Yields information about the Town Hall, the Begonia Festival and background buildings.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 13 outside the Ballarat Town Hall decorated for the forthcoming Begonia festival. Tram 13 has a briquettes advert on the rear dash panel and a roof advert for Georgette Frock Salon. The Myer store in the background has an welcome to the Begonia Festival sign.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60"tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, armstrong st, myer, tram 13

Yields information about the City loop and the buildings in the background.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Two identical slides. Tram 12 and another single trucker in the City Loop. Has the Bucks Head Hotel and part of The Ballaarat Gas Co. building in the background.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". .2 - in ink "B/RAT City Loop"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 12

Yields information about the Sturt St, tram 43 and the city tram stop.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 43 arriving at the City tram stop with the destination of Sebastopol. A conductor is standing by the stop pole and a man on a seat reading a newspaper. In the background is the Town Hall.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60"., In ink "Ballarat"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram stops, conductors, tram 43

Yields information about the Sturt St, tram 31 and the city tram stop.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 31 arriving at the City tram stop with the destination of Victoria St and a Castrol roof advertisement. A conductor is standing by the stop pole. In the background is the Town Hall.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram stops, conductors, tram 31

Yields information about the Sturt St, tram 11 and the Town Hall decorated for the Begonia Festival.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 11 passing the Town Hall which is decorated for the Begonia Festival with both Australian and British flags. The tram has a Briquettes roof advertisement, with the destination of Gardens via Drummond St North.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". tramways, trams, sturt st, armstrong st, town hall, tram 11

Yields information about the nature of tram services at the city terminus at Sturt and Lydiard St and the street scene at the time.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Trams 11 and 27 arriving at the "Tramway Centre" the city terminus. Tram 11 has the destination of Mt Pleasant and has a The Age dash canopy advertisement. No. 27 showing Victoria St and has a Briquettes dash panel advertisement. In the background is the Burke and Wills Fountain, shelter, Golden Star Chinese Cafe, Georges Sea Food shop and the Town Hall with the clock tower having scaffolding around it.In ink "Ballarat 12.3.62"tramways, trams, shelters, sturt st, lydiard st north, fountains, tram 11, tram 27

Yields information about traffic conditions at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St and tram operations.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 16/3/1963 of: Photo of a busy scene at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets. Tram 30 for Mt Pleasant and a Twin Lakes sign is departing the City terminus while No. 36 for Lydiard St North is arriving. The Town Hall and Georges Sea Food shop are in the photo along with a sign on the Post Office steps advising the location of the Government Tourist Bureau, Art Gallery and a cast sign "Danger Cross Street at Right Angles".In ink "16.3.63"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, city, town hall, tram 30, tram 36

Yields information about tram 18 and the Town Hall.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 16/3/1963 of: Tram 30 for Mt Pleasant and a Twin Lakes sign at the City terminus Note the flags on the Town Hall. In ink "16.3.63"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tram 30

Yields information about tram 18 and the Town Hall.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 16/3/1963 of: Tram 30 for Mt Pleasant and a Twin Lakes sign at the City terminus Note the flags on the Town Hall and the tram stop sign. In ink "16.3.63"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tram stops, tram 30

Postcard - black and white - titled Murray Views No. 29 - Sturt Street Looking West, Ballarat Vic.", actually looking east from Doveton St towards Black Hill and Grenville St. Has tram 32 westbound to Gardens via Drummond St North. Divided back postcard with details of the maker on the right hand side, MV symbol and a space for a stamp. In the view are Lester House, Tunbridges, Crockers and the Post Office Tower. A Plume sign is also visible.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St in the early 1950's, tram operations, buildings and motor vehicles.Postcard - divided back, unused Murray Viewstrams, tramways, sturt st, doveton st, tram 30

