Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, 1962, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, pattered dark red cover with green cloth binding on cover, card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1962, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc In the Memoranda section (last two pages), list of names and addresses of track gang and notes on materials used, costs, scrubber use and hours, and length of track. Has notes when some finished on the track gang - elsewhere within the SEC? Grove Platt Lancaster Wiseman Lakey Edwards Dowie Marks Fish Eames Smith Loose contents 1. - Inside front cover - 12 green and pink "Workshop Requisition" requesting work by the track gang outside the direct tramway area, eg Ballarat B station and one handwritten note. 2.- Telephone numbers - a receipt made out to E. Fish for jury duties fees. 3 - 19/3/1962 - printed card from the Municipal Officers Assoc (SECOA) for a general meeting at Electra Hall on 7/12. 4 - April Cash account - note re requirement for tip truck to pick up materials. 5 - Inside last sheets - medical certificate for H. Dowie, dated 10/7/1962. tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, 1963, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, pattered dark red cover with green cloth binding on cover, card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1963, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc In the Memoranda section (page 4 and 5), list of names and addresses of track gang and notes on materials used, costs, scrubber use and hours, and length of track. Lancaster Wiseman Lakey Edwards Dowie Marks Fish Smith Bartlett (started 4/11/63) Loose contents 22/7/63 - sketch showing Webster St Crossover welding points?tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1964, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc In the Memoranda section (page 3 and 4), list of names and addresses of track gang and notes on materials used, costs, scrubber use and hours, and length of track. Lancaster Wiseman Lakey Edwards Fish Dowie Marks Smith Bartlett W. Gladman R. J. Gladman Loose contents 1. 27/12/64 - Handwritten notes (2) re work to be done and leave 2. - Memoranda - handwritten note on rear of weekly time sheet - note re materials and leave times for gang. 3 - Inside rear cover - Note from the Accounts department dated 9/8/1963 re account numbers to used by the truck driver - note re D. Wiseman - Long Service leave - workshop requisition and note - re work at B power station - repairs to road - workshop requisition to dig trenches in Main St - note re work on the back of a letter from the Shell Sou'wester service station re the availability of touring maps.tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1965, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc In the Memoranda section (last page) gives names and leave due and work arrangements for those without leave during the Christmas - Jan. period. Lancaster Wiseman Lakey Edwards Fish Dowie Smith Batty Cooper Butcher Loose contents 1. Important dates- part of a very fragile sheet of paper - account numbers for various jobs. 2 - 19/12/1965 - part of the cover "The Society Courier - June 1960 - a SEC Social League newsletter" and part of a desk calendar for 10/12/1963, with hours worked on particular jobs and account numbers. 3 - last sheet of Memoranda - on the back of a sheet of Regulations and Acts (SEC manual) - handwritten notes regarding leave entitlements 4 - inside rear cover - sheet showing gang names, with additions/cross outs including a note that H. Dowie passed away on 9/12/1965. Other names not in above list: J.Whatmore W.Hicky? P.Cartledge W.D.Strange C.Kingston? B.Sarah G.Cooper J.Butcher Coombs David Coon tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1966, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Loose contents With the Engagements 1. - part of a card with roses on it 2. - sheet of paper with tramways account numbers on it 3 - Phillips Electrical Pty Ltd -warranty certificate and envelope 4 - Trams out from depot and Mileage Run sheet with notes on the back (Item Reg. 3706) re track measurements. 25/12/1966 - blank weekly timesheet. Inside rear cover - sheet of paper with names and leave owing details. Names are: Lancaster Wiseman Mark Lakey Edwards Fish Donovan Weightman Wilson Rose Mason Scicluna Smithtram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Collins Australian Diary, No. 324 printed by Collins Bros, dark red card covers, sewn sections with ruled sheets providing a diary for 1967, one week per double page. Has "useful information" sheets at from the diary. Used by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, leave, welding, track cleaning, truck driver etc Loose contents 18/6/1967 - SEC Sub-Requisition - weld two VR rail joints, Doveton St level crossing 9am Sunday 25/6 2nd last page - note re leave entitlements and work over the Christmas period. Mark Clough Wiseman Weightman Smith Palmer Rose Blake Inside back cover 1. - Sub-requisition for tree cutting 2. - Memo dated 18/8/1966 re electrolysis and welding and testing of joints to Reg Item 3707.. 3. - memo dated 29/11/1967 re tree clearing in Bungaree 4 - Sub-requisition re truck use re tree clearing 5 - Weekly time sheet for R. Palmer - Track cleaner, dated 29/12/1967. 6 - Four requisitions for undertaking non tramway work 7 - List of invitees to a SEC safety coittee meeting - on rear a list of names and leave owing. tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, scrubber tram

