Yields information about power supply in cables in Ballarat and heating effects.Carbon copy of a typed note or chart giving information about the “Maximum Permissible currents for 6kV and 415V – armoured cables laid direct in ground. Dated 21/7/1942, with initials W.M in top left hand corner. BTPS Number "220" Has “220” in biro in bottom right hand corner and “T/1” in red pencil in top left hand corner.secv, cables, power supply, electricity supply

Yields information about Geelong 8 at the depot soon after the commencement of the closure of the Geelong system.Black and White Photograph of Geelong No.1, 3/1/1945, Ryrie St and turning into Garden St en route to East. Two copies held. Photo Wal Jack, 3-1-1945, copied onto Kodak Picture maker paper. See Reg Item 5824 for another copy from the Wal Jack album and actual date details.In hand writing on the rear in pencil "Geelong / 'Butterbox' car 1 carrying the first livery of the SEC in Ryrie Street and turning into Garden Street en route to East." / "Mid 1930s Walter Jack / Randall Wilson Collection / Kodak digital copy. This copy William F Scott Collection"trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, secv, tram 1

Demonstrates the manufacture of uniform items and their use in uniforms for tramway crews in Ballarat.SEC uniform clothing button 24 diameter, with SEC crest, 1921 and organisation name embossed onto outer surface, with backing piece and brass wire lug for sewing on rear. Nickel plated silver? Has Manufacturers name stamped on rear - Stokes & Sons Melbourne.tram, trams, secv, ballarat tramways, uniforms, buttons

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 1 arriving at the Eaglehawk terminus. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal. The conductor is sitting in the front saloon. The tram has the destination of "City". In the background is the Park Hotel, and Sports Depot business. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T193, Bendigo Tramways, State Electricity Commission, / No. 1 (Original type), High St Eaglehawk, Easter Saturday 1941. W. Jack photo. trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, eaglehawk, high st, tram 1

Photograph of ESCo tram No. 1 entering Pall Mall from the Eaglehawk line, side view probably running into the depot. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal and has been painted in SEC 1930s colours with an SEC monogram. The conductor is standing in the front saloon. Photo taken Easter Saturday 1941. See item 9100 for a similar photo. In the background are signs or buildings for J. B. Edwards Opticians and Pelaco collars, shirts and Pyjamas. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. Yields information about Bendigo 1 Easter 1941.Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details.On rear in ink "T195, Bendigo / No. 1 (Original type), Pall Mall, Easter Saturday 1941. Photo W. Jack.trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, pall mall, tram 1

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 5 in Mitchell St Bendigo, Easter Saturday, 1941. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal. The conductor is standing in the front saloon. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T197, Bendigo / No. 5 Original type, Mitchell St, Bendigo, Easter Saturday 1941. Photo W. Jack. trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, mitchell st, tram 5

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 8 in Arnold St Bendigo, Easter Saturday, 1941. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal. The conductor is standing in the back saloon. Appears the tram is running out of the depot, has the destination of Eaglehawk. See also Reg item 5460i10, for a copy print of this photograph - wider view. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T188, Bendigo Tramways / No. 8 Original type, Arnold St, Easter Saturday 1941. Photo W. Jack. trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, arnold st, tram 8

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 15 in View St, c1940's, the tram has been modified with additional bracing and the open end seats changed to longitudinal. Tram has the destination of City. On rear in ink "No.15. This is the only car of its type having 3 windows in the saloon. Bendigo." trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, view st, tram 15

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 1 (carrying a white disc) and No. 2 at Charing Cross, Easter Saturday 1941. No. 1 is on the "wrong line", about to run through the cross over in front of the tram. No. 2 has the destination of Quarry Hill. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T196, Bendigo Tramways, No. 1 Original Class, No. 2 - ex MMTB A class, Charing Cross, Easter Saturday 1941. Wal Jack Photo.trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, charing cross, tram 1, tram 2

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 4 (destination Eaglehawk) with No. 8 Original type., Charing Cross, Easter 1941. Photo by Wal Jack. See also Reg item 5460i4, for a copy print of this photograph - wider view. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T189, Bendigo Tramways / No. 4 ex MMTB, No. 8 Original type, Arnold St, Easter Saturday 1941. W. Jack Photo. trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, charing cross, tram 4, tram 8

