Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides appears to be the last day of operations - 19/9/1971 .1 - Photo taken from Cooks Hotel balcony overlooking three bogie trams parked in the City Loop with Big W and Dickins store in the background. .2 - 42 in Albert St, showing destination of Sebastopol, though could be north bound near Ophir St. .3 - 42 crossing Ophir St to the north. .4 - 42 (Lydiard St Nth), 34 (Sebastopol) crossing at the Bell St loop .5 - 42, 35 and another bogie tram at ditto - note the neat line of photographers and one person (bounding) around. .6 - 34 and 35 leaving the Grey St loop southbound. .7 - 34 and 35 southbound in Albert St passing the Borough of Sebastopol Town Hall .8 - 34 nearing the Sebastopol terminus in Albert St .9 - 35 ditto .10 - 35 ditto after passing the camera looking towards the terminus.trams, tramways, sturt st, sebastopol, albert st, city loop, ophir st, bell st, grey st, borough of sebastopol, closure, tram 42, tram 34, tram 35

Photo taken by Keith Kings on 18/9/1971, of a film crew shooting of John 'Jack' Anderson, "The Last Tram" which documented a ride through the city of Ballarat in 1971 using tram 17. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGL-0qiahBc for the film.Yields information about the shooting of a film by the Commonwealth film unit in Ballarat.Black and white print on paper with photographer notes and stamp on the rearSee rear image.tramways, ballarat, films, closure, jack anderson

Photographs of trams in Ballarat during 1971 prior to closure of the system by Graham Parry. All images from the scanned negative. .1 - tram 21 at the Mt Pleasant terminus. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond Nth and a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - dittoYields information about the Mt Pleasant line and tram operations in 1971.Set of two Digital image of photographs. trams, tramways, mt pleasant, tram 21

Yields information about the centenary celebrations of electric trams in Ballarat in 2005 and some of the people involved.Set of 15 colour prints of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 and Bendigo 17 in Wendouree Parade and St Aidans Drive during the celebrations for the centenary of electric trams in Ballarat - 25/9/2005. .1 - No. 26 at the loop .2 - No. 1 at the loop .3 - 26 and 1 at loop .4 - 1, ? and 17 at loop with lots of people .5 - 1 leaving the loop .6 - 1, 17 and 28 at loop .7 - ditto .8 - 28 and 1 at loop - Roger Salen and Austin Brehaut .9 - 1 arriving at the loop from Depot Junction .10 - 1 at loop - side on view .11 - 1 at loop - Alan Bradley and friends. .12 - 1 at loop .13 - ditto .14 - 17 and 28 at loop .15 - 1 at loop - Alan Bradley and friends. Printed on Kodak Royal Paper. Earl Ewers photograph. trams, tramways, bendigo, centenary, wendouree parade, btm, tram 17, tram 1, tram 26, tram 28

Letter to the Editor of The Courier, Ballarat 14/1/1997 R. Grange, York St. Ballarat questioning the priorities at looking at the return of trams to Ballarat Street, against other works. Project would be mainly for the benefit of Sovereign Hill."Ballarat Courier 14/1/97" in blue ink on bottom of cutting and stamped - "Frank Puls, 164 Humffray St. Nth, Ballarat 3350, Victoria, Australia, 13 Jan. 1997" in green and blue ink.feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, letter to the editor

Yields information about tram services on the Mt Pleasant line during the early 1950'sNegative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of trams 26 and 33 crossing at the Grant St loop in Barkly St Mt Pleasant. No. 26 has the destination of Mt Pleasant and No.33, destination of City Oval.trams, tramways, barkly st, grant st, mt pleasant, tram 33 tram 26

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of X1 464 possibly at the Ballarat Road terminus. The tram has the destination of Williamstown Road. Photo dated 20-4-1945 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location and the tramcar.trams, tramways, footscray, world war 2, x1 class, ballarat road, tram 464

