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Document - Exercise Book, Wal Jack, "W. Jack Tramways No. 1", 1950s
Contains notes on the following tram systems. Brisbane - includes notes on photographs Rockhampton steam Sydney Tram Depots NSW Tramways tramcars - notes on each class and work vehicles Birmingham including two cuttings about the closure of Birmingham dated 31-3-1939 London Passenger Transport Board - one page Bristol - closure and damage. Sheffield History of the Tramcar Victorian Railways - St Kilda Brighton Electric Street Railway Sandringham to Black Rock MMTB Cable trams and opening dates Opening dates for the tramway routes in Melbourne to 1921 News Paper cuttings on Doncaster Newspaper cutting - cable trams "Cable Trams.....clang into history" by Hugh Murphy History and Development to 1943 - Brisbane Trams by G. R. Steel (half page only) Perth Tramways Adelaide Municipal Tramways Trust notes South Africa Trams Wellington Corporation Tramways (NZ) Tramways in Soviet Russia World's Largest Tram Systems - July 1938Demonstrates the work of Wal Jack in recording tramway information.Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "W. Jack Tramways No. 1" lined pages, four sections each of 10 sheets, (80 pages), stitched bound. trams, tramways, tramways, sydney, brisbane, vr, melbourne, cable trams -
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Newspaper, The Argus, "Country News - Ballarat and District", 15/06/1909 12:00:00 AM
Digital image and transcript of a press cutting from The Argus, Country News section, 15/6/1909 - about the inquest into the death of Mr J H Bates who died while travelling on the footboard of a car, fell off and was dragged under a trailer. Magistrate Mr Murphy, ESCo - Mr H Troup, Thomas Glenn tram conductor, H Bates - deceased, R J Gribble for the relatives.accidents, esco, injuries -
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Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Old Rattlers still on the rails" - "Tony's love affair with trams keeps alive city's history", 3/04/2014 12:00:00 AM
Has a strong association with Tony Smith of the MTPA who assists the BTM in its work.News paper clipping from the Herald Sun, Melbourne 3 April 2014, titled "Old Rattlers still on the rails", with a top heading of - "Tony's love affair with trams keeps alive city's history". Has a photo of Tony (Anthony) Smith of the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association holding a spanner with VR 41 in the background. Gives details of Tony's work at Haddon and the conservation of Melbourne trams. Article written by Aaron Langmaid, with photo by Tim Carrafa. mtpa, melbourne, haddon, vr -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram crew finds turtle crossing the tracks", 15/01/2015 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 15/1/2015, titled "Tram crew finds turtle crossing the tracks". Has a photo of tram 38, northbound near depot junction with the turtle, actually a tortoise, in the foreground. It was a slow news day in Ballarat! Quotes Peter Waugh, and has the story around a Myki card.btm, wendouree parade, turtle, tortoise, animals -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Information for Members and Interested parties", 1972
Set of 9 documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1972. .1 - Information Newssheet January 1972 .2 - Information for Members and Interested parties - February 1972 .3 - ditto March 1972 .4 - Disposal List for Ballarat Tramcars - April 1972 .5 - Information for Members and Interested parties - April - May 1972 .6 - ditto June - July 1972 .7 - ditto September 1972 .8 - ditto November 1972 .9 - ditto November 1972 All documents scanned as pdf images.museums btps, closure, tmsv, publicity -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Information for Members and Interested parties", 1973
Yields information about the early operations and construction of the BTPS in 1973 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the early operations and construction of the BTPS in 1973 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 4 documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1973. .1 - Information for Members and Interested parties - February 1973 .2 - ditto - May 1973 .3 - Information for Members - September 1973 .4 - ditto - October 1973 All documents scanned as pdf images.museums btps, publicity -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1974/1975
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1974 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1974 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please" printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1974. .1 - Fares Please! January 1974 .2 - ditto April 1974 .3 - ditto June 1974 .4 - ditto July 1974 .5 - ditto September 1974 .6 - ditto November 1974 to January 1975 .7 - part of a tour circular for a BTM Trip to Maryborough Show day, 26/9/1974. All documents scanned as pdf images.museums btps, publicity -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1975