Yields information about the appearance of the Tramway Centre stop, Town Hall and other buildings and tram 33.Negative (120 size) of the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, looking to the Town Hall with two trams at the tram stop and many motor cars. Photo c1950. Tram 33 has the destination of Mt Pleasant. In the background is the Town Hall, Berry Anderson, Fashion Shop and a wine shop advertising Penfolds Wines. Inside the shelter can be seen four clock faces - see image i3 for a crop of the original image. Item donated comprised negative 1095, Negative scanned at 3200dpi. See Reg Item 3376 for another print - noted that it was from the Ellis Collection. trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tramway centre, tram 33

Yields information about tramway operations at Hospital corner. Series of 2 Black and white photographs of trams using the Hospital corner curves. .1 - tram 13 inbound to Victoria St, with the J A Malpass, Rimmington Bros and the Southern Cross Hotel in background. .2 - tram 14 showing Depot via Drummond North crossing the trackwork at Hospital corner.. trams, tramways, hospital corner, sturt st, drummond st nth, victoria st, tram 13, tram 14

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 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 use of the City Loop during the late 1940s.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of a group of trams (3 single truckers and one bogie car) in City Loop late 1940's or early 1950s. Tram 31 (City) is at the head of the line up on a wet day. In the background is the Ballarat Gas Company building.trams, tramways, city loop, sturt st, tram 31

Yields information about the use of the bogie cars when first introduced to Ballarat.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of a new bogie tram at the City stop in Sturt and Lydiard Sts, with the destination of Victoria St. The Town Hall is in the background. Most likely No. 22, based on Reg Item 5273 - 16/12/1945trams, tramways, city loop, sturt st, tram 22

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams the city tram stop.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of bogie car No. 15, when "new" to Ballarat, c1946 at Sturt and Lydiard streets. Has the Commonwealth Bank, the National Mutual building and the trams, tramways, drummond st nth, sturt st, tram 15

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

Has a strong association with the early days of the BTPS in preparing to move the tramcars from the depot and working at the former SEC depot itself. Yields information about the work done in the yard to recover materials.Set of 6 transparencies taken on 27/2/1972 on Kodak mounts. 1177.1 - photo of the dismantling of the points leading to "0" road at the SEC depot by the BTPS, looking south to Lake Wendouree. 1177.2 - view across depot front with No. 28 parked slightly outside and No. 40 inside door. Shows trackwork being dismantled and offices at front of depot. 1177.3 - view of No. 40 inside depot. 1177.4 - close up of the point blades leading to "0" road. 1177.5 - view of the front of the depot showing 40 and 28 parked outside, with dismantled point work in the foreground. 1177.6 - view of trackwork at part of Sturt and Drummond Sts. See also Reg Item 3533 for a similar series of photographs.Information written on in blue ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1177.1 - "Depot, Ballarat" 1177.2 - "Depot, Ballarat" 1177.3 - "Depot, Ballarat" 1177.4 - "Depot, Ballarat" 1177.5 - "Depot" 1177.6 - "Sturt and Drummond Sts"tramways, trams, wendouree parade, depot, sturt st, drummond st, pointwork, trackwork, o road, tram 28, tram 40

Black and white photograph and negative of tram 33 outbound to the Gardens, passing the Golden City Hotel at the corner of Sturt and Dawson Sts. Tram has a Twin Lakes Ad on the front dash panel. Taken from the central median strip, August 1971. Original print by David Endacott, duplicate print (1268A) by John Phillips 12/1999. Second copy added 5/2001. Original neg scanned at hi res and updated 11/5/2020.On original print "Last week before phasing / out of trams / from Cnr Sturt & Dawson Sts. / Aug 1971" in pencil.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., dawson st, golden city hotel, tram 33

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, late January 1972 showing a picture of the foundations of the tram shelter at Grenville and Sturt Streets being removed by a SEC worker (Mr. Ron Rathnie) using a large jackhammer. No date given on cutting, but on rear is an item about a visiting theological student, about a concert to be held on Feb. 1.trams, tramways, shelters, demolition, sturt st.