Yields information about the early use of Ballarat's bogie trams and the track in Wendouree ParadeDigital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Nos. 15 and 22 crossing at the depot loop, Wendouree Parade, 22-12-45 - Wal's notes 1st day both bogies in service. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear in ink "SEC Ballarat Tramways Bogie trams No. 15 and 22 in loop Wendouree Parade near depot. 1st day both bogies were out together. 22-12-1945" Wal Jack stamp in bottom right hand corner with number "T541" written in.trams, tramways, depot loop, bogie trams, lake wendouree, tram 15, tram 22

Yields information the appearance of the SEC tramcar No. 21, and the Victoria St landscape in 1957.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of trams No. 21 outbound in Victoria St before arriving at the terminus and crossing over the Buninyong Rail bridge. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St west. In the background is the bridge brickwork. Photo taken 25 June 1957. See image i2 for rear of photograph.on rear of photo in ink, "SEC Ballarat, No. 21 ex Adelaide No. 10, in Victoria St near terminus, 25 June '57" and "W.Jack photo Neg. to D. Colquhoun"trams, tramways, victoria st, tram 21

Trolley Wheel - cast brass, fitted with a cylindrical bush in the centre. Used on Melbourne trams until the late 1950's when changed for trolley skids to bring the power from the overhead into the tram. Fitted to the end of a trolley pole with another cast item known as a hasp. Has been used. Used by Ballarat and Bendigo trams.trams, tramways, tramcar component, overhead, trolley wheels, trolley poles

Colour print of slide by Wal Jack - Reg. item 362 - Ballarat SEC tram 32 and 43 in Main St. outward bound to Mt. Pleasant. Taken on 22/2/1963. Print made 10/2001 for scanning and use in the "Gold Gold Gold" exhibition of Oct. 2001. Ampol garage on the left hand side of the photograph. On Kodak paper. Copy made Oct. 2001 for the "gold, Gold GOLD" temporary exhibition - colour laser print onto card, with Velcro dots on rear. Stored in box D1 (Display Box) 02/2003.main st, ballarat east, tram 32, tram 43

Yields information about trams used, services and buildings in Sturt St near Lyon St in the ESCo era c1914.Black and White photograph mounted on heavy cardboard backing. Photo of Ballarat ESCo trams east bound in Sturt St. Photo taken from the Ballarat City Fire Station tower, looking East to Mount Warrenheip. Has St Andrews Kirk and St Patricks church and Harry Davies & Co. Drapers buildings. Some early motor vehicles - c1914? From a Railway Photograph? Has marks from old support tape on rear. Note image scanned in two runs through a scanner, resulting in the shading in the image file.trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall, grenville st, esco

Yields information about a system of tram passes that were provided to the City of Ballarat Councillors in 1960 and has a strong association with the Councillors himself.Stamped brass badge or pass for free travel on the Ballarat Tramways for the year 1906. Stamped to give the words "Ballarat Electric Trams 1906" on the outer edge of the Badge and then stamped out to give the letters 'B E T" on the inside of the badge. On the top of the badge, a hole has been provided and a steel ring fitted. On the rear of the badge has the letters "CR. T. J. Hoare" stamped on the top of the badge and on the bottom the manufacturer's name "Stokes" in a reverse stamp. Indicates badge issued to the Councillor for the year 1906. For another example see Reg item 1948tramways, trams, fares, badges, tickets, passes, esco

Black and white photograph of the steel frame for the new Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society tram depot in Ballarat mid-1972. Trees are yet to be fully removed. See also items 4654, 3819 and 2203 for similar photographs. Has a bus in Gillies St in the background. Photographer and date unknown.Yields information about the construction of the BTPS depot, mid 1972.Black and white photograph on plain paper.Has number "6612" in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, btps, depot, construction, gardens