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1975 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1975 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 5 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1975. .1 - Fares Please! November 1974 to January 1975 .2 - ditto March 1975 .3 - Notice re COTMA Conference .4 - Sales List .5 - Fares Please! June 1975 .6 - Note re Trolley Wire as Official Magazine for Australian Museums .7 - Fares Please! August 1975 .8 - ditto October 1975 .9 - December 1975 All documents scanned as pdf images.museums btps, publicity, cotma, trolley wire, sales -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1976
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1976 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1976 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1976. .1 - Fares Please! February 1976 .2 - Sales List .3 - Appeal Sheet .4 - Fares Please! April 1976 .5 - Fares Please! June 1976 .6 - Sales List .7 - Fares Please! August September 1976 .8 - Fares Please! October 1976 .9 - Sales List .10 - Fares Please! December 1976 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1977
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1977 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1977 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1977 .1 - Fares Please! February - March 1977 .2 - Appeal Sheet for tram 33 .3 - Fares Please! May 1977 .4 - Fares Please! July 1977 .5 - ditto September 1977 .6 - October 1977 .7 - December 1977 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1978
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1978 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1978 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1978 .1 - Fares Please! February 1978 .2 - ditto April 1978 .3 - ditto June 1978 .4 - ditto September 1978 .5 - ditto October 1978 .6 - ditto December 1978 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1980
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1980 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1980 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 4 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1980 .1 - Fares Please! March 1980 .2 - Sales Sheet .3 - Fares Please! May 1980 .4 - news items sheet - two pages .5 - Fares Please! July 1980 .6 - news items sheet - two pages .7 - Fares Please - November 1980 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales, newspaper clippings -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1981
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1981 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1981 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1981 .1 - Fares Please! March 1981 .2 - news items sheet - two pages .3 - Fares Please! May 1981 .4 - Fares Please! July 1981 .5 - Sales List .6 - news items sheet - two pages .7 - Fares Please! - September 1981 .8 - Order sheet - number of items .9 - Fares Please! - extra edition - October 1981 .10 - Fares Please! - November 1981 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales, newspaper clippings -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1982
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1982 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1982 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1982 .1 - Fares Please! January 1982 .2 - Fares Please! March 1982 .3 - news items sheet - two pages .4 - Fares Please! May 1982 .5 - Fares Please! July 1982 .6 - Fares Please! - September 1982 .7 - Letter from Richard Gilbert to Harry, 20/9/1982 re AGM and elections .8 - Fares Please! - November 1982 .8a - bottom part of page 3. .9 - news items sheet - one page. All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales, newspaper clippings -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1983
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1983 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1983 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1983 .1 - Fares Please! January 1983 .2 - Fares Please! March 1983 .3 - Fares Please! May 1983 .4 - Fares Please! July 1983 .5 - Fares Please! - September 1983 .6 - Fares Please! - November 1983 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales, newspaper clippings -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1984
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1984 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1984 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All printed by the Gestetner duplication process. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1984 .1 - Fares Please! January 1984 .2 - Fares Please! March 1984 .3 - Fares Please! May 1984 .4 - Fares Please! July 1984 .5 - Fares Please! - September 1984 .6 - Fares Please! - November 1984 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity, sales, newspaper clippings -