Set of three black and white prints of MMTB Scrubber No. 8 early 1970's. .1 - Arts Centre area, St Kilda Road .2 - Dandenong Road, about to use the crossover just to the west of Glenferrie Road .3 - using the crossing. Has the Hoyts picture theatre on the corner of Glenferrie and Dandenong Roads in the background. On Agfa paper. Photo by E. G. Butland - Ron Scholten - provided a written note re Ellen Butland - in with worksheet - 5th women driver in Melbourne, worked from Kew, now lives in NZ and drove buses in Auckland. See Donated by Ron Scholten to BTM 11/2005 See Destination City - renumbering of No. 8 to 8W took place during 1975.1 - "E.G. Butland" stamped in black ink on rear. .2 - as above, "Wattletree Road" stamped in public in three places, along with address blacked out and the words "please return to" in pencil and in the top left hand corner "No.8 Victoria Pde" in pencil. .3 - "E.G. Butland" stamped in black ink on rear., "D. Menzies / 237 Wattletree Road, Malvern Vic. 3144."tramways, trams, scrubber tram, dandenong road, st kilda road, tram 8, tram 8w

Yields information about the appearance of BTM owned tram No. 8 Scrubber when in MMTB service at the South Melbourne Per way depot.Printed colour photograph in the form of a postcard, of the Perway yard at South Melbourne depot 1950's with grinder car No. 2 and other service trams and a tower truck. No. 8 is the MMTB green and cream colour scheme. Has the two road Perway yard shed in the view. TMSV publication On the rear is a postcard framework and in the address portion a written inscription.In red ink, "Sth Melb Perway yard scrubber 8w, with cabins from PMTT 32"trams, tramways, south melbourne, mmtb, scrubber tram, tower truck

Set of three digital images: .1 - Digital image of Wendouree Parade taken from the cabin of Tram 8 on 16/5/2014. The driver, Geoff Gardner is partly shown in the reflection on the windscreen. A red car can be seen reversing into the path of the tram as it approaches the stop south of Pipers Restaurant. .2 - Digital image of Wendouree Parade taken from the cabin of Tram 8, on 16/5/2014. The driver, Geoff Gardner can be seen. Pipers Restaurant is just visible. .3 - Digital image of Wendouree Parade taken from the cabin of Tram 8, on 16/5/2014. The view is back over the tank looking south along Wendouree Parade.trams, tramways, botanical gardens, street scene, track cleaner, wendouree parade, windscreens, scrubber tram, tram 8

Yields information about the appearance of scrubber tram 8W prior to its disposal c1999.A4 sheet with photograph, titled "8 W Scrubber" - prepared by VicTrack, prior to disposal the BTM c1999. Gives some details and notes on the tram. Has a Dept of Infrastructure with a copy right stamp photograph of the tram at Preston Workshops. Shows the appearance of the tram.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, preston workshops, disposal

Yields information about the appearance of one of Ballarat Scrubber tram soon after it was converted from a Ballarat Sebastopol car in Wendouree Parade.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the Ballarat Scrubber, in Wendouree Parade mid to late 1930's. Could have been photographed after completion. Wal's album notes "Water & Scrubber car ex "Sebastopol Type No. 23 converted 1935". Has a broom inside the tram. Lake Wendouree in the background. 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 of photo in ink, "Ballarat Tramways water car"trams, tramways, scrubber tram, lake wendouree, scrubber

Yields information about the appearance of one of Ballarat Scrubber tram at work in Wendouree Parade in 1947.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the Ballarat Scrubber, in Lydiard St North, cleaning out a drain - the lid is in front of the tram. Photo taken 10-11-47. Has Lydiard St North buildings in the background. See image i2 for rear of photograph.on rear of photo in ink, "SEC Ballarat Tramways scrubber car formerly "Sebastopol" car No. 23 Lydiard St, 10.11.47 L.M.-Wood" and "C" in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, lydiard st north, scrubber

Yields information about the size of the water tank that was fitted to the ESCo built sprinkler tram for Ballarat.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the storage tank from the old or original ESCo sprinkler car, noted in use on a local farm at Invermay. No details as to source of print, Wal's notes the date as March 1958. See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "Ballarat Tramways, Storage tank from old Sprinkler car, now in use on local farm at Invermay"trams, tramways, sprinkler tram, scrubber tram, esco