Draft of an article with notes/additions by Keith Kiings on the signalling system and tramcar operations in Bendigo. Looks at the basic services, crossing loops, signalling, following movements (Bendigo used a white disc on the tram to indicate a following tram, Ballarat did not use this system), short workings, reversals, observations of actual workings. Includes a map drawn by Keith Kings in 1972. Published in the September 1990 issue of Somersault, by the Signalling Record Society of Victoria.Yields information about the operation of the Bendigo tramway system using the Forest City Signalling system.Six A4 pages of a draft of an article by Peter Barry and correspondence to Keith Kings re "Signalling and Operations on the Tramway System in Bendigo, April 1990.tramways, trams, bendigo, signalling, forest city, operations, crossing loops, srsv

Yields information about two withdrawn trams stored at the rear of the tram depot during 1952.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of trams 16 and 23 stored at the back of the depot, following their withdrawal from service. See also Reg item 5324 for a similar photo. Dated 8-1-1952trams, tramways, gold tram, depot, tram 16 tram 23

Yields information about the view of The Courier, and locals about the mooted closure of the tramway system and reporting on the proposal, possible Trolley Buses from Adelaide.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 8 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system April 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Saving the Trams" - 7-4-62 - about staffing and bus services 2 - "GBA to support Saving of Trams" - 7/4/62 - Greater Ballarat Association decides to support the tram services - quotes President Mr B C Hedgcock. 3 - "Tram support" - 13-4-62 - Amalgamated Engineering Union support for the trams. 4 - "Decision on Trams Postponed" - 13-4-62 - advising that the Minister of Electrical Undertakings advised that the motion to close the Ballarat system has been delayed by 6 months 5 - "Trams and buses" - 13-4-62 - quoting Mr Risson that trams are safer and comparing them to buses. 6 - "Save the Trams" - 16-4-62 - support from the Ballarat Trades and Labour Council 7 - "Trolley Bus Offer" - 16-4-62 - reporting on the offer of the MTT Adelaide of surplus trolley buses to the City - not well received. 8 - "Bendigo Tram Loss" - 16-4-62 - SEC reporting on Bendigo loss. closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, greater ballarat association, unions, trolley buses, adelaide, bendigo

Yields information about the views of various letter writers, Bendigo union views, Geelong, public meetings, finances and protest action.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 4 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 10 Feb to 13 Feb 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Bus v Tram" - 10-2-1962 - letter - from M Stewart of Sydney, say that the move to buses as in Sydney should not be allowed to happen. 2 - "Tram Facts" - 13-2-62 - letter - about the need for a private operator to run at a profit, higher fares - a public authority would maintain concession fares. 3 - "On the Lines" - 13-2-62 - letter - supporting the trammies. 4 - "Bendigo Meeting Moves to Retain Trams" - 12-3-62 - reporting on a meeting of 11-2-62- in Bendigo, well attended. Included the local Union Secretary, Mr G. T. James, State Secretary Mr C O'Shea, President Mr. S. Edwards, note that fares in Geelong had increased 100% since closure there. Mr Stoneham, noted that the petition to close the system must be laid in Parliament for 24 days. The current sitting would not last that long and it won't be considered until the Spring session.closure, atmoea, unions, parliament, bendigo, geelong, sec

Yields information about industrial issues in Geelong over one man trams and rosters, and that Ballarat was keep advised of the situation. Also a travellers view of Ballarat trams.Set of three (two copies of each except the First Aid one), newspaper clippings from the Geelong Advertiser, 28/10/1952 cut out and pasted onto blue paper, with the Newspaper Name and date type on each piece. Items were pinned together with a typed memo on top - from the Manager of the Geelong Branch to Engineer and Manger Ballarat, dated 28/10/1952, sending the cuttings for information. Has SEC date stamp of 29 Oct. 1952 - see inscriptions. News items were: "Tramway Talks on Thursday" - noting tramway union to meet with SEC Geelong Manager Mr. T.A Farr on Thursday to submit alternative proposals, mainly in regards to new roster affect East Geelong, Geelong West, Eastern Park and Chilwell routes. New roster schedule to come in on 1 November. "Transport Services" - letter to the editor, signed "Reasonable Service" about the writers trip to Ballarat on one of the new diesel rail motor, poor track and the higher measure of patronage on Ballarat's tram and that one of the seats have been removed for prams. "First Aid Team in Final" - about the success of the SEC Geelong team in the Safety Branch Shield competition. Gives names of participants.Memo - has "DTS" on top right hand corner and the cutting regarding the first aid team has in ink "Copy sent to W/M" (Works Manager).one man trams, geelong, unions, rosters, ballarat, prams, vr, first aid

Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 2.5mins, with green leader strip on a plastic reel, within a Gevaert film cardboard box, with a Harvin Film Laboratory, Marrickville NSW label and address to B.J. Parle, Chatswood and a 5d stamp. Titled "Ballarat 1962 AETA Convention". Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 5. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time - Black and White film Title "Ballarat 1962 AETA Convention" 0:00 40 Sturt St, outbound 0:27 Bogie tram in Sturt St, inbound 0:39 No. 41, turning from Sturt into Drummond St. Nth 0:58 No. 37, turning from Sturt St, north track back into Drummond St Sth, 18 in the rear. 1:26 No. 18 departing Sebastopol and bouncing along. 1:46 No. 18 and 37 crossing Albert St Sebastopol 2:10 No. 18 and 37 arriving Grey St loop 2:33 endWritten labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, drummond st, sturt st, sebastopol, tram 18, tram 37, tram 40

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - 21 - night photo - at Sebastopol terminus .2 - 13 at Victoria St terminus .3 - 13 arriving at the Sturt St stop at Lydiard St, from Grenville St. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Has the Commonwealth Bank and Mechanics institute in the background. .4 - 21 at Mill St loop, Drummond St Nth, enroute to Gardens via Drummond Nth. .5 - 26? about to turn from Drummond St Nth into Macarthur St with passengers boarding and leaving the tram. .6 - 21 northbound in Drummond St north at Mair St with an old hotel in the background. .7 - 33 at Lydiard St Nth, with many passengers boarding. Has the cemetery gates in the background. .8 - 26 waiting in the Martin Ave loop. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond St Nth. .9 - 31 crossing 26 at the Martin Ave Loop. .10 - 26 at Gardens Loop with passengers getting off the tram. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. The stop signage is visible to the right of the tram.trams, tramways, night photo, sebastopol, victoria st, sturt st, drummond st nth, mill st loop, macarthur st, mair st, lydiard st nth, martin ave, wendouree parade, tram 21, tram 13, tram 26, tram 31

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 9 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides appears to be the last day of operations - 19/9/1971 .1 - 40 south bound in Lydiard St Nth, at the Gregory St Loop. .2 - 40 after passing through the loop .3 - 42, north bound in Lydiard St. North at Macarthur St. .4 - 42 southbound at the Railway station level crossing with the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carriers building at the station yard in the background. .5 - 42 southbound in Lydiard St North after crossing the railway - taken from the signal box (B) with Reids Palace in the background and the Provincial Hotel. .6 - 35 northbound after passing through the level crossing. .7 - bogie tram crossing the tracks with Ballarat Railway Station in the background. .8 - bogie tram entering the double track section in Lydiard St with Reids Palace in the background. Note the new bus stop bay. .9 - 35 and another bogie in Sturt St, with the Town Hall, Golden Star Chinese Cafe and Georges Fish & Chip shop in the background.trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, gregory st, level crossings, ballarat railway station, sturt st, closure, tram 40, tram 42, tram 35

