Titled "Eight years to clear tram tracks", about the time planned to remove tram tracks in Ballarat by the CRB on their roads. Notes agreement with the SEC, mentions the Minister for Fuel and Power Mr. Balfour, cost $1.25million, quotes Mr. Oppy of the CRB. Notes that work on the removal of tracks in Sturt St had commenced this week. The second cutting includes a photo of a Mr G Hettich saw cutting the road surface - note the use of the term "instruments" in the caption.Yields information about the starting of track removal in Sturt St Ballarat and later on in other parts of the system, following closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper cutting from The Courier, about 22/9/1971, about the removal of track in Ballarat and Bendigo. Has the newspaper source on the top edge in ink.crb, sturt st, closure, dismantling, track removal

Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2015 - 2016. Photo of trams 27 and 671 at depot junction Jan. 2015 following the reconstruction of Wendouree Parade. Has the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" in green block printing on the upper edge of the card. On rear along bottom edge, has words "Trams 27 & 671 at Depot Junction 2015. Photo P. Winspur" Two copies held. No label on rear.trams, tramways, membership cards, depot junction, btm, wendouree parade, road works

Forty Eight page, side staple book within blue Rexene covers. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1966. Printed by Regent Press Pty Ltd, 457 Plenty Road, Preston. Provides in a Q & A format, instructions to drivers in electric car operation, photos of various types of controllers, an A.B.C. for tramways drivers - "always" points to remember and has a reference index. has the numbers 139 and 140 circled on inside of front cover. Has name "McCalee B" as the driver's name the document issued to and "5570" and the driver's number.trams, tramways, mmtb, drivers, training, instructions, motormen

Yields information about the City terminus and the Town Hall.35mm slide - AGFA colour plastic mounts of tram 34 operating a Special service at the City terminus, with the Town Hall and other buildings in the background. The tram drivers appear to be swapping over at the door on the road side. Shows the waiting shelter at Sturt and Lydiard St.tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, city, special trams, tram 34

Yields information about Stones Corner and the traffic situation in Bridge St.Set of four 35mm slides - Anscochrome white plastic mounts of Stones Corner, corner of Bridge St, Victoria St and Main Road. .1 - shows the overhead arrangements, with a tram about to enter Bridge St from Main Road. Has the Caltex service station in the background, also advert or roof signs for Viscount Ambassador Caravans, K&O (Digger) Schonell Sports Cycles and Electrical store. .2 - No. 26 inbound with many passengers - showing Mt Pleasant - could be running a Special. .3 - ditto with many cars in the photograph. .4 - tram 39 about to enter Bridge St from Main Road - has a red letter box on corner.tramways, trams, main road, bridge st, victoria st, stones corner, tram 26, tram 39

Yields information about the intersection of Main Road and Barkly St Mt PleasantSet of two 35mm slides - Anscochrome white plastic mounts of No. 13 turning from Main Road into Barkly St with the destination of Mt Pleasant. .2 - the tram has a Twin Lakes on the rear of the tram with a Morris motor car at the rear of the tram. In the background are roadside advertisements for HBA and Taubman's paints.tramways, trams, barkly st, main road, mt pleasant, tram 13

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St west and the trams in 1951.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat No. 30 in bound to the City in Sturt St West at Durham St. Photo by Wal Jack 2-2-1951. Passengers are boarding the tram. Tram has the auxiliary board of "Main Road". See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeIn ink on rear "Ballarat Tramway No. 30 in Sturt St at Durham St 2-2-51" and Wal Jack stamp in bottom right hand corner with number "T690" written in .trams, tramways, sturt st west, tram 30

Yields information about how bogie trams were transported to Ballarat from Geelong.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of photographs of Geelong No. 39 being delivered to Ballarat, later became Ballarat 41 - see Reg Item 5343 also. Photographed by Wal Jack 15-2-1956. Has destination of Newtown. See also Reg Item 7783 for another photograph of the event. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative On rear in blue ink "SEC Ballarat No. 39 ex Geelong on road transport in depot yard, Wendouree" with Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T228" written in.trams, tramways, delivery of tramcars, bogie trams, depot, tram 39, tram 41