Two colour prints of Norm Maddock, former Assistant Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Tramways Union and Malvern Tramway Museum alongside Scrubber No. 8 at the BTM depot 6/10/2009. See October 2009 Fares Please! See Melbourne Tram Museum item No. 7582 for a photo of Norm at the Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial. Has a strong association with Norm Maddock, former Assistant Tramways Union secretary and driver of the scrubber tram. Photographed during a visit to Ballarat and the War Memorial.Set of two colour prints on digital prints.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, btm depot, unions, tram 8

Drawing of the water tank for scrubber car 8 operated by the Ballarat Tramway Museum, showing the materials, welding and dimensions.Yields information about the water tank for scrubber tank fitted to scrubber tram 8Drawing - dyeline print folded into 8tramcars, work cars, scrubber tram, water tank, tram 8

Photographs by Stan Lakey, SEC Deport Foreman. Shows some of the Ballarat fleet being loaded prior to going to other locations. Provided to donor at the time. Yields information about the transport of former Ballarat trams to their new "homes" or other tramway Museumstram Series of seven colour prints of SEC Ballarat trams loaded onto trucks for transport to their "new" homes, September 1971. .1 - Tram 12 - for the Sydney Tramway Museum - 8/9/1971 .2 - Tram 17 - for the TMSV Bylands - 20/9/1971 .3 - Tram 21 - for the AETM or St Kilda Tramway Museum Adelaide 21/9/1971 .4 - Tram 33 - for the Hamilton Transport Museum, with the depot crew standing in front of the tram 1/9/1971 .5 - Tram 36 - for transport to Preston Workshops and then Ballarat Tourism Week running in Melbourne 14/9/1971 .6 - Tram 37 - for the Sydney Tramway Museum 27/9/1971 .7 - Scrubber - for the TMSV Bylands 21/9/1971On rear has the photographers name and details written in by donor.ballarat, depot, tram disposal, tram transport, sec ballarat tramways, tram 12, tram 17, tram 21, tram 33, tram 36, tram 37, scrubber tram, trams, tramways

Photograph of the Electric Supply Co. (ESCo) Bendigo water tram in front of the depot with two workmen. The tram has been modified with rail scrubbing blocks to clean the head of the rails. Photo by Peter Duckett about 1947.Yields information about the first Bendigo track cleanerPhotograph - Black & White - Bendigo water car - track cleaner - about 1947Details the image on the rear of the print in ink.bendigo, tramcars, esco, water tram, scrubber tram, bendigo tramways, depot

Set of five photographs of Bendigo trams photographed by Peter Duckett, early 1950s 1 - Bendigo 22 in Mitchell Street. Tram has the destination of Quarry Hill. In the background is the Morley Johnson Home furnisher and F. Kessling Butcher 2 - Tram No. 3 at the depot. 3 - Tram 7 on a Quarry Hill service. 4 - Bogie tram 24 at the depot 5 - Track cleaner - scrubber and another ex Melbourne single trucker at the depot.Yields information about Bendigo trams early 1950sSet of five black and white photographs by Peter Duckett.Details the image on the rear of the print in ink.bendigo, tramcars, bendigo tramways, quarry hill, charing cross, mitchell st, tram 22, tram 3, tram 7, tram 24, scrubber tram

Ballarat Scrubber car, in Drummond St. North, 28.2.1962, flushing track drains at Duncan St. loop. Workman in white at rear of tram, parked at entry to loop. Photo by Keith Kings.'K.S.Kings No.' stamped onto slide' 'H(w)(369), 1/250, f11, 28/2/62, Ballarat, Scrubber flushing track drains at loop on Drummond St. Nth.' in blue ink.tramways, trams, ballarat, drummond st. nth, scrubber tram, maintenance, scrubber

Yields information about the activities of the BTM in the period 2006 - to 2008, and has a strong association with various BTM individuals. Made for the 2008 COTMA Conference.Digital Movie "BTM Brag 2008", prepared by Richard Gilbert for the Launceston COTMA Conference in 2008. Transferred to the Hard Drive - AV Files - dB text/AV Files/Reg Item 5458/ in DVD format. Synopsis: based on time - 0.00 - 0.20 - titles etc. 0.21 - 1.40 - Begonia Festival with 671, 27, 466 1.41 - 2.35 - vehicle into the rear of the depot 2.36 - 3.16 - New shelving in depot and restoration of 12 3.17 - 4.30 - horse tram operation, Neville Hesketh, Neil Lardner, Carolyn Cleak, Richard Gilbert, Peter Winspur, Len Millar and Alastair Reither. 4.31 - 5.26 - track repairs Wendouree Parade 5.27 - 6.15 - work on 38, transfer to workshop and No. 28 6.16 - 6.26 - fitting of clear plastic blinds to 661 6.27 - 6.43 - No. 8 scrubber at work etc. 6.44 - 7.03 - On going work of volunteers, 661, Roger Salen, Neville Hesketh 7.04 - 7.14 - Credits etc. trams, tramways, btm, horse tram, depot, wendouree parade, begonia festival, scrubber tram