Digital Image of George Lewis with conductors bag and tin No. 48, (left) and Motorman McCann striding down Sturt St from the SEC office to pick up their trams. Scanned at high resolution from the original print loaned by June Dixon. Photographer not known. George Lewis was the father of June Dixon, SEC driver and pitman in the 1940's. June remembers riding and driving trams (about age 8) on a Sunday at the depot and playing in the inspection pits. Has notes on the rear in ink - see image 2trams, tramways, motormen, conductors, crews, secv, sturt st

Demonstrates the use of the Santa Trams or decorated trams in Ballarat for the Christmas season. Yields information about their decorations.Digital Image of the two 1967 Santa Trams crossing with tram 18 at Depot Loop 21/12/1967. Tram 17 dressed as the Bridge St traders Santa tram and No. 32 as the Myers sponsored Santa Tram. Tram 17 as the destination of Mt Pleasant, No. 18 - Victoria St and No. 32 - Special. Photo by Mal Rowe. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [TramsDownUnder] Happy Christmas and ... [1 Attachment] Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2013 10:10:13 +1100 From: Mal Rowe

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 17 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. From the direction of the trolley pole and the sign on the destination board, it is preparing to return to Sebastopol. One of the crew can be seen leaning on a fence in the background. Three brick veneer homes can be seen. The photographer says this was taken on the last day of trams in Lydiard Street in 1971. (More likely 17/9/1991 based on A Cook notes, 17 was not used on the last day, all bogie trams)trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, tram 17

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 17 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. This photo is taken from further north than 6013. From the direction of the trolley pole it is preparing to head back into the city, however the destination board is reading View Point.. One of the crew can be seen standing near a fence in the background, with a point bar in his hand. Several homes and motor cars can be seen. The photographer says this was taken on the last day of trams in Lydiard Street in 1971. There are shadows of other photographers at the location.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, tram 17

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 42 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. This photo is taken from the north east looking down Lydiard Street. The conductor is adjusting the trolley pole it is preparing to head back into the city, and the destination board is reading Sebastopol. The shelter at the terminus can be seen, and there is a female passenger in hat and coat walking away from the tram. The photographer says this was taken on the last of the last tram to run in Lydiard Street in 1971. There is another photographer further down the street.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, maximum traction, tram 42

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 42 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. This photo is taken from the north east looking down Lydiard Street. Two boys are standing at the rear of the tram. Has a number of people boarding the tram or standing around taking photographs.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, maximum traction, tram 42

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

Yields information about the use of the Jelbart road roller by the Ballarat Tramways and the sale of a unit to the City of Ballarat.Set of documents concerning the Ballarat Jelbart Bros road roller that the SEC had purchased. .1 - Photocopy of part copy of a letter between Jelbart Bros and the City of Ballarat, dated 24/7/1923 concerning the purchase of a roller, guarantee and withholding a sum of money. Below the letter is an image of a roller with the name "Ballarat Electrical Tramways" written on it. .2 - Reproduction of a photograph of the roller pre 1936, working on tram track. The roller has the words "Ballarat Electric Tramways" painted on the side of it. Location not known, possibly Victoria St. The building in the background does not exist any more. .3 - Reproduction of a photograph of the roller at Sturt and Lydiard Streets c1969 - see also Reg Item. 3743 .4 - Reproduction a photograph of 8 road/workers (working on a footpath or crossing) holding shovels or picks. Date unknown. .1 - in folded 11, photos in folder 83 Printed on Kodak XtralifeII paper. See the June 2010 issue of Fares Please! for an article written by Colin Holmes on Jelbart and the Ballarat roller.In pencil on rear of each photograph: .2 - "Ballarat Electrical Tramways on LHS of Roller Jelbart, pre 1936. Colin Holmes." .3 - "Ballarat PO Corner Jelbart Roller SEC. Colin Holmes" .4 - "Not to be viewed by younger members. Colin Holmes"trams, tramways, jelbart, secv, sturt st, road works, trackwork

Album compiled by Wal Jack of Ballarat Tram photographs. Yields information about the development of the Ballarat Tramway system through photographs, postcards, assembled by a well known Ballarat Identity - Wal Jack. Brown album marked "Photographs" on the front cover with a tooled vinyl cover, held by brass screws, containing 66 pages (including inside of covers and two blank pages) of paper (black, off white, light green, orange and brown paper) containing some 277 photographs, postcards, including some coloured postcards of Ballarat, including horse trams, ESCo and SEC trams. Each photo page has been scanned to a TIFF file with photo corners. Each photo has been scanned to a high resolution For all scans and other materials, photograph and layouts see - Collection/Archive Document Files/Reg Item 5100 including a full scan of each page and associated documentation.Individual captions for each photo.trams, tramways, ballarat, tramcars, esco, secv, wal jack

