of people known.1116 - Colour copy print of a colour photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 18 painted in gold and white for the centenary of the Borough of Sebastopol. Taken outside the Sebastopol Town Hall possibly at the time of its launch, as the driver and conductor are standing by the tram and a lady with a name tag next to one of the crew. Taken by Mrs. V. Butler in 1964 on a colour slide, from which print taken from. Tram has gold paint on the end and side panels with the "1864 1964" on the end panel and "100" on the side panel. Tram showing destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" indicating it was possibly a service tram. Tram carrying Australian flags at either end. 2nd copy of large print added 29/7/2007, from Alan Bradley 5/2007 collection of photographs. 1116.1 - the smaller original photograph noted above. Three copies held, two without border, one with border. High Res scan of copy negative added 17/1/2019 see image i1. See Reg. Item No. 1090, "Sebastopol Victoria - A Historical Survey of Early Sebastopol - 1864- 1964".sebastopol, centenaries, 18, gold, tram 18

Colour photograph of BTM tram 28 wheels loaded onto a John Clowes supplied trailer for transport to AETM Adelaide on 8/1/1999 for reprofiling. In photo are John Clowes (standing by car), Stephen Butler, Simon Jenkins and Alastair Reither and two other people. Trailer positioned over pit in 5 road. Used in Feb. 1999 issue of Trolley Wire, page 41. Note spelling of John Clowes name in caption is "Clowes". Photo by Darren Hutchesson. Photo on AGFA Prestige paper.On rear of photo in blue ink "8/1/99 / Car 28, wheels/axles being loaded onto John Clowes' trailer for transport to out friends at AETM St Kilda - for reprofiling. / Photo: Darren Hutchesson"wheels, 28, aetm, btm, john clowes, tram 28

.1 - Twenty page booklet on the history of the Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall-Wood, published 1956. Gives a brief history of the electric tramway operated by the Victorian Railways between St. Kilda Station and the Brighton Beach railway station, that commenced operation in 1905. The booklet was priced 2/-, published by the Traction Publications. Has 18 photographs, map 1905 and present day (when printed), rolling stock roster and notes and on the rear cover has details of the AETA. Front cover has horizontal crimson stripes. Has details of the AETA on the back cover and listing of some publications. Second copy from Ian Stanley added 24-1-2016. .2 - as for above - second edition, 1958, similar text, different photo layout and different front cover photo. See Reg Item 7631i for a scan of the 1966 edition.On front cover of first copy of .1 - top right hand corner; "N.Z.R.L.S / with compliments" and initials. Under title of book, "Price to Society 18/- Aust. per doz. / Retails 2/-" On page 3 of second copy of .1 - "Ian J Stanley 28 Park Road, South Camberwell, SE6, BK3746" On page 3 of .2 - "Ian J Stanley" in ink.trams, tramways, vr, melbourne, brighton, st kilda

Kodachrome transparency slide of Ballarat No. 13 parked in the City loop, with a young boy leaning from one of the doors. Has Thomas Jewellers Store in background, Edments and Hartleys and Dickins Supermarket in Grenville St. Slide has date of 1/68 written on, and has been stamped by Kodak as being processed Jul 68. It appears to be a hot day, during January as sun is quite high. Tram has large white strip under the dash canopy lighting. In red ink under number 15 "Ballarat 1/68" and on base in blue ink "City Loop"tramways, trams, sturt st., city loop, tram 13

Set of 14 transparencies taken on 22/5/1971. 1170.1 - No. 31 outbound in Sturt St. West near Murray St. - has "To read pack Tilt Train" roof advert. 1170.2 - No. 31 ditto, near Russel St. loop. 1170.3 - No. 14 in Wendouree Parade at what is now BTM Depot Junction, near Toilet block. 1170.4 - No. 31 in Wendouree Parade at the North Gardens, approaching St. Aidans Drive 1170.5 - Scrubber car on "O " road with tennis court alongside. 1170.6 - Scrubber, 43 and 3 8 on 0 road at depot. 1170.7 - 3 8 and 43 on 0 road at depot 1170.8 - 38 on 0 road at depot, showing sharpness of 0 road curves. 1170.9 - 39 and 40 inside depot. 40 has "To read pack, tilt tram" roof advertisement. 1170. 10 - Tram 27 passes the depot gates, east bound with Lake Wendouree in the background. 1170.11 - SEC Depot, from Wendouree Parade, with No. 38 on "O" road. 1170.12 - trams 14 and 30 at depot loop, Wendouree Parade 1170.13 - ditto 1170.14 - "Cars take following line" sign on tram stop pole at Wendouree Parade Loop. All have date stamp of "28 Apr 1971" in purple ink on base. All blue ink unless otherwise noted. 1170.1 - "No. 31 in Sturt St. West between Murray and Wonliss Sts." 1170.2 - "No. 31 approaching Russell St. Loop in Sturt St. West Ballarat" 1170.3 - "No. 14 Gardens" 1170.4 - "No. 3 1 North Gardens 1170.5 - "Track cleaner car (formerly No. 23) at Wendouree Depot" 1170.6 - "Track cleaner, No. 43 and No. 38 at Wendouree Depot" 1170.7 - "No. 43 and No. 38 at Wendouree Depot" 1170.8 - "No. 38 gazes across Lake Wendouree from depot" 1170.9 - "Nos 3 9 and 40 in Wendouree Depot" 1170.10 - "No. 27 passing Wendouree Depot" 1170.11 - "Wendouree Depot with No. 38 on road No. "O" on left. 1170.12 - "Depot Loop" 1170.13 - "Depot Loop" 1170.14 - "Depot" tramways, trams, sturt st. west, wendouree parade, o road, depot, depot loop, signs, bliss bombs, tram 14, tram 27, tram 30, tram 31, tram 38, tram 39, tram 40, tram 43, tram scrubber