Set of two colour photographs of Scrubber 8 on No. 6 road at the BTM depot 6/4/2005 with No. 18 behind. Taken by Carolyn Dean. Dave Macartney walking in front of No. 18 on image 3105.2.On rear of all photos "6.4.05"scrubber tram, btm depot, tram 18, tram, tram 8

Ten page plus cover sheet document titled "Scrubber No. 8 Training Manual", detailing Controls, Auxiliary equipment of ex MMTB Scrubber No. 8 ( 8W), with photographs of the controls, scrubbing blocks, pipework, preparation, operation, stabling, appendix showing cut out switches and tool box and Scrubber car operator competency sheet. Version 1, dated 8/6/1001. (has been replaced since). Prepared by Warren Doubleday 6/2001.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, btm, manual, instructions

Slide - set of 5 - 35mm - white plastic mount of various heritage trams. .1 -8W .2 - W4 673 at Bylands .3 - ex Sydney scrubber at Hawthorn. .4 - W2 646 at Hawthorn .5 - W6 935 after a repaint. Photographed by Mike Ryan c1998trams, tramways, mmtb, scrubber tram, w4 class, w2 class, w6 class, tram 8w, tram 673, tram 646, tram 935

Black and white photograph of tram 11W, ex Sydney K class, as MMTB Scrubber, crossing Collins St in Williams St with the National Mutual Building in the background. Photo by Vic Solomons 30-10-1980.on rear in ink "Former Sydney K Class car, now MMTB Scrubber No. 11W, crosses Collins St in William St 30-10-80"trams, tramways, scrubber tram, sydney tramcars, william st, collins st, tram 11w

Agfa Colour slide, cardboard, by Keith Caldwell dated 13-3-1962 of ex Sydney Scrubber climbing the Elizabeth St hill to the Haymarket roundabout. Tram in the green colour scheme. Has in the background the F. Dank's hardware merchants building in the background.In ink "Car 11 13-3-1962"trams, tramways, elizabeth st, scrubber tram, work trams

Letters - set of 5 and one report titled "Rail Scrubbing" between the Victorian Railways Chief Engineer Way and Works and Mr. Strickland, Chief Engineer MMTB about the effectiveness of scrubbing with 40HP and 50 HP motors and the number of scrubbing blocks. Includes an extensive report on tests done in Miller St Preston with scrubber No. 4, Feb. 1933. Letters dated 8/2/1933 to 3/2/1933.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, vr, st kilda brighton, testing, tram 5

Handwritten list on ruled paper. The first titled "MMTB Works Cars - 4/69 Data Sheets" lists the motors fitted to work cars 8, 9, 15, 16, 17 and 19 and some motor history. The second part "Final Mileages", lists mileages for trams 180, 182, 468, 217, 218 and 680. Assumed prepared by Bob Prentice.trams, tramways, workshop records, work trams, mileages, scrubber tram, freight tram

Black and white photograph of MMTB Scrubber No. 4 at South Melbourne Depot, during 1939 On the right hand side of the photograph is W2 probably 568 painted for the 25th (and lit) for the 25th Anniversary of Luna Park. See email from Mal Rowe - htd3597doca.pdftrams, tramways, scrubber tram, south melbourne depot, service tramcars, luna park, tram 4, tram 568

Colour slide, Kodak, fawn cardboard of MMTB Scrubber No. 9 at Preston Workshops 4/7/1959. Tram W5 681, ex a CW5 in the background. Keiths notes on rear "Scrubber No. 9 Preston Workshops; Brand new; entered service the next week. (Probably the first time this car photographed." Slide Number K(a)(286)Extensive handwriting on rear in ink and that it was photographed at 1/100, F4.trams, tramways, w5 class, preston workshops, new tramcars, scrubber tram, tram 9, tram 681

Agfa colour slide, blue / white plastic mount, photo by Keith Caldwell of Scrubber No. 11 leaving the South Melbourne Depot, with the Kingsway in the background. 4/1964In ink "Melb #11 4-64"trams, tramways, scrubber tram, work trams, south melbourne depot, kingsway, tram 11