Yields information about how bogie trams were transported to Ballarat from Geelong and then received into the depot and offloading the bogies.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of photographs of Geelong No. 40 bogies being off loaded by Yellow Express Crane from the delivery truck in the depot yard, Wal Jack photo 29-3-1956. Became Ballarat No. 43 - see Reg Item 5345 and 7786 also. . See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negative On rear in blue ink "SEC Ballarat No. Yellow Express No. 10 crane, lifting No. 1 end bogie off Yellow Express Road transport, (No. 40 ex Geelong) Wendouree depot 29-3-56" with Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T231" written in.trams, tramways, delivery of tramcars, bogie trams, depot, tram 40, tram 43

Yields information about the instructions about tram operations, safety instructions and leaving trams.Two foolscap duplicated sheets titled "Special Order to Motormen (49/1)" giving instructions regarding 1) Responsibility (for trams), 2) Relief on the road, 3) Controller key, 4) Air brake handle, 5) leaving tram unattended with definition, general precautions, special precautions - such as parking the tram at Lydiard St North, parking trams at City Loop and 6) an explanation on the braking system at either end of the tram. Undated. Printed from wax stencil and stapled along the top edge. Signed by F. K. White Manager. See Reg Item 261 for 9-1961 issue and Reg item 3459 for a Jan. 1961 issue. trams, tramways, braking, instructions, sec, emergency, driver training

Yields information about the construction of the BTPS Depot extensions c Sept. 1978.Set of 2 colour prints of tram the depot extensions being constructed c September 1978. .1 - view from 2 /3 road points with a tram on the 3 road extension. .2 - photo of 4 road pit with water in it. See Annual Report and September 1978 Fares Please!trams, tramways, btps, depot extensions

Yields information about the type of instruction issued to crews and demonstrates important safety issues in regard to the position of point blades at junctions.Typed notice on Quarto paper, titled "Notice for Motormen/Conductors and Conductors" about the need to reset the depot junction points for the through road. Dated 30/5/1951 and signed by the Branch Tramway Superintendent.trams, tramways, depot, safety, points, wendouree parade, instructions

Yields information about the type of instruction issued to crews and demonstrates how trams returning to the depot were to be managed.Typed notice on Quarto paper, titled "Tramways - Depot Operations" detailing the operations for the return of trams to the depot and the allocation of roads" and the use of the notice board. Dated 18/1/1961. Signed by the Works Superintendent.trams, tramways, depot, safety, tramcars, wendouree parade, instructions

Set of five duplicated sheets, MMTB Permanent Way Department, Instructions regarding specific items of plant and their care. Each signed and dated 21 June 1949 by the Permanent Way Engineer. .1 - Drivers of Compressors (All Types) .2 - Power Saw .3 - Concrete Mixers .4 - Road Rollers (Steam Driven) .5 - Lewin Cleanerstrams, tramways, mmtb, equipment

Yields information about the curves and grades and track distances in Ballarat on its tramways.Typed notes titled 1. - "Tramway Route Distances" detailing the distances in Ballarat over the various routes and within the city, often measured from building lines, provided in chains. Typed 12/3/1953, initials "WM" 2 - "Track Grades" - for Sturt St, South track between Albert and Lydiard St (south side), North side (between Courier Office and Lydiard St", Victoria St, east from Main Road, location of sharpest curve (Main Road into Barkly St), Dawson St crossover, Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. track, ballarat

Yields information about the visit of Ballarat horse tram No. 1 to Melbourne for the 2002 Moomba Parade.Set of three colour prints of trams in Swanston St during the Moomba procession of 11/3/2002. See also Reg Item 2013 for other photographs. .1 - Horse tram with Len Millar alongside, in St Kilda Road, pending the start of the procession. Photo by Ray Marsh .2 - ditto, with people on board, prior to the horses being hitched up. V214 and HTT 8 alongside. .3 - ditto. Photographer of .1 and .2 unknown, possibly Ron Scholten. On rear of .1, "Ballarat 1, Moomba Parade, St Kilda Road 11.3.2" and the Ray Marsh stamp with address details.trams, tramways, horse trams, moomba, swanston st, st kilda road, tram 1, tram v214, tram htt 8