Yields information about Ballarat No. 18 which was decorated to celebrate the centenary of Sebastopol in 1964 and of the person shown polishing it.Black and white photograph of Ballarat 28 at the Gardens Loop, late 1930's or early 1940's. Note the location of the bumper bar, the folded steps and the provision of the locations for the pay as you enter signs. Photographer not known. trams, tramways, ballarat, gardens loop, secv, tram 28

Yields information about SEC Ballarat tram No. 19 - one of a series of official photographs early 1950 or earlier and the appearance of the tram.Digital Image of SEC Ballarat No. 19 in the 1950 or earlier in the depot yard with the toilet block in the background. SEC Official photograph. See Reg Item 4568 for the CD. 4525.1 - Digital image of the same photograph from the Wal Jack album - images of front and rear of photograph - rear image has no details.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, depot, tram 19

Yields information about SEC Ballarat tram No. 21 - one of a series of official photographs early 1950 or earlier and the appearance of the tram.Digital Image of SEC Ballarat No. 21 in the 1950 or earlier in the depot yard with the toilet block in the background. SEC Official photograph. See Reg Item 4568 for the CD. 4526.1 - - same photograph from the Wal jack Album - see i2 and i3 for front and rear details.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, depot, tram 21

Yields information about SEC Ballarat tram No. 19 - one of a series of official photographs in 1950 or earlier and the appearance of the tram.Digital Image of SEC Ballarat No.29 in the 1950 or earlier in Wendouree Parade with the Lake and one of the rowing sheds in the background. SEC Official photograph. A tow bar is in position indicating the tram has towed out of the shed for the photograph. The drivers front window is upside down, missing handrails, steps, destination box, glass in the front headlight, life guard and other parts - indicating the tram has been out of use for some time. The tram was scrapped in 1950. See Reg Item 4568 for the CD. See Page 136 of The Golden City and its Trams, re scrapping date of No. 29.trams, tramways, secv, wendouree parade, tram 29

Yields information about SEC Ballarat tram No. 26 - one of a series of official photographs early 1950 or earlier and the appearance of the tram.Digital Image of SEC Ballarat No. 26 in the 1950 or earlier in the depot yard with the toilet block in the background. SEC Official photograph. See Reg Item 4568 for the CD. 4529.1 - Digital image of the same photograph from the Wal Jack album - images of front and rear of photograph - rear image has no details.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, depot, tram 26

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 in dismantling 0 road..Black and white photograph of No. 0 road being dismantled at the SEC Depot. Has the tennis court fence alongside. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 and 3353 for a similar set. trams, tramways, depot, secv, btps

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 in dismantling 0 road..Black and white photograph of No. 0 road being dismantled at the SEC Depot. Has part of the depot and trees that were alongside the tennis court. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 and 3353 for a similar set. trams, tramways, depot, secv, btps

Yields information about the demolition and removal of buildings from the SEC depot Wendouree Parade.Black and white photograph of No. 28 partly outside the SEC depot during a BTPS work day. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 and 3353 for a similar set. trams, tramways, depot, secv, btps, tram 28

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo, commercially produced?, of Bogie tram No. 1 and single trucker No. 12 at Charing Cross 12-1-1960, with the details of the photo written onto the negative and printed. Tram 1 has the destination of Quarry Hill and has a Cohn's drink advertisement on the rear panel. In the background are: The Beehive, Ezywalkin, Wm Jones Chemist, A. G. Relearn Optician, .Mobilgas. Note the advertisement Plume? over the Ezywalkin store has been blanked out. trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, secv, pall mall, tram 1, tram 12

Newspaper clipping and photograph about the departure of the first tram from Ballarat before closure on 2/9/1971. Details the loading, the separation of the 21E truck and transport to Hamilton. Notes that the remaining 18 will be transported to other locations while 6 will remain in Ballarat. See item 3768 for a print of the photograph. The tram returned to the BTPS in 1977. See reference.Yields information about the tramcars following the cessation of tram services in Ballarat - trams being sent to new homes and how this was done.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 3/9/1971tramways, secv, tramcars, tram 33, transport, closure, hamilton, depot