Colour postcard size print of SEC Ballarat trams 13, 26 and bogie car in the City Loop. Photo dated 23.11.1962. Printed on AGFA paper. In background is Morseheads building and another single trucker heading onto Bridge St. Tram 13 has "Twin Lakes" sign in multiple colours on front panel, 26 has briquette ad and the bogie car has an SEC Ad as well. Bogie car has front or east trolley pole up, as if to run back to Bridge St. All trams fitted with dash canopy lighting, but not the large white strip on the front panel. Tram 13 has the destination of "CITY"On rear top left hand corner "23.11.62" in very wavy handwriting typical of an aged person.city loop, sturt st., ballarat, tram 13, tram 26

Copy of the Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 9, No. 4, December 1971, which contains seven photographs of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway System on 19/9/1971 by Greg Triplett. Item 579 refers for centre page photograph. Magazine has articles on the Beech Forest Narrow Gauge, The Atjeh Tram (Indonesia), cable cars preserved in Melbourne and a derailment at Yering Vic. in 1900. Ballarat Photos 1 - 40 in Lydiard St. 2 - Bogie car in Wendouree Parade from the wheat silos 3 - Intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Street from the Town Hall 4 - Tram at City Centre with Boer War (?) statue in front of the tram - night photo 5 - 35 at Sebastopol Terminus - night photo 6 - 42 at the Lydiard Street terminus - night photo 7 - 40 leaving Sebastopol as the last tram - night photo (see item 579) Second copy added 31-8-2017. Second copy has a "Technical Book & Mag. Co." yellow label on the front cover.trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, lydiard st, sturt st, sebastopol

Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of SEC tram No. 21 at the City Terminus during 1968. Has Town Hall in background. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. Advertisement for Twin Lakes on front dash and SEC Roof Ad ("Everything is under control in my all electric kitchen"_ Negative rescanned 9-5-2020 and image updated.tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, ballarat, 21, tram 21

Article from The Courier Ballarat 27/1/1998, page 3 written by Lyndall Reading about the introduction of a double deck tourist bus service to Ballarat by the "London Bus Company". Has a photo of the bus by the Town Hall. Quotes City of Ballarat Executive Director of Tourism, Tom Smith and proprietor, Tim Borchers.sturt st., town hall, tourist bus, london bus

Photo of Ballarat trams 17 and 39 at the City Terminus, Sturt and Lydiard Streets with the Ballarat Town Hall in the background. 2168.1 - photo of No. 39 , with a SEC "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" advertisement. 2168.2 - photo of 17 and 39 with another single trucker behind. Taken from the ANZ bank - upper windows? Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, town hall, tram 17, tram 39

Has a good association with the final days of the SEC Ballarat system with the operation of the trams for schools (Ballarat North Technical College) and the things that could happen while on tour - 40 derails again.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Thursday 19/8/1971, titled "All aboard". Features two photos of No. 40 and one of another bogie tram during a farewell tour of the Ballarat system the previous day by Ballarat North Technical school students. The lower photo features the school students while the upper photo shows No. 40 derailed near the corner of Sturt and Lydiard Streets with the Town Hall in the background. See Reg items 3765, 3766 for actual prints of the Courier photographs and Reg. item 1073 for another copy of the newspaper clipping. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Item has been folded for inclusion within a scrap book. Has a piece of plain paper Secured to the back of the portion that was not Secured to the scrap book itself. 2nd copy - clipped from newspaper - added 17-08-2006. In good condition.special trams, derailments, sturt st, charter trams

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of No. 14 (see slide BAS 7 (Reg No. 2317) for same ad arrangement) at City terminus. Dave Kellett standing by front of tram. Posed photograph. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Has Allan Bros. Jewellers, SEC office, Tunbridge's Furnishings and Macey's buildings in the background. Roof Advertisement for Ilford film, and dash panel advertisements for The AGE and SEC Briquettes. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 10" in penciltramways, trams, sturt st, city terminus, tram 14

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 33 at City terminus, on the south side outbound. Tram is in the process of being fitted with dash canopy lights and tiger strips. Tram has destination of Grey St. Sebastopol and a SEC Briquettes advertisement on the front dash panel. Has a crewman with back to camera. Photo taken early 1961. Has Commonwealth Bank and Mutual Life building in the background. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 24-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 17" in penciltramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, tram 33