Yields information about the Melbourne N class trams and their use on Provincial systems.Black and white photograph, printed on a postcard back format of SEC Geelong Tram No. 34, side on view (later Bendigo 2) in Melbourne Road, North Geelong between Shannon St and Victoria St. Information provided by Dave O'Neil in an email to Warren Doubleday 26/11/2013 - see pdf file. Photo taken mid 1950's. Has in the background Marigold Cafe?, Minerita ?, Typewriter Sales and Service and a service station with a Shell petrol pump in view. On the rear in ink and pencil "City / N Class / HTT 20, MMTB 126, Geel 34 Bend 2"trams, tramways, geelong, melbourne road, north, tram 35

Digital image of depot from the depot fan in December 2012. Tram 33 can just be seen in the shed. Tram 38 and Tram 28 are parked on the apron, front on view, and Tram 39 can be seen inside the shed on road 1.trams, tramways, tramcars, depot, btm, tram 33, tram 38, tram 28, tram 39

Digital image of Tram 40 in the depot, road 7. Closeup view of the cabin and side view. Destination sign is "Victoria Street". Tram 661 is just visible behind. Taken in December 2012trams, tramways, tramcars, tram 40, tram 661

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 42 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. This photo is taken from the south west looking up Lydiard Street. The cemetery gates can be seen in the background. The trolley pole it is ready to head back into the city, and the destination board is reading Sebastopol. There are children and the crew posing beside the tram for the photograph. There is a crowd of people, standing on the road near the tram, and others waiting to take photos. The photographer says this was taken of the last of the last tram to run in Lydiard Street in 1971. Photo quality is poor as the original image was blurred.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, maximum traction, cemetery, tram 42

Track repairs in Wendouree Parade, June 2014. 6022.1 - Roger Gosney standing on track looking at damaged section 6022.2 - Close up of damaged section of track 6022.3 - Work crew including dog in safety vest 6022.4 - Work crew digging up road watched by the dog 6022.5 - Close up digging up road, Alan Snowball using jackhammer, Greg Robinson with spade, Roger Gosney on the far side with spade, and Barry Richardson with spade. 6022.6 - Greg Robinson in trench watched by Alan Roger, and Barry 6022.7 - Same group looking into the trench 6022.8 - Alan on hands and knees beside trench preparing for welding 6022.9 - preparing for welding, with safety screens in place. 6022.11 - Greg Robinson and Roger Gosney resting beside Wendouree Parade. (no. 10) Photo by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, road works, btm, track repairs, wendouree parade

Track repairs in Wendouree Parade, June 2014. Distant view of concrete being poured, Wendouree Parade looking north. Photo by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, road works, btm, track repairs, wendouree parade

Track repairs in Wendouree Parade, June 2014. 6024.1 - Pouring concrete 6024.2 - ditto 6024.3 - ditto 6024.4 - the scene from Wendouree Parade 6024.5 - ditto 6024.6 - Barry Richardson trowelling off 6024.7 - Reece Carter inspecting 6024.8 - Richard checking the roadway out 6024.9 - Trowelling offPhoto by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, road works, btm, track repairs, wendouree parade

Yields information about the track removal during early 1972 at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets and the equipment used.Digital image (and copy print) of track removal at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Sts, Feb. 1972 with the National Mutual and other buildings in the background. Has a "dragline" type excavator, crane and truck carrying rails in the photograph. Possibly originally a Courier Photograph. See Reg Item 2214 for work at this intersection 2/2/1972. From the Victoria Collections website - sourced by Ron Scholten July 2014.trams, tramways, road works, track removal, lydiard st north

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 - 41 and four other single truckers in the City Loop - Sturt St - has Dickins, Gear Chemist, Egments - Hartleys in the background. .2 - 33 northbound in Drummond St North with a large semi trailer behind it. .3 - Scrubber tram on 0 road at the depot. .4 - 43 in Lydiard St North .5 - 37? at Sebastopol terminus with the Royal Hotel in the Background. .6 - 37, Albert St, south of Ophir St crossover, northbound - photo not in focus. .7 - 37 at the Grey St loop, northbound. .8 - 37 and 34? - Urquhart St loop? - not in focus. .9 - 11 - Sturt St, showing Victoria St destination. .10 - 37 - climbing the Lydiard St hill, tram showing Sebastopol.trams, tramways, city loop, sturt st, lydiard st north, drummond st nth, depot, grey st loop, albert st, urquhart st, tram 41, tram 33, tram scrubber, tram 43, tram 37, tram 34, tram 11