Set of 11 Kodachrome transparencies taken on 23/10/1965 in Melbourne. 1178.1 - W7 1020 (on route 9A, Northcote via St Georges Road) with a W2 536 (Deepdene) behind at the corner of Victoria Parade and Brunswick St. East Melbourne or Fitzroy. Has Eastern Hill fire station and ICI building in background. 1020 has front dash panel ads for Queens Bridge Motors and Bridgestone tyres. 1178.2 - W5 759 (route 19, North Coburg) and W5 807 in Elizabeth St. Melbourne at the intersection of Bourke St. with the State Savings Bank building in the background. 759 has side ads, one of which is for CASTROL. 1178.3 -SW6 903 crossing Brunswick St. in Victoria Parade, Fitzroy bound for Deepdene, route 45. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. 1178.4 - W7 1019 (route 96, East Brunswick Blyth St.) and W7 1010 (route 88 East Preston) in Nicholson St at intersection with Victoria Parade. A Herald newspaper truck is alongside 1019. 1178.5 - W7 1040 (route 96, East Brunswick Blyth St.) in Nicholson St at intersection with Albert St. Has Princess Theatre in the background. (High res scan added 26/10/2008 - copy to FOHTD) .1178.6 - W6 974 (route 89 East Preston Bell St.) in Bourke St. about to turn into Spring St. Has buildings on the south side of Bourke St in background, including Southern Cross Hotel. Note trees in tubs and red phone box by Windsor Hotel. 1178.7 - as for same location as 1178.6 - SW6 967 (route 96) and W6 971 (inbound - route 90 - City Spencer St.) 967 has Lucas ad on front dash. 1178.8 - W7 1013 (route 88 East Preston) photographed from W6 991 in Bourke St at corner of Russell St. Has Normans corner store, Treadways and Foys in background. 1178.9 - W2 553 (route 1 East Coburg) at the corner of Elizabeth St and Bourke St. Has the Leviathan, Roger David and Ezywalkin shops in the background. 1178.10 - W6 991 (route 88) and W7 (route 96) in Bourke St. at corner with Elizabeth St. Photo taken from the GPO steps. 991 has ads for BIC pens and CASTROL. In background are the State Savings Bank, Halls Books and McEwans shops. 1178.11 - Line up of north bound trams (3 +) lead by W2 449and southbound in Elizabeth St at corner of Collins St. Has Flinders St. station building in the background. Hi -res image of .10 added 22-12-2018All have date stamp of "23 Oct 1965" in purple ink. All black ink unless otherwise noted. 1178.1 - "W7 1020 turning into Brunswick St. from Victoria parade, East Melbourne (followed by W2 536) 1178.2 - "W5 799 and 807 in Elizabeth St. Melbourne at cnr. of Bourke St." 1178.3 - "SW6 903 entering reserved track in Victoria Parade, East Melbourne" 1178.4 - "W7 1019 and 1010 in Nicholson St. East Melbourne at Victoria Pde intersection" 1178.5 - "W7 1040 Melbourne's last tram (to date) in Nicholson St. at Albert St. intersection." 1178.6 - "W6 974 in Bourke St. Melbourne, about to turn into Spring St." 1178.7 - "W6 971 entering Bourke St. from Spring St. Melbourne, passes SW6 967 outward bound for East Brunswick" 1178.8 - "W7 1013 (seen from W6 991) in Bourke St. Melbourne crossing Russell St." 1178. 9 -"W2 553 in Elizabeth St. Melbourne at cnr of Bourke St." 1178.10 - "W6 991 and W7 1005 in Bourke St. Melbourne at cnr of Elizabeth St." 1178.11 - "W2 449 leads a line of Peak hour cars along Elizabeth St. Melbourne (at Collins St. corner)"tramways, trams, melbourne, victoria parade, nicholson st., brunswick st., bourke st, elizabeth st, tram 1020, tram 536, tram 799, tram 807, tram 903, tram 1019, tram 1010, tram 1040, tram 974, tram 967, tram 971, tram 1013, tram 553, tram 991, tram 1005, tram 449