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Newsletter, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Fares Please!", 1985
Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1985 and has a strong association with those involved., Yields information about the operations of the BTPS in 1985 and has a strong association with those involved.Set of 6 "Fares Please!" and other documents printed for distribution to BTPS members as news. All Fares Please! printed by the Gestetner duplication process, .6 by photocopying. Consolidated from other items or holdings from donations into a single year set of newsletters. All produced during 1985 .1 - Fares Please! January 1985 .2 - Fares Please! March 1985 .3 - Fares Please! May 1985 .4 - Fares Please! July 1985 .5 - Fares Please! - September 1985 .6 - Election statement - photocopied. .7 - Fares Please! - November 1985 All documents scanned as pdf images. museums btps, publicity -
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Magazine, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC Magazine, 31/10/1944
Magazine published by the State Electricity Commission of Victorian reporting the success of the Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong entrants in the Most Popular Conductress Competition with photographs of each of the Conductresses and their fundraising totals. Sylvia Mitchell Ballarat, Miss J McCurdy Geelong, and Mrs. D Rosewarne Bendigo. See item 8825 for part of this magazine collected by Sylvia Mitchell. See also item 247 for another image. Included in this issue are items on casualties on service, briquette factory notes, how street lights affect trees, unique transformer at Newport, Sergeant Staples and Mrs Mitchell, Australia's First Electric tram (Doncaster - Box Hill), Kiewa notes, G A Laurens on Bendigo, American Hospitality, In and around Yallourn, Rabual, How to become Magician C J White, Mozart by Wim Platt, the meaning of Maru, On Active Service, and letters from Servicemen.Demonstrates the SECV news reporting to employees and the general public during the Second World War.Magazine - 48 quarto pages + light card covers, coloured cover centre stapled.tramways, ballarat, bendigo, most popular conductress competition, sylvia mitchell, secv, doncaster, second world war, geelong -
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Magazine, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC News, May June 1953
Published for the staff of the SEC, features the Kiewa Valley transmission line, North East towns and workers, industry, Bendigo Tram's Golden Jubilee, (AETA Visit, Mr George Laurens, Doug Dean, Tom Lynch and Basil Miller), electrical safety, meter reading in the country, sports, electric cooking, and sports section. In the retirements were Mr P Pithie, Senior Traffic Inspector Geelong, Mr V Pipps Depot Foreman Geelong and Mr S Watson, Geelong Senior depot clerk. On the inside cover are photos of the package power stations being installed at Geelong, Ballarat (Ballarat B) and Mildura.Demonstrates a SECV Staff magazine.Magazine, 36 pages, black and white production, centre stapled.Has RHSV stamp on the cover and "Case ViiiA" in inktramways, geelong, secv, retirements, ballarat b power station, power stations, bendigo -
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Magazine, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC News, May June 1953
Published for the staff of the SEC in Jan 1971 features general SEC staff news, Eastern Metro, staff news including the retirement of Mr G H J Satchell, with photo, Temporary Traffic Inspector Ballarat tramways.Demonstrates a SECV Staff magazine.Magazine, 12 pages, black and white production, centre stapled.Has RHSV stamp on the cover.tramways, secv, retirements, ballarat, inspectors -
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Document - Photocopy, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), August 1951 issue of Electric Traction, Apr. 2020
Photocopy of page 3 of the August 1951 issue of Electric Traction which features the article on the installation of the new crossing at Hospital Corner - see Reg Item 7720. Also gives Ballarat news on power restrictions, fare increase, tram 23 - (Gold Tram) and its planned withdrawal from service. Has a note regarding Wal Jack's health.trams, tramways, hospital corner, drummond st, sturt st, trackwork, gold tram, fares, tram services -
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Newspaper, City of Ballarat Notice board - Tender Advertisements - 20-2-2022, 20-2-2022
Tender advertisement for the track replacement in Wendouree Parade and construction of the new Museum depot fan. The same advertisement appeared 1 week later. Yields information about the tender for the track replacement in Wendouree Parade.City of Ballarat Notice board - Tender Advertisements - 20-2-2022 obtained from the Ballarat Times News Group newspaper.btm, track replacement, wendouree parade, track work, new museum, tenders -