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 - 37 at the Lydiard St North terminus, with the shelter in the background. .2 - 33 at the Mount Pleasant terminus, has the corner store with a "The Sun" advertisement and the general store on the right side of the road in the background. Has signs for Streets Ice Cream and Coca Cola. Also has the tram stop signs - painted pole and enamel sign. .3 -33 arriving at the Mt Pleasant terminus with the conductor stepping off the back step, a lady walking across to the tram. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. .4 - 11 at Victoria St terminus, with conductor turning the pole. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. IN the background is the rail bridge over the Eureka line and a shelter. .5 - 11 in bound from Victoria St, shows the bleakness of the street at the time. Tram has Twin Lakes and a SEC Briquettes signs. .6 - 12 outbound to Mt Pleasant in Main St and the corner with Humffray St. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. .7 - 11 in bound from Victoria St, in Bridge St, with junction in background. Tram has Twin Lakes and a SEC Briquettes signs. In the background are Rodda's, C.W. Pennant wall papers and Gill and O'Keffe footwear stores. .8 - 21 in Wendouree Parade, in bound to Victoria St, with the Lake in the background, near Macarthur St. .9 - 21 ditto, nearing the Macarthur St junction. Has the shelter and tram stop signage for View Point in the background. .10 - 34 sitting on the depot fan, 2 road, ready to run out. Has Mt Pleasant as the destination.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, mount pleasant terminus, victoria st, main st, bridge st, wendouree parade, macarthur st, view point, depot, tram 37, tram 33, tram 11, tram 12, tram 21, tram 34

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 - 11 arriving at Gardens Loop, tram has destination of Mt Pleasant, advert for Twin Lakes and SEC Briquettes. In the background is the Gardens Kiosk building. .2 - 11 at Gardens Loop .3 - 11 in Victoria St, crossing the Eureka line rail bridge. .4 - 43 and another bogie tram sitting on 1 road at the depot. .5 - 27 derailed at the depot, in Wendouree Parade - derailed all wheels. .6 - ditto .7 - 33 coupled up to 27, to pull it back onto the track. Driver adjusting the pole. Tram has an Eureka and SEC roof advertisement. .8 - 27 in Wendouree Parade, showing depot, just to the east of the depot. .9 - 33 in bound in Drummond St North at the Mill St Loop. .10 - 33 in bound in Victoria St, has Gardens via Drummond St Nth destination.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, gardens loop, victoria st, depot, derailments, drummond st nth, mill st loop, tram 11, tram 43, tram 27, tram 33

Yields information about the Ballarat tram depot on a Saturday during Dec. 1970, all doors closed.Colour slide - 35mm - of the Ballarat tram depot, Saturday, 19/12/1970, with all doors closed and two bogie cars on "0" road, lead by No. 38. Photo Chas Bevan."Ballarat car barns 19.12.70" in ink.tramways, trams, depot, tram 38

Yields information about the Victoria St and its Gardens with a tram passing. Shows the road and garden arrangement when trams were operational.Colour slide - 35mm - of the Ballarat tram No. 11, inbound from Victoria St, with the railway bridge in the background. Note the rose bushes and gardens in the Sturt St. landscaping strips on either side of the roadway. Photo Chas Bevan."Ballarat trams 1971"tramways, trams, sturt st, gardens, victoria st, tram 11

Yields information about the turn from Sturt St West into Hamilton Ave for trams in 1970.Colour slide - 35mm - of Ballarat single trucker turning from Sturt St West (Western Highway) into Hamilton Ave. Shows the gravel roads and the number of trees in the area. Photo taken by Chas Bevan on Saturday 19-12-1970."Ballarat tram crossing West'rn H'wg 19-12-70" in ink.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, western highway, hamilton ave, tram 27