Postcard of Ballarat Horse tram arriving at the Grenville St. terminus, at the bottom end of Sturt St terminus with a person stepping off the tramcar. Has buildings on both sides of Sturt St. in photograph, and one other horse-drawn vehicle. Also Suttons and Richards & Co. buildings in photo. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in the bottom left-hand corner". On the rear of the postcard, printed are the words "Post Card", areas for "This space may be used for correspondence" and "The Address to be written here" and in the stamp area in a square "Penny Stamp here". See Reg. Item 1539 for a photographic image of the postcard, 2762 and 4274 for other versions. On rear of second copy - publisher details - Cole's Sunny Australia Series, 96 Views, E W Cole Book Arcade, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide.Demonstrates aspects of working of Ballarat tramways, with a passenger stepping off a moving horse tram at Grenville St. Has a strong association with the sender and receiver - possibly exchanging postcards themselves. Hand painted card.Printed black and white postcard with hand painted light blue sky background. Two copies held.On front of card in blue ink "Many thanks for pretty card, shall be pleased to Exchange, with best wishes, B. Bourke 3/7/1906" On rear stamped "Jas. B. Bourke Hare Street Echuca Victoria" and written address "Mr. Geo C. Dalhart, Parkersburg W. Va. U.S. America". Has stamp - Victoria "three halfpence" and cancellation stamp of Echuca, July 3 06" and "Chicago Aug 3, 1906".trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, horse tram, grenville st

Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Ltd. Volume 5, No.3. 30 Cents. December 1968 - January 1969. 16 pages. At front cover picture (right) shows Ballarat Single Truck tram no. 21 is the Myer Father prepared for the road prior to departing the depot at 8.24 am. Saturday 16th November 1968, for Victoria Street terminus.person, individual, basil miller

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 8/9/1971 with a photo of tramcar No. 13 leaving the tram depot for Lake Goldsmith the previous day. The photo caption mentions it is the second tram to leave Ballarat. A second tram was also to leave for Lake Goldsmith the following day. Photo has a small part of the SEC depot buildings in the background. Two copies held.trams, tramways, lake goldsmith, closure, tram disposal

Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 decorated for the 1939 Ballarat Floral Festival and its appearance and its use and publicity.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph featuring the 1939 Floral Tram, Ballarat No. 29 decorated for the 1939 floral festival at View Point with the driver walking around the tram. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativetrams, tramways, floral tram, decorated trams, view point, tram 29

Has a strong association with the activities of the Ballarat tramway Museum in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Geelong tramway opening in 1912, by using Geelong destinations on ex Geelong tramcars.Digital image of Ballarat No. 13 at Carlton St with the destination of Chilwell and at St Aidans Drive with the Geelong destination of Humble St. Part of marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of Geelong Tramways in March 1912 by the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Trams 13 and 14 were marked with different destinations. Photo by Peter Bruce 5/3/2012. Digital images.trams, tramways, geelong, chilwell, btm, carlton st, st aidans drive

Photo features the corner of Sturt and Doveton St, looking South West. Has SEC Tram 22 westbound. Has the Harry Davies "Big Store" in the view, along with the Gardens in the central median strip. Note written by Wal Jack and card sent to Ken Magor of Newcastle - "Ballarat 1948, Bogie Tram No. 22 to "Gardens via Sturt St West at Doveton St. Photo taken between Armstrong & Doveton Sts, looking west."Yields information about Ballarat 's 29 decorated for the 1939 Ballarat Floral Festival and its appearance and its use and publicity and demonstrates its colours of the flowers used.Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 and notes for details of the handwritten note. tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 22, doveton st.

Set of five slides taken during the 2000 COTMA Conference visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum depot. 1 - Horse Tram 2 - tram 26 on depot fan 3 - Scrubber tram No. 8 prior to repainting. 4 - Tram 671 in City of Ballarat livery 5 - Horse tram at depot.Demonstrates part of the BTM fleet during the COTMA visit,Set of five Kodak colour slides - white plastic mountEach slide has details written on it.ballarat, specials, cotma, btm depot, tram 1, tram 26, tram 671, tram 8, horse tram