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Newspaper, New rail to get trams back on track - 7-4-2022, 7-4-2022
Article with a photo about the commencement of reconstruction of Wendouree Parade by the Museum. Has quote from Juliana Addison re the project and funding. Photo is of road work signage at St Aidans Drive. Article and photo by Edwina Williams.Yields information about the track replacement in Wendouree Parade.Newspaper - New rail to get trams back on track - Ballarat Times News Group, published Thursday 7-4-2022btm, track replacement, wendouree parade, track work, st aidans drive -
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Newspaper, Tramway display bigger & better than ever before, 23-6-2022
Article with three photos of the new display in the New Museum. Includes the Tower Truck, Horse Tram No 1 with John Whiting, and a general photo. Gives details of the new display and quotes John Whiting. Article and photo by Edwina Williams.Yields information about the new museum displaysNewspaper - Tramway display bigger & better than ever before - Ballarat Times News Group, published Thursday 23-6-2022btm, tramways, new museum, displays, ballarat -
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Newspaper, Restored tram a time capsule, 3-2-2022 and 10-2-2022
Two articles about the launch on 6-2-2022 of Geelong 2 by the Museum:- 1 - "Restored tram a time capsule" - by Tim Bottams - giving details of the launch, some details of the tram and the times. 2 - "Geelong Tram reborn in a new city" - by Edwina Williams with details of the previous weekends event, quotes from Paul Mong, Warrington Cameron, its history and that it will be operating again on 27-2-2022.Yields information about the formal launch of Geelong 2.Newspaper - Ballarat Times News Group - set of two cuttings from Thursday 3-2-2022 and 10-2-2022 re launch of Geelong 2.btm, tramways, tramcars, tram 2, geelong, events -
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Newspaper, ABC News, "BTM Celbrates 50 years as hopeful enthusiasts look to the future"
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Details the Museum's celebration event on Sunday 2 October 2022, published by the ABC on their website. Features photos of trams in Wendouree Parade, Ballarat 27 at Mt Pleasant on its supposed 1,000,000 miles, Richard Gilbert standing by Geelong No 2 and of the event itself with many people standing in front of the new Museum building.Demonstrates the 50 + 1 years celebration held on 2-10-2022Four A4 pages of the print of an ABC news item dated 3-10-2022 following the Museum's successful Tramcar Celebration day (50+1) years,btm, abc news, museums, tramways, tramcars, events, 50 years -
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Newspaper, Ballarat Times News Group, 11-11-2022
Newspaper report from the Ballarat Times regarding a Liberal party pledge to extend the Ballarat Tramway Museum line in Wendouree Parade by Samantha McIntosh. Has a photo of Paul Mong and Samantha standing in front of Cuthberts 939.Yields information about a Liberal Party 2022 Election campaign in Ballarat.Digital Image of a Cutting from the Ballarat News 11-11-2022 re Liberal Party plan to extend the tramway to Durham Pointbtm, track extension, new tramways, liberal party, samantha mcintosh -
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Newsletter, Sebastopol Community News, Oct. 2022
Sebastopol Community News Oct. 2022 - issue 1 with an advert for the Ballarat Tramway Museum Tramway Celebration day on 2 Oct. 2022. Has an article by Doug Bradbury - "Is Ballarat actually a suburb of Sebastopl?" Looks at the history of the district, the Yuille brothers and their property "Ballaarat". Includes a short bio of Doug.Demonstrates a community publication Newsletter - 24 A4 pages, centre stapled, full colour.sebastopol, btm, doug bradbury, history, yuille brother -
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Photograph - Illustration/s, News and Information Bureau - Photo, Ballarat view from Town Hall, Oct. 1958
Yields information about the Sturt and Lydiard St streetscape from the Town Hall, c1958.Photograph of intersection of Sturt St and Lydiard St from Town Hall. Looking north east to Black Hill. See also item with Reg. No. 667 of similar but earlier view. Photo is inside cover of ANZ quarterly survey, dated Oct. 1958. Shows four trams in City Loop and good photo of trackwork and motor cars of period. Not to be displayed - before copy neg made.Ballarat - important Provincial Citytrams, tramways, sturt st, black hill, aerial views, trackwork -
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Newsletter, Dept of Govt. Transport - Public Relations, NSWGT - Staff Journal and Weekly Notice, Dec. 1956
A 32p booklet, weekly notice No. 52, 1956 and staff journal of Dept of Government Transport of NSW. Items re weed burner, tram passes and Conductor's Journals.nswgt, staff